Crab Du Jour

194 Buckland Hills Dr #1050, Manchester - 06042
51 reviews
Seafood Cajun/Creole
(860) 644-8880

We asked for a bottle of wine and they did not have it although it was on the menu. Asked for dessert that was on the menu, they did not have it. Service for drinks from the bar took ages to arrive. They did not have enough of staff available. Food was okay.

Let's start with, I see where many reviews say friendly staff and I agree. Still there's a lack of Training and Communication with Wait staff. Not a busy time of day. All drinks came at different times. Appetizers were also given at different times and sadly to say so was the Main Dishes, due to levels of crust that built from sitting under a heat table. 2 12oz. drinks that each cost $9.99 were not worth it. A Strawberry Smoothie that had liquid syrup and blended ice. Not a piece of fruit in it! The other Mango Madness was worse. A spoon of mango puree in I'm guessing weak sparkling water. Sodas had no carbonation. Now the food was worth the price, the serving were plentiful and cooked correctly. But as a total experience it was no different as eatting at a fast food restaurant. Except the cost $178... 4 adults and a 2yr old.

Mother’s day

Worst experience we have ever had t any restaurant… we went an hour after they opened and they “ran out” or everything before we came… the place was empty and now I understand why. I recommend nobody ever go here.

Decided to give this place a try since we haven’t been here before. It was a Sunday afternoon and there was no issue finding seating. The wait staff was very friendly and attentive. The setting of the restaurant is very nicely decorated. A bar near the main entrance with tvs. Seating has good spacing and comfortable. We ordered a few appetizers and main entrees. The raw oysters we okay not particularly my top from what I have sampled around my are. My little one enjoyed his cheese burger and fries. The fried calamari were good sized pieces. The friend jalapeño were tasty and different. The two main entrees were the fried fish tacos and the fried fish po boy sandwich. For my taste specifically I would have prefer the fish to be more crispy. I found it to be a bit undercook for my taste but it had great taste. My side of Guac was also not freshly maid. The Guac came in a single serve packet that seems to came from Walmart. (That presentation could use some work or maybe they were out of Ingredients) The broils did look pretty good so I would give that a try next time.

Seafood boil bags are one of my favorites.. and for once I was actually going to eat it in house instead of take out. So I was actually highly disappointed. I should have taken a Friday night at peak hours and there's only two other people in the restaurant maybe as a sign.  But ya know "covid" is still around. So I went for it. The service was slow. With only a couple of other tables. The waitress was very friendly. They have a full-service bar. And me and my friend ended up ordering a couple cocktails. We also got soup which only comes in one size which is crazy. Large bowl. And she got hush puppies which she enjoyed.I ended up getting a seafood boil bag with garlic butter and Old Bay seasoning. Clams, headless shrimp, snow shoe crab and a lobster tail. This is where it gets disappointing it was all overcooked and overcooked Seafood is just gross.I can see the reason why there was only a couple patrons at the dinner rush time I most likely will not be back..

I guess it's kind of my fault but the restaurant was closed. It said it was on Google but not when I made the reservation OR on their actual website. Terrible birthday, was really looking forward to having dinner there. Also, who is closed ONLY on Tuesdays?? Wish their actual hours were reflected on OpenTable.

Not busy at all at noon on a Monday. Service wasn't great. Food was good.We had a shrimp basket (doesn't really come in a basket) and a fried oyster po'boy. Breading on fried foods was light and crispy. The po'boy was a little smaller than I expected, it only had 6 small oysters. Fries and sweet potato fries were crispy on the outside and creamy inside. I finished my drink shortly after receiving our food. Waitress never checked in to get a refill. Didn't see her again until after we were done and had been talking for several minutes to get the check.

Great seafood place. Find it next to Barnes and Nobles, next to the Mexican restaurant. The make your own catch is an absolute feast for one person, starts at nearly 60 bucks. The Po' Boy and crab cake sliders were absolutely delicious. Recommend the Tidal wave and the mermaid lemonade drinks. They had one server for more than 4 tables which made us wait unnecessarily longer to get the check. Great kid, not his fault. Would come back again. ?

Luke the bartender/ server was phenomenal! We had crab legs and for drinks Luke made us the Mermaid's Lemonade and the Crab clabs which were soooooo good. He was the best and we will be back. Had a great time at the bar talking watching the game