The Lobster Trap - Asheville

I’ve been reading some of the reviews and the complaints about the wait. For all of you who are unaccustomed to waiting a while for a table, there is this advice. On any given Saturday or Sunday in a lot of other cities, there is always a wait in line for restaurants that have very few tables, such as the Med does. A good rule of thumb is that if a place doesn’t accept reservations and they are small then… there’s usually a wait. I wonder if it’s because the Med is a diner, and while people would wait in line for some higher-end restaurants, they consider waiting in line for a diner to be unusual? I’m not quite sure, but you can clearly see by the size of the restaurant that unless your timing is perfect, there will be a wait. Get a cup of coffee someplace nearby and then go and wait. Enjoy your time outside talking to people. Go into some of the nearby shops if you would like. Stroll around. They send you a text when your table is ready so you don’t even have to hang out outside on College Street. All that said… The Med has a lot to like. Pros: The ice tea was fresh. The coffee was hot. The server was quick to come to our table. She was pleasant but not obtrusive. The cooks were working their butts off, and I love the traditional diner open kitchen. I left the optional $10 tip for the cooks on the bill. Tips on ordering: The potatoes, the potatoes, the potatoes! I would come back just for the potatoes. They are crispy, and large and they look like they’ve been smashed and cut large, not diced into 1000 little itty-bitty pieces where you can’t taste anything. These are real potatoes. Chunky and fabulous and packed with flavor, and that nice crispy crispy crispy skin! Oh my!! Husband ordered the royale with potatoes and a biscuit; my son ordered the chicken Gyro, and I ordered the hash bowl with a sunny side up egg. Both my dish and my husband’s dish came with potatoes. My hash was made with their homemade sausage, which was excellent. My son said his gyro was good, and it looked large and tasty. The mimosa and **** Mary were good. The **** was not Excellent, but it was good. We’ve had some exquisite bloodies in her lifetime, and this was good, but not memorable. The price point was good for them, however. Only seven dollars for the **** and six for the mimosa. Cons: Only two small cons. 1. Although I did not mind the wait, the link they sent was very odd. I kept saying “zero minutes”, so it wasn’t very helpful for me understanding how much time we had left to wait. I had to check in a few times and told them it said “zero minute” wait. When the apps say “10 minutes” or 15 minutes” it’s much easier to plan your wait, but when it just says “zero” and continues to say zero for 15 minutes that’s not very helpful. 2. There is no reason why they should not have unisex bathrooms. Sure, there’s a urinal in the men’s room. I know this, because the ladies room was busy and the person was not leaving and I waited for about five minutes, so I ducked into the men’s room. I have seen plenty of unisex bathrooms with urinals in them. There are also people in my community who don’t identify as either gender, and they would feel safer and better if the signs just said “restroom”. I’ve also seen restroom signs labeled as “restroom” and then underneath the sign it says “ this bathroom also has a urinal” so that if there is anyone who is offended for some reason by having a urinal in the bathroom, there would be a sign on the door warning them of such and they could use the other bathroom. That’s it. We hope to be back to the Med soon and to add it into our rotation. Over the last 16 years or so, we have seen Downtown become much more touristy, and we have avoided some restaurants in favor of things a bit further out, but this restaurant is a reason to eat downtown again!

Food was stellar, and service was amazing. Im sitting here eating and I already can't wait to come back. I got the Hash Bowl and my friend got the regular 2 Eggs Any Style. Portions are great, we both took food home. Mimosas were exactly the right hair of the dog from a Saturday night bar crawl. Fully reccomend. (Traducido por Google) La comida era estelar, y el servicio fue increíble. Estoy sentado aquí comiendo y ya no veo la hora de volver. Obtuve el Hash Bowl y mi amigo obtuvo los 2 Eggs Any Style normales. Las porciones son geniales, ambos llevamos comida a casa. Las mimosas eran exactamente el pelo correcto del perro de un recorrido de bares el sábado por la noche. Totalmente recomendable.

The Hash Bowl was amazing, as was the service. (Traducido por Google) El Hash Bowl fue increíble, al igual que el servicio.

Absolutely the best breakfast place in Asheville! Tried two other recommendations but nothing could compare to The Med. Wish we had gone there for breakfast all four days. (Traducido por Google) ¡Absolutamente el mejor lugar para desayunar en Asheville! Probé otras dos recomendaciones, pero nada podría compararse con The Med. Ojalá hubiéramos ido allí a desayunar los cuatro días.

This restaurant has been around for decades... still has amazing food. (Traducido por Google) Este restaurante ha existido durante décadas. . . todavía tiene comida increíble.