Highroller Lobster Adds $1 Connecticut-Style Roll as Maine Debate Splits 50-50 on Butter, Mayo
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 29
Highroller Lobster Adds $1 Connecticut-Style Roll as Maine Debate Splits 50-50 on Butter, Mayo
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 29
Summary
Portland’s Highroller Lobster Co. has added a Connecticut-style lobster roll for a $1 upcharge, letting customers order lobster meat warmed in butter instead of the Maine-standard cold roll with mayo.
The new option taps a heated regional argument over how a proper lobster roll should be served: Maine style is typically cold with mayonnaise, while Connecticut style is warm and butter-poached.
Highroller says customer demand is evenly divided — about 50% of rolls sold this summer came with mayo and 50% with butter, with Connecticut-style orders making up 25% of the butter group.
Connecticut restaurateur Robert Marcarelli said his shops serve only hot lobster with butter, underscoring a sharper state-by-state divide even as Highroller embraces both camps.
Both owners agree the bigger quality test is the lobster itself: fresh, never-frozen meat matters more than whether the roll is finished with butter or mayo.