The Travelin Lobster, LLC — Restaurant in Bar Harbor

With a lot of options for lobster, I highly recommend The Travelin Lobster. It is a lovely side of the road family run business about 15 minutes from the entrance of Acadia National Park.

The owner is a life long lobster fisher who goes out and gets the catch of the day, and his wife runs the restaurant.

They offer a wide assortment of seafood options and different sizes for different appetites!

My mom and I shared their lobster bisque and a lobster roll and with my first bite, I’m promptly thanked the good Lord for lobster.

Everyone working at the restaurant was so helpful and as sweet as their blueberry pie the sell (from local blueberries!)

They offer local non alcoholic and alcoholic beverages. I personally recommend the cider for non beer drinkers who still would like to imbibe.

They also sell fun merchandise of their logo as well as some commodities with lobsters on them, I was able to get a wine tumbler with a lobster on it for when I want to imagine I’m back here.

We had the pleasure of being able to chat with the owner as he told us about his family run business. As a life long Maine fisherman, his food and recommendations was the warmest welcome we could’ve hoped for.

Phil the owner/captain of the lobstering is lovely and works the morning bringing the lobsters in, and helping keep operations run smoothly. We missed the pleasure of meeting his wife, but did have the excellent experience of meeting Caroline. She worked as the bartender/oyster shucker and is an absolute peach. Both native Mainers? Mairiners? Anyways, they’re lovely folks who welcome all and are happy to share their food and little slice of heaven (aka Acadia) with all...

This place is HEAVEN on earth for Lobster lovers like me. We stopped by during our Fall trip to Maine and this was our first stop after a long drive from Boston. We got here around 1 PM and there was a HUGE line of folks ahead of us on a weekday so clearly this place is popular. We stood inline taking in the lobster aroma driving us to insane levels of hunger but we survived. We ordered the following items: Hot Lobster Roll: Delicious tasty fresh buttered lobster roll. The BEST I have ever had. Till date I crave these lobster rolls and wish I found them here in Seattle. Lobster Bisque: I am not a bisque person but love lobsters so I had to try it here. This was an amazing bisque super flavorful in every spoon. We infact rationed some of the lobster meat from our roll dipped it in this bisque and devoured every drop of it. Blueberry pie with vanilla ice cream: They have nailed their blueberry pie. Just the perfect level of sweetness one would want. Their vanilla ice cream was delicious too.

We devoured our meal with some domestic beer that was available at the counter. Plenty of outdoor seating here. If you want to re-order additional items, you can directly go to a window ahead and dont need to wait back in line. The staff here is friendly and serves all their meals with a smile. Overall loved this place and highly recommend making this place a MUST visit during your trip to Maine. Please note: they do shut down for the winter and re-open every year around...

This was my first time here and for my first time, it wasn't bad! I went with the clam chowder and the crab roll. Clam chowder was freaking delicious. I would go back just for the chowder. They do have the option of serving it in a bread bowl. Definitely going with that next time. The crab roll... was just okay. Crab/lobster rolls are always going to be a hit or miss. For me, anyway. I've had delicious rolls and not so delicious rolls. It happens, and it's almost always never the fault of the establishment. It's all in how they're prepared and what your preference is. I think next time, along with the chowder, I'm going to try the lobster mac and cheese. Looking forward to it! Service was great. The lady that took my order was helpful and kind. The food came out quick. (To be fair, it was just me, and it wasn't that big of an order.) I'm not sure how to rate the parking. I arrived maybe 5 minutes after they opened and I was lucky getting a spot. The parking lot was already pretty much filled up. Leaving was a little difficult. I ended up getting boxed in (sort of) by someone from NJ but I was miraculously able to squeeze my way out. Don't quote me on this, but I think they may have additional parking on the right side of the building as well, but I'm not entirely sure. Overall, not a bad experience. I'm definitely down to...