Crustacean Restaurant

This place is really Good. It’s Pretty Expensive but everything in san Francisco is expensive. The food is delicious, The Garlic noodles are my favorite so far. Lol weird that I like their noodles more than the sea food itself.
Non the less the service was ok. The Crab was good. It was a little oily more than what i’m use to when eating crab. I love how its on the top floor of a building. its pretty upscale. I would say that they could decorate it a little better than what it is. Overall I would recommend it. I would give it a 4 start because im really picky about how my seafood is prepared and from the items I did have it was ok. Not Gonna over sell it. Definitely worth checking out. for yourself.

Best crab I’ve eaten in my life. Lobster egg roll appetizer was very good too. Definitely my go-​to spot when I’m out in SF.

I have been going here for years and I went for my birthday, they still don’t Disappoint. My crab and noodles were excellent. The service was excellent. Its always been worth it and it still is. Yes I have been to almost all the crab restaurants or places that have tried to duplicate the crab here, there us no other.

Everything we ordered was amazing! We got the muscles and lobster egg rolls for appetizer. Main course was garlic noodles with prawns and the garlic roasted crab.

I had the roast crab and garlic noodles. This was amazing but I couldn’t finish it all! Large portions! I had the Crustacean cocktail which was delicious & refreshing but be careful it sneaks up on ya! I’ll definitely be back here.

I ordered a papaya salad with calamari and the roasted garlic crab and garlic noodles. The papaya salad was okay, too much cilantro which I didn’t care for. The crab was amazing! I shared it with my friend so it’s enough for two. The garlic noodles were very flavorful but a little mushy in texture. I also had three lychee martinis which was pretty good but quite pricey for what it was ($ 11). Ambiance is a plus if you’re looking to go for a date night. Service was decent but nothing memorable.

Came here for a friend’s bday. Service was ok, but the food is over priced and too oily.
We ordered a bunch of the crabs and the garlic noodles. Which were about $ 50 each. The Roast crab was sitting in a pool of oil, and the noodles were also super oily. Which made it hard to eat.
We did order some non seafood dishes like the shaken beef and papaya salad. Those items were pretty good.
Pretty disappointed about the seafood and crab since that was the main reason why we came here. I would rather make the drive out to boiling crab for seafood next time.

My friend took me here for a pretend «date night» dinner. He searched on Unilocal for «romantic restaurants» and this placed popped up.
The restaurant itself is located on the top floor of a building with other random businesses. It is pretty large in size and has a few different dining rooms. The ambiance is upscale Asian fusion vibe.
We ordered grilled calamari for starter, and their famous roasted crab entrée with garlic noodles side. Grilled calamari was the best dish of the night. Came with 4 large pieces and it was sooo tender.
Unfortunately, the crab dish was very disappointing. The market price was $ 50 and there was barely any meat in the legs and claws. Absolutely no meat at all underneath the shell. Also pretty much ruins date night because 1) there is no graceful way to suck crab legs and 2) the garlic sauce, although delicious, gives you major garlic breath. Plus, trying to break through the shell was hard work and messy. I don’t remember the last time I had to work so hard while eating at a restaurant. The noodles were good but expensive. If they had a garlic noodle dish with giant lump crab meat pieces already taken out of the shell for us, I would very much prefer that.
We did spot football player Marshawn Lynch of the Seattle Seahawks dining next to us, so that was pretty cool.

Surprised this place has such a low rating. I go here regularly and have always found the food delicious, the ambiance lovely, (Well, they are remodeling so it’s not as nice in interim right now) and the staff to be attentive, helpful, friendly, and on point. It’s expensive but wtf do you expect for high quality seafood restaurant in SF???
I read some reviewers complain about having to walk upstairs to get to the restaurant… um…what? If walking up three flights of stairs ruins your evening you must have health issues, or seriously need more exercise. Also read complaints that the «body of the crab was used for decoration and there wasn’t much meat inside.» Again, WHATY The SHELL of the crab is used as decoration as most people don’t consume all the innards inside the shell. I assure you, if you like the brains/​organs/​fishy bits they will bring them to you. (A server promptly removed my fathers shell which he set aside and my father commented he was going to eat it, the waiter brought my Dad two fresh ones) You can do the traditional Portuguese thing of pouring your wine in there and slurping up the sludgy fishiness. Most people don’t like that. There isn’t «meat» in there. If you think there is you are ignorant. They do serve the meaty body of the crab, the claws and legs. That’s where the meat is. Nuff said.
All of their crab is yummy, roasted most simple hence more crab flavor, drunken has more flavor from the wine and tamarind obviously is sweet and yummy but can’t taste the actual crab as much. Garlic noodles are tasty but not as fantastic as some people thing, imo. But, I’m not really into noodles. sea Bass, Stuffed calamari are tasty. Seafood salad. My daughter is obsessed with the baked Alaska. Their wine pairing suggestions especially for dessert are on point.
I think this place is a gem, check it out.

FOOD
Roasted Crab
This is the flagship dish at Crustacean. Market price was $ 50 per crab. The crab is huge, and we really enjoyed the long process of eating it. Don’t be afraid to sit there with a bib sucking away at the claw– no shame. The roasted crab was by far more flavorful than the drunken crab. This crab is drenched in garlic, butter, and a ton of pepper. The flavor is infused into the crab and is just so good.
Drunken Crab
The alternative to the roasted crab. This one is in a wine sauce with veggies. The broth is more delicate, so it just doesn’t infuse into the crab the same way. I would recommend this one if you don’t like strong flavors or prefer just the clean, fresh taste of crab on its own.
Garlic Noodles
Way overpriced at $ 10.95. The noodles don’t have much presentation. It is literally a plate of noodles and all just one color. You could just get the garlic noodles at Yamo. However, they do taste good drenched in the sauce from the roasted crab.
SERVICE
The waiter wasn’t rude, but he wasn’t friendly either. He just didn’t really seem to care for us. It would have been better if he just smiled.
LOCATION
On the third floor of a random plaza in Nob Hill a few blocks from Trader Joe’s. Pretty large restaurant with plenty of seating for large parties.

This place was hyped up a lot by a friend’s family, which is why we came to try it. They said that the crab and garlic noodles were really delicious and so we came for those items in particular. I went with a group of five people so we got to try a lot of different things. My overall impression of this place is that its like a P.F. Chang’s of crab and garlic noodles. By that, I mean the food is decent quality, but not decent enough quality to justify the prices. Also, there are other places where you can get similar things for much cheaper — I list them at the end of this review. This might be a good date place to take a date if you don’t mind garlic breath from the noodles, wearing a bib, and getting crab juice all over your pants. I actually saw a decent amount of people who looked like they were on dates here.
We ordered the following items:
— Lots of the garlic noodles
— Prawns with garlic noodles (~$ 39.99)
— Drunken crab (each crab was about ~$ 50)
— Roasted crab
— Seafood salad
— Shaking beef
— A vegetable and tofu dish
The garlic noodles were good, but at $ 10.95 per order, I was expecting something phenomenal. As far as the crab, I’d recommend the drunken crab over the roasted crab. The drunken crab was more flavorful. The crab was good, but I was also expecting phenomenal here. For a steamed crab, it was decent though.
I would recommend the seafood salad, though for the price, I felt like they could have loaded up on the seafood a little more. The vegetable to seafood ratio wasn’t great. The shaking beef was very good, I’d definitely recommend that dish — the beef was really tender and flavorful. And finally, the vegetable and tofu dish we got (I can’t remember what it was called) was also good, but the price on this dish was also a little steep for what it was. This place must have an insane profit margin.
If you want good garlic noodles at a much cheaper price, check out Ben Tre in the Bay Area. You get a huge portion (with protein) for a much better price — I’m talking less than $ 20. Also, for better crab (but unhealthier cause it’s deep fried), go to R&G lounge. Their crab is insanely delicious and better than what Crustacean serves.

It was good… but there’s just a lack of some things that could have made it great. Like,
1) It was a very nice looking restaurant, however, it could have used a little more cleaning. Some of the décor had a good amount of dust on them. Also, it did smell like they used an old rag to clean off all the tables.
2) Our waiter was pleasant, however, not as attentive as we would have wanted. It would have been more understandable if it was a busy time, but it wasn’t.
3) The food was delicious, however, I’ve tasted better garlic noodles. And though the crab was very flavorful, it didn’t come with much meat. I was surprised to see that the actual crab body was only used for décor and under the shell was not as much meat as were hoping for, especially for the price paid.
Would I be back? Maybe not. But, I will say that it is one of those at least try once.

I’m not a shell fish person so I can’t help you out there. I do love the sea bass here. It’s super light and flakey with a ginger flavor. A bit pricey, but I leave feeling pretty «healthy» about my over all decisions, except for the beers I usually have with it. Joe is my favorite bartender.

Terrible service and over priced. Ordered the Royal Tiger Prawns over An’s garlic noodles and Shaken Beef. Royal Tiger Prawns «quoted price» $ 38.95. $ 10.95 for garlic noodle and $ 28.00 for four tiger prawns. Famous Garlic noodles over cooked and no garlic flavor. End of the night maybe ran out of garlic. Tiger Prawns were burnt. Not worth the price of admission. My bad for not asking the quoted price. Shaken Beef was $ 25.95. Better than the prawn dish. Waiter Jim 871 was rude and unfriendly. Made a complaint to management. Not sure where it went from there. Crustacean was once a great place to dine. We won’t be back anytime soon.

We had a party of twelve and they mussed some of our orders. We ordered several appetizers, the favorite of which was the fried calamari — not on the printed menu.
I got the pan roasted miso salmon with corn & mashed potatoes over greens.
Fish: cooked properly
All else: bland
The drinks were great, though!

Read the reviews and had the roasted crab and garlic noodles. Left with a full stomach and a huge smile on my face. Not to sure on pricing cause the menu said market price, but figure that means pricey and someone else got the check.
Would definitely come back again when I’m in San Francisco.

I ate here twice, first experience was okay but the second one was quite memorable!
So therefore, I am going to write about my second time dining here. We loved our garlic noodles and their crab. Ohh my GOD! Their crab was way better than R&G Lounge. Super flavorful and well worth every penny. Garlic noodles was sooo good to a point that I stopped by at Crustacean and just wanted Garlic Noodles, too bad I came during their closing hours lol Freakin lame. I was trying to convince them, can I just buy it? And they replied, «Sorry, ma’m, but we are still closed.» Desperation indeed. I wanted those garlic noodles soooo bad!
Overall, love this place and recommend it to everyone who are not allergic to seafood.

If you’re craving crab and garlic noodles, this is the place to go!
My husband and I decided to eat somewhere nice after a long day of shopping in Union Square. I was looking on Unilocal and remembered that I always wanted to try this place. I suggested it to my husband and he agreed.
Once we got there it was a 30 min wait since we had no reservations. My husband took a little walk to check out the bar area and he noticed a table for 2 that was in a comfortable spot. He asked the host if we can have that table. The host said, it was actually reserved for a guest who had reservations. About 5 mins later, the host said we can have that table since the couple didn’t show up. So we ended up waiting 10 mins!
We started with a bottle of Moscato. We ordered a glass each first and then decided to get the half bottle. We already knew we were going to get the Garlic Noodles and Roasted Crab, so we decided to look at the list of appetizers. There was a few that caught our eye, but we went with the Shrimp Toast which was a toasted bread with shrimp and melted cheese on top. Then we got the Fried Spring Rolls. Both were delicious, but the portion size was a little small for the amount you pay for.
The we ordered the crab, garlic noodles, and rice. It was so delicious that I could not stop eating! I left with a belly full of food!
… We still ordered dessert! We ordered the fried banana and the crème brûlée! It was pretty good.
The only down fall besides that over priced appetizers was that our waiter really smelled like armpit! We got a little whiff every time he passed by.

We went here for Valentines Day for the first time and it was amazing! I will say they have the best Calamari that I’ve ever had before! The Salmon was really tender and flavorful so I was really excited about that. The best part of visit was the banana al la mode!!! That was the best desert EVER!
I was a little disappointed with how close the seats were. It was also really hard to get a servers attention after we had placed our order.

«The Roast Crab and An’s Garlic Noodles»…The BEST combination of dishes I have ever tried! The crab, presented in its entirety and cooked with garlic and spices, is beyond words. Delicious. And the garlic noodles, although simple, adds a perfect touch when paired with the crab. Definitely two signature dishes at this restaurant!
Crustacean has always been a choice for dining whenever we vacationed in San Francisco and I was so happy to return. Once again, it didn’t disappoint. Everything was just as I remembered. The service was excellent, the wine selection was superb. Everyone in our party agreed that our dinner was fabulous.
Can’t wait to return. I won’t even need a menu: Roast Crab and Garlic Noodles!!!