The Crab King - Richmond

To celebrate Sheepie’s friend’s birthday, we decided to dine at Crab King in Steveston. The organizer, who happened to be the birthday star’s girlfriend, had some groupons and seemed to have a good relationship with the owners, which likely led to some extra perks for our group. There was a small issue with the reservation timing, causing a commotion between the organizer and the staff. However, we made the most of the situation by heading over to Waves nearby to chat and pass the time while waiting for our table.

One sunny weekend, we ventured to Steveston with the intention of having fish and chips but ended up at Crab King instead. This casual seafood restaurant is situated on the water near Pajo's in Steveston. The menu offers a diverse selection of seafood dishes such as oysters, clams, scallops, prawns, crab cakes, fish and chips, with a focus on fresh crab. We noticed tanks of live dungeness crabs near the entrance, adding to the restaurant's charm.

Did someone say crab poutine? Real bits of crab?! Oh yummy! Despite all the negative reviews, and man there are some real bad reviews about this place, I thought I could shed a little light on their take out window. We all know what poutine tastes like. But to have a rare item like this one is definitely a treat! If your like me who loves to snack while walking in good weather... Or wet weather here in vancity, then this particular item is nice! I'll be honest the reviews looked pretty bad but I'm coming here in the late spring for a dinner. Till then I'll do a update and see how food and service is.

Reasonably priced!. Delicious, and pretty much the cheapest place to get a whole crab I've ever seen. Not very fancy you order at a counter and they bring you your food but the location is nice and of course the food tastes good! Recommended.

Crab king. Excellent ....good food fresh .....crab poutine yummy ...best value for your money ....i am sick of pretentious restaurants ....need more like these in Vancouver love that fact you can get messy with your crab ....btw the chef is super funny ....good luck with your restaurant guys hope you have a wine license next year