Among my favourite finds in Pickering and luckily walking distance from home is Lobster Baron. We recently grabbed the $20 lobster roll, a $16 shrimp po boy and made our way to the nearby lakeside park. Its a better Lobster Roll than Diana’s and certainly rivals anything I’ve had downtown. The po boy had a great kick and wonderful textures. With a couple lemonades an absolutely delightful $40 picnic date.
Their selection of seafood is limited, but of extremely high quality. It’s a relief to know I don’t have to travel to Diana’s or SLM to satisfy my cravings.
A lobster roll is the easiest thing in the world to make at home. Buy a pound of cooked lobster meat ( I like a mix of claw, knuckle & tail), chop into whatever size pieces you like, mix with a little mayo, place in three or four buttered toasted hot dog rolls and you’re done.
The only embellishments might be some finely chopped celery and a squirt of fresh lemon juice.
No hot dog rolls? Make it a sandwich with lightly toasted white bread.
I buy lobster meat only where I see live lobsters swimming in a tank. Most lobster pounds will have lobster meat. [quote=“Phoenikia, post:1, topic:28458, full:true”]
I had take-out lobster rolls from Oyster Boy which were a little small but tasted good in July 2020. (Awful oyster fritters) No lobster roll on the current Oyster Boy Menu, just chilled lobster at Market Price https://oysterboy.ca/menus/
John & Sons were good in the past, maybe a little small. I haven’t visited in over 3 years- mostly due to the Pandemic. I used to be a regular. http://johnandsonsoysterhouse.com/
I haven’t tried Buster’s Sea Cove. $15.95 at Buster’s Sea Cove.
I don’t know the difference between Maine and Connecticut -style.
Lobster rolls are also common in PEI, NS, NB, Nfld and the Gaspé.
The Canadian version of a lobster roll in the Maritimes tends to be lobster mixed with mayo, served cold.
Some places add celery, green onions or herbs.
A lot of Maritimers prefer just lobster and mayo, served in a hot dog bun.
I have enjoyed a hot buttered lobster roll in Boston at Select Oyster.
I haven’t had too many excellent lobster rolls in Toronto.
I have high hopes for Henry’s. Hopefully, it will still be available when I’m back in Toronto. It’s fancied up a bit from a basic or traditional lobster roll.
Maine is cold with mayo. Connecticut is warm with butter.
I have seen a Maine lobster roll served with just a sprinkling of paprika - but not recently.
Hope Henry’s doesn’t disappoint!
Rodney’s patio will open in the next couple weeks. Their lobster roll when dining inside is market price. The lobster roll on the current take-out menu is $42.
Coast to Coast seafood market on College Street has a $23.95 lobster roll with fries. It’s frozen lobster. Very nice people. They also gave us a little sample of their smoked salmon. They have fish and chips and other food on their restaurant menu. The restaurant at the College Street location opens at 12:30 pm. The fish market opens at 10:30 am at the College Street location.
Whoever catered an event at the ROM last week, served bite-sized lobster roll sandwiches. More party sandwich -shaped, not in a tiny hot dog buns. Nice change from sliders. They were good, although a little more frugal than I would be if I was serving them as an appetizer.
It might have been Daniel and Daniel.
I bought a frozen uncooked lobster tail at Newport Fish on Geary, and made my own lobster roll at home. They have 3 or 4 sizes of frozen lobster tail. I bought the biggest size, since it would have the most meat.
My homemade lobster roll on a brioche hot dog bun from evil Weston Superstore. Hellman’s, a squeeze of fresh lemon, and homegrown basil . This was more satisfying than my last couple Toronto resto lobster rolls. That said, I still plan to try Rodney’s Market Price Lobster Roll at some point later this summer.
The Market by Longo’s currently have a ‘Lobster Roll’ promotion at $9.99. They also offer a 3 slider combo, or a croissant version at the same price.
I tried the sliders, and good value for the price, although I would have preferred more lobster (and would have paid extra). The filling had good flavours and textures - my issue is the bun/roll which is the classic ‘white bread’ - whose texture is anathema to me - and the same reason I rarely eat hamburgers also. I plan on trying the croissant to overcome that texture issue - only avoided it the first time as it seemed to have less filling than the alternatives.
