Forget Red Lobster — here’s 15 of the best places for lobster in the Charlotte area
Where to find fried lobster, lobster mac and cheese, lobster tacos and more at Charlotte-area restaurants. Red Lobster is closing nearly 100 restaurants across the United States, but these locations are not among the affected locations. This prompted us to search for the best places to find lobster in the Charlotte area. In the past, lobster costs have increased, leading many restaurants to revamp their menus or drop the luxury seafood staple altogether. Several local restaurants have recently added lobster offerings, including lobster rolls and lobster crepes. Here are 15 of our favorites.
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Forget Red Lobster — here’s 15 of the best places for lobster in the Charlotte area
Red Lobster recently announced that it was closing nearly 100 restaurants across the United States. And while the locations in Concord, Gastonia, Matthews and Pineville aren’t among those affected, it got us thinking about the best places to find lobster in the Charlotte area.
Lobster costs have soared in the past year, leading many restaurants to revamp their menus or drop the luxury seafood staple altogether.
In the past few years, several local restaurants have switched up their lobster offerings, with delectable seafood dishes including fried lobster tails, lobster pasta and, of course, lobster rolls. So we’ve set out on a search to find the best.
Here are 15 of our favorites:
What to order: Boujee Soul Food’s Collard Green & Lobster Wontons ($15) includes lobster tail meat, savory collard greens, spices and cheese; fried in a crispy wonton. You get five pieces, served with sweet and sour dipping sauce.
What to order: Lobster and crab crepes ($25 at lunch or $28 at dinner). On Friday nights, you’ll also have the option of ordering a full lobster dinner ($52).
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What to order: Catalina Kitchen’s Lobster and Shrimp Roll is made with poached lobster, herb-boiled shrimp, celery, lemon aioli and lettuce on a New England-style roll ($20 at lunch or brunch; $22 at dinner).
What to order: Pair six wings with creamy lobster mac and cheese ($17.95).
What to order: Lobster tail fettuccine, with house-made saffron pasta, spring peas, crispy pancetta, sambuca cream and herbed breadcrumbs ($48).
What to order: The lobster entree is fresh live Maine lobster, steamed and served with roasted potatoes, corn on the cob, house-made coleslaw and drawn butter (market price).
What to order: The Penthouse option off the raw bar, which comes with 14 oysters, 14 shrimp, crab cocktail fingers, seafood salad, tuna crudo and two poached lobster tails ($150). A lobster dinner for two ($65) with three lobster dishes and a amuse buche or dessert course is also now available on Sunday nights. (The menu will vary each week.)
What to order: Red Velvet Waffle with Fried Lobster Tail ($21.99).
What to order: Link & Pin’s new fried Maine lobster tails, which are 5-6 ounces of simply seasoned lobster served with charred lemon and clarified butter (single tail $24; twin tails $48).
What to order: Lobster Crisp Tacos, with Maine lobster and shrimp in a flour tortilla with cheese crisp, bacon bits and pico de gallo, drizzled with chipotle ranch and chimichurri ($14).
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What to order: The Porter’s House’s Shareable Sea Board has shrimp cocktail, crab cakes, sesame seared tuna, and two lobster tails ($100). You can also add 3 ounces lobster to your mac n’ cheese ($12) or add 6 ounces of lobster to your steak ($29).
What to order: Go for the restaurant’s Lobster Rolls, with Maine lobster, butter poached on a grilled New England roll ($38).
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What to order: Drop by for brunch and order the Lobster Bene, with butter-poached Maine lobster on a buttermilk biscuit with two poached eggs and Waterman Hollandaise ($19).