Crab Cracker

03/17/09

Worst Sea Food

by MichaelParker at Citysearch

This is a sorry excuse for a restaurant. Bad service, high prices and terrible food. How can you mess up salmon in Seattle? This place should never have been allowed to open their doors. I took one of my most important clients there and it was the worst I have ever seen. It was extremely over priced for the quality of food and the worst is how dirty the place is..........more like slum dog restaurant. A complete embarrassment.

There are plenty of great sea food restaurants in Kirkland. This is not one of them.

• Pros: Dirty!!!
• Cons: Bad Service

07/15/08

Good Food But Needs Cleaning

by SheltieOne at Citysearch

We have been going to The Crab Cracker for years. The food is excellent and the service is great. I go even though I don't like sea food because my husband loves sea food. At least here I am always able to find a dish that I will enjoy. The parking is great and it is free. The only complaint we would have is that it needs a good cleaning. I wish they would get rid of the dirty runners and replace them. The wood floor also needs a good cleaning and the beams overhead need to be dusted. The food really is terrific and the service can' t be beat.

• Pros: Excellent Food and Service
• Cons: Needs a Good Cleaning

03/22/08

A night to remember (or not)

by MamaMaddox at Citysearch

We had reservations at 6:30 for nine of us to celebrate my birthday. We were seated promptly and attended by a very enthusiastic (but new?) waiter.

The table next to us was subsequently filled with "famous" local people. The manager himself and two waiters served them appetizers, cocktails, wine and dinner all evening while our dinners languished somewhere in the kitchen.

Our dishes were brought by our struggling waiter one plate at a time ..after the other table was served.

My daughter ordered the salmon special (with mango salsa) and got a special with lemon buerre. When questioned, the waiter avowed it to be the mango...

My mom and three friends had the grilled combo- the plates were cold and obviously had sat some time. The shrimp was so dry and chewy that my mom couldn't finish it.

My boil was very boiled...the clams and mussels were over done and the crab was dried out. The number of unopened mussels was about one quarter; the number of unopened but broken...hence "not good" mussels was large enough to flavor the dish (yuck).

The tuna etouffee was bland, pale, oily and lacked any of the traditional finishes: no sherry, no parsley, no lemon...nothing.

My husband's fish and chips was outstanding. My daughter's grilled salmon was fine.

My guests were too polite to complain- I wasn't aware of their discomfort until later.

Over priced, poor food and poor service. We will plan our celebrations elswhere.

• Pros: on-site parking in Kirkland!
• Cons: no reason to go

10/18/07

Overpriced for Quality

by teambs at Citysearch

Whoa, very disappointing food! The menu prices lead you to believe you're about to have a very well prepared meal, and then your waiter brings the dishes to the table...bland, oily sauces mask the taste of the fish; is this because the fish is not fresh? Your money is better spent else where. On a positive note, the service is professional and friendly.

• Pros: Service
• Cons: Food Quality/Taste & Prices

10/04/07

Avoid!

by sauerkraut81 at Citysearch

My mom and I ordered the king crab legs entree ($30 each) and my boyfriend ordered the mixed seafood grill entree ($21). The food quality is mediocre at best, approximately the same as Red Lobster.

=>However, it is at about double the price!!

Portions are very small. If you walk in hungry, you will also walk out hungry.

Decor is best described as "rustic." This is the kind of place to take visiting Midwesterners who want to go to a "fancy" seafood place because they won't know any better.

The Crab Cracker is a complete waste of time and money. Service was not wretched, not awesome.

• Pros: Impressive for people who have never lived on a coast.
• Cons: Insanely over-priced!