Restaurants in Pemaquid Peninsula

Some Lobster Advice

Travelers may be in for a rude surprise when they get the bill for a meal at a casual wharfside lobster restaurant. Prices posted for lobsters are per pound, not per lobster. This can be inadvertently misleading, as a range of prices is often posted -- for example, $9.99 FOR 1 1/4-LB. LOBSTERS, $11.99 FOR 1 1/2-LB. LOBSTERS, and so on. That's the price per pound, not the total price, so you'll need do a little math to figure out the final price of your lobster.

Of course, you don't have to order a full lobster to do this prized shellfish. The spiraling popularity of the lobster roll has made it so you can taste Maine’s quintessential shellfish basically anywhere you go. The classic Maine lobster roll is cold, fresh-picked lobster served on a buttered and lightly griddled hot dog bun (the split-top New England variety, not the side-split version found elsewhere around the country), then complemented with a touch of mayo to bind it. Some eschew mayo and go instead for drawn butter (if the lobster’s served hot, this is known as “Connecticut-style”). There’s much acrimony over whether a lobster roll ought to contain anything else—some fancy a bit of celery or lettuce for crunch, while purists will tell you this is an abomination. The crazy gastronomes down in Portland have taken to adding everything from wasabi powder to jalapeños to bacon.