Joe's Crab Shack - Oceanside

Great food combined with views of the marina. What more can I say.

I hadn’t been to a Joe’s Crab Shack before and I wasn’t disappointed coming here! The food here was excellent and you really do get a good bang for your Buck. The waitstaff was very nice and quick helping with suggestions. I would recommend coming here for a nice dinner as well. Make sure to make reservations as most of the time they are filled up here.

Super Mega Fun!! I had no idea that Joe’s Crab Shack could be such a blast. Impromptu lunch by the harbor today. We had to take a detour, but it just added to the joy of the journey. As we walked with our Littles (ages 8 3 under the coaster bridge, we had to be extra observant for the triathlon participants rising by on cycles and walking with emergency foil blankets wrapped over their shoulders. From the moment we walked up the stairs my kiddos were all giggles and smiles. The lively atmosphere and sugar sweet staff greeted us with an enthusiasm that almost matched the kids. The gift shop tucked neatly to the side, was adorable and I took note of it for later. Definitely going to pick up my swag on the way out. So the peach strawberry sangria was sweet and pleasant, and the kids got these crazy drinks with sharks toys and blood (pretty sure it was grenadine and the whole restaurant got to hear about the victims in my 8yr old boy’s drink. LOL It was just too funny with the look on his face. The music was upbeat pop and of course that boy is like his mom, when he hears that jam he’s got to groove. As we are enjoying our food another wonderful waitstaff member asks if he’d like to dance. Outted for his secret love to dance and being a young kid, he’s too shy to say yes, but when two more staff members step up to boogie down, it was on! Little sister, the bussboy, Mom and the waitresses all got on the floor. All of the staff were extra sweet and very kind, but our server, Katie (Lol! I know!? Great name, right? , she was the sweetest! We got great pictures with everyone in them, including me! Almost never happens. So incredibly thoughtful. She was also kind enough to pose in the pictures with us and with her permission, of course, posted her doing a smashing job @Joe’sCrabShack! I love, love, LOVE IT when I can really brag about top level service. You can find excellence anywhere in life, and I appreciate the fact that we had #excellentservice at Oceanside Harbor’s Joe’s Crab Shack. I was happy with the food. My husband’s on a clam kick lately and this was probably another one of the fantastic surprises for our lunch. Their clams are made with Old Bay, super delicious! I like that it was a different method than just the old white wine and garlic. I greatly enjoyed my blackened Mahi-mahi but I opted for Cole slaw and corn on the cob. Neither of the sides were super fabulous but they weren’t bad either. My 3yr old loves The sampler appetizer was actually really good, far better than I expected it to be. +1 more great surprise. We order extra to take home, and that’s not mentioning the giant s’mores brownie dessert. Once we got home, after a walk around the harbor, the hubby and I decided we had just enough room for a single bite of that decadence. Like a millennial dream, the perfect combination of an extra large/adult sized chocolatey brownie topped with one of the most popular inner child’s favorites: s’mores. Mmmm All in all I would say this was well worth the money spent. I’m happy with the few treats the kids got at the shop and I bought myself a hilarious Tee shirt about giving people you love crabs I will definitely be back again. The first time I came was when it first opened and it has much improved in the ~15yrs since then. If you haven’t been in awhile, or you haven’t been at all, and definitely if you’re visiting from out of town, this is a great place for families and casual get togethers.

Was definitely a great place. Very clean, and didn't have that smell we all know. Drinks were great, food was amazing, prices were accordingly to fair market. You get what you pay for!!! Thankyou

I went for happy hours for the drinks... great prices and the staff were all friendly... warm welcoming