blue crab seafood house

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 theseafoodcioppino 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.

date night at blue crab. saturday night and the dining room was full so we ended up sitting in the lounge. it was confortable and we luckily got a window seat which was fantastic because the view is spectacular. to eat, we ended up sharing the 3 course dungeness crab feast with denman island oysters to start. also had an a la carte ceasar salad with pancetta. to drink, negroni and martini with a bottle of kindle merlot. all theseafoodwas super fresh and crab cooked perfectly. blue crab rissoto had great consistency. denman island oysters among my favourite and these were well shucked. ceasar salad was best ive had in a long time. romaine super fresh and dressed so you could still taste lettuce with a perfectly balanced flavour. when the bill came it was a pleasant surprise actually :) everything was very good but what makes this a 5 star rating had to be the service. our waiter was awesome. so thanks for making our date night a big success and we'll be back.

we went to the blue crabseafoodhouse for crab fest and had an absolutely magnificent dinner - and it was exactly what we were looking for.  i looked online at the crabfest menu and saw that you could order three types of different crab and it's served on a wooden board with crackers and butter - perfect! we started with the crab bisque and the clam chowder. i took a taste of the chowder first and thought i'd be disappointed with the bisque but i was not! they were both very good but the bisque was excellent. delicious. then we had a pound of alaskan king crab. absolutely divine! it was perfect and exactly enough. their house red wine was excellent as well. the view was great and we enjoyed watching the traffic to and from the boats below.

so far both times i've been there, i've had a great dining experience! the servers are efficient and courteous - our water glasses are always full! the first time around we went when they had their $35, $45, $55 set menus - those were delicious and a great deal! the second we went it was during oyster fest. sadly no set dinner pricing so it ended up being a pricey dinner - but greatseafoodall the same!  there is a lovely view of the harbour so it's a great place to dine on special occasions. plus, complimentary underground hotel parking so you don't have to worry about finding a spot on the street. i will be going back here for sure!

average seafood. the crab cakes were lacking the crab taste and didn't find them creamy, the muscle and clams in the curry were overpoweree by the sauce and couldn't taste theseafooditself.

had theseafoodfor two i believe it's called. scallops were great, king crab was overcooked and dry, and the shrimp was average. not a bad meal but not great.

it's aseafoodrestaurant, after all. dinner for 4 last night with no rain and therefore a great view of the float plane action. oyster starter was very yummy - not the best i've had but very good. creamy sauce, fennel undertones on the spinach, plump moist oysters.

i had the scallops as a main and it was great. what didn't seem like a big portion totally filled me up. i believe they were baked with prosciutto, which gave them a salty/sweet caramel crunch and yet were not overcooked. came along with a few (small) prawns which were pretty tasteless and a lobster ratatouille which was way better than expected - could taste the lobster amidst a salty butter sauce. would definitely have it again. house chardonnay was too sweet for my tastes - my bad for not making my own choice.

husband had the new york steak and he said it was just ok. cooked perfectly to order and good flavour in the meat but the brown sauce was not to his liking.

mother-in-law had caesar salad to start which she seemed to enjoy and i was lusting after (nice large flakes of parmesan and a prosciutto crouton) and the steak sandwich as main. sandwich was well-done to her taste (sigh) and she seemed to enjoy it but... wouldn't be my choice to have a steak sandwich and fries here.

father-in-law had greens salad (ok) and the boneless slow-cooked ribs. huge portion (i was jealous) which he thoroughly enjoyed along with a guinness. he did say that it was missing an acid to cut through the intense meat but nothing was left on his plate!

great service, great view, good food, yummy seafood. i have a good feeling when i think about this place and haven't had a bad experience yet.

will be back.

you're just paying for the view. this place is raved for their seafood. i don't understand why. we were gifted a $125 gift certificate to this place and decided to give it a chance.
we weren't impressed at all. theirseafoodwasn't very fresh and it lacked flavor. this place is a waste of money, if you're looking for freshseafoodand a nice view of the harbour, go the lure at the delta ocean point hotel. their prices are way better and they doseafoodright.

bluecrab mediocre. mediocre at best. in fact, thinking about it, my wife and i cannot think of one dish that wow'ed us. the caesar salad was one of the worst we've ever had, the lettuce was old and the dressing without character of any kind. both of our entrees (scallops and halibut) were over cooked. when the waiter presented the bill ($120) and asked how the meal was and was told in detail what what was wrong, made no attempt to correct or compensate. overpriced and disappointing. waitstaff slow and not particularly informative. bestseafoodin victoria? i hope not. award winning chef - must have been on vacation but apparently not mine.

bestseafoodin victoria. it will set you back a lot of clams to eat here, but the food is amazing. the white clam chowder is probably the best i've ever had. nice views over the harbour as well.