Blue Crab Seafood House

Came in for a late dinner and unfortunately was not seated by the bay windows with beautiful views of the harbor. For starters, we ordered the mussels. These were salty and fresh; a great way to begin. For the entree, we tried the halibut special, crab sampler (Alaskan king and snow crab), and Dungeness crab. The special and the crab was average. The alaskan king crab was the best, although the sampler was only one leg of it. No one cared for the risotto that came with the crab, and overall it was just a pretty average place.

This is a MUST-TRY restaurant.

Many painfully mistaken people on Yelp and Google Maps alike will say that this restaurant is overhyped, or that it is harboring and hiding hundreds of extremely small french soldiers.

But the lips of those who tell and guard truth and integrity in the culinary world may remind you that many foolish Americans said the same of our beloved statue of liberty, whom hosted only 30 or so french soldiers, and they didn't even do that much!

I can only await with bated breath the beautiful day that France finally recognizes Canada for its similar valor, and awards it a similar statue.

The dishes I tried were the Lobster Pappardelle, The Romaine heart salad, and the Smash Cheeseburger.

The first thing to note is the basic bread they brought with all seafood items. It was ludicrous. It drove me and my beloved band of trained mini-horses to near insanity, all of us fainting briefly upon trying the crispy, fluffy, decadent, buttery, garlic encrusted slices.

The lobster pappardelle was a marriage of rich, tomato cream sauce, and fresh lobster and prawns. I like to imagine them all packed in an underwater club, with all the little critters dancing to barnacle songs, much like the beloved film, The Little Mermaid. Maybe instead of eating mindless creatures, relieved from a drab life by a merciful fisherman, I was eating happy shrimp, who died satisfied after a long night out.

The Romaine Heart Salad was the most interesting blend of flavors of the night. It was sweet, piercingly tangy, and somehow so intense and nuanced that words escape me. The cheese was fresh, well held up, and complimentary to the crisp leaves of romaine.

The Steamer Pot had a rich and amazing cioppeno base, and went amazingly with the mini-horse killing bread.

The ambiance of the room was complicated. The weight staff was well intentioned but disorganized. they only gave us one napkin for a party of 17 mini horses and one human, and we needed to ask for utensils. When I cut the napkin into eighteenths, suddenly I was the bad guy??? You gave me the napkin, with a knife INSIDE it. Most mini-horses are not meat eaters, but they were difficult when asked about the vegan options.
Upon asking for extra napkins, there was a steady stream of them, like a malfunctioning sushi conveyor belt, and by the end of the meal we couldn't even see the check under a sea of napkins. (photo attached)

We are staying next door at the Worldmark so we decided this was a great place for an appetizer and cocktail. We were right. We had a beautiful view of the harbor and our server (I didn't get her name) made sure we were well taken care of. I had a Bloody Mary, my husband had an old fashioned. Loved my drink but hubby's had a bit too much simple syrup.

We shared a delicious shrimp cocktail with a blood orange cocktail sauce that had just the right amount of that wonderful citrus flavor.

We returned for dinner when our first choice had no mussels (boo). I wasn't a huge fan of the red sauce, but they were still delicious. My husband loved the scallop crudo. It was fresh and looked beautiful. And for the first time ever, they brought me a finger bowl!

We stopped by this morning for a quick breakfast because we knew a huge high tea was coming up. I had a big, flaky croissant and husband had a sausage and egg breakfast that looked amazing and must have tasted great because he cleaned his plate.

So yum!

Definitely a good place for crab with a view. They also have a nice assortment of other seafood. Some nice regional wines, too. Attentive service.

This is located inside the Coast hotel. The host was very friendly but our waiter seemed brief. The crab was good and I enjoyed the tools they have. The chicken was ok. Nothing to write home about. We also enjoyed a glass of wine which was pretty good. The view from the table was lovely and the ocean is always nice to see. The price was about $150 CA including tip.

Delicious seafood dinner with a lovely sunset view of Victoria Harbor. There was also a collection of really nice artwork on display around the whole restaurant.
Our server was friendly and attentive.

My husband and I had late dinner reservations so we needed a place to kill some time. We grabbed a glass of wine from the lounge at Blue Crab. You pay for the view. They have an enormous window that gives you a beautiful view of the ocean. While it was incredible, the price was steep.

The food was delicious and I personally like the Seafood. The service was great. The ambiance is a restaurant inside a hotel. The view from where I Sat for my breakfast was amazing.

Excellent food with an amazing view to the harbor, where you can watch seaplanes taking off and landing ( without the noise!)

The cocktails are mediocre. We got sat near some kids with an obscured view when there were plenty of other tables. We asked to move to a window table and were denied because there was a four top but there were plenty of four top tables not near the window that we requested.
Furthermore, we ordered a 1/2 king crab that clearly says 1/2 king crab (no mention of weight) and got 3 legs and were charged $120 vs $65 for 1/2 king crab each. Turns out the waiter said well it's actually half a pound of king crab for $65 each. Maybe put the pound requirement on the menu?? We got hosed. We will not be coming back.

The food was amazing and our server, Craig, was awesome. Very knowledgeable and friendly.