I went there once for my birthday (I was a teenager) and ordered a lobster. (They knew it was my birthday, my mom brought a cake). When the food came, my lobster had I claw that was seriously mangled. Black, missing a good portion, and totally disfigured. I looked at it and started crying. My mom asked if I wanted a different one and I nodded yes. She told the waitress who told us that there was nothing wrong with it and said that if I really wanted a new one, it would be 20-25 minutes. By the time it.came, everyone else was finished and I felt like an ass with everyone staring at me while I ate it. Literally the absolute worst birthday and I never went back to that place again.
Go to Westbrook Lobster. They won’t serve you mangled black lobsters on your birthday, make you feel like a Jackass for not wanting it and then make you wait an entire prep time because they would t cook a replacement on the fly. F the Chowder Pot. I’m still mad at them.