Dancing Crab

Ed-Henry

Hello foodies!If you have followed me before on Instagram, you could see my live post on the bloggers dinner for the grand opening of Dancing Crab. Dancing Crab is a Louisiana-style seafood restaurant and has opened its first branch in Lotte Shopping Avenue, taking the place of Modern Asian Dinner.This restaurant is investing a lot of space here, including the space facing outside of the mall where you can see Jl. Prof. Dr. Satrio directly through the windows. At noon, the light drops nicely through to window, which a favorite scene these kind of days. At night, I quite into the ambiance, the light isn't too bright or dim. The decoration here is just there, nothing too fancy whatsoever. They opt for black-painted wall with some typography and pictures of their menu. Pretty standard American decoration but not decreasing the coziness here at all. What I like from Dancing Crab is the seafood are very fresh with finest quality. They are also tasty and 'finger-licking' thanks to the strong spices and herbs. Although the taste is more Italian, in my opinion, this Louisiana-style seafood is pretty okay. Here are the dishes that were served for the dinner :Spicy Cajun Fries (IDR 55k)"There's no such thing as too many starters", yes that's true. This Spicy Cajun Fries is one of many starters that I had in Dancing Crab. A basket full of fries seasoned with Spicy Cajun herbs.Garlic Soy Sauce Wings (IDR 55k)An old-fashioned American wings glazed with garlic soy sauce, it's finger-lickin' good! The wings were also sprinkled with some sesame seed.Crab Cakes (IDR 175k)A big breaded juicy crab cakes. I love the fluffy texture of the cake. The taste from the crab meat was also quite well and I couldn't miss each bite with the dipping sauce.Popcorn Shrimp Po'Boy Sandwich (IDR 98k)When I saw this at the very first place, I just couldn't wait to try it! Fresh garlicky breads stuffed with shrimp meats and drizzled with mayo sauce. Love the generous, tasty and fresh shrimp filling. As for the breads, they were smooth and both are a perfect combination for me.Garlic Noodles (IDR 45k)This was another starter that I tried, another one with garlic. It looked a pretty plain, ordinary stirred noodles but the taste was actually not bad. The noodles were thin, more like angel-hair pasta and the well-seasoned. The garlic seasoning is simple and gives a strong taste.Fried Oysters (IDR 288k)They oysters looked juicy and crunchy, served with the shells. And yes, a cup of dipping sauce to make the oysters even more finger-licking.Corn Bread (IDR 48k)Tiny bites of warm baked corn bread. It gave a traditional market snacks feel to me. But I feel this is a bit inferior among the other snacks and a bit too simple.Combo Bag #01 (Crab) (IDR 628k)The main selling from Dancing Crab. The one that you have to try.  A champion's dinner.Each Combo Bag consists of :1 Crab, 250g prawns, 250g clams, 250g mussels, potatoes, corns and sausages.Yes, it has sausages as one of the complimentary dish! Normally, you wouldn't find any sausages in crab dishes, but this one is pretty different, they just don't hold back with the servings.All the ingredients here were fresh, the crab meat was smooth and rich while the sausages were big and chunky. They all were well cooked, and the sauce really seeped into the meat.For this crab combo, Dancing Crab provides 4 sauce options, Dancing Crab Signature. Herb Butter, Beurre Blanc and Zesty Garlic Butter.I personally like the Beurre Blanc sauce, this sauce gives French touch to the crab. The addition of white wine took this sauce and the seafood to a different level.Add an extra sauce and you'll be charged IDR 50k per sauce bowl.Cold Seafood Platter (IDR 737k)This is also one of the signature dish from Dancing Crab. One platter consists of 250g Alaskan King Crab, 4 Oysters, 250g prawns, 250g mussels. Again, a generous serving from Dancing Crab. All the seafood were fresh and looked great. Unfortunately, there was nothing too special about the dish except its grand display.And for the drinks, Dancing Crab also provides various type of drinks, including lemonade, fresh juice, prebiotic juice, cocktails and many more. After eating that much seafood, prebiotic juice is a great choice. These juices are some fruits and other ingredients mixed into one resulting healthy drinks. Read more on foodglasses.blogspot.comAlso find me on Instagram @albert_martono

Hilariuz

Best crab meal in Jakarta! Will not regret to visit at least once. Good taste. Moderate price. Good ambience! Like it so very much. Will come and visit more.

Lilianatraveller12

Dancing Crab is definitely a must try.. fresh ingredients and sauce is made to acommodate Asian taste. the combo package come with corn,potato, carrot, sausage prawns and clams. Combo signature is my favorite.. just perfect for 3 ppl.. will definitely come again^^