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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Lobstah

At long last we have found a good Lobster Roll at a restaurant in Bar Harbor, Maine. Don’t get me wrong. Bar Harbor has lots of great restaurants. But it has been hard to find a decent Lobster Roll on a regular menu - not as a special. Tonight, however, we went to a place called the Side Street Cafe. It’s been open just a few years, but we’ve had a meal there on every trip up here. The Lobster Roll at the Side Street Cafe lets the lobster be the star: just a hint of mayonnaise, nestled into a buttered and griddled New England style, split-top frankfurter roll. They serve it with a wedge of lemon on the side if you want to squeeze a splash of juice on it. And, most surprisingly, they dust it with a bit of Old Bay Seasoning - very, very non-traditional, but it works.

The Side Street Cafe doesn’t have a huge menu, but because everything we’ve had has been very good, it never fails to leave us wresting with what to order. Now the Lobster Rolls have complicated matters even further. Nope. That was soooo not a complaint!

P.S. When the Thirsty Whale in Bar Harbor or Chase’s
in Winter Harbor, has a Lobster Roll on the menu, feel free to order it as you won’t be disappointed.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

so glad Chuck is feeling well enough to travel, enjoy!!!!!!!

Gail

Kate said...

Old Bay is good on everything!
I like to dust it on shrimp for shrimp cocktail. Or on french fries!! YUM!

Ms Brown Mouse said...

Lobstah! with CLAWS *clicking motions* Huzzah!

Pink Granite said...

Hi Gail -
Oh boy, we are too!!!
We are being sure to pace ourselves and build in some time with our feet up back at the room each day. But with everything in Bar Harbor so centrally located we have been walking a lot - which is a good thing!
Thanks!
;o)


Hi Kate -
You trailblazer you! This was completely new to us. And if you like Old Bay on fries, you might like the seasoned salt at Red Robin.
;o)


Hi DMM -
Lobstah with claws indeed!
There has been a great deal of lobster consumed on this trip. Although I have not had the lobster ice cream for a second time!
;o)