Maine Day 2: Lunch - Thirsty Whale Tavern

My first lobster roll ever. After a filling breakfast, we wandered the small town of Soutwest Harbor, Maine, where we were staying. Since it took us a whole 25 minutes to cover the three blocks that housed the general store, a few restaurants, the post office, and a few tourist shops, we then ventured the 14 miles to Bar Harbor, the main town on the island. It was a quiet Saturday morning, and little did we know, almost half the shops and restaurants had already closed for the season. But more importantly, most of the lobster pounds were closed for the season too. What to do?!

There were a few shops still open, and the shopkeepers were kind enough to point us in the direction of exactly what we were looking for: good and reasonably priced lobster rolls. The other benefit of being there the last weekend of the season was that everything in any store that was open was on sale - I got a nice little Patagonia guy for 30% off, but I digress.



We ended up at the Thirsty Whale Tavern, a cute local pub serving all the Maine basics. My first lobster roll experience was all I expected - delicious. But to be honest, the bread was so buttered I was almost afraid. But I guess that's what makes it good. The lobster wasn't drenched in mayo, and served w/ a creamy corn chowder with lobster chunks, yum. Local beer to match was the perfect touch.