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屋外席。おいしい貝類とステーキのグリル。夕日の港の景色を楽しむには、午後 6 時 30 分までに到着するのがベストです。合理的な価格。 Casual rather than fine dining. Unique location, reasonably good food, reasonable prices, cheerful yet at times uncoordinated service being our experience. We booked a table for 2 for 7:30pm on a Friday night. Upon arrival staff were somewhat flustered and not sure where to place us, eventually telling us “actually this table is all we have at the moment” and setting us away from the prime locations by the wharf’s edge. Having been seated I noted for any future visit, to book a table by the water and plan to arrive by 6:30pm to enjoy a sunset over the harbour. After being seated we were asked if we wished to order drinks but had to prompt the young waiter for drink choices, or a menu, which was then provided. Drink orders taken, we began to enjoy the outdoor atmosphere when a second waiter asked us if we wanted anything to drink? Informing him that we had ordered drinks we asked if we could have the food menu. This was fetched and revealed a good selection of local and imported seafood entrees, seafood mains, “surf and turf” style seafood/steaks/pasta mains most with chips and salad, and a good number of desserts. We ordered crocodile skewers and garlic bread as entrees, beef lasagna for her and bugs and 300g beef steak (medium) for him. Entree and mains arrived promptly. Serving sizes were generous, each dish cooked nicely and pleasingly presented and we enjoyed all. Waitstaff were cheerful but seemed distracted and/or tired at times, we had the sense that we had arrived at the end of a busy evening for them, however it did not distract too much from our enjoyment of the meal and the location. Coffee and sticky date pudding dessert rounded out an overall satisfying casual- rather than fine-dining experience. Again, recommend booking, specifying a table harbourside, and arriving to be seated by 6:30pm to enjoy what must be a magnificent sunset to be seen over the harbour.
Nicholas Hayes
10
Spectacular views of the ocean, sitting right at the end of the wharf. Service was friendly, however wait times to order were a little lengthy. Especially for dessert. It seems they forgot to 'check in' with us once our main meal was served. Meals did come promptly once ordered. I ordered the Lobster Mornay, which came well presented, on a small bed of large flat chips with a small side salad. The creamy sauce was nice however the Lobster meat was tough and certainly not a half lobster serving (1 large chunk and 2 small pieces). It still had flavour. Grilled Barramundi was served with a small amount of hot chips and small salad. Plenty of flavour in the fish. I recommend you purchase a bottle of Wine as per glass can become quite expensive. We paid more for drinks than food due to ordering by the glass. 3 Adults - 3 mains 2 desserts 10 drinks Total cost - $232. 20 Wheelchair access ♿ is available.
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Located at the end of Stokes Hill Wharf, the views over the water are lovely, particularly at sunset. The menu is extensive with a large range of seafood as well as steak and chicken dishes. It was very disappointing to see some of the seafood was imported - indicated on the menu. With the abundance of fresh seafood we have in Australia, perhaps a reduced menu with seasonal local seafood? Having said this, we had Scallops Mornay, Grilled Scallops, and Crocodile skewers for entrees between 4 of us. The scallops were lovely, a great mornay, and the Thai chilli sauce on the grilled Scallops was fabulous. The crocodile skewers were underwhelming...tiny, with 2 small cubes of crocodile per skewer ( 3 skewers), served with a salad that had no dressing. We had 3 x grilled locally caught wild barramundi and a seafood fettuccine for mains. The barra was tasy, beautifully cooked, served with chips, and a very basic salad. The fettuccine was loaded with seafood, although the tomato based sauce was bland. The wait staff were "under the pump... the friendly service was painfully slow. People waited for an extended period of time to be shown to their pre booked tables. When paying, we had to wait for multiple paper dockets to be entered into the till before we could look at a bill. Would we return...probably not!
Elizabeth Wright
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Was expecting a local Darwin experience. Sadly mistaken. Instead we got a menu full of imported (cheap cost) options and the 'mains' menu was mainly the entree menu with larger portions. Extremely poor selection for a wharf seafood restaurant. Service was misdirected and lacklustre. Was asked by three different servers if we wanted drinks when we had already ordered drinks - they just took forever. Mains came before we had finished entrees. Poor timing. My crumbed Barra came as fish 3 fish bites - not a whole fillet - I suspect they were frozen from a packet. As a visitor to Darwin, it was like they didn't want us there and just wanted to churn through people. Not enjoyable at all. Even the waiters were apologizing for the sun going down and the heat on the wharf. Would it kill you to have some shade for diners? A beautiful place, just an unpleasant experience that could easily be avoided if they thought about their diners and not and just making money.
Nigel Bradley
20
Don't even miss this place if visiting Darwin. They specialise in seafood dishes and platters, but also have a normal menu if you don't eat seafood. The sunsets are glorious. Service was fast and the waiter are very attentive.You can also have a split bill if there is a group of you. Sylvia, the manager is a lovely lady, knows her job and everything runs well with her at the helm. There is plenty of room if you have a large group, with seating in and outside. There is no disabled toilets, but there is no steps and the doors are wide enough for a wheel chair with disability handles. The Calamari was one of the best I have ever had and I have had a lot in my life. This will definitely not be our last time, that we will eat here. If you like my ratings, please follow me.
Karen Delsar
20
My partner and I had dinner Wednesday 19th June. I have to say this restaurant is one of the best seafood restaurants we’ve dined at, and there has been a few. Not only is there seafood, but pastas and steak, and chicken meals. The staff, the location, the atmosphere and mostly the food, was exceptional. It was a busy night, but everything was timed perfectly. We had half dozen mixed oysters to share. My partner had the chilli mud crab and I had the garlic prawns. All were beautifully cooked and delicious. I especially liked the fact that they had cocktails from years ago, as well as some modern ones. I can’t fault the food or service and in my opinion, I can highly recommend. And when travelling here again, will definitely return. Very reasonably priced.
Vicki Scott
10
Nearby Attractions Of Crustaceans on the Wharf
Darwin Waterfront Precinct
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Kims Fish N Chips
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Basic Info
Address
45 Stokes Hill Wharf, Stokes Hill Rd, Darwin City NT 0800, Australia
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+61 8 8981 8658
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crustaceans.net.au
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Relaxed restaurant with a sprawling harbourfront terrace, for fish, oysters & char-grilled steak.
attractions: Darwin Waterfront Precinct, Stokes Hill Wharf, RFDS Darwin Tourist Facility, Darwin Museum Underground WWII Oil Storage Tunnels, Darwin Wave Lagoon, Darwin Convention Centre, Civic Park, Aboriginal Bush Traders, Kims Fish N Chips, Government House, restaurants: The Precinct, Hot Tamale, The Jetty Restaurant, CHOW!, Wharf One, Fiddlers Green, Snapper Rocks, Ella by Minoli, bellaBAR, Fat Tuna

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