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Cool, rustic spot offering a daily changing menu of fish & shellfish, plus a patio with sea views.

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Cool, rustic spot offering a daily changing menu of fish & shellfish, plus a patio with sea views.

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A Hidden Gem by the Sea I had never been to Worthing before, but I visited for a professional reason. After finishing my work, I decided to look for somewhere to eat before heading back to London. I parked by the seaside and enjoyed a short walk along the pebbled beach, taking some photos of seagulls, before coming across The Crab Shack, which looked very inviting. From the moment I entered, the staff were incredibly welcoming, making me feel at ease even though I was dining alone. I ordered the pan roasted whole brill with a lemon and caper butter sauce served with skinny fries : it was simply outstanding – reminiscent of the Dover sole and chips I often used to have as a child. The sauce was particularly wonderful, and I enjoyed it so much I wished I could have ordered a second portion! I would highly recommend The Crab Shack for its excellent food, friendly service, and lovely seaside location. The fresh produce really stood out. I visited in early October and was told it can get extremely busy in the summer, so I was fortunate to enjoy a quieter experience. Whether for lunch or any other meal, The Crab Shack is definitely worth a visit if you're in Worthing. For those you need to know, no dogs allowed.

Isabelle PlasschaertIsabelle Plasschaert
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Myself and my partner have been coming here for the past 3 years for our date nights, special occasions, birthdays and anniversaries. This is our go to restaurant for fabulous seafood and wonderful atmosphere. It’s lovely that staff seem to remember us over the years despite perhaps only coming 2-3 times a year on average; they always warmly greet us as though no time has passed since our last visit and offer to place us at our ‘regular’ table at the head of the indoor seating area. It’s lovely, to come here for any situation. The food is always phenomenal. Seasonal changes to the menu and specials always piquing our interest (and tastebuds), but our go to favourites always seem to make a return to the menu which we appreciate too so we’re never left unsatisfied regardless of time of year/season. We highly recommend the crispy squid and cockle and shrimp popcorn for starters, and the korean gochujang hake burger for main. But equally everything we’ve ever had here has been a wonderful dining and taste experience. Don’t skip out on the cocktails and boozy puds too! We ever look forward to our next visit, we only wish we discovered this place sooner! 🦀❤️

Chloe TuckerChloe Tucker
00

Such a fabulous evening at CrabShack! This place had been recommended to us by many different people, and it did not disappoint. It felt like we were on holiday. The host was very welcoming, and whilst our table wasn’t quite ready (it was a busy Saturday evening), she sat us on a table outside whilst we waited, and took drink orders so we could enjoy a cocktail by the sea. We sat inside to order and enjoy food. They had a special cocktail on - a ‘Preserved lemon sour’ (£10) with home-preserved lemons, lemon thyme, limoncello, and gin, which was delicious. The food was excellent - we shared a fish tacos main for starters (fresh, flavoursome, piquant), and then my partner had dressed crab to follow, and I had another item from the specials board - pan roasted skate wing with harissa butter, samphire and skinny fries (£23.50). It was faultless and thoroughly enjoyable. I also had a glass of a Grenache Blanc wine, which was extraordinary and matched really well with the skate wing and harissa - it was great to see some unusual wines by the glass.

ConnieConnie
40

A smorgasbord of fishy delights was had we went for the two sharing mixed platter & the Mexican inspired taco's. This was enough for 3 fully grown adults. The server produced the plates and with faultless memory took the time to explain each individual dish. The whole experience came to around just over £20 a head inc a couple of pints and a couple of soft drinks. My father & mother loved the joint & I asked the 1st waitress was this Nina's gift shop before as that's what I remember..yep she said and explained the knock through from next door as well..then my dad reminisced that as a boy he remembered the shack was once a temporary holding for German WW2 prisoners he remembered seeing them there smoking and looking awkward. Back to the food if you good seafood this is a great place to sample. A picture paints a thousand words so.took a few.

Adrian LinssenAdrian Linssen
30

Really disappointing service from the front of house and disappointing meal sizes consideriang the prices £23 for a dressed crab and it’s tiny and half a pot of muscles it’s embarrassing to serve this rude attitude off the short haired front of house will never return due to her I wouldn’t even want to work with her Even worse if your the owner as I know there isn’t anyway you will be fired shame as if you had left I would of returned unlike your self telling customers with clear disability’s to go away and come back even tho you had seated others for just drinks also that’s a lie about the amount of food you sent out and you can clearly see that salad isn’t filling neither are chips this whole point for going out for dinner is so your full till the next day not till you see mc Donald’s around the corner

Maddy WhitcombMaddy Whitcomb
20

Well what a lovely little place to start for sure!. The staff were lovely and very warm welcoming and friendly 100% 😁. The food was nice 👍, ended up with a lot of chilli lol with my starter which was the crispy squid. The main meal was nice, the only downside I had experienced with this was inside the crab meat which was yummy, I come around bits on shell in it that meant I had to put into a napkin on the side for multiple times but other than that it was very nice. The rest of the family had crab cakes for their main meal and they really enjoyed it. Will definitely go back again! But I felt the portion size was a little small for the price but I would go back 100%. Thank you

Mike Hights (DARZY)Mike Hights (DARZY)
10
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https://crabshackworthing.co.uk/

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