best place to buy lobster - Meredith/Center Harbor area

mishman · 07-03-2012, 02:10 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, 02:16 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, 02:54 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, 03:53 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, 06:54 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, 06:38 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, 06:51 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, 09:23 AM

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

mhtranger · 07-04-2012, 09:54 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, 10:21 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, 05:00 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, 02:10 PM	#1
mishman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 167 Thanks: 50 Thanked 81 Times in 39 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, 06:54 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, 09:23 AM	#8
mishman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 167 Thanks: 50 Thanked 81 Times in 39 Posts	Vista Where is Vista - sorry don't know the place.

07-03-2012, 02:16 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, 02:54 PM	#3
Janet Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 467 Thanks: 230 Thanked 130 Times in 88 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, 03:53 PM	#4
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,535 Thanks: 1,059 Thanked 652 Times in 363 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, 06:38 AM	#6
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,411 Thanks: 720 Thanked 1,381 Times in 957 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, 06:51 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, 09:54 AM	#9
mhtranger Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 127 Thanks: 310 Thanked 68 Times in 39 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, 10:21 AM	#10
Broken Glass Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Atkinson,NH/Rattlesnake Island Posts: 163 Thanks: 325 Thanked 66 Times in 27 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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