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City Lobster & Crab Company

121 W. 49th St., New York, NY 10020 40.759591 -73.9816
nr. Sixth Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
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  • Cuisine: American Traditional, Seafood
  • Price Range: $$$

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  • Reader Rating:

    3.5 out of 10

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    2 Reviews | Write a Review

Official Website

citylobster.com

Hours

Mon-Thu, 11:30am-10pm; Fri, 11:30am-11pm; Sat, 4pm-11pm; Sun, noon-10pm

Nearby Subway Stops

N, R, W at 49th St.; B, D, F, V at 47th-50th Sts.-Rockefeller Center

Prices

$18-$34

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Bar Scene
  • Business Lunch
  • Good for Groups
  • Kid-Friendly
  • Lunch
  • Private Dining/Party Space
  • Prix-Fixe

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

Sure, it looks nice, but it's not a good sign when you leave a restaurant thinking you could have done better at Red Lobster. The place resembles a French brasserie: bright red booths, wood paneling, subway-tiled walls, and daily specials delineated on chalkboards. Your only clue that this is actually an American seafood house is the smelly lobster tank in the entryway and some details reminiscent of a cruise-ship. Stick to basic lobster, which comes by the pound. The lobster, shrimp, and scallop cioppino (fish stew) over fettuccine included mainly clams, mussels, and chewy calamari in a bland red sauce. Better, if not as pretty, are the plump crab cakes with big chunks of meat and very little breading. Non-shellfish options include pepper crusted pan-seared yellow fin tuna and mirin-glazed broiled halibut. Plus there's always steak. During dinner you'll see mainly tourists and the pre-theater set. During lunch, the most popular meal, the place is packed with office workers. — Yael Kohen

Extra

City Lobster offers a $32.95 pre-theatre prix fixe that does not actually include any lobster dishes; there's another three-course express lunch prix fixe also, for $29.95.

Recommended Dishes

Lobster, $25/lb.

3.5 "Not Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
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Food: 5.0
Service: 3.5
Décor: 6.0
Value: 2.5
City Lobster & Crab Company

City Lobster? Not Going Back.....

genny from 12180 | Posted on 12/10/07

Overall Rating: 105 (Mixed Reviews)
Food: 7
Service: 4
Décor: 7
Value: 3

The atmosphere invites, with soft lighting and cushy red booths. The menu looks appealing. But it all falls short, beginning with the highly overpriced wine list - especially for wines by the glass. Companion ordered the salad special appetizer for his entree. It arrived way before mine, and the special of shrimp with pineapple and baby spinach - consisted of 4 medium sized shrimp with very little PEAR- NOT PINEAPPLE, and some sprouts - NOT BABY SPINACH - for $16.00. My filet mignon was delicious, but needed to be cooked a little longer. Our server did not check on us. Worse, the plate was not heated, and as it was cold in the restaurant, my dinner cooled off almost immediately. Unlike other tables we had not been given bread. I will not return to City Lobster because I think that much better seafood can be had at better prices, and I think there is a lack of concern for the customer on the part of the management . And for goodness sake, if they want to save on heating costs, at least serve the food on hot plates!

City Lobster & Crab Company

8/25/07 NYC Restaurant Week - TERRIBLE !!!

fattysnax from 06103 | Posted on 7/30/07

Overall Rating: 102 (Not Recommended)
Food: 3
Service: 3
Décor: 5
Value: 2

We were tempted by the lobster on the NYC Restaurant Week menu at City Lobster and decided to give it a try. Boy were we disappointed! The lobster bisque, although it had pieces of lobster, had no lobster flavor. The crab cakes were respectable. There was very little breading and decent sized lumps of crab although when they got to our table, they were no longer hot or warm. The lobster ... first of all it was not served whole and there was no attempt to even make it even appear to be whole. We each had two claws from two different lobsters and the smallest of lobster tails (they claim 1.25 lb). There are much better options for restaurant week. Try Aquavit and Jean Georges' Nougatine they were both fantastic.

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