A few weeks ago it was Jim’s birthday and we decided to go out to dinner with friends at Warren’s Lobster House at 11 Water street/U.S. route 1 in Kittery Maine. We have been going to Warren’s for a very long time, they have been in business since 1940.
Our friends are part of the frequent Diner Program and reserved a table overlooking the water. Only people in the frequent diner program can reserve tables, great perk to have!
We went on an early Sunday afternoon and it was busy! All of the tables were filled, the salad bar that they are known for was open with over 60 items to pick from! We all knew we would be having the salad bar but we decided to start with an appetizer of Lobster Rangoons. We ordered 13 rangoons for $14.99, this is served with sweet and sour sauce. What a great start to a birthday celebration. The rangoons are crispy on the outside and creamy with bits of lobster on the inside!
I ordered the salad bar ($13.99) with one of their “light ideas” options and added 3 baked stuffed shrimp for an additional $9.99. The shrimp stuffing is buttery and rich! The salad bar comes with fresh baked rolls and their famous pumpkin bread! I can attest, they have the very best pumpkin bread, we have had it many times. You can take a loaf home with you too!
Birthday Boy had the beer battered Haddock and chips ($19.99). He opted for the half order, that was more than enough with the salad included. It’s served with their home made tarter sauce. The fish was crisp on the outside and tender and moist on the inside. Jim had an empty plate so I know he enjoyed his lunch!
We did not get dessert BUT our friends know Jim all too well and brought him some dessert to go from one of their favorite diners in Massachusetts. They brought him his favorite cherry pie! This is a dessert we have when we are traveling together in the spring and summer months! We could not have asked for a better day!
One of the fun things Warren’s does at the end of the dinner is give everyone a small card that you take to their gift shop and see if your card open the treasure chest. Sadly none of our cards opened up the treasure but we thoroughly enjoyed visiting the gift shop filled with candy, books, kitchen items and lots of Maine goodies!
Warren’s Lobster House is currently extremely understaffed by close to 30 employees so the hours of operation are not the usual business hours. Check their website or Facebook page for open hours, their menu and their frequent Diner Program. For being so short staffed we would have never known the service and food we had was impeccable.
They have inside seating but in the summer months you can dine outside on the deck over looking the water.
Enjoy!
