Joe's Crab ShackReviews of joescrabshack.com

The restaurant has a lively and fun vibe, but the seafood was just okay for the price. It’s a decent place to visit, though the food could be a bit better.

We visit Joes Crab Shack in different estates and our favorite is in Jacksonville - Atlantic Beach. The food are excellent but the service is not really wonderful like was 5 or 7 years ago.

The food was not that great. I was disappointed. The waitress was great. Manager was the worst. Someone in my party ordered a drink. As my friend was drinking a piece of the glass broke off into their mouth. The glass layed on the table with a big chunk broken off. The manager was notified and came to table. The manager was totally shocked. Then the manager was gone. The manager was a no show our whole meal. The waitress was the only one apologetic. I and the rest of my part will never eat there again.

Best Crabs... By Far I take my friends who come to town everytime..!

Finding myself in an area of Fort Meyers (Fla) I did not know well (I first visited Fort Myers Beach in 1973 as a foreign 21 yr old foreign post Grad student studying in Michigan) I searched the local area, near my hotel, online, seeking good restaurants close to my location. Squeezed between the apex of McGregor and Cleveland Ave, the Hilton hotel is close to downtown Fort Myers and Joe's. Joe's Crab Shack 'popped' out with online and local maps, plus a good fit to my search. Extensive and inconvenient repairs to the Caloosahatchee River bridge, however, are making road access annoying but the decerning diner will find multiple easy, routes from myriad alternative access roads with ease - as I did. The cooking excellence was worthy of Michelin acknowledgement . I ordered a pasta dish with sea food - the presentation and (most notably) the cooking was exemplary ; I have had not experienced better even when living in Nice or Villefranchce-sur-mer. With a classic great American ambiance (worthy of the TGIF Brand) the restaurant plays a superlative selection of music that is par excellence. The views are wonderful and table options extensive. In conjunction with a seasoned wait staff this establishment is one not to miss if you travel to the Fort Meyers area. I met and spoke with an interesting group of guys who were also enjoying the ambiance as much as I was.

We had dinner here. Service was good and the food was delicious.

The restaurant wasn't very busy which was a pleasant surprise. Not too loud. Everything was clean and neat except for the seagull eating someone's leftovers outside the window. Our waitress was Valerie and the service she provided was very good, Exceptional even. Food was overpriced and under portioned though. I ordered the calamari tortilla appetizer that runs $19.99 and is usually very good, but I only received about five calamari with it.. and they looked NOTHING like the ones on the menu. After reporting this to my waitress the portion was corrected. I ordered the cajun crab pot that runs 45-50 bucks, and was very disappointed in the portion size. No attempt had been made to cook it properly and it was woefully over seasoned in way too salty. The Lobster claw was full but the SINGLE crab leg cluster and the body of the crab was all but empty and or shriveled. The shrimp were hard to peel.. (overcooked) About half of the mussels were empty as well. Upon emptying the pot I noticed that the bottom has a HUGE dimple or bump that rises up from the bottom so the the contents are ridiculously exaggerated. Shame on you, Crab Shack. I haven't been here in a while as I was disappointed by the same issues last time... There has been no change in the exaggerated portions that are typically pictured in the menu. Some of the pictures are no longer there... I wonder why. But I thought I'd give you guys another chance. Big Fail except for the service and the staff who were excellent. I know that seafood and labor is expensive but we live on the Gulf Coast, people. Sorry, Joe, but I don't think I'll be back.

Had the worst po boy ever, The bread had to be a week old and lack of taste of the shrimp. Was my birthday lunch wish went somewhere ekse. went to clifton nj