Viral seafood boil restaurant Crabbish to open in Newcastle

Crabbish has taken the social media world by storm in recent months with its theatrical presentation, steaming food and customers wearing bibs.

The Louisiana-inspired restaurant guests to sit around a communal table and wear bibs as a bag of boiling seafood is sliced open and poured out, with various items often ending up in the customer’s lap.

Customers scramble to get their hands on boiled prawns, crabs, mussels, corn-on-the-cob, potatoes and more thrown in the middle of the table.

While some say the experience is “great”, with many returning to try it for a second time, others assume it would be their “idea of hell” and ask “how is that even edible?”.

A waiter serving a bag of Seafood Boil at a ‘Crabbish’ restaurant (c) Crabbish (Image: Crabbish on Instagram)

A picture of one of ‘Crabbish’s’ dishes shared on Instagram (c) Crabbish (Image: Crabbish)

The theatrics have, unsurprisingly, generated millions of views with customers flocking to the existing Crabbish branches in Liverpool and Manchester.

Residents in the North East, however, won’t have to head south for long; the chain announced on social media this week that they are opening a restaurant in Newcastle.

The restaurant is set to open in Pandon Bank, Quayside, with an official date to be confirmed.

The seafood boil phenomenon, which has raked in over nine million online watchers, said: “Crabbish is coming soon to Newcastle, bringing seafood boils loaded with crab, prawns and plenty more to the city centre!”

The post continued: “If getting stuck into a huge seafood boil sounds like your idea of a good time, this is definitely one to keep an eye on!”

The announcement has been met with a lot of excitement, one user writing: “Can’t wait for this one! Love my seafood.”

“Very excited for this,” another said.

While excitement is through the roof to experience the seafood, questions have also been raised about whether local produce will be used.

One comment read: “North East crab? I hope I hope I hope.”

With questions already arising, it is clear the people of Newcastle are not only thrilled, but ready, for the boiling bag to arrive in the North East.