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    Muscongus Bay Lobster

    4.1 (98 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood
    Closed 11:30 am - 7:30 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Quiet
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Joseph P.

    I loved this place and spent nearly three hours enjoying it! It's the quintessential Maine dockside lobster shack with all the trimmings, great oyster selection (Pemaquids are the best) a simple bar with cold wine, all with an easy, breezy order at the counter, pick up and carry to your picnic table ambiance. See my photos and you'll understand!

    Lu-Shien T.

    Fewer picnic tables available on the huge deck during CoVid19 with clear directions to approach staff and order area with masks on. Still the same affordable market prices for hard and soft shell lobsters, mussels, clams, crab and lobster rolls, tuna and haddock tacos. Caesar salad, mac and cheese, coleslaw, potato salad, chips, and pasta with or without seafood round off the menu. I personally prefer the softshell lobsters which have less meat but sweeter flesh. A 2 softshell lobster dinner that includes a succulent corn on the cob boiled in salt water and a pound of either mussels or clams is just under $30 today. Bring a light jacket or sweater if you plan to sit in the shade, and buy spray if you come and stay closer to sundown. Feel free to BYOB and additional sides to complete the meal. They provide nutcrackers and pickers to help you get into the lobsters, and paper towels to control the mess.

    #1 dinner special - 1 1/4 lb lobster, corn and a pound of mussels
    Jason F.

    I stopped by here a couple of Sundays ago with my wife for lunch. Muscongus Bay Lobster Co is located right on the harbor at Round Pond. It's the type of place where you walk up to the counter, place your order and give your name and they call your name and bring it out to you whenever it's ready. The seating for this place is actually out on a pier in the water with great views of all of the boats. They have both shaded and unshaded seating with the shaded area having a ton of fun colored lobster buoys hanging down. For lunch on this day both my wife and I decided to get the #1 dinner special which was a 1 1/4 lb soft shell lobster with corn, butter and mussels. After a bit of a wait (they had a large party of about 20 in front of us), our food was brought out to us and looked pretty good. My lobster here was pretty good as it was cooked properly and had a nice sweet flavor to it. Since it was a soft shell lobster I didn't have any difficulty getting the meat out of the shells. Meanwhile the mussels here were quite large and I really enjoyed eating them, especially dipped in the butter. Last but not least was the corn which also had a nice and sweet flavor to it but was cooked a little much for my liking. The bottom line for me is that I would head back here again in the future. My wife and I enjoyed our food and thought the Muscongus Bay Lobster Co. was a pretty nice place to have lunch.

    Dimitri V.

    This was our second lobster shack in Maine, and again a delicious, rustic and incredibly affordable option for lobster lovers. I was happy because they had fish and scallop options! The service was super friendly and food was fresh as can be. We were taken by local friends, and it is their favorite near Round Pond. The views from the picnic tables in the dog were amazing at Sunset.

    Lobster roll on a gluten free bun!!

    The dock on the water is so nice. I seek this restaurant out when I am in the area because it's such a treat to get a lobster roll on a gluten free bun!

    Morgan F.

    I come here with my family every summer and it is always a blast! It is less touristy than Shaw's which is around the corner. Menu is obviously heavy on the seafood side but no issues with that! They do a great job with the lobster dinners and other meals. I had the fish tacos last time I came and those were delicious. You order at the window and they call your number when the food is ready. BYOB is definitely a plus! Makes it easier and cheaper to pack your own cooler. Be sure to pack your own dessert too!! Great views of the water with lots of picnic tables!

    #1 with clams

    Our go-to place for lobster. A little pricier than other places but amazing ambiance and somehow the lobster tastes the best here? No longer BYO but the bar is super cute with many options (including Athletic nonalcoholic beer). July 2023 shore dinner prices in pic, other dinner menu options available but didn't get a good pic (my husband doesn't like seafood but likes the pasta Alfredo)

    My soft shell lobster with clams

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    Raw oysters on the half shell were great! We liked both the John's river and pemaquid. But liked the pemaquid better

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    Beautiful deck view of a charming, protected harbor. Great seafood, beer and wine. Live mellow acoustic music today (Sunday).

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    Good lobster and amazing steamed clams! There is a bar here now that serves some good craft beers and wine.

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    Great lobster and steamed clams. Very low key and beautiful location right on the water

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    Ask the Community - Muscongus Bay Lobster

    Anchor Restaurant - Broiled Haddock Sandwich

    Anchor Restaurant

    3.5(71 reviews)
    0.1 mi
    $$$

    In Maine for a long weekend and saw this restaurant in Chamberlain. We had a party of 6 and they…read morewere more than accommodating to us as this was their first night open for the summer season. I had an awesome blackened fish sandwich while everyone else had fish and chips. The food was delicious! Only negative was that the power went out. The staff handled it without missing a beat! They let those who were still dining and drinking stay. They let later reservations know that they wouldn't be able to seat them tonight because of it. We would definitely return and have a meal there.

    We are regular visitors to Pemaquid for years and always enjoy dinner at all of the nearby co-ops…read moreas well as going into Damariscotta or even Wiscasset on a rare occasion. On this visit we enjoyed the Anchor several times during our stay, for dinner, as well as a couple of happy hours. The front was very welcoming every time we went, when we reserved a table our server, Madison was friendly, knowledgeable, and even humored us by singing Happy Birthday to my wife in Spanish (with company lol). Other visits we ate at the bar and Andrea always kept our drinks and the conversation flowing - it was very enjoyable every time. Regardless of eating at a table or at the bar, the food was delicious every time. Over the course of four visits we had scallops, haddock, halibut and a pork chop - all prepared deliciously with nice presentation. My personal favorite was the grilled romaine salad which I three of four times - so good! We have eaten at the Anchor in the past and thought it was ok, but this season it really seemed together. Even when the restaurant was busy (happy hour) service was equal to the task and seemed to keep everyone happy and the quality of food and speed of service was excellent. I recommend you try this place (or try it again) if you are looking for something more upscale than a lobster on the dock and don't want to drive into town. Nice people and delicious food - thank you.

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    Shannon's Unshelled

    4.8(348 reviews)
    9.3 mi
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    We have been here twice, once as part of a Yelp Elite event. We enjoyed it the first time, we…read morewanted to take our family here for our second visit. You have to watch carefully or map to the location, as the passing road is fast and you can drive by it without even realizing it. It's a small building with a decent sized parking lot - maybe can fit 10 or so cars. There is a picnic area to the side of the trailer, that has several picnic tables and a couple of little ones/lower to the ground. Very cute. Some tables with umbrellas for cover from the sun and in our case that day...brief relief from the rain, until it became sideways torrential rain. Plenty of garbage and recycling containers that are easy to locate and helps keep the place neat and free from debris flying around. It's not an extensive menu, however, the items we have ordered are fresh and flavorful. Item that stood out to us, the blueberry coleslaw. It's very very refreshing. They take electronic/card payments - it looks like it's a cash only type of place, but it's not. We had ordered our food for "here" and then the rain came. We sat at the tables as long as we could until the rain was coming down in sheets. We were soaked, so we ran to our cars...the staff saw what was happening, changed our order as "to go" and the gentleman ran the bagged orders to our cars with napkins and every thing we needed to enjoy our food. Great service! My fish basked was delicious. Love the fries that come with it as well. Plenty of fish, so much so, I had to give some to my husband to finish off. I love the finishing touches...may not seem like much to some, however, they take the time to put a tiny flower on each dinner. My niece and nephew loved it!! The bathrooms are in a separate building and are really nice. I thought they might be a potty, but they are fully plumbed, running water and electricity. I definitely will stop again, if it times right with our trips to the gardens and they are open. Great staff, easy location and great food.

    Food: I got a fish basket with onion rings and clam chowder. The fish and onion rings were both…read moreserved hot and crispy after being cooked to perfection. The basket came with a side seaweed salad that was a refreshingly pleasant change of pace from most fish n chips places. The clam chowder was thick and rich. It was jam packed with meat and potatoes. Definitely come with an empty stomach because they have great portion sizes and the food is fantastic. Service: The service here is great! Everyone is friendly and happy to answer questions. They keep busy running food to customers and keeping the picnic area tidy. Ambience: The picnic area is super clean and well maintained. They have a wheelchair assessable picnic table, and a well stocked condiment table. The view is beautiful. This is a lovely place to get lunch and enjoy the weather.

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    Whale's Tale Restaurant & Seafarer's Pub

    Whale's Tale Restaurant & Seafarer's Pub

    4.3(39 reviews)
    10.9 mi
    Locally owned & operated
    Family-owned & operated

    Clam chowder was excellent and so was the service. Wait staff was attentive and very personable…read more Would go back next time we are in Bar Harbor.

    This was my least favorite food experience on my recent trip to the Northeast. C chose it, let's…read morehope she misses reading this review. Miserable is the best way to describe my experience. I was already in a foul mood, walking in here set me into straight sensory overload. It's a bar where they sing. I am unable to get inebriated enough to enjoy bars where they sing any longer. Call me miserable, maybe I suppose. In addition to the merry old fella belting it out on the mic, we had the joy of having some drunk guy in a large group behind us try and out sing him without a microphone. He even challenged the old guy singing to a form of a duel. Anyway I was so off, I cannot remember anything about my server at all. Nothing. I do remember almost screaming and running out. I sat there trying not to lose it while my wife had the time of her life. Every song made it worse, everyone else is singing, I am dying. When the guy took a break, guess what, dickhead from the crowd goes up and takes over. Shots helped at this point and the weed is kicking in well at this point. Now I'm hungry... My food was inedible and I'm pretty sure incomplete as well. The worst flatbread in the history of flatbreads. C's looked pretty good actually so I am sure her experience was quite different than mine. I hope to never return. '25 - extra

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