I've heard about this place for years. People raved about it. I drove passed one night and the place was packed and the footpath was pumping with big tables of customers digging into crab.

So I finally book a table there on Christmas night and was told it is fully booked from 7pm onwards. As such, we booked for 6pm slot. On actual day, things crop up, so we called them to change the booking to later at 7.30pm instead and thankfully was able to. Upon reaching there in the evening, the whole restaurant was empty. We were the only table there eating from 7.30pm till 9pm! I thought they said it was fully booked that night ?? Upon placing our orders and having tasted our meals especially the mud crabs, it was a far cry from our past dining experiences here under previous 2 or 3 managements. No wonder it is no longer as packed and crowded as before. There is never a time I come here for dinner that it is so empty like this time.

The crab prices that night were much higher than it used to be, it is $52/kg. The most steep price was $40+/kg, was $30+/kg before. Really felt like being "a carrot" (ripped off) that night, paying higher prices for less yummy food. That night meals for 3kg of mud crabs & 2 other dishes cost us a whopping $250!

This shall be our last meal at this restaurant for the year and never ever again till perhaps the next change of management, who can dish out better food!

How we miss the previous "wait...wait..wait..." management, so cute, yummy and value for money, since year 2001!

If only someone could guide us which other places offer yummy quality mud crabs.... Cam Ranh has been our favourite crab eating venue since 2001 but not anymore now!