The Lobster of Gloucester

The Lobster is easily my favorite place to eat when I’m in Gloucester. In fact, there have been times I’ve gone back for dinner night after night during a stay. The staff is beyond friendly, delivering excellent service, great conversation and remembering your name when you return. The menu is amazing — from fresh boiled lobster, to Grilled Chicken Piccata, New England clam chowder, and grilled chicken Caesar salad. I don’t think you can go wrong with anything on the menu. The cocktails and locally sourced craft beers are great also.

What a marvelous and needed lobster and seafood restaurant on a working fishing pier on Rocky Neck in Gloucester! Had a magnificent and seeet lobster!🦞 Also, the swordfish, deconstructed lobster, lobster Mac n’Cheese, and lobster pot pie 🥧 looked amazing! Service was excellent! We went in a snowy evening so we did not enjoy the fn water views! No trouble parking! Reservation recommended!

This Gloucester gem is worth the trip again and again. Every visit delivers ultra-fresh seafood, often caught just hours earlier by their own fishing fleet. You might even catch a glimpse of the boats unloading right outside the restaurant it doesn’t get more direct than that. The menu is stacked with standout dishes and drinks, all priced fairly and crafted with care. The space is spotless, from the dining room to the restrooms, and the staff bartenders and waitstaff alike go above and beyond to make you feel welcome. The food tastes as good as it looks, and the whole experience is a reminder of what great hospitality should feel like. Put this spot on your regular rotation. It’s not just worth the trip it’s worth coming back for.

Everything was perfect! So glad we found this spot on a spontaneous road trip. The clam chowder was the best I’ve ever had. The lobster was almost too pretty to eat. Cooked to perfection. Loved the location and the ambience. Service was spectacular. I’m only sad I live in Delaware and can’t go when I want to.

Before our trip, I decided to look around to the places we wanted to visit while up in New England. We definitely wanted to come here because of the movie, the perfect storm being shot here. This was absolutely hands-down the best clam chowder anyone of us had ever eaten, and it was the first of our trip. After that any other clam chowder paled in comparison. The lobster roll was off the charts as was the haddock sandwich and the live steamed lobster. Cannot recommend this place highly enough. If I didn’t live in Florida, I’d be back there every week!