Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Maine Stays - 15 meals for $15 - AKA welcome to Applebee's

Red Lobster takes yet another step toward the inevitable slow death by copying their non-competition.  While they are competing with Applebees, Chili's, TGIFriday's, insert bland chain restaurant here, they are not competing with them for food type or dining environment.  Cheapening the menu this way is a mistake Red Lobster will not be able to back away from.  Short term appeasement for stock holders with little foresight for the long term damage they are doing.

But if you want a "cheap" meal at Red Lobster, I guess you're in for a treat.  The only redeeming value of this is that perhaps people will move up to it at lunch time.  But I wouldn't bet the Farm on it.

And the one place I'll credit the Slobster - they've chosen some decent flavor profiles in these meals.  





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Red Lobster's new Maine Stays have arrived

Our NEW Maine Stays include 15 surprising selections, like Tilapia with Roasted Vegetables and Wood-Grilled Chicken with Wine Sauce. Come in today and find something new to love for under $15.



All served with your choice of salad and unlimited
Cheddar Bay Biscuits
  • Tilapia with Roasted Vegetables Tender tilapia is seasoned and roasted in a parchment bag with white wine, asparagus and artichokes. Served with wild rice pilaf.
  • Wood-Grilled Chicken with Portobello Wine Sauce A chicken breast is cooked to perfection over our wood-fire grilled and topped with portobello wine sauce. Served with mashed potatoes and choice of accompaniment.
  • Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp Our shrimp are delicately wrapped in bacon, glazed with peach-bourbon BBQ sauce and topped with pico de gallo. Served over mashed potatoes with your choice of accompaniment.
  • Bar Harbor Salad with Shrimp or Salmon This sweet and savory salad is tossed with dried berries and honey-roasted pecans in a blueberry-balsamic vinaigrette. Top it off with wood-fire grilled shrimp or fresh salmon. Crumbled blue cheese is served upon request.
  • Blue Cheese Sirloin A 7 oz. peppercorn-seasoned sirloin is cooked over our wood-fire grilled and topped with a creamy blue cheese sauce. Served over mashed potatoes with choice of accompaniment.
  • Tilapia with Pineapple Salsa (½ Portion) A half portion of Today's Fresh tilapia can be prepared on our wood-fire grill, oven-broiled or blackened. Served with a fresh pineapple salsa.
  • Parmesan-Crusted Chicken Alfredo A new favorite! Parmesan-crusted chicken breast is served with creamy Alfredo sauce over corkscrew pasta and fresh broccoli.
  • Caesar Salad Salmon Fresh romaine lettuce, crispy croutons, and shaved Parmesan cheese are tossed with creamy Caesar dressing and topped with wood-fire grilled salmon.
  • Chesapeake Shrimp with Crab Our Chesapeake-grilled shrimp skewer is served with crab butter and five crab-and-seafood-stuffed shrimp, all topped with a lobster beurre blanc. Served with wild rice pilaf and choice of accompaniment.
  • Wood-Grilled Pork Chops Your choice of one or two wood-fire grilled pork chops topped with apple compote and peach-bourbon BBQ sauce. Served over mashed potatoes with your choice of accompaniment.
  • Roasted Vegetable Skewers An array of our freshest vegetables are roasted and topped with a lemon-garlic beurre blanc and served with wild rice pilaf.
  • Tropical BBQ Glazed Chicken Chicken with a tropical twist! Our wood-fire grilled chicken breast is brushed with a papaya-BBQ sauce and topped with fresh pineapple salsa. Served with wild rice pilaf and choice of accompaniment.
  • RL Cobb Salad with Shrimp, Salmon or Chicken A Red Lobster take on a classic! This hearty salad is served with diced tomatoes, bacon, egg and crumbled blue cheese. Top it off with your choice of wood-fire grilled shrimp, salmon or chicken.
  • Tilapia with Lemon Garlic Butter (½ Portion) A half portion of Today's Fresh tilapia can be prepared on our wood-fire grill, oven-broiled or blackened. Served with lemon garlic butter.
  • Bar Harbor Salad with Chicken This sweet and savory salad is tossed with dried berries and honey-roasted pecans in a blueberry-balsamic vinaigrette. Top it off with wood-fire grilled herb chicken breast. Crumbled blue cheese served upon request.


2 comments:

steve_in_pa said...

I'll take this over Endless Shrimp any day. Actually, most of the entrees are pretty decent, and are a relatively easy sell at lunch. Especially the Parmesan-Crusted Chicken Alfredo. And really, pricewise, that's pretty much where they'd be priced, even without the catchy advertising. What's more bothersome to me is putting the Four Course Feast on the regular menu. THERE'S where we compete with the non-competition. Only been a couple of weeks, and already the 'sharers' have returned, as in, 'we'll share the Four Course Feast'. So, Two Can Dine for $15.99. Hope the Darden folks aren't reading. That could be the new catchphrase....

On the other hand, the new Sweet Chili Shrimp appetizer is a meal in itself. One dozen batter-fried shrimp in a sweet Chili-Ginger sauce, over a bed of shredded Romaine. Think Bonefish's bang-bang shrimp with a little more of a kick. And, there's more than just broccoli (sigh) as a vegetable choice. Add petite green beans, and a roasted veggie medley of squash, zucchini, red onions, and tomatoes to the selections. Finally!

I look at it as 'value-priced quality'. Still going to have your Ultimate and Admiral's lovers, always going to have the Endless Shrimp trough, so I'm hoping to gain some of that Applebees/Chili's/TGIFridays/ crowd, those seeking something a tad different from the 'bland chain restaurant' fare.
Must......remain.....positive.....

Anonymous said...

I'm going back to Red Lobster. I'm looking forward to eat the Bang Ban---I mean sweet chili thai shrimp during downtime!