Tavern at Croton Landing
Where: 41 N Riverside Ave, Croton-on-Hudson; 914.271.8020
Price: $26.95
Menu Description: Luscious Lobster Roll
Reviewer’s Notes: Generously buttered, medium-toasted warm roll; nice crunch from celery; lobster-mayo ratio on-point; a few lobster meat chunks but mostly shreds; solid-tasting roll all around; under-salted, pedestrian fries; delicious crunchy pickle
Bread and Brine
Where: 19 Main St, Hastings-on-Hudson; 914.479.5243
Price: $30
Menu Description: Classic Maine Lobster Roll: Lobster Mayo, Buttered Roll, Lemon, Sour Cream and Onion Chips, Butter-Fried Potatoes
Reviewer’s Notes: Roll tastes subtly of butter and has enough heft to hold in lobster; pronounced chunks of lobster meat and creamy mayo = silky unctuousness; miss crunch of celery; no lemon wedges but taste hint of lemon juice so okay; fries have crunch but otherwise average; chips under-flavored and soft
