The fan-favorite seafood celebration begins June 29 with NEW Crab Your Way offerings, including the return of Bairdi crab, customizable Seafood Boils with new flavor and spice options, summer-ready cocktails and more
ORLANDO, Fla., June 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — For a limited time, Red Lobster is giving guests even more ways to crack into the crab they crave. Beginning June 29, the long-awaited summer tradition arrives as Red Lobster’s most customizable Crabfest yet, with more ways for guests to choose their crab, flavor and spice to personalize their seafood experience.
As a perennial Crabfest favorite, Crab Your Way gives guests even more choice, with the option to enjoy Snow or Bairdi crab and pair it with one of six flavors. Building on the social-sensation launch of Seafood Boils during last year’s Crabfest, this year’s lineup adds a NEW Crabfest Boil, plus new flavor and spice options so guests can customize their boil. That includes a limited-time Mike’s Hot Honey® flavor, bringing the brand’s signature sweet heat to select Crabfest menu items.
“Crabfest gives us the chance to have a lot of fun with the seafood our guests already love,” said Chef Xavier Soto of Red Lobster. “We heard from guests that they wanted more ways to make Crabfest their own, so this year we’re bringing more choice to Crab Your Way, more flavor and spice to our viral Seafood Boils, and new spins on classic crab dishes. It keeps the hands-on crab experience guests love feeling fresh each time they come to Red Lobster.”
Crabfest menu highlights include:
- Crab Your Way, featuring guests’ choice of Snow or Bairdi crab legs served over crispy potatoes and prepared Simply Steamed or paired with the guest’s choice of six flavors: Roasted Garlic, Cajun, Lemon Pepper, OLD BAY® & Butter Sauce, RL Signature, and NEW Mike’s Hot Honey®. Served with choice of one side.
- NEW Crabfest Boil, offering guests twice the portion of crab as any existing Red Lobster boil, plus shrimp and guests’ choice of flavor and spice level.
- Crab & Shrimp Linguini Alfredo, featuring lump crab meat and tender shrimp tossed with linguini in a house-made creamy garlic Alfredo sauce with fresh asparagus and tomatoes.
- Crab-Topped favorites, including Crab-Topped Stuffed Mushrooms, Crab Queso, Salmon Oscar, Steak Oscar, Crab-Topped Asparagus, and Crab-Topped Baked Potato.
To further elevate the experience, Red Lobster is also introducing three tropical, Hawaiian-inspired cocktails:
- NEW Magical Blue Hawaiian – Malibu Coconut Rum with pineapple and citrus flavors, finished with a butterfly pea tea.
- NEW Hula Punch – Ketel One Vodka with peach and hibiscus flavors, topped with club soda.
- NEW Lava Flow Margarita – Espolòn Blanco Tequila and Malibu Coconut Rum mixed with strawberry hibiscus sour.
Crabfest is available starting June 29 at participating Red Lobster restaurants for a limited time. For more information or to find a location, visit RedLobster.com.
About Red Lobster
Red Lobster is the world’s largest and most-loved seafood restaurant company, headquartered in Orlando, Florida. With a decades-long heritage, the company is focused on serving the highest quality, freshly prepared seafood that is traceable, sustainable and responsibly sourced. For more information, visit www.redlobster.com or follow us on Facebook, X, Instagram, Threads and TikTok.
OLD BAY® is a registered trademark of McCormick & Company, Inc., used under license.
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