East Boat Lobster Restaurant
72 Kenmare Street
(212) 226-8881

The decor is outdated, the theme they were going for (I don’t think they were aiming for anything) is a cross between Chinese New Years and outdoor picnic area. The checker table cloth and mugs from 99 cents store makes you feel very casual.

They serve enormous portions in random plates. But they are very attentive. We asked for a couple of substitutions ( instead of chicken we requested snails) and they were more than happy to accommodate us.

Salt and pepper shrimp was really good, sweet and tender on the inside, light and crunchy on the outside. The octopus with pepper was nothing special, not my favorite dish.

This was the lobster ’s brain(there was a lot of brain), they asked if we like it serve over scramble eggs.  Nothing goes to waste and it was quite tasty.

Sea scallop, this was added.
“Hungry Buddha Jump The Wall” soup.

Baked Snails stuffed with mashed potato. (not that great)

This was a 4lb lobster so we requested for have fried and half steamed. I preferred the fried over the steam. The steam felt to watery and seemed tasteless.

Steamed lobsterThe Steak (edible)

Chinese spaghetti (tasted like they use ketchup for pasta sauce)

Fried rice (Ok, but it’s weird to have this plate last)

Dessert was ice cream and coconut tapioca. (again random mug and dish)

Overall, it was bargain for the amount of food and the size and amount for the lobster.