Ruby Tuesday under 800 calories: 20 plates, ranked

Of the 49 dishes we track at Ruby Tuesday, 20 come to 800 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 41%. The most protein in one plate under 800 is the T-Bone Steak, 81 g for 720 calories, and it is the most filling of them by protein and fiber per calorie too. 29 dishes do not fit under 800.

Source: Ruby Tuesday nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed October 16, 2026

• 20 plates under 800
• 81g most protein in one plate
• 81g protein in a full meal
• 29 dishes over 800

As of October 2026, 20 of the 49 Ruby Tuesday dishes we track come to 800 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete Ruby Tuesday meal under 800 is 81 g (A T-Bone Steak with a baked potato and whipped butter).

Three complete Ruby Tuesday meals under 800 calories

Under 800, the most-protein meal is built on the T-Bone Steak (720 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 80 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 600; the others use the extra 200 calories.

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Every Ruby Tuesday plate under 800 calories, ranked by protein

One row per dish, counted once with the best choices that still fit under 800 — by grams of protein, then calories. The median plate under 800 is 660 calories. Figures as Ruby Tuesday published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 800 calories buys at Ruby Tuesday

Going from 600 to 800 calories adds 10 plates: Hickory Bourbon Salmon (620), New York Strip (660), Steak Deconstructed Kabobs (660), T-Bone Steak (720), American Smashed Burger (730), Philly Cheesesteak Hoagie (730), Ruby's Cheeseburger (740) and Grilled Chicken Caesar (780) and 2 more. The extra room also changes what 2 plates are counted with: Grilled Chicken Sandwich takes a plain baked potato instead of grilled zucchini and Impossible Burger takes rice pilaf instead of no side. Across the 20 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add as much as 220 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the Bacon Cheeseburger, no side at 800 calories, exactly at the cap.

What doesn't fit under 800

29 of 49 Ruby Tuesday dishes are over 800 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the Asiago Bacon Chicken, misses by 20 calories at 820. With more room, see Ruby Tuesday under 1,000. Tighter budget: Ruby Tuesday under 600. Closest misses: Asiago Bacon Chicken (from 820), French Quarter Chicken & Shrimp (from 820), Five-Cheese Cheesesteak (from 840), Veggie Ramen Noodle Bowl (from 860) and 6 oz Top Sirloin Combo (from 870).

More at Ruby Tuesday

• Ruby Tuesday calories & nutrition (104 items listed)
• Ruby Tuesday under 600 calories (10 plates)
• Ruby Tuesday under 1,000 calories (35 plates)
• Ruby Tuesday under 1,200 calories (43 plates)
• High-protein Ruby Tuesday plates (13 dishes)
• Ruby Tuesday calorie calculator (build a plate under your cap)

Under 800 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.

• IHOP under 800
• LongHorn Steakhouse under 800
• BJ's Brewhouse under 800