Shaking Crab - Boston Common

Name: Shaking Crab - Boston Common
Address: 140 Boylston St., Boston, MA, United States, 02116
Telephone: (617) 936-3162
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.2

4.2

124 Reviews

$30 and under

Cajun

Innovative
Good for groups
Romantic

Shaking Crab's vision for messy eating began with the core belief that food can be more than sustenance, but an experience to be shared with those around us. Bibs up, phones down, we need YOUR help to continue spreading the communal experience of shaking.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Cajun, Creole / Cajun / Southern, Shellfish
Hours of Operation
Sat 14:00–22:15 Sun 14:00–21:15 Dinner Mon–Thu 16:00–21:15 Fri 16:00–22:15
Phone number
(617) 936-3162
Website
https://www.shakingcrab.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual

Location
140 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116
Area
Downtown Crossing
Cross Street
Boylston Between Tremont and Charles
Parking details
We validate parking at: MOTOR MART GARAGE 201 Stuart StreetBoston, MA 02116Please bring your parking ticket to be validated at the rate of $10/3hrs.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Non-Smoking, Takeaway, Weekend Brunch, Wine

What 124 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.2

4.2 based on all time ratings

4.2Food
4.1Service
3.8Ambience
3.9Value

Noise • Moderate

124 Reviews

D
Delicious
New York City
132 reviews
4.0
132 reviews
Dined on 8 February 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Did not have paper menus that I wanted. Food was tasty. Service was great.
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OpenTable Diner
Greater Boston
2 reviews
vip
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on 1 January 2023
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Waiters were clearly on their phones and not paying attention to us. We had hungry children and needed food sometime soon.
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SuttonYaya
Greater Boston
6 reviews
2.0
6 reviews
Dined on 22 December 2022
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Came in with 2 kids for a pre theatre dinner. Music was cranking with rap and we heard 4 f’ bombs in the first 5 minutes. This location is still operating at COVID scaled down service. Plastic forks, QR code menu. This menu is difficult to decipher online and not mobile friendly. Every time we tried to expand it so the kids could see it went wonky. Kids had a awful time trying to break their food out of the shells with plastic forks so we finally asked if they had real silverware. We dumped the fried pickles out of the paper basket so one of the kids didn’t have to keep fishing in a big plastic bag for her lobster. When we asked about wine we we given a verbal beer list. Under pressure he left to check and said they had a caber-NET and a mer-LOT with no idea of brand. Went with G&Ts instead, seemed safer. No refill on the coke, they sold “the last one”. The fried corn app was mushy and the corn in the bag was almost gelatinous and inedible. The fried pickles were soggy, and onion rings greasy and lukewarm. Overall it was not a great experience, the food was marginal and not worth the prices. Would not return.
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Explorersoflocaleats
Chicago
32 reviews
vip
4.0
32 reviews
Dined on 13 December 2022
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Some good platters for sharing. Loaded lobster fries were good.
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CindyD
Greater Boston
10 reviews
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on 7 December 2022
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Location was great! The garlic noodles were great! The lobster was a good value but it was served in a plastic bag with the butter sauce in the bag with the shell on the lobster. They shook it at the table. Very messy way to eat lobster. The sauce should be on the side for dipping. I would go again but ask for sauce on the side.
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MBruno
Greater Boston
24 reviews
vip
4.0
24 reviews
Dined on 30 November 2022
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Uniquely good seafood. Great cocktails. Chill atmosphere. Be warned though that there are very few choices if you do not like seafood though and the dining room is up a long flight of stairs!
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AmyE
Greater Boston
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 16 November 2022
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
We had reservations before a show. Walk in and there is a sign to wait to be seated. No one came to seat us. Then a man came in from outside and asked if we were from grub hub. I said no we had reservations. He brought us upstairs and it smelled so horrible we almost couldn’t stay. Mix of seafood and garlic maybe. Took a bit for the waiter to take our order. Chowder was disappointing. Barely ate it. Wouldn’t recommend this place.
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OpenTable Diner
Singapore
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 1 October 2022
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Overall the food was good as is the service. Not quite what I was expecting
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CarI
Greater Boston
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on 16 September 2022
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
Not very good given how expensive it is………………………….
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foodieok
Greater Boston
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 12 August 2022
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
the food was so bomb. let me put yall on real quick: twin lobster tails, shrimp, potatoes and corn smothered in their moderately spicy garlic butter sauce. i ordered the "life's a peach" cocktail and it was liqaaaaaa but it was the perfect pairing. total was like $65 not including tip and i paid that hoe with ease cause it was just so good. i will be back LOL
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Shaking Crab - Boston Common does offer delivery in partnership with Uber Eats. Shaking Crab - Boston Common also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (617) 936-3162.

Shaking Crab - Boston Common is rated 4.2 stars by 124 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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140 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116

Additional information

Cross Street
Boylston Between Tremont and Charles
Area
Downtown Crossing
Hours of Operation
Sat 14:00–22:15 Sun 14:00–21:15 Dinner Mon–Thu 16:00–21:15 Fri 16:00–22:15
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Cajun, Creole / Cajun / Southern, Shellfish
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
We validate parking at: MOTOR MART GARAGE 201 Stuart StreetBoston, MA 02116Please bring your parking ticket to be validated at the rate of $10/3hrs.
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Non-Smoking, Takeaway, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Website
https://www.shakingcrab.com/
Phone number
(617) 936-3162

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Menu

Starters

French FriesUS$6.00

Onion RingsUS$8.00

Sandwiches

Lobster RollUS$19.00

Shrimp Po BoyUS$14.00

Crabs and Friends

Lobster Tail

Dungeness CrabUS$49.00

Sides

Steamed RiceUS$3.00

ColeslawUS$5.00

Refreshments

Home-Brewed Sweet TeaUS$3.00

LemonadeUS$4.50

What 124 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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