Great selection of food at a fair price! The seafood is great as is many of their other dishes. It can get very busy at times, but it's worth the wait. read more

Interestingly, I see that someone else submitted a very poor review of Lobsta Land for what appears to be today's lunch. Plus, reviews from this season's food and service seem to be less than stellar. I am going to review breakfast for today, and I had a very similar experience to the other reviewer from today's lunch. I have been to Lobsta Land a number of times over the years and, while the service has never been stellar, the food has always been consistently good--not great, but at least good. Today managed to strike a new low in all spheres. Let me share the details. First, let me state that I was in a group of about 10 for breakfast and I understand that that is always challenging. Additionally, Lobster Land was even busier than usual and it appeared that the server for the dining room was alone and somewhat stressed. Someone didn't show up? Poor planning? Everyone at our table ordered and it took at least 30 minutes for the food to arrive. Granted, we were a large group, but it was still a long time. However, no one complained and we enjoyed visiting with each other as we are all friends who work together. The food finally arrived, slightly piecemeal, but that was really ok as we were not in a particular hurry. My pancakes arrived and I tasted them. Let me assure you that Lobsta Land's pancakes are not new to me. I order them consistently when I go there for breakfast. Consequently, I know what I should be getting. This time, I got them all ready to taste and took my first bite. Hmmm.....this is strange, I thought. They are now serving cardboard topped with blueberries! They were tasteless and, beyond a doubt, some of the worst pancakes I have ever eaten. I even had my friend next to me take a taste. Her response, "Hmmm.....there is no pancake flavor at all." I took a total of 3-4 bites and realized that I was really not enjoying my meal at all. As far as I know, everyone else's breakfast was fine. However, this is when things began to really deteriorate. I attempted to catch our server's eye. No luck. She topped up water and asked about the meal but stayed only at the other end of the table. Plus, those visits were extremely quick. Before I could even attempt to call to her, she was gone. She never once checked our end of the table which caused those of us around me to begin to wonder aloud if she were ever going to check on us. My friends asked me what I was planning to do with the pancakes and I said that I had been unable to get her attention. That is when several us of began trying. The server finally stopped about 5 or 6 feet from me and asked what I needed. I motioned her over and told her that the pancakes were like cardboard and inedible. It was too late to order anything else because she had not checked once to find out how we were doing. Consequently, I wanted them removed from the bill. That was when it got even more weird. Upon hearing my comments on my breakfast, she said not one word. No apology. No nothing. She just turned on her heel and walked away. It was probably one of the most rude responses that I have ever received in any restaurant! At that point, I called the hostess/manager over and repeated the story of the pancakes, along with the server's silence and lack of apology. The manager did apologize and said that the pancakes would be taken off the bill. I replied that I knew that they would be removed; however, I was most concerned about the server's attitude and that I would not be back to Lobsta Land. At which the hostess/manager turned and walked away as well. I could have handled waiting for the food. I could have handled the cardboard pancakes. However, I will never eat again in a restaurant where the servers and management are rude to the customers. Plus, I will do my best to make sure that no gatherings from my work are held there in the future. Lobsta Land seems to feel that they can get along without their customers. That may be true and it may not be. I don't know about that. However, I do know for a fact that I can get along without Lobsta Land! Nope. Never again! (I would have given no stars as a rating, but one star is the lowest possible.) read more

W/plenty of parking, Lobsta Land is seasonal, moderately priced, known for their fresh seafood, & overlooks the marsh. Place gets packed & service is usually slow. We've been here for some good breakfasts, lunch, & dinner. We recommend For 10.95 /18.95 the Coconut Battered Shrimp Large shrimp fried in a crispy panko coconut batter, served over Thai cucumber salad with a delicious honey-ginger dipping sauce. Perfectly delicious! Also recommended Scallops Satay which are grilled day-boat sea scallop satays served over Thai cucumber and rice wine salad with a spicy peanut-chili vinaigrette,12.95. We often crave the Seafood Risotto Lobster, shrimp and scallops tossed in creamy risotto tossed with garlic, shallots, shaved parmesan and baby spinach, topped with grilled lobster tail and lobster cream sauce, 24.95. There's tons of seafood & sausage in their Paella... Love their sauces & dressings. What disappointed us was a Lobster Bisque Special, which was pricey & contained no lobster chunks!! To be cont'd read more

As I said above, I sent Lobsta Land an email that day in order to give them a chance to defend themselves. No reply. That actually sums up my experience with them. Zero stars. read more

We ate dinner here, food was fantastic. When I looked at my bank account I was charged one price which was then refunded. Then I was charged another price for $10 more. The addition was wrong, the tip that was written down did not add up to what we signed on the final line. The credit card slip was signed on the lesser amount. The server took upon herself to change the slip so she made the extra $10. Even if the server closed the check out on the lessor amount it still would have been a 15% tip. Andrea seemed ok with what the server did. We will never eat there again. I will make sure I post a negative review anywhere and every where. Being in the restaurant business for years and having been in many situations like this, I'd never change the amount because it would benefit my tip! read more

We went here for dinner after a full day in Gloucester and split the fish and chips. The portion was huge and the prices can't be beat!!! The cole slaw was delicious! read more

We are frequent customers but recently experience has gone down hill. Tonight for example, told 20 min wait for bar table- took twice as long as a table stood empty the entire time even though no reservations permitted - apparently held table was held for owners friends. And when we were seated they had wrong # of guests do they waited to serve us until the rest of our party arrived ( we were all seated). For the full price charged, expect more. There's a lot of competition in Gloucester now. No longer at the top of my list. Decent food but expensive and unorganized. read more

Good for a summer night. Food is consistent Lobster roll was a 3 on a scale of 5. Bar service is good. Go for fish dishes.

Perfectly cooked lobster and clams and a waitress willing to show a landlubber how to eat them? We loved this place: casual atmosphere, great food, and friendly service A++! read more

Great, fresh seafood. The Fish stew was just outstanding. The Lobsta Roll one of the best we had during our trip. My Lobsta Dinner was great, tasty and fresh. Only the service could be a bit faster. But well: it a place to go without exception. read more

Stopped here on a suggestion from the owner of Coveted Yarn, a family relative of the owner of Lobsta Land. We were looking for a local, fresh, non-tourist trap place for a sit-down dinner. This was highly recommended and rightfully so. We ordered off the daily specials menu, starting with a pound of steamers as an app., a salmon stuffed with crab meat and a striped bass over a lobster risotto. A wine and beer rounded out the meal. We took some time to decide because the menu looked great with some tasty-sounding flavor combinations. The staff was friendly, patient, and helpful as we worked through and made our decisions. The olive tapenade that came with the bread was tasty and we never even gave the butter a thought. The Cesar salads were yummy, light, refreshing, and came with a nice bed of parm. cheese slices on top. The steamers were fun to eat and good, although a bit gritty. The main courses were great. The fishes were cooked superbly. We both swooned over the lobster risotto. I really liked my salmon and my spouse liked her bass. We left very happy and satisfied and are looking forward to return visits. Without the recommendation from the Coveted Yarn, we would probably skipped over this, but we hope to now become regulars. Hope your experience at this casual and tasty place is equally good! read more

This is not a family friendly restaurant. The waitress was rude to my son, the service was horribly slow and they made ugly comments directly to mt son about basic child behavior. read more

I really don't understand the hype! The food here is so low quality and lacking flavor. The calamari just seemed so cheap and flavorless. The crabcake was mostly breading and overloaded with so much other flavoring that it didn't even taste like crab. This place is not inexpensive, and I really did expect food that was actually good. The service was decent, but we had to ask to have our waters refilled. Even a little clam shack would have had better food. There are much better places to get good seafood on the North Shore. read more

i was famished and got eggs on english muffins with spinach. the english muffins were so inedible from being soaked, plus zero flavor. I wanted to like this place, the view was good, the parking was ok, the restrooms ok, the staff ok but I left hungry and didn't want to get my $ back because it would have taken forever and the waitress would have felt uncomfortable etc. I may try it again next year. read more

On vacation in Boston and was given a tip from a local that this is THE place to go for lobster...and he was right. The name is a bit kitschy, but the lobster', served whole, was delicious. Our server, Christine was attentive and friendly and kept the beer flowing. Great experience. read more

Terrible food! Two stars only given for a nice waitress. Although, when my mom wanted to send back her lobster, the waitress didn't really know what to do. She was still nice enough. Watery clam chowder and tough, rubbery lobster like it was precooked then reheated - even the sides were bad (pasta salad, coleslaw, French fries). Definitely do NOT recommend!! read more

Lobsta Land always delivers. Great food, great drinks and excellent service! Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Yum.

Horrible take out -- fries and fish sandwich squished together and not crisp.

Very very disappointed with this dive. I knew from the minute we sat down the food was not going to be great with a menu like Friendly's. Calamari had 0 taste and microwaved texture. Chowder was OK but again lacking flavor. My lobster roll was good however very over priced for what it was as far as size. My son didn't have any complaints about his grilled cheese. I will not be returning to this place, nor would I recommend it to any one, so if your looking for a good place to grab a bite to eat keep driving. read more

Fresh seafood was pricey compared to other places (i.e. Lobster). Fine tasting but nothing to write home about. Definitely get the pre-meal bread -- super delicious. read more

Just taking a ride on 128 North last Friday evening and decided to finally stop at Lobsta Land, which we've driven by hundreds of times. The wait was about 30 minutes and it was worth it. The Lobsta roll was packed full with just a little mayo and the fried clams were succulent. We will definitely go back. read more

Went there for the first time last night and had the seafood risotto. Oh.My.Goodness! It was divine! My hubby had the paella, which was pretty good, but nothing to really rave about. I would return just for that amazing risotto, but definitely without our little ones next time as the wait was terribly long for our order - one hour from ordering to when it arrived. read more

We have been going to Lobsta Land for approx 20 years and always enjoying the food and service. Unfortunately the "service" is now non existent based on our last two visits. A recent renovation has expanded the lounge area - which we enjoy. However the kitchen seems overwhelmed (or understaffed?) Last evening it took almost 50 minutes for our meals to be served. The barmaid simply replied "the kitchen is very busy" when we asked to check on our meal. Really?? No problem pushing the booze... but the meals....oh well... unless you have 90 minutes plus to devote to your visit choose on of the other fine restaurants in the vicinity. read more

We've been coming to Gloucester for a decade to go to the beach, but we had never eaten at a local restaurant before. Lobsta Land was our first Gloucester Restaurant. From the moment we walked in, we felt welcome and it smelled great in there. The food was incredible. I had the Lazy Man's lobsta, which was delicious. We also ordered fried clams (I'm told they were excellent), Chicken quesadilla (which was excellent) and fried shrimp (also very good). Service was fast and checkout was easy. Our waitress was very nice and helpful and everything was exactly how we requested. We look forward to coming back. read more

Although the food is excellent, the customer service this morning was lacking. We sat at the bar this morning, like we do every weekend, and it was really,really cold. Uncomfortably cold. We asked the waitress to turn it down a bit and she said she did. About 10 min went by and it was still blowing on us so when she came back to take our order we said we were probably going to go, as we were just to cold to enjoy our breakfast. This message is mostly for her. Instead of telling us "well, you are sitting right under the vent" how about apologizing and simply saying "let me see what I can do!" After taking off clearly frustrated she never returned, instead must have asked a different waitress to help us, which was a good idea considering the second waitress was friendly, accomodating and probably more seasoned in her customer service skills. Having waitressed myself for many years, I hope she sees this message and can learn from it. Do better next time. read more

Excellent views, great friendly servers, delicious omelettes, bacon and to die for Bloody Mary. I highly recommend this establishment.

Best fish & chips we have EVER had ANYWHERE! Downeast Hard Cider is DELICIOUS! Service was great!

Always great; a surprisingly varied menu, terrific food nicely prepared. Wonderful service, efficient even when busy.

This didn't look like the type of place I like, And it could use some updating, but views were lovely, nice service, 4 of us were all happy with our meals, and the pieces seemed fair. We had a reservation on a busy Saturday night and they took us right on time. read more

Grat Food and Great Service. Stopped by on a Sunday afternoon after a day at the beach, got a table right away with a view and ordered the Lobster roll and clam Chowder combo (accompanied by a perfectly poured Guinness). The chowder was excellent and light with lots of fresh clams and perfectly seasoned potatoes. The lobster meat was incredibly fresh with a light dressing so as to not overpower the delicate meat. Very impressed for a first time visit. read more

Simply amazing seafood risotto. Plump full of succulent shrimp, scallops and lobster. Had the Buffalo scallops for an appetizer and hubby had beer battered haddock, both delicious also, but ohhhh, that risotto. ...mmmmm. read more

Outstanding seafood. We had clams, calamari, clam chowder, lobster and a Portuguese seafood stew - it was a LOT of food with very generous portions. Everything was fresh and delicious though the lobster was a shade overcooked. Friendly service too. It gets busy so make a reservation for dinner time. read more

I have to say I hesitated visiting this place because of the corny name, but I really like it. If I had to sum it up, it would be a cut above your typical New England fare, but you will pay a higher price too. But hey, I don't mind paying a little extra for good food. They had me from the bread basket, because it comes with a little cup of black olive tepanade--so garlicky; I ate it not only with the bread, but with my salad, and even on my crab cake appetizer! Speaking of which, it was a perfectly decent couple of crab cakes served with a remoulade. Not as good as you'd get in Maryland, but still, very good. The first time I went they had a prix fixe meal--I had the crab cakes, steak shish kebab with onion rings served over smashed potatoes, and then a dessert of key lime pie for $21.00--a pretty good deal! The steak cubes were tender and served medium rare the way I requested with a nice sauce; the smashed potatoes are generous and well seasoned. The onion rings are very thin, and a little greasy--not a big fan of those. The key lime pie was okay--give it to my mom to take home for later. My second time there I had the Saturday night prime rib special--again, just great. I made yummy noises through the entire first half (I think I was just hungry). One of these days I'll try some of their seafood, which smells fantastic--but there are lots of places in Gloucester to get seafood....I did get the creme brulee dessert, and it was good; kind of reminded me of toasted marshmallows in flavor, which is not a bad thing. It did have a disconcerting black speckling all over the bottom of the dish, which turned out to be vanilla beans--I asked, because it wasn't immediately obvious! All in all, a very satisfying, slightly expensive place to have a meal. Family-style atmosphere; a little loud, but fun. Closes from mid-December - March....otherwise, I recommend! read more

Food is excellent. The plate is huge. But Service is pretty slow, hence not for a quick bite.

Restaurant was recommended by a friend. Easy to get to off Rt 95 South exit 12. We sat in the bar side on a hi-top. Service was excellent. Vidalia onion vinegarette on a fresh side salad. Paella was excellent loaded with lob-stah , scallops, shrimp and swordfish servied Spicy w/ saffron and chorizo. My friend had the Salmon over Risotto and it was excellent also. Drinks are "hearty". Overall a great experience !! It gets crowded. Go early. read more

This place is awesome! Bartenders are great, customers are friendly. We sat at the bar. Happening place my friends! Food, oh my God! Food is outstanding from the coconut shrimp to the blackened haddock and swordfish! Try the chowders! Any of them. Outstanding! We will definitely be back! :-) read more

With a name like Lobsta Land you would expect to actually taste the lobster in one of their rolls. I ordered one their specials which came with clam chowder and a lobster roll for 25. The $20 lobster roll wasn't very large and was mostly buttered bread. Never in my life had I eaten a lobster which didn't have any taste. My personal opinion is it wasn't even lobster, but an imitation you would buy at stop and shop. I even tried putting salt, pepper, and dipped it in the chowder.. Still didn't taste right at all! The chowder was watery and resembles more of a fish stock stew. Service was decent, just the food wasn't worth the drive there. read more

I've hesitated trying this in the past b/c its sign and advertising seem so garish, blaring itself to vacationers on their way to summer cottages, but Lobsta Land is a solid 3.5, with some of the food almost a 4. Funny, tho, how the dirty windows overlooking the lovely marsh can detract from the overall pleasure of a good meal. On a late summer mid-afternoon this out-of-the-way local-feel bar and restaurant was the right laidbackness for my continuing hunt for really good but not overpriced seafood along the MA coast. There's nothing very appealing about its location near a ramp off Rt 128 into Gloucester except its easy parking and proximity to the marsh. It feels like the family joints we went to in upstate NY in the 1950s, with service as friendly and down to earth as it was then. Rooms dim even at mid-day, tables a bit too close together in a small, serviceable dining room, grateful for those large windows. With a cold beer to wash it down, the highly reviewed paella was surprisingly good, tho much soupier than expected. Abundant shellfish, chorizo, and tasty, brothy rice and peas made for a rich, filling, and satisfying meal. I was so pleased that I returned the next day for the also highly reviewed clam chowder and fish and chips, both so ample that I really needed only one of them. The chowder was delicious, rich but not overly thickened with clams and potatoes, but, alas, it was not served as hot as a good chowdah must be, and it could have been perfect with a little sherry added. The fried haddock also was very good, tho the fries were standard, and the cole slaw w raisins and apples is outstanding. This feels like a working man's haven--my father would have loved it. 3rd visit, during October Open Studios tour, surprisingly good fisherman's stew (sans rice, so lighter than the paella). Have taken to 4 stars, b/c so far--for the price--the seafood dishes have been better than all but the best at much higher prices elsewhere. Very friendly and accommodating service. Don't be fooled by packed parking lot on Saturdays--a biking group parks there. read more

Two things that would make this a five-star restaurant: if they were open all year and if the prices were a tad lower. Other than that, you can't beat this place for a great haddock sandwich (try the haddock reuben) or fisherman's platter. Portions are large (we always end up bringing food home), the house cole slaw is superb. Desserts are great too. If you are lucky enough to get a table with a view of the marsh, you will understand how a simple bar/restaurant can turn into a long-lasting memory. My father makes us take him there for at least one meal every time he is in town. If he's visiting during the winter, I just get the sad look when I have to explain that we have to wait until the spring. read more

I go here all the time for breakfast and I love it! I've never had to wait more than 5 minutes for a table and the staff is always very friendly. Their omelets are always hardy but light and the portion of home fires is perfect! My friend gets the french toast made with anadama bread and loves it! Only been there for lunch and dinner once or twice..crab cakes and buffalo chicken sandwich were pretty good..but breakfast is definitey my favorite there read more