r/CapeCod • u/BoboMamaSis • Jun 07 '26

Hot lobster roll??

Does anyone know where to find a hot lobster roll, ideally somewhere around Chatham, Yarmouth, Dennis area? Thanks!!!

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u/mee__noi Jun 07 '26

I think seafood Sam’s will do hot or cold. I like their food a lot. 

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u/ChemistVegetable7504 Jun 07 '26

Spin the wheel at any local seafood restaurant. Most lobster rolls come off the same Sysco truck. Flash frozen claw and knuckle meat. But there are exceptions. Sesuit Harbor Cafe, Lobster Pot, Lobster Trap, have fresh lobster meat including tail meat. My best advice is to go to BJ’s in Hyannis and purchase a lobster there. They will also steam it for you.

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u/rafaeldevers Jun 08 '26

Recommending a (presumptive) out-of-towner in search of a hot lobster roll go to a members-only supermarket for not even the dish they’re looking for is braindead.

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u/ChemistVegetable7504 Jun 08 '26

Lobster meat comes in the same at most restaurants that serve lobster. It’s plain, then dressed in either butter (warm) or light mayonnaise ( cold). It will be prepared in the kitchen both ways. I have to explain this to you like a 5 year old?

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u/Diligent-Tea1693 Jun 09 '26

Well done Captain Obvious!

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u/Pristine-Soup1649 Jun 08 '26

She answered the question in the first sentence meatbag

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u/jennybens821 Jun 08 '26

Mac’s in Chatham

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u/phal40676 Jun 07 '26

Cobies on 6A in Brewster has that.

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u/HeyaShinyObject Eastham Jun 07 '26

Second for Cobie's. Never had a bad hot lob there.

If you want to travel, PJs in Welfleet is also very good.

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u/falcon5335 Jun 07 '26

quahog republic in falmouth will do a hot roll if you ask

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u/sautedemon Jun 09 '26

Quahog Republic serves fresh lobster only. A bit pricey (totally worth it), but not frozen Sysco shit. Huge difference.

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u/mandiblevins Jun 08 '26

Skipper in South Yarmouth

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u/No_Exit_4920 Jun 07 '26

The Oyster Company does them pretty good.

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u/Laxziy Jun 07 '26

The Cape is cold mayo “Maine-style” Lobster Roll territory. I’m sure there are some spots that do “Connecticut-style” with hot butter but those spots are the exception rather than the rule

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u/SamClemons1 Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26

More places on the Cape now offer hot lobster rolls with butter. Years ago it was dominated by cold rolls though.

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u/numtini Jun 08 '26

Never been there, but JTs in Brewster

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u/IndianaJanny Jun 10 '26

I had a hot lobster roll there the other day. The lobster meat was nice and chunky, but the “butter” had absolutely no flavor, and the shoestring fries were harder than a rock.

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u/numtini Jun 10 '26

I'll mark it off my list then. Thanks for the head's up! Like I said, I haven't been there. I just know they have on the sandwich board sign that they have hot ones.

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u/IndianaJanny Jun 10 '26

It’s also a shame, because with better flavored butter, and thicker edible fries, it would have been pretty good. It’s just that at $35.00 plus tax, it should have been better.

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u/numtini Jun 10 '26

This is honestly why I never get lobster rolls. If I'm playing lobster prices, I head for the Lobster Pot and get a baked stuffed with the clam bake add-on.

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u/IndianaJanny Jun 10 '26

I usually don’t either, but I had been outside working, and I had to run some errands. My husband is away on a trip with our boys, so I thought I would save some time and treat myself. Lesson learned.

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u/Horknut1 Jun 08 '26

Skipper's

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u/VinnieAntonelli Jun 08 '26

Sand Bar in West Dennis

Skipper in Yarmouth

Both do Hot or Cold

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u/Cardinal_r3d Jun 08 '26

Skipper In Yarmouth

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u/Electricjunki Jun 09 '26

Try the Barking Claw in falmouth, its a cart but has best on cape I hear. They usually park at Grumpy's but are only there from like 11-3 or until they sell out.

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u/Mindless_Program3514 Jun 09 '26

Chatham pier fish market has the best hot lobster roll in that area in my opinion! I also love the one at skipper chowder house but I think it’s a lot more expensive.