19 Seafood Chain Restaurants, Ranked Worst To Best - Tasting Table

With a name like Red Lobster, you'd think the best thing on this restaurant's menu would be, well, lobster, right? Nope, not at all. The steamed whole lobsters and lobster tails are most likely lobsters, all right, but they can be somewhat dry and tough. The lobster pasta, tacos, bisque, and other such dishes, however, may be less lobstery than you'd expect. In many cases, the pricier meat is replaced by cheaper crustaceans such as langostino, which is something the chain hasn't always been forthcoming about.

So if lobster's not the menu standout at the restaurant that bears its name, then what is Red Lobster's real specialty? It's definitely not the shrimp or the fish, much less the steaks or chicken. Instead, as most Red Lobster diners would undoubtedly agree, the real star of the show is the delicious cheddar bay biscuits. Still, you can always just pick up a box of the mix at Walmart and save yourself the cost of an otherwise disappointing dinner.