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Located on Winthrop Street in Harvard Square, our cajun seafood restaurant is the place to roll up your sleeves, don a TBC bib, and get down with our bold flavors, fresh seafood, and the “best tail in town”! Step 1: Your catch! Our raw oysters on the half-shell make for a great start. For your seafood boil, choose from delicious Dungeness crab, king crab legs, snow crab legs, shrimp, lobster, clams, mussels and crawfish. Step 2: Your flavor! Select Rajun Cajun (our original seasoning), Garlic Sauce, Lemon Pepper – or get a mix of all three with our most popular flavor, The Whole Sha-Bang!® Step 3: How hot can do you like it? We have “plain and simple”, “just a kick”, “it’s getting hot in here” and XXX “I can’t feel my mouth
Casual small chain offering boiled-in-bag Cajun-spiced crawfish, oysters, shrimp & other shellfish.
Hours
| Monday | 3–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 3–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 3–10 PM |
| Thursday | 3–10 PM |
| Friday | 3–10 PM |
| Saturday | 12–10 PM |
| Sunday | 12–10 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 96 Winthrop St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: (617) 300-0299
Website: https://theboilingcrab.com/locations/cambridge/
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Reviews
Oluwatomilade Olarinde
We had been planning to try this place and eventually got to try it! The room was bustling (Valentine’s ) but the workers were very attentive and proactive. We were sat quickly and then place our order. We had the Get Messy Combo with two bowls of rice and then got a blue crab boiling separately. It was a lot for two to finish and we eventually packed it to go. We choose all three spices type and mild heat and it was very okay for us, given that we eat spicy food. All the seafood was well cooked and tasty!
… moreAlva Parinitha
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!
… moreIt is on the pricier side, but totally worth it for the quality and flavour. Highly recommend, and I’ll definitely be visiting again!
F Lim
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.
… morethe 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.
d alkh
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
… moreGet the chips, don’t skip them! They were 1000/10
Gloria Ha
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!
… moreGreat, 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!
Pragadish Kalaivanan
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.
… moreTia L.
Ordered to go. Out of 7 clams, 4 were not open. Make me question the freshness. Flavor was okay, but for seafood, the clam quality really matters. Hope this was just an off day.
… moreAbigail Lockhart-Calpito
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.
… morechanda ellis
Solid seafood boil spot. Crabber fries with lemon pepper is a MUST. The fresh chopped garlic in the sauce was such a bonus, most places use the jarred. Their XXX level spicy sauce is no joke, go medium and enjoy(this is coming from a Khmer girl where spice is my life)
… moreL
King crab leg – 4/5 expensive, maybe worth trying once?
Mussels – 4/5 good, not the biggest mussels
Corn – 5/5 normally I’d say it’s too sweet, but the sweetness pairs well with spicy
We got medium spicy but it was very spicy, 7/10 like the server said. I would have prefered mild
Atmosphere – airy and cozy, I like the string lights
… moreMussels – 4/5 good, not the biggest mussels
Corn – 5/5 normally I’d say it’s too sweet, but the sweetness pairs well with spicy
We got medium spicy but it was very spicy, 7/10 like the server said. I would have prefered mild
Atmosphere – airy and cozy, I like the string lights