Reviews

The Three Crabs takes great pride in the quality of our food and this is reflected in the many awards and outstanding reviews that we regularly receive from the public and restaurant press. We are regularly featured in Northwest restaurant, travel and tourism related publications.

Recognized as one of the "Ten great places to eat seafood by the seashore." -- USA Today, 2003.

Honored as "Number One in Western Washington, The Three Crabs" -- 'Pacific Northwest Magazine'

"One crab is a feast in itself, as you can see in the picture, and the menu also includes crab Louie, crab sandwiches, crab cakes, salmon, halibut, scallops, prawns and littleneck clams. If you can't commit to just one thing,"said our dining companion John Wilson of Sequim, Washington, "the 'Taste of Dungeness' is the answer." Sure enough, it had a little of everything, which added up to a lot!"

"Right on the beach, this tourist favorite is the palce for dungness crab, crab cocktails, clam chowder and olysters." -- 'Insights Guides the Pacific Northwest'

"Well-prepared, fresh local seafood and produce. Easy ambiance... Fine view of the harbor and freshest Dungeness crabs around." -- 'Insight Guide United States: on the road'

"The Three Crabs - american, mostly seafood, full bar serive. Lunch and dinner daily, in business for nearly half a century, this cafe with a nautical knotty pine interior specialized in local dungness crab. Assorted other seafoods, deep fried or grilled plus a few steaks to round out the menu. Try the dungness crab cakes or fillet of sole topped with almonds. The restaurant is on the waterfront where the old town of Dungness once stood." -- 'Washington Discovery Guide'

"The dining room is right on the beach, which meant that we had a panoramic view of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and a three-hour northwest summer sunset. It's no wonder that people make the two-hour trip from Seattle to eat at "The Three Crabs." It's worth an even longer journey."

"Dungeness Crabs, widely though by shellfish gourmets to provide the ulimate in crabmeat, are the local specialy: a good place to try them is The Three Crabs Restaurant, located on the coast about five miles north of Sequim." -- 'The Rough Guide to the Pacific Northwest'

"Crab is what you come for at The Three Crabs Restaurant, a un-fancy cafe and local hangout overlooking the beach in Dungeness, near Sequim (there pies are worth stopping for too)." from 'Travel Smart Pacific Northwest'

"One of the area's best seafood restaurants, The Three Crabs, overlooks the spit and is a perfect place to try the area's namesake Dungness Crab." -- 'Road Trip USA getaways: Seattle'

"The Three Crabs is an Olympic Penisula institution. Folks drive from miles around eo enjoy the fresh seafood and sunset views at this friendly waterfront restauruant overlooking the Straight of Juan de Fuca and the Dungeness Lighthouse. For 46 years the Three Crabs has been serving up Dungeness crabs in a wide variety of styles. You can order your crabs as a cocktail, a sandwich, cracked, and as cra b Louie Salad. Clams and oysters also come from the local waters and are equally good." -- 'Frommer's Washington State'

Awards
  • 1988 Best Restaurant in Western Washington (outside Seattle area) -- Pacific Northwest Magazine Reader's Poll Awards
  • 1988 Best Seafood Restaurant In Western Washington (outside Seattle area) -- Pacific Northwest Magazine Reader's Poll Awards
  • 1989 Best Restaurant in Western Washington (outside Seattle area) -- Pacific Northwest Magazine Reader's Poll Awards
  • 1989 Best Seafood Restaurant In Western Washington (outside Seattle area) -- Pacific Northwest Magazine Reader's Poll Awards
  • 1990 Pacific Northwest Magazine Reader's Poll Awards
  • 1991 Pacific Northwest Magazine Reader's Poll Awards
  • 1999 Best Seafood Award --Sequim Gazette's Best Food Service Awards for East Clallam County
  • 2003 USA Today - One of the "ten great places to eat seafood by seashore".
Recommendations - The Three Crabs has been recommended to readers by:
  • Pacific Northwest Wine Connection -- 11/29/83
  • Hilda Anderson -- Freelance writer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer 6/4/87
  • Eleanor Ostman -- Staff Writer, St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch 10/22/89 -- "My computer confidant said The 3 Crabs was best, and he's right. Dungeness Season had just commenced, and the multi-clawed critters were being captured in the straits right outside the restaurant. That meal was simply heaven: a whole cracked crab with nippy dipping sauce, spicy coleslaw, smoked salmon appetizer and a shared bottle of Washington State Gewürztraminer."
  • Barbara Gibbs Ostmann -- Food Editor, Saint Louis Post Dispatch 10/23/89
  • Jerry & Jan Michaelson -- Knoxville News Sentinel 10/18/98 -- "Enjoy Dungeness Crab in the town of Dungeness. The Three Crab is the only restaurant in town, and it's worth the trip. In season, the crab is fresh out of the water; the servings are generous, and the sauce is incredible."
  • Jane & Michael Stern in "Goodfood"
  • Doreen Daily -- Motorhome Magazine spring 2000
  • USA Today - 2003 - selected as one of the top 10 places to have seafood by the seashore.
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