The Crab Shack at Chimney Creek

40 Estill Hammock Rd.
Tybee Island, GA 31328
Located in Tybee Island - North Beach
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The Crab Shack is a one-stop-shop for all things seafood. Make sure to order a Captain Crab’s Sampler Platter, a feast piled high with crab legs, shrimp, mussels, crawfish, Georgia shrimp, corn, sausage and potatoes. This Tybee Island staple offers outdoor seating overlooking a tidal creek, a bird menagerie and a gator lagoon. This experience is one you surely won’t forget!
General
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Outdoor Seating Capacity 1
Cuisine
  • American
  • Casual Dining
  • Seafood
TripAdvisor® Reviews
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
Tripadvisor - 4.2 out of 5 starsBased on 6676 Reviews
Tripadvisor - 3 out of 5 starsluckybobo | Sep 2, 2025
Go for the gators

Our waitress was outstanding. Our drinks were never half empty and she had several tables. I am sure this is a great spot if you are traveling with children with the outdoor area and alligators ...

Tripadvisor - 1 out of 5 starsTravel16047885417 | Aug 8, 2025
DO NOT GO.

WORST DINNER EVER. DO NOT GO. Waited over an hour for some disgusting cold, unseasoned food that they want to call a seafood boil… nasty unseasoned, barely cooked food on a plastic tray. We came for ...

Tripadvisor - 5 out of 5 starsScheirerfam5 | Jul 28, 2025
Fun atmosphere!

The food was great! The atmosphere is fun! There are alligators to look at and an arcade to play at. I love all the trees with lights on as well. It makes for a cool dining atmosphere. ...

Yelp® Reviews
Yelp Overall Rating
Yelp - 3.5 out of 5 starsBased on 2334 Reviews
Yelp - 5 out of 5 starsMelissa B. | Aug 14, 2025

Tony and I went to our favorite restaurant on Tybee Island "The Crab Shack". We discovered this restaurant back in 2014 with Noël Teel while in Savannah & ...

Yelp - 4 out of 5 starsGokarna K. | Jul 7, 2025

This place gets crowded so plan early to visit, the close at 9 pm during week day. We ordered Captain n Crab Sampler, Low Country, Kids Cheese pizza and ...

Yelp - 5 out of 5 starsJennifer F. | Jul 2, 2025

If the overall vibes didn't bring you here, the food will! The goal was crab legs and we found this place. You pull in and it looks like a beach shack, tons ...

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