Court Street Lobster Bar is the fulfillment of a vision to bring the Northeast to the Queen City
In 2011, Owner Dan Swormstedt was visiting his father in Washington, D.C. when he stumbled upon a lobster shack. The line was out the door and around the corner for the staple sandwich of Maine. At that moment, a dream was born!
A little over 6 years later, after research trips to Maine, visiting with lobstermen, stopping into every lobster shack up and down the east coast he possibly could, and a little elbow grease, the dream came to fruition. That dream is Court Street Lobster Bar.
Our goal is to provide our customers with high quality sustainably fished seafood, top notch locally grown produce, and first-class libations at an accessible price.
Dan Swormstedt, Owner / Clint Walker Jr., Executive Chef
2017|2018 Best of the City-Cincinnati Magazine
2017 Best of Cincinnati- City Beat
Best Lobster Rolls
2nd Best New Restaurant
2017 17 Places to Eat-Cincinnati Enquirer
2017 Most Unique Restaurants in Cincinnati-OnlyInYourState
2018 Lobster Rumble Participant-TastingTable.com
2019 Best of Cincinnati-City Beat
Best Seafood
Catering
Please call the restaurant or email dan@courtstreetlobsterbar.com to place any and all catering orders!
Acadia Party Pack- $300 (serves 15-20)
10 half-lobster rolls
10 half-crab rolls
10 half shrimp or chicken rolls
Choice of Sea Salt or Salt and Vinegar Chips
Bar Harbor Party Pack- $485 (serves 15-20)
30 half-lobster rolls
Choice of Chips
Choice of Salad
Kennebunkport Party Pack- $1,000 (serves 25-35)
40 half-lobster rolls
10 half-crab rolls
10 half-shrimp or chicken rolls
Choice of Salad
Choice of Chips
Lobster Mac
Just The Rolls
30 half-lobster rolls - $400
20 half-lobster rolls - $275
30 half crab rolls - $300
Seafood Charcuterie Board $750 (Serves 30-40)
Cooked Shrimp, Oysters, Lobster Bruschetta, Crab Cucumber Bites, Two Lobster Tails cooked and split in half on 4 skewers
Served with cocktail sauce, lemon remoulade, spicy remoulade, horseradish, lemons
Add Ons
Lobster Mac - $125 (serves 10)
50 oysters- $150
Hush Puppies - $55 (serves 10)
Salads - $75 (serves 10)
COVID-19 Response
We all know that this is a new world and we want to ensure everyone that Court Street Lobster Bar is doing everything we can in order to keep you and our employees safe. Now that we have reopened, here is a list of things that we have done/are doing in order to keep our patrons safe!
Installed Plexiglass Barriers between the booths to protect our diners
Had all employees take ServeSafe classes before returning
Taking all employees temperatures when they enter the building
Closing down between 3pm-5pm to switch out employee teams and sanitize restaurant between lunch and dinner
Using all disposable items
Eliminating cash for the time being (credit card only)
All employees required to wear masks
Sanitizing pens before and after use
Disposable menus (soon to be QR code for phone menus)
Limiting groups to 4
Removed front tables to create a larger waiting area for to-go patrons
Weekly Specials!!
Happy Hour
Tuesday-Friday
4PM-7PM
$4 Well Cocktails
$4 Draft Beer
$5 Wine Pours
$1 Oysters
$8 Pimento Crab Dip
$12 Buffalo Fried Shrimp
Saturday Brunch
11AM-3PM
$20 Lobster Gouda Biscuits
$14 Crab, Egg, and Cheese
$10 Sausage, Egg, and Cheese
$15 Mimosa Pitchers
Weekly Lunch Specials
11am-3pm
$10 Cod Sandwich
$10 Tuna Melt
$2 Domestic Bottles