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The Lobster Shanty

Dive Bar, Seafood Restaurant, and BBQ Joint$$$$

Downtown Salem, Salem

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The Lobster Shanty

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Main Menu

Starters, Appetizers & Snacks

add chili for $3, add pulled pork for $4

Fried Calamari

10.00

Your choice; straight up with lemon garlic aioli or buffalo style with blue cheese dressing

Steamed Mussels

9.00

3 choices; wine & herbs, marinara, or beer & garlic

Fresh Baked Pretzel

2.00

Chicken Tenders

7.00

Sauces: bbq, honey mustard or buffalo

Wicked Spicy Crab Cake

11.00

Served on a bed of greens with fresh lemon mayo

Corn Dog

3.00

Sausage of the Week

5.00

With mashed potatoes

Soups

New England Style Clam Chowder

4.00

With bacon

Smokey Black Bean & Corn Chili

4.00

Salads

dressings: caesar, balsamic vinaigrette, citrus-herb, blue cheese, or ranch. make your salad a meal! add; chilled lobster meat $7, steak tips $7, grilled chicken $5. side salads $4 entre salads $7

Caesar Salad

4.00

Grilled Romaine

4.00

With bacon & blue cheese. entree size only

House Salad

4.00

Entrees

Boiled Lobster a La Carte

Locally caught in salem and marblehead waters by our friends at patriot seafoods

Mac & Cheese

8.00

We start with our own 3-cheese sauce topped with toasted ritz crumbs; dress it up however youd like

Guinness Marinated Steak Tips

17.00

Served with mashed potatoes and wilted spinach

Fried Shrimp Basket

12.00

Served with slaw and your choice of french fries

Lobster Risotto

16.00

Sweet lobster with baby spinach & parmesan cheese

Todays Catch Baked Or Fried

13.00

Served with your choice of french fries and slaw

Smoked Brisket

13.00

Served with sweet potato fries and cole slaw

Burgers

each is served with your choice of side dish & served with a maitland mountain farm spicy pickle. toppings: ($0.75 each) bacon, caramelized onions, jalapenos, fried egg, pulled pork, mushrooms or chili. cheeses: ($0.75 each) american, swiss, pepper-jack, shredded cheddar jack, smoked gouda, home-made fresh mozzarella, shredded mozzarella or blue cheese

Shanty Burger

8.50

Our hand-packed 8 oz burger

Clyde Burger

9.50

Crusted with sesame seeds & black pepper then topped with blue cheese

Portabella Mushroom Burger

7.50

Marinated mushroom cap, grilled and delicious

Traditional N.E. Lobster Roll

19.50

Sweet lobster meat tossed lightly with our own lemon mayo & celery served in a buttered, toasted roll with a touch of lettuce. served with your choice of french fries. try it stripped down - simply warm lobster meat in drawn butter on a toasted bun. for the purist.

Scary Uncle Sully Burger

9.50

Topped with bacon, pepper-jack, american, swiss and jalapeos

Millionaire Burger

10.50

Topped with fried brie, caramelized onion and wilted spinach & bacon drizzled with balsamic reduction

Gfy Vegan Burger

7.50

A good for you vegan patty

Sammiches

each is served with your choice of side dish & served with a maitland mountain farm spicy pickle

Hot Dog

5.00

Pulled Pork Sandwich

9.00

Smoked in house and topped with spicy bbq sauce

Cubano

9.00

Slow roasted pork, ham, pickles, swiss cheese & grainy mustard in a pressed toasted roll

Chicken Sammich

8.50

Lemon herb marinated, grilled & juicy; try it with some sandwich toppings!

Grilled Cheese

5.00

Get creative by adding any sandwich topping to your grilled cheese!

Fried Fish Sandwich

9.00

Brisket Ruben

9.00

Smoked brisket, sauerkraut, swiss cheese & our misery island sauce

Steak Tip & Cheese Sub

9.00

Our famous guinness marinated steak tips and smoked gouda on a toasted bun

Side Dishes

available a la carte

Hand-Cut Fries

4.00

Regular or sweet potato

Tater Tots

4.00

Pickled Beets

4.00

Wilted Spinach & Bacon

4.00

Side Salad

4.00

Onion Rings

4.00

Mashed Potato

4.00

Cole Slaw

4.00

Dirty Rice

4.00

Side Chowder Or Side Chili

4.00

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The Lobster Shanty

25 Front St (at Artist's Row)
Salem, MA 01970
United States

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We’re a local dive bar that serves up great food and friendly service in a very casual atmosphere with absolutely no pretense. The Shanty has been serving the Good People of Salem for over 30 years. We welcome everyone; this is one place where you can let your freak flag fly.