Red Lobster has been one of my absolute favorite restaurants for year. It may even be THE favorite. Lobster and crab legs are foods that I would love to have everyday, probably, but of course can’t. So, I am always especially happy when it’s my turn to pick the restaurant for date night!

Can you believe that my husband had eaten practically no seafood before we met? He claimed to be a “I don’t like it” person even though he was really a “I never tried it” person, aside from the occasional fish fillet. Being the person I am, I made him try it. After all, you can’t say you don’t like something if you haven’t tried it.

Guess what? My husband is a seafood fan. 🙂

Date Night At Red Lobster

So, this weekend we took ourselves to Red Lobster to enjoy Lobsterfest. If you like lobster, let me tell you, this is definitely the time of year to eat at Red Lobster. They offer tons of different lobster meals and the prices are so reasonable. My husband’s meal was less than $20! You can pay close to that for a burger and fries in some restaurants.

We started out with a sampler appetizer tray which consisted of shrimp cocktail, stuffed mushrooms and coconut shrimp. Neither of us had ever tried coconut shrimp but my husband ate it and said it was good. I LOVE shrimp cocktail so I ate that while my husband at the stuffed mushrooms {which he loves}. I am really not sure how anyone could eat that particular appetizer and still eat all their food!

Lobsterfest – Lobster & Shrimp Linguini Alfredo

Maine lobster meat and tender shrimp tossed in a garlic Parmesan cream sauce on a bed of linguini.

My daughter gets this sometimes, too, and they both love it. My husband is a big pasta fanatic anyway, so the Lobster and Shrimp Linguini Alfredo was perfect for him. He said that he especially loved the sauce. This meal also comes with a salad and Red Lobster’s famous biscuits!

Lobsterfest – Dueling Lobster Tails

A roasted Maine lobster tail topped with tender shrimp in a creamy garlic sauce paired with a golden-baked Maine lobster tail with crab-and-seafood stuffing. Served over mashed potatoes, roasted tomatoes and green beans.

Oh my! My daughter and I generally get one of the big platter meals and split it, but she was not with us this time so I had to decide for myself. Well, as you know, I love lobster, so lobster is what a got – the Dueling Lobster Tails. I swapped out my mashed potatoes for a baked potato {I think Red Lobster has THE best baked potatoes} and I also had a salad and biscuits.

Who Knew Red Lobster Had Flavored Teas?

One thing I would love to mention is that Red Lobster has a TON of drinks to choose from. I had no idea they had flavored teas until Jay found them on the menu. I love peach tea and get it whenever I can, so I was really pleased before I even got my meal. 🙂

Red Lobster Has The Coolest To Go Trays

I basically none of either lobster at the restaurant and the same goes for Jay with his pasta. It was just too much food. So, they boxed it up for us and we ate it last night. Did you know that Red Lobster has microwaveable and dishwasher safe to go trays? I have never seen that before. I think that is really cool – so you could definitely reuse them if you like.

Tips To Save Money At Red Lobster

Did you know that if you join Red Lobster’s mailing list that you can save a ton of money there? Seriously. We had a gift card for our meal provided by Red Lobster to facilitate this review but we also took a coupon which paid for the appetizer {over a $12 savings}! We got the coupon by being on the Red Lobster mailing list. We also went to Red Lobster on Black Friday and Amber and I each had a free lobster tail with our meals. We knew about this because of the mailing list. That was over a $30 savings in one trip!

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