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Red's Eats

Main St. & Water St., Wiscasset, ME - (207) 882-6128
Posted By Robert Beale on 12/27/2007 5:22:00 PM
I worked in Damariscotta, ME in June and ate at Red's three times. Walking by just as they were closing one evening, I was repeatedly asked if I wanted something; Red's was shut and the owners were about to leave. They insisted and prepared an inexpensive large grilled cheese sandwich. I went back one later evening for their great clam roll; hot fried clams piled up on the roll and falling all over plate.

My wife flew up to join me for a week vacation and we were back at Red's for their renowned lobster roll (gobs of tender lobster meat heaped on a toasted bun and eaten, in our case, with just clear drawn butter). Boy did it meet and exceed expectations. Even if you are not hungry, if you drive through Wiscasset, you absolutely must stop at Red's and order a lobster roll to go.

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4 - Overall: One of the Best - Worth a Trip
Overall: One of the Best - Worth a Trip
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Red's boasts that each lobster roll contains all the meat from a one-pound lobster, and then some. Rolls are served with melted butter (or mayo) on the side for you to drizzle on as desired.
"Red's boasts that each lobster roll contains all the meat from a one-pound lobster, and then some. Rolls are served with melted butter (or mayo) on the side for you to drizzle on as desired."
Michael Stern





Lobster doesn't come any tastier than what they serve at Red's Eats. Somewhere underneath all the meat is a perfectly toasted bun.
"Lobster doesn't come any tastier than what they serve at Red's Eats. Somewhere underneath all the meat is a perfectly toasted bun."
Cliff Strutz


All the way from Florida to taste these!
"All the way from Florida to taste these!"
leilani pare


Debbie or 'Redette' is so friendly as she serves up the hot butter for the lobster roll.
"Debbie or 'Redette' is so friendly as she serves up the hot butter for the lobster roll."
Myra R



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leilani pare


The lobster roll is delicious and worth waiting in line to eat. Expect a 30 minutes to two-hour wait in line.
"The lobster roll is delicious and worth waiting in line to eat. Expect a 30 minutes to two-hour wait in line."
Myra R


Amazingly, no matter how long the line waiting to place orders up front, there always seem to be available seats at the picnic tables in back.
"Amazingly, no matter how long the line waiting to place orders up front, there always seem to be available seats at the picnic tables in back."
Michael Stern


You will easily spend as much for a meal at this ultra-casual roadside stand as you would in a nice restaurant; but no
"You will easily spend as much for a meal at this ultra-casual roadside stand as you would in a nice restaurant; but no "nice" restaurant we know has a lobster roll as good as Red's."
Michael Stern


Here I am in the middle of landlocked Nebraska, 2000 miles from Wiscasset, wishing I could order a lobster roll from Red's. Charles Kuralt once did a program on Red's back when he had his
"Here I am in the middle of landlocked Nebraska, 2000 miles from Wiscasset, wishing I could order a lobster roll from Red's. Charles Kuralt once did a program on Red's back when he had his "On the Road" TV show."
Rich Froid



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