So when we hit the East Coast, we gave full rein to our craving, not even bothering to wait til we got to Montauk.
In Montauk we became true lobster roll gluttons, having one a day for the entire long weekend. We didn't lose our heads completely and drew the line at breakfast. The first lobster roll was at dinner at FishBar restaurant whose chef is a current contestant on Chopped, but we found the lobster's sweetness to be vastly overpowered by too much celery and spices. Why mess with perfection when lobster is so good by itself?
Still, it didn't top my favorite lobster sandwich of all time, which can't even be called a true lobster roll, as the lobster is only enhanced by a little drizzled butter. The sandwich is quite creatively called lobster on a bun and it consists of a 1 1/4 pound lobster out of its shell, served on a toasted and buttered hamburger bun at Abbott's Lobster in the Rough near Mystic, CT. That, to me, is pure lobster perfection. Steve and I used to drive the three plus hours from New York City just to have dinner on Abbott's red plastic trays in the late Spring when it opened for the season, but from Columbus that is just not feasible. For now, we'll have to make do with stuffing our faces with the Montauk lobster rolls during our long weekend there.
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I'm going to have to try Abbots--in the meantime, next time you get to the hamptons--take it from me, a hamptons fan since I grew up near them: make sure you try The Lobster Roll (yes, that's what the place is called) on Montauk highway. There are also two other much less known places that have rocking lobster roll sandwiches: one, is pretty much across the street from the lobster roll--it is pretty much "just" a clam bar with a bunch of outdoor picnic tables on rt. 27, the other is a fish farm (literally) that's tucked away from the typical tourist trail. It's called, appropriately enough, The Fish Farm, and it's on cranberry hole road, just off 27 in amagansett. not only can you get the most amazingly fresh fish, lobsters, lobster sandwiches and clams there, if you lived there you could stock up on fresh fish for dinner. there are some picnic tables slung outside the ramshackle building, but bring your appetite only, leave your expectation of ambiance at the proverbial door.
As a child, I remember having some of the best seafood in Mystic, CT. Of course other places that I have loved were Boston, MA and several locations in VA and MD. Now that we have a kosher kitchen (per hubby's request), I miss these things. May need to go out and get something soon :)
I had some of the best lobster in my life at a family reunion in New Hampshire. I admit one the things that made it so great is that we were picnicking in the yard so we could just eat it without trying to be dainty as we would in a restaurant.
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