What to order · Updated July 2026
What to Order at Outback Steakhouse: Every Item, Judged
Outback's menu is a value steak wearing a deep-fried onion costume. The steak side of the card is priced surprisingly fairly for 2026; the appetizer side is where your check balloons. Prices below are national averages from July 2026 menus, so your location will sit a little above or below them. Calories come from Outback's own published nutrition data.
The pattern to know before you sit down: the 6-oz center-cut sirloin costs $16.79, two of the appetizers come within $2 of that, and the chicken tender platter costs exactly the same as the steak. Order accordingly.
Every item, judgedThe verdicts
Honey Wheat Bushman Bread
Order itThe best free bread at any national chain, and they'll bring more if you ask. A loaf with butter runs 370 calories, which only matters if you eat three.
Bloomin' Onion
DecentAn icon, and a group project. Outback's nutrition sheet puts it at 1,620 calories with 4,140mg of sodium, which is fine split five ways and grim solo. Order it once a year, with witnesses.
Aussie Cheese Fries
Skip itAt 2,620 calories and 7,490mg of sodium, this is seven 6-oz sirloins' worth of appetizer. That is before your entrée arrives. No plate of fries survives the comparison.
Kookaburra Wings
DecentSolid wings at a table where $1.30 more buys a steak dinner; mild runs 1,780 calories and hot runs 2,170 because the sauce is mostly butter. Fine to split while you wait, wrong as a plan.
Grilled Shrimp on the Barbie
Skip itEight shrimp and a slice of toast for fifteen dollars; reviewers keep calling them bland and they're right — butter, no char. If you want shrimp here, the sirloin-and-shrimp combo at $23.49 gets you both for about $8 less than ordering them separately.
Outback Center-Cut Sirloin (6 oz)
Order itAn actual steak dinner at 370 calories and 46 grams of protein, for the same money the kitchen charges for chicken tenders. That should end the debate at your table. Ask for medium rare — the thin cut overshoots fast.
Victoria's Filet Mignon (6 oz)
DecentTender, mild, and a $10.20 jump over the 6-oz sirloin for ten extra calories. Filet is what you order when someone else is paying. On your own card, the sirloin plus a premium side still comes in cheaper.
Ribeye (13 oz)
DecentMore flavorful than the filet, but Outback's thin-cut, flat-grill cooking gives it less room for error. The old 12-oz version was listed at 900 calories; the current cut is an ounce bigger. When it lands, it wins. The problem is whether it lands.
Alice Springs Chicken
Order itChicken buried under bacon, melted cheese, and honey mustard sounds like a dare, but it's the most-defended non-steak Outback makes. 780 calories, 79 grams of protein — honest work for something this rich. If you're not ordering steak, order this.
Baby Back Ribs (half rack)
DecentFall-apart tender, sauced with a heavy hand. The half rack at 720 calories is plenty next to a side; the full rack doubles both numbers for $7.50 more and most people stall out early. Texas Roadhouse does ribs better for similar money.
Chicken Tender Platter
Skip itHand-breaded tenders priced to the penny like the 6-oz sirloin. The breading runs heavy, the count runs light, and Outback lists the platter at 1,000 calories before you touch a sauce. You are in a steakhouse.
Chocolate Thunder from Down Under
Order itA warm pecan brownie under ice cream, and nothing else in casual dining touches it. Yes, 1,520 calories. It's built for the table, and split four ways it's the best $2.70 anyone spends all night.
Frequently askedFAQ
What's the cheapest way to eat steak at Outback?
The 6-oz Center-Cut Sirloin at $16.79 (national average) is the cheapest steak on the menu. Many locations also run Wednesday Walkabout specials pairing a sirloin or chicken with fries and a drink starting around $13.99. Skip the appetizers and you're out under $20, which is rare for a sit-down steak in 2026.
How many calories is the Bloomin' Onion?
Outback's published nutrition data lists the Bloomin' Onion at 1,620 calories with 4,140mg of sodium — most of a day's calories and nearly two days of sodium in one appetizer. Split among four people it drops to roughly 400 calories each, which is why it should always be a group order.
Is the Alice Springs Chicken healthy?
Not really: Outback lists it at 780 calories and 47 grams of fat before sides. The saving grace is 79 grams of protein, so it eats like a meal rather than a snack. The lighter play is the Grilled Chicken on the Barbie at 410 calories.