Red Lobster Menu with Prices and Calories

The Red Lobster menu runs across fourteen priced sections. Shrimp turns up in nearly every part of the board, scampi-style, fried, grilled or folded into a linguini. Seafood boils and feasts sit at the higher end. Steak, chicken and pasta plates cover guests skipping seafood entirely.

Every item kept on this list carries both a calorie figure and a dollar figure at its listed size. Fourteen sections cover the full board below, running from the shareable boils through dessert.

At a glance

Red Lobster Menu Prices and Calories

The Red Lobster menu spans fourteen sections once unpriced items drop off the list. It covers shrimp, lobster, steak, pasta and a long run of soups and sides. Seafood boils and signature feasts anchor the pricier end of the board.

The kids section and a handful of biscuit-and-extras add-ons sit at the other end. Sections below follow the board roughly the way a server would walk a table through it, from the shareable boils down to dessert.

Red Lobster Seafood Boils

Seafood Boils groups four shareable pots built around crab, shrimp and clams. Sizing runs either a two-person order or a family meal. Mariner’s Seafood Boil Family Meal carries the widest calorie range of the four. The standard Sailor’s Seafood Boil holds the lowest price of the four.

Red Lobster Signature Feasts

Signature Feasts covers six of the priciest builds on the Red Lobster menu, including a build-your-own version and two surf-and-turf pairings. Create Your Own Ultimate Feast® carries the widest calorie range in the section. A guest picks two proteins from the wider lobster and shrimp lineup. Surf & Turf Maine Lobster Tail & 6 oz. Filet Mignon runs the lowest calorie count of the six.

Red Lobster Shrimp

Shrimp covers six preparations built around one crustacean. Scampi, fried, grilled and a Cajun jambalaya all fall under this heading. Seaside Shrimp Trio combines three cooking styles on a single plate.

That combination gives it both the highest calorie count and the highest price in the section. Garlic Shrimp Scampi sits at the opposite end on both counts.

Red Lobster Featured Deals

Featured Deals rotates two value plates onto the Red Lobster menu, a shrimp combo and a Friday-only fish plate. Ultimate SpendLESS Shrimp carries more calories. Fish & Chips Friday sits a notch above it in price. Guests hunting for the weekday drink and appetizer discounts should check the separate happy hour schedule instead.

Red Lobster Starters

Starters spans thirteen shareable plates, from fried calamari and stuffed mushrooms to a chilled shrimp cocktail. Crispy Dragon Calamari carries the highest calorie count of the section. It comes tossed in the same sweet-and-spicy glaze as its shrimp counterpart. Shrimp Cocktail runs far lighter than the rest of the list, served cold rather than fried, while Bacon-Wrapped Sea Scallops tops the section on price.

Red Lobster Family Meals

Family Meals scales eighteen dishes up to feed a table of four. Platters, group-sized sides and a build-your-own feast all fall under this heading. Fish Fry Family Meal carries the highest calorie count in the whole section, while Crab Your Way Family Meal holds the top price. Family Baked Potatoes and several other sides settle near the bottom of the list, meant to round out a platter rather than anchor the meal.

Red Lobster Bowls & Sandwiches

Bowls & Sandwiches pairs a cheeseburger and a fried fish sandwich with four Caesar salad builds and a Southwest-style shrimp bowl. Crunch-Fried Flounder Sandwich carries the highest calorie count of the seven, fried rather than grilled like the salmon Caesar beside it. Classic Caesar Salad without any added protein holds both the lowest calorie count and the lowest price on this list.

Red Lobster Classics

Classics gathers steak, chicken, salmon and a whole lobster under one heading. It reads as the closest thing to a steakhouse list on the Red Lobster menu. Wild-Caught Crunch-Fried Flounder carries the highest calorie count in the section.

The 6 oz. Filet Mignon runs the lowest despite sitting mid-range on price. Lobster Lover’s Duo tops the section on price, pairing a whole tail with a second lobster preparation.

Red Lobster Pastas

Pastas runs six linguini and pappardelle builds through a shared Alfredo or garlic base. Crab, shrimp or lobster tops each one.

Crab Carbonara carries the most calories. Shrimp Linguini Alfredo holds the lowest. Lobster Pappardelle Pasta tops the section on price, built around a wider noodle than the rest of the list.

Red Lobster Soups & Sides

Soups & Sides carries the widest item count on the whole Red Lobster menu, thirty entries in one section alone. Potato and rice sides, two soups sold by the cup or bowl, dipping sauces and the Cheddar Bay Biscuits® all fall under this heading. One Dozen Cheddar Bay Biscuits® carries the highest calorie count of the group, roughly double the six-biscuit order next to it. Guests who ask a server for a second basket at no extra charge are relying on the same biscuits listed here.

Red Lobster Kids

Kids narrows the Red Lobster menu to three plates built for a smaller appetite. A pasta, a chicken option and a fried fish plate round out the list. Golden-Fried Fish carries the highest calorie count and the highest price of the three. Macaroni & Cheese runs the lowest on both counts.

Red Lobster Biscuits & Extras

Biscuits & Extras separates lobster tails, crab legs and scallops from the platters above. Each one is sized as a single add-on rather than a full plate. Crispy Bay Scallops tops the group on calories.

Snow Crab Legs runs the lowest. Rock Lobster Tail tops the section on price, and Garlic Linguini Alfredo runs the lowest, meant to pair with a tail rather than stand alone.

Red Lobster Desserts

Desserts closes the food side of the Red Lobster menu with five plates built around cheesecake, chocolate and citrus. Strawberry Cheesecake Bliss carries both the highest calorie count and the highest price of the five. Chocolate Wave runs the lowest price in the section despite sitting mid-range on calories.

Red Lobster Hot Platters

Hot Platters closes the list with two shareable trays built for a group rather than a single diner. Crispy Chicken Tenders Platter carries the higher calorie count and the higher price of the pair. Mozzarella Sticks Platter runs a close second on both counts, a cheese-forward alternative to the chicken tray.

Red Lobster Locations

Red Lobster operates 499 restaurants across 43 states. That count is what remains after a wave of closures tied to the chain’s 2024 bankruptcy reorganization. Texas carries more locations than any other state, with 41 restaurants trading there.

Cincinnati and San Antonio tie for the most locations in a single city, at four apiece. Vermont remains the one state with no Red Lobster location at all.

What to Expect Inside a Red Lobster

Every Red Lobster dining room centers on a bar and a seafood display near the entrance. A basket of warm Cheddar Bay Biscuits® usually arrives before the rest of the order. A server typically walks new guests through whatever boil, feast or shrimp promotion is running that month.

Red Lobster rotates limited-time platters onto the menu several times a year. Fried, grilled and steamed preparations all come out of the same kitchen. A scampi and a basket of popcorn shrimp can land at the same table minutes apart.

Families tend to gravitate toward the platters and family meals sized to feed four. A shorter run of steaks and pastas covers guests skipping seafood entirely. Shellfish, finfish and dairy turn up across most of the Red Lobster menu, and the item-by-item allergen breakdown tracks exactly where each one appears.

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