The idea that fish in a barrel are easy pickings was swiftly debunked by the emergence of splinters, rivets, and barrel-chucking gorillas. Let someone else do the wet work with today's Groupon: for $10, you get $20 worth of seafood at Blue Lobster Seafood in Berlin.

Moored on the asphalt shores of the Berlin Turnpike, Blue Lobster Seafood catches and unleashes seafood that's breaded on-site without ever experiencing the taste-deadening chill of a freezer. The menu features staples such as the lobster roll. Praised in Connecticut Magazine's Café Connecticut blog, this sandwich is crammed with butter-soaked lump lobster meat and set adrift with a side of lobster bisque ($11.95). On the platter menu, large shrimp ($8.50–$12.50) and sea scallops ($10.50–$14.95) embark for warmer climes with regular or sweet-potato fries, a baked potato, or onion rings smuggled into their luggage. Boarding parties are encouraged to choose from Blue Lobster Seafood's selection of domestic beers.

Reviews

Connecticut Magazine's Café Connecticut blog has featured Blue Lobster Seafood. Eight Citysearchers give it an average of four stars.

• The lobster rolls come just how I like them: served on hot dog buns, stuffed to the max with lump lobster meat and saturated in butter. – Lauren Brancato, Café Connecticut
• Excellent place, save the drive to the shore, chowders homade [sic] daily. Great service. – ciarac, Citysearch