I ate at Red Lobster's "Lobsterfest" and it was average at best
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"Lobster Lover's Dream." Roasted rock and Maritime lobster tails, lobster and shrimp linguini in creamy lobster sauce and a baked potato. Photo: Linh Ta/Axios
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.)