Crabby Joe's Dockside

My wife and I stopped in on a Tuesday early evening approximately 5 o'clock for dinner. Believe there's only four additional people at the bar and a table of six on the patio. Pretty laid-back atmosphere overall. Wouldn't be in a hurry. The bloody Mary I had, or as they call it a bloody pirate, was actually really good. My wife chose a beer as her beverage. For our meal, I went for the scallops and my wife their chicken quesadilla. I thought the scallops were very small with a very small portion as well. My wife's chicken quesadilla was not the best. With the Crow's Nest next-door, I doubt we'll be coming back during our visit at East Harbor State Park.

Visited Crabby Joe's with family and we had a group of eight. We were seated within 15 minutes and while we waited, we walked around outside. The scenery here is nice with boats and Lake Erie.Upon being seated, our drink requests were taken. I went with a pitcher of sangria, which I shared with my cousin. It was pretty tasty. Looking at the menu, I realized they had fresh perch and walleye. Those are pretty common in these parts. Since the fish was fresh from Lake Erie, I went ahead and requested the perch dinner. My cousin requested the perch/walleye combo. We also requested some appetizers. Twenty minutes later, our food arrived. The crab fries were delicious. I'd recommend those to anyone and will order again next time we visit. The mozzarella sticks were just okay, but the wasabi bites were yummy. My perch was fresh, but just okay in flavor. My cousin gave me a piece of his walleye and it was so much larger, flakier, and tastier than the perch. Next time, I'll just order the walleye dinner.Our waitress was funny and friendly. We will definitely be back.

This is such a cute little lakeside spot. It has a very Florida feel. They have a great menu with a tons of seafood to choose from. Anywhere I can get raw oysters on the half shell I'm all for! Jade is the BEST server. Tons of energy, attentive, and welcoming. We get excellent service everytime we go, but we are always happy to have her. The drink menu is fantastic. Tons of fun fruity beach drinks, plenty of local and domestic beers to choose from. This is a solid spot for grabbing a drink or having a date.

I just love this type of atmosphere. Boats all around outside views. Normally the food is not up to par with this type of atmosphere, but i have to say I got the crab pot with King crab and Snow crab. They were very well seasoned and tasted amazing, the corn on the cob was perfectly cooked. The potatoes were ok, just a little bland? The service is pretty decent, but I did have to ask for some more butter waitress really didn't check up on me,. She was very attentive and informative when placing my order. I received my food quickly, and it was very hot and fresh.

The waitress was very nice however the pizza was different therefore it was ok. The chili my mother said it was pretty good. Now my food the fries were the best the perch was not perching Lol not sure what that was but it wasn't perch and the rice was dry. I'm going to take my fish basket home and try to doctor it up or throw it away.

Good food and fresh perch sliders were delicious. Chicken quesadilla also very good. My son got the kids pizza which came out hot and tasty. Service was good but server was a bit curt and grumpy. She was in a hurry and while it was steady, it was not slammed for 1:00pm on a Friday....is that why they call Crabby Joe's? (It's not - other host and an assistant who helped with drinks were both very cheerful). Good food, maybe just a bad day for our server.Good views of boats coming in and the edge of Catawba Island in the distance. Give it a try on a nice day and sit outside. You really can't go wrong with the perch sliders!!

This an ok place good scene watching the boats dock food was ok sat on the patio too many flies and bees around drinks were so so garlic fries with crab meat was good don't think I would come back unless it's just for a

We ate in their back "room" which is open to the environment. Fans in this room would be a welcome addition. We waited quite a while before being seated or served. We think they may have been short handed.The food was good (we had sandwiches) and our waiter was nice.

Our server was really very nice and the ambiance was good. As I no longer provide negative feedback about food publicly, I'll just say that this author could provide volumes of insight as to better improve each of the six dishes that ended up on the table, of which 6 were tasted and 2 were very partially consumed prior to an abrupt departure. (The server comped 2 of the 6 dishes which was a nice touch. No management visited the table.)The neighboring establishment was on a 30 minute wait at 6:00 p.m on a Monday evening and aside from the party of 16 ladies, there were only approximately 10 other guests in the establishment.We were in a hurry for a quick bite. The parking lot and 30 minute situation of the neighboring establishment spoke volumes and I failed to listen. We ended up grabbing convenient store snacks for the long drive back home.

Great! Got us in quick, service was nice and food was fresh! Spicy margarita was amazing!