Stonington Harbor
The Inn at Stonington
Abbott's Lobster Restaurant
Line up to order your lobster dinner
The menu
View from the beach where you eat your lobster on picnic tables
Foggy Stonington Harbor this morning
Last month we took a road trip for a few days to the southeast corner of Connecticut where we discovered a small coastal town we fell in love with - Stonington.
So last weekend, we decided we would revisit and spend the night. I made a reservation for Tuesday night at the Inn and Stonington, and we set off Tuesday morning for the 2+ hour drive down to Stonington. We checked into the Inn and got upgraded to a 2nd floor room, which was a nice surprise. The innkeepers were friendly and most helpful and our room was perfect. We had lunch on the pier - lobster roll for David and fish sandwich for me. Then a walk around town.
At dinner time we asked where a good place to eat might be, and they suggested Abbott's Lobster in the Rough in Noank, CT. That is pronounced - "no - anc". Had never heard of it and it won't come up on your GPS either. But we found it. This place is only open Memorial Day to Labor Day and has quite the reputation far and wide for their lobster. We stood in line for 45 minutes just to order - a hot lobster sandwich for me and full lobster dinner for David. Getting our food took another 30 minutes. Once you pick up your food, you find a place at a picnic table on the beach, put on your lobster bib, and dig in. Fun place and David loved his lobster dinner. I'm not the big lobster fan that he is, but mine was good as well. They serve your meal with slaw and a bag of potato chips - nothing fancy. They don't serve liquor but encourage you to BYOB.
We left early this morning to drive back to Sharon, and there was a light fog over the water which was really beautiful and very quiet. We are already talking about when we might go back again next month and maybe stay for 2 nights - golf and casino for David and just walking and relaxing for me!
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