Reviews for Downeast Lobster Pound in Trenton, ME
This place is awesome. Very authentic Maine lobster spot. They have lobster caught today. You can watch them pick it and cook it... in wood fired pot. We had the two lobster with ear of corn. Soooooo good. The people working here are great as well. Very funand tasty experience. Go here, you won't be sorry. The only downside is they don't have much for indoor seating so if theweather is cooler you may end up outside or up stairs in an open dinning area. But don't let that stop you. Read more
The staff is friendly. The food is good. The tackleboxes holding the condiments are cute. And that's where the positives... end. Plastic utensils make digging in the lobsters difficult at best. The place looks run down. No one was cleaning thetables. We, and two other tables, had to wipe our own down. The bathroom was in a detached shed which only one person could useat a time, and was not the cleanest. My wife refused to use it at all. The water barley came out of the faucet she there was nosoap. None at all. I gave them one star for the food and one for the cashier's friendliness. Read more
Excellent dinner experience at Downeast. You order at the counter and they give you a pager to carry with you that pings when... your order is ready. Seating options are outside, upstairs or a small dining area indoors close to the kitchen. You can see thelobster they will cook for you when you order. The lobster was delicious and the lobster roll was very good. We also reallyenjoyed the bisque and the blueberry pie. This place is nothing fancy but the food is wonderful! The service is outstanding. Wewould definitely return and we highly recommend a stop here if you are in the Bar Harbor area. Read more
Food was really good and fresh, I especially loved the lobster bisque. The girl working at the counter was really nice and took... a picture of my family and I with the lobster statue. Service was fast and the outdoor seating is nice! Read more
The lobster was sweet and delicious. And corn was perfectly buttered. The owner was great! The price is much cheaper than the... other places nearby. We went to eat early lunch and got the best seats, which was close to the bar! We will definitely go back! Read more
We stumbled into this lobster pound because it was the ?first place on the right?. ???? We were returning from Arcadia national... Park after dealing with huge crowds. Lunch and a beer was our first priority. There were five lobster pounds on the road. Wedecided that we would stop at the next one on the right because we were going north. Not always the best way to choose arestaurant but we lucked out this time. We wanted lunch and some lobster meat to take home. I?ll admit it, we are lobsternovices. They had this large area with lots of lobsters. As we started to ask questions, The owner came out and gave us awonderful lesson in lobster. Since we wanted to take lobster meat home he was kind enough to help us choose a lobster, have itboiled and removed from the shell. For lunch We ordered lobster bisque and a haddock sandwich. Both were excellent. The haddocksandwich was breaded nicely and fried without being greasy. It was served extraordinarily hot and tasted very, very fresh. Thelobster bisque was excellent. It was creamy and loaded with lobster. The staff was great and made us feel welcome. Overall iswas a lovely causal meal on a sunny Maine day with good food and good company. It doesn?t get any better. BTW, the lobster meatwe took made an excellent breakfast and lunch the day. Go to this place! You won?t regret it. Read more
My came here first time is in 5 years ago. good to see it still open now due to the Covid-19 Great place. Local business. Local... prices. You can get 1 to 2 lbs lobster here. normal price but no tips make it become the lower price for you to get lobsteraround here. But I strongly recommend you give some tips seems their are super nice. And the clam chowder is 1/3 prices toothers restaurants. front desk and the boss are super nice. I surely will come back next time I came to Maine. Good luck to thisplace and their boss. They open after noon, and it will be better if you call them to make sure their open hours Read more
They were open, which is different from other lobster pounds in the area at the ?end of the season?. We got a quick couple of... lobster rolls and they were excellent. Read more