Restaurant experience: Lobster on the Wharf

Prince Edward Island was a fantastic experience. The island is so small that it was easy for us to just point to an area on our map and say 'let's go there and see what we find'. From lighthouses to cliffs, the scenery is truly magnificient. It was right before the high season in early June, so we sometimes had huge expands of white sand beaches all to ourselves. The water is so clear, you'd think we were someplace tropical.



And, of course, when in PEI you have to go for lobster at least once. We went to what was potentially a tourist trap. The restaurant that you would always here about in adds, located on the wharf in Charlottown. It's called Lobster on the Wharf. Well, it may be a tourist trap, since it is quite pricey, however let me tell you I have never had better, fresher lobster in my life.

It's expensive, (as stated before). We paid roughly 200$ with tax and tip for The lobster feed for two. It consists of 3 pounds of Island Blue Mussels. 4 freshly cooked lobsters (1 lbs each) with sides and 1 liter of white or red wine. We also added dessert to that.


Everything was so fresh that you didn't need any sort of garnish like garlic butter or a tomatoe sauce for the mussels. The mussels themselves were wonderfull, big and juice. They're bigger and paler than the rust coloured ones we tend to find in Montreal. As you can seed from the pictures, I was quite satisfied and very full.

If you ever go to PEI, I should mention that they have a great blueberry wine available in their liquor store. It's from the Rossignol Winery in PEI. You can't get it anywhere else, so please buy me a case or two if you ever go there ;-)

And last but not least, you have to pay a visit to Cheeselady's gouda. As you can guess, they make their own gooda, from stronger aged to mild. They come in all kinds of flavours, my favorites being hot pepper and fenugreek. Get me some of those too, along with the wine!!!