Johnny Lobster

After a 30 min transit (train ride and walk) from the CBD, I was worried that this trip would not be worth it but what the hey, YOLO (you only live once).
Arrived to a nice dimly lit restaurant on Sunday evening after the sunset with little candles at each table and was greeted with smiles. I already knew what I wanted… I did my research. I wanted fried chicken AND a lobster roll. Instead of opting for the Surf and Turf for $ 30, I went for the full plate of each which meant more lobster roll, no fries and about 8 – 10 small potato chips and slaw. For $ 2 extra, I thought it would a better deal. More tasty goodness (see picture).
After putting in my order, I take a look at the options for hot sauce and landed on the Thai Grand Mountain Sriracha Chili Sauce (see picture). It went so well with the very tender and very well seasoned chicken. The lobster roll was near PERFECTION with the light, fluffy lightly buttered and toasted bread. The potatoes and corn were well seasoned and the lobster was fresh.
I highly recommend coming here and spending the extra $ 2 to get the full plates. Maybe next time I’ll share a small order of fries with someone just to see how they taste.
In summary, the 30 min trek from the CBD was very well worth it! Very much so! «I’ll be back!»

Was a wonderful place to eat, the staff was polite and attentive and the prices were good. The food was amazing, we will definitely return.

For a place with Lobster in the name, I was surprised to only see two menu items with the crustacean. I got the roll. At $ 20 its certainly one of the more expensive sandwiches in my recent past, but hey, that’s Canadian Lobster bulging out of that toasted St Marlo bun. And for $ 3.50, I was sure to add in a side of thrice-​cooked hand cut chips (made fresh daily).
And yes, they’re licensed. The beer menu offers up a few of each of Young Henry’s and 4Pines. Sydney staples.
With a menu boasting about their fried chicken, and half a dozen or so other sandwich offerings (including pulled lamb and soft shell crab) there’s quite a few reasons to head back to Johnny Lobster.

I had to order the lobster roll here and it didn’t disappoint. The lobster was succulent and the potato salad with pancetta was unexpected but delicious all the same. It was all piled into a soft white bun and I paired this with their fries. After writing this review my mouth is salivating and I want to get another roll now ;)

I tried the lobster roll for $ 20, not many big flavours… in fact not much flavour at all. Very bland. Potatoes don’t have much flavour as does a white roll, mayonnaise, lobster and dill.
I’ve also tried the fried chicken and wasn’t too bad, bigger flavours but doesn’t fit Sydney.

Dropped in here for a quick lunch and catch up with the boys. As a Crowie local it was well overdue for me to see what all the fuss was about. I ordered the chicken roll, my bud had the fish, his mate had the Lobster roll, we all ordered the fries. Came out reasonably quickly and the service was friendly. The soft toasted brioche chicken roll was delicious, but the triple cooked fries were amazing! His Lobster roll well worth the money, and the fish was healthy, fresh and tasty, wait, did I mention the fries!!! Sooo good!

Clearly I’m really disappointed with this place. Firstly my food took over 25 minutes to come, i would understand this if they were busy but other than me they were only 4 people there who were already eating. Therefore, had no idea what was taking them so long.
The fried chicken was overcooked, dry and burnt to some extent. I reckon because it was burnt, it just made the coating tasteless.
The fish roll on the other hand was quite delicious with a lot of flavours, the bread was really nice and soft, however fish was cold. Seemed like the fish was precooked and kept, and then just put into a roll.
Overall the roll was nice but there needs to be quite improvement.

My office crew and I had been waiting months for the unveiling of this new Crows Nest food option.
It has a fun vibe, interesting menu and friendly laid back service.
I had the lobster roll (would’ve been rude not to), it’s $ 20 so not cheap but very tasty.
Shared some triple cooked chips which were excellent if you like ‘em extra crispy.
They are waiting their liquor license so let us sneak in some beers sssshhhhh
I’ll definitely go back to try some of the other menu options.
Not a bad shout for a Friday lunch!