Red Hook Lobster Pound is your go-to nautical haven for overflowing lobster rolls, seafood classics, and refreshing cocktails, all served in a breezy waterfront setting.
"The flagship location has had an overhaul, reopening just in time for winter Restaurant Week. Weekday lunch is $30 per person and includes a first-course soup or salad, and a main course burger, fish-and-chips, tacos, or mussels. Weekday dinner is $45 per person and features a soup or salad starter, mains like a seafood boil or lobster roll, and desserts such as s’mores or Key lime pie." - Melissa McCart, Nadia Chaudhury
"Red Hook Lobster Pound does lobster rolls, and they do them big. They’ve got the classic Maine and Connecticut varieties, but also a lobster BLT, a California-style roll with cucumber and avocado, and, for the crustacean-curious, a fried lobster roll, with lobster caramel and kewpie mayo. This place gets bonus points for being in Red Hook, because if you want, you can take your roll to go, and eat it on the pier. You probably shouldn’t swim in the water you’re looking at, but it almost feels like the lobster you’re eating came out of the ocean earlier this morning. Almost." - willa moore, bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, neha talreja
"Red Hook Lobster Pound brings Maine vibes and lobsters shipped from the state to its picnic table-lined room decorated with nautical flags. Fresh lobster rolls are rightfully popular and available in traditional Maine and Connecticut styles as well as the unconventional BLT and Tuscan. For a more lasting impression, dig into the full lobster dinner or a New England seafood boil, and share the robust selection of other seafood-shack staples." - Eater Staff
"You’re by the water, you’re very sweaty, and you may or may not have just ridden a Citi Bike over way too many cobblestones. It’s time for lobster. Red Hook Lobster Pound is the best option around, and they have a lot of seating inside a couple of big rooms that feel like dining in a dockyard, as well as a bunch of sidewalk tables. Pick up a buttery lobster roll for $32, or just go ahead and get a lobster dinner for $42." - willa moore, hannah albertine
"You’re by the water, you’re very sweaty, and you may or may not have just mounted a Citi Bike. It’s time for lobster. Red Hook Lobster Pound is the best option around, and they have a bunch of sidewalk tables available on a first come, first serve basis. You can also stop by and get something to go, in case you’d rather eat on a bench on the waterfront." - hannah albertine
