Six MetroWest dining establishments that serve lobster rolls, other seafood favorites
WELLESLEY — The heck with market price, get yourself a lobster roll!
And at Captain Marden's Seafoods on Linden Street, fresh lobster rolls are cooked inside a food truck in the restaurant parking lot.
"We're a family business, and we've been in the community since 1945," said owner Roy Marden, whose grandfather, Keith Marden, opened the Wellesley restaurant location in 1960. "We know what makes fish fresh and we have really strong relationships and a lot of long-term employees to set a standard for high-quality seafood."
Master Mariner Capt. Roy Marden, Keith's father, opened the original Marden's in 1945 in West Newton. Keith expanded the business to Wellesley 15 years later, first on Forest Street and then to its present home on Linden Street a decade later.
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The Cod Squad Food Truck hit the road in 2012 and sets its rolls apart by using fresh bread by Hazel's Bakery in Needham and grills the roll.
"We use super-fresh lobster and not too much mayo," Roy Marden said. "It's always fresh, very good quality and never frozen."
Looking for something closer to home? Here's five more MetroWest and Greater Milford dining establishments that serve lobster rolls and other seafood favorites:
Harry's Restaurant
149 Turnpike Road (Route 9), Westborough
Known for its generous portions, this nearly 80-year-old Westborough classic offers a lobster roll along with other seafood items such as shrimp, seafood sandwiches and entrees like lobster mac and cheese and lobster Alfredo.
George's Surf 'n' Turf
116 Uxbridge Road (Route 16), Mendon
As the name suggests, this Mendon restaurant offers both food from land and sea animals. Besides lobster rolls, this restaurant offers chicken sandwiches, classic fried fish platters and a kids menu. Before you go, take note of the fact that George's Surf 'n' Turf does not accept debit or credit cards.
Cousins Maine Lobster
Various locations. visit cousinsmainelobster.com for information.
Cousins Maine Lobster, founded in 2011, is a food truck that frequently travels throughout MetroWest and other Greater Boston communities, including Concord, Sharon and Waltham.
The business, which was featured on "Shark Tank" in 2016, offers lobster rolls, shrimp tacos, bisques and even take-home lobster roll kits for families to make lobster rolls at home.
Locations vary, with the week's schedule posted on Cousins Maine Lobster's website. Trucks are typically open from lunch time until 6 p.m., although some close as late as 7:30 p.m.
Morgan's Harbor to Hill
8A Lumber St., Hopkinton
Opened in 2021, this newer seafood market offers lobster rolls, soups, chowders air-fried entrees and other seafood favorites. In addition to its weekly takeout specials, its website also offers cooking instructions for its fish products.
Stone's Public House
179 Main St., Ashland
Established in 1832, one of MetroWest's oldest restaurants offers lobster rolls as well as fish and chips, roasted cod and salmon. Patrons can enjoy classic American cuisine while potentially seeing a ghost at this notoriously haunted pub that blends Irish-American heritage with the newer concept of a gastropub — a pub that specializes in serving high-quality food.
This article originally appeared on wickedlocal.com: Six cool places in MetroWest to enjoy a lobster roll
