The Best Seafood & Lobster Restaurants Around Bar Harbor, ME

In case you’re not familiar with the term, the turf is steak, and surf is a lobster tail. Typically, the steak is a filet minion or rib-eye. However, you should always ask because some restaurants consider sirloin strips and shrimp surf and turf. Nope, not to me.

Though, it’s enjoyable if it’s cooked right. I like both items quickly seared, separately in a frothy butter and garlic mix. Both the sirloin and the shrimp will get tough if you cook them for too long. Then, squeeze fresh lemon on the shrimp once it is plated.

The Travelin' Lobster

The Travelin’ Lobster has fresh lobster caught that day. Dozens of other dishes are centered around the much-loved seafood. Their hours are set seasonally and change often, so call ahead, (207) 288-8028. They stop their waitlist an hour before closing to ensure they close on time.

If you order online, it will only be 30 minutes until you can pick it up at the restaurant. Get a lobster dinner, mussels, and corn on the cob for just $22. By the way, that’s a pound and a half lobster!

Rose Eden Lobster

The restaurant is on-site at the Rose Eden cottages, where you can stay. You can get live or cooked lobster, choice clams, and marvelous mussels. They deliver to local campgrounds, motels, and cottages. The Lobster dishes and uncooked lobster are prepared to go at your convenience. If you’re in the mood for some crab, they have that too. Rose Eden’s will re-open for the 2021 season on 19 May.

C-Ray Lobster

At the C-Ray Lobster, you can order live lobster to be shipped to your home at your convenience or to friends anywhere in the US — guaranteed to arrive alive.

You can also order from their sizeable lobster-centered menu and pick it up at the restaurant. Also, order beer or wine (ask about Maine alcohol take-out policy, it has been updated since the pandemic) if you want to pair one with their deciduous dinners or desserts. There are food options for the whole family so that you can go as a group.

The Stadium Pub in Bar Harbor, Maine

They have many food options for you to choose from. Even if you don't like seafood, they have bakery items, pastries, and coffee. They have multiple different types of alcohol and drinks here at the Stadium Pub. The options are endless when it’s open for the season.

Choose your lobster straight from the tank, and get it cooked your way.

Their mantra is “Always Fresh - Always Fast - Never Forgotten!”

Beal's Lobster Pier

If you need to grab a bite to eat after a long day on the water, you can just dock outside the restaurant. If you want to get it from home, order online and pick it up in-store.

You can choose from the many Seafood options and a variety of other foods, including gluten-free options. There are food options for the whole family and more.

However, if you love something a bit spicy, try their Spicy Buffalo Lobster Roll, with Beal’s Buffalo Buttah. Be sure to try a hefty bowl of Lobster Stew on the side. There’s nothing like it anywhere, and you’ll be full.

My Lobster Dinner at Beal's Lobster Pier in Southwest Harbor, Maine

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Perry Long's Lobster Shack

If you want good seafood Perry’s is the right place. They are open every day except Mondays, and they have fair hours, 12 pm-7 pm Tues to Sun for Take Out! If you want take-out, give them a call to put in your order, and you can pick it up. They have a large variety of foods to try and options for everyone.

Union River Lobster Pot

They open for the season on 5 June 2021. They have an extensive menu that has something for everyone. Your choices vary from chowders to sandwiches to fresh seafood.

When you’re looking for something family-friendly that will make everyone happy, look no further. You can order online and pick it up to-go.

Although they have a variety of choices for your hungry family, try a Make it a Downeast Shore Dinner, which is a lobster dinner with your choice of New England Clam Chowdah or Fish Chowdah Steamers and mussels. The dinner is served with hot butter, their famous Fairground Fries, and Cole Slaw. You won’t regret it. You can call ahead to make sure their open, 207-667-5077.

Crosby’s Drive-In in Bucksport, ME

The above picture is from one in the afternoon in mid-April. As you can see, they already have lots of customers. Use their online menu to order ahead so that your food is ready when you arrive. Open 10:30 am to 8 pm daily.

Fill your family’s hunger while on the road doesn’t have to include McDonald’s or Subway. This quaint drive-up take-out serves one of the best lobster rolls anywhere. Just get off the highway at Duck Cove Road in Bucksport for some of the best take-out food available Down East. Some people call it the Orland Road, but it is Route #46.

“My favorite restaurant in the area by far. Great food, friendly staff, and fair prices. Not a big fan of seafood, however, I always go for the Golden Buck Burger. Also, the best root beer floats around!” — Shandy

Bar Harbor, ME on Mount Desert Island (MDI)

There is a diverse community in Bar Harbor, ME, that comes from living on an ocean island. Restaurant menus are usually centered around seafood and mainly Maine’s world-famous lobsters.

There are many restaurants to choose from that all have various menus for you to choose from when you are hungry. It offers many options for families or singles. If you are looking for a place to visit that would appease everyone, this is the place.

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