Frequently Asked Questions

Lobster pricing shifts with the daily catch - supply, season, and weather at the docks all move the needle. At Cameron's Lobster House we quote the day's price when you order so you're paying what the boats charged that morning, not last month's number.

Pull into a spot and flip your headlights on - that's the signal we use instead of a buzzer. A server comes to your window to take the order and brings the food out. Think of it like a 1950s drive-in: your car is the table.

Frying gives you that crisp golden batter and a richer bite; grilling lets the natural sweetness of the scallops, haddock, or shrimp come through clean. Fried is the classic Maine shack experience; grilled is the lighter route with the same fresh seafood underneath.

Cold rolls are chilled lobster meat tossed with mayo - creamy and traditional. Hot rolls are warm lobster meat with drawn butter, so the sweetness of the meat really takes center stage. Same Maine lobster, two different moods. Cameron's serves the Lobster Roll and Lobster BLT both ways.

A lobster dinner is the lobster itself with sides. A clam bake bundles the lobster with steamers (soft-shell clams), corn, and the works - it's the full coastal Maine spread on one plate, the way you'd cook it on the beach if you had a pit and seaweed handy.

We're a seasonal drive-in on the Maine coast, so weather genuinely dictates the day. A nor'easter or single-digit cold snap means the outdoor side and car hop don't make sense. We adjust hours week to week in winter - calling ahead at (207) 725-2886 saves a wasted trip.

Chowders are thicker and potato-based - heartier, almost spoon-stands-up territory. Stews are cream-and-butter forward with the seafood as the star, lighter on filler. Our Lobster Stew, Oyster Stew, and Shrimp Stew all come with a grilled biscuit and oyster crackers for dunking.

The Seafood Combo lets you pick two from scallops, clams, shrimp, or haddock - good when you know what you want. The Fisherman's Platter gives you a half-pint of all four. Go platter when you're indecisive or sharing; go combo when you've already got favorites.

Everything we serve is made right here in Maine using locally wild-caught Maine lobster and crab. The lobsters come off the boats from local harvesters, which is why the price moves with the catch - short supply chain, no middlemen freezing things in between.

Royal turns any burger into the loaded version - lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, and mayo - for an extra $0.75. Basket upgrades a sandwich, wrap, or burger from chips-and-a-pickle into a full plate with two sides and a dinner roll for $3.50 more. Think of them as the "deluxe" buttons.

A live lobster goes into the steamer to order - you're typically looking at 15-20 minutes once it hits the pot, longer for the bigger ones. That's why a clam bake or steamed lobster takes a bit more time than a fryer item. The trade-off is lobster that was swimming that morning.

A whoopie pie is two soft chocolate cake rounds with sweet cream filling sandwiched between - basically a handheld cake. Maine claims it as the official state treat, and no Wicked Good Maine seafood meal is really complete without one for dessert.