The Boiling Crab
Seafood restaurant · Cambridge ·

The Boiling Crab

Seafood restaurant · Cambridge ·

Boiled-in-bag Cajun seafood boils, fresh shellfish, gumbo

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96 Winthrop St, Cambridge, MA 02138 Get directions

$20–30

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96 Winthrop St, Cambridge, MA 02138 Get directions

+1 617 300 0299
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Spring 2022 Guide to Greater Boston Restaurant Openings | Eater Boston

"A casual seafood chain known for hands-on, communal boils and fried seafood, plus sides like gumbo and fries; the concept emphasizes messy, social dining built around seasoned, saucy seafood preparations familiar from its California roots." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal

https://boston.eater.com/2022/3/25/22996086/boston-restaurant-openings-spring-2022
The Boiling Crab

Alva Parinitha

Google
I’d been wanting something spicy and carb-heavy for a long time, and this place absolutely hit the spot. Great for sharing, with spice levels to suit everyone. We tried the snow crab legs, shrimp po’ boy, and lobster rolls — the lobster rolls were the crowd favourite! It is on the pricier side, but totally worth it for the quality and flavour. Highly recommend, and I’ll definitely be visiting again!

Pragadish Kalaivanan

Google
We walking in around 9 pm they were sat down immediately. The restaurant closed at ten but our server never rushed us and even let us stay longer to finish our meal. They have offers every day and on Thursday we had get fries free with 2lbs of seafood. Got a pound of shrimp and a pound of mussels at a medium spice level of the Cajun seasoning with corn and sausage. Everything tasted amazing and the fries were also dusted with the seasoning. The mussels were so fresh I even found a baby crab in one of them. A must check if you like a seafood boil.

Abigail Lockhart-Calpito

Google
The servers were very kind and the food was great! Gumbo was excellent. My only complaint would be the portion size for the fried oysters :(. They’re $14 and you only get at most 8 fried oysters. They’re were delicious though… I was just disappointed in the amount. My review would be 4 stars if the portion for the fried oysters was larger/ more cost appropriate.

F Lim

Google
we had a great variety of seafood options and from shrimp to shellfish. love it the taste was exactly what I expected. true cajun flavor is hard to skip. We had an amazing time with all the sides and crab fries.

Neelu Nel

Google
The sever we got was the rudest person I've ever seen. The rest if the staff was very friendly and helpful but the server that took our order was not nice definitely not the person you want serving your table on your birthday. The food was good, it's pricey and I'll hopefully be able to eat there next year on my birthday again. I wish I do t get the same server.

d alkh

Google
Had shrimp, clams, and mussels with the Whole Sha-Bang sauce (all 3 sauces mixed), and it was absolutely fire! Get the chips, don’t skip them! They were 1000/10

Gloria Ha

Google
I've been meaning to try the Boiling Crab for a while now, and I'm glad I did! The service was great and we got to try a lot of items Great, would get again - The clam boil was delicious! The clams were big and perfectly cooked, soaking up a lot of flavor from the sauce. - The fried shrimp basket was great! They had a nice BOGO50 for shrimp (we also got a shrimp boil). Good, might get again - The gumbo had good flavor (on the salty side) and good toppings -- I just wish there were more toppings! Especially the okra... We got it with extra shrimp for +50c. The soup consistency is a bit thin but I liked it overall. - The sha bang bang scallops were quite interesting! I think I would prefer getting fried scallops over having them in the sauce. One of my dining partners liked this the best. - The crab fries were my friend's favorite dish! Meh, wouldn't get again - The shrimp boil was alright -- the shrimp is the type that gets overcooked easily, and we got it head on. The sauce doesn't really get into the shrimp. I liked the fried shrimp and the shrimp in the gumbo better than this. Overall a very solid option for seafood -- I know where to go for delicious Cajun clam boil!

e green

Google
Great southern spot in Cambridge! If you’re doing the boil would recommend the shrimp and the snow crab legs Must get some sweet corn, delicious and good to cut the spice. Mild has plenty of kick and medium is HOT so stick with mild unless you really love spice! We did a 1 lb shrimp, 1 lb crawfish, 1 cluster snow crab legs, 4 corns and a thing of potatoes and it was $95 before tip and PLENTY for two people. Next time will probably get two snow crab and 2 lbs shrimp as they were the most delicious!