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,

[Crowe]

Excellent advice from Michelle. You do run the risk of a mess and some leftover odors in your unit but it's a lot less expensive.

[mkc]

In Boothbay, on the east side, we like the Boothbay Lobster Wharf. It was first recommended to us by a sailing friend who visits the area often. Years ago (at least 10) there was a place near Shore Hills (and the now-closed Little Ponderosa) campground called "The Lobster Mainiac" - also a video store but they ran a boat and would steam and deliver lobster and steamers to your campsite at the parks.

In the Bar Harbor area, I would recommend Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound.

Can't recommend anything in OOB since we've never stayed there, but I will suggest to anyone visiting Maine that almost any supermarket has a lobster tank and will steam your lobsters for you at no additional charge. Just order them at the fish counter then go shop for your butter and lemon (and cracking/picking tools, if you don't have them). It takes about 15 minutes and they'll put the hot lobsters in an insulated deli bag so you can take them home/back to the RV. Current prices are running in the $5.99-8.99/lb depending on hard/soft shell and how large they are.

Michelle

[navybanker]

Never had nor heard of a lobster roll so may need to try that. We will venture out from the three stops so didn't intend to limit it to just in the close vicinity of the the stops. Thanks, keeping a list of what you people have said. Hey, seafood in Tennessee usually means fried catfish!

[Crowe]

You're right...I didn't read the thread title but just what the OP wrote (Sorry)

No apology necessary! My comment was a bit "tongue-in-cheek" (especially the math part!) but without inflection it was a bit hard to interpret.

[drenjoey]

Crowe wrote:
He never mentioned anything about lobster rolls !!!!!

Beg to differ. Title is "Best Lobster in Maine". Then OP talks about best restaurants. Add them up and it's "where's the best restaurant to get lobster in Maine?". Note, however, OP does NOT specify how said lobster should be prepared! :B

You're right...I didn't read the thread title but just what the OP wrote (Sorry)

[mdcamping]

drenjoey wrote:
The OP is looking for places to eat in Old Orchard, Boothbay and Bar Harbor. He never mentioned anything about lobster rolls !!!!!

Maybe the OP will have a change of mind after reading this thread! 😉 :B

Mike

[Crowe]

He never mentioned anything about lobster rolls !!!!!

Beg to differ. Title is "Best Lobster in Maine". Then OP talks about best restaurants. Add them up and it's "where's the best restaurant to get lobster in Maine?". Note, however, OP does NOT specify how said lobster should be prepared! :B

[drenjoey]

The OP is looking for places to eat in Old Orchard, Boothbay and Bar Harbor. He never mentioned anything about lobster rolls !!!!!

[weathershak]

Traceys Seafood

This place is great if you wander towards the quiet side of Acadia Nat. Park Schoodic peninsula. It is right next to Mountainview Campground on Rt1 Sullivan.

[ct1964ups]

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

Absolutely the place to go..1 1/2 lbs on a roll..nothing else...butter ,mayo and lettuce on the side...sold 11 ton of lobster and 3 ton of butter last year....for Lobster Roll this is the place
Chuck

[Crowe]

Crowe, I've gotta disagree with you! The best lobster roll is chunks of meat with a light bit of mayo and lettuce lining the roll. Butter, while tasty, makes the roll soggy and hard to eat.

I don't eat lobster-this is opinion from the hubby and son. Neither are real fans of mayo or lettuce. Each to their own and you can find plenty either way up there!

[ryegatevt]

Crowe wrote:
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.

Crowe, I've gotta disagree with you! The best lobster roll is chunks of meat with a light bit of mayo and lettuce lining the roll. Butter, while tasty, makes the roll soggy and hard to eat.

1. Be wary of lobster salad - sometimes folks making it that way shred the lobster, which ruins it. Always ask!

2. IMHO, the best place to have a lobster roll is usually the last place you had one...

[drenjoey]

Funny how a thread is changing direction.....We're all discussing lobster rolls and the OP is just asking where to eat in the three towns he will be visiting.

[Adiabatman]

We've had a lot of lobster rolls all along the Maine coast and the absolute best was at Waterman's Beach Lobster in South Thomaston. A James Beard Award winner.

But you have only two more weeks to get there - they are closing for good on 4 September. We're sure going to miss them.

[Padlin]

There are 2 kinds of lobster rolls, ones cold, mixed with mayo or some such, like chicken salad. The other is hot lobster meat in a bun, served with butter.