Best lobster in Maine

[navybanker]

We are heading to Maine next month staying in Bar Harbor, Boothbay and Old Orchard Beach. Looking for best places to eat! Thanks,

[keepmotoring]

WE have been to Maine every year since 2009. Never had a lobster roll. Can get two one pound lobsters for $21.00. Includes corn on the cob and cole slaw. Lobster roll $11/13. We are there for true lobster, not a roll. Also Red Eat's, never been but if ask someone from Maine in that area, they are sure not going to recommend it!! Most locals do their own at home.

[drenjoey]

dons2346 wrote:

drenjoey wrote:

dons2346 wrote:
Don't waste your time or money on a lobster roll, those things suck.

Ouf !!!......Quite a statement.....obviously, you didn't go to the right place for a lobster roll!

Try again!!

I don't think so. Give me the real thing, a whole lobster steamed.

Still not a reason to say they suck !!!! One in a million will think that way.

[dons2346]

drenjoey wrote:

dons2346 wrote:
Don't waste your time or money on a lobster roll, those things suck.

Ouf !!!......Quite a statement.....obviously, you didn't go to the right place for a lobster roll!

Try again!!

I don't think so. Give me the real thing, a whole lobster steamed.

[msb1766]

We always go to Captain Hooks in Wells Maine.
On Wednesday is all the lobster you can eat plus corn on the cob amd potato for around $35.

http://www.captainhookstakeout.com/

[EcoBullet]

I'm no expert, but we ate lobster twice a day when we were there last summer. One place that stood out for lobster rolls when we were in Boothbay Harbor was this one we found on TripAdvisor. Shannon's Unshelled

[quoyfab]

The_Painting_Teacher wrote:
An institution in Maine for lobster rolls (with an accompanying line of 25 - 50 yards) is RED'S EATS located in Wiscasset. As you descend the hill in downtown Wiscasset before you cross the river, it is found on the left coming from the south. It on Rte 1 a short distance before you leave Rte 1 to take a right for Boothbay Harbor. Enjoy

As a native Mainiac and lobstah lover, I've never understood why people stand in that line for so long. There are numerous places, many aforementioned to get a GREAT lobstah roll.

[drenjoey]

navybanker wrote:
We are heading to Maine next month staying in Bar Harbor, Boothbay and Old Orchard Beach. Looking for best places to eat! Thanks,

We live 30 minutes from OOB (Old Orchard Beach). "Joseph by the Sea" in the heart of OOB is a nice restaurant.
For Lobster, Clams and Mussels...try Bayley's (eat on the deck overlooking the marsh). 20 minutes from OOB is Cape Elizabeth. There's a place called "The Lobster Shack). That place was spotlighted on the Food Channel. While there, go to Fort Williams (beautiful place to walk around on the rocky coast of Maine).

Boothbay Harbor: One place comes to mind is Robinson Restaurant. We were there a month ago and ate very well.

Bar Harbor: Any restaurants are great in the area. As for lobster, nothing beats a Lobster Pound.
If you are nostalgic, go to Rte 66 restaurant. A lot of memorabilia of the 50s and 60s and of course it's mostly food from those eras.

[drenjoey]

dons2346 wrote:
Don't waste your time or money on a lobster roll, those things suck.

Ouf !!!......Quite a statement.....obviously, you didn't go to the right place for a lobster roll!

Try again!!

[keepmotoring]

We always stay in Boothbay. Right outside of Boothbay Harbor, in Southport, there is Robinson's. They have lobster boats coming in all the time. They supply to a lot of the restaurants. Definitely eat outside so you can watch the lobstermen bringing the lobsters in!!

[Crowe]

Don't waste your time or money on a lobster roll, those things suck.

That depends on how it's done. It should be on a buttery, grilled hot dog type roll, slit at the top, and the meat should be drenched in butter, not mayo.

[The_Painting_Te]

An institution in Maine for lobster rolls (with an accompanying line of 25 - 50 yards) is RED'S EATS located in Wiscasset. As you descend the hill in downtown Wiscasset before you cross the river, it is found on the left coming from the south. It on Rte 1 a short distance before you leave Rte 1 to take a right for Boothbay Harbor. Enjoy

[Drbolasky]

Why wait until you get to Maine? If you are passing through Connecticut on the way up, stop in Noank. Right on the bay is Abbott's Lobster in the Rough. If you leave hungry it's your own fault.

[Rangerman40]

When we stayed at Paradise Park in Old Orchard Beach there is a place called Beach Lobster and Farmstand (I think that's the name)..... Anyway you pick out the lobster you want, they steam it for you and then we took it back to the campground which was just a couple minutes away and had piping hot fresh lobster right at our camper!! I'm pretty sure we got the soft shells and compared to Ohio prices it was dirt cheap.

[dons2346]

Don't waste your time or money on a lobster roll, those things suck. Go for the real thing and get a whole lobster.

In Old Orchard Beach, go out to the spit and get fresh lobster pretty cheap. The best we had while on the east coast.

You have a choice of soft shell or hard shell lobster. The soft shell is cheaper and has less meat but it is much sweeter. The locals prefer to have soft shell. The hard shell has more meat and costs more per pound but is not as sweet. You do have a choice

[GeoBoy]

Retired JSO wrote:
A few years back, there was a guy set up in the KOA that cooked and served a complete dinner for around $15.

I stayed there a few years ago and it was 2 lobsters, corn and rolls for $36.00. He steamed the lobsters and corn with water right out of the bay, they were delicious. Steaming is the only way to have lobster.