Allen’s Seafood and Takeout

Allens no longer does dine in. Disapponted after making the drive to try it out! Allen was very helpful, and recommended Erica’s Seafood to us. Will post a review on that later

Every summer we buy lobsters, clams, muscles from this authentic place.
It’s awesome to bring the kids here so they can witness a working wharf and business.
Prices seem good. Product seems excellent. Service is friendly.

if you are looking for fresh seafood. this is the place. fresh live crabs, lobster, clams.

hired a cottage in Harpswell Cove with a Weber that could not be ignored. saw sign by road for fresh lobster so hmmm… surf n’ turf grill for dinner. when car got to the end of Lookout Point Road, wow (and i thought my waterfront view was killer). wind churned sea, mist, bells clanging on bobbing boats, a bearded dude in storm suit standing in front of a shack lined with stacks of weathered traps, looking just like a scene in an isolated Scottish fishing village (i would think since i’ve never been). that dramatic. anyhoo, we came for lobsters and had our pick. soft (cheaper) and hard shelled, then halved and grilled for a minute, «brain» and roe seasoning the meat. yummo.

The five stars are primarily for the live lobsters. A friend who throws a lobsterfest every year got fifty lobsters from Allen’s yesterday. The 38 party guests managed to eat every single one (the last two were consumed as midnight snacks, then had their shells thrown into a campfire).
The view from Allen’s is also pretty amazing – lots to look at while you await your delicious crustacean purchases!

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 ½ 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.