Blue Lobster Urban Winery launched last weekend in its new Anderson Street home, a venue that triples the number of customers it can serve. Blue Lobster’s new 4,200-square-foot production facility and tasting room at 200 Anderson St. offers seating for 165 customers, including 59 outdoor seats.
The previous tasting room at 219 Anderson St. had just 49 seats. One of the bars in Blue Lobster Urban Winery’s new tasting room at 200 Anderson St.
in Portland. Courtesy of Blue Lobster Urban Winery Blue Lobster Sales Director Jason Kroot said the company has already started to put the extra room to use by booking larger groups for special events. “We’re also excited to be in an area where we have a lot more foot traffic,” Kroot said.
“We were starting to paint in April, and there were more people looking through the windows in April than there were (at the previous location) in August at the height of the season. We were the last stop in East Bayside, from a food and drink perspective, but now we’re really centrally located.” In East Bayside, Blue Lobster counts among its neighbors Austin Street Brewery, Belleflower Brewing Company, Lone Pine Brewing Company and Rising Tide Brewing Company.
“We’re kind of the only winery in a sea of breweries there,” Kroot said, adding that the Blue Lobster leadership team expects the distinction will help them attract customers. Blue Lobster also secured a Class A lounge license, allowing it to serve beer, cocktails and mocktai.
