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Laishley Crab House
Laishley Crab House

Laishley Crab House Details

  • Dining Style: Casual Dining
  • Website: http://www.laishleycrabhouse.com
  • Email: chrise@smugglers.com
  • Phone: (941) 205-5566
  • Hours of Operation: Lunch Daily: 11:00am - 5:00pm; Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 10:00pnm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 11:00pm
  • Payment Options: AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
  • Cuisine: American, Sushi
  • Executive Chef: Rodney Monroig
  • Dress Code: Casual Dress
  • Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
  • Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Non-Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Smoking Area, Smoking Area (patio only), Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Getting there

  • Cross Street: Nesbit St.
  • Parking: Public Lot
A word from Laishley Crab House
Laishley Crab House offers waterfront dining and the freshest seafood available. Feast on Blue Crab direct from Charlotte Harbor and the Peace River Seafood Market, fresh Alaskan King Crab and Snow Crab flown in daily from Dutch Harbor, Alaska, or enjoy your favorite seafood, steaks, and sushi.… Pets are welcome on our outdoor dining deck. Check out our menu for everything we offer. We look forward to serving you!Continued
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  • Diners' Choice WinnerGreat for Lunch
  • Diners' Choice WinnerScenic View
Diner Reviews
  • "We eat here every trip to Florida. Awesome food, kids menu rocks, amazing view, and great service. Don't miss out on having lunch or dinner there."
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "We went for dinner and luckily had the good sense to make a reservation or we would have been waiting with the crowd in the lobby for who knows how long. Service was adequate and food was quite good. I was surprised that a place with "Crab" in the name didn't have stone crab on the menu, but I ordered edamame, sashimi and a california roll, and they were great. My escort ordered a New York strip steak that he said was the best he'd had in a long time. Our drinks were also generous. During the "season" this place is always mobbed, so we don't go there often because it is crowded and noisy, which is good for the restaurant's business but not so good for ius."
    Dined on 3/7/2014
  • "For a seafood restaurant on the bay, the food was par. I realize "in season" is not the best judge of a SW Florida restaurant. But I have had the same grouper sandwich at the neighborhood bar. As our lunch began at 1:00 and ended at 3:00, the full house was evident. I will go back after the snowbirds leave."
    Dined on 3/5/2014
  • "Great place to meet friends. Waitress was great, let us sit for hours getting reacquainted w high school friends. Food very good, warning it is very noisy."
    Dined on 3/5/2014
  • "This was a special occasion( 51 wedding anniversary) for us with guests from out of state. We wanted to relax,and visit. One of our guest specially told the waitress that he was only going to order his appetizer and then after he was done trying something new he would order dinner...For the rest of us our dinner was served before our appetizers even came to the table. There was no way we could enjoy our meal in that order..and what we thought would be a pleasant night was just too confusing. Even though the price of one of the appetizers was removed from the bill it didn't matter. We could not enjoy eating it anyway...Will I go back again, yes. But was this dining experience a pleasant one--- NO..."
    Dined on 3/4/2014
  • "Met friends traveling thru for lunch. Impressed with it's beauty, waterfront, food, service, clientele, and already talking about retirement possibilities in our town! What a way to make an impression!"
    Dined on 3/4/2014
  • "Had a party of 12 and the accommodation was great!! Wonderful server Michelle!"
    Dined on 3/3/2014
  • "Friendly service and food was delicious .. Our first visit and we loved it!! We will return"
    Dined on 3/2/2014
  • "With reservations and an out door seating request, we were so pleased when we were promptly seated at a beautiful table overlooking the marina-exactly what we had hoped for. Our waitress had a sense of humour, the wine was replaced with a different NZ savignon blanc when our choice was not available but was of equal quality. Our appetisers of seafood dip and conch fritters were tasty and enough for all 8. Many of us ordered the grouper special and were not disappointed. We also enjoyed the pomegranite and sea foam salts provided for the women in the washrooms-a very nice, soft, fragrant fnishing touch to the evening and we will be returning, as a smaller group very soon!"
    Dined on 3/2/2014
  • "Nice view of the marina but for two of us facing the setting sun, not so pleasant. If there were some sun shield that would help. John Derr"
    Dined on 3/2/2014
  • "Our most recent trip to Laishley's was a wonderful experience!! Their menu especially for sea food is wonderful!! Our waiter, Kody, was super, super,super!!! We had our of town guests with us, it was their first visit to Laishleys and I'm sure we will all be back!! We ate outside and the weather was perfect! Over all it was a terrific evening!!"
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "It was delightful to enjoy both the scrumptious food and a magnificent view of the Peace River. We did like the e-reservations also. Made it so hassle free Will be returning soon."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "Great luncheon stop however there was a band playing on the ground level and conversation was impossible."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "Lettuce was brown. Soup was undistinguished. Sandwiches were OK"
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "Food delicious. Great service. Wonderful to be able to get seated immediately with reservation on extremely busy night"
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "We keep coming to Laishley Crab House for the outstanding seafood, view overlooking the Marina & Harbour and the fun atmosphere!"
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "Our reserved table was ready as ordered for the 4 of us with a waterside position and a lovely view of the harbor. The food and drinks were superb as well....a 5 star rating from all of us. We will definitely be back!!!"
    Dined on 2/24/2014
  • "We had a large group and everyone enjoyed their meal. Only glitch was the Oysters Rockefeller ...they were described as "pastey". The oysters on the half shell were great! Our waiter was Steve & he was great!"
    Dined on 2/21/2014
  • "After picking up visitors at the nearby airport, our group of 11 arrived. Our reserved table was ready on the veranda overlooking Charlotte harbor. Service was prompt, friendly and efficient. I had the she-crab soup as the weather was cool and the coconut shrimp from the appetizer menu. It was delicious and filling. A great time was had by the entire group."
    Dined on 2/27/2014
  • "Great food, great service, great view! We and another couple dined at Laishley's for the first time this past Wed evening. Our server Jerry was attentive, friendly and professional. We all loved our appetizers - Calamari, Shrimp Cocktail and oysters on the half shell. We also all loved our entrees - Stuffed Shrimp, Seafood Pasta, Crab Grouper and the evening special of Fish and Chips. Everything was first rate. We highly recommend Laishleys Crab House and will return often."
    Dined on 2/26/2014
  • "A unique restaurant on the water with great food and service. We have enjoyed all our meals here and so have our guests. It is easy to make a reservation online and they have been able to accommodate our seating requests each time."
    Dined on 2/21/2014
  • "We suggested Laishley's and were joined by 3 other couples from "up north" for dinner. I had originally booked an outside table as we were dinning at sunset, but we changed to an inside table due to the cool weather. Everyone really liked the place and thanked us over and over for the choice. They gave us a corner table with a view, and although the dinning room was full, we were able to converse readily. Everyone had seafood and all were impressed with their choices. I thought they could have included a salad for the price we paid."
    Dined on 2/26/2014
  • "We recently had a cousins get together for lunch... we were seated in a timely manner with reservations made for 1:30. Wait staff did a good job considering they were busy.. Our drinks were served quickly,,,food took a little longer but we were in no hurry. We did not feel rushed to have to leave which was good as we don't see each other that often. It was a good choice for our get together and the second time we have had our cousins lunch here."
    Dined on 2/25/2014
  • "Totally enjoyed the experience. This time we took out of town guests & they too were thrilled. Can't wait to go again."
    Dined on 2/25/2014
  • "I ask for outside seating if it was warm enough. You were fine until the sun went down and the wind picked up. I asked if they would turn on the heater but the waiter said the manager had to tell them when to turn it on. My companion went in and they seated us inside. They should have turned the heaters on."
    Dined on 2/24/2014
  • "Great lunch spot. Nice view, great crab chowder, grouper sandwich was just 'ok', same as the caesar salad with grouper. Other salads were very good."
    Dined on 2/25/2014
  • "The restaurant was very busy and our table wasn't ready at our reservation time. Our waitress was missing in action and the seafood we ordered was overcooked. Nice view but not worth the pricey entrees and poor service."
    Dined on 2/25/2014
  • "Everything about the evening was good... Had reservations - seated promptly - service was excellent - not rushed.. Will be back. Oh and the view was G-R-E-A-T... Never disappointed here !"
    Dined on 2/25/2014
  • "Weather cooperated so it was wonderful. Group of 7 enjoyed all their meals."
    Dined on 2/24/2014
  • "Reserved a table 2 days in advance on the front patio. We were given a table on the side patio yet when I walked the front patio there were 3 tables available. (Why didn't we get one? There were 3 different waiters that appeared to be fighting over who would wait on us. After much ado they straightened it out. The drinks arrived late. I ordered sushi and when the sushi arrived there was no soy sauce with it or a bowl to hold the sauce. I had to wait quite a while for the soy and the bowl meanwhile the sushi is getting warm. My wifes grouper dinner arrived cold. Mgr resolved situation by offering a round of drinks which was appreciated. After his involvement the situation improved."
    Dined on 2/23/2014
  • "The service was excellent and seated at our reservation time. Lots of people at the bars and tables, I love when restaurants have people in them. We were celebrating a birthday that evening the waiter immediately had taken the cake to the kitchen. Nice touch! He later served it with a lite candle, very thoughtful! Drinks and appetizers were served appropriately. The food was excellent and served very nicely for a party of 8. Also we had greeted a distant relative and we actually had a great conversation at the table with them. That was a great plus for us that evening! We drove in from Sarasota and our relative drove in from Cape Coral. We will return again! Thanks for a wonderful evening!"
    Dined on 2/22/2014
  • "I have only been to Laishley Crab House two times but both times were excellent. I do like the online reservations. The server was fun and very attentive. The food was delicious and plentiful.. We all will definitely go back.."
    Dined on 2/22/2014
  • "Only reserved our table through Open Table fifteen minutes before our arrival and we were seated right away despite a huge line. Delicious salads. A great place to meet between Venice and Naples"
    Dined on 2/19/2014
  • "Restaurant was very crowded with one hour wait for those without reservations. Open table reservation worked perfectly. We were seated immediately."
    Dined on 2/22/2014
  • "food had great flavor and the peel and eat shrimp were wonderful! all four of us were very happy. drinks were good also"
    Dined on 2/22/2014
  • "No wait for our table. I made reservation online. Great service, friendly staff, great meal."
    Dined on 2/21/2014
  • "We have dinned at the Crab House several times and each time was a very enjoyable visit. I am not a seafood lover but did not have a problem finding something on the menu that I could enjoy. My husband loves the Steam Pot."
    Dined on 2/21/2014
  • "Overcooked veggies. Pleasant but inattentive service. All round disappointing A bit overpriced for what it is. Felt the whole restaurant was a little 'full of itself'"
    Dined on 2/17/2014
  • "The scallops were very good. My mother had fried oysters and said the best she has ever had."
    Dined on 2/18/2014
  • "First time at this resturant. Menu looked great. Ordered a Lobster Roll and Crab Louie Salad. Big disapointment. The roll was stale bread. The lobster was lobster salad, not chunks of lobster.. The crab was again crab salad, not chunks of crab. The appearance of the crab salad was unappetizing, looked more like dog food Disapointing for a restaurant with Crab in its name. They should go to New England to find out how to make a Lobster Roll and to California to see what a Crab Louie should be."
    Dined on 2/20/2014
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