The Crab King

Absolutely amazing service and food. We enjoyed the cod and chips, spicy chicken strips, yam fries and their wonderful salad. We have eaten at several places along the water and you cannot beat The Crab Kings lightly battered fish. Prices are amazing and not at all oily. Thank you for the wonderful meal and fantastic friendly service. The stop was a highlight to our birthday day outing. We will be seeing you very soon.

I tried to order halibut fish and chips (four pieces), which I was going to split with a friend; however, the very nice young woman in the order window said they were no longer offering it, even tho it was on the menu at the top of the ramp. I’d give her service, brief as it was, five stars for her sweet, kind manner. I went back to my friend and we decided on new orders. When I returned to order again, I received a blast of smoke in my face about halfway down the ramp. It came from a smoker sitting right by the order window, so I was forced to go back up the ramp to my friend. If I had been alone, that would have been a deal-breaker, but my friend wanted to try the place, there was no line-up, and it was significantly cheaper than its neighbouring competitor (which had a long line-up), Pajo’s, so she volunteered to go down and order for both of us. When my friend returned, she told me that the smoker was kitchen staff. So that guy gets zero stars for manners and common sense. The food itself (salmon fish & chips) was … adequate … and the fish portions tiny. My friend gave her halibut 2 stars; I would give my salmon and chips maybe 2-1/2. The prices look great until you see what you get for them. Not an experience I will repeat.

Yikes, where to start? Service was sloooow, considering there wasn't a huge lineup of people. Was quoted around 15 minutes for the food to be ready, but it was more like 40. Truthfully, that wouldn't be quite the big deal if the food was delicious. Sadly, however, that wasn't the case. While the namesake deep fried crab was "good", according to my dining partner, even though it was small and oily. My fish and chips, however... Ooooh boy. Seriously, it was so full of oil i thought the United States was going to invade it. Words cannot describe how oily it was. I was genuinely sick for 24 hours after, and I virtually never get sick after eating out. Additionally, there was more batter than actual fish. The only reason it's not a one-star review is because the fries were delicious. Very tasty, and they reminded me of the Costco food court fries (perhaps they were)?