Crafty Crab offers the freshest seafood and most authentic recipes in the area. We’re cooking up crab, crawfish, calamari, and lobster in the kitchen, made fresh daily. Not into shellfish? Try our Cajun rice, chicken tenders, and another options.
At Crafty Crab, we know food tastes better with your hands, so don’t be shy—dig in! Our signature New Orleans Style low country boil is a feast for seafood lovers and perfect for a casual dinner. We make our own seasoning to create a unique arrangement of flavors. For an experience that satisfies your appetite while ensuring a fun time, visit our seafood restaurant today!
Based on 678 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
5770 Dow Ave, Alexandria, VA 22304
Phone: (703) 647-9096
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Hours
| Thursday | 12–10 PM |
| Friday | 12–11 PM |
| Saturday | 12–11 PM |
| Sunday | 12–10 PM |
| Monday | 12–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 12–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 12–10 PM |
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Reservations: craftycrabalexandria.com
Reviews
Helen Michie
First time visit. We arrived about 1:30 pm on Saturday of Mother’s Day weekend. We enjoyed fried oysters and the shrimp and crab. Our server was very good except a crab cracker should have been provided to us a little sooner. Enjoyed our meal.
Anna
Food: first time here and definitely coming back!!! Wanted to try some seafood and oh wow! Crabs fresh, soft, just as perfect as possible! We got crab legs, shrimps, crawfish and everything was medium spicy with well cooked potatoes and juicy corn! For sauce we chose garlic butter (recommended!)
Shelitta Sheffield
I ordered the crab cake basket, my kids got chicken tenders and the rest of the table order some version of the seafood boil. The fries and hush puppies were pretty good. I wouldn’t recommend the crab cakes because have tons of filler and tasted like tartar sauce was used as the binder. The chicken tenders were salty and could’ve been cut better before they were battered and fried. Everyone seemed to enjoy the seafood boils and the different sauces, though.
Mason Lugo
Not sure how I felt about this place. The food was pretty banging. Loads of seasoning in our packs. But the parking situation is a bit confusing. Not from here so had to download and then pay even though it’s free. Service was a bit slow and a bit overpriced. But overall not a bad spot
Terrell Singleton
This was definitely a good seafood boil bag. Our waitress was very helpful since it was my first time. I got snow crab legs and shrimp which came with potatoes and corn with the medium garlic butter seasoning. I would add sausage next time. I also got hush puppies and onion rings.
GEN ANDY
We use to visit Woodbridge location twice a month. We just visit this location three times and it’s the same atmosphere: staff are not really friendly and many people are loud but food still good. My husband and I love this food!
Adrianna Vega
AMAZING FOOD AND SERVICE! I ordered the small and 2 large bags of the Sea Food Platter in Cajun seasoning in mild and medium for my party of 5 (food was brought home). We were served by GiGi who was very attentive always checking up on us. We were seated in a closed off section behind the bar which I really enjoyed. Music was great, it played a little bit of everything in terms of year and genre which I enjoyed. Restrooms are large with multiple stalls and clean which is a plus. Comfy dinning chairs and bright lights at the table (front waiting area is a little dim which I liked).
Drea Dawson
The food was ok, a bit salty instead of spicy. The amounts were not accurate. I had a pound of crab which was 2 regular-sized clusters, 4 potatoes 2 corns, 1/2 green mussels that were a little overcooked and was about 8 shells, 1/2 of shrimp that equaled about 7 shrimp, and a half pound of crawfish that was about 6 crawfish. The lady at the front desk was nice. The service was fast, but I didn’t have $75 worth of seafood. Fortunately, I wasn’t starving.
Gere Hunda
I hate being judged and disrespectful without even having any conversation. I went out on Friday night trying to have a dinner and a couple of drinks. I sat down by the bar. One of the bartenders treated me so poorly. Not only the way she talked to me, she brought me a check while I wasn’t even finished my first drink without asking me. I asked her if I can have one more drink, she said she run out of that drink unless I drink something else. I had to leave disappointed. I like the food I will still go back, if I have a choice, not to her.
Brooke Gagnon
Food was good but was a little pricey
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