Lobster in Bar Harbor area

We%26#39;ll be in Bar Harbor the last week of May. Where are the best places to go for lobster? We%26#39;re not in search of fine dining or tourist traps--just great food.

Lobster in Bar Harbor area

I wish we could declare a moritorium on the phrase ';tourist trap.'; We are tourists when we visit Bar Harbor or anyplace else we go. We%26#39;re what makes a restaurant or whatever what others refer to as tourist traps. I%26#39;m getting off of my soapbox now.

Anyway, if you get tired of pounding away whole lobsters at any one of the many lobster pounds around (Trenton Lobster Pound at the bridge to the island; Thurston%26#39;s over in Bernard on the quiet side of the island) and want to go just a little bit fancy (you can still be seated in jeans and a shirt) and touristy, visit Maggie%26#39;s and try the lobster crepes. They are excellent. Our annual visit to Bar Harbor wouldn%26#39;t be complete without Maggie%26#39;s Lobster Crepes.

Enjoy Bar Harbor and Acadia. It%26#39;s one of the nicest places in the good ol%26#39; USA.

Lobster in Bar Harbor area

First of all, I second paflyfishers remarks.

Second, there are probably two places in Bar Harbor that you can not get lobster---the police station and the post office.

Good lobster can be found in many places---the various lobster pounds that others will note (also, the Union River pound in Ellsworth and the Trenton Bridge pound at the head of the island).

The lobster crepes at Maggies always get good reviews; other restuarants provide their own slant on lobster. Poor Boy%26#39;s Gourmet in Bar Harbor serves up lobster in a bewildering array of options and has killer cheesecake to boot.

Ditto, ditto to the two previous two posters, ( my BH buddies!) and I%26#39;ll put in my two cents. We love the lobster reubens ( I know that it sounds strange but they are wonderful!) at Eat-A-Pita in Southwest Harbor. Enjoy!!!

Bayley1: ';We love the lobster reubens ( I know that it sounds strange but they are wonderful!) at Eat-A-Pita in Southwest Harbor.';

Ya learn something new every day! I didn%26#39;t know about the lobster reubens. I%26#39;m not a great fan of lobster rolls, but the reubens sound very interesting. Thanks.

The Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound ';traps'; me with their yummy Lobster Salad Sandwich. Omigosh it%26#39;s good! Much better than boiled lobster as I don%26#39;t have to work (crack open a lobster) or wash up after.

Thanks for the restaurant suggestions! All are greatly appreciated!

About the ';tourist trap';...I agree that we will be tourists no matter where we go outside of our area. I also firmly believe there are tourist traps in almost EVERY town, including my own. There are plenty of restaurants/stores around here that have for years relied on what their reputation used to be (once good, now bad) and are only kept in business by unknowing tourists. I do not frequent those places because they don%26#39;t represent what our town is--only what the tourists envision our town to be. I%26#39;m proud to be a tourist and I%26#39;ll walk proudly through the streets with my camera and speak with my southern accent so that everyone knows that I%26#39;m definitely from out of town--there will be no mistaking me for a local....but I%26#39;ll do anything I can to avoid a tourist trap.

Your talk of restaurants reminds me of Nichola%26#39;s. Is it still in New Bern? Their restaurant in Morehead City used to be wonderful but changed management and became awful.

That doesn%26#39;t happen very often in Bar Harbor. There is way too much competition here for bad restaurants to stay in business for very long. I%26#39;ve known restaurants here that open in May and already give it up by early September because they couldn%26#39;t attract business. And these days a bad review on the internet can sink a tourist restaurant. One day on the streets of Bar Harbor I picked up a blowing piece of litter. It was a download from the internet warning people against two Bar Harbor restaurants. One of those two went out of business the next year and the other changed management and cleaned up their act.

That said, one of the nice things about staying at a B%26amp;B is that the owners will make restaurant suggestions on what is good that season. They get feedback from their guests and are usually right on top of things.

Nikola%26#39;s is still here in NB, though in a new location. They have become one of the best restaurants in the area and their service is fantastic. I%26#39;m not sure if the Morehead location is still open.