Joe's Crab Shack

First time visiting Jacksonville Beach, Florida, on our last night there. we had dinner at Joe's crab shack. We were greeted with a smile, told it would be an hour wait, but we were seated way before that. Our awesome server was Jonathan. It was an extremely busy night, but it did not stop him from being so nice and on point with our order. He explained the questions we had about the menu and made some suggestions. He made sure to keep coming back to our table and check on us before the food arrived. As busy as it was, I watched him take care of everyone he served with a smile and professionalism. It's nice to see that kind of service in extremely busy environments. Every single plate we ordered was very delicious, kudos to everyone that was part of our experience, including the chef, my grandchild who is 11 asked Jonathan to let the chef know his plate was very delicious he did a great job. By the way, it was my 9 - and 11 year old grandchildren first experience trying out crab legs, and they loved it. Keep up your great work, Jonathan.

Food and drinks were quick and delicious. Waiter was very nice. The portion sizes were very fair for the price, definitely had enough for left overs later. Can’t beat sitting by the beach with some good drinks and food. Overall, had a really great experience.

Went with a group of 3 for Sunday lunch. Assumed it would be busy, but probably due to the colder weather, there was no wait, and we were seated right away.

Lucas was our server, and he was the best. Super friendly and helpful. He checked on us frequently without being overbearing, seemed to really enjoy working there, which was clear in the way he assisted us. And yes, the food was delicious too.

My only concern was with parking. There's a parking lot across the street specifically for diners. However there was a gentleman out there, who placed cones by the entry and was charging $20 for parking and somewhat aggressive in nature. When we pulled up, 4 cones were there and we assumed we couldn't use the space. When we couldn't find anywhere else to park, we came back around and he was like $20 if u wanna park and only when we specifically told him we were going to the restaurant, did he let us park. May need to address this, but that aside, loved it.

Oh, btw, their outside seating area is under construction so only option is to sit at the bar, if you want to be outside.

Great atmosphere, great drinks and food, and most of all: great service. It was our first restaurant visit in Jacksonville, FL, and we couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Nick was our waiter and he was very attentive and professional. My wife and I had a memorable time.

We love it!!! We had a very good experience here at Joe’s 🦀🦞🦐 delicious food, amazing atmosphere with good music! Our server was so kind & helpful)) Definitely 5 stars

Visited yesterday for my 46th bday . Sat at outside bar . The bartender was awesome. Very friendly and personable. Food and drinks were good and Weather was nice even though a storm was coming it was still nice to be able to sit outside! Give that bartender a raise Joe's !

The hostess was sweet and brought me ice for my foot that I had twisted walking to the restaurant.

The waiter was very nice and plenty patient with us. We were a bit indecisive and needed extra time ordering our drinks.

I was a bit disappointed that I couldn’t get double fries instead of coleslaw as a normal. But it worked out because they were out of coleslaw and I ended up with some extra fries.

We Had the captains plate. It was super tasty. Perfect temperature. Enough food for us to share. We’ve decided that it is going to be our go to meal.

We had chocolate cake for dessert. So much chocolate you feel naughty, but so yummy.

They got the staff together and sang me happy birthday! Applause for making my birthday great! We can hardly wait to eat there again!

It was easy to get a table for lunch.

I felt like it didn't take long to receive our orders. I enjoyed my meal platter of crab, fish, and shrimp. My food was delicious.

Five stars for the service and atmosphere! You are paying for the service and atmosphere! I’ve gone to better restaurants and spent $50 for more crab than I got here. Our server made us laugh and he was very observant! Otherwise the food was good!

Had a great night here. Emily our waitress was so kind and courteous. We totally messed up our order while trying to wrangle our three kids and Emily was very understanding and helpful. She made a tough situation comfortable and handled it very professionally. A kind gentleman and his wife must have saw the chaos ensuing trying to take our 3 young kids out for a family dinner, and without telling us paid for our bill. Grateful for the good people in this world, and the delicious crab!

Splendid environment! Great food! Our food was fresh and not bad on the budget. The decor is awesome. The place was clean and inviting. Our server was wonderful. Its a great location with a phenomenal view of the ocean. Its beach front so it's easy access when youre on the beach having fun. We enjoyed ourselves immensely and plan to go again. The shark nibble is really cool if you have children. I highly recommend this place for a bite to eat to everyone who visits!

We had a party of four last night. Our server was Gabe and he was fantastic!! We were seated immediately and ordered our drinks and food. The food was amazing and came out quickly and piping hot. Highly recommended for food, the service and atmosphere.

We came to jacksonville for a short holiday and ended up at Joe's for Brunch our first morning. Its a lovely place with a lot of atmosphere, what really made our morning was Lindsey. She was out bartender and was so nice, not only was service fast and kind she also provided us with a list of activities in the area to do during the day. She honestly made our experience. We came back the same day in the evening because of the postive experience with Lindsey, she was off work but we met Alfred. Also a delight.

Summary: Restaurant and bar worth visiting, if not just for their amazing staff!!!

First time here and we had a big group about 16 of us out on the deck overlooking the beach. The service was good and food was great! Love the mozzarella sticks and of course steam pots. Beautiful views and good food with my family. A little slow on refills and service at my table, but overall the group was taken care of.

5 stars based on the food and TJ our waiter. Waited 45 min to be seated, but we were able to go to the bar and wait. After seated, our server TJ got our drink order and food order and it all came in 15 minutes. Food was fantastic, server great, and a good experience. $$ This is the best Joe's we gave eaten at in Florida.

We had a blast food was fresh and Hot We were by the beach after dinner we walked a short distance to the beach and it was really pretty just to unwind toes in the sand perfect weekend

We really enjoy this time, drinks , food, services was great

The food service is delicious, portion sizes is great. The waitstaff is truly phenomenal!! You’ll love it…Money well spent 🦀🦀🦀

We were went for Christmas lunch - thank you for being open! Staff was very prompt and very nice. It was heckin cold in there though which unfortunately let the food get cold quickly but it was still very good and good menu options!

Even though we came 10⌛🕘minutes before closing. The kitchen staff👩‍🍳🧑‍🍳was kind😄👍enough to cook♨us up a delightful main🍽entrée called, The Steamer.(for 2) It had tons of mussels🥘, clams, and🦐shrimp along with potatoes🥔& fresh🌽corn. If your down by the beach🏝🏖and craving seafood🦀🍤🦞🍚🦐🦑then check this restraunt🐬🐠🦈🐟🐡out.