So OK, of all the crab houses we visited so far, back from years ago, this one is the best! This beat my favorite crab house in Baltimore. I say this because of the maintenance of the juiciness of the crab meat. Most crabhouses can't maintain the juice of the crab once they boil them. It was too long on the fire or whatever they did with it. However, this Rube's Crab keeps the juice of the crab, so once they hit the table, I got the best crab! McKenzie was our waitress for this evening. She's quick and excellent! We ordered 6 jumbo crabs. The seasoning was incredible, although I know crab houses use old bays. The way they seasoned it, maybe they used music or something, the presentation was terrific, and the crabs were huge and fresh! Nice casual crab house and crowded!

Seafood was great! Service was quick. A little pricy but worth it for the service and food.

They have great food we mainly have the crabs but occasionally get other food. I always get the salad bar. The crabs and food are always great. The service is phenomenal. The place is always clean. Easy to park and the place is nice.

Found this place on my way home from Pennsylvania. What a treasure. This place was packed with people eating all-you-can eat crabs, but I arrived early enough that they could squeeze me, my husband, and dog at a picnic table outside. Our server, Gabby, was really friendly and funny! We shared the soft shell crab dinner (which she kindly split for us). They were the biggest soft shells I've ever seen. Outside tables were comfortable and there was a great fenced in area where we could air out our dog before we finished the drive home. Will definitely try to swing through here on my next drive down 15 South.

The service was great and so was the food. Definitely need a reservation because it gets packed and full really quickly. The parking lot gets full as well so it's better to car pull there if you can.

Rube' s crab shack in Emmitsburg, Maryland is a down-home country in the middle of nowhere seafood restaurant but do not let remote location fool you. Fresh seafood is deliver daily. Order yourself unlimited amount of spicy Maryland crabs, plenty of paprika and spicy flavors. Bring a bib to wear on your clothes for sloppy eating but delicious. The interior is mostly filled with local people and you can enjoy live music on the weekends Come one or come all, bring family and friends.

Double broiled crab cakes, king crab leggs, great fries and their wait staff do a fantastic service for the customer. I highly recommend this restaurant if you're in the area! Doug

Don't miss out on this delicious crab shack! Prices are extremely reasonable! I can't even get this amount of crab legs in Alaska for under $50 (and my meal included fried clams, shrimp, and clam vegetable soup) it was so good and the staff are friendly and helpful. My friend got the all you can eat crab and enjoyed every last one.

Excellent value. We went on a Thursday so all you can eat crabs were about 39.99 per person. Didn't really go for anything else but the party I was with had fried oysters and another had all you can eat shrimp which were cooked to his liking each time. Service was great. The only discrepancy was that the hours listed online are different than the hours stated when seated. Looking forward to going back.

Nice, casual atmosphere; loud music, 6' folding tables and cheap but comfortable chairs. The place was full on Friday night. First we had the steamed shrimp with Old Bay, peel-and-eat. Very good & juicy. Then I got a dozen raw oysters and the AYCE (all you care to eat) soup and salad bar. I had 2 cups of Maryland crab soup and a small side salad, the salad bar has a great selection of veggies and even boiled egg and pepperoni. I also had the soup of the day, a sweet-spicy chili that was really nice. The crab soup was good. The oysters were hit-and-miss...some were plump and juicy, others were thin and tiny. Overall satisfying. Next time I'll have crab, which is what most folks come here for anyway.