Red Lobster hours:
most open at 11 a.m.
Almost every Red Lobster opens at 11 a.m., every day of the week: 478 of the 480 US restaurants open for dine-in. Closing time depends on the day. Sunday to Thursday, 285 close at 10 p.m. and 186 at 9 p.m. On Friday and Saturday, 239 stay open until 11 p.m. and 227 close at 10 p.m.
We counted the hours every restaurant lists on redlobster.com on October 10, 2026. redlobster.com lists 494 US restaurants; 14 of them show their dining room as not open, so the counts cover the other 480. For one restaurant's hours, use Red Lobster's location finder.
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Opening and closing times by day
How many of the 480 restaurants open and close at each time.
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The latest closing time is midnight on Friday and Saturday, at 3 restaurants.
Pickup and delivery hours
454 of the 480 restaurants list curbside pickup. At all of them, curbside hours end 15 minutes before the restaurant closes.
Delivery hours run until closing time at 479 of the 480 restaurants that list them. Ordering is on redlobster.com or your restaurant; this guide takes no orders.
Happy hour and deal times
Happy hour runs Monday to Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. at participating restaurants, and from 4 to 6 p.m. in Gainesville, Georgia, and South Carolina. The details are on our happy hour page, and each weekday's deal is on daily deals.
Holidays
The hours we count are each restaurant's regular weekly hours. Hours on Thanksgiving, Christmas and other holidays can differ, so check with your restaurant before you go.
Prices are set locally. Check yours.
We don't list individual restaurants. Red Lobster's own finder is the only source that stays current.