Favorite Red Lobster Recipes

No need to go to the restaurant when you can make these favorite Red Lobster recipes at home. These easy copycat recipes are perfect for a flavorful homemade dinner with simple ingredients.

collage of four popular Red Lobster copycat recipes


Who doesn’t love the Red Lobster? You can get delicious seafood there, and those biscuits are unforgettable. Enjoy these great recipes from the Red Lobster.

Cocktail Recipes

Red Lobster offers lots of tasty cocktails. The Dew Garita rose to great popularity as soon as it was available.

homemeade Red Lobster Dew Garita

The Red Lobster Mai Tai is their version of the classic Tikki drink.

homemade Red Lobster Mai Tai garnished with pineapple and cherries

Biscuit Recipe

There are a few items I really enjoy at the Red Lobster. Their Cheddar Bay Biscuits are some of the best around. Honestly, I can’t think of a better biscuit than one of theirs. Hot, buttery, and fluffy – they are so hard to resist.

homemade Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits in a parchment paper lined bread basket

Once you sit down and enjoy a biscuit or two it’s time for some of their famous appetizers.

Appetizer Recipes

The perfect combination of seafood and Mexican is the Shrimp Nachos. So much to love with chips, shrimp, cheese sauce, jalapenos, tomatoes, and sour cream!

baked nachos with shrimp cheese peppers and sour cream

Crispy Parrot Bay Coconut Shrimp with pineapple coconut dipping sauce is a wonderful start to a meal.

A plate of jumbo coconut shrimp and pina colada dipping sauce

Bacon Wrapped Scallops is a delicious and impressive appetizer that is easy to make at home.

a platter of bacon wrapped scallops

Side Dish and Soup Recipes

Corn is a great side dish for seafood, especially lobster and crab. The Chesapeake Corn on the Cob is deliciously seasoned with Old Bay.

Fresh corn has been boiled and topped with butter and old bay seasoning

Red Lobster Brussels Sprouts with brown butter glaze is healthy, low carb, and keto-friendly too.

Roasted Brussels sprouts in a baking dish.

One of the best seafood soups is Clam Chowder. It is thick, rich, and full of clams.

two bowls of clam chowder and two spoons

Entree Recipes

Now let’s move on to the entrees. One of my favorites is their Crab Alfredo, now if you don’t have crab, you may want to substitute shrimp for this dish.

Crab Alfredo is lump crab meat tossed with fettuccine and a creamy sauce. Topped with parmesan, this is a delightful meal.

Crab Alfredo Pasta on a plate

Shrimp Pasta with creamy garlic white wine sauce.

homemade Red Lobster shrimp pasta in a bowl.

Shrimp Scampi with garlic butter sauce and toasted breadcrumbs.

a plate of homemade shrimp scampi

Cajun Shrimp for when you are craving a spicy seafood meal. It has a real kick of heat to tantalize your taste buds.

Cajun shrimp and lemon wedges on a blue plate

Sauce Recipe

Red Lobster Tartar Sauce to go with fried fish is a must!

Homemade Red Lobster Tartar sauce and fish stick on a plate.

Find more copycat Red Lobster recipes here on CopyKat!

About Stephanie Manley

I recreate your favorite restaurant recipes, so you can prepare these dishes at home. I help you cook dinner, and serve up dishes you know your family will love. You can find most of the ingredients for all of the recipes in your local grocery store.

Stephanie is the author of CopyKat.com's Dining Out in the Home, and CopyKat.com's Dining Out in the Home 2.

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  1. Pam

    I’m looking for the recipe for the dipping sauce that Red Lobster used to serve with their fried calamari. Used to buy it extra.

    • Joseph Echols

      I’m looking for that one too❗️
      If you find it please share with me.
      Are you talking about the sweet red sauce❓

      • Linda D

        I loved that dark red sweet calamari sauce and would also buy extra servings. No one that I’ve mentioned it to has any idea what I’m talking about, even long-time Red Lobster employees.

  2. Kathy Noxon

    hi Stephanie!! do you by chance, have the recipe for the yummy dipping sauce that is served with the coconut shrimp??

  3. bridget

    Hi- i was winderibg if anyone knew the brand/recipe for red lobsters red wine vinnaigrette dressibg. I love it and cannot find it anywhere! Thanks!!

  4. Mary Griffin

    Hi Stephanie, I was wondering, Do you have the receipes for 1) Red Lobster’s lemon garlic butter dip for their crabs and lobsters 2) Red Lobster’s butter (it’s amazing)? I love your website, it’s a god-send. Thanks and keep up the good work.

  5. Jackie

    SAMs clubs have mix for the biscuits and they sell olive gardens salad dressing. We have tried both and they are just as amazing as in the restaurants.

  6. Me

    Ummmm.. No they are not in trouble nor are we going anywhere … We are a strong amazing company ” Red Lobster ” we are no longer darden but we are still the forth largest dinning restaurant Chain in America. We are still a strong and an amazing place to eat

  7. Me

    Ummmm.. No they are not in trouble nor are we going anywhere … We are a strong amazing company ” Red Lobster ” we are no longer darden but we are still the forth largest dinning restaurant Chain in America. We are still a strong and an amazing place to eat

  8. Me

    Ummmm.. No they are not in trouble nor are we going anywhere … We are a strong amazing company ” Red Lobster ” we are no longer darden but we are still the forth largest dinning restaurant Chain in America. We are still a strong and an amazing place to eat

  9. Me

    Ummmm.. No they are not in trouble nor are we going anywhere … We are a strong amazing company ” Red Lobster ” we are no longer darden but we are still the forth largest dinning restaurant Chain in America. We are still a strong and an amazing place to eat

  10. Me

    Ummmm.. No they are not in trouble nor are we going anywhere … We are a strong amazing company ” Red Lobster ” we are no longer darden but we are still the forth largest dinning restaurant Chain in America. We are still a strong and an amazing place to eat

  11. Me

    Ummmm.. No they are not in trouble nor are we going anywhere … We are a strong amazing company ” Red Lobster ” we are no longer darden but we are still the forth largest dinning restaurant Chain in America. We are still a strong and an amazing place to eat

  12. Me

    Ummmm.. No they are not in trouble nor are we going anywhere … We are a strong amazing company ” Red Lobster ” we are no longer darden but we are still the forth largest dinning restaurant Chain in America. We are still a strong and an amazing place to eat

    • stephaniemanley

      That’s interesting, the stock analysts have move Darden to sell due to poor 4th quarter earnings, and a muted forecast for 2014. Here are some of the news stories that have been in the news lately. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-red-lobster-not-closing-20131227,0,916437.story

      http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/118471/darden-restaurants-down-to-strong-sell

      • Colleen Eckman

        Darden has sold the Red Lobster part of their company. Darden is still Olive Garden, Longhorn, Bahama Breeze.. (cant remember if there is another one) But Red Lobster, questionable at first…on it’s own…is still going strong!!

  13. Rhonda Dunlap

    I had no idea Red Lobster was in trouble!! 🙁 I love them and their delicious Cheddar Bay Biscuits. Thank you for including that recipe. I am going to try it this weekend. 🙂

  14. glutenfreeeasily

    Hi Stephanie–I hadn’t heard about Red Lobster’s troubles, but it’s not a place we frequent. I do love my gf version of their biscuits though. 😉 So thank you so much for including them in your roundup! Just by looking at the recipe titles, I’d say that you have all their best recipes covered here. Will check them out to see which ones I’d like to convert to gf (if they’re not already).
    Thanks again!
    Shirley

    • stephaniemanley

      I know so many people want gluten free foods, while I don’t specialize in them, I understand special needs. I am just starting to do a little gluten free baking.

      I did hear that Darden may want to sell off this arm of their business. I hope they can hang on to them.

      • Empire Electric

        Hi Stephanie – Do you have by any chance the recipe for the Cesar Salad dressing from Red Lobster’s Restaurant? I’ve tried many different brands, but there is noting like Red Lobster’s. I was hoping to see it in the stores as other restaurants products are. In the mean time I have continue to purchase it directly from the restaurant …and there’s a distance to travel …

      • stephaniemanley

        I don’t have a similar recipe. I can do a really nice Caesar dressing, but it won’t be an exact match. They will be using a few items in here that aren’t common to the home kitchen.

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