Food & Wine

"America's Best Lobster Rolls: Neptune Oyster; Boston - This North End restaurant’s famous hot lobster roll features succulent pieces of lobster tail, claw and knuckle meat drizzled with clarified butter, served on a grilled and buttered brioche hot dog bun. A mayo-based cold roll is also available for purists."

Zagat

"It's one of the most consistent spots; grabbing a lobster roll here is practically a Bostonian rite of passage, and though some may balk at the frequently long waits, there's a reason why they're not getting shorter anytime soon."

Dan Myers

"America’s 20 Best Lobster Rolls Outside Maine: Located in Boston’s North End, Neptune's lobster roll can be served hot, utterly overflowing with big chunks of tail, claw, and knuckle meat mixed with a little clarified butter, served on a buttered and grilled bun. They also serve a cold lobster roll, but this is the one to get."

J. Kenji López-Alt

"17 Lobster Rolls We Love in the Northeast: Neptune Oyster - The rolls are relatively small and pricey ($25 for about 5 ounces of lobster meat and a massive pile of excellent fries), but the best things usually are."

William Kovel

"Worth the wait. Butter, lobster, and a warm toasted bun. You can't beat it."

Ana Sortun

"I crave this. There is nothing more buttery or decadent in town."

Eric Grossman

"Established in 2004, Neptune Oyster is exemplary in its East Coast raw bar perfection. Neptune’s lobster roll - available hot with butter or cold with mayo, and served on a toasted brioche roll - is one of the city’s most lauded."

Scott Kearnan

"The 9 Best Lobster Rolls in Boston: Neptune Oyster - This North End icon runs hot and cold: you can get your claws into lobster rolls with the meat served warm with melted butter, or chilled and tossed with mayo."

AFAR Magazine

"The Best Lobster Rolls in the Northeast: Neptune has been racking up accolades since it opened in 2005 for its cozy, old-school vibes and its fresher-than-fresh seafood offerings. The famous Maine lobster roll is served hot with butter."

Jennifer Daskevich

"This North End restaurants famous hot lobster roll places succulent chunks of tail, claw, and knuckle beat on a grilled and buttered brioche hot dog bun then drizzles it with clarified butter."