blue crab seafood house

while i voted that we don't like the restaurant, the food was actually good. i only had the crab and lobster benny; it was suprisingly good. the old friend's ceaser salad was too plain. overall, quite enjoyable. however, i won't be coming back here as it didn't have menu items that attracted me to come back.

just arrived in our coast victoria room after dinner tonight at the blue crab. we(my wife and i) had high hopes after reading the reviews of previous diners. we were placed at a table with a gorgeous view. the waiter(grant) arrived 5 minutes later to explain the specials. i practically had to trip him to place a drink order as he seemed rushed and a bit discombobulated. my mohito arrived in a large glass lacking any mint substance and rather ho-hum. my wide and i ordered the crab cakes to start. my wife ordered the dungeness crab with drawn butter and risotto and i had the king crab with risotto. the minuscule crab cakes were brought in short order. lacking in crab but not filler. we were told by grant the quantity of crab amounted to 1-1/2 lbs. the dungeness crab shell likely weighed 1 lb. i had adequate king crab. the dungeness crab tasted of the freezer and my king crab was out of a freezer as well. if there was an oatmeal option instead of the risotto it would have been a better option than the watery risotto mush we were served. an italian would have walked out straight away. near the end of our meal my wife fell ill shivering quite heavily. after waiting approx. 10 minutes after my wife left for the room grant arrived asking if we wished for dessert. i explained that my wife fell ill for some reason and i only wanted the bill. i settled the bill against our room number. my wife's sudden illness after the meal should have raised a red flag; however nobody from the restaurant or hotel management inquired about my wife's condition. i am now in the room with my wife huddled under a blanker and the temp turned up to high heat. we shall see what transpires later this evening. disappointment is an understatement with the entire experience except for the table with a view. never again!! costco will be getting our business for seafood.

yummy breakfast. great coffee and crab cake benny!

a wonderful experience.. everything on the menu looked delicious,we chose to have a musssel clam appie and the dungeness crab entree with creme brulee dessert. the wine was a great match and mike our waiter made our evening very enjoyable. if you are ever in victoria i would strongly recommend this wonderful restaurant.

my husband and i enjoyed a delicious dinner there last night. the crab dinner was huge, and i brought half home to eat tonight. creme brûlée is wonderful, as is the croissant bread pudding. the risotto is rich and creamy and perfect! expensive, but you get what you pay for, fresh ingredients, delicious food, attentive and friendly service, and a great view. i highly recommend this place.

gone down hill...average food...high price...not a fun atmosphere. meh at best. if i wanted stale bread mouth cuts i could have hit up the dumpster around back.

very good restaurant. i drive to victoria in the morning and had breakfast here. it is in a hotel and open early. the crab omelet is very delicious, especially the attractive smell of fried egg. the view is beautiful. the service is good. i can rate it 5.

great view, bland lukewarm food.. we received a gift certificate for this place, otherwise we would not have come here to dine. having dined here before and not been impressed, we thought maybe the place has improved, and it has not. the bisque i had as my entree was lukewarm, the oysters were chewy. i had the seafood cioppino as a main dish, and i was not to happy with the sandy clams. the final straw was the totally tasteless dessert, taste and texture was like frozen whip cream, waffles on top were old tasting. we did mention it to the waiter and he suggested another dessert which was ok (no appology). service is not personal for the price, food is tasteless and bland, the only good thing is the beautiful view. beware this is just another tourist trap hotel restaurant.

best in town for 20 years. i have been going to blue crab since 1996 at least, for special occasions, most recently 2 days ago for prawn fest. 2 of us, cocktails, appies, seafood, wine....just $112....incredible food for incredible value. i have never been disappointed, and always impressed. quality, service, ambience...all of it. i have brought friends, family, colleagues, etc. and they too are happy. maybe attitude has something to do with some of the less favourable?
still and always will be my favourite.

place is absolute garbage, way overpriced, fancy looking food (maybe its for fine art?), but taste would have been way better prepared by my 4 year old, this place is like for those lazy people that can't cook, and think they are be ballers, my group of friends ended up forking out a small fortune and we came out still hungry

tried this place for the first time and we were overall very happy with our meals. we started with the crab cakes and a caesar salad, while the wife opted for the pesto pasta and i had the lobster and ny strip as our mains.

the crab cakes were really good, ample amounts of crab and not a ton of filler. they were well cooked and served with a nice sauce and tasty slaw. the caesar salad was decent but nothing amazing.
the pesto pasta was well cooked, was tossed in a creamy pesto sauce and was actually really good. i’m very much a steak person and the blue crab managed to do it right. it wasn’t a perfect blue rare, but it was as close as i have had in victoria. the lobster was perfectly cooked and well seasoned.

overall, we really enjoyed the meal, although there wasn’t much else on the menu that was jumping out at us. would definitely try this place again.

the drinks are overpriced compared to everywhere else.

we missed our reservation by 24 hours! can you imagine, we had the wrong day but after phoning to apologize for our mistake they found an early dinner time that we could make and my birthday dinner was saved. thanks chris who made that happen. our waiter mike was great, here when we needed him but otherwise in the background. we had a great view of the harbour and watched float planes land and harbour ferries travelling back and forth. our started was the crab cakes which were yummy and pretty too. i had crab risotto, perfectly done asparagus and peas with the crab. very enjoyable as i ate every last bite. my partner had the lamb, beautifully prepared to a medium rare and placed on a bed of colourful fall vegetables with an au jus drizzled around the plate. we shared the raspberry chocolate torte which is creamy in texture and very rich. a good dish to share easily between tow and probably between 3. great food, great service and fantastic view. we'll be back.

we went to the blue crab to celebrate our fifth anniversary. we were seated by the window that had a beautiful view of the harbour. while the food was good, the service was very odd as i felt that the server did her best to try and dissuade from ordering crab, (which seems odd considering it's called the blue crab...) strange service aside, it was a positive experience and i would come back.

my cousin and me came here to celebrate both of our birthdays.

the waitress carly made a wonderful job attending us. she was knowledgeable of the menu, constantly filled our cups, made small chat, organized the food times, suggested good drinks options.

one of the best elements of the bar area is the big window which allows you to admire the waterfront and the sunset.

we ordered clam chowders, the crab sampler with dungeness, and mussels.

the chowders came in huge fully topped bowls, i was kind of satisfied after finishing it all. i liked the creamy texture, plus the fact of tasting a perfectly seasoned soup with chunks of smoked bacon that gave a nice salty contrast.

i advise you to try the mussels, there were cooked spanish style, with tasty pieces of chorizo, garlic, and tomatoes.

i was a bit disappointed with the king crab legs. there were saggy, the meat was dry, i could've found better quality in costco. the dungeness crab was fresh, juicy, easy to peal: the kind of crab you expect to find in an establishment that has crab in the name.

sadly i was disappointed with our experience. i've always liked the blue crab and enjoy taking friends from out of town for good west coast seafood. last night however, we made a reservation days in advance for 7:30. we ordered our dungeness crab dinners with side veggies, not cheap! the waiter came back about 15 mins later to tell us they were out of crab. okay this is the second time i've experienced this with blue crab. how can they call themselves a "seafood" restaurant and be out of crab in the middle of a friday evening dinner service? we had to settle for frozen snow crab which was tasteless and rubbery. even the veggies, roasted root vegetables, were to hard to spear with a fork.
for two of us with a glass of wine each the tab was $145 for a really lousy meal. the only thing good about it was the view. i can see this view though from many other venues in victoria. i pretty much doubt i'll return again. they seriously need to step up their game.