H.C. Seafood at the corner of channel Islands Boulevard and Victoria Avenue in the old fisherman's wharf has never disappointed me. I have tried several other local places and I am surprised at just how reasonable it is however, there is only outdoor seating. Just pick it up to go. The only disadvantage is they close at 5 PM daily. Their crab and lobsters are live in the tanks. My favorite is the shrimp and chips eight large pieces of shrimp usually a meal that last me two days reheated in my ninja oven. They've been here quite a long time.

I bought crabs in order to make crab enchiladas with chipotle cream cheese sauce for Thanksgiving. This business was recommended, and I will only buy crabs from this business in the future. I was impressed by the crab tank. The owner boiled the crabs for me and cut them which made it easy to pick the meat out. The owner was friendly, helpful, and professional. He deserves an award! Ps Dinner was amazing. The crabs so fresh and sweet! My daughter-in-law asked if we could eat this crab meal every Thanksgiving: no turkey for us!

Out go to spot to get fresh crabs and shrimp. Friendly staff and the place has been opened a pretty long time.

Tucked away behind the plaza is where you'll find HC Seafood. Out here you will find an array of tanks filled with a variety of crabs and lobster outside the patio. You pick what you want and it will be brought out to your table momentarily. Celebrated my uncle's friend's birthday here and was luckily enough to have the place empty for the time being. The staff are friendly and accommodating and truly a nice place for crab feast! Visit this place sometime-

My friend was craving for crabs so we decided to head out all the way to Oxnard. Drive wasn't too bad and so glad there was no traffic coming from the valley. Once we got there, we went straight to the tank where the live crabs are. You get to pick the crab that you like and they'll cook it for you. Same with the tilapia that we ordered. They give you a number and pick up food once ready. We went and got a table while waiting for our order and it didn't take very long. The crabs were already cracked for us and ready to be eaten. That was really nice of them to do that. Customer service was excellent and it's a family owned business which I support. The place is the only one left that's operating and the rest, unfortunately had gone out of business. I HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PLACE IF YOU LIKE SEAFOOD AND GREAT SERVICE. THE STAFF MAKE YOU FEEL AT HOME. WILL DEFINITELY COME BACK REAL SOON!!!

Been coming here with my family for 20+ years. Pick your crabs from the tank outside. They usually have a variety of rock crabs, spider crabs, and dungeness crabs. Can be take out or for dine in. They offer fried seafood plates which are just okay, but I've been told their steamed/grilled lobsters and shrimps are pretty good. All outdoor seating, bring wipes, extra napkins, and utensils.

To me, this is the best fish and chips in the 805. I love the way they make them here. Crunchy and delicious and you get four good size pieces. The fries are okay, a little soggy , but the tartar sauce is very good. Perfect complement to the fish. Besides that, they make some very good onion rings here. They are crunchy and soft at the same time, and very yummy. Highly recommend! Other than that, the Shrimp Combo is great too. You get four shrimp grilled, four shrimp fried, and four shrimp steamed and all very good (according to my wife). There's a lot of good options for fish and chips in the 805 and I think they are all good. But if you had one to try for a first time, I would always recommend this place first.

Located in the back of a hidden plaza, this little gem is serving up some of the best seafood you will have. Outdoor seating right next to the marina, you won't find seafood as fresh as this in Oxnard. Rock crabs are picked up separately by the tank rather than the pick up window. Nice staff that were really helpful and food came out fairly quick. Order: Spot prawn, zucchini fries, rock crab, and clam chowder Comment: spot prawns can be a little pricey here

We drive 60+ miles to enjoy good, sweet, and meaty crabs! You do have to wait 20-39 mins for the crabs to be cooked (depending on size and count). We went for spider crabs and it took them 30 mins. But that's okay - it was worth the wait. The workers are very friendly and pretty much accommodated our special requests (extra condiments). If you are craving a different kind of experience of eating crabs, this is the place! Suggestion: bring your own special condiments (exactly how you want it), wipes for your hands, and rice (if you're Asian Like me).

If we are craving for seafood this is our go-to for crabs and prawns. We're a family that loves to eat and we like bringing friends and visitors here and we tell them exactly what to expect. Bring your own napkins, utensils and paper plates - hey you can even bring your own rice if you want. Their plates are flimsy so bringing your own will improve your experience. Also hand wipes and cleaning wipes are good too. Place is outdoors so be prepared to eat outside under umbrellas and don't mind the birds that are around the area. Service - if you want crabs - they have Dungeness crabs sometimes rock crabs but our favorite are the spider crabs. They will get the crabs you want for you - don't try to grab them yourself or you'll be yelled at. I've seen it happen. Be patient and wait for them to assist you. They'll weigh the crabs and the rates per pound are shown on the board. Not ordering crabs? Go inside and line up to order from their menu items. We usually get prawns (not always available), rice, fried fish, clam chowder and fries. So for me I love their grilled prawns - we usually get 2 lbs because it's only a few pieces because of the size and we only come here when they have spider crabs so I try to call ahead to make sure. I can get dungeness in 99 ranch and cook it myself but spider crabs -- not really available in the market. We just like them steamed. We usually order 2-3 pcs of the spider crab (see pic below) it's huge I know but we love how it's sweet and the crab fat- omg!! Wait time - for fried food and soup should be quick but since we always get crabs we wait about 45 mins for them to steam and prepare it. That's why we get soup and some fried fish/ fries etc to munch on while waiting. Highly recommended if you're nearby or if you do not mind the drive for some crabs.