Lobster Rolls and Eating Out

What is your favorite Lobster Roll and Price? Mobydicks is 17.99 and filled to the top (not overflowing) with meat but very pricey. Fisherman%26#39;s Friends is 16.50 and more filled and more to my liking. Osterville Two at Millway in Barnstable Harbour is 15.00 and has more filler. Last Oct. we had a lobster roll at Summer Shack. it was 22.00 and not as full as Raw Bar (the best IMHO on Cape)...

Lobster Rolls and Eating Out

OK, sacrilege, I know, but in recent summers, McDonald%26#39;s has had them for about $3-$4 in the resort towns, and I saw them in Shaw%26#39;s supermarkets for $3.99, last summer, and $4.59 recently. No filler in any of the above, aside from a little mayo, and almost all claw meat, in all cases. They aren%26#39;t ';boats';, to be sure, but good volume for the price, and great for a ';fix'; if you don%26#39;t want to pay a claw and a tail (or an arm and a leg -- e.g., $15+).

Keep in mind that the jury%26#39;s really out everywhere this summer, as prices have spiked amazingly in recent months.

Lobster Rolls and Eating Out

I read in the Harwich Oracle that the hike in lobster prices is due to a change in migration patterns.

Shaws Supermarket on West Main Street in Hyannis makes a knockout lobster roll for under $5.00. They sometimes have them prepackaged in the display case, but go to the deli counter and ask them to make it for you fresh and they pile on the lobster....an amazing bargain.

Thanks but no thanks (smile). The whole fun of eating lobster rolls is at some clam shack place with Cape Cod ambiance. I might as well buy the darn meat and make one at home..now that%26#39;s another idea. Thanks all.

It%26#39;s called the Chartroom in Cataumet, not far from Falmouth. It%26#39;s open from mid May to mid October and we finally had one here late last summer; because we heard SO much about them from family that live in the Falmouth area.

This restaurant is in the Kingman Marina Yacht Ctr. in Cataumet and it%26#39;s without a doubt, the best lobster roll I%26#39;ve ever had in my entire short life on this planet.

We%26#39;re fussy with lobster too; where we live within driving distance from the coast of Maine and usually prefer their lobster and that%26#39;s IT for years for us; well, NOT any more. Some day if you ever get the chance down at ';Ole Cape Cod'; take a ride to this side of the Cape for one of their lobster rolls. They%26#39;re JUST awesome here.

The Chartroom

One Shipyard Ln

Cataumet, MA 02534

+1 508 563 5350

Open Hours

Lunch: Daily 11:30a-3p; Dinner: Daily 5:30p-10p

We rent a cottage in Centerville every summer and shop at the aforementioned Shaws on West Main Street. We discovered their amazing, low priced lobster rolls last year and agree that they should be ordered fresh at the deli. We also agree that a lobster roll needs to be enjoyed in classic Cape Cod surroundings. We may have found a solution for you. We`ll pick up the lobster rolls at Shaws, then drive the 2.5 miles to Baxters (baxterscapecod.com their lobster roll is currently $18.99). We`ll go to the counter and order soft drinks, their great onion rings and sweet potato fries then go out on the deck overlooking Hyannis Harbor and enjoy it all. No one ever notices or seems to care and you`ve saved $14 per lobster roll.

Not to hijack this thread, but... While we%26#39;re ';there'; at the Chartroom in Cataumet, it also has the very best swordfish steak that I%26#39;ve ever tasted. Tender as butter, and 1 1/2'; thick.

OHHH, I%26#39;ll have to remember that one; swordfish is our favorite!

We%26#39;re going to be checking out that Chart room again in July, thanks for the tip!

The Chart Room is good and also has very nice views, especially from outside where you%26#39;ll likely be waiting most times. But there are many adirondacks %26amp; tables so settle in with a cape codder.

If you are really just interested in lobster, slightly off cape, go to Gateway Tavern in Wareham on RT 6. Largest lobster roll eva.

$22.95, but worth every penny.

The Beachcomber in Wellfleet has great lobster rolls. Don%26#39;t remember the price but a lobster roll in one hand, a cold one in the other while gazing out at the ocean from a bar stool is down right priceless!