Ed's Lobster Bar

My boyfriend and I love ed's lobster so we came and went on an absolute order frenzy. Long story short, lobster rolls were delish as always with big chunks of tail and sweet claws. Lobster galette was a complete waste of money. $10 for just one potato pancake is what it really is (almost no trace of lobster). Lobster pot pie wad excessively salty. So salty that it negated the fact that it had large chunks of lobster in it. Lobster bisque had good flavor, but no pieces of lobster. Lobster ravioli, always a hit.

I decided I was going to start my birthday celebration a tad earlier this (a couple days) and satiate my lobster roll craving. Being that I work in SoHo I used yelp to find this place. The pictures of the lobster rolls look AMAZING!!! They portion of lobster in them looks extremely generous, with lobster exploding out of the bun. HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER! I'm sold! Ironically I've walked past this place hundreds of times and never noticed it. I placed a to-go order over the phone. The lady who answers was warm and pleasant. I ordered my lobster, and was informed it would be ready in 15 minutes. AWESOME! I could just stroll on over from my office and be there with a few minutes to spare. Once I walk in, the woman at the bar greets me right away. I tell her that I placed an order over the phone. Once I get to the bar, she hands me my order, and I pay. Once again I have to reiterate how nice she was. I would give them 5 stars for the customer service. I pay and head out of there like a bat out hell! I need to get back to my office and wolf down this lobster roll ASAP!!! The walk back to my office takes me significantly less time than the walk from. I get to my desk, rip open the bag pull out box that's housing the dream lobster roll. I open the box, look down at what should be a monstrous the lobster roll... what I see does not look like the the beautiful rolls in the pictures, It's significantly smaller. For a second I think.. did some lobster fall out and somehow "phase" through the container into the bag??? I look in the bag, I then look at the underside of the container, thinking "maybe there was a hole!!". I finally have to accept the sad reality of my skimpy lobster roll. I frown at my desk and let a small sigh. Well, let's see how it taste...

1. The texture of the lobster is pretty good. Cooked well and not chopped up to death. (I prefer larger chunks of lobster)
2. The mayonnaise mixture is a tad bit watery, but the flavor is pretty good. The amount of mayo used is good. Perhaps the watery mixture happened in transit.
3. The bun is buttered, and toasted to perfection.

However I noticed that in most of the pictures on Yelp there seems to be either a chive or scallion garnish on the lobster rolls. Mine had no such garnish. Once again, maybe in transit the garnish came off... who knows?!!?!

My roll also came with fried and Ed's pickles. Both of which were pretty good.

At a price tag of $31, it's a little steep for the portion of lobster given. But it tasted good. Not the best lobster roll I've had, but it did satiate my craving.

In a nutshell:

Customer Service: 5 stars
Lobster Roll: 2.5 stars
Fries: 3 Stars
Pickles: 3 stars

I have been here twice and both times didn't make scream I want more.

Their lobster rolls are average.  For me, it is a bit too wet and soggy probably due to the mayo mixture they add into the lobster stuffing.  The bread on the other hand though is delicious and buttered up.  The bread tends to be the deal breaker.  This roll goes for $20+, I rather not come here for the rolls only.  Their clam chowder was too watery for my taste even though it was very flavorful.  It's hard to find the right chowder texture in general.  Oyster bacon sliders were good but the oysters were too small!  Go to the Penrose in the UES for fatty delicious oyster sliders.  

Venue is cute and narrow.  I sat at the bar both times, which is the faster alternative if there is a wait.  If you happen to be in the area with no other choices to eat, just try it out!