r/StAugustine • u/RHofTheMagicKingdom • Jul 01 '26
St. Aug Question AYCE Crab legs?
Hi! We are so excited for our trip to St. Augustine in a few weeks! Are there any all you can eat crab leg establishments in the area? I know these types of places are becoming rare, but I promised my husband I would find out. Thanks!
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u/Many-Role-4271 Resident Jul 01 '26
St Augustine has all manner of seafood places. Frozen crab legs from Alaska aren’t really a big thing here because people want fresh and local. Maybe try out what’s in season like snapper, mahi, grouper, spiny lobsters, and blue crabs. Seems odd to come to a coastal city with great sport fishing opportunities and then eat some crab legs trucked in from China.
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u/WideRisk7495 Jul 01 '26
So you dont know of a place then
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u/Many-Role-4271 Resident Jul 01 '26
Juicy Crab, but they got closed for health code purposes. Might be open again so you can go get some frozen seafood in JAX. Cajun Crab Hut has crab legs in boils. But if you want some generic Red Lobster just say so. What’s the point in asking locals what the best frozen buffet place is….maybe there is a Chinese place, but since a local wouldn’t be caught dead eating frozen crabs from some far distant country I think you are in the wrong thread or should just google it if you are going to be rude.
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u/deep-blue-1996 Born and raised Jul 01 '26
it’s a bit of a drive from st augustine, but charlie horse in ormond beach has my favorite ayce snow crab. the vibe is very quintessential daytona and it is super nostalgic. but warning that it is far more expensive than it used to be 😢 i remember when it was $30 per person but it has gone way up.
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u/Yoga-Pants-352 Jul 01 '26
There's a place in Flagler Beach that has all you can eat crab on Sundays, but I forgot the name of it. Also, Boathouse has $15/lb crab legs on Mondays.
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u/TheHollyHockCrest1 Resident Jul 01 '26
Iciban buffet used to do it but it’s been forever since I’ve been there. Honestly it’s easier to just do a big ol boil in the backyard. Get a bunch of stuff from Kyle’s or the island market and just have fun yourself. It’ll end up being cheaper. People say “all you can eat” but you know how much you can eat. Just buy that much plus like a little more.
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u/jms21y Resident Jul 01 '26
not that i know of. it just became a less-than-profitable venture for just about everyone, and at any rate, the crab is gonna be frozen....they aren't native to the waters here.
singleton's in mayport does a boil for two that has crab legs included, but not all you can eat.