119 Lookout Point Rd
Harpswell, ME 04079
(207) 833-2828
This is the antidote to Estes. While not as picturesque as Five Islands, Shaw's or Anna's, this was the real deal. Allen's is a little trailer style take-out place nestled into a gritty working cove on Harspwell Neck. All seating is outdoors on picnic tables, with drinks from a vending machine. You can BYOB. The food is a value and as honest as it comes.
I wanted to put them in the top 3 and could have, based on lobster meat sweetness alone. The desire for anonymity prevented me from helping them to correct their only flaw: dry toasted roll! Where was the butter? Just 1/2 teaspoon of butter could have made Allen's a Hall of Famer!
In late summer of '08 a crab roll was $8.95 and a lobster roll of modest proportions was $11.95. I had a buck fitty hot dog that was really good. I think it was deep fried.
When on the neck I'll hit Allen's wthout fail and I'll just ask if they will butter the roll before toasting. If, upon my return I have butter on the roll I will tie them with Holbrook's for best mid-coast lobster roll experience.
Lobster and Crab Roll List
2011 Update: Reliable sources indicate that there are buttered and grilled rolls. Also, the Morse family now owns Estes, so my opeing statement from '08 is not fair. The Morses know lobster.
