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.