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Crustaceans on the Wharf

Restaurant Cafe Seafood restaurant Steak house

Relaxed restaurant with a sprawling harbourfront terrace, for fish, oysters & char-grilled steak. People often mention seafood, service, great, friendly, dinner, steak, staff, meal, good, experience,


Address

45 Stokes Hill Wharf, Stokes Hill Rd, Darwin City NT 0800, Australia

Website

www.crustaceans.net.au

Contact

+61 8 8981 8658

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.00 (925 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: 5:30 to 8:30 PM
  • Monday: 5:30 to 8:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 5:30 to 8:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 5:30 to 8:30 PM
  • Thursday: 5:30 to 8:30 PM
  • Friday: 5:30 to 8:30 PM
  • Saturday: 5:30 to 8:30 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: seafood (16) service (11) great (10) friendly (9) dinner (8) steak (8) staff (7) meal (7) good (7) experience (6)
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  • 5/5 Karl F. 2 years ago on Google
    Wow, Silvia and her staff supplied a great experience, super friendly and professional. The food was to die for. Tonight is the best food experience I have had in Darwin on my 3 day trip. Do yourself a favour and dine here.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alex N. 5 months ago on Google • 412 reviews
    Tolles Restaurant am Hafen mit tollem Ausblick. Reservierung wäre angebracht, da große Nachfrage herrscht. Das Essen schmeckt hervorragend und es gibt ei e große Auswahl. Die Austern gibt es in verschiedenen Varianten. Eignet sich aber nur als Vorspeise. Der Service ist kompetent, schnell und sehr freundlich. Bestellung am Tisch, Bezahlung am Tresen mit Tischnummer
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nisha F. 2 years ago on Google
    We ordered the Seafood Platter for 2, Beef & Lobsters, Garlic Bread and Fresh Oysters. We loved everything and dinner by the water with a view is always nice! Also, if you want your own mini seafood buffet, I recommend the platters! Made to share but eaten by 1 is better🤷🏽‍♀️🤣🤣
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hayley C. 1 year ago on Google
    The service was fantastic, lovely smiles and prompt delivery. Sitting watching the water, delicious food and great company was delightful. Can recommend the seafood platter for one, amazing value for money.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ares R. 7 months ago on Google • 375 reviews
    Crustaceans on the Wharf is an ideal choice for entertaining guests and celebrating special occasions. Make sure to book in advance as it's a popular spot. The seafood platters are a must-try, featuring a delectable variety of ocean delights. If you're in the mood for steak, they've got that covered as well, cooked to perfection. The ambiance is superb, especially during sunset when you can dine with a breathtaking view. This restaurant offers a memorable dining experience that's worth every moment spent.

  • 1/5 Darren L. 8 months ago on Google • 161 reviews
    A great spot located at the end of the wharf, staff were friendly and that’s about where the positive experience ends. After waiting an hour for our meals and seeing others getting seated and getting their meals before us was a bit off putting, we are not a large group or anything just a table of two. When my meal come out it looked well presented and couldn’t wait to get into it however found the half lobster 🦞 well overcooked to the point of it being dry rubber in a shell. The steak 🥩 even though I ordered it medium rare was well undercooked like seared on the outside and rare and in the thickest part’s basically raw. I didn’t finish the steak.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Axeman's Fishing A. 1 year ago on Google
    Had an amazing dinner here. The location is superb, especially on sunset. The service was very good, quick and friendly. The food was so fresh, especially the seafood. For such great food, it was really good value for money. We will definitely be back.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Елена �. 1 year ago on Google
    Booking required. Beautiful location. Kids eat free from kids menu for every main meal purchased. Food was good, but nothing special. Long waiting time.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 William S. 2 years ago on Google
    Highly recommend their BBQ ribs as they were perfectly cooked and fall right off the bones. Also recommend their garlic bread with just the right amount of garlic butter. And must try their oyster Trio! We had great table service as well.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Emz M. 3 months ago on Google • 118 reviews New
    Really brilliant spot overlooking the harbour. Cool decor inside with a full size boat and fairy lights. Was quiet so didn’t quite have the atmosphere. Food was delicious- the kids meal was a steal at $7.50- beef lasagna and chips. The seafood platter was amazing- fed 2 adults and 1 child- $145- not sure if this is reasonable as don’t usually get seafood platters.

  • 4/5 Culinary P. 8 months ago on Google • 51 reviews
    This is probably the best location for a restaurant. Especially around sunset time either for dinner or a few drinks and enjoy the views of Darwin Harbour. We ordered a seafood deluxe platter, it had everything from muscles, scallops, prawns, oysters, squid, barramundi, lobster, Moreton Bay bugs. We enjoy the meal with great flavours with its beautiful surrounding of ocean views. The staff were friendly and the meals were well priced.

  • 4/5 Brendan J. 3 months ago on Google • 46 reviews New
    Great cheese coverage on my parmigiana, nice quick and friendly service. Good cross breeze. Capsicum on top of parmi was odd but okay.

  • 5/5 Bronia 8 months ago on Google • 38 reviews
    What an amazing restaurant - this is a must do for dinner. Dining outside on a beautiful balmy night enjoying an incredible menu with huge servings of seafood. The steak is also awesome

  • 4/5 Nicholas H. 6 months ago on Google • 35 reviews
    屋外席。おいしい貝類とステーキのグリル。夕日の港の景色を楽しむには、午後 6 時 30 分までに到着するのがベストです。合理的な価格。 Casual rather than fine dining. Unique location, reasonably good food, reasonable prices, cheerful yet at times uncoordinated service being our experience. We booked a table for 2 for 7:30pm on a Friday night. Upon arrival staff were somewhat flustered and not sure where to place us, eventually telling us “actually this table is all we have at the moment” and setting us away from the prime locations by the wharf’s edge. Having been seated I noted for any future visit, to book a table by the water and plan to arrive by 6:30pm to enjoy a sunset over the harbour. After being seated we were asked if we wished to order drinks but had to prompt the young waiter for drink choices, or a menu, which was then provided. Drink orders taken, we began to enjoy the outdoor atmosphere when a second waiter asked us if we wanted anything to drink? Informing him that we had ordered drinks we asked if we could have the food menu. This was fetched and revealed a good selection of local and imported seafood entrees, seafood mains, “surf and turf” style seafood/steaks/pasta mains most with chips and salad, and a good number of desserts. We ordered crocodile skewers and garlic bread as entrees, beef lasagna for her and bugs and 300g beef steak (medium) for him. Entree and mains arrived promptly. Serving sizes were generous, each dish cooked nicely and pleasingly presented and we enjoyed all. Waitstaff were cheerful but seemed distracted and/or tired at times, we had the sense that we had arrived at the end of a busy evening for them, however it did not distract too much from our enjoyment of the meal and the location. Coffee and sticky date pudding dessert rounded out an overall satisfying casual- rather than fine-dining experience. Again, recommend booking, specifying a table harbourside, and arriving to be seated by 6:30pm to enjoy what must be a magnificent sunset to be seen over the harbour.

  • 5/5 Sarah R. 2 months ago on Google • 11 reviews New
    Absolutely hands down best seafood restaurant in N.T 🙏🏼❤️ the customer service and amazing vibe was unreal.. Kid friendly, great priced & well managed 💯

  • 4/5 Samantha A. 2 months ago on Google • 11 reviews New
    Food is very tasty! The mushroom sauce on the steak was quite bland but the steak and prawns were delicious. The seafood platter was also really good! We were very happy! Atmosphere is amazing too, Such a lovely spot. The staff I think were the highlight above all! So incredibly lovely and attentive

  • 5/5 Andrew H. 6 months ago on Google
    We arrived without a booking and they were able to accommodate us, but I think a booking would be sensible. We were served promptly by friendly staff. The food came relatively quickly. We began with garlic bread which was one of the best we've had, and followed with crumbed barramundi with chips and salad. The fish was cooked to perfection and the chips were also excellent. Nothing wrong with the salad, either. We finished up with sticky date pudding and ice cream, which was the perfect end to a perfect dinner. Highly recommended.

  • 5/5 robert t. 10 months ago on Google
    Nice place been here twice now. Really great seafood. Reasonably priced. Keep up the great work.

  • 5/5 Kellie W. 1 year ago on Google
    We only had dessert and coffee but it was tasty and the service was amazing! They offer a free kids meal with a paying adult so we'll definitely be back for dinner. Great atmosphere too! Back for dinner and again great customer service food was delicious and steak was cooked perfectly. We also had the crumbed barra and calamari Espresso Martini wasn't on the menu but glad we asked because they do them well.

  • 2/5 Anthony A. 1 year ago on Google
    Lovely atmosphere. Extremely friendly service. Nice location. However the lobster was not cleaned well. Had been looking forward to eating there for ages. Disappointed with response from the chef via the waitress. “How it’s done”. I think the passion has been lost. No understanding on a customer’s opinion. Have eaten lobster in many restaurants and never had ‘waste’ still evident.

  • 3/5 Masoud D. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice environment to have a meal with a friend, spouse or colleague. Staff were really pushy and kept asking to place an order. Food was generally okay. Asked for a bourbon on rocks and the newly employed staff was not sure they had it on the bar. No parking so you have to park in other areas. The closest carpark is a pair carpark. I prefer not to go there anymore.

  • 5/5 Mogs B. 3 months ago on Google • 9 reviews New
    Food was fantastic! Staff were friendly and helpful. Atmosphere was brilliant.

  • 4/5 Laura E. 1 year ago on Google
    We visited for dinner after the races - the service was quick, drinks cold and food excellent. We had the seafood platter for 2, which was very fresh and full of flavour. Our dining companion had pork ribs which he didn't enjoy so much. The size of the portions is fair, not huge but not on the small side either. If you like your seafood fresh and service quick, I highly recommend.

  • 3/5 Jill J. 1 year ago on Google
    The food was very nice, we were not happy to be seated in the rain, and right near the edge of the water, with a young child after asking for inside seating, Also after being first to arrive and be seated we waited over 1 hour for our meals. They were very nice.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Counter service
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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