Crab Shack Seafood Market/Restaurant Brigantine — Restaurant in Brigantine

The seating outside is beach-y, not fancy, have to walk on stone gravel close around other tables (ie. Not disability friendly). Warning below! PARENTS: The crab marinara with pasta has 3 WHOLE hardshell crabs coated IN red sauce. My husband ordered the food with our 2 kids standing there, and no one thought to mention this detail (like “hey this is a difficult meal to eat”). We were happy to wait the 30mins. When the food arrived, I saw the WHOLE crabs in red sauce and had to go ask for crab crackers (which she said people don’t bring them back, so I guess I understand why they don’t offer them… but other guests nearby thought there weren’t any available). So I had to put my hands in the hot marinara sauce to get the crab out and crack off the shells. Extremely disgusting. No wipes are provided. Thankfully there’s a port-a potty outside with a small sink inside. Ugh ADDITIONALLY by the door, they have a barrel decoration (looking like a ship barrel, with red paint dripping, sign says something like “unattended children will be made into shark bait”.) Kids are curious and if (like mine) they open the barrel inside they will be met with a disgusting evil little baby creature doll, very disturbing. (I was grateful the owner took a minute to talk to my husband when he said something about it.) ...

The town of brigantine should all gather together and burn this place down so other fake seafood joints will take notice. Let’s start both inside and outside of this place is staged like a bad comedy. The outside is invaded with fruit flies, flies and ants everywhere. Bring some raid your gonna need it. The 2nd when ordering make sure if your feeling for seafood your better off going to McDonald’s and ordering a fish fillet. I will say the crab cakes were alright and yes no fillers. But everything else your being fooled. This place should be called April fools crab shack and seafood cause you think it being right near the ocean you get something along that line. Oh and don’t bother asking the front any questions about the menu or anything cause you’ll be answered with deer in the headlights look. I could give two craps if the owner is mean or unpleasant but your food better be good for the price you pay get it at a seafood store or market and cook it yourself. Cause this place couldn’t suck more than a vacuum. Don’t say you haven’t...

I got the fried flounder platter, a huge sandwich, the filet was sticking way out if the kaiser roll, slaw, good fries, a crabcake platter, a legit crabcake, slaw, and fries, tartar and cocktail sauce and fresh lemon included. I got a container of lobster meat cleaned out of 1 lobster seasoned with old bay and horseradish omg!, and really good crab corn soup. This has been here for 16 years and closes down in November sometime. The guys that are making the food actually give a darn and put out quality no matter if I'm there on a busy weekend or a Tuesday afternoon. The locals keep him busy as the phone never stops ringing. Atlantic City residents are in this place daily as well. To be able to stay in business for 16 years, with little to no advertising, speaks volumes! Word Of Mouth. Their sodas are even all natural...