Blue Crab Grill

A first time dinner visit at Blue Crab Grill for us. ( A birthday celebration dinner). A nice surprise. Definitely a solid go to place for locals and a new restaurant to add to our list. Seafood is fresh and well prepared. Service was focused, attentive and welcoming/ friendly. Atmosphere is comfortable. And being located in a strip mall...has plenty of parking which is a asset in Newark. It was quiet when we were there, but it was a weeknight and early. Since they have live music on the weekends and it is rather large in size, we suspect it could be much different in noise levels on weekends.

My best friend loves this place so we met here for dinner 8/9/25. I enjoyed my time with her and the service was excellent, but the food has some positives and negatives. First of all I went here specifically for Fried Fresh Oysters (my favorite seafood) and before 6:00 pm on a Saturday they “ran out.” In addition, I overheard a different waitress telling another table that they “ran out of lobster.” Seems like poor planning to me for a seafood restaurant to run out of two major types of seafood that early in the day. The waitress Yarley was phenomenal and the male host was super friendly. Both checked in on us often & were very attentive. The complimentary rolls were fresh, hot, & delicious! The wedge salad was special made for us as a starter (without lobster) and it was great. Yarley

Do not let the location or store front fool you. The food is stellar, and the service is extraordinary! The money is put where it matters. No chinzy decor, no fluff. Tables, chairs, and booths are comfortable, bar is intimate, and space for live music. We arrived just before closing after a very long tough week. We asked Melissa for hot tea, mint if there was any, and proceeded to peruse the menu and enjoy the live music. After a few minutes, she arrived with FRESH mint and green tea steeping! THIS IS CUSTOMER SERVICE! She explained that they didn't have mint tea bags, so she improvised. The tea was fantastic! We had the crab Artichoke dip- THE best I have ever had!! Oysters Rockefeller, an amazing Salmon Salad, and a Strawberry Basil drink that was exquisite!! We were never made to fe

I was surprised by my daughter for my birthday dinner. I saw this restaurant listed on open table and was curious myself. The waitress was good very prompt attentive and pleasant. I ordered crab bisque soup, I was disappointed it just didn’t taste well to me I sent it back. The drink was good 👍🏾 definitely not missing the alcohol lol. My main entree I ordered Crab cake that came with baked potato and veggies it was ok. I think they need to make some changes to the menu and the atmosphere of the restaurant it’s very drab boring and empty. I think they’re struggling and I wish they get picked on the Food Network show for a Restaurant makeover. The staff is so nice I’m sure they deserve it.

We went last night for Valentines Day and were highly disappointed. We arrived shortly before our reservation time. There was a slight wait but got seated at a large booth even though there were only two of us. It took a while to get our drinks but we understood. After a 20 Minute wait we put in our dinner order. We could hear waitress/waiters telling other customers about food they had run out of. There was a long line at the door even though there were plenty of open tables. We waited an hour and a half and had not received our meal or even an apology or explanation for the wait time. When my husband ordered another beer we were told they were out of that and couldn’t offer any other options without a menu. Eventually we just asked for our food to go. Again there was no apology or explan