Crabby Al's Seafood Restaurant - Thomaston, Connecticut

Dan Herrick

Great people, great service. Beautiful decor. Good atmosphere and music. The dining area was inviting also. The whole belly clams i had were good, she had a fried scallop Roll, the roll was irrelevant. This day, the overall opinion was thumbs up.

ALBERT Caraballo

Took my wife on date night to crabby Al's.
We had an amazing time. The food was amazing and our server was really good.
I plan on going there again. If you're looking for good music, great food, and friendly service this is the place to go.

Aaron Russell

It's a really nice place to relax and have some great food and a cocktail or two! Sonia was an awesome server/bartender! Definitely going back!

Dee Emm

My 2nd time here and I hope to go back soon! The service was friendly and fast, the food is delicious and the atmosphere on the deck is relaxing! They also make an excellent chocolate martini. The pictures speak for themselves. Highly recommend!

Sue Sheridan

This place was a surprise. It looks kind of like a dive, and the live music was not good (it's not always the same band, though), but the food was delicious, and the service was excellent. The shrimp quesadilla appetizer was the best I've ever tasted! The rest of my party was very happy with their food, too - scallops, end cut steak, and the lobster roll!

Juliana Simone

This seafood restaurant also offers live music and a musician we know was playing there Friday night so we went over to have dinner and see his performance. A surprise for us was another friend of ours had been called to add another guitar to the band and sing. They put on a fun show.

The restaurant was crowded and we were early for our reservation but they found us a booth in the dining room that wasn't a popular choice, but it was fine with us. We had two double cocktails and looked over the regular and specials menus. Offered on weekends, I decided to get the prime rib, medium rare, baked potato and mixed vegetable medley of the night. My partner chose a combination platter of fried clams and shrimp with french fries and an appetizer of steamed clams.

For those that read my reviews, you know ordering steamed clams is iffy to me because I never think they're done properly, and I only recently had an exceptional serving of these a few weeks ago in a fish place not by the shore, that thankfully reminded me how wonderful steamers can be. That said, Crabby Al's were like most restaurants, dry and chewy. I passed after trying a couple and my partner ate the rest.

Our main dishes were both very good, however. My prime rib was cooked as ordered, juicy and full of meaty flavor. The baked potato was fair and the vegetable medley was decent. My partners fried clam strips and Gulf shrimp combo were lightly battered, crispy and plentiful.

For once we got dessert. Chocolate cake with whipped cream decoratively on the side and chocolate syrup. With two cups of coffee, it was just what we were looking for to enjoy the band another two hours.

Regrettably, I lost a plastic card there probably taking photos. Calling the restaurant the next day they said nothing like that was in their lost and found. People these days don't seem to return things they find that aren't theirs and clearly important. I always do, as do the people I know, but in public places it's a long shot.

Ellie Garvie

Devon made our 1st time at Crabbys one that we will never forget! It was also such great service that we can not wait to come back! Her captivating smile, kind heart and thoughtfulness has my whole family still talking about it. Our food was also exceptional, thank you chef. Thank you Devon for going above and beyond to make our meal a truly special one.

Zandra Monge

UPDATE: I'm disappointed. I've been ordering their boneless chicken to go ever since my first visit here. Tonight I brought my daughter here to surprise her and we ordered what we ALWAYS order. We shared the 10 piece boneless chicken and shared a steak quesadilla... I am not happy with the chicken as of lately. The first time I went thru told me that they hand bread and cook the chicken themselves... It's always been so crispy and juicy... The last 4 orders or so have been noticably different. Unsatisfyingly different. It's no longer crispy, the honey BBQ tastes different, it's drier inside. Just not happy with my experience as of lately. Not sure if the cook is different, maybe ingredients are different? But this isn't working for me. I'm so sad about it. I love love love going here, but I don't like the chicken anymore.

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This was our second time going here! Oh my goodness absolutely amazing! Can't wait to go back!

Staff was friendly, even other patrons were super friendly. The atmosphere was better than anywhere else I've been in a long time!!