Crafty Crab - Richmond Southside Plaza

Richmond, VA · Seafood restaurant

Rating
4.4/5
★★★★☆ 4.4
Reviews
20
Rank in Richmond
#551
of 1600 restaurants
City Percentile
54%
rating percentile
Address
Crafty Crab - Richmond Southside Plaza, 521 E Southside Plaza, Richmond, VA 23224
Phone
(804) 269-3930
Website
www.craftycrabrestaurant.com
Status
Closed · Opens 12 PM

Crafty Crab - Richmond Southside Plaza is a restaurant located in Richmond, VA. It is one of 1,600 restaurants listed in Richmond. Its 4.4-star rating is above the Richmond city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Crafty Crab - Richmond Southside Plaza

Crafty Crab offers authentic Cajun-style seafood recipes, including our famous seafood boil bag tossed in our fan favorite "BOOM!" sauce. We’re cookin' up shrimp, crab, crawfish, lobster, oysters, mussels, scallops, clams, calamari, and more!

Hours

Saturday12 PM–11 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Aurora H · Jun 2025

I’m going to have to give this spot a five star. They have one of the best boil bags in the Richmond area. I did not know when we went. They had karaoke, but the crowd was live. It was nice. It was a great atmosphere and the food was amazing. The drinks were also great and the waitress was the bomb. Of course, a boil bag only takes a few minutes to make so it came out super quick and my lobster was cooked just right. I will definitely be back!

★★★★★ 5.0 Kelly Spratley · Mar 2026

When I find out here I am never disappointed the food comes out hot and fresh the drinks are delicious the waitresses are respectful polite and make sure you don’t need for anything the entire time there.

★★★★★ 5.0 Yvodne · Mar 2024

Celebrated a friend's birthday and it was a good time! I had the loaded Cajun rice, fish and crabcakes! We had oysters and boil bags and THE DRANKS!!! LAWWTY THEM DRANKS!! We stopped to give the bartender his very own tip drill because he was very intentional in making our bday cocktails! Nice ambiance. Clean environment and restrooms. It wasn't too busy when we went but we did have a little wait for our food and drinks. Overall great vibe!

★★★★★ 5.0 Quendora James · Feb 2024

The Cajun rice was to run too and our waitress ( ms xavier) was #1 with customer service and being attentive to our needs . Please don't let me forget about the bartender!!! Enough said!!! I had a great time and most definitely enjoyed the food

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Robert Clark · Nov 2025

Food has always been good don’t get me wrong but my nieces have seafood allergies and we come all the time. They bring food from another restaurant due to them being allergic to seafood. But the adults eat seafood. We drive 2 hours away and all of a sudden they can’t bring it inside. The manager was really rude and it was about to be a serious problem! The manager needs to make sure all the employees are all on one accord with rules. I definitely would not be coming back due to the hostile situation.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Seafood restaurantCrab house

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