Surfing Crab Escondido

Paying $10 for a virgin Mary while my friends paid $10 for one with alcohol was ridiculous. Service was slow. Shrimp ok. Will not return. I asked to speak to a manager and she said they don't have a GENERAL manager on site! Not even in the state. She said there was no one in charge that would be able to speak to me. What? Never ever heard of that excuse. Stay away......

This place is more on the pricey side. Food is good.

Total fun place. One of the few restaurants of this kind that take reservations!

I am so glad we tried this restaurant. We will definitely come back with others. The food was fresh and so delicious. I am a huge fan of seafood, they offer many options and different preparations. We had the Escondido special with crab, lobster, and shrimp. It came with corn, potatoes and sausage. They also have a good selection of drinks, and local beer. The prices are very reasonable. Kid-friendliness: Great place for the whole family.

Food was great. Sauce is thin and pale but full of flavor. All the waiters were nice and kind, very attentive. The shrimp and mussels were delicious. The alcoholic drinks were balanced and strong. Decor was suped cute. Definitely recommend!

We've been there several times now and have enjoyed the food and beverages every visit. The staff are friendly and competent, and it's always a fun (but messy) experience. Parking: Lots of parking. Never more than a two minute walk.

First time coming. The place is big and seats a lot of people. When we came in we were looking at the menu to know what to order. We ordered the sampler appetizer, chicken fried basket and the trio crab boil. When ordering we told are waitress we wanted it "MILD". First came in the appetizer. The calimari was a bit to chewy for me. The breaded shrimp was amazing. The hushpuppies had all the seasonings which I like. The spring rolls on the other hand were really empty and so small. After enjoying that the waitress lets us know that our crab boil was ready and if we wanted it now and we said yes. She brings it and after we are putting shrimp and what not we tell her if the other fried basket was coming. She kind of was confused and said if it wasn't out and we said no. So then she brings it. Back to the boil crab. Everything was good except it was super spicy for my liking. I felt that it wasn't mild as we requested. So our hands were getting dirty and notice our waitress passing by and ask her if we can get paper towels as our table didn't have any. So she brought it and we went through a lot since it gets messy and every bite was spicy. Once we received our bill I was flabbergasted that they add gratuity. First of all. I felt like we didn't even get the service we deserved. Our waitress didn't even put mild for our order. Our bill said "MEDIUM". Like no wonder it was spicy. And she also offer to bring crackers with our crab boil which she didn't. And we literally had to tell her the things we needed or she forgot. Don't get me wrong the food was amazing. But the service here was lacking. If this business is charging gratuity then you should train your staff to do better. Overall I recommend this place cause everything on the menu was good. Just make sure you come with 5 people or less so they don't charge gratuity. It seemed like they had a lot of staff but most of them were just talking among each other Kid-friendliness: They have kids menu