Reviews for The Drunken Crab Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, CA

The fish and chips was great! Th Brussel sprouts were great! Oddly enough, the crab was NOT so great....especially for the... price. I asked for it to be taken off the bill and was met only with a smile and a "what?". Service was decent outside of that.Decent selection of beer on tap. Read more

Worst experience ever. The service is horrible, and the waiter with the bun (dread locks is unprofessional and hates his job) he... did not want to take care of me and my family. It was a party of 12. We waited with just drinks for 1hr and 30 min to get ourfood. We had to leave because our food was still not ready. They did not care about their customers. I don?t not recommend thisplace at all, unless you want to waste your time. This place is a joke. Read more

My boyfriend and I are currently visiting Santa Barbara for the first time, so today we happened to stop by this place for... lunch, and were pleasantly surprised! We?ve never been to one of those places where you?re given gloves, a bib, and a coveredtable, and are then given a bag of seafood to eat, all without even a plate to eat on! But it was a lot of fun and definitely aunique experience. I totally recommend this place to out-of-towners! Read more

What a terrific place this is. Great atmosphere & being right on lower State Street it's walkable from the beach or from... anywhere downtown. The staff are young and friendly and very courteous. I would recommend this for visitors guests and localsalike. Plus I lucked out today they're having $1 blue point oysters! Oh and my hazy IPA is fabulous and so is my calamari. Read more

The spacious interior is garbed in a nautical-industrial decor befitting the casual eatery. The Dungeness Crab and peeled shrimp... were delicious - served Louisiana-style with spicy sausage, red potatoes and corn. Our server was helpful and friendly. Read more

Good food. Cocktails were okay. Server (Mia) was attentive and fast. Thanks!

This spot is great for lunch for any seafood lover. Flavorful sauce in every bag. Our waiter/bartender/hostess was attentive and... friendly. The only negative thing to mention are about the crab legs; we got one thick piece and the rest were Tiny-thin legs.That 1lb of crab legs is the priciest I?ve seen in any other similar seafood restaurant. If I?m ever around Santa Barbara areaand in the mood for seafood , l will be stopping by at The drunken crab to hopefully get thicker crab legs on the next visit . Read more

This is our first time for dinner. We ordered Brussel sprouts for appetizer, battered shrimp with Cajun fries, and battered soft... shell crabs with fried sweet potatoes. My husband wanted the fish and chips & they ran out. The food came very hot and crispy. The portions were good size. Our server was friendly. I hope that the restaurant would consider combo plates. I would haveliked to order half lb mussel, half lb clams, and half lb snow crabs. Read more