Description: The Lobster Pot is probably the most photographed building in Provincetown. It has some bright neon and a wonderful lobster graphic that brings to mind another time on the Cape. It looks exactly like you would hope a lobster shack on Cape Cod should look like!
Each summer, we find ourselves having at least one meal here. The line to get in is usually long, but it moves fast. There is a second dining room upstairs and there is a lot more space than what it looks like. Things are hectic here. There is nothing calm about having dinner here. Things are load and life moves quickly here. The prices are also a little steep. By Provincetown standards, they seem in line, but you can get the same seafood dinner down-Cape for a lot less money. The Lobster Pot is also not open year round, they operate only from April to November each year.
Some how even with those negatives, we always come back. The views in the back of the building are great and some how the whole place feels like you would hope a Cape Cod seafood restaurant would feel, smell and sound like.
I always start with one of their famous Bloody Marys, they are the best on the Cape. This year I had fresh steamer clams with my Bloody, and it was a winning combination! For my main course I had breaded scallops. I have to say for all the times I have eaten here, this was the only disappointing meal I have ever eaten here. The breading was not done, and the scallops had no taste. Although I was disappointed, this was the only bad meal I have ever had here.
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