
Make sure they can accommodate your situation. Always read the menu and discuss your dietary needs with the staff before ordering. Menus, ingredients, kitchen procedures, management, food sourcing, and restaurant protocols are subject to change at any time. This Post is for Informational Purposes Only
House Salad with French Dressing (no cheese, no croutons). Heads Up! The Pina Colada Sauce does contain milk. Heads Up! The Petite Maine Lobster Tail can be custom ordered without dairy. In Canada, you can also order Green Beans without milk. Heads Up! The Broccoli at Red Lobster can be custom ordered without milk. House Salad (no cheese, no croutons, dairy-free dressing). Crispy Brussels Sprouts (contains gluten, soy). Some managers might opt to use real dairy butter. Heads Up! They have reportedly stopped using dairy butter to cook the steaks at Red Lobster, but verify at your location before ordering. Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders (contains gluten). All Shrimp preparations in the main entrees and Endless Shrimp at Red Lobster contain milk, but you can custom order plain cooked shrimp. At Canadian locations, the Fish & Chips are made without milk, but in the U.S. Heads Up! The Steamed Lobster and Snow Crab Legs at Red Lobster can be custom ordered without dairy. Wild-Caught Flounder, Broiled (contains soy). Atlantic Salmon, Grilled (contains soy). Unfortunately, the dairy-free Kung Pao Noodles at Red Lobster were discontinued. But you can custom order a dairy-free pasta marinara, if desired. Heads Up! It isn’t on the menu, but Red Lobster reportedly has a dairy-free Marinara Sauce. The menu salads at Red Lobster are all served with cheese and dairy-based dressings, but you can custom order a salad with a dairy-free dressing and grilled chicken or salmon.ĭairy-Free Salad Dressings: French, Honey Mustard (contains egg), Thousand Island (contains egg) Pasta Heads Up! In Canada, the Sesame-Soy Salmon Bowl does contain dairy. Sesame-Soy Salmon Bowl (contains gluten, soy). The Sweet Chili Shrimp in Canada is made without milk! Bowls & Salads Heads Up! The Crispy Green Beans, Calamari, Coconut Shrimp, and Mussels do contain milk. For vegan options, see the Vegan Menu Guide at the bottom of this post. We have labeled all non-dairy items below which contain egg, gluten, peanuts, tree nuts, or soy. Other Allergen & Dietary Notes: Red Lobster covers their back by simply labeling all menu items with “cross contamination” potential. Always make sure your location doesn’t opt to use dairy butter for all cooking, and speak with the manager if concerned about potential cross contamination of allergens. But dairy butter is definitely prevalent at this establishment. If concerned about potential cross contamination with milk, ask your server about the preparation of any fried items before ordering.īutter Note: Many of the foods at Red Lobster are cooked without dairy butter (with oil or a dairy-free butter / margarine). We’ve included a few notes for Canada, but there might be additional differences.įryer Note: Red Lobster uses shared fryers.
Please note that this guide is for the U.S.
We have them all detailed below, along with allergen notes and a petite vegan menu guide.ĭairy-Free Menu Guide to Red Lobster with Allergen & Vegan Notesīe aware of special order requirements in parentheses () next to the menu items, and see the Heads Up notes to help fill in the blanks. Nevertheless, Red Lobster has quite a few dairy-free options, both on the menu and with simple custom order requests. They also defy longstanding culinary rules, and drench many of their fish dishes in cheese and/or creamy sauces. Updated January 2023! Butter is big at this international seafood shack.