Maine Diner<\/a> in Wells, which my wife had spotted as we drove to Portland yesterday.<\/p>\nWe each had a lobster omelet, differing in choice of sauteed vegetables inside. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re vegetarian but made an exception due to being in the neighborhood. Not only was the dish extraordinarily full of the local specialty but the lobster was in big, choice chunks, obviously the claws etc.<\/p>\n
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