Charming place right off the harbor with a fairly extensive menu -- so not your run of the mill shack. We started off with the cold lobster rolls (I asked for butter on the side, which I think is needed, it really adds to the flavor.) The lobster meat was fresh, but not sweet. This was a decent lobster roll, but not worth a special visit (McLoons' rolls are superior and the lobster meat much sweeter). The Clam Chowder (which is literally called "Mammy's" -- ahem -- "clam chowder", was perfect -- a far cry from the béchamel and cream artery bombs I've grown so used to. This broth is perfumed with clam juice and brunoise carrots and onions and studded with lovely bits of clam. Heaven. We were also very impressed by the fried scallop basket. While I wish the scallops were crisper on the outside, they were cooked perfectly inside, plump and juicy, and the fries they came atop were outstanding. Seriously: do not sleep on the fries. For dessert: a perfectly serviceable blueberry crisp (not quite in season but still tasty) topped with 2 scoops of ice cream. Though I've had better lobster rolls in Maine, I liked the vibe and menu here enough that it ranked as my fave in Maine, at least this time around. Not inexpensive, but delicious and fun. (Service was hapless but sweet) read more

Decided to go for dinner. It's a no frills place. Great view at tables while waiting for your number (order to be called)caller. We ordered the lazy lobster dinner and fried asparagus. read more

Claws - Entrance - Seafood Near Me - Rockland, Maine

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Ordered food to go. By the time we got to our hotel a few miles away, and cracked open the lobster, we had green liquid pouring out from just above the tail. Now we've had lobsters many times before, and this one had much more green substance flowing out. We also didn't care much for the spices in the clam chowder. Just wasn't to our taste. read more

I've never written a bad review, but objectively this place was not worth it. I saw 4 stars and a huge line outside so I assumed it was worth the wait. I was sadly wrong. First of all, the food took forever. Given that the menu is made up of a few types of seafood, and most parties around us were ordering some variation of a seafood dinner, I'm not sure what took so long. It should be an assembly line of people popping lobster in boiling water. Second, the lobster dinner was served on a dirty platter. The clams were not washed at all, and every bite was full of sand. The bottom of the tray was covered in a thin layer of water with dirt from the clams. It was also served with a cup of dark salty water that I wasn't sure what to do with. The corn wasn't cooked enough, the Cole slaw barely had dressing, and the "biscuit" was a brick. The only good part was the 2 bites of meat from the lobster tail. Third, the baked beans, if not from a can, tasted like it. And I eat canned baked beans all the time at home. Fourth, the calamari was soggy. Do not order. No part of it was crispy. The toppings were creative, it had potential, but like everything else here, the delivery was lacking. The ambiance was fine. But not worth the complete waste of the money the meal will be. read more

Claws - Lobster dinner - Seafood Near Me - Rockland, Maine

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Wanted a nice lunch on the water and this place appeared . Took awhile to order although it was not that busy. The seating area was adequate but the background must was not in the background but the foreground making it hard to talk on the deck . We sat on the lower part of the deck and could still see the water and also hear each other . The scallops were grilled in butter and very good but not that unusual or exciting, the homemade potato salad was good but not great. The lobster bisque was a nice size portion but a little salty. All's nd all it was good not great. read more

My fiancée and I are local and wanted takeout seafood for dinner at the end of our vacation. We had never been down to Claws before so we checked it out. The seafood portions were large, tasty and well prepared. French fries were crispy and seasoned. The tartar sauce was notably creamy, tangy and delicious. The blueberry biscuits were also a nice treat. We will be visiting again in the future for sure. read more

Claws - Clam strip basket, seasoned fries, cole slaw and tartar sauce. - Seafood Near Me - Rockland, Maine

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4.5 stars for a great lobster roll, along with friendly service, good portions, beer and wine on the menu, and indoor and outdoor seating. A short 3-4 minutes) drive from the heart of Rockland's lively, cute, and artsy downtown. Well worth the trip. All that it would take for it get that extra half star is a slightly more idyllic view. I do love Rockland's working waterfront though. read more

Claws - The Maine trifecta: awesome lobster roll, Allagash White, and a working waterfront as the backdrop! - Seafood Near Me - Rockland, Maine

Stopped here for dinner on our way through Rockland. At first when I saw it I was like... no way am I eating at a place with a giant lobster in the front .... But then I looked for a restaurant on Yelp and this had the best reviews! (For good reason!) I got chicken fingers and a root beer and my boyfriend got the Haddock PoBoy and a rootbeer. We arrived around 630 on a Monday and there was a line that took about ten minutes to get to the front of. The oceanfront patio was pretty packed so we sat on the side closer to the road which was still pretty nice! Parking was a little confusing as there is a lot next door on the left if you're facing the restaurant that you can't park in! We parked for free on the road across the street and walked over. Our food was delicious and came out hot and fresh- we had to wait to eat it! The service was excellent as well! read more

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We stopped here randomly driving through after seeing some of the reviews and it exceeded expectations, Lobster rollers are AMAZING. We've had multiple all through Maine and these win hands down. We had one 1/4lbs with mayo and one 1/4lbs with hot butter and both were phenomenal. Clean bathrooms, kind waitstaff, good fair prices - Can't recommend this place enough. read more

Claws - Lobster roll and wild Maine seltzer - Seafood Near Me - Rockland, Maine

We were on our drive back from Maine to Boston and decided to take a scenic route. We came across Claws and decided to make a stop based on prior reviews. The line was quiet long and was moving rather slow with a few large groups in front of us. However, the lobster roll was worth every second of the wait. You get the quality and quantity of lobster for your money. I would not hesitate to stop and give Claws a try! read more

Claws - Lobster roll with mayo - Seafood Near Me - Rockland, Maine

The BEST lobster roll is here. They don't cheat you on the meat and it's absolutely delicious. I enjoyed sitting outside on the picnic tables, drinking a beer and indulging in a lobster roll. read more

Claws - Lobster Roll - Seafood Near Me - Rockland, Maine

We have been searching for some GOOD LOBSTER! We found it @ CLAWS! Seriously, it was amazing. We got the lazy lobster which basically is just the lobster taken out of the shell and prepared fully for you so your don't have to get all messy. It comes with coleslaw, corn on the cob, and a blueberry muffin (Maine blueberries). You can sit outside looking over the harbor-a beautiful view!! Would definitely recommend this place if you want some good Maine Lobster! read more

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I was so looking forward to enjoying the food at this place, but sadly, it was sorely lacking in flavor. I got the classic lobster roll, and somehow, they managed to make the lobster taste like nothing. It wasn't sweet or rich. It tasted as if the flavor had all been boiled out of it. A huge disappointment after waiting 30 mins to place our order and 25 mins to receive it. We also got the seafood chowder which was essentially just some chunks of lobster in a cream sauce with butter - very under-salted and under seasoned overall. My husband had the blackened shrimp and Parmesan pasta. Also under-seasoned and the pasta was over cooked. The best things out of the whole meal were the side salad, onion straws and corn on the cob - but no one waits an hour and pays $100+ to enjoy just those few things. Maybe they were having a really off day, but I wouldn't return to find out. Also, what other reviewers have said about the mosquitos is spot on - I got 6 bites on my legs even tho we managed to kill a few. Does not make for a great dining experience! read more

Very cute place with nice people. We enjoyed the lobster rolls and crab cake sandwich. You order and pay, bring your lobster table marker to your picnic table and they bring your food out to you. The husband and wife who brought the food and bussed the tables were super pleasant and kind. They made us feel very welcome. Food was good. We thought the additional $2 for flat lander lobster roll (no mayo, but butter instead) was a bit much. Butter is expensive no doubt but there's about 1-2 tablespoons of butter on there. They have a nice paved parking lot with decent wheelchair access to the order counter and deck. Bathrooms were fairly spacious and clean. read more

Don't come here expecting table side service. Walk up, order and pay. Wait for your lobster number to be called and come pick it up. They have two window. The front side is for order-in and the back side where you pick up your order is also used for takeout orders. Kitschy place with a nice water view back patio, as opposed to the street side front patio. Both areas are covered. The restroom is gender neutral and covered with lobster related comics and ads. I ordered a big steamed lobster for my wife, which was very good. I ordered their large lobster roll, because I was starving and my wife said...order two. I thought this would be a better way. First, it had like a pound of meat, which tasted sweet and fresh, not mealy or defrosted. The roll however wasn't as fresh as the lobster. I should've just ordered two regular rolls. We got the onion straws, which were enjoyable. They soak there onions in beer and watermelon. All in all, I'd recommend you trying Claws. We would return. The roll was a bit hard, dry and dense at one end, about an inch of the roll. It could very well be from the baking process. The rest of the roll was fine. read more

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Food took a while but well worth the wait. Recommend the lobster bisque. Nice scenery.

Quintessential New England lobster shack. Show up in a beat up t shirt and sandals, get in line to order at the window (we waited about 20 min), grab a beer and find a seat. Sit back and enjoy your drink and company; you're on vacation. Waited about 40 min and had another beer until food showed up. Top notch chowder, thin crispy onion rings, fresh corn on cob cooked just right and fresh, sweet lobster. The roll had a generous portion of huge chunks. Delicious and exactly what you'd want from this place. Ignore the complaints about wait and $. Just Google 'lobster price 2021' and 'restaurant staffing pandemic' or don't bother going. The line will be a bit shorter for the rest of us. read more

I have been looking forward to eating at Claws for a long time. The reviews have been very enticing. I am a long time Maine visitor spending weeks every summer here for over 50 years. I know what's available in lobster and seafood. I ordered a lobster roll and a clam chowder. My friends had fried scallops, fried calamari and a lobster pasta salad. The chowder was thick and had a nice flavor. It was good, not great. My lobster roll bun was limp. The lobster limp and truthfully not overly flavorful. The scallops and calamari were greasy as heck. It was all over the bottom of the container. The lobster pasta was good. I was not impressed and the prices are relatively high. I will not return here but will continue to go to lobster coops in Pemaquid and Red Barn in Augusta. Sorry guys. I had high hopes. read more

If you're looking for the best roadside lobster roll in the Camden Rockport area, well Claws it is. We were here our last night in town for dinner. Wife declared it better than the other place (which was also good, see my other review) I didn't interact with staff, and no idea what we spent, but the food was good! Claws gets 5 solid stars! read more

Claws is great- large portions of very good food, a nice covered deck on Rockland Harbor, and a pretty good margarita to boot!

Food may be delicious, but we unfortunately didn't get to eat it. We ordered a lobster dinner, lobster roll, seafood casserole, bacon bourbon scallops, and coconut curry mussels. We sat at the table for 50 minutes without being served any food and without any word from the server. During that time, 2 lobster dinners and 2 lobster rolls were served to tables that ordered between 10 and 15 minutes after us. We then were served cold mussels, and lukewarm scallops and seafood casserole. The curry in the mussels had started to congeal, and the casserole was lukewarm only because of the crumb topping. As of an hour since we ordered, we still had not been served the lobster dinner or the lobster roll. We asked that our cold food be remade, that our lobster dinner and lobster roll be served, and that some sort of discount be provided to account for the poor service and food issues we encountered. The server decided to just cancel and refund the entire order, which was done immediately without our assent. The server then stopped by and picked up the previously served scallops, mussels, and seafood casserole because "the entire order was being cancelled." When we mentioned that the situation could have been handled better from a customer service perspective, the server indicated that she asked the owner to come out, but the owner said she should "handle it because she was the deck manager." The owner was on site but did not come out to speak to us. All in all, an extremely disappointing experience. We would have liked to have eaten what appeared to be some delicious sounding food, but that did not happen. I hope others have a better experience than we did. read more

Yum!!! My husband i visited Rockland during our vacation to the Maine coast -- our Airbnb host suggested Claws for lobster --- and wow it was so delicious we ended up eating there three time during our stay. We ordered the lazy lobster dinner -- the lobster was so tender and sweet. It was served with corn on the cob - and the best coleslaw I've ever had. On our second visit we both ordered a bowl of lobster bisque which was delicious with huge pieces of lobster and so filling. We also tried the lobster mac and cheese and the artichoke crab dip - both delicious. They have a huge menu - something for everyone. Oh and the view is amazing! Highly recommend! read more

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Lobster bisque and lobster roll was amazing! We came here 6 years ago and it was just as good as I remember.

Definitely glad we checked yelp for a good seafood place in Portland. Good customer service and beautiful coastal views. We were lucky to arrive just after opening as we didn't have to wait long at all to order. The lobster roll was delicious and very generous with the lobster meat! We also tried the seafood chowder which was creamy and full of large chunks of fish. Would definitely recommend this place! read more

Claws - Lobster roll and cup of seafood chowder - Seafood Near Me - Rockland, Maine

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Resting in Rockland Sunday evening and found this popular hole-in-the-wall seafood joint by the water. It turned out that they had award winning clam chowder which was out of this world and their lobster roll was almost as good as Reds although we didn't get their gigantic "claw"ssol lobster roll. Their shacky dining area had a beautiful view of the harbour. Be sure to spray your legs with mosquito repellent or wear long pants while waiting in line. However the wait was well worth it for us. read more

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On a Monday night when many local restaurants are closed, we visited Claws for dinner. We stood in line for nearly an hour to order our food. Frankly it was not worth the wait. I had the whole belly clam basket. The clams were undercooked and doughy, and the french fries were cold. The other members of our party had similar complaints. There are certainly better seafood options in Rockland and we would not return to Claws. read more

Best lobster roll, best lobster bisque, best price, best view, best people waiting on you. Thank you for an awesome experience!

Classic roadside lobster shack on the harbor in Rockland Maine. Order at the counter, don't forget your Frye's Leap IPA on draft, grab a seat at a picnic table outside on the water. Quintessential Maine. Lobster roll come traditional, a bit of mayo and paprika, or butter. read more

I was recommended to claws by a friend. I didn't try the lobster roll like I wanted only because I didn't want to be full. The service was great. Beautiful location. read more

This place is so cute and the food, especially the lobster, is so fresh! The fresh lobster in a buttered, toasted bun was so simple, yet so delicious! They also had a great atmosphere! There was fun decor, they played oldies, and the staff was kind. One of them, Linwood, came around and chatted with us for a minute. The outdoor patio was also enclosed from the rain, had heaters, and overlooked the coast. It was truly the best place my husband and I have been to so far and for a good price. read more

Claws - 1 1/4 lb Lobster roll with butter - Seafood Near Me - Rockland, Maine

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okay read all the reviews and was excited to try the place. My husband got a 1lb lobster roll sandwich and the price just said market value. They rung it up at 70.00 for just that sandwich. Total bill for 2 sandwiches fries and drinks was over 150.00 dollars. Ouch can you say overcharge the tourist. Next day went to another lobster shack and for the same size Sandwich was only 26. read more

1/4 lb lobster rolls were mediocre. My wife had with mayo and I had with butter. We waited 45 minutes after placing our order. I was told when I went to check on mine, that they had a mixup and skipped my order. It wasn't worth the 45 minute wait. I might go back for something else a later date, but not sure. read more

Claws was the perfect fit for lunch on this wet and cold Memorial Day. My wife and I stopped by and ordered a crab cake burger and a broiled haddock sandwich and both were excellent. We also ordered a side of their parmesan waffle fries which were also wonderful. Cold and wet we ate our meal under a heat lamp in the back with several other customers. Overall the Claw is your go to seafood experience when visiting Rockland. read more

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Good value and fresh food. Easy ordering at an outside window, then you sit down in their covered or open patio and they bring your food to your table. What's not to like? read more

Claws - Rockland bake (lobster, steamers, and mussels. - Seafood Near Me - Rockland, Maine

Too much hype on these reviews. It was good but not worth the price, time, or hoopla. The lady taking the order was awesome. Fantastic, friendly woman. The line out front to place the order however took forever. I was probably 12-15 people deep and literally took over 30-35 minutes just to place the order. Once you find a table it's another 30 minutes. The food was good, don't get me wrong. just not great. They bring the food to you on cafeteria trays and we were dodging flies/mosquitoes throughout the meal. The cans of pop were warm. No fries or pickle with fish sandwich (menu said it came with). A family of four (2 kids) set us back $80 with tip. It's average. Id skip it and look elsewhere. read more

good food. really enjoyable. Right on the waterfront. Nice deck and restraunt. Good food

The lobster roll features 6.5 oz of lobster (vs the average of 4oz elsewhere) and we had it with mayo (which is only the smallest amount). You can also have it with butter. The only thing I'd have changed was a bit more salt. But this is easily fixed. The side of fries were great. Crispy and very soft on the inside. Well spiced and I used their assortment of hot sauces (curry habanero) to dip. The sandwiches also come with chips which they didn't tell us until we picked them up at the window. Bottle of Poland spring was $1.95. read more

Claws - Lobster roll - Seafood Near Me - Rockland, Maine

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We visited a year ago, the lines were long and the price tag on the higher end but we really enjoyed the experience. Raved to friends and family about " claws". We ordered online around 630pm, received a text that food would be ready in 45 mins. We left sour rental house to go pick up the food. We waited until around 9pm for our food. Kids fell asleep in the car. Standing at the window it was apparent there was a lack of leadership/ ownership. Set the expectation. Don't accept new orders, comp some drinks. Instead you have children running the front window who are ill prepared to handle issues. It's not their fault- they were obviously given no direction. At the 830 timeframe, I asked if I could get a refund. Stating understood if there was an issue, however it will be easier for all to walk away. " we have your order - it's like done- seriously". 20 minutes and $220 later I was present with food that looked left over from a graduation party. We went for the lobster rolls. Planning to eat picnic style we opened our boxes. Cold old food. Chicken tenders and fries were rock hard and cold. Lobster rolls were luke warm on soggy wet mushy buns.$ 24 lobster cocktail was possibly a forkful of lobster on a large garnish of lettuce minus the cocktail. Lobster Mac and cheese lukewarm and smooshed in to a messy pan. We brought the food home. I tried to heat things up. It tasted like expensive trash and that's were it went. The kids food was not edible. We tried to call however you can't leave a message. Save your money. read more

My husband and I are staying nearby, and each time we've driven by this place, the line has been astronomical. So I thought it must be good and we should try it out! I got the haddock basket. The fish was a bit underseasoned and I wish the breading stuck to it better, but it was still delicious and I ate every bite. The tartar sauce was amazing, if a bit heavy-handed on the dill. Hubby was satisfied with his lobster dinner as well. The French fries were great! I recommend stopping by, but be prepared for a wait. read more

Claws - Haddock basket - Seafood Near Me - Rockland, Maine

I ordered the clam bellies and onion strings just as a check on a review and pleasantly, everything was perfect! Yes, younger adults were learning the cash register and beer tap but they were friendly and customer focused. Belly plate was enormous, just like when I was a kid, so I was happy to pay current market prices. Perfect shack ambience and food came out quickly. Highly recommend! read more