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Sandwich
Lobster Roll
at Red's Eats
Wiscasset, United States of America
Recommended by Jane & Michael Stern and 18 other food critics.
Red's Eats
Recommendations
"Opened in Boothbay in 1938, it moved to the north end of Wiscasset in 1954, and it has since become a summertime legend. Many people believe that here is the best lobster roll anywhere: Heaps of meat from a whole one-pound lobster is extracted in great hunks and piled into a toasted split-top bun that is accompanied by a cup of drawn butter or, if you wish, mayonnaise. It is lobster-eater’s nirvana."
"17 Lobster Rolls We Love in the Northeast: Red's Eats - Each roll gets a heap of lobster meat, ripped into chunks (never cut with a knife, because it can impart a metallic flavor). The meat, which comes in fresh every morning, is piled into a buttered, grilled split-top bun, and you have your choice of mayo or drawn butter on top."
"If you can handle the hour-plus wait in line on the sidewalk along busy U.S. Route 1, your sweet reward will be a magnificent lobster roll that’s known far and wide as one of the best lobster rolls in Maine. With tail, claw, and knuckle meat from a 1+/-pound lobster, this roll is bigger than most and may be had with mayo, warm butter, neither, or both."
"The gold standard by which all other lobster rolls are judged."
"The roll itself is heaping with fresh, wet lobster — so much it falls all over. Put simply, it’s lobster roll perfection."
"Red's is notorious for having long lines of hungry patrons and causing traffic delays on Route 1, but you can't blame people for wanting one of these rolls! Each Red's roll boasts more than an entire lobster's worth of meat on it. The gigantic portion of lobster comes unadorned on a griddled hot dog bun (they have a gluten-free bun option too) with your choice of butter or mayo on the side."
"The Best Lobster Rolls in the Northeast: Red's is just a brightly adorned shack that serves one of the most highly praised lobster rolls in the country. Here, it's a simple but decadent affair. The lobster comes unadorned and piled high atop a toasted bun, with melted butter, mayo, and lemon on the side."
"Best Lobster Roll in Maine and Massachusetts: Red’s Eats - Another best lobster roll contender open only Spring into early fall. The “Roll of Fame” as it is called, was inspired by the late Al Gagnon, owner of Red’s Eats for thirty-one years, and is an overflowing mound of sweet, chunky meat in a butter grilled cradle."
"If you go in the summer, you’ll have to wait, but you’re also guaranteed not to regret it once you have your hands on one of the buttery rolls stuffed with more meat than you’d get in a single lobster. These rolls are as simple as it gets: enormous chunks of ultra-fresh lobster served with a cup of either mayo or melted butter on the side. Though it’s a Maine joint, Connecticut-style is actually the way to go here."
"The Best Lobster Rolls in America: Red’s Eats - The prize-winner for sheer size and abundance comes, of course, from Maine: the overflowing lobster rolls at this tiny red-and-white building under an elm tree right on U.S. 1 contain all the meat from a 1-pound lobster. All. The. Meat."