Crab Shell - Dartmouth

Nice welcome, very clean and well run. Very attentive and drinks were reasonably priced for a Harbourside pub. Toilets were very clean and the food was fab. Seating outside in the sunshine was lovely, just the place to chill out

This is a good pub for a drink or two. It seems to be the locals choice and it offers a wide range of refreshments and lots of different gins. Whoever set this place up as it is now was obviously an avid fan of rugby and boxing or the amazing collection on display was strategic in its resourcing (probably with Welsh connections) it's a great place.

I visited this pub on a day out in Dartmouth with my wife,young son and another family of 3. Terrible service from the off with the waitress shouting at me for using the toilet inside. She then took our order as if it were a chore for her, without so much as a please or thank you. Bought the drinks without a word and then complained at the end when we wanted to pay cash. We overheard her talking to other customers in the same rude manner, and she was making it difficult for a disabled customer who wanted to sit inside the pub. I would never go back to this place and would recommend others to try somewhere else should they visit.

We were visiting Dartmouth as part of a day out on the steam railway from Paignton. Having explored the town we were looking for a bite to eat and came upon the Bucket and Crab bar. The welcome was warm and efficient and we were given a table in the window. We chose the crab roll, and were not disappointed. The lady behind the bar said that they are caught by a father and son team, and the mum does the picking of the crabs. The rolls were super soft and fresh and the crab delicious. Would definitely recommend for a light lunch bite.

Arriving in Dartmouth after walking from Brixham in the rain, we needed a warm pub, with a warm welcome...and that's what we got. We had a couple of pints and watched the rugby....excellent.