Where to buy lobster?
 

Where can I get live lobster? Fresh Market only has frozen tails.

Not inexpensive but we order Maine Lobster from Live Maine Lobsters!

Last time I looked, Winn Dixie at Sumter Landing had live lobsters. A bit pricy as I recall.

Just got back from the Boston area. Two years ago , the price was about $6 a pound. This year it was around $12 a pound. They blamed it on COVID saying that the unemployment payments were discouraging many of the lobster pickers from their jobs.

Really? $6 a lb in the Boston area a year ago?
In the late 1980s I used to take my kids to Bar Harbor, and we paid $5/lb at the wharf then. And it was a bargain.

They had them at that Winn-Dixie the last time I was there in a tank. There were two or three of them on display.

An ex-New Yorker, Maine was a day drive. I recall at one of the tourist traps you go to the prison. They had a riot as they were serving lobster too often. i also recall, people selling lobster from hot dog carts at the side of the road.

Agree, buy from Maine. One Christmas we purchased $100 worth of Maine lobster meat and some real New England Chowder - well worth the money.

Not my business, but don't buy Lobster anywhere locally, waste of good money and the meat is awful.

I agree precooked frozen very dry waste of money.

Not inexpensive is correct. $176.54 for 2 pounds of lobster meat, including delivery.

Wow, I can get live lobster from Red Lobster at $25 a lb. not sure about the quality though. I’m checking out the various ideas today. Thank you.

Retired Guy, I generally have great respect for your posts and you have helped me several times, but what happened to your math in this instance? Where did you get $176.54 from JoMars post. The lobsters were much less expensive than that. Maybe check again.:)

That's the right price for lobster meat delivered from JoMars source. However, two whole live lobsters are "only" $77 delivered.

Bar Harbor Seafood in Orlando

We prefer cold water Lobster, most of what's sold here and served here is warm water.

I rechecked my math, and it is correct. $176.54 for 2 pounds of lobster meat. That is not for live lobster, but for lobster meat, which is the way I would order it.

Greetings,
We purchase Live Maine Lobsters from the Costco website. The last I looked, Costco offers six 1.25 Lobsters overnight shipping included for about $150.00.

There are several fish markets outside of the bubble in Leesburg one more instance of The villages not being the best place to buy something. You can always ask Publix what their prices as a special order fish all the time.

Yes, this time of year fresh lobster is less expensive. I bought it at market basket for 5.99 a pound and they would steam it for you. In MA.

Hard shell or soft shell? Soft shell more water than meat but sweeter. Hard shell winter lobster under 2lbs best for us. IMHO not worth it in any case.

Maybe the lobsters are using the liquid oxygen …..

Lobster and fresh seafood buffet
 

If you like all seafood.......Go To Boston Lobster Feast in either Orlando or Kissimmee. By the way, it's owned by Bar Harbor Seafood. In case you've never seen their trucks on the roads. They are one of the major suppliers to restaurants throughout Florida. If you go on their website Bostonlobsterfeast.com and sign up for their emails....you will received a monthly coupon for $5 per up to 6 persons at your table.....and more for your birthday.
Oh......you can eat 20 lobsters at the buffet if you want to....along with raw oysters, clams, mussels, shrimp at least 5 different ways, clam chowder, lobster bisque and more. If you like seafood....you won't go away hungry.

Publix Southern Trace! Tank with live lobsters. Usually have some large ones as well. They will steam for you if you wish.

Hell, McDonalds used to sell lobster around Boston. I don't know if they are doing it at this time but they served lobster salad on a hot dog roll (very much New England style) for $8.99 the last time I had it. There was always a large claw piece on top for effect.

Also I believe Winn Dixie in Sumter Landing has a live lobster tank.

Publix Southern Trace has a tank in their seafood area with live lobsters in multiple sizes. They will steam for you if desired.

Been wondering......Maine lobsters have huge claws, as anybody knows. Most lobster you buy down here in Florida have NO claws, just long antennae. So, at what point in between does it change? Had both, and tail is good, but you get short changed with southern lobster.

been wondering.....as we all know, Maine lobster have large claws, as any lobster from cold water areas have. When you buy lobster from the southern tier, as in Florida, all you get are two long antennae, no claws. At what point does that change??

Lobster
 

Publix at Southern Trace has live lobsters. When I was in Foxboro, Massachusetts 2years ago I was paying $4.99 lb for live lobsters at Stop and shop, they also steamed them, I was eating 3 at a time until I actually got sick of them, wish I had them now. I usually buy 2 to 3 pounders at Publix, I call so they can order them, they will steam them too, they are pricey, but you have to treat yourself once in a while.

Lobster
 

Talk to Dan at Lighthouse Seafood Market on 466 ... He'll order them and steam them for you...Great guy...

Publix will get them for you.

Since when has Publix at Southern Trace had a live lobster tank? Is it out back behind the seafood counter? They don't advertise it if they do. Winn Dixie in Sumter does but they are $17.99 (last I looked) a pound.

It was $17.99 per lb when I looked yesterday at Winn Dixie LSL.

Two places:
 

The Lighthouse Seafood Market
8780 E CR 466
The Villages, FL 32162
Hours Tues-Sat 10am-6pm
Closed Sunday
Closed Monday
352.751.1755
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Bubba's Crab and Seafood
1301 East Main Street
Leesburg, FL 34748
Phone: 352-787-0105

Winn Dixie and Wal Mart have had them in the past. I don’t know if it’s a seasonal thing
But if you go down to the Asian area on West Colonial Drive in Orlando, many of the Asian supermarkets have them year round.

Augusta Seafood Augusta Maine overnight shipping

Fresh Seafood Market, Wholesale Lobster: Augusta, ME

We have them shipped down few times a year well worth the cost