Since Liz and I both had Veteran’s Day off from work, we decided to go check out Warren’s Lobster House in Kittery, ME. Yes, we went to Maine. Even though the state has turned into our de facto scapegoat on most issues, we do occassionally cross the border. I had originally heard about this from a guy at work. They have fresh seafood, a great salad bar, and it’s close.
Liz is really into all things that swim or live under water so this was a no-brainer for her. We checked out their web site and printed off a coupon for the whole-lobster dinner. This turned out to be a good plan because lobster is priced by market value and I think we save 6 or 7 bucks off the meal.
I ended up getting the Potato Crusted Haddock. It wasn’t too awesome, but it wasn’t bad either. The crust on top was supposed to contain a special horseraddish something, but I couldn’t really taste it. The salad bar couldn’t hold a candle to any of the mega-salad-bar buffet restaurants, however, it definitely holds its own in the realm of salad bars. All of the ingredients were very fresh and there were several things I’ve never seen on a salad bar before. The bleu cheese dressing even had large, noticeable chunks of cheese in it. Along with the salad bar as an option of soup with cheese and crackers.
We also decided to go all out and try an appetizer. We chose one of the day’s specials - loaded potato skins. They were pretty greasy and just bland. I think it was just missing salt. I guess we should have salted them.
All in all, I’d say this was an enjoyable experience. We went during lunch when prices were a bit cheaper and we also had that coupon. I don’t think we’d randomly go there for dinner or anything. The bill would be kind of pricey.
Thanks for the lobster lunch! It was tasty!