Five Islands Lobster Company

1447 Five Islands Rd., Georgetown, ME - (207) 371-2990

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Posted By Michael Stern on July 18, 2008 2:29 PM

Five Islands Lobster Company is just about the most scenic lobster pound in Maine, located at the end of the road at a dock from which a couple of dozen lobster boats sail. Dine at picnic tables on the wooden deck overlooking blue waters and five small islands tufted with pine trees.

Exactly how to get a meal at Five Islands can be a little confusing, nothing like a restaurant with waiters or even an eat-in-the-rough seafood shack. The first thing to do is go into the red clapboard building where a sign above the open door says "lobsters." In here, confer with one of the ladies about the size you want – they'll happily hoist ones out of the seawater tank for inspection – and let them know whether you want clams, corn, or potatoes thrown into the net and boiled alongside. You can buy a soft drink or bring your own wine or beer.

After arranging for dinner in the red building, head outside and find a picnic table or, if too hungry to wait foodless for the 20-25 minutes it takes for everything to boil, go next door to the Love Nest Grill (so named because fishermen and their paramours used to tryst there) and pick up an order of fried clams that are Ipswich-good, their briny marine essence encased in microthin crust. The Love Nest menu also features lobster rolls, fish and chips, crab cakes, even hamburgers and hot dogs.

Chris Butler, who, with his wife Jenny, bought Five Islands only a few years ago, explained that his lobsters are good because the water around here is the deepest and coldest on the coast, meaning their meat is firm and radiant with clean marine flavor. They fairly burst out of the shell when squeezed with a nutcracker; and juices dripping onto corn and potatoes add saltwater radiance to the whole meal.

Tranquility reigns when you look out at the islands in the distance, even when all the picnic tables are crowded with happy eaters chattering with the joy of their sleeves-up meal. As Jane and I devoured our shore dinners, savoring the beautiful scene every bit as much as the food, a fishing boat glided into the harbor and tied up at the wharf a few yards from our table. We ate Maine blueberry cake while watching two lobstermen offload crates full of lobsters just trapped in the deep.

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