best place to buy lobster - Meredith/Center Harbor area

mishman · 07-03-2012, 03:10 PM

Who has the best lobster (and best prices) for purchase and eating at home in the Meredith/CH/Moultonborough area? We usually bring our 'bsters direct from Maine but we aren't heading that way for weeks and have a craving now.

ripley · 07-03-2012, 03:16 PM

some ,if not all Market Basket store had lobster at $3.99 lb 2 days ago..
Other than that Hannafords is usually pretty good price wise

Janet · 07-03-2012, 03:54 PM

We always get our lobsters from Heath's in Center Harbor. Plus they'll steam them for you so by the time you get back to the cottage they're still hot but the shells are softer and easier to crack.

Pineedles · 07-03-2012, 04:53 PM

I just saw a report on how cheap lobster is right now. The NECN report had a guy saying they're $3.99 per pound. "Cheaper than hamburger", he said!

Misty Blue · 07-03-2012, 07:54 PM

We do not like itty-bitty lobsters!

My "Bros" and I take the truck and go Tilton (exit-23) and go to market basket. If you ask them and order a week ahead will get you 1 1/2 to 2 Lb. lobsters from Canada. They are are best! Pricey? Yeah. But when you think about the waste in a lobster it ain't so bad.

The last time we went to pick them up for the "Braun Bay Bash" (all welcome) the other customers at the store were PO'ed because we got the big ones!

Fire up the grill and have a great Summer!

Misty.

tis · 07-04-2012, 07:38 AM

We had lobsters Sun night and they are soft shelled yet very full for soft shells and very delicious! Since they are so cheap now, all things combined, it is a great time to get them.

modio · 07-04-2012, 07:51 AM

We got some Sunday at Vista because they were only 5.99 there. They were full and delicious! (and from Canada)

mishman · 07-04-2012, 10:23 AM

Where is Vista - sorry don't know the place.

mhtranger · 07-04-2012, 10:54 AM

Not sure of the name of the place but on 109 just after the Sunoco (Skellys) is a place on the left. It is set back off the road and looks like a shack. We have been buying lobsters and clams from there for a few years.

Broken Glass · 07-04-2012, 11:21 AM

Lobster Connection on the Tilton side of Winnisquam Bridge brings in fresh seafood daily. They are the ones that supply the Mount Washington with lobsters so they buy a good volume and sell at the right price. Their fried seafood is the best around!

VitaBene · 07-05-2012, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by mhtranger

Not sure of the name of the place but on 109 just after the Sunoco (Skellys) is a place on the left. It is set back off the road and looks like a shack. We have been buying lobsters and clams from there for a few years.

That would be Capt Bart's Seafood. He always has large lobsters in the tank, but if you need a lot (7 plus) I would call ahead.

07-03-2012, 03:10 PM	#1
mishman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 179 Thanks: 59 Thanked 96 Times in 43 Posts	best place to buy lobster - Meredith/Center Harbor area Who has the best lobster (and best prices) for purchase and eating at home in the Meredith/CH/Moultonborough area? We usually bring our 'bsters direct from Maine but we aren't heading that way for weeks and have a craving now.

07-03-2012, 07:54 PM	#5
Misty Blue Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 658 Thanks: 121 Thanked 283 Times in 98 Posts	The BIG ones! We do not like itty-bitty lobsters! My "Bros" and I take the truck and go Tilton (exit-23) and go to market basket. If you ask them and order a week ahead will get you 1 1/2 to 2 Lb. lobsters from Canada. They are are best! Pricey? Yeah. But when you think about the waste in a lobster it ain't so bad. The last time we went to pick them up for the "Braun Bay Bash" (all welcome) the other customers at the store were PO'ed because we got the big ones! Fire up the grill and have a great Summer! Misty.

07-04-2012, 10:23 AM	#8
mishman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 179 Thanks: 59 Thanked 96 Times in 43 Posts	Vista Where is Vista - sorry don't know the place.

07-03-2012, 03:16 PM	#2
ripley Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 55 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	some ,if not all Market Basket store had lobster at $3.99 lb 2 days ago.. Other than that Hannafords is usually pretty good price wise

07-03-2012, 03:54 PM	#3
Janet Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 471 Thanks: 233 Thanked 134 Times in 91 Posts	We always get our lobsters from Heath's in Center Harbor. Plus they'll steam them for you so by the time you get back to the cottage they're still hot but the shells are softer and easier to crack.

07-03-2012, 04:53 PM	#4
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,550 Thanks: 1,072 Thanked 672 Times in 369 Posts	I just saw a report on how cheap lobster is right now. The NECN report had a guy saying they're $3.99 per pound. "Cheaper than hamburger", he said!

07-04-2012, 07:38 AM	#6
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,952 Thanks: 796 Thanked 1,497 Times in 1,042 Posts	We had lobsters Sun night and they are soft shelled yet very full for soft shells and very delicious! Since they are so cheap now, all things combined, it is a great time to get them.

07-04-2012, 07:51 AM	#7
modio Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 16 Thanks: 14 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	We got some Sunday at Vista because they were only 5.99 there. They were full and delicious! (and from Canada)

07-04-2012, 10:54 AM	#9
mhtranger Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 130 Thanks: 327 Thanked 69 Times in 40 Posts	Not sure of the name of the place but on 109 just after the Sunoco (Skellys) is a place on the left. It is set back off the road and looks like a shack. We have been buying lobsters and clams from there for a few years.

07-04-2012, 11:21 AM	#10
Broken Glass Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Atkinson,NH/Rattlesnake Island Posts: 166 Thanks: 337 Thanked 70 Times in 29 Posts	Lobster Connection on the Tilton side of Winnisquam Bridge brings in fresh seafood daily. They are the ones that supply the Mount Washington with lobsters so they buy a good volume and sell at the right price. Their fried seafood is the best around!

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