The popularity of lobster rolls mostly comes from a time, not so long ago, when eating lobster and shrimp was on about the same level as eating crickets. People in the Northeast would catch them for export. Poor kids brought lobster rolls to school, rich kids brought baloney sandwiches or Oscar Mayer hot dogs. Eventually, people decided lobster was a "luxury" food so now you get these tiny little lobster rolls for absurb prices. Hard to understand how they'd attract any new fans today.

lobster rolls are good only if you think "man these would be awesome if it werent $60 for a meal"

I've had a good one before. They're rare AF. Most places just seem to throw some overcooked butter-drenched lobster claw meat on a Pepperidge Farm top split and call it a day. You need to go somewhere with an actual chef to get one properly executed. (or maybe an ancient Northeastern grandmother)

Lobster salad, no huge chunks, relatively dry, properly salted, moderately spiced. A Top-split roll that's soft on the outside and crunchy butter-fried on the inside.

Even at their best, you won't cry for it when it's gone. It'll just be a "that was good" and a nice solemn happiness that you ate it.

I've had a few but would never pay that much. Especially after having one from McDonald's in Maine awhile ago for like $10 that tasted exactly the same. I check every time I'm up there and it's never been available again

40-50 smackers is an unreasonable price for lobster roll. I also wouldn't be impressed for that price.

I've never had lobster roll - or indeed lobster - but from the name I imagined it to be lobster rolled up in something like a pig in a blanket (though I've heard that varies from place to place as well; my variant is just a hot dog rolled up in a croissant).

I was pretty disappointed the first time someone around me ordered one and it was just lobster in a roll ... Though I admit it makes sense.