Scottish Guy Tries New England Lobster Roll For The First Time 🇺🇸 

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They catch lobsters all the way from Nova Scotia Canada all the way down to North Carolina. There are actually lobsters off the coast of Long Island New York New Jersey. There is nothing wrong with getting a lobster roll in New York City but you probably paid a fortune for it. ❤🇺🇸🙏🏻

If you go to the state of Maine and go down to the Lobster docks, you can get lobster right off of the lobster boats and they will steam them right there for you and give you melted butter and fresh lemon for a few dollars. Once many years ago we got 5 lb lobsters for $20. Right now in the state of Maine Lobster is approximately $13 a pound, so what you just paid there at that restaurant you could have got ten 1 lb lobsters. 10 POUNDS OF LOBSTER!

I believe Red Hook Lobster Pound actually ships in their Lobster from Maine. It's as authentic as you can get out side of New England.

I live in Colorado but grew up in Massachusetts. We have a food truck that does Lobster Rolls. I always get the Connecticut, because if you are going to eat lobster, you need to have just lobster and butter.

Connecticut is with warm butter. Maine style with mayo. People have their own preferences. Best place to get one is a road side stand with the sea air wafting.

LOL at Shaun, some of us would say you have to go to Portland, Maine to get real fresh lobster. However, NYC never sleeps and has everything. So I'll take it that you had fresh lobster. Love, Margaret born in Boston, Massachusetts.

Shaun sounds more Scottish than usual. It is one of Earth's coolest accents. 😁

The lobster roll in Massachusetts is cold, but the Connecticut one (which I prefer) is warm.

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That was exactly my 1st car. . A 1967 Chevrolet Belair in that same color!

Oh man... I miss look looking at those beautiful old cars. I grew up looking at them. As a kid: I wished to own one. But that was when gas was cheaper.

Shaun just pipes the pickle stem like a boss.

Those lobster rolls look so good. Welcome back to NY, Shaun and Teka. Looking forward to more videos.

Lobsters have gotten inpossibly princely in recent years, with limited supplies due to COVID and supply shortages due to overfishing. If coming to MA, they are relatively cheaper at traditional fish shacks where they retrieve them fresh from the day boat (fished the same day) and fresh boiled just up the coast in Rockport and Gloucester.

I love Lobster, and that meal looks great. Welcome back to the states! Can't wait to see where you and Teka will take us!

$100+ for food for two people is a lot of money! I live in Massachusetts and the average price at a nice restaurant with two people is normally not above $50/$60. I think it was so much due to New York cost of living being high etc.

7:00. You got ripped off if you paid $130 for 2 people for lobster rolls and drinks!!!! Holy cow!!! A lobster roll in Hampton, NH right now is $25 and that is with the inflation price!! Your dinner would have been $75 AT MOST if you had the lobster rolls in a New England state.

Food prices are still somewhat cheaper outside the big cities in some parts of the US, we live in Louisiana, and a couple of months ago we drove to Kansas, and I was surprised how much cheaper the food at restaurants were in Oklahoma and Kansas, it was not necessarily better, just cheaper.

I grew up in CT and I’m glad you were able to have a proper hot lobster roll. The rest of New England serves it cold with mayo as what I consider lobster salad. Also good, but not nearly the hot version!

You need to have a Maine Lobster Roll.

Connecticut lobster rolls are the best. Warm meat with clarified butter on a toasted roll. 🤤

$100 is Not average for a 2-person meal in most of the US, (at least not in any town i've been), but lobster is expensive, and so is New York .

Best lobster rolls are in New England-Massachusetts and Maine. The classics are on a buttered roll or with Mayo. Those rolls look very skimpy. In Boston and in Maine, they would have double the lobster. They are not cheap anymore though. Roughly 29.00-39.00 dollars unfortunately. Best place in Boston is Salty Girl.

Seafood is really best on the East coast cities or towns. Maine is the best. Enjoy that key lime pie. You have a knack for finding very nice restaurants. Yes you are in the northeast area, but try further East and north.👍 it is chilly this time of year. Here in Vermont and some other areas have already had a taste of snow. It didn’t last except in some areas, but more will be coming soon. Have fun, Shaun and Teka.❤️❤️

Key West was the best key lime pie I've ever had. Can't wait to see what y'all think. When there you have to have breakfast[brunch at Moondog Cafe!!!! Also you have to try the Cuban Sandwich at El Siboney. You won't be disappointed. El Siboney looks like a dive but the food is outstanding. The prices will not be like that in Key West. It's high....but not NY high. NY is a very expensive place to vacation. But price for rooms in Key West was just nuts.

Your in the very edge of the Notheast. Looks like you got very authentic lobster rolls too.

Red Hook is more towards the Russian populated Brighton beach near Coney Island. Basically Red Hook was for the working class who worked factory jobs in Manhattan which there were many. Modern Red Hook is kinda trendy as it’s getting up there but it’s more known as a stopover to Brighton or Coney Island and people live there. It’s kinda like the Milk District in Orlando as it’s starting to get a little trendy but still needs some rebuilding to get there. Just the area is close to a lot of great stuff but hasn’t fully developed an identity yet.

Scottish guy, Shaun, should try some street tacos, Cheers!

You are in one of the most expensive cities in America. Yes, inflation is bad, but it's not that expensive in other places.

Thank you for showing me the area. I am not a big city type of person. Rather spend time in the national parks. Though the food looks wonderful there. Take care.

Welcome to my home!! So glad you have made your way back the NY!!

I’m not sure it’s a New England lobster roll if you’re not in New England! That was just a lobster sandwich bro!

Restaurant ambiance is over-rated unless it's a hot date, anniversary, family celebration, or important clients. I do that maybe 5% of our gourmet meals. I make my own lobster rolls with fresh meat (live killed or just 5 hours flown from Maine) and soft homemade bread for $18-20 each and I use Irish butter (higher butterfat, more salt) to melt over them. For all you Maine-only snobs, lobster flown in from Maine in 4-5 hours each day is way better than 1-4 day old lobster those Maine seafood places hang onto in their fridges. These are modern times. Fresh seafood is available up and down the East Coast in mere hours. The air export market gets the best stuff compared to the local, frugal shops.

Dude you're in NY prices are higher there than most U.S. cities..... I've NEVER paid $100 for 2 people in a meal in my life!

Glad you have a better hotel experience this time around! With a great view too!

Damn it I wanted to see your reaction after you bit that pickle not realizing you were biting the stem end. 😂

Yeah, prices are really up. I have a local place I'd go to for prime rib. Three years ago it was $25 a plate, Now, It's $40 a plate. That's a massive increase. I'm in cattle country, typically beef is cheaper in restaurants here. Not anymore.

I was in NYC that same weekend to see a Broadway show (I live in Ohio). It would have been amazing to see you as a long-time viewer!!!

I can’t imagine $50/person being average for a meal. Maybe $30 (plus tip) where I live for a more average to high end restaurant, if you also get drinks. I’m usually out under that though.

Bro is walking around Brooklyn at night... Stay safe Shaun

If you are going to the Keys you gotta try some Conch Fritters.

I haven’t had a good lobster roll in years. I desperately need to go “back east” again.

New York is far more expensive than other parts of America. You probably would pay $80-85 here in Indiana. Even less in New England, where the lobster is plentiful, and the population is less. Lobster has to be shipped to the interior of the US (crabs too). Typical prices for a steak restaurant for 2 is $50-60, not NYC.

Love your show Shaun

Over $100 for 2 is a LOT of money, for mac & cheese & lobster roll.

Even during the best of times that lobster dinner in NYC is gonna be expensive. The cheapest you’re gonna find a lobster roll anywhere right now is $20-25. Twenty years ago lobster rolls were $10-12 which was EXPENSIVE. I used to go on tour with the rock band Phish & when we were in New England we’d go to the cheapest lobster roll places & get them for $8 & we were happy bc they were $10-12 everywhere else.

There are so many great places to eat that are so much more reasonable, I'm a big Seafood lover so I know where all the good places are that are not too expensive. There is actually a really great seafood buffet in New York City with all you can eat lobster, in Rhode Island there is a fantastic seafood restaurant with all you can eat lobster and crab and scallops, Las Vegas has many all you can eat seafood buffets one of them has all you can eat lobster for only $60, there is an all you can eat lobster buffet in Orlando for around $60, Myrtle Beach South Carolina has like a hundred seafood buffets with all you can eat shrimp and scallops and snow crab legs and prime rib and a couple of them do have all you can eat lobster, these buffets around $45 to $50, the Outer Banks North Carolina has two fantastic seafood buffets for around $50. Get away from the very expensive cities and you will find food much cheaper. In my state of Pennsylvania we have some really good buffets for under $20, also Ocean City Maryland has some really good seafood buffets that are reasonable and also Virginia Beach and Williamsburg Virginia has some really nice seafood buffets one of them is called Captain George's it's terrific. It's $50

You've got to go up to new england for a proper lobster or fried clam roll, buddy. This is close tho. Connecticut in the house! Come to Connecticut or Rhode Island or Maine. Much cheaper, Much better, less people, more authentic. I love NYC but it's like London compared to Glasgow. Go into the real north above New York and experience Scotland/ New England and you'll know what most people up north think about NYC like you think of London. New York is south to us.

Hey shaun, just saw your interview with Laurence. You have a new follower ✌

Just waving hi from Upstate New York

With lemon-garlic-butter only

Glad y’all are back in America!! Have fun!!

Welcome back 😊😊

Ouch, on the bill at the Red Hook. Yes, I will be glad when prices drop again.

You need to go to Maine and have lobster it's so sweet there, just not the same anywhere else.

Inflation is real, but NYC is exceedingly expensive for everything - food, hotels, parking - all much more expensive there.

@Shaun *That is NOT "an American thing" to pay over $100 for a meal - that is distinctly a New York thing. I would never pay that for a simple lobster meal! I'm in Virginia and I have been all over (America, Europe and the Caribbean) and what you just paid was the cost-of-living in New York. I can go to any local seafood shop (including Red Lobster chain) and pay up to $50 for a lobster dinner with all the trimmings. Red Hook is a cool place to hang-out but if you don't work in the NYC area (including all 5 burrows) then it's going to hurt your wallet to dine out there. I grew-up in South Jersey near the shore and I love seafood and I know where it's cheap and where it's not, but what gets you in NYC is their cost-of-living there. Go to Cape May, NJ or Eastern Shore of Maryland or the Outer Banks of NC and you'll pay a LOT less for great seafood. Just wanted to clear that up a little.

Here in Austin you can expect $30 or less for a lobster roll that is good. I've had lobster rolls in the New York Area. I would say $20-25$ is typical. I wouldn't expect it to be $50.

I know people go crazy for lobster rolls and lobster in general, but I've never been impressed when you consider the pricing. Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed eating them, but lobster is not my go to seafood choice. Thanks for the review of the Red Hook. I'll have to keep it in mind the next time I want to visit that area.

You just need American Lobster to get a good lobster roll, because everyone makes them differently & just find ur favorite out of all of the American varieties. Glad ur back for another visit. 💜🙏😍😻🦞🌭🍋🧈😋

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Here, they add a bit of mayo, salt and pepper, maaaaybe a bit of celery salt

The NorthEast is very expensive. I'm from New Jersey and it's terrible. INflation makes it worse but NJ has always been pretty spendy. New York, Pennsylvania, and all NorthEastern states , the farther up you go, the more expensive.

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You got way ripped off on that price, even market-price for lobster rolls. Yikes.

Omg Shaun , that is not average for 2 people in the U.S. $65 per person is really a lot of money, especially given that lobster are catch from the northeast. The prices are becoming absurd with inflation.

That is NOT an average price in America…. For 2 people?! $110?? That must have been a very nice restaurant. In OKLAHOMA and TEXAS, a good restaurant is not necessarily pricey. New York is known for being extremely expensive. But not every region in America is THAT pricey. 😮

Welcome back to the states. Our inflation rate is through the roof. Gas has come down slightly in some areas, but the cost of food is outrageous. Since 2021 poultry, fruits and veggies, bread and soups are all up around 25%. Heating oil is up 78% and that aforementioned gas, 57%. Worst part the value of our take home wages are in the toilet. Those who were money aware in the 1970's are saying that was nothing compared to this. Many people are having to work two and three jobs and still can barely make their nut. Not to get you down, but that the reality here now. On the bright side, hope you two are able to have a great and save adventure with the time you do have here.

huh. I don't usually like seafood but that looks pretty good. 🙂

The northeast and the west coast everything cost a lot more than the rest

5 story hotel with hardwood floors and NOT carpeting. I can imagine the noise from people walking above, dropping things, etc. Carpeting helps so much when you're trying to get a good night's sleep. Good video though. Yea lobster is NOT cheap wherever you go regardless of inflation or not.

I love Brooklyn, since my mother’s people lived there, but if you want a real lobster roll, come try the real thing in Boston. Please connect with me, and I will be happy to show you and your missus all of the good places. Surprised how Red Hook has gentrified and changed in recent years. It used to be a gawd awful ghetto with daily shootings and burned out buildings when I was young.

WHY is the food generally so much better here than in UK? All the same ingredients are available, for the most part, in both places. Wonder why that is....?

Sorry you didn't let me know you were back in Brooklyn!

Lobster is an expensive type of food in the U.S. Shaun.

No Shaun. $110 plus tip for that is a massive rip off. Welcome to NYC. Dang. Inflation off the chain. Many more killer destinations in USA though

$110 for two people for lobster roles!

That is not average price for dinner out for two in America. That’s sounds very expensive for what you got. That didn’t look like a very nice restaurant

Just how is New York seafood compared to Southern seafood ? There is a difference from the four corners of the states not including Hawaii and Alaska ! 😂❤

Thats a skinpy little lobster roll, next time go to Maine or Massachusetts

Is that like two pounds of whipped cream on top of that key lime pie? Oh man, I hate whipped cream on my key lime pie. They ruined it.

If you dropped $130 for a meal, then I want to be your friend. I freak out if I spend $30 including tip.

Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts Lobster Rolls. NYC would be better for oysters, quahog, scallops, crawfish. Manhattan clam chowder has tomatoes, New England clam chowder has cream.

America isn't that expensive. Inflation still lingers in more rural places, but it's a bunch less expensive than the cities. Say, you go to Watkins Glen, or Gettysburg, it'll be less expensive for citizens to live there than going to NYC, or Miami, or LA. I'm talking from food, to rent, to gas, taxes, everything.

No i think that's expensive.

Over $100 for two people? Ouch!! I won’t go anywhere if it cost more than about $30-35. But then again, I won’t eat lobster, either. NYC is super expensive, I don’t know how people survive there.

My dude if you think the average American meal for 2 is 110$ you need to stop going to the most expensive options you have, nobody I know is even spending close to that amount I’ve never even spent more than 20$ on a meal lmao

Lobster rolls are expensive.

🦞 lobstuh

Food is cheap in many areas in the United States you just keep going to expensive cities where everything is twice the price and more. I get Lobster all the time for cheap prices because I'm not in a big city paying big city prices. You can get lobster right off the docks where they catch them for dirt cheap they'll even cook them for you right there in a steamer and give you butter and lemon.

Meh, having a good lobster roll in Brooklyn is like having good Texas BBQ in Miami. Yeah, it's tasty but it's just not the same as the real deal in New England or Texas. Period.

I'm waiting for the inevitable moaning about you having a New England staple in New York (a place a lot of New Englanders claim to hate).

If your in New York your not in New England

Not America; New York City. They are not the same place.

Nothing is fresh in America anymore. Too many big cats squeezing dimes hence too many regulations. Everything is farm raised and it's not the same.🙁

heretical. steamed, boiled, hot with butter on a top-split hot dog roll, or, if absolutely necessary, cold w mayo. all those other concoctions are as much of a waste as a caviar pop-tart. CT and New England is just up the road or across the sound so lobster isn't too far of a stretch but if it's not from Maine, it won't be Maine Lobster but it might still be the same species of North American Lobster, but to call it "New England" it could be anything [similar to Champagne v sparkling wine]. $50 - $60 per person is not normal, but NYC inflation is like no other. yes, Key Limes are yellow, not green.

New York is the extreme of expensive. You're in the wrong state.

In Joe Biden's America, everything is super expensive!