Shaking Crab (Clifton) Reviews Summary

Category: Seafood restaurant Clifton, New Jersey

Address: 1168 Broad St, Clifton, NJ 07013, USA

Phone: +18622259996

Rating: 4.1
based on 179 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "We had steamed cream legs, steamed shrimp & mussels. Fresh, tasty and plentiful."
  • "I had the snow crab legs with whole corn which was amazing and just the right amount of spice to it."
  • "That flavor is something else! All that wonderful garlic just gives it life."
  • "The food is fresh, great taste, and friendly vibes."
  • "Delicious fresh seafood, tasty drinks!"
  • "Loved this place. All the food was delicious."
  • "The food was amazing no complaints at all."

Cons:

  • "The food was bland.. fried catfish undercooked, shrimp poboy dried with nothing but bread basically."
  • "The crab was shriveled inside the shells, powdery AF and not good."
  • "Food was horrible and tasted old."
  • "The drinks were watered down."
  • "The food was horrible, NO FLAVOR AT ALL."
  • "The cajun sauce was watery and bland, crabs are skimpy."
  • "The food was under cooked and the shrimps was mushy."

Service

Pros:

  • "Fantastic waiters who gave great advice on what to order."
  • "Not only was every one of the servers and bartenders great.. You were attentive to all the guests that were there!"
  • "Our waitress was so sweet. It was her 2nd day and she did such a great job."
  • "The food was amazing and the waiter was great. He was very attentive and kind, I didn’t have to keep looking for him if I needed something because he was right on time."
  • "Megan was great! Took care of everything!"
  • "Yannie was pleasant and attentive."
  • "The staff is always very kind and welcoming."

Cons:

  • "The customer service I received on 01/12/2019 was horrible."
  • "Chaotic is an understatement as the hostess was 'lost' which confused the rest of staff."
  • "Terrible service! I literally walked in they were clearly short staffed."
  • "Hostesses are rude and disrespectful!"
  • "We waited 30 min before anyone even acknowledged us."
  • "The service is poor, no host so had to seat ourselves!"
  • "Service not soo good the young adults there were cursing and having conversations instead of checking in on you."

Ambience

Pros:

  • "The last part that I enjoyed the most was the brick wall that you sign to let the other shakers know you were there!"
  • "The service was great. The vibe/ambience was great. Really good energy."
  • "The ambiance was cozy!"
  • "The music and atmosphere was very mellow and laid back. Really relaxing."
  • "The atmosphere was dope!"
  • "Nice, clean and very friendly staff."
  • "Music was great and just the overall atmosphere was on point."

Cons:

  • "The establishment was very small."
  • "While waiting/dining, there was no variety in playlist so I was listening to music over 2hrs that I would have never listened to on my own."
  • "Interior may be cramped depending on the time of day but there seems to be plenty of tables."
  • "Awful, not what I expected for the money I was spending."
  • "It can get crowded fast and it's small so be prepared to sit very close to people."
  • "Very loud they need to tlk to customers it disturbs the ambience."
  • "Place is wayyyyyy too tight for me."

Value

Pros:

  • "Forget the negative comments!! This was my first time trying this place...the food was great! The service was great!"
  • "Everything is sooo FRESH."
  • "Great food for a reasonable price."
  • "It's a very small space, but nice atmosphere and great food."
  • "Everything was a reasonable price."
  • "The food and the service was really good and fresh."
  • "Great little spot, amazing food, and great prices."

Cons:

  • "But the worse part is the obsene use of plastic."
  • "The boil was way too expensive and I was still hungry, which defeats the purpose of eating."
  • "The price of Alaskan crabs were $38 a pound which didn't include anything else in 'the bag.'"
  • "It cost 68 bucks for the 2 of us."
  • "For a $120 it should have been better."
  • "Its very expensive. Its a total waste of time dont go thank me later..😫"
  • "Very expensive spend $97 and neither or the crab boils come with potatoes and corn that’s extra."

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