Crab Shanty Restaurant

3410 Plum Tree Dr, Ellicott City, Maryland

3.5

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Size: 154 x 38

Phone:

+1 410 465 9660

Website:

crabshanty.com

Enjoy the turn-of-the-century decor of antiques, stained and etched glass panels in this 225-seat ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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It is a great plcae and the crab dip and the 2x baked potatoes are excellent. more on Yahoo! Travel

Totally acceptable for good seafood, but not the slop we got. more on TripAdvisor

Period.: Although I have only gotten carry out the Crab Shanty easily has the best crab cake sandwich in the area. more on Yahoo! Travel

Best place for crabs west of the Bay. more on Yahoo! Travel

Also be sure to try the dessert hush puppies; like a doughnut dusted with powdered sugar. more on Yahoo! Travel

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10 reviews

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This place has the best crab cakes in the world. The rolls are good too! You should try to go around Christmas time. They decorate beautifully. They also ... more on Yahoo! Travel

The place looks like it should be a great restaurant - it isn't. The food is average at best and service is very hit or miss. more on Yahoo! Travel

$50 gift certificate brought me and my wife there. $96 total bill (plus tip) for inedible lobster dishes for me and her and one drink each. Took a while to get the food but wasn't worth waiting for. That was the third and last time ... more on Yahoo! Travel

My husband and I have been eating at the Crab Shanty for 15 years and over the past year we have noticed a steady decline of service. The servers do not check on the guests frequently enough, the hostesses are flippant, and the general ... more on Yahoo! Travel

It is a great plcae and the crab dip and the 2x baked potatoes are excellent. more on Yahoo! Travel

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20 reviews

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Special note, I came here before the remodel! Very expensive. Very small appetizer size portions. I ordered a broiled seafood platter it was very bland and as previously stated the portions were very ... more on TripAdvisor

Crab Shanty has changed its name to Shanty Grill under the same ownership. They have changed the menu to offer what seems to be some healthier items. In any event, the service was terrible. We had to ... more on TripAdvisor

Crab Shanty has changed the name, we were doubtful. Full parking lots convinced us to try it.. We went with 2 other couples, wow very different. Everything sounded good, it was tough to decide what to ... more on TripAdvisor

We went there with 4 adults and 2 children. The restaurant has changed the menu to both seafood and meat. We had an great meal there. Everyone thought both the food and service ... more on TripAdvisor

I was excited for the new decor and changes, but the fell short for me. The service was lackluster and the food was unimpressive ... more on TripAdvisor

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The carry-out is excellent! Their steamed blue crabs are always good. The restaurant itself is very nice. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

My husband and I went to dinner here around Christmas time. For the price of the food the service and food were awful. I ordered the surf and turf medium and when my steak came out it was so charred and tough I could barely cut it. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Best Crab Cake Sandwich. Period.: Although I have only gotten carry out the Crab Shanty easily has the best crab cake sandwich in the area. Order a colossal because they are absurdly huge! Almost no filler and comes on a soft roll ... more on Yahoo! Travel