So while in Maine I noticed something... Why is it that a place where you go to have lobster up there, is called a "lobster pound"? What's the deal?... Are these stray, un-licensed lobster found running around the neighborhood?... Do you just go there if you suddenly can't find you pet lobster, in the hopes that someone kindly turned it in?... Why pound?... Why not Lobster Restaurant?... Lobster Eatery... Lobster Diner?... Even Lobster Shack, though Shack seems to have been taken by the crab places... Do you think there'd be a turf war over that?... Lobster vs. Crab... And then which species of crab would it be?... While I think a blue claw could hold its own against an average lobster, I imagine you'd need a Dungeness, or a Stone crab to take on some of the bigger lobsters... And then there are those huge lobsters, you'd need a Snow crab, or King crab to deal with them........ Huh?... Where was I?... Oh yea... Pounds....
So I was going to write down the better places I had food up there, but I didn't really need to... In Yarmouth, there is nothing better than a place called The Muddy Rudder... They've got any place in Yarmouth, or Freeport beat hands down... We stopped someplace along Rt. 1 headed to MDI called The Lobster Pound, Thinking that was a rather unique name, I didn't write down the town... Food was good, it was right on a little sandy beach, so the view was nice, though I imagine you can find a place like it in many of the towns along the road there... Up at MDI, we had a couple meals at The Thirsty Whale (a couple blocks down Cottage St. from Main St.). Great little pub/restaurant. They know how to pour a pint of Guinness, which is half the battle in my mind... Chowder was excellent, and they nailed the burgers we had. (after a few days of nothing but seafood, we wanted some beef)... We had a couple meals at Rupununi as well. (they're right off the village green) They have a great balcony area, street level outdoors, 3 bars, pool tables, indoor seating, etc... Very cool bartenders, and the food is excellent... For breakfast we found Cafe This Way. They're also just off the green. The food is excellent, and the coffee is strong. (I mean that, its strong!) For lunch, we were usually on the trails, so there's not much to mention about Cliff Bars, and the cheese, pepperoni, and bread we'd pack with us... There is a smallish (well to me from the land of mega size supermarkets) supermarket down cottage street where you can get food, eventually, you are going to need a break from eating out all the time...
I didn't mention the places I didn’t care for. That wouldn't be fair, since they may have just had an off night, or I may have picked a bad dish...