The Captain's Boil in Scarborough

4505 Sheppard Ave E, Scarborough, ON M1S 1V3, Canada

★★★★☆
(1760 reviews)
Categories: Seafood restaurant Asian fusion restaurant Cajun restaurant Creole restaurant Restaurant

About

Buzzy, maritime-themed destination specializing in boil-in-a-bag Cajun- & Asian-inspired seafood.

Website
thecaptainsboil.com
Address
4505 Sheppard Ave E, Scarborough, ON M1S 1V3, Canada
Plus Code
QPQP+54 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Monday
12–10 PM
Tuesday
12–10 PM
Wednesday
12–10 PM
Thursday
12–10 PM
Friday
12–11 PM
Saturday
12–11 PM
Sunday
12–10 PM

Services

From the business
Identifies as women-owned
Service options
Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Highlights
Fireplace
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Alcohol Beer Cocktails Coffee Organic dishes Salad bar Small plates Spirits Wine
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Seating
Amenities
Bar on site Toilets Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
Casual Cosy
Crowd
Family friendly Groups
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids High chairs Kids' menu
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot Parking

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Reviews

4.2
★★★★☆
1760 reviews

Most Mentioned

spicy (46) fried rice (34) mussels (31) gloves (28) plastic bags (22) bib (22) snow crab (21) garlic sauce (12) okra (10) environmentally friendly (5)
5 stars
984
4 stars
437
3 stars
149
2 stars
66
1 stars
124
December 6, 2024

I went to this location lastnight with my kids, it was our first time and I will NEVER go back here. The server was very rude and not helpful at all, he was moving hurriedly, I should've gotten his name he was disgusting. He was so lucky I was there with my kids, I will never go back it was my first experience and the worst. That man needs to get fired I went there at 8 pm, the other server was nicer, but still that particular one needs to get fired no manners, rude very disgusting. Get rid of him.

★★★★★
November 16, 2024

If you don't mind getting your food in a bag, then wear gloves and enjoy a messy lunch. Delicious sea food! Combos could be better, but you can choose additional options.

★★★★★
November 8, 2024

Got lobster rolls and captains boil shrimp. Always so good. Bread is a little hard but great flavour. Service is okay, mopping already while we were still eating so the fumes are strong. Thyre friendly but little heads up is better. Great playlist

★★★★★
November 7, 2024

A friend has been asking us to visit this place since she knows we love seafood, specially crustacean. Finally we visited on a Sunday evening, there were not much people, a few big tables were being served. We opted for the captains boil mussels and snow crab while the shrimps were with garlic sauce. Level of spice was medium. Sides were corn, potato and okra. We also had the sausage fried rice and chicken wings for my friend. Seafood were all yummy. Loved both of the sauces. The rice was also good, though the sausage was a bit dry. We added some sauce to the rice so it helped with the sausage. The chicken wings was okay. As for the service, the staff were all attentive and they kept checking on us and asking if we still need anything, in a non-intrusive manner, more of a friendly approach. Over all, its a good place to go if you want to satisfy your seafood craving. Would definitely come again.

August 16, 2024

We went here to eat yesterday and towards the end of the meal we started to feel sick. By the time we arrived home it was very clear that we had food poisoning. Spent the entire night vomiting etc. In addition, service was horrible. We weren’t provided with plates to eat. Our food was dropped on the table and no one ever came to check in on us (and the restaurant was empty so it wasn’t a matter of servers being very busy). Overall very poor experience. The seafood was obviously not fresh and it’s really disappointing. I’ve gone to other locations before and had great experiences. I’d avoid this location at all costs if you don’t want to get sick. We had the Shrimp boil, the Clam boil in the Captain Boil sauce and we had the Shrimp Fried Rice.

July 8, 2024

I would 100% never recommend!! I will not lie i am honest sick right now writing this review! The amount of oil they was in my food it was disgusting.. I am not one to send food back I tried to eat it but it was so gross! Server said he didn’t hear my husbands order so he had to wait a bit. It was a horrible experience for me I am unsure if I’ll be dining here again !

★★★★★
July 10, 2023

Came here because my usual place for fish and chips was taking last order at 830pm for dinner in. I noticed these guys were open till 10pm. I was a bit nervous because I saw some negative reviews when I pressed on the recent reviews tab; but saw that sandwiched with some great reviews. When I got here in the Scarborough location for the first time at 845pm the parking lot was almost empty and the restaurant was empty except for a few people at one table. I figured I’d give it and try it. I’m glad I did. Lots of fish meat in the fish and chips. Is not the traditional halibut slab… but for the price, quality and service it was good. Slightly greasy, but not overly. Generally all fried fish will be slightly greasy. I will def come back again and waitress recommended the shrimp fried rice for next time.. will def try that (: All and all… fish and chips was great 😊

★★★★
September 9, 2017

You first choose your fish-lobster, crab, clams or shrimp, then sauce and then the heat-mild to fire and add ons and side dishes. I ordered the shrimp and 2 sides which were corn and half a potato in a bag. The price was market price which was $20. My husband got the seafood rice and there was enough for two. It did have heat. There were 3 servers there and they were very friendly and helpful. I would have liked my bag of food to come on a large plate instead of a little saucer. I had to ask for more napkins cause he only brought me one. It does get messy eating out of the bag. They do provide plastic gloves and a bib. Also I would prefer and I’m sure others would to is to have ice water in a glass instead of tepid water in a plastic glass. I like that they were decorated for Christmas with a tree and decorations.

★★★★★
December 16, 2024

One of our favs seafood place!!

★★★
Local Guide
December 14, 2024

Not as good

Local Guide
December 7, 2024

Worst location. If you go 8 they say we clisoung at 9 Becuase we are slow today. Yet in Thier website it says we close at 10. Staff always in a hurray to close. We went another time also they saying we closing early today. We visited another location it was open till 10.30 servise was amazing. Even the food taste much better. Dont waste your time.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 7, 2024

My experience was amazing, the Food was very delicious hot, the staffing are wonderful great service very friendly You guys should try there. You won t be disappointed.

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 23, 2024

Get; Matey s combo with captain s boil sauce - medium spicy - fries with cajun seasoning - Corn in captain s boil sauce - potato in butter and sausage is disaster! Food : 5/5

★★★
Local Guide
November 21, 2024

Service was okay. Food is extremely expensive for portions. Paid extra $3 for shrimp to be headless thinking they would be peeled. My mistake for not taking it literally but I think $3 is a bit steep of an up charge for them to only cut off the heads. They also charge a mandatory gratuity for a family size table (6 ppl). I would understand this if we were a party. Overall, my kids wanted the experience but I would not pay this type of money for the food offered again.

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 21, 2024

Visited this place for the first time , best place for sea food . Enjoyed the lobster .

★★★★
Local Guide
November 21, 2024

Food was good overall. We did the captains feast. More than enough food to go around. Just disappointed they didnt clean the poop from the headless shrimp. Bathrooms could be cleaner (cobwebs in the womens room).

★★★
Local Guide
November 21, 2024

Service was amazing. Food was on the more expensive side. Some food were good and others were a bit salty.

October 21, 2024

Food was bad I ordered the headless shrimp and the sauce was not sticking to shrimp they only gave one set of gloves I have been to many captains boils and this one is by far the worst the servers were very nice but the food was just not good

October 21, 2024

I ordered food from Uber Eats and when the food arrived, the rice was dry nasty and stale. I asked them if they can remake my food for me And I would drive to come and pick it upand they told me no I have to go through Uber. This is very bad customer service and I will never buy from the store ever again.

★★
October 21, 2024

Excellent food, I already visited another units, this one was the first time, I am disappointed with the service. Everything late the waiter took a long time to come to the table. Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 21, 2024

Amazing customer service. Delicious food. Will definitely come back again and again!

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

Very nice people

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 21, 2024

The best!

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 21, 2024

I could eat their Shrimp fried rice all day every day! We ordered lobster and it was super tasty

★★
August 21, 2024

I celebrated my daughters birthday there and was extremely disappointed. The service was terrible! My waiter, who didnt write anything down, was forgetful. We kept reminding her about items we ordered and even had to ask for plates. Perhaps if she focused on her guests as oppose to her coworker at the bar, the service would have been better. They originally provided us with cups. Not sure how they expected us to dine using cups; we asked for plates and were provided with dessert size plates. The food was salty and we found a strand of hair in the rice. I will not be returning - EVER!.

★★
Local Guide
August 21, 2024

Not a great taste for the price. There are multiple other restaurants with better taste and ambience for a better price. The tables were sticky.

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 21, 2024

Fresh seafood cooked with the right spices. Shrimp fried rice was delicious. Its pricey for a lunch but you get a lot of food and it tastes great. If you want to eat with your hands this is where you do it

★★★
Local Guide
August 21, 2024

Foods tended to be on a salty side. You cant find price on the menu, you need to check with the waiter. They dont give any plate, only a small paper bowl for your meal.

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 21, 2024

I can never get tired of this place. They never disappoint. I love the captain boil original sauce on everything I get here. It s the best for me.

Local Guide
July 21, 2024

Made reservations here for a larger group about 3 weeks ago, September 15th to be exact. That Friday evening, there were only 3 people on staff and it was the most horrible service. Super slow, missing rice and other dishes, took forever to get our order, etc. The food was fine, but if management sees that there are group reservations, they need to staff up because I truly dont know why Im paying for an automatic service fee if we werent served well. My bill was over $300+ and I regret spending it there, where we couldve just gone to a sushi buffet or anywhere else but here. Probably the worst location Ive been to.

★★
July 21, 2024

I ordered almost $150 worth of food last night and my order was wrong. I called the restaurant to let them know, and rectify the situation. And was immediately told sorry there s nothing they can do and I should call Uber didn t listen to my issues before hanging up. The issue wasn t with Uber it was with the restaurant. I ordered chicken in a bag because my husband doesn t eat seafood but loved their sauce. No chicken was sent, when I checked my app to make sure i did indeed ordered chicken. I was sent muscles instead. I don t eat muscles and nether does my husband. Thank you for ruining date night, you ve just lost a long term customer.

★★★★★
June 21, 2024

The food is very fresh . Also great customer service.

★★★
June 21, 2024

Food is far too salty. After a few bites, it becomes inedible. Large portions, but youre better off buying your own seafood and cooking at home. We ended up not eating the rice and rinsing the seasoning from the seafood at home. My son loved the fries....generic frozen type, hes a teenager....they did not have oysters, the calamari was good. Boil was over salted.

★★★★★
June 21, 2024

Ive been there multiple times and the food is consistently good, and the service is friendly as well. I usually order the sizzling plate special and cant recommend it enough

★★
June 21, 2024

Service was bad could barley get a cracker tool for the crab

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 21, 2024

Nice atmosphere. Tasty food . The seafood fried rice was yummy. Lobsters taste delicious .

★★★
June 21, 2024

Visited this location a few weeks ago the service was good and the food came out hot. My friends and I ordered an egg to add to our boils and it came with half the shell still on it...Needless to say I was turned off thank goodless i didnt shake my bag around and end up eating shell thinking it was part of the sauce. I Thought maybe it was just my bag but no everyones egg was like that so im assuming this is how it is served. Your staff should let people know or better yet just deshell the egg.. Ive never seen this anywhere else and its honestly gross. Another thing the shrimp are not cleaned they dont cut out the disgestive track....not sure ill be back lots of turn offs for such an expensive meal you have to pay extra for headless but still end up eating poop...

May 21, 2024

This place used to be good, but last time we ate here, the shrimp was overcooked. Also, one of the staff members (the tall guy who takes phone orders and works the cash register) was rude. When he served us the food, I asked if they still provided the paper aprons they used to. His immediate response was WHAT? When I repeated my question, he replied with a high tone, saying they dont have them anymore.

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 21, 2024

The mild sauce still a bit spicy but still great

April 21, 2024

I went here service is slow it took them almost an hour to serve our hot water and had to wait another 30 mins for the food. The place wasn t even full.

★★★
April 21, 2024

I asked for a glass Chardonnay while waiting for my takeaway and I was given a glass of Sauvignon blanc. I was hurt because I think that the person that gave it to me was unknowable, or didnt think that Id be able to the difference. Either way, it hurt.

★★★★
April 21, 2024

Everything was good 1 thing was that the Fried Rice just Needs more Veggies

April 21, 2024

Ok soo no offence but this has to be the worst place to eat I was here on Good Friday and I have to say terrible terrible terrible I spent 200$ on garbage the sauce no flavour the broccolis super watery became mushy I ordered egg not got one but there s three people on the table I was fortunate that I order crawfish on the side and it came with two sides both eggs hard boiled in the sauce with the shell on??? How s the egg supposed to get the flavour spent a lot of time getting the shells of my plastic gloves also there fried rice is good there fries are good everything else no way I could never spend another dollar here again I m upset because I had to be humble and leave but honestly a refund is needed the way we were served our food was ridiculous waiters were not all on the same page on whether there s crab left or not but I saw people eating crab yet no crab? It doesn t make sense honestly I had horrible experience never been here before 1st time but for sure will definitely be my last if your coming here fried rice or there fries everything else thumbs down

★★
April 21, 2024

I usually go to this particular location every so often because of how great it usually is but lately it has been going downhill. I ordered headless shrimp yesterday with corn as my side and it barely had any sauce and the sauce it did have was very watery and not flavorful. This location along with many others has gone down quite a bit, not impressed. **In follow-up to their response, I emailed them as per their request and they have not gotten back to me. Its been well over a month, I will definitely not be returning.**

★★★★
April 21, 2024

I had the seafood lunch plate in mild Cajun sauce. The flavor was good but soooo incredibly salty. I regretted mixed my rice with the sauce. I personally did not enjoy the crawfish or the chicken. The chicken was very dry and flavorless even though the sauce was so salty. It may just be because I don t like the taste of chicken so if you don t mind that you may enjoy it.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 21, 2024

Yummy food and a go to for a group of hungry People

March 21, 2024

We ordered mateys combo, calamari, and bacon wrapped scallops. Everything is too salty and the fried rice is too dark, salty and oily because they put too much sauce.. It is our third time we love it but today we are DISAPPOINTED after we eat, we had a stomach ache.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 21, 2024

My latest addiction

★★★★★
March 21, 2024

I loved their food especially their special

★★★
Local Guide
February 21, 2024

Usually I really enjoy this place. The past view times I ve ordered it s been so disappointing. This evening I ordered 2 shrimp boil, 2 clam boil, calamari and the captain boil rice. The sauce in my boils was water. No flavours, it was gross. As well as my calamari was so over cooked it was rubber.

★★★★★
February 21, 2024

It was great friendly staff great food I will always go back

February 21, 2024

Horrible service and food! Service : Our waiter took our order and then serviced it to us about 15 mins later. Great !!! Half my meal was missing and I thought okay it will come shortly. I was patient. My food nor the waiter came. I had to wave down another waiter and ask her for my food and for my drink that now I ve waited 30 mins for. Not once did anyone come to our table to ask how the food was, if we wanted another drink. I actually had to get up and go to the front desk and ask for scissors and crackers for my crabs and extra napkins. No customer service what s so ever at this over priced restaurant. Food: food came out, and I order the mild caption boil sauce aND OMG it was overpowering with garlic. I love garlic !! But this was way too garlicky. Which 5 hours later I still have this horrible garlic taste in my mouth and have been puking all evening. The shrimps were undercooked. My meal just for one person cost $130.00 the food and service was not worth the amount I paid not to mention how sick I feel how from the food.

★★★★★
February 21, 2024

Honestly, for the food portion and sharability, this place offers a decent price for food. If you dont want fancy and can eat with your hands and not worry about how you look, then take your friends and hit this place up.

February 21, 2024

Ordered a snow crab boil for takeout, I got the most anorexic crab legs I have ever seen in my life. They might as well have been spider legs. Also, they wouldn t break the way normal crab legs of quality come apart easily - they taste like they have been frozen for over 1 year. Really disappointing when you re spending $50 for takeout on a meal, no quality control check whatsoever. Also, I ordered a boiled egg as one of my sides and why did they throw it in the bag with the shell on .? Don t waste your money here, go to the vaughan location.

February 21, 2024

went to buy shrimps,the fry rice and mussels, the potatoes in the shrimps didnt cook properly they where raw ,the mussels they served me was disgusting the potatoes where mashed there was broken shells from the mussels in the bag ,the mussels where not even in the shells its like they served me peoples leftovers from the garbage disposal. Pretty much disgusting Will never go back there

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 21, 2024

Cozy place to have a nice dinner with friends and families. Parking: Free parking from the mall close by. Food : 4/5 |

★★★★★
January 21, 2024

Loved their food

★★★★★
January 21, 2024

Fresh sea food, good atmosphere

★★★★
Local Guide
January 21, 2024

Good food bit over priced. Worth try it one time. Presentation for the platter was not really great. Parking: Not a lot of parking but not really bad

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 21, 2024

It is an excellent place for seafood, with friendly staff; I thoroughly enjoyed it

★★★★★
January 21, 2024

Wonderful place!

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 21, 2024

Just a little disturbed that the first waitress could not fulfill our request of placing a jog of water on the table. We were a party of 4. She kept refilling a glass when she passed but wouldnt leave the jug, even when asked. Another waitress passes by, and boom! Jug on the table! Other than that, TASTY, DELICIOUS!!!

★★★★★
January 21, 2024

Fantastic restaurant with great food and service... Highly recommended

Local Guide
January 21, 2024

I don t think we enjoyed the after effects of dining here. Also the attitude of some of the servers is ridiculous. They got no options for beer and our expectations were too high for them.

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 21, 2024

Dined in with a cousin-in-law and her son. As usual the food was great, mild was spicy enough for both of us. We were seated on the secluded booth area however the servers as well as the owner were attentive to our requests and constantly checks on us. Parking: There is a parking right in front of the restaurant. Kid-friendliness: High chairs available and ample space for strollers.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Easy to locate it s right by the road. Large parking space , depending on the one and sh , parking was relatively easy for us on a Wednesday at 7pm. Amazing customer services, we went in to order a takeout , the wait was about 20min and the food was ready. We ordered the fried rice and the lobster boil. The fried rice was really good !! . The lobster came with sides and we chose two sides of corn, as a corn lover I was shocked that it meant to small corn in it. B Parking: A large space available for parking.

December 21, 2023

Don t even email them. The customer care team will NOT solves out any issue, it s just a show off of replying under bad any review just to show ppl that they actually care about customer issues. It s been a while I heard back from them and not solved the problems I had with the store 2 times in a row. They will just let u hanging and won t even reply to your emails. Don t waste your time emailing them your issues

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Beautiful atmosphere. Quiet seating arrangement. Get ready to get messy! Delicious seafood with a Cajun taste.

Local Guide
December 21, 2023

We just dined in tonight in this location for the very first time. Had visited the York Mills few times and the one in Yonge Street once and never had a problem not even once. This place is spacious and cozy though. So my daughter wanted to eat dungeness crab but the server said they don t have it right now. He said they only have king crab and snow crab legs. We ended up ordering the Pirate s Feast instead. One server seemed like impatient to get our order because we are still looking to the menu since they don t have what we supposed to order. He just left us instead of helping us to decide what to order and make some suggestions maybe that made it fast for us to order. The place was not yet busy by the time we arrived. Another server came, after I waved my hand to get server s attention to place my order this time. I was observing, some servers are not as warmth with others on dealing with their guests. But at least when we arrived one staff greeted us and escorted us to our table. With regards to food quality, I am not satisfied. We had a lobster but it was so hard to crack the claw. It was really tough! Meat was so thin too that you can hardly remove from its shell. Just like when you overcooked crab. This is overcooked lobster for sure! Plus, they also forgot to provide claw cracker on the table not until I asked. There were left over so I asked the server to pack it so we can take it home. I was so disappointed mostly to what happened to the three of us. Not even an hour past by from the time we came home, we all got an upset stomach. It started rumbling and all of us having diarrhea right now. I went to the washroom twice already and same with the rest of the family. We just ate here and did not even had anything before and after we had dinner here. I hope no other guests came out with the same issue we had tonight. We will not come back here that s for sure. I hope diarrhea will stop soon. Still in pain Parking: Spacious parking space.

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Normally a good overall experience, however was not the case last weekend. We had called ahead to inquire about our families favorite dish the lunch special sizzler plate. Was told over the phone that the price had changed, which was fine. Then, upon arrival, was told that they no longer have the sizzling lunch plate. We asked how that is possible, and were simply told its not available. Seems like an odd choice given its available at other locations. If the sizzler plate is your thing perhaps call other locations.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Food tastes delicious. I tried their pirates with hot flavour and I absolutely loved it.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

It was good. The place and atmosphere are good. Not busy during lunch.

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Prices aren t the best, seasoning was great. Overall. Pretty good, not the healthiest option for seafood but it was good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Food is great and generous portions Andy was super host Recommend this place

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Restaurant wouldnt allow me to split the bill, had to pay on one bill

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Took my mother out for Mother s Day and the experience couldn t have been better. Our server Andrew really gave us incredible service with his infectious charm. The food was extremely flavourful and tasted great. Literally no complaints whatsoever and I will definitely will be going back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Good atmosphere, the server very food good

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Food and service were great during our visit. However, they were out of Oysters on a weekday evening and there was no soap at the washing station.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Amazing as always!!!

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Its a hit and miss with the food. Some days good, others meh! I usually take out but lately its been off and on.

December 21, 2023

Been to this location a couple of times.. however the last time we went our experience was honestly horrible. Food took an hour to come out, we were ignored by servers, when the food was finally served they gave us something else since they didnt have our dish in stock. This shouldve been told to us earlier... and when we asked for the bill at the end the manager said the appetizers are on the house HOWEVER we did not even receive the appetizers... so we were not accommodated for this horrible experience at all. Go to the york mills location instead !!

Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Shrimp smells bad, the sauce was cold and the potato half cooked, will not order again from this location.

December 21, 2023

Poor customer service. Went for dinner waited for an hour to get our food. Only to realize the waitress forgot to enter the order in the kitchen. We realized only when the next table got their order, and they entered after us.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

I like the concept., no cutlery, less labor, and everything comes mixed with lots of oil (Negative for me) in a plastic pouch with a wastebasket, gloves, and no bibs here. I wish they have better options for excessive oil as it can cause heart burns. Overall satisfactory experience.

December 21, 2023

States that they close at 11pm. Tried making a pick up order at 945 and on two occasions and they have made two separate excuses of why they close early either change your closing time online or complete your shift

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

The server was good. He was there fir anything we need. The food was Great.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

I went to Captains Boil today for the first time and I loved it. The food was great, atmosphere was very nice and the staff was friendly and hospitable. The portions of food was huge and definitely worth it!

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Customer service was a bit too rushed. Parking was poor on a busy Sunday evening(mothers days)

Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Food - great Service - not good at all (unprofessional server)

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Great food, food was delivered in a reasonable time. Would recommend the shrimp and lobster delicious!

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

i came here to dine in with my friends and the food was amazing!! i loved the bacon wrapped scallops. the service was amazing and our server was there to guide us. she was the short brown girl !!

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

THE BROWN GUY WAS AN AMZING SERVER, THE WHOLE TEAM WAS AMAZING, IT WAS ARE FIRST TIME AT THIS LOCATION AND WE CAN SAY WE WILL BE COMING BACK. THANKS CAPTAINS BOIL SCARBOROUGH

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

The team at captains boil always makes sure my family and I have a great time! Staff is friendly and inviting and the atmosphere is great. I definitely recommend this restaurant if youre looking for great seafood!

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Dined in for the first time with some friends. The service was awesome! We had the sweetest server, her name was sharon or cheryl and she truly enhanced our experience. She recommended the bacon wrapped scallops and the lobster bisque soo yummy!!! Definitely will be coming back again!!

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

I love this place! I ve been about twice now and the food is consistently tasty. I really like their corn. Compliments to the chef! Our server was super accomodating and kind to me and my family. She seemed pretty young but she was very professional. Thanks for making dinner such a good experience Cheryll! Vegetarian options: Corn

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

My and my boyfriend came and had a wonderful evening in the restaurant, my server Edward was really helpful and really made our day, Tami also made us a delicious cocktail which was sooooo good. I will be coming back.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

My favourite server Danny was there so helpful like always

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

My server Wendy and Andi were TOO good they sang happy birthday with the crew to my 60 month old baby girl and were just super sweet and helpful in general, Edward made me a raising sun cocktail which was actually so scrumptious loved everything especially the king crab leg!!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

I used to go here all the time when I was younger but post covid I moved on to ordering it online and getting it delivered to home. I ordered a pound of mussels with a side of corn and rice. my personal recommendation would be to get the seasoning all over the rice at the end and it will make all the difference in the taste. I ordered the captains seasoning and it will always be a fan fav. would definitely recommend to others

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

I got the snow crab legs with the garlic sauce, the sauce went really well with it. My server Jessica was very informative and helpful, service was great overall!!

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

My server John was so sweet to me food so good

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Went with my friends and got a pirates feast we got the captains boil sauce and the garlic sauce and it was suuupperr good my server Edward recommended it for 3 people and we ate it all up and left no crumbs.

★★
December 21, 2023

expected to have food, every menu item that left my mouth was out of stock EVEN MERE ONION RINGS.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Loved their Snow Crabs

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Good Food!

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

My server Andi was very attentive, the seafood was very fresh, and the best captain s boil in Ontario

★★
December 21, 2023

Been here again after awhile, the food quality went down a lot. We barely had anything because it was too bad. The service was ok. But the music went down for so long and they didn t even bother to turn it back on. Not recommend at all.

★★
December 21, 2023

We have been going here since 2017- the quality of their food has gone down drastically over the years. It went from our go to dine in spot to - we are never going here again their lobsters have become smaller, quality has become mauve & unfortunately April 2023 was & will be our last visit as a result of drastic price increase & decrease in quality.

December 21, 2023

I have eaten at many places in Canada and I had such a disgusting meal at this restaurant

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Brought a group of 12 and Andrew was amazing, quick with the order and checking in constantly. Will be back!

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

The food is not as good as it use to be. Its mostly salty now.

★★
December 21, 2023

I came from Windsor specifically to this branch, but unfortunately I had a bad experience. I got my food cold with no flavour. I asked them to warm it up and make it better. And they did, but after I lost my appetite!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

The food is very delicious, but the place need to be more clean and organized

★★★★
December 21, 2023

I love the atmosphere here but it can be a bit dark. The food is quick and simple. The flavour here is extravagant and the best seafood boil you can get. I got the sizzling plate which was flavourful and delicious. The server was friendly and helpful.

★★
December 21, 2023

Too expensive and didnt have what I wanted

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

So good slay

Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Stay away from this location! Extremely cheap, penny pinching owners. No plastic bibs, low quality, tiny shrimp and watered down sauce. They just want to save pennies. Go to any other location.

Local Guide
December 21, 2023

At the beginning they served for us seafood fried rice in plastic plates which s for take out only and the rice was very dry and not tasty at all shrimp has no sauce and not cooked well my experience was bad at this store i like captain s Boil but this store change my mind at all and services not as u expect

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

I went to this location expecting the same kind of service from the other locations. Unfortunately, I was taken aback with the poor service presented to me. Firstly, the waste bucket was molded and it put me off from the very start. The food then was presented in take out boxes with a very small portion of rice which by the way was BURNT!!! Literally the rice had been burnt and the taste was so bitter. Dont they understand that customers can see and taste? Our seafood were brought to us in plastic bags with no plates at the bottom, it was the most unprofessional way I had ever seen my food being presented to me. When we asked for some extra sauce, we were refused by the young guy, he said he had take our seafood back to add into it instead of bringing into a cup which was on the table. Short story short, the guys working there really need to enhance their customer service. I honestly will give it to the young female server, she really did try to make our stay comfortable. I will not be returning to this location.

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

As much as I love seafood, this wasnt what it used to be. Seated right away, that was great with lil kids, but the food just didnt taste the same.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Good food, good service

December 21, 2023

Hi, friends this is what happened we were in the restaurant 9pm wait for 5 minutes in the entrance After that they take us to the table and 9:36 pm they take our order I ask the girl why too late the girl told me the manager not scheduled more people to work Findlay we get food 9:52 pm so almost 1 hr to wait for food this is not good at all next time I m not going come to this location some people came with the kids and wait for 1 hrs this is not good at all .

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Ordered snow crabs. Only served with content in plastic bag. Given a pair of plastic sandwich gloves. No fork and plate. Fried rice was served in disposable container. Some little disposable bowls, somewhat like bowls for sampling, were given to share the rice. Benches were not clean and had stains on cushion pads. Found the food got too much spice and made me feel thirsty the whole night.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Celebrated my birthday here. Worth the price .

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

The time we went, there was no garlic. We only found that out after we ordered. It basically ruined the meal for us and we were given very little compensation (not charged for 2 appetizers for an order of 6 lb).

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Was my first time visiting this restaurant. Had a great time with some good friends. The food tasted good and the service was exceptional. A good place to visit for seafood cuisine.

Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Food was oily and tasteless

December 21, 2023

The whole meal was in disposable containers and was not appealing for a date night. You really nice to offer plates it is a sit down restaurant not a take out street food. How was I suppose to eat my rice. $150 for two people. This is like take out dinner and that is even a stretch. Rolling a garbage bin through a restaurant is disgusting.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Great food

★★★
December 21, 2023

Food was great as usual, little rushed

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Food was really good! Highly recommend the snow crabs. They give equipment to remove the shells. The experience was amazing. Friendly staff. The ambience was also good. It is a excellent option to have tasty food at a family friendly place.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Im delighted to share about my positive experience! I encountered excellent hospitality and enjoyed delicious food. The staff was friendly and provided top-notch service, enhancing overall dining experience.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Will be back

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Bought shrimp 1 ½ pounds and chose their hottest flavor. It was both tasteless and heatless. Sauce was without flavourful. The shrimp appeared to be on its way out (going bad). The very 1st captain boil location is regrettable, nothing like it is today. They need to go back to its root.

December 21, 2023

VERY DISAPPOINTED One of the servers was very rude and with bad attitude. We rush to pay after eating without checking the bill thoroughly after dealing with him. We checked the bill again at home and found out that he over charged us with the service fee. Food=$409.29+HST=$462.50 15%Service charge=$69.37 Total=$531.87 But this rude server entered in the machine the total amount of $611.65 He added another 15% on top of the $531.87 over all total. This means the total service fee he charged to us was $149.15. It was our fault that we did not catch it righaway, but because we were quite upset and dissaponted already. WE WILL NEVER GO BACK THERE AGAIN!!! AND TO THOSE WHO ARE PLANNING TO GO.. BEWARE AND GOOD LUCK!!

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

the service was great and the server was helpful, food was also good recommend the bacon wrapped scallops

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Came here last Tuesday morning for the first time ever, and the experience changed my life Fr #lifeisworthliving

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

I love the food here

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Best seafood in town in my opinion. Love the Cajun spiced sauce. Besides the seafood, the broccoli and okra are out of this world. You can t go wrong with this place.

December 21, 2023

Drove from Bowmanville, to end up being very disappointed. Around 7:20pm my wife and I entered the restaurant and were looking forward to dine in at this high-rated Captains Boil. Our experience said other-wise and we left without ordering because none of the 2 waiters or counter staffs even bothered to greet or serve us or offer both of us a glass of water... after being seated for up to 30mins. To top it off, the waiter who seated us... just attended to a group of 6 after us and took their order instead. Additionally, the staff had made eye contact and were aware of our presence... however decided to not interact for some unknown reasons. To provide some context...The restaurant at the time barely had a less than a quarter of their seating full and only had 2 waiters, so in THEORY it was manageable. Not in this case with these individuals. So we left and made the decision to dine at a local competitor, in a plaza 8mins down the street. Service and initial greeting was less than 3mins and orders were placed within 10-12mins... With a full house on a Friday night. Comical on how this Captains Boil in Scarborough is rated 4.2.

Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Where is our rice? Ugh

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Love their sizzling plates!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

The server was great. Very good customer service

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Fantastic food, fun atmosphere, Stanley or Son and Andrew, with their excellent service, photo taking, and laughs, made it even better.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

The food was amazing and the staff were even better! Such kind, friendly service with laughs and smiles. I am visiting from BC and I can t wait to come back for more!

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

We had a fabulous meal and our server son was so fun. We were a loud group of women and the staff made us feel so comfortable and joined in on our humor. Delicious food!

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

I came in last night to eat a quick bite after craving some seafood. Our waiter Andrew was a absolute pleasure to deal with. His attention to detail and kindness made us very comfortable. He recommended some deals for couples and it ended up being perfect. After placing my order my food arrived on time. The taste was great I ll definitely will be back to this location.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

The food was great a bit pricey, but the menu has something for everyone budget. Had to bring home some of my dinner portion size was huge.i was celebrating a friend birthday. Parking: Ample parking

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

My recent visit to Captains Boil was exceptional. They have all you can eat shrimp, mussels, and fries for $42.99 until the 23rd of November! The sauce tonight was perfect! The service was top-notch, from the warm welcome to the attentive staff who ensured our experience was fantastic. The seafood was incredibly fresh, perfectly cooked, and bursting with flavor. The atmosphere was lively, adding to the overall enjoyment of the meal. A definite must-visit for seafood enthusiasts and anyone seeking not only delicious food but also an outstanding dining experience. Extra special thanks to Andrew for going above and beyond with his warm hearted and fun energy, making us feel welcomed and making our experience so much better.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Good Staff

Local Guide
December 21, 2023

The waiter we had was very rude. Unarguably top 3 worse customer service experiences for me. Would never go to this specific location again. Other locations were nothing like this one. Mainly because of the one waiter we had. (Tall guy with an asian background.)

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

All you can eat is sooooooooooooooooooo good,staff is attentive and nice

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Great food as always. I was one of the first people to dine at the very first captains boil back in 2015/16 with my family. But the service in this location needs work. One of your servers is quite incompetent at his job. Has a bad attitude right off the bat and later on forgot my order and when I tried to get his attention he kept getting distracted. Eventually I got my order right when I m almost done eating. And the cherry on top was when he double charged me for my drink. I had to call and find out and come back about the charge and get a refund. This whole time it was just a table of one. His name was Andrew. He needs retraining on service, maturity, manners, focus at his job and professionalism. John however fixed the issue and was quite polite. You need more severs like him. Great food but your servers need supervision. Don t let bad attitude ruin your solid business model. Good luck!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

.one of the worst stuff over here... maybe manager Wife ordered by uber something, and I picked up & dropped off once they come down in the building and just left for work...anther 5 minutes back there call worng food and already I talk to the restaurant go and pickup.....come out the hwy went to restaurant stupid one guy said go out restaurant if not ......I dont know they give me worng food ..and talk ???????

Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Ordered shrimp from Captions Boil via DoorDash, got oysters instead. Contacted both, no resolution. Unacceptable service. Disappointed.

★★
December 21, 2023

I always come in the morning and for some reason on mondays and tuesday they are always out of sizzling plates such a disappointment

December 21, 2023

I want to start off with saying that the staff were very kind and service minded. That s what got us to stay. The food is served on plastic plates and cups which is ridiculously disappointing. Not to mention plastic fork and spoons. Either the owner or management doesn t care anymore that s the vibe but over all 1 star and that s for the great staff. The washroom was disgusting. The sink didn t even work.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Delicious food, amazing staff and atmosphere!

Local Guide
December 21, 2023

While the atmosphere is great and the food is okay, the service was severely lacking. Went there and we ordered the all you can eat shrimp and muscles. We were warned it was timed and we were okay with it. What we weren t okay with was being ignored and forgotten for about 40 minutes while in a 2 hour time limit. It came to a point where a server helping other tables had to help us. I love getting ignored for a $100. The server that did help us was great. They were fast and polite but it didn t really make up for all the lost time or the frustration.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Amazing! Lobster poutine; whats not to love! Lobster sliders; out of this world! The captains boil spice is fantastic! We usually get the Matey plus lobster poutine and have never been unsatisfied

December 21, 2023

The restaurant wasn t busy whatsoever, but no one came to take our order even after making eye contact with all 4 servers behind the bar. We waited for 20 mins before finally leaving.