Dancing Crab (www.dancingcrab.com.sg) at The Grandstand is the latest project by the TungLok Group. The whole concept is that you eat directly from the table with your bare hands – of course, you can use utensils or eat from the plates, but we won’t encourage that because it takes the fun away.
It goes without saying that eating at Dancing Crab is a messy affair. Waiters line the tables with a plastic sheet, then bring you your seafood combo and other yummies, and pour them all on the table for you to pig out ala communal style.
What makes Dancing Crab a place we can return to again and again is its varied menu of seafood dishes featuring imports from all over the world. There will always be something to look forward to, whether you are a fan of crabs or you are craving fish. And the best part is its super affordable price tags that we have no complaints about. Yes, not all seafood places charge exorbitantly, and Dancing Crab is one of them. Now, it is legit to eat prawns, lobster rolls, crab cakes and mussels every week!
If you love seafood, and don’t mind getting your hands dirty, Dancing Crab is the place to dine at with your family or a group of friends. Here are 10 reasons why Dancing Crab is a heaven for seafood lovers.
[ Giveaway ] We are also giving away S$400 Dancing Crab dining vouchers. Leave a comment below, and share this post on your Facebook timeline to win. More details on the giveaway at the end of this post.
1. EAT DIRECTLY FROM THE TABLE WITH YOUR BARE HANDS – SEAFOOD DOES NOT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS.
As mentioned earlier, eating at Dancing Crab is a messy affair. The fun about dining here is you get to eat directly from the table with your bare hands.
From huge bags of fresh catches like mussels and crabs, to classic mains like Fish & Chips to Lobster Roll, this is just about our new favourite place when we crave seafood. King Triton would not be too happy, though. But let’s adapt from “Under The Sea” – Life is sweet with all the fish and crabs and prawns!
2. DANCING CRAB SEAFOOD COMBOS TO FEED EVERYONE
The highlight of a meal at Dancing Crab, something that every table must get, is the Dancing Crab Seafood Combos. There are three combo bags to choose from. Combo Bag #1 (S$80) comes with a Sri Lankan Crab, 300g prawns, 250g mussels, potatoes, corn and sausages.
If you are not big on crabs, Combo Bag #2 – with 300g prawns, 250g mussels, 250g clams, potatoes, corn and sausages – is a more affordable alternative. All combos and seafood are served with a choice of Dancing Crab signature sauce (mild, spicy or extra spicy), herb butter or Buerre Blanc. The signature sauce is so addictive, we’ve warned you!
Dancing Crab is the perfect place for families to gather for an occasion, or for a group of friends to hang out over a good meal. For those who are dining in a big group, you should also get the Cold Seafood Platter (S$60) which features 250g Alaskan king crab, 4 oysters, 300g prawns, and 250g mussels to share.
3. CHEAP AND GOOD SEAFOOD
Dining out in Singapore in expensive, especially if you want to eat good seafood. What surprises us the most is that all the seafood dishes at Dancing Crab are extremely affordable for the quality. The aforementioned Dancing Crab Seafood Combo Bag #2 is only S$40. Can you believe it? So much food for only S$40?
Not to mention that there are also a list of snacks like truffle fries (S$7), Beer Batter Cajun Calamari (S$9), Seafood Gumbo (S$11), and Crab Cake (S$13) – they are nothing short of delicious. Now, you don’t have to wait till your bonus comes to pig out!
4. ONE OF THE BEST LOBSTER ROLLS IN SINGAPORE
We have always lamented that it is difficult to find good lobster rolls in Singapore, but we can gladly say that our hunt for the best lobster roll can come to an end now that we have discovered the one at Dancing Crab.
The lobster roll (S$30) – served with a side of cajun fries – is good for sharing as an appetiser, or as a main course for a light lunch. The lobster roll is well-executed, with 100g of lobster meat sandwiched between a fragrantly-toasted brioche bun. Let’s just say Dancing Crab will always see us going back just for this.
5. CRAB CAKES ARE SIMPLY FABULOUS
Crab cakes are one of our favourite dishes, but it is not something that we order on a regular basis because most restaurants charge S$30 upwards for crab cakes. So you can imagine our joy when we saw that Dancing Crab is offering its Crab Cakes for ONLY S$13. Oh. My God.
Crisp on the outside, and moist on the inside, the crab cakes were plump, meaty and bursting with flavours and freshness. SO GOOD.
6. PRAWNS ON FIRE – FEAST FOR THE EYES AND PALATE
Served table-side, the Flaming Moonshine Tiger Prawns (S$8/100g, min. 500g) are quite a show. The chef serves lives prawns flambeed table-side. Not only do you get to enjoy an entertaining show, you also get to taste sweet, succulent and fresh prawns.
The dish comes with a trio of wasabi katsuo sauce, sweet wine chilli sauce, and lemon pickled chilli sauce, but trust us, the prawns are so sweet that you won’t need any sauce.
7. FRESH SEAFOOD FROM AROUND THE WORLD
From Sri Lankan crab to Dungeness crab, Boston lobster and Alaskan king crab legs – Dancing Crab ships the freshest seafood from around the world. Indulge in nothing but quality dishes!
8. SEAFOOD GUMBO, A HEARTY ONE-DISH MEAL
A hearty one-dish meal, this is a bowl that provides supreme comfort. Piping hot seafood stew with generous chunks of prawns, fish, rice and root vegetables – all mixed together in a tomato-based soup. Kids will love this!
9. FISH AND CHIPS THAT ARE LIGHTLY BATTERED AND FRIED TO PERFECTION
This is not your ordinary Fish & Chips. Dancing Crab’s rendition uses fresh cod fillets that are lightly battered and fried to perfection. Nothing too greasy, so it goes easy on the tummy. Fries are served alongside, and we’d say dip them in the signature sauce from the seafood combo bag!
10. WASH DOWN EVERYTHING WITH THE REFRESHING HOMEMADE LEMONADE
This may not be seafood, but what is seafood without Dancing Crab’s homemade lemonade (S$4)? A refreshing mug of icy cold lemonade – available in original, lavender and pink thyme flavours – that is tangy and sweet, this also makes the perfect thirst quencher for Singapore’s eternal summer!
DANCING CRAB S$80 X 5 DINING VOUCHERS GIVEAWAY
1. Dancing Crab is giving away S$80 X 5 dining vouchers.
2. Leave a comment in this post and tell us which seafood dishes you want to try at Dancing Crab.
3. ‘Like’ Dancing Crab on Facebook.
4. Share the link of this post on your Facebook timeline.
5. The contest starts from now till 11 July 2014, 2359 hrs.
6. Winners will be notified by email.
// Updated on 16 July 2014: The 5 winners are Gan Siew Ern, Vanessa Ng Qiu Rui, Darren Lim, Geraldine Lim, and Wendy Tay.
For the latest promotions by Dancing Crab, go to www.dancingcrab.com.sg, ‘like’ them on Facebook, and follow them on Instagram.
Dancing Crab – Louisiana Seafood
The Grandstand #01-20/21
200 Turf Club Road
Tel: +65 6466 3303
Tue to Fri: 5pm – 10.30pm
Sat, Sun & PH: 11.30am – 2.30pm, 5pm – 10.30pm
Nearest Station: Botanic Gardens
This post is brought to you by Dancing Crab.
Would love to try the Combo bag #1 with my girlfriend, as we are both seafood lovers.
Dancing crab seafood combo 1. Would love to try it after my confinement together with my husband. Miss having delicious seafood currently!
Can I have raw oysters, garlic noodles, blue mussels, seasonal crab, Atlantic cod fish and apple crumble please? thank youuuuu (:
Hi lady ironchef, i would like to try the moonshine prawns and crab cakes! Love the communal style of this place! Food is meant to be shared with people and this place really makes that possible!
i love seafood. i love pigging out session.
cant wait to try everything on the menu!
tunglok never fails! ????????????
i love seafood. i love pigging out session with family and friends!
cant wait to try everything on the menu.
and one thing for sure… tunglok never fails to amaze me with their high standard of delivering food to us!
Hi there!
I would love to win this for My 2 yrs anniversary celebration with My bf!
I’d definitely try the Flaming Moonshine Tiger Prawns and the Truffle Fries!! Together with my family and friends as they look sooooooo yummy!! :3 Good things are for sharing! ^^
Hello Lady ironchef^^:) I would like to try the Flaming Moonshine Tiger Prawns and the Cold Seafood Platter. I’ve never eaten the Alaskan King Crab before as its too expensive…my dad’s birthday is on 17 july and he loves seafood a lot…I would wish to win this to bring him there to eat,as my family is not very rich so we don’t get to eat seafood often..so I hope to win this giveaway! Thank you!
Combo bag 1, truffle fries and cod fish
I’d love to try the Combo Bag #1 and the Flaming Moonshine Tiger Prawns! But of course with an $80 voucher, I might as well pig out and try the Lobster Roll and Crab Cakes as well.
I wanna try everything!!!
Hi ladyironchef!! ????
I would like to try out Combo Bag #1.
My love for seafoods is inexplainable! Especially crabs, and I believe it goes the same to you as well. Hopefully I will be the lucky winner to try this dish out. Yum yum
Hi! My mum loves loves loves seafood, especially crabs and prawns. So on top of the other possible delicious dishes we may order from the menu, we will definitely go for the combo bag #1 and flaming moonshine tiger prawns too!
I would definitely wish to try the Flaming Moonshine Tiger Prawns and combo bag #1. It looks too good to be eaten.
Seafood combo 1 n prawns on fire…
I would love to try the cold seafood platter and crab cakes, as sharing with friends never fails to double the joy, double the happiness and definitely, double the goodness of the seafood!
Hi ladyironchef! I would like to win combo #1 because i absolutely loveeeee crabs!!!! Crabs is my favourite dish in Singapore but i don’t get to eat it often because it is too expensive.
So i’d really like it if i got the chance to win, and i will be able to bring my family and enjoy the meal together! But thanks for giving us the chance to participate and have a chance to win the vouchers!
All food showing here is so tempting me, want to taste the all food here v much.
It’s been a long time since I had crabs! At Dancing Crab, needless to say, definitely have to feast on crabs! I would love to have the opportunity to try Combo Bag #1 and Crab Cake.
Hope to win this giveaway as I would like to dine with my boyfriend to celebrate our birthday (15th, 16th), our anniversary on the 14th and the most important day of my life; my graduation (18th). Yes 4 big events that will be happening in July, hope to round it up with a big feast with crabs and only crabs! ^_^
Liked & Shared! Thank you ladyironchef and Dancing Crab for hosting this giveaway. ?
Combo bag 1, truffle fries and cod fish
I would love to try combo 1. I love seafood… Crabs and prawns are my favs! I really hope I can win the voucher so I can go on a feast with my gf on the 24/7 (my bday). Best of all.. i can make a mess and be happy with it as nobody will be staring at me!
This is a very nice seafood restaurant and I will like to try almost everything on the menu. Im a seafood person and I love seafood a lot, since this place we can just eat with our hands I think it will be so comfortable for everyone to eat because eating crab usually if you eat in a restaurant people will care about your own image.
The food which tempted me most is the fish and chip. I dont eat fish and chip normally because of the thick batter it makes me sick but now a cod fish & chip I think it would be awesome to try it out and im bringing my family to try there someday.
I would love to try the DANCING CRAB SEAFOOD COMBOS TO FEED EVERYONE with my family. It will be a nice to have a great feast with our loved ones
Combo bag 1
I hope to win this for my mum’s birthday ! Its been long we have crab since few years back at melben for mother’s day
The fresh seafood dishes of course! Crabs, mussels and the crabcakes. Im a sucker for seafood so i would love to try as much as i can get my hands on! =)
I’d like to try the combo bag #1 as it comes with a Sri Lankan crab! And of course, the Flaming Moonshine Tiger Prawns! Saw your vid on Instagram and knew this is a must-try!
Great giveaway!
I am a huge seafood fan! Esp crabs! I just wanna try everything I see on your blog! But I wanna try the seafood combo 1 first!
I would totally love to try the crab cakes!!! I’ve had it once before, but just by your description of those drool-worthy crab cakes in this post makes me crave for them!! My mum’s birthday is also coming up so I would love to let her experience the same heavenly goodness of crab cakes (:
I really want to try Dancing Crab Seafood Combo Bag #2! I am a big fan of seafood, especially mussels!!
Was looking for a place to celebrate my birthday and would definitely want to try their Seafood Combo Bag #1! *__* I love seafood, especially crabs!
I am a huge crabs fan!!! Definitely going to go for the crabsssss
Passed by the restaurant when I was at grandstand and really wanna try it… especially the herb butter crabs! Hope to win the giveaway for a chance to try out the food there and can recommend to my friends:)
Combo #1 and lobster roll because I havent tried either all these 23years of my life (;
Dancing Crab Combo Bag 1, crab cakes, and truffle fries! Everything looks so good!!:)
I walked past the dancing crab just yesterday and really wanted to try! I want to try the combo bag #1 as well as the flaming moonshine tiger prawns and share it with everyone in my family!
I like to try the combo bag1, lobster rolls n crab cakes
hope to visit them soon.
I want the tickets ‘cos my friends and I love seafood!!!
I want the tickets ‘cos my friend and i love seafood!!! Dishes that i wanna try: prawns on fire and crab cake!
Seafood combo #1 + Crab cakes + Truffle fries sounds pretty amazing!
I definitely want to get my hands onto the seafood combo bag #1 with all the crabs, prawns & mussels!!!
Definitely would love to try the seafood platter because of the Alaskan king crab. Also would like to try the lobster roll!
Flaming moonshine tiger prawns, crab cakes, lobster roll, alaskan king crab and of course not to miss out their signature sauce!!!
I wanna try the combo!!!
Yummilicious
I want to try the lobster rolls, crab cakes and home made lemonade!
Of course I have to try the Fish & Chips! It has been my favourite over the years, and I always enjoy it at every restaurant I visit.
I’m also interested in giving a try to the famous Flaming Moonshine Tiger Prawns. It sounds so yummy that my stomach just growl by reading the description of it (and I just had my dinner!).
And since this is summer, I’m thinking of going there with my little niece and nephew and try either the Dancing Crab Seafood Combos or the Cold Seafood Platter. It will be a lot of fun to watch them get dirty while eating good food. Mmmm…. Yummy!
Can’t wait!
Of course i want to try the dancing crabs! It would be a new experience and fun to eat from the table!
Yum yum. I wanna try Seafood Combo #1 with my loved one
Woot! If I had to choose only one, then I’d go with Combo Bag number 1 please! Love Sri Lankan crabs
Getting hungry now reading your post
Seafood Combo Bag #1, Cold Seafood Platter, Tuffle Fries and Crab Cakes! Got to eat them all! So excited! =D~~~