Cape May Dinner - $71 if you want crab legs!?

[twocat]

Wow!
Just looked at the menu for the new family style Cape May Seafood Boil.
$42 for the seafood (shrimp, mussels, clams) and another $29 per pound for crabs legs.

I used to eat probably 2 pounds when it was a buffet! Won't be doing that anymore!

Cape May Dinner Menu

 

[starry_solo]

 

[Heather07438]

Guess I don’t mind. It’s better than everyone having to pay $65 each like a lot of the other aycte. We’ll just add an order of crab legs to share.

 

[MickeyEars]

I’m sure bookings will be way down. I don’t eat crab legs but I wouldn’t think a pound is very many.

 

[Kmk2]

Cape May May want to switch “Main” lobster to “Maine” - especially with a $35 dollar up charge


Seafood Boil
PEI Mussels, Peel-n-Eat Shrimp, Cape May Clams, Sustainable Catch of the Day, Red Bliss Potatoes, and Corn. Snow Crab Legs and Whole Steamed Main Lobster available at additional cost

 

[taymorel]

We loved it when the crab legs were included in the buffet price--it made the high price worth it. Will not go there for our June trip.

 

[twocat]

I’m sure bookings will be way down. I don’t eat crab legs but I wouldn’t think a pound is very many.

I just googled it.
They are sized as clusters, which typically include about 4 legs and 1 claw. There are usually around 2 clusters per 1 pound of snow crab. This means that 1 pound of snow crab contains approximately 8 to 9 legs, and 2 claws.

 

[BeeBopp717]

We used to bring our own Old Bay

 

[The WDW 3]

Wow. That’s crazy. We love to go there. We love seafood and our son loves seafood so that was really easy for him to find whatever he wanted and not have to worry about the rest. It was always a real enjoyable part of our trip.

 

[kylenne]

We used to bring our own Old Bay

You sound like a Marylander.

 

[Rick195275]

Just for some perspective, a friend of mine owns a mostly seafood restaurant, their cost on foods coming in from the boats and vendors has doubled or more just since last year. The price on lobsters is absolutely insane right now.... and we are in New England! Disney prices are of course nuts, so could they afford to eat some of the added costs? Of course... but it wouldn’t be great business and in the face of covid Disney has in my opinion shown they care more about the bottom line than a lot of things ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Heather07438]

We used to bring our own Old Bay

You might wanna think about bringing your own crab legs this time

 

[BeeBopp717]

You sound like a Marylander.

Close. Philly lol

 

[DWillowBay]

What??? NO Desserts???!!!?? Mutiny!

 

[CaliforniaDreaming]

Any idea if there is a kids menu? Hoping for chicken nuggets and fries for the picky eaters.

 

[Kmk2]

Any idea if there is a kids menu? Hoping for chicken nuggets and fries for the picky eaters.

Nevahhhh! Too bad for those who don’t like shellfish and kids.

Just kidding — at the kids $25 dollar price point you’d hope they had some kid friendly things.

 

[Geomom]

What??? NO Desserts???!!!?? Mutiny!

It says assorted desserts on the menu, so there are desserts.

Also I see a turf platter...I wonder if you choose between the turf platter and seafood boil or get both?

 

[Skywalker3]

We loved Cape May...I stuck to crab legs (4-5 clusters,) couple plates of mussels, maybe a little salmon, and the desserts. Loved that custard with the fruit on top...If it's AYCE mussels/shrimp, we might go back if it's just one platter, would probably skip it. I know food costs are up though, so it's understandable, but sure will miss it.

 

[The WDW 3]

The only desert that I remember is the little cookie table

 

[CJGamer]

anything related to crab or lobster or any shellfish where many of them get picked in production (even if what you are ordering isnt' getting picked) is up dramatically in price. It's fallout from the dramatic reduction in international work visas in the united states. They can't get workers at the old lower rates now. It's a major issue here in the mid atlantic- and many restaurants are either jacking up the price (double a lot of times) or simply removing items from the menu because they don't want to pay the supply price in the first place.