Crab Pavilion is a young crab restaurant that was founded in 2016 but has already accumulated a good reputation in just a few years. At present, Crab Pavilion has two stores in Shanghai, located in Hopson Hui and Crystal Mall.
Unlike many crab restaurants that specialize in hairy crabs, Crab Pavilion uses pike crab in many dishes. Although pike crabs and hairy crabs belong to the same crab family, there are still big differences between the two. Barracuda crab is produced in coastal areas and belongs to seafood, and the most common one on the market is the wild red paste pike crab produced in Zhoushan. This crab has been on the market for a longer period of time than hairy crabs, and is produced from August to January of the following year. Barracuda crabs are larger and have a fresher taste, and their meat is not as tender as hairy crabs. One of the reasons for the popularity of pike crabs is the affordable price, and the same weight of pike crabs is indeed much cheaper than hairy crabs.
The variety of dishes in the crab pavilion is very rich, and it is completely worthy of the title of "crab feast". Crab roe and wild peach gum are one of the restaurant's signature dishes. The total amount of this dish is not much, but the crab roe is abundant. The crab roe is fresh and delicious, and there is no too strong crab fish. Peach gum is very special as a raw material for dishes. It has a somewhat crumbled texture and a unique sticky texture of gum in the mouth, and overall the dish is still unique in flavor. Baked conch with fresh crab roe and meat is another dish not to be missed. Crab roe and crab meat are mixed with fresh meat and stuffed into a conch, then a little cheese is added, and it is cooked in a baked way, and the conch seals the deliciousness of the filling intact, and the taste is full and mellow.
The service of the crab pavilion does not have too many highlights, and the chaotic serving order and slow serving speed are often criticized by diners. Fortunately, in most cases, the waiter's attitude is still quite welcoming. The interior of the restaurant is also modest, but most of the tables are a little close, so if you want to ensure privacy, we recommend choosing a window location.
Compared with the per capita consumption of nearly 1,000 yuan in top crab banquet restaurants, Crab Pavilion has a very high cost performance, and it is worth a try because it launches preferential packages from time to time.
