Nutritional Information At Outback we delight our guests by preparing food from scratch daily, using the freshest and finest ingredients to help you meet your dietary goals. We take pride in our "No Rules" approach to accommodating our customer's specific dietary needs. The following information is compiled to assist you in meeting those needs while experiencing the exciting flavors of Outback Steakhouse.
This nutrition information guide contains the following sections:
Gluten-Free Menu
Healthy Weight Loss
General Guideline for Allergies
Heart Healthy Diet
Diabetic Diet
High Protein/Low Carbohydrate Diet
MSG And Sodium
Frequently Asked Questions
The nutritional and dietary recommendations were prepared for Outback Steakhouse by registered dietitians of EcoSureSM, a service of Ecolab® (a third-party consultation service) as a service to our customers. Outback Steakhouse, EcoSureSM and Ecolab® assume no responsibility for its use and any resulting liability is denied. This information should not be considered a substitute for individualized medical advice from personal physicians or registered dietitians. (06/28/07)
Healthy Weight Loss
Appetizers
Grilled Shrimp on the Barbie - Order without butter, Bushman's Toast, and Remoulade sauce. Request with cocktail sauce
Seared Ahi Tuna - Add dressings if your program allows
Salads & Sides
Dressings: Tangy Tomato Dressing (fat free), Vinegar, Fresh Lemon or Olive Oil & Red Wine Vinegar
House Salad- Order without cheese and croutons
Steamed vegetables or Steamed Green Beans - Order without seasoned butter
Jacket Potato - Order without toppings
(Our Jacket Potatoes are rolled in margarine and Kosher salt prior to the baking process.)
Sweet Potato - Order without toppings
Bread - 1 inch slice without butter
Entrees
Shrimp and Veggie Griller
Order without butter or glaze during preparation. Order with wild rice medley and pineapple if your program allows. Order a House Salad as above
Chicken and Veggie Griller
Order without butter or glaze during preparation. Order with wild rice medley and pineapple if your program allows. Order a House Salad as above
Steak and Veggie Griller
Order without butter or glaze during preparation. Order with wild rice medley and pineapple if your program allows. Order a House Salad as above
Victoria's Filet
Order with House Salad as above Jacket or Sweet Potato.
Steamed Vegetables or steamed green beans without butter.
Outback Special
Order with House Salad as above Jacket or Sweet Potato.
Steamed Vegetables or steamed green beans without butter.
Outback Lamb
Order with House Salad as above Jacket or Sweet Potato.
Steamed Vegetables or steamed green beans without butter.
Ask for no sauce during preparation
Chicken on the Barbie
Order with House Salad as above. Order Jacket or Sweet Potato
Steamed Vegetables without butter. Order without butter or BBQ sauce
Fresh Fish of the Day
Order prepared without butter. Order with cocktail sauce or fresh lemon instead of Remoulade Sauce
Salmon
Order prepared without butter or seasoning
Order with cocktail sauce or fresh lemon instead of Remoulade Sauce
Pork Chops
Order with House Salad as above. Order Jacket Potato and Steamed Vegetables (instead of apples). Ask for no butter during preparation.
BBQ Chicken & Bacon Sandwich
Order prepared without butter or BBQ sauce
Order without the bacon and cheese
Request with bun if your program allows
Substitute baked potato, steamed vegetables, or steamed green beans
Grilled Chicken & Swiss Sandwich
Order prepared without butter
Order without the bacon and cheese
Request with bun if your program allows
Substitute baked potato, steamed vegetables, or steamed green beans
General Guidelines for Allergies
Peanuts and Nuts
. Inform our staff if you're allergic to peanuts or nuts before ordering.
. No peanuts or peanut oil are in the restaurant, but a peanut sauce is on premise.
. Order the Bonzer Salad without the peanut sauce.
. The following menu items contain pecans or almonds and cannot be ordered without nuts:
Chocolate Thunder from Down Under
Hot Apple Cobbler
. The following menu items can be ordered without pecans or almonds:
Queensland Salad
Cinnamon Apple Oblivion
Blue Cheese Chopped Salad
Steakhouse Salad
Dairy Allergy/Lactose Intolerance
. Limit your selections based on your level of dairy allergy or degree of lactose sensitivity.
. Request your entrèe be cooked in a separate frying pan without butter.
. Order Premium Burgers & Sandwiches without cheese.
. Order the following menu items without butter:
USDA "Choice" Steaks
Outback Grillers (order without glaze also)
Grilled Shrimp on the Barbie (order without Garlic Bushman's Toast)
Alice Springs Chicken (order without cheese also)
Steamed Vegetables or Green Beans
Jacket Potato
Sweet Potato
. Order salads without cheese or croutons
. Order steamed vegetables or steamed green beans without seasoned butter
. Request sandwich bun prepared without butter
. The following dressings contain milk or cheese:
Ranch
Blue Cheese Dressing and Vinaigrette
Caesar Salads
Bloom Sauce
. The following menu items are prepared with butter and/or milk:
Croutons
Garlic mashed potatoes
Cinnamon apples
Sliced mushrooms
Lamb sauce
Lobster and crab cakes
Toowoomba Pasta
Hearts of Gold Tilapia
Toowoomba Pasta and Walhalla Pasta
All Soups
Strawberry Smoothie
Mac-a-Roo 'N Cheese
Grilled Cheese-A-Roo
Kookaburra Wings
Bloomin' Onion
Bushman 'Shrooms
Chicken Fingers
Chocolate Sauce
Caramel Sauce
Chocolate Thunder From Down Under
Remoulade Sauce
BBQ Sauce
Hot Apple Cobbler
Apple Syrup
Coral Reef Crab Dip
Soy Dressing
Wild Rice Medley
Heart Healthy Diet
Appetizers
Grilled Shrimp on the Barbie - Order without butter, Bushman's Toast, and Remoulade sauce. Request with cocktail sauce
Seared Ahi Tuna - Add dressings if your program allows
Salads, Sides & Add-ons
Dressings - Tangy Tomato (fat free), Mustard Vinaigrette, Olive Oil & Red Wine Vinegar
House Salad - Order without toppings, cheese and croutons
Jacket Potato - Our Jacket Potatoes are rolled in softened margarine and Kosher salt prior to the baking process. Order without toppings.
Entrees
Grillers
Order without butter or glaze during preparation. Order with wild rice medley and pineapple if your program allows. Order a House Salad as above
Victoria's Center Cut
Order with House Salad as above. Order without butter. Order Jacket or Sweet Potato and Steamed Vegetables without butter
Outback Special
Order with House Salad as above. Order without butter. Order Jacket or Sweet Potato and Steamed Vegetables or steamed green beans without butter
Outback Lamb
Order with House Salad as above. Order without sauce. Order Jacket or Sweet Potato and Steamed Vegetables or steamed green beans without butter
Chicken on the Barbie
Order with House Salad as above. Order without butter. Request BBQ sauce to be used during preparation. Order Jacket or Sweet Potato and Steamed Vegetables without butter
Fresh Fish of the Day
Order with House Salad as above. Order without butter. Order with cocktail sauce or fresh lemon instead of Remoulade Sauce. Order Jacket or Sweet Potato and Steamed Vegetables or steamed green beans without butter
Salmon
Order with House Salad as above. Order without butter. Order with cocktail sauce or fresh lemon instead of Remoulade Sauce. Order Jacket or Sweet Potato and Steamed Vegetables or steamed green beans without butter
Pork Chops
Order with House Salad as above. Ask for no butter or seasoning during preparation. Order Jacket or Sweet Potato and Steamed Vegetables or steamed green beans without butter instead of apples
BBQ Chicken & Bacon Sandwich
Order prepared without butter or BBQ sauce. Order without the bacon and cheese. Request with bun if your program allows. Substitute baked potato or steamed vegetables or steamed green beans
Grilled Chicken & Swiss Sandwich
Order prepared without butter. Order without the bacon and cheese. Request with bun if your program allows. Substitute baked potato or steamed vegetables or steamed green beans.
Diabetic Diet
Dietary Guidelines from the American Diabetes Association
Aussie-Tizers
Grilled Shrimp on the Barbie - Ask to have prepared without butter.
Order without Remoulade Sauce.
Shrimp - 4 Lean Meat and 0 Carbs
Toast - 1 Bread Exchange and 15 Carbs
Cocktail Sauce (1 Tablespoon) or Lemon - Free
Seared Ahi Tuna - Order with both Wasabi and Soy dressings on the side.
4 Very Lean Meat
Romaine portion = free
Wasabi Dressing - 2 oz. = 1 Other Carbohydrates, 3 Fat and 16 Carbohydrates
Soy Dressing - 2 oz. = 5 Fat and 3 Carbohydrates
Fresh Bountiful Salads
House Salad - For Dressings order on side and use 1 Fat Exchange for each Tablespoon of Dressing
Salad - .5 Vegetable - 4 Carbohydrates
Croutons - .5 Starch - 10 Carbohydrates
Cheese - .5 Meat and .5 Fat
Caesar Salad - For Dressing order on side and use 1 Fat Exchange for each Tablespoon Salad Greens - Free
Croutons and Cheese -1 Starch and 1 Fat - 18 Carbohydrates
Wasabi Chopped Salad with Ahi Tuna - Order without fried wontons. Ask for both Wasabi and Soy dressings on the side.
4 Very Lean Meat
Iceberg and Romaine lettuce - free
Wasabi Dressing - 1 oz = .5 Other Carbohydrates, 1.5 Fat and 8 Carbohydrates
Soy Dressing - 1 oz. = 2.5 Fat and 1.5 Carbohydrates
Main Courses (see Add-ons and Side Selections for additions)
USDA "Choice" Steaks
Outback Special - Order 8 ounce prepared without butter
7 Meat
Victoria's Center Cut - Order prepared without butter.
7 ounce = 6 Meat
9 ounce = 8 Meat
Simply Grilled
Outback Grillers - Order prepared without butter or glaze.
Wild Rice Medley - 3 Starch, 1 Vegetable, 1.5 Fat - 56 Carbohydrates
Grilled Pineapple - .5 Fruit - 3 Carbohydrates
Grilled Veggies - 1 Vegetable - 6 Carbohydrates Shrimp - 4 Very Lean Meat Chicken - 6.5 Very Lean Meat and .5 Fat Steak - 6 Meat
Chicken on the Barbie - Order without butter.
Chicken - 6.5 Very Lean Meat and 0 .5 Fat
BBQ Sauce - 3 ounces = 1 Other Carbohydrate - 17 Carbohydrates
Outback Lamb Chops - Order prepared without butter and with sauce on the side
Lamb - 7.5 Very Lean Meat and 4 Fat
Sauce - 2 ounces =1 Fat - 3 Carbohydrates
Straight from the Sea - Order prepared without butter. Order with cocktail sauce or fresh lemon instead of Remoulade Sauce.
Botany Fish of the Day
5 Very Lean Meat
Atlantic Salmon
8 Very Lean Meat and 3 Fat
Lobster Tail - For 1 tail
3 Very Lean Meat
Cocktail Sauce - 1 oz = .5 Other Carbohydrate - 7 Carbohydrates
Add-ons and Sides
Grilled Shrimp - Order prepared without glaze. 2 Very Lean Meat
Lobster Tail - Order without butter 3 Very Lean Meat
Steamed Broccoli - Order without butter. - 10 Carbohydrates 2 Vegetable
Steamed Green Beans - Order without butter. - 8 Carbohydrates 1.5 Vegetable
Steamed Vegetables - Order without butter. 12 Carbohydrates 2 Vegetables
Jacket Potato - Order with chives but request any butter or sour cream on the side - 51 Carbohydrates
Potato - 3 Starch
Butter - 1 teaspoon = 1 Fat
Sour Cream - 1 tablespoon = ½ Fat
Sweet Potato - Order without butter or brown sugar - 43 Carbohydrates Potato - 2.5 Starch Garlic Mashed Potatoes - 46 Carbohydrates 3 Starch 4 Fat
High Protein/Low Carbohydrate Diet
Appetizers
Grilled Shrimp on the Barbie - Order without bread
Chicken Wings - Order without breading
Seared Ahi Tuna - Order with dressings if your carb count allows
Salads & Sides - At your request, we'll hold the bread unless your fellow diners can eat it.
Dressings - Ranch Dressing, Blue Cheese Dressing, Caesar Dressing, Olive Oil & Red Wine Vinegar
House Salad - Order without croutons. Include cucumbers, tomatoes, cheese and onion if your carbohydrate count allows
Caesar Salad - Order without croutons
Queensland Salad - Order without croutons. Add cheese, tomatoes and almonds if your carbohydrate counts allows
Entrèe Caesar Salad - Order without croutons. Add grilled shrimp or chicken
Steamed Broccoli or Steamed Green Beans - Order without butter if your carbohydrate counts allow
Sautèed Mushrooms - Order if your carbohydrate counts allow
Grilled Onions - Order if your carbohydrate counts allow
Entrees
Grillers - Order brushed with butter. Order without rice and pineapple. Order steamed broccoli or steamed green beans if your carbohydrate counts allow
All Steaks - Order house salad as above. Skip the potato and butter. Add steamed broccoli or steamed green beans if your carbohydrate counts allow. Add melted Blue Cheese as desired
Outback Lamb - Order salad as above. Order without sauce. Skip the potato. Add steamed broccoli or steamed green beans if your carbohydrate counts allow
Add on Mates - Order Lobster Tail with butter or Grilled Shrimp without bread
Baby Back Ribs - Order without sauce, chips, and cinnamon apples. Add steamed broccoli or steamed green beans if your carbohydrate counts allow
Drover Platter - Order without sauce, chips, and cinnamon apples. Add steamed broccoli or steamed green beans if your carbohydrate counts allow
Chicken on the Barbie
Order without sauce. Add steamed broccoli or steamed green beans if your carbohydrate counts allow
All fish - Order without chips or potatoes. Add steamed broccoli or steamed green beans if your carbohydrate counts allow. Request Remoulade sauce or butter.
Alice Springs Chicken - Order without honey mustard, potatoes or chips. Add steamed broccoli or steamed green beans if your carbohydrate counts allow.
Burgers - Order without the buns, chips and sauces. Add grilled onions, sautèed mushrooms and/or cheese if your carbohydrate count allows
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
We do not add Monosodium Glutamate to any of our seasonings, salad dressings, or entrèes. There are some items that contain a type of MSG that occurs naturally. These items include tomatoes, mushrooms, some cheeses, and anything made with beef or chicken base (hydrolyzed protein). Some things you might want to avoid if you wish to limit your MSG intake would include soups, 'shrooms, au jus, cabernet sauce and Bloody Mary mix.
General Guidelines for Low Sodium
· Order entrèes and Premium Burgers & Sandwiches without added seasoning.
· Season at the table with ground pepper.
· Order salads without croutons and cheese.
· Order Premium Burgers & Sandwiches without cheese, sauces, bacon and dressings.
· Order Olive Oil and Red Wine Vinegar dressing.
· Barbecue sauce, cocktail sauce, salad dressing and mayonnaise are high sodium choices. When using these items, use as little as possible.
· Use pepper only to season vegetables and potatoes.
· Our Jacket Potatoes are rolled in margarine and Kosher salt prior to the baking process.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. I am intolerant to Gluten. What can I eat in your restaurant?
Outback Steakhouse in cooperation with the Gluten Intolerance Group TM, are now providing a Gluten Free Menu. Click here to see our Gluten Free Menu options.
2. I'm on a high protein, low carbohydrate diet. What suggestions can you offer?
You can enjoy our steaks, pork and seafood dishes. Try adding melted Blue cheese to your steak. Avoid all soups, cabernet sauce, fat free tangy tomato dressing and mustard vinaigrette dressing. Order vegetables without seasoned butter. Try our chicken wings without breading.
3. Do you use Peanuts or Tree Nuts in your restaurant?
- We do not use peanuts as an ingredient, and we do not fry in peanut oil.
. Inform our staff if you're allergic to peanuts or nuts before ordering.
. No peanuts or peanut oil are in the restaurant, but a peanut sauce is on premise.
. Order the Bonzer Salad without the peanut sauce.
. The following menu items contain pecans or almonds and cannot be ordered without nuts:
Chocolate Thunder from Down Under
Hot Apple Cobbler
. The following menu items can be ordered without pecans or almonds:
Queensland Salad
Cinnamon Apple Oblivion
Blue Cheese Chopped Salad
Steakhouse Salad
4. I'm allergic to dairy products - how should I request my meal be prepared?
- Request your entrèe to be cooked in a separate frying pan without butter.
- There is no dairy in our seasonings blends.
- We can prepare our fresh steamed veggies or steamed green beans without seasoned butter.
