Red Robin under 1,200 calories: 40 plates, ranked

Of the 45 dishes we track at Red Robin, 40 come to 1,200 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 89%. The most protein in one plate under 1,200 is the MadLove Burger with bottomless steamed broccoli, 67 g for 1,190 calories; the most filling of them, by protein and fiber per calorie, is the Simply Grilled Chicken Salad (37 g protein, 4 g fiber, 290 cal). 5 dishes do not fit under 1,200.

Source: Red Robin nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed October 16, 2026

• 40 plates under 1,200
• 67g most protein in one plate
• 67g protein in a full meal
• 5 dishes over 1,200

As of October 2026, 40 of the 45 Red Robin dishes we track come to 1,200 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete Red Robin meal under 1,200 is 67 g (A MadLove Burger with bottomless steamed broccoli, and a Coke Zero).

Three complete Red Robin meals under 1,200 calories

Under 1,200, the most-protein meal is built on the MadLove Burger (1,160 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 40 calories for the sides it comes with and a drink. One plate — a dish with a valid pick for each choice it comes with, never the same row twice — and at most one drink: the MinMax app's meal and the best under the cap, drink included. The lightest meal is unchanged from under 1,000; the others use the extra 200 calories.

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Every Red Robin plate under 1,200 calories, ranked by protein

One row per dish, counted once with the best choices that still fit under 1,200 — by grams of protein, then calories. The median plate under 1,200 is 1,030 calories. Figures as Red Robin published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 1,200 calories buys at Red Robin

Going from 1,000 to 1,200 calories adds 9 plates: A.1. Steakhouse Burger (1,080), Whiskey River BBQ Chicken Sandwich (1,090), Banzai Burger (1,110), Hot Honey Crispy Chicken Sandwich (1,110), Bacon 'N' Bleu Burger (1,130), Jalapeño Heatwave Burger (1,150), Royal Red Robin Burger (1,160) and MadLove Burger (1,190) and 1 more. The extra room also changes what 14 plates are counted with: Smashed Avocado 'N Bacon Burger takes garlic Parmesan broccoli instead of bottomless steamed broccoli, Teriyaki Chicken Sandwich takes an Everything Caesar side salad instead of garlic Parmesan broccoli and Turkey Burger takes an Everything Caesar side salad instead of garlic Parmesan broccoli, and 11 more. Across the 40 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add as much as 510 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the Crispy Chicken Wrap with garlic Parmesan broccoli at 1,200 calories, exactly at the cap.

What doesn't fit under 1,200

5 of 45 Red Robin dishes are over 1,200 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the Crispy Fish & Shrimp Duo, misses by 80 calories at 1,280. Tighter budget: Red Robin under 1,000. Closest misses: Crispy Fish & Shrimp Duo (from 1,280), Whiskey River BBQ Burger (from 1,280), Monster Double (from 1,340) and Cheesy Bacon Fondue Burger (from 1,380).

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Under 1,200 calories at other chains

The same cap at 3 other sit-down chains, where a dish is also counted with its sides. The counter chains are ranked on fast food under 500 calories.

• Ruby Tuesday under 1,200
• IHOP under 1,200
• LongHorn Steakhouse under 1,200