Before coming to Lobster Trap, I did my fair share of reading reviews from Yelp and Foursquare and I was very unenthusiastic about trying this place out. First, the taste review was only mediocre, but it was the service that really put a damper on my hope for this place. But going into it, at least I knew what to to expect... poor service. I went because we had already purchased a deal/coupon.
When we get there right when they opened. It was a very small "L" shaped restaurant. It took a couple of seconds before we get a host/waitress to attend to us. But when he gets to us, he has a big smile and seems very friendly.
He seated us and was very well-mannered in asking our beverage preference.
Good start!
The place has much to desire, but I was already prepared for a mediocre to bad restaurant experience.
When another waitress came to set down our "table bread", she was just as pleasant and smiley as our waiter. They served 4 thick slices of garlic bread. It was fresh and was a very good!
So far.... so good!
While we looked through the menu, we noticed just how expensive their prices were. If you compare one item, such as Lobster Roll with Diana's Restaurant, we noticed a very big difference. Whereas Diana's cost $16 (a little smaller than Lobster Trap), Lobster Traps' was $24. A very big difference in price!
We ended up ordering:
Lobster Bisque, large ($14)
Rack of Lamb + Caesar salad ($31)
Lobster Roll + Garden salad ($24)
Lobster Bisque (photo above)
Caesar & Garden Salads (photos above)
Rack of Lamb (New Zealand)
Lobster Roll
I truly enjoyed the Lobster Bisque. It was thick, creamy and very very filling. The salads were made nicely and it didn't have too much/too little dressing on either salads.
I thought my Lobster Roll was quite stuffed. And for that price, I was happily satisfied. The taste was good, but in truth, it's my first Lobster Roll, so I have nothing to compare it to.
And lastly, the Rack of Lamb was cooked nicely (medium rare) and I kind of enjoyed the mint jelly accompanied with my lamb. Another first for me!
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The waiter came to check in on us and I didn't have a single bad thought about their service.
Overall, I thought was a very pleasant dinner.
The only thing I was say they now need to improve upon is their decorum. It lacks much and it makes the whole restaurant atmosphere very... dull.
Taste ............. 3/5
Service ............ 4/5
(after reading those bad reviews)
Price ............ $$$
Location ...................... Vaughan
(minutes away from Vaughan Mills)
Atmosphere ................... 2/5
Cleanliness .................... 3.5/5
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