Captain Crab Seafood Restaurant - Elk Grove

I like the comfortable and huge dining room at Captain Crab Seafood Restaurant in Elk Grove. They have one of the biggest dining rooms for the type of boiling seafood restaurant in the Sacramento area. However, I wish the favor could be a little stronger on their boiling seafood. I have the Cajun seasoning with medium spicy. It hardly tasted of any seasoning at all. It is very little spicy as well. So you may want to order flaming hot or volcano if you like spicy seafood. The Cajun fries don’t taste with enough seasoning as well. The service is slow, considering not too many customers dine in at the time.

Great food, great service, and appropriate atmosphere. Had the King crab legs and clam chowder, calamari, and chicken strips and Cajun fries. The food did not disappoint. Over all fulfilling experience.

Food was good. The spice levels aren't as expected. We ordered medium spicy and ended up with extra hot afterwards. Even than it wasn't as spicy but it was good with Cajun seasoning. We went on a Tuesday night, made reservation which really wasn't necessary because the place was very empty. But I'm sure weekends are pretty busy. So call ahead. They do take reservations. Great customer service and clean restaurant. Good amount of food with the money you spend.

Excellent dungeon is crab, clean, and warm when I received it. my only issue is I ordered it with garlic butter, and all I tasted was just butter no garlic. But I have to say they have reasonable prices for the amount of crab potato and corn that you get. I was not a fan of the potato or corn. I wish they had an option to leave that out that way it would not be wasted.. The corn taste like it was frozen, and the potato had no flavor. But I ordered from there for the crab, so I’m happy. I also ordered the seafood pasta, not a lot of flavor there it tasted mostly like Pepper and it was pretty dry. They left the shell on the shrimp. I’m not a big fan of peeling off shell when I’m trying to eat pasta.

A solid three star rating experience. I thought it was a tasty casual seafood dining restaurant. The food was good and flavorful, the service stellar. The restaurant itself gives off an early hospital cafeteria vibe, but that did not stop me from enjoying the food at all. I will be going back, repeatedly in sure. Update: They have gotten more decorative, and it absolutely doesn't feel like a hospital cafeteria anymore :)

First time here was really delicious! I got the shrimp no heads, eggs, sausage and corn. lemon pepper flavored mild spicey. Our server was also very nice

Decided to try Captain Crab since we live nearby. The food was OK. We got the combo with crab, shrimp, sausage, corn, and potato. I like that the shrimp were de-veined. That's rare for any crab boil place. Our bag had a lot of sausage, unlike other places. We also got the captain platter. It comes with chicken wings, mozzarella sticks, fried pickles, and fried mushrooms. They were all OK. Nothing really stood out, and I wondered why it's called a captain platter when there is no kind of seafood anything on it. Overall, everything is decent, but nothing extraordinary. The portions for the price were good though.

This was a very pleasant surprise!! I was very impressed by the food. We went on Father's day, because my spouse wanted oysters (which were fresh and delicious!) We were not planning on ordering much besides the oysters and a few appetizers, but once we saw they had a Father's day special which consisted of 1 lb of king crab, 1lb of crab, and 2 lbs of your choice of additional seafood items (I dont remember all the selections) but we got 1lb of shrimp, and 1lb of green mussels, and a dessert, (we got chocolate cake) All for under $140, we could not pass it up!!! They were very busy this day, but even with that, the service was fast and highly satisfactory! Everything was delicious, and will definitely be coming back!

Came for my mom's birthday. It was surprisingly empty for a Saturday lunch The staff was very patient and cleaned up super quickly as we had an accidental spill probably 15min into sitting down. This has a restaurant ambiance but on the casual side. You're also eating seafood that's very messy so I wouldn't suggest wearing the nicest clothes here because they will get food specks on you.

This restaurant has been on my bucket list of seafood boil to try and finally made it out here. Took our seafood lover friends here to celebrate his birthday. The restaurant is pretty clean and spacious, lots of open seatings. Upon entering the restaurant we were greeting my a hostess and seated right away. We were greeted my our waiter who was friendly and attentive to our needs. Menu was a wide variety of seafood boil options, appetizers and drinks. We ordered the calamari and 12 piece raw oysters. Calamari had right amount of crunch to it and enough flavors. Can't ever go wrong with oysters! We had the family special deal which we pick the 1 lb dungeness crab legs, shrimp head on and green mussels with medium spice option. Our friends had the captain feast boil, which includes 2 lobster tails, 1/2 lb snow crab, 1/2 lb dungeness crab, 1/2 lb headless shrimp, 1/2 lb sausages, 2 eggs, 2 corn, and 2 potatoes woth spicey flavor option. The sauce was a blend of cajun spices that is rich and buttery garlic blends, with a citrus taste. I enjoyed the sauce. My friend told me the spice level was not spicy for the most spicy option but wasn't surprised. Overall, the experience was great. Friendly staff and quick service. Will definitely come back here to try other other options.

I don't know why I haven't been to this place until last night Food was great with lots of choices. Very reasonably priced and delicious Ambience was so nice too Definitely will be going back soon

Lots of shrimp poop this was one of the many that I didn't even know had shrimp poop in and my girl had eaten sum too which was nasty I was very unsatisfied and the staff was rude when we walked in one of the waiters looked like she was having a attitude didn't care and just threw our menus on the table didn't say anything afterwords and walked away like we did something like your supposed to help me so I didn't feel very satisfied at all with the staff not coming back

Dropped by for the first time. We had dinner on a Saturday evening and this place is awesome! Big clean environment. Fast friendly customer service, and fair pricing. We order 2 lbs of shrimp, fried shrimp and a chicken tender basket. One shrimp bag was lemon pepper and the other was Cajun, both cooked perfectly, no mushiness like other locations. The lemon pepper was great, but the Cajun was different from others. It had a different type of taste, I can't pin point the exact spice. Next time I'll just do lemon pepper. The Cajun fries also tasted different. Overall not a fan of this Cajun spice, but everything else was great. I'll be back.

First time dining here during the week. Spacious seating. Jonathan, our server, was very accommodating. I ordered half a pound of shrimp, head on, that came with potato and corn. It was scrumptious!

Very good. Service was okay and the atmosphere was very sub par. Food was delicious We were there for my 60th birthday, me, my wife and friends and family. The quorum of the restaurant was nice. The crab legs are really good.

We recently visited for Christmas Day lunch! Still a great place to visit. Their seafood deals are so worth it. For $150 we got king crab, snow crab, shrimp, and mussels. Everything tasted delicious, and fresh. We enjoyed our visit. Thanks Captain crab!

Captin Crab Is Fire, The Food Is Always On Point. The Service Is Great, The Restaurant Is Clean, I Will Recommend A Visit If You Have A Craving For Good Seafood.

Stopped by Captain Crab with my little family since our birthday boy wanted crab for dinner. We ordered the Dungeness crab, crab cakes, clam chowder, chicken tenders, garlic noodles, & half an order of raw oysters. Everything was so delicious & well seasoned. Service was amazing, and the kiddos enjoyed every bite of their dinner. To top it off, the waiter brought out a slice of sprinkled cheesecake and sang to our 9year old. Forgot our waiters name, but he was super friendly & kept coming back to check on us. A cute waitress name Angel has helped us before. She's very knowledgeable and knows the menu well. Overall, we were 100% happy with our dine in experience, and cannot wait to go back.

Our first time here we walked in not very busy was seated ight away nice inside, the service was great; waitress attentive, food came out quick ordered calamari $9 it was as ok order $65 Captain meal lb Dungeness, lb shrimp, sausage,, three corns, two potatoes I ordered pineapple margarita delicious my boyfriend order lemonade.

Food, ambience, and service are all great! I've been here a few times and I enjoy eating here.

The food was very good no complaints about that,only thing I didn't like was our server who didn't have a good attitude and seemed annoyed, don't know the name of the man but definitely needs to do better

Food was good but our server was not. She was so rude and fully ignored me and my friend while we were waiting to be sat. She looked me in the eyes and went ahead and asked the party behind me if they were ready. Mind you we were standing in line. Anyway the ambiance was okay just the server was killing the vibe.

Captain crab is so delicious. I come to this location often since it is the closest one to where I live. I like the Cajun sauce here in comparison to other Cajun spots in the area. The shrimp is delicious and each boil comes with a potato and corn. I complete my seafood with some garlic noodles, sausage, and steamed rice. They have a variety of appetizers to choose from. The restaurant is clean and it's a great spot to watch sports - there are a lot of TVs. This is also located in a plaza with plenty of parking.

Food was delicious service was great and I enjoyed myself we was seated right away. It was the first time I had gone to a crab place and sat down to eat. Well worth it.

Picked up 2 orders of seafood boil. Got snow crab. Shrimp and sausage. Highest level spice. Captain special sauce. Also got crab cake with the sauce. Hush puppies. Seafood was good. I think it could use extra spice. Just a tad more. And more sauce. But all in all it was good. I'd order it again. Crab cakes were decent. I wasn't a big fan of the orange sauce. Hush puppies were good with the tartar. Definitely would come again. Oh one last thing. When I ordered online my total was $154. I selected pay at pick up. When I went inside I was told there's a promo and got it for $134. Would wish this info was presented on the website for future. Glad I chose in person payment.

Service was friendly and food came out pretty fast. The flavor we got was Captain Mix (mild) on "Captain Special Boil and it was pretty good. It was a Sunday night so wasn't that much people. The restaurant is pretty huge, it was clean and decor was nice.

Came here again and received the best customer service with hot fresh food. Ordered a big seafood boil family special with sauce on the side and steamed oysters! Ate the entire thing. Always a great deal with great vibes. Love the music being played while we enjoyed our crab boil. Side note: I did witness someone who complained about their food because of "broke activities" lol.. if u cannot afford to eat seafood, then just stay home and cook don't make up lies to get a refund especially when u are eating with the family how embarrassing

Delicious food , however eating there could be better . The booth seating has no padding and the table seating isn't much better padding is very thin .

Food was just okay, salty, the size of the crab on their seafood boil is not worth of the prize. The service was okay, the appetizer came with the main course. I was expecting it to be before the main course. The ambience is great.

Very happy with our whole experience!!! Clam chowder was fresh and the potatoes in it were not grainy but perfect. Seafood boil hot and fresh!! Server recommended captain special which was good! I love the tons of fresh garlic. However, a customer did ruin our experience by getting hostile and not wanting to pay for their food after eating which apparently is common around this location. But that did not ruin our experience. Will definitely return because of the fresh ingredients used and how hot and consistent everything always is.

My family was celebrating a birthday so what better place than a seafood boil! We were a party of 19 and the service was quick & attentive. Bathrooms were clean and interior itself is very spacious. The food was awesome! I'm allergic to shellfish so I ordered the catfish basket and it was well cooked + not too oily. The fries were cooked to perfection as well (got sweet potato fries). The collective favorite was the garlic noodles! Definitely order that when you come here. From the looks of it, everyone was VERY satisfied not only with the food, but the exceptional service. Shoutout to our server! 10/10

My favorite place to come eat seafood!! Every time i come in I get sat in less than 5 minutes and food comes out just as fast (obviously not 5 minutes but fast haha). Margaritas here are also $7 and have a kick to 'em!

NASTY!! Want good Captain Crab??! Go to CHALLENGE WAY location by Arden!! Elk Grove has dirty,taste less seafood! They can't get an order correct at all!!! I even called and they still messed up my order!!! Elk Grove location really gives the Captain Crab franchise a bad name because challenge way by ARDEN MALL is DELICIOUS!!! And they can get an order correct!! VERY IMPORTANT for delivery drivers and business.

For some reason, Captain Crab is the only seafood place where I finished my entire seafood boil. So it must be really good. I got a bag of shrimp & crawfish w/ corn and potatoes. It's game changer to order rice as well. I got the captain special & it was a lot of flavor. The Cajun fries were also very good and a good amount. The service was good, quick and attentive.

Oh my gosh, literally everything was perfect including the service food was amazing. we will definitely be coming back.

Came in ordered some food was given a different price over the phone and when I got here I asked them to remove an item and the girl at the front made it a problem and went and said something to the girl with the pink hair in their native language they both looked back at me and made me extremely u comfortable to where I didn't even want to proceed with my order

I live only five minutes away and barely made it home. Instant food poisoning. Service was bare minimum as well.

I had dinner here earlier. The food was tasty, especially the shrimps and crab legs. The service was excellent. They made sure to check on us frequently. The ambiance was pleasant. The place was clean and spacious.

We came in to have a late dinner the other night. We enjoyed the atmosphere. We appreciated the service that our server gave us. She was attentive and was sure to check up on us every so often. The food was delicious. We ordered the fried mushrooms (cooked fresh) for our appetizer. For our meal, we ordered a side of rice. Our main was the Captain Special Boil 1/2 Ib snow crab, 1/2 Ib headless shrimp, 1 pc.lobster tail, one potato, one corn and one egg. Everything was great but again because we came in on the later side, they decided to start cleaning up. Which was ok but if they decided to start cleaning, clean on the other side where there's no customers. They decided to mop the floor where we were seated. Unfortunately, we weren't done eating and then to smell the chemicals just turned us off. Now you're smelling the bathroom smell as well as trying to finish eating. We stopped eating and took the rest of our food home. Will we go back most likely but not at the end of the night. We got there at 8:30 and they closed at 10:00 but started mopping floors around 9:40.

My family and I love the food here. It always hits the spot when we're craving seafood. I wouldn't say expect super high quality but if you love a shrimp boil and you want the spicy flavors this is the place to order from. I've not had the chance to dine in yet. The telephone ordering is easy and hassle free. They also keep track of your previous orders to make life a bit easier.

0 out of 10. I had a very disappointing experience at Captain Crab. The workers were unprofessional, had a bad attitude, and were outright rude. On top of that, the service was extremely slow -- it took way too long just to get served. Definitely not the kind of place I'd recommend to anyone looking for good customer service or a pleasant dining experience.

The food was good but the customer service was the worse we ever had. We just live around the corner and we would go there more often but not with that customer service. Now I know why I waited two years to go there because I really do not see a lot of customers in that.

This is the second time we ordered from Captain Crab. We like the Cajun flavor which is delicious. However, I wasn't aware of convenience fee even for take out? That's why I only give 4 stars. Otherwise, front staff seems nice and food is great.

Plenty of parking, clean joint, friendly staff, and plenty of tables. We ordered the $75 King Crab special with shrimp, corn, potatoes, and sausage. It was plenty for 2 people tho the 2 king crab legs hardly seemed worth the $75 price tag. They give you bibs and tools to help you enjoy your crab. Seasoning was on point. Seafood was fresh and we had plenty left over still to take home.

I have eaten here twice now, and both times were equally great. The food is absolutely delicious and they even taste great as leftovers too. I got served pretty quickly and the server checked in a few times over the course of the meal, very nice the whole time. The ambiance is neat, what I'd consider to be pretty standard for a seafood boil place. The prices are reasonable enough as well.​

I come to this place specifically for the crab boil. The service is always very good, it's well seasoned and fresh. It's still one of my favorite places.

Delicious flavors. Took my partner here for his bday and he almost finished the whole entire bag of seafood. They even have options for a boil with no seafood which was perfect for me

Great seafood boil. Really tasty and not salty. Ordered: Half Pound Snow Crab Combo with shrimp, sausage, corn a potato and rice. Quick service very attentive and checking in with us constantly. Nautical theme and clean restaurant.

horrible service, server didnt even have a nametag so i cant say who it was. Argued about everything and didnt do anything to make it better.

Tia is hands down one of the best servers I've ever had. From the moment we sat down, me and my family felt welcomed and taken care of. Our order was correct and everything was fresh and tasty! Tia was incredibly attentive and her energy elevated the entire meal.

The food here is always a hit. It's amazing and delicious. This is one of our favorite sea food boils place. The service is super fast and they are super attentive. The atmosphere is super chill. Good for a date night or a family night out.

I love the food here but recently I been disappointed I been denied dine in service at least 3 times and I try to accommodate to them and always make it before 9pm dine in cut but aren't they suppose to be open till 10 no other location does that, I came at 8:50 like many other time and they already stopped taking dine ins, wasn't the cut at 9pm she said oh let me check she said no 8:30 and that the cook doesn't make any more food after that an 1:30 before closing really... I always accommodate to them but 8:30 now really they just making hours up they shouldn't of told me 9 from the start then.

I ordered from DoorDash and I got the combo B which I normally get but it's typically the one on Arden way. The food wasn't that great to me this time around.

3 star because the food wasn't too bad. Surprised it wasn't busy during dinner time on a Friday night during lent season. My reason for lower stars is because although we were seated right away, our server took a long time getting to us and taking our order as well as bringing our order. So many other tables that were sat after us (we were only a group of 4) were served and left long before we even got our food. It seemed as all the other servers were very attentive to their tables but ours not so much. Disappointed.

What service? Food was meh. Does the trash on the floor count as ambience? Did I mention that it stayed by our table the entire meal? The server kicked it away (to the next table) as we got ready to leave. We were visiting, and it seemed worth a try. I definitely would not recommend, or go again.

I really wanted a seafood boil and after some searching, we found Captain Crab. I saw on their online menu they had a family special but it didn't have a price. Normally when a place doesn't disclose the price, it's super expensive but we called and were pleasantly surprised it was only $60. We ordered over the phone and the person who answered was very patient with my husband who was having a hard time deciding which seafood he wanted in the family deal. We opted for the snow crab legs, headless shrimp ($2 extra charge) and mussels with the Captain Special seasoning at mild spicy. We also got an extra container of the Captain special seasoning at medium spicy and an order of lemon pepper wings. We were told the food would be ready in about 20 minutes and sure enough, everything was bagged and ready to go when we arrived. I appreciate that they included bibs and gloves too. The portion size of the family special was pretty decent for the price. Shrimp were nice and plump and peeled easily, the crab legs were full of meat but I honestly wasn't too much of a fan for the mussels. The mild spicy sauce was very watery, but had good flavor. It wasn't salty to us like other reviews mentioned. The medium spicy sauce was thick and the heat crept up on me but I enjoyed it. We ended up mixing the 2 sauces together and it was perfect. The lemon pepper wings were a little dry, but my son didn't mind and had them finished in no time. Overall it's a decent seafood boil spot and a really good price tag when compared to other similar places. We will for sure return!

horrible service and was given the wrong thing that was double the price. when we told them they said they couldn't do anything about it. the server was rude and incompetent. the popcorn shrimp appetizer just tasted like oil. it's worth the drive to the sacramento or stockton location. we did let our server know about the issue to which she rudely responded saying she couldn't do anything to help us. when i asked for the manager she brought out what looked like her coworker that just said she was sorry and couldn't do anything either.