I visited Red Lobster with my sister for her birthday. It had been years since our last visit, and we were curious to see how things felt after recent headlines about possible closures. We ordered from the Lobsterfest menu. I had the Dragon Teriyaki Lobster and Lobster Pasta Au Gratin with a side of Shrimp Scampi and a Dockside Sipper. My sister chose the Grilled Lobster, Shrimp, and Salmon with a Strawberry Daiquiri. The meal exceeded expectations. The lobster was fresh and properly cooked. The pasta was rich and satisfying without being heavy. Portions were generous enough for leftovers. My sister also thoroughly enjoyed her meal. Service was attentive and efficient. The staff was friendly, and our food arrived promptly. The only drawback was pricing. Both entrees started around 40 dollars, which raises expectations at this level. Food: 5 out of 5 Drinks: 4 out of 5 Service: 5 out of 5 Atmosphere: 4 out of 5 Value: 3.5 out of 5 Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Anita's Standard: Flavor. Freshness. Service. The recipe for 5 stars. read more

Been seeing the new commercials for Red Lobster and $5 drinks. To be clear, the $5 drinks are only Mon-Fri and a couple hours (Happy Hour). The wine - 6oz house was a bit pricey (more than double the happy hour price) so I decided to go with the margarita flight. It was so good! They're called "mini" but not really. This is a wooden tray of three mini margs in watermelon, Caribbean blue, and passion fruit flavors; the former two are rimmed with salt, the latter with Tajín. (Directly from their menu) I was in the mood for surf and turf but at almost $40 decided to have a 6oz sirloin and add on shrimp scampi ($20+$6.50) which was a much better deal. My husband had shrimp scampi linguine (I didn't get a pic, he eats fast) but judging by the empty plate, it was awesome! Our server was Miranda who was attentive and keot his iced tea refills and cheddar bay biscuit basket full. My steak was perfectly cooked, the shrimp scampi hot and delicious and I suggest you spend a couple bucks and upgrade to the brussel sprouts. They are totally worth it! The only difference we saw-no dinner salad. I don't usually eat one anyway. I'd rather have room for the main course, but I know it's important to some. Overall, more expensive (we didn't even entertain the "boil" options as Daytona Beach has an awesome seafood boil restaurant with more options and at less than Red Lobster's two basic options), but good. Glad they're back and will definitely go again. No real change to the decor. Still a big tank with a few lobsters and maybe half of the dining room from years ago, but there were definitely some big parties trying it out again. read more

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The food is basic, unless you get a boil, maybe. Fried shrimp is basically battered and fried shrimp. The menu is pretty good. But to me it's franchise food.delivered by some place like Sysco, all measured and ready to go. They liked the lobster bisque. But when my friends told me how it's made I wouldn't go near it! The restaurant as a whole was very pleasant not noisy and clean.And the happy hour drinks were large and very good.(mine was a margarita) my friend got the threesome margaritas($15) very nice. Our waitress was excellent and helpful. So many great seafood restaurants in the area, but if you're looking for lobster, they have them and cook them in many ways. read more

Shout out to Hailey at Red Lobster--she was phenomenal! Her service was incredibly attentive, and she made the whole dining experience so much better. I tried the Shrimp and Lobster Linguine, which was okay in my opinion, but the real star of the show was the seafood-stuffed mushrooms--absolutely loved them! The Fried Dragon Shrimp was another standout, super flavorful and tasty. It was a great service and some amazing dishes made it a solid visit. Thanks again to Hailey for going above and beyond! read more

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Let's start off by saying our server, Jicielle C. and the restaurant manager, Shane, elevated this review to 5 stars. We don't usually "do" chain restaurants but we came for the birthday reward and of course, the Cheddar Bay Biscuits! Anyway, we dined out at least twice a week all year long and Jicielle took charge right off the bat. Her superior customer service, knowlege and attention to detail was above and beyond. Shane gave us some extra attentive care when we let him know we were here for a birthday celebration. Anyway we can't say enough good things about the folks here at the Daytona Beach location. Living here in Daytona Beach, and it being a tourist destination, and Biketoberfest we weren't expecting much. So, onto the food. Everything was really quite good. We started with the stuffed mushrooms appetizer which was just ok. For entrees we had the Grilled shrimp and the Lobster and Shrimp Linguini. Food rates average but the service was the really standout reason for this review. Great job Jicielle and Shane and we'll be sure to recommend this Red Lobster to our friends and neighbors. You know we'll be telling them to ask for Jicielle...if she's available!!!! read more

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My mom and I were seated right away. Tammy saw my mom coming in with her walker and took us right to a booth at the bar area so she didn't have to walk a lot. She took our drink order and returned right away. We ordered the three shrimp meals for $20 with one side. She got broccoli and I got a potato. She ordered all coconut shrimp since she likes it so much and I ordered shrimp Alfredo, grilled shrimp and breaded shrimp. I ordered a side salad also. The salad came out first and was great. Mixed greens, tomatoes, cheese and onions with French dressing. The bread was great too! The atmosphere of this restaurant is always fantastic: clean and welcoming. Tammy was friendly, attentive, and very polite. The food came out and it was all amazing! It was delicious, and perfectly cooked! We will definitely return here and ask for Tammy! read more

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Hadn't been to this Red Lobster in about 6 months and never had any problems with the food before.. So we decided to go for an early lunch on a recent Friday and there was a good crowd of diners.. We were seated very quickly and server was at our table in minutes for drink orders.. I ordered the Admirals feast and spouse the Walt's fried shrimp.. We asked the server if the biscuits could be made without the butter/garlic topping and no problem at all and they were delicious.. Our food order came out quickly, very hot and delicious.. We decided to order 2 shrimp cocktails to take home for evening meal.. They were "huge sized shrimp" cooked to perfection and honestly some of the best we have had at any seafood place around.. Noticed a LOT of people ordering the seafood boils including large families and groups of diners.. They obviously are a new favorite seafood option as they have family feast sized menu options.. We will be back to Red Lobster often now.. read more

We have been at this Red Lobster several times and have had great experiences. The restaurant is clean and both the service and food have been very good. We really like snow crab so try to go on Tuesdays when the dinner is on special. We've not been disappointed yet. We get the snow crab steamed without the garlic and each time has been cooked perfectly so they are easy to get out if the shell and I always get the broccoli which is very good. We also love their garlic cheddar biscuits . If you like snow crab, I definitely recommend you try it. read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Daytona Beach, Florida

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I'd rather not I'm not 100% happy. The quality of food tasted excellent. The service was a little on the slow side being handicapped it does take longer for some people to make up their mind eat their food and leave. But experience the same problem that I did 6 to 8 months ago that I saved up to have dinner at the red lobster and within 24 hours, I was having upset system and this is three times in a row going to red lobster so either I've got problems or they've got problems. I don't know if anybody else experience the same problem. read more

I have nothing but good things to say about this Red Lobster in Daytona. When I had dinner here the restaurant was clean, the employees were friendly, and my dinner was delicious. read more

Red Lobster - Dragon shrimp appetizer. - Seafood Near Me - Daytona Beach, Florida

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The food I purchased tonight Tuesday, 10/14/25 was terrible. Everything tasted old. Clam chowder was awful. The consistency of the chowder was lumpy, not smooth like it has always been before. The two pieces of fried fish was greasy. Two hushpuppies that callme with dinner were dry. Calamari was chewy and tasted like they were reheated. The two cheddar bay biscuits barley had any taste and were dry. Coleslaw tasted like it was made 3 days ago and it probably was. Totally disappointing. read more

From the minute we walked in we felt like this place was very special! Nita, the hostess is PHENOMINAL!!! What a special lady! It was like talking to an old friend! Our server and the food were great too! Spot on! We flew down from CT and were so excited to see this Red Lobster right down the street. Excellent, yummy, and great ambiance! But it was Nita that really made it special! read more

My husband and I decided to use our gift card at Red Lobster since it was raining. Friday evening at 5:45 not too many people in the restaurant. We were seated immediately and our server came as soon as we were seated. We ordered margaritas for our drinks, my husband classic on the rocks and I ordered a passionfruit on the rocks. The drinks were good but definitely on the sweeter side. The biscuits were very good which are also complementary. I ordered the 2 shrimp dinner, I ordered the grilled and the crispy dragon shrimp with fries as the side, my husband ordered the surf and turf with sirloin steak, lobster tail and sides of broccoli and baked potato. When we received our dinners, I think I had 4 of the crispy dragon shrimps (not much sauce on them as advertised), grilled shrimp was dry and very hard to get off the skewer and was laying on what I thought was rice pilaf but it was all stuck together. My husband really enjoyed the sirloin steak, he requested med/rare and it was but was excited for the lobster tail and it fell very short, overcooked and very dry. He was very disappointed. Service was ok but we don't think we will be back. read more

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We had a very nice dinner here sitting at the bar with a nice bartender Miranda. She was very friendly and we enjoyed our chat while we were there. Food was tasty and fresh, it was my husband's first time at a Red lobster and he said it was good as well. Fresh biscuits were a great starter. It was pretty low key atmosphere. read more

wow!! the friendly atmosphere is awesome!! nita the hostess is very personable and smiles! she is awesome!! very kind and polite. treated like family. waitress was great! food was delicious!!check them out!! read more

We got the sea food boils for the entire family and it was SO GOOD! Our waiter was Chris and he was funny and super attentive. I highly recommend going to Red Lobster and getting the seafood boil. We had a great dinner! And ask for Chris! read more

It's been a while since we have been to a Ref Lobster. Thank you for special meals for us veterans. Love the fried shrimp, I also had a 7oz steak and broccoli, steak cooked just as I asked! Also had some of the best coleslaw. And of course the cheese bread. Great experience, food and service . Thank you Marco! read more

Red Lobster - 7 oz. Sirloin* - Seafood Near Me - Daytona Beach, Florida

The worst experience I have had , my date got his food and finished before I even got mine oh except for the fries that they forgot to bring him,them when I did get my meal the steak was very rare and should have been medium well! Don't go to the red lobster in Daytona Beach! Very sad and disappointing! Suzi D read more

I love red lobster of course. This particular red lobster in daytona isn't bad. Service is good, always greeted with a smile and always immediately sat. Our server of course was amazing. Restraunt was clean. The ONLY thing I would suggest to the owner or manager, is figure out where that musty smell is coming from and get it cleaned up. It hits you as soon as you walk in. That's why I gave a 4 food is always good and service. read more

Red Lobster - Seafood Near Me - Daytona Beach, Florida

My family and I dined her over the weekend. We had a excellent server! Our food was delicious, hot and better than we expected! We will definitely be back if we are in the area! read more

We were on our way to Jacksonville and stopped here for dinner. We had the BEST service and the food was good too. It was so nice to have the perfect server, and I'm so sorry I can't remember her name, but she's a gem! read more

Had great food and service. Manager Frank came by and was very helpful and thanked us for coming in. Bring back the tacos!

My server was excellent! Cyrus is his name. The food is excellent. The atmosphere is wonderful. read more

Red Lobster - Must try the shrimp toco's! - Seafood Near Me - Daytona Beach, Florida

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Red Lobster isn't what I remember it to be. Did not have the most welcoming experience. Food was not tasteful. Coleslaw appeared to be old and had an after taste of some sort of chemical. Shrimps were disappointing. Fries were soggy. Not to happy with my overall experience. Don't think I will be returning or recommending anyone to dine there. read more

Food was great and our waitress Hailey was amazing, one of the best we've had anywhere

I went to Red Lobster at the Daytona Speedway a few days ago. The one I used to go to closed down in Sanford, FL. I have never been so impressed with any Red Lobster but I was with this one. I ordered 2 Lobster tails and they were so big and tasty I loved them. My waiter was the best and I was treated like a Princess. The place was spotless and service was the best. On my way out I met the manager and I told him how pleased I was with everything. Thank you Red Lobster for having such a nice establishment and a manager and employees that really care. I will be back soon. This is now my go to place. read more

I had an amazing experience especially because I was a visitor from Texas. Lex & monet blew me out of the water they treated me with such care and love best restaurant experience out of state of my life love them for such a good experience definitely recommend monet and alexia and this red lobster in general read more

We had a pretty large group and while looking for a place to eat, the endless shrimp they do on Mondays caught our attention. We decided on Red Lobster and were immediately greeted when we walked in! Our server was very friendly as well and handled splitting all of our checks very well haha. I got the Cajun Chicken Alfredo and while it didn't knock my socks off, it was pretty good. Everybody else in the group seemed to enjoy their food as well! It was a pleasant experience! read more

Came here to have a quiet dinner. Server was missing in action for quite some time. Anyway got my food and there was a hair in it. Asked for the manager and she apologized and bought out more shrimp. They also bought an order of shrimp scampi that was meant for another table mistakely and gave it to me. I didn't eat it and the server kept disappearing. This just showed me I need to keep avoiding this location. read more

Been here MANY times for endless shrimp. Service is good usually.. Sometimes can be slow but the place is fairly quiet most of the time and the food is good. read more

Came in with a party of 9 and our server and the host were awesome! Very accommodating on a Friday night. Quick wait time, delicious food all around, and meals were served in a timely manner. Restaurant staff were friendly to bring bread and refill drinks. The configuration of tables for our party was a nice touch. Thank you again Red Lobster! read more

Jenny & I had a very delightful dinning experience today and always do at the Red Lobster near Daytona Speedway . The Rainbow Trout was off the charts delicious and Tammy our waitress is always amazing and adds a lot of great service and personality to make for a very positive enjoyable experience . Tammy was training Lanai who was a very delightful young waitress .. Thank you, Jenny & Tony Luizinho read more

We came to this Red Lobster hungry and ready to eat. The biscuits and mozzarella sticks were appealing but the steak and allfreado were disgusting. The steak was still pink on the inside and was recooked, Still came out pink. The alfreado was watered down and very unappealing. Going to Red Lobster in Daytona was a waste of gas, money and time. No wonder they are all getting shut down. read more

Food was excellent, service & staff were very friendly, manager delivered meals and very attentive, nothing like the old red lobster of the past, will definitely be coming back. read more

The last time I went to Red Lobster was three years ago. I remember all my food was too salty. So yesterday I decided to try it with my son again. The hostess was very sweet and polite. Anyway, the food was improved. Not overly salty and the calamari and my food was great. The only thing I really didn't like was my lobster bisque. It was so watery and I didn't complain because I will not order that again . The service can be improved! read more

Red Lobster - Crab cakes and coconut shrimps! - Seafood Near Me - Daytona Beach, Florida

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Stacey was an absolutely amazing server. I wanted the admiral's dinner but I didn't want it fried and she suggested they could broil everything except for the clam strips. it was amazing and exactly what I was looking for. Ate it too fast to take a picture! read more

Good Ole Red Lobster, what was Bill Darden thinking in 1968 when he opened the first restaurant in Lakeland, Florida, did he "Sea Food Differently" back then, well we may never know the answer to that question since the Darden Group unloaded the Red Lobster chain of more than 700 stores in 2014. The new owners a private investment company out of San Francisco who took the helm has definitely taken the marketing campaign up a few notches, it's yet to be seen if their experience in the restaurant business can bring this aging chain back from the depths and steer them into profitability or let them sink into the abyss. I've been coming to Red Lobster for most of my life in the early days for the "Shrimp Fest" this trip was to redeem an aging gift card. This restaurant was clean and neat and appears to be well managed. Our server was very outgoing and was really on top of her game. The food was delivered fast and was consistent with what we were expecting nothing bad here just predictable, If you enjoy dining at Red Lobster you'll absolutely love this location. I am sure I'll return here because no doubt about it I'll receive another gift card at some point in the foreseeable future I always do. read more

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We were sat right away, which was nice. However, the waitress walked past us several times. I had to get up and mentioned that no one said anything to us yet for our drink order. The waitress said that she has our table. She walked over took care of another customer and walked away again. Not even a "I'll be right with you." Now we get our order. The stuffed mushrooms with extra cheese. First time we had it that it was just awful. No extra cheese, and rubbery tasting. Our waitress said she would notify the manager. We never saw the manager and the charge was still on the bill. The salads, Caesar and house, both not the best. Popcorn shrimp was good - bake Potato was good Ultimate surf and turf: the steak, medium rare was good, the lobster tasted good as will as the bites on the steak. The crab dish was not so good. Not worth the price of $33. The seating the the bar, not by our choice, was bad. The cigarette smoke smell would come. Did not help with the flavor of the food. The time was just after 8pm on a Tuesday read more

Red Lobster - Ultimate surf and turf - Seafood Near Me - Daytona Beach, Florida

Great Service at the bar. Had a to go order and enjoyed a few beverages while waiting.

OMG! What a nice surprise! Just had some awesome seafood there! Also had a really good server named Crystal. Hard to find good customer service anywhere these days. I recommend this place very highly! read more