Food Network

"Abbott's Lobster in the Rough has been making a pure and simple rendition of the lobster roll for more than 60 years. As Bobby says, the lobster is all you need. Abbott’s serves three different sizes of hot lobster rolls: the Original Hot Lobster Roll, with a quarter pound of lobster meat; the “OMG” Hot Lobster Roll, with 7 ounces of meat; and the “LOL” Hot Lobster Roll, packed with a full pound of lobster. Each is served with melted butter on a toasted hamburger bun."

Jane & Michael Stern

"Must Try: Hot Lobster Roll. It’s nothing but hunks of pink sweet meat bathed in butter, sandwiched inside a warm bun."

Colman Andrews

"The winning sandwich here sidesteps all the disagreement by stripping things down to the basics: "Our Famous Hot Lobster Roll" is not, in fact, a lobster roll as most of the world understands it. Instead, it's nothing more than a quarter-pound of lobster meat (about what you'd get out of one whole small lobster), drenched in butter and heaped on a toasted sesame seed-topped hamburger bun."

Ed Levine

"17 Lobster Rolls We Love in the Northeast: Abbott's Lobster In the Rough - Abbott's serves both their signature hot roll, a quarter-pound of lobster meat tossed in butter on a buttered, toasted bun, served with an extra side of drawn butter—how's that for a butter trifecta?"

Mike Urban

"The 10 Best Lobster Rolls in New England: Abbott's Lobster In the Rough - This venerable institution of lobster goodness also recently added an item to their menu: the OMG Lobster Roll—this is an upsize version of Abbott’s famous hot, buttered lobster roll, which looks much the same, only at about half the size. Abbott’s also serves a cold lobster roll, with the meat lightly bathed in Abbott’s house dressing and served in a more traditional toasted, split-top hot dog bun."

Dan Myers

"Piece de resistance: their Famous hot Lobster Roll, a full quarter-pound of lobster meat (a little more than what you'd get out of one whole small lobster), drenched in butter and heaped on a toasted sesame seed-topped hamburger bun."

Yankee Magazine

"Abbott’s is known far and wide as the place to go for all things lobster on the Connecticut shoreline. Hot lobster rolls come in three sizes: the standard four-ounce version; the “OMG,” weighing in at about eight ounces; and the “LOL,” which tips the scales at nearly a pound. All are served on toasted, buttered hamburger rolls with cups of melted butter on the side."

Marguerite Preston

"The Best Lobster Rolls in the Northeast: Abbott's Lobster In the Rough - The regular-size roll gives you a quarter pound of meat (which is more than a small lobster) on a hamburger bun, but you can also upgrade to the OMG roll, which has a half pound of meat, or, if if you’re ravenous, the LOL roll (that stands for “lots of lobster,” obviously), which includes a full, towering pound of lobster."

Tracey Minkin

"The Best Lobster Rolls in America: While Abbott's, a great waterfront hangout on the Connecticut coast, does a traditional lobster roll, it innovates deliciously as well with its hot lobster roll—a local variation with melted butter on a round bun."

Lindsay Champion

"This Mystic, Connecticut, seaside shack offers two seriously delicious lobster rolls. Choose wisely between hot or cold sandwiches: the traditional lobster salad roll, garnished with mayo and celery on a hot dog bun, or Abbott’s famous hot lobster roll, buttered and served on a round roll."