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Seafood · Casual Dining Chain · Founded 1968

Red Lobster Nutrition Facts

America's best-known seafood chain — Cheddar Bay Biscuits, endless shrimp specials, and a broad daily catch menu.

22
Menu items
671
Avg calories
1,554
Avg sodium (mg)
10
Menu sections
Lighter options at Red Lobster11 menu items under 600 calories
See lighter picks ↓

Full menu, by section

Tap any item for the complete nutrition panel — calories, macros, sodium, fiber and allergen flags. We track 22 dishes across 10 categories.

Appetizer

2 items · range 460–680 cal · avg 570

Bread

1 items · range 160–160 cal · avg 160

Combo

1 items · range 780–780 cal · avg 780

Dessert

2 items · range 520–680 cal · avg 600

Entree

11 items · range 290–1530 cal · avg 829

Pasta

1 items · range 1210–1210 cal · avg 1210

Salad

1 items · range 440–440 cal · avg 440

Side

1 items · range 180–180 cal · avg 180

Soup

1 items · range 230–230 cal · avg 230

Steak

1 items · range 310–310 cal · avg 310

Lighter picks under 600 calories

If you're cross-shopping for a sit-down meal that fits a normal day, these are the Red Lobster items that come in under the 600-calorie line.

About Red Lobster's menu

Red Lobster operates several hundred U.S. locations and built much of its identity around the Cheddar Bay Biscuit and rotating shrimp promotions. The menu emphasizes shrimp, lobster, salmon, tilapia and other fin-fish preparations, plus a small steakhouse-style protein section. The chain's public nutrition information is the source for the figures here.

Across the 22 entries we track from Red Lobster, average calorie load lands at 671 per serving, with the lightest item at 160 calories and the heaviest at 1530 calories. Average sodium is 1,554mg, which is broadly consistent with the casual-dining segment's reliance on brined proteins, finishing sauces and seasoned sides. Average protein delivery per entrée is 42g.

The chain publishes its own legal nutrition disclosure online — that disclosure is the canonical source of the per-item numbers we list here. Where the chain's published values are missing or look inconsistent with the underlying ingredients, we cross-reference against USDA FoodData Central reference values for the relevant components and flag the dish in our internal review queue.

How to read the table above

Calorie counts are flagged green for items under 500 calories, amber for 500–900, and red for anything above 900 — the rough breakpoints between a light meal, a normal restaurant entrée, and an indulgent plate. Sodium values can run very high in casual-dining kitchens because the standard line uses brined proteins, jarred sauces and seasoned starches; anything over 1,500mg in a single dish is worth weighing against the rest of your day.

If you have allergies

Every item page on this site lists the allergens flagged in Red Lobster's public allergen panel. Cross-contact in a shared kitchen is always possible, even when the dish itself doesn't list the allergen. For severe allergies, the standard precaution is to ask the floor manager — not just the server — to confirm the kitchen can safely accommodate the request before you commit to ordering.