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Overall Total Score
4.2 out of 5
Impressive | 5742 reviews

What User doesn't like about The Crab Trap:
I visited The Crab Trap with my family over spring break for dinner. We got seated immediately to a table in the back half of the restaurant. There was one waitress for 8+ tables. I ordered the shrimp and grits which tasted good but what made our experience average was the service. The main waitress that took orders and tried to keep up but the service was few and far between. Help showed up but still inadequate. I w... View all feedback. What User likes about The Crab Trap:
It's expensive, but food is worth the effort. I enjoyed the food and the service she gave us was amazing. The appetizers and the most important courses were to have such experience while on a holiday here in St. Simon's Island. View all feedback.

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Google
4.4 ★ from 1153 reviews
Mark
17.01.2024 - 21:49

We celebrated our seventh anniversary here on November 12th and had a wonderful evening. Several friends recommended this restaurant to us and it was great! We...

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Lori
17.01.2024 - 21:49

It is a unique spot for dinner, crab soup was very good. The 3 star rating for service was due to the fact we felt as though we were being rushed to finish and...

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Lindsey
17.01.2024 - 21:49

Crab legs and oysters are both highly recommended! Hush puppies were perfectly fluffy and golden brown, slaw had a perfect flavor to it as well. Our waitress wa...

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Cynthia
17.01.2024 - 21:49

Such a fun place. Have been going here for many years. Love it.

Arcann
17.01.2024 - 21:49

My family ate here, absolutely great food. Best shrimp and grits I've eaten, HANDS DOWN!! Will definitely be back. Very friendly staff too.

Menulist
4.8 ★ from 8 reviews

Great lean menu with delicious seafood items. Parking gets tricky at busy times but food is worth the trouble! Seafood was fresh and taste delicious. Good drink...

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The only negative about this awesome eatery is that it doesn't open until 5pm. We had fresh oysters, and rock shrimp for our apps. The Rock shrimp stole the sho...

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A cut above your average fried seafood fare. The blackened fish and shrimp were excellent. The fried oysters were fresh and done to perfection. The cole slaw an...

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Best seafood restaurant on the island. I used to live on St. Simons and I vacation there at least once a year. The Crab Trap is our 'must go to ' restaurant eve...

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If the oysters Cajun and seafood thought about my gosh, I found the sky. The next trip Owen Farmen hunting protection comes here we will be back

Sirved
4.1 ★ from 510 reviews

You've done a really good job that everybody sits as fast as possible. The food was really good and quite good service too. The food is a little pricy, but it's...

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We had a very nice experience after some time at the beach! Sydney was an awesome waitress and took good care of us. The environment was very calm. Our food was...

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I visited The Crab Trap with my family over spring break for dinner. We got seated immediately to a table in the back half of the restaurant. There was one wait...

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Was a little busy, had a 5 min wait. Staff was friendly and attentive. Has a full bar. We had broiled shrimp with paprika as an appetizer, they were fantastic!...

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White visiting Jekyll Island on our yearly trip, We decided to wander over to St. Simons for some seafood. We came upon The Crab Trap and decided to give it a s...

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Yelp
3.5 ★ from 217 reviews
Tena
07.10.2023 - 15:26

The food was decent. We started with a bowl of crab soup, but it had more celery than actual crab. I ordered the crab cakes from the appetizers section, and the...

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I had high hopes for the crab soup after reading the enticing description on the menu, but it ended up being quite disappointing. It was meant to be milk-based....

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The food was fantastic, and the service was attentive and excellent. The ambiance was charming. It's a wonderful restaurant. We would definitely return if we li...

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Facebook
4.6 ★ from 173 reviews
Tripadvisor
4.1 ★ from 685 reviews
Int Restaurants
4.3 ★ from 1628 reviews
Gastroranking-us
4.1 ★ from 1549 reviews

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