Located at the end of cheerful Stearns Wharf is a bustling little restaurant, part aquarium, part spectacle. It is here where locals and visitors strolling by always stop to marvel at the saltwater tanks jam-packed with rambunctious California spiny lobster, giant spider crab, meaty Dungeness and vibrant rock crab. Inside the seafood-laden galley, the delectable crustaceans, along with a plethora of other local shellfish, provide the daily menu that diners have come to expect at this lively eatery. Hungry patrons crowd the casual and eventful restaurant where hefty crab and lobster are dropped into boiling cauldrons while award-winning chefs frantically work the open kitchen serving up signature dishes that rival any four star restaurant. The postcard views of the glistening Pacific and nearby Channel Islands are equally intoxicating. The Shellfish Company’s extraordinary menu includes luscious crab cakes, New England style clam chowder and a hearty Italian Cioppino served in fresh bread bowls; jumbo shrimp, mussels, scallops and market squid sautéed in white wine, garlic and herbs; marvelous lobster tacos served with homemade salsa; and a kaleidoscope of spectacular oyster dishes from the best cold water oysters served on the half shell, to Oyster Luckyfeller and mouth watering colossal-size Oyster Poor Boys.