But lump crab meat salad had a stale whiff to it, and cold lobster cocktail was bitter.

(The bar was out of lobster cocktail on a Sunday evening.)

A special one night, a chilled lobster cocktail prettily presented in a martini glass, was a must-order headliner.

Skip the lobster cocktail (a special at $15.95).

On another visit, lobster cocktail was also tough and dry.

The lobster cocktail, consisting of a cold half lobster in the shell, was less successful than the shrimp version.

The lobster cocktail fared no better.

He's peering at your lobster cocktail, wondering if your halibut is all right, worrying over your fried oysters.

It inspired the lobster cocktail that was served at the wedding luncheon (b).

The lobster cocktail was plentiful but a touch cotton-woolly in texture, and for no visible reason arrived on a plate.