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The Boiling Crab
JonmatThe Boiling Crab, 68, Harbour Street, Chinatown, Haymarket, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000, Australia
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A well-known Boiling Crab restaurant in central Sydney. The video features king crab, lobster, crab, shrimp, and abalone served with Cajun-style sauces at several heat levels.
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Cajun-style sauces are available at several heat levels.
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Try a seafood combo weighing over 10kg at a boiling crab restaurant in central Sydney.
A famous boiling crab restaurant in central Sydney. The video features king crab, lobster, crab, shrimp, and abalone served with Cajun-style sauces at different spice levels.
Taste notes from the video
The Cajun sauce is described as smoky and spicy, while the garlic sauce helps balance the creaminess. The blue crab meat is tender and sweet, while the brown crab is said to have plenty of innards.
Key visit points
- They say they came to central Sydney to eat boiling crab.
- You can choose among Cajun, lemon, and Cajun garlic sauces and different spice levels.
- They eat king crab, lobster, brown crab, blue crab, shrimp, abalone, and baby octopus.
- They say the wait was long and there was still a line after 8 o'clock.
- They say the portions were so large that they packed some to take away at the end.