The Crazy Crab at Harbour Town
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Where it is
Get directionsThe Crazy Crab Harbour Town is the family seafood restaurant on the Harbour Town Marina, a few steps from the lighthouse. It has been a local standby for more than 30 years, and the dining room, hung with lanterns, life rings, nets and an old diving suit, looks out over the boats.
People also search for it as Crazy Crab Harbour Town, the Crazy Crab - Harbour Town, and Crazy Crab Sea Pines. There is a second Crazy Crab at Jarvis Creek, mid-island, outside the gate; this is the one in Harbour Town, inside Sea Pines.
The Crazy Crab Harbour Town Menu
The menu is built on Lowcountry recipes, and each plate is cooked to order. The Alaskan snow crab legs are the signature and have won local awards several years running. The full Harbour Town menu, with prices, is below.
Harbour Town has lunch, dinner and kids menus; the Sunday brunch is at the Jarvis Creek Crazy Crab. Dinner runs from a half-pound Lowcountry shrimp boil at $21 to the Captain’s Platter at about $40, and the crab boils are priced by the market.
Crazy Crab Harbor Town Hilton Head with Kids
This is an easy dinner with children. Right outside the door are the lighthouse, a big playground and, in summer, live music, so there is something to do before and after the meal. The restaurant takes reservations through the reserve button above, which is worth using in the busy months.
Getting There
The Crazy Crab is at 149 Lighthouse Road in Harbour Town. Visitors not staying in Sea Pines pay the gate fee, $10 per day for a standard car. For other places to eat on the harbor, see Harbour Town restaurants.
The Crazy Crab in Harbour Town
What diners say
Reviewers are split on the food itself. Reviewers praise the crab legs, the she-crab soup and the seafood boils, and call the portions generous; they also describe it as easy with a family and note that it takes reservations, which not every table on this harbour does. But food is where the criticism lands too: some reviewers find it bland. Seafood is therefore on both sides here, which is worth weighing if you are choosing between this and somewhere else within walking distance.
Watch: Crazy Crab, Hilton Head: Harbour Town or Jarvis Creek?
There are two Crazy Crab restaurants on Hilton Head Island, run by the same company with separate menus. The Jarvis Creek one, at 104 William Hilton Parkway mid-island, has a deck over the marsh, a fire pit area and a playground, which makes it one of the easier seafood dinners with kids. Crab legs are the main event (snow crab and king crab), reviewers praise the she crab soup and gator bites, and hush puppies come to the table free at dinner. Book online in season; if you show up there is room to wait, but the turn in from the parkway can be tricky at busy times.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Does the Crazy Crab in Harbour Town take reservations?
Yes, online through the restaurant’s reservation page.
Is the Harbour Town Crazy Crab the same as the Jarvis Creek one?
Same restaurant group, different location. The Harbour Town one is inside Sea Pines, on the marina.
What is the Crazy Crab known for?
Alaskan snow crab legs, which have won local awards, and Lowcountry seafood cooked to order.
Is the Crazy Crab good for kids?
Yes. The lighthouse and a large playground are right outside, with live music in summer.
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