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Pinwurm t1_jd5vfn5 wrote

Bootleg Special in South End is my favorite.

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SausageMcFlurry t1_jd97m90 wrote

Me and my SO went last week. $55 for a lobster, $110 for half a dungeness. We got cocktails that were borderline undrinkable- all the tables around us also had unfinished drinks that were probably trash. All in all, we spent like $80 each and left hungry and unsatisfied. I'd read really good reviews about that place beforehand so I just need to ask: did they use to be good and dropped off or is this subreddit getting sponsored by them?

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Pinwurm t1_jd9akye wrote

Those are reasonable prices for lobster & crab with the South End location. I always thought the portioning was liberal, but if you went last week and left hungry, that seems like a deviated experience. It's been a few months since I was there last.

Regarding cocktails... I remember getting Moscow Mules there, so nothing fancy or easy to fuckup.

Who knows, maybe they had an off-day. I've been there around 4 or 5 times in total and never had a bad time. If the next one sucks, I'll think back to your post and be like "Yeah, they def went downhill".

As an alternative, I liked Holly Crab in Allston too - but it's much more casual. I haven't eaten here since pre-Pandemic.

There's also some Capt. Loui locations in Massachusetts, which is a chain - but it definitely scratches the itch.

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