I ate at Red Lobster's "Lobsterfest" and it was average at best

Recently, I had to cancel a trip to Mexico because of some health issues. Everything is good now, except I had planned on eating my weight in lobster burritos.

Yes, but: I saw someone positively post about Red Lobster's "Lobsterfest" on the Des Moines Food Review Facebook group. Eating lobster at a mid-tier chain restaurant definitely wasn't my original plan. But I never say no to a good time, so away I went.

State of play: I first ordered the "Lobsterita," a gigantic lobster-themed margarita without the crustacean taste ($13.49).

• The red and yellow drink mimicked the colors of lobster and hot butter, but was actually lemon and berry flavored. And it even came with a lobster necklace to take home. Nice.

Then I ordered the entree, the "shell of the ball," so to speak: The "Lobster Lover's Dream."

• Two lobster tails, a lobster and shrimp linguini in creamy lobster sauce and a baked potato. That'll set you back $51.99.
• I won't lie to you. At that price point, everything was just okay. The tails were a little overcooked, the "lobster sauce" tasted like alfredo and the linguini was mostly shrimp. Very solid baked potato though.

The bottom line: It's not an excursion to Mexico, but the gimmick of Lobsterfest was at least fun.

• Lobsterfest ended March 26, but don't worry, there's always cheddar biscuits.

Editor's note: This story was corrected to note that Lobsterfest ended March 26. (It will not continue to April 24.)