The Crab Trap is the chunk of the Perdido Key Drive seafood economy that does big-volume gulf-front family dinner well. Wraparound deck on the Gulf, an inside dining room large enough to never feel like you’re being rushed, and a menu that hits the usual Gulf Coast seafood marks — Royal Reds when they’re in, peel-and-eat shrimp, fried platters, grouper sandwich, the works.
What it doesn’t try to be: a fine dining experience, a quiet date spot in March, or a place where you’ll get a table on a Saturday night in July without a wait.
What it is: a reliable answer to “we’ve got six adults and four kids and we want to be on the water and we don’t want to think about it.” The booth on the corner of the deck with the unobstructed Gulf view is the booth to angle for.
Bushwackers also available here — same regional rules apply.