we will be traveling in mid-sept. till early oct. and visiting quebec. we are also going to new brunswick via maine, staying at the boarder of maine and nb and then inland a bit. i read somewhere that much of the fish in nb is coated, fried, dipped, or otherwise changed from plain and fresh. true or not? and does anyone here know of simple places to eat lobster-just plain and fresh. thanks.

I think you can get just plain old fish without coating, there is deffinatly not going to be deep fried lobster. Where are you staying on the border? Where inland are you going?

we are coming thru bangor and then over by rt. 9 to calais/st.stephen and prob. staying in st. andrews while looking at that part of the coast. then up the west side of nb back to quebec and spending time outside quebec city and montreal and some time in the cities also. i just have found no mention of good seafood in any of the guide books i have here. they do mention pizza and that scares me......

Being that fisheries in one of our major industries in NB, you will have no problem finding seafood. In fact Maine lobster usually is from NB...our gov't are fighting over that though. <BR><BR>In St. Andrews, there are tons of restaurants, and there used to be one that specialized in lobster, but I don't remember the name. They are all on Water Street though. You are coming a little late for thier tourist season, so be prepaired for everything to close early in the day. I used to go to school there and in the late fall, winter, everything is shut down after 5 or so, except restaurants. Go the Gables though, it is good.

Deep fried lobster..hee hee thats funny.<BR><BR>You may be able to find McLobster at some McDonald's though. I am not joking about this.

Well, now, before we all erupt in giggles at the thought of deep-fried lobster: in 1979, I took a trip through the Maritimes with my kids. We stayed in Cape Breton, in Northeast Margaree, as I recall, and there was a restaurant called the Fish Hook which served deep-fried lobster. My kids LOVED it. We had to go back there a lot so that they could get their fill. It was actually delicious. A friend of mine was out there in the early 90's and I suggested he try to find the restaurant; it had closed a couple of months previously. Personally, I prefer my lobster steamed, but there was nothing wrong with the deep-fried version, unless you actually want to live for a long time .

I concur with Melissa, above. We stayed in St. Andrews in July and also recommend the Gables. Although we ate outside by the water, it's likely to be too chilly when you go. There are a couple of other similar restaurants on Water street.<BR><BR>If you get a chance, check out Campobello Island (this is a national park with a cottage/museum where Franklin D Roosevelt spent his summers). The island is accessible via bridge from Lubec, Maine, about an hour from Calais.

There was apparently a big story in the National Post Canadian newspaper a few days ago complaining about seafood cooking in Atlantic Canada, so you are not alone in your concerns.<BR><BR>That said, there are lots of good places to eat, but one of new Brunswick';s favorite food is, in fact, deep fried. Deep fried clams are a fast food favorite.<BR><BR>It's been a few years since I was in New Brunswick, but, unfortunately, I remember that it was easier to find good lobster at reasonable prices in Maine than in new Brunswick. The key to lobster-eating in New Brunswick is to ask local residents what their favorite restaurants are. Tourism is seasonable -- you'll be at the end of the season and some of the tourist spots will be closed, but there will be other restaurants that stay open all year.<BR><BR>Lobster pounds are places where lobsters are stored, in sea water, and available all year long, regardless of when they are caught. Shediac proclaims itself to be the lobster capital of the world, and once the torusits are gone, I'm sure there will be restaurants and canteens (informal, fast food places where you order at an outside counter and eat on picnic tables, in and near Shediac that will be pleased to feed you.<BR><BR>BAK

thanks to all of you for some very useful tips on eating. i will check on jim's mclobster- the menu alone would be worth a laugh at home in california. thanks also for reminding us to ask the local people-usually a good, or at least interesting, way to find things. here we come, gables.....