Tri-level seafood restaurant and rooftop bar on the Red Hook waterfront with mini golf and games, drawing high weekend demand.
24 Reed St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
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Starting April 13, 2026, Brooklyn Crab stopped taking reservations on weekends, shifting to first-come-first-served seating due to high demand at the Red Hook waterfront venue (therooftopguide.com).
Reservations are still accepted through Resy on weekdays, and the venue also welcomes walk-ins generally, but the weekend policy change signals that demand had outstripped the reservation system's ability to manage the line (therooftopguide.com).
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Reservations: Weekday reservations accepted via Resy; no reservations accepted on weekends as of April 13, 2026 (first-come-first-served).
Walk-ins: Walk-ins welcomed; the only option on weekends since April 13, 2026.
Open seasonally, with mini golf and games available in spring/summer, per therooftopguide.com
No specific wait-time figure is published, but as of April 13, 2026, weekend seating became first-come-first-served rather than reservation-based due to high demand, implying longer waits on weekends (therooftopguide.com).
Weekday reservations are accepted via Resy, but as of April 13, 2026, weekend reservations are no longer offered (therooftopguide.com).
Yes, walk-ins are welcomed, and on weekends walk-in/first-come-first-served seating is now the only option since reservations were discontinued for those days (therooftopguide.com).
Sources: The Rooftop Guide