The Crab Shell in South Hams

Wonderful seafood served with a smile and then a walk along the Dart. How wonderful.

Fresh sandwiches 🥪 to take with you. We had crab, tuna, cheddar and these were delicious.

Yummy homemade sandwiches served out of a hatch. Bit pricey but it all tastes very fresh

How could you possibly go wrong with a crab sandwich at £9.50! Bread dry around edges, good amount of crab in middle of sandwich, but none around edges and also only margarine in middle of bread. I just find it so sad that these places do not take more pride, especially when charging these prices!

Very tasty crab sandwich on fresh bread - we added a squirt of lemon to it.

Nice crayfish tails to nibble on the go

Unfortunately there was no brown meat in my crab sandwich. Also it could do with seasoning - and maybe a dash of vinegar? At £9.50 it was very disappointing. The two ladies were very nice and everything seemed clean. The sandwiches (hubby also had one) were freshly made and the bread was cut there but they were not nearly as nice as the ones we used to get from a tiny cafe which, sadly, closed several years ago.

We tried crab and salmon. Both were taste wise ok but nothing special. Certainly not the best seafood sandwich we ever had - and like many people recommend it.

Best crab sandwich we have ever had.

Nice and simple crab 🦀 and prawn 🦐 sandwich with really good taste 😌

Dry sandwich with dry crab. A lot of money for what you get. Too bad because the reviews are so good.

Freshest crab and salmon. The owner was the sweetest, we will definitely be back.

Small place, great staff and lovely fresh and tasty crab sandwiches.

We ordered two smoked mackerel and horseradish sandwiches, both with cucumber. One was freshly made in front of us, the other was pre-made, both were equally delicious - the granary bread and the filling were top notch.

Best sandwiches on the freshest granary bread I've tasted. We had hot smoked salmon with dill mayonnaise and thick cut ham with mustard and rocket. Delicious. This tiny takeaway operates from a shop window just down a side street. I was on my way to get a supermarket lunch when I spotted this. Highly recommended.

Yummy sandwiches and high quality crab meat. Well filled sandwiches.

Delicious seafood sandwiches and friendly service

A little pricey for what it is but worth it for a quick sandwich lunch.

Amazing crab sandwich, well worth the money!

We came for a day out at Dartmouth, find this Crab Shell as we have been craving for crab meat. It was super fresh and delicious. And we’d eaten so fast that we’ve forgot to take pictures to share! Absolutely the place to go for in Dartmouth.

Best whelks in Devon ! Crab sandwich was a bit crunchie (shell) and fair bit of brown meat, however still nice !

The crab meat and Manuka salmon are absolutely top class; the best in Dartmouth!

Brilliant food and lovely helpful staff. Highly recommended

Visited Dartmouth a couple of times in a week on holiday and found this gem. The crab sandwiches are delicious. They are reasonably priced and are well filled with white and brown crab meat. Next time I'm down in Devon, I'm definitely going there.

Fresh crab sandwiches from here are amazing , choice of bread and made while you wait , a little pricey but worth a try if you love crab .

The sweetest, freshest crabmeat you can get….. Delicious! I never stay at Dartmouth without paying a visit…. Not to be missed! 😋

Was craving a bit of crab and it was lovely thank you for it and the crayfish tails :)

Freshly made sandwich with tasty local fresh fish. Friendly service.Needs a bigger sign to point you down the side street it is in!!

Appropriate name. I got several pieces of crab shell in my sandwich. Plus a fair bit of brown meat when I specifically asked if the sandwiches are all white meat. I did not finish mine but my wife said her salmon sandwich was nice except for the bread.

£9.50 for a crab sandwich is acceptable if the bread had been home made, the crab had been seasoned and some form of condiment added but as is it's overpriced.

A brilliant little sandwich shop. Very friendly people and super tasty sandwiches.

Had the crayfish tails & dill mayo sandwich yesterday when we visited Dartmouth. It was so good I'd have gone back again today if it wasn't an hours drive to get there

Best crab sandwich I've ever eaten by a long way. Freshly made and packed.

The best smoked salmon sandwiches that I have had...well the second one was...the first was snatched from my hand by a seagull ! 😕 The owner did not warn me...she was happy to sell me another though 😬😨

One of the best if not the best seafood sandwiches I have ever eaten. Crayfish tails with Dill Mayo in fresh granary bread.

£35 on sandwiches and they refused to fill up a water bottle with tap water 'we sell water'... Dry bread, no mayo, dry sandwich. Business model of fleecing tourists, well we are local and won't be returning or recommending.

Don't buy the prawn sandwich. Mine was clearly not made fresh. Stale bread smothered in margarine, cheap mayo. All round, a very disappointing sandwich. Friendly service. Fair price point if quality was better.

Delicious seafood sandwiches. Crab sandwich was great but favourite was the Crayfish with dill mayo.

An amazing find, really friendly staff and tasty seafood sandwiches, the woman who served us was really nice and packed the sandwich nice and full, definitely worth going it you're in the area.

What a great little find this was! Freshly made seafood filled sandwiches with super friendly service, what more could you want? I'll be back next time to try some more!

Absolutely fantastic sandwiches made by Lovely Judy!

Absolutely delicious cray fish and dill mayo sandwiches, freshly made whilst you wait. Very helpful and friendly staff. Cannot reccomend highly enough.

Judith was fantastic. Excellent service. Delicious sandwiches. Definitely worth the second and third visit. Best wishes, All the way from Cambridgeshire x