What it's Like
 You
can easily spot Crabby Dick's when walking up Duval. It appears to be two
stories and you will see the big crab sign hanging of the side of the second
floor balcony. The restaurant is actually on the second floor only and to
enter the restaurant you need to walk up a flight of stairs. When you enter
you will see a counter filled with Crabby Dick's merchandise which offers
a wide selection of t-shirts, shot glasses and other trinkets. We were seated
right away and chose to eat indoors because it was quite humid outside.
There is a very large bar in the center of the restaurant and a nice balcony
the runs all along the outside of the building with several tables available
to those who like to eat outside and watch the people on Duval Street. The
restaurant contained all sorts of fishing paraphernalia such as fish nets,
photographs of fisherman and various fish found in the region mounted on
the walls. In addition to pictures, the bar had all the various available
t-shirts hanging up around the top so you could see the variety. A large
chalk board hangs in the center of the room with the daily specials. You
can find coupons online for a free drink or dessert with each dinner entree
ordered.
Drinks
We had a coupon for free drinks with our meal, but since it was or first meal in Key West we ordered the
Rum Runners which were not covered by the coupon. They were frozen and chunks of ice kept getting into the
straw. We also thought there was barely any rum in the drinks. I had a glass of house wine using the coupon
for my second drink.
Food
The menu offers a variety of seafood. We ordered the classic Key West
conch fritters for $8.95 as an appetizer. Another option, that we passed
on, was a seafood platter the included raw oysters, clams and chilled
shrimp for $10.95. Dinner selections included choices from a standard
menu with as well as daily specials. The menu offered an attractive selection
of grilled seafood. We selected a grilled seafood combo of shrimp, scallops
and chunks of mahi-mahi skewered and grilled served with seasoned rice
and a side salad for $19.99. The other dinner we chose was the daily special
of twin lobster tails which came with drawn butter, potatoes and a side
salad for $29.99. The two of us split our meals and each ended up with
a grilled skewer and one lobster tail. The grilled seafood was excellent,
but the lobsters were incredibly rubbery. We asked for them to be replaced
but the tender replacement was sub-par. While the Key Lime Pie was tempting
for desert, we opted for the peanut butter cup cheesecake which was excellent.
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