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The original branch of Big Easy Bar B Q and Crabshack.

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Summary

£72
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“BBQ, live music, decent cocktails and craft beer” channel the spirit of the American South at this “buzzy”, long-running spot in Chelsea and its more recent spin-offs in Covent Garden and Canary Wharf. The food is “more about quantity than quality”, although the “great-value lunch deals” are popular: “£10 meat taster is unbeatable”.

Summary

£72
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Big, bold and brassy, with lashings of tasty American food” – a meal in this BBQ and crabshack is “like having a holiday in the southern USA”. And you don’t have to battle through Heathrow to get there: a King’s Road, Chelsea fixture for more than 30 years, it now has spin-offs in Covent Garden and Canary Wharf. “Our grandsons loved this place. We enjoyed it too, and the cocktails were nice”.

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£67
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Great lobster and huge quantities of meat” are the order of the day at this American-style crabshack and BBQ, a King’s Road, Chelsea fixture for 31 years, and its more recent offshoots in Covent Garden and Canary Wharf. With the in-house blues and rock bands, they’re ideal party venues for the whole family – “my children were vastly impressed by location, food, view – everything!”.

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£61
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Good basic BBQ and fried foods” plus “similar lobster and seafood options” (and “live music is another plus”) have kept this gen-u-ine American crabshack an always-packed-and-noisy feature of the King’s Road for 30 years (it was founded in 1991). “Good-sized portions” and good times are also reported at its newer, if less-established ,spin-offs in Covent Garden and Canary Wharf.

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Highchair, Menu, Entertainments
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No dress code
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Big Easy Restaurant Diner Reviews

Reviews of Big Easy Restaurant in SW3, London by users of Hardens.com. Also see the editors review of Big Easy restaurant.
Nat F
An American restaurant, with decent food at...
Reviewed 1 months, 23 days ago

"An American restaurant, with decent food at great prices. "

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Monday to Thursday: 12noon – 11pm; Friday & Saturday: 12noon – 11:30pm; Sunday: 12noon – 10.30pm

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