Red Lobster

The wine list at Red Lobster Davenport reads like a grocery store shelf that got lost on the way to a chain restaurant — every label is familiar, none of them are exciting. It's a list assembled by a corporate committee somewhere in Orlando, not by anyone who actually cares about what you're drinking with your lobster tail. If you came here hoping to find something interesting in the glass, reset those expectations now.

The 25-or-so bottle list leans hard on California and New Zealand, which makes geographic sense but zero creative sense. You've got Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc representing New Zealand, Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling flying the flag for Washington State, and the rest of the card filled out by Kendall-Jackson, Meiomi, Beringer, and Mark West — brands you've seen at every chain restaurant from here to Tampa. There's no old-world presence worth mentioning, no interesting grower producers, and no sense that anyone curated this list beyond pulling from a national distributor's top-volume SKUs. The Beringer White Zinfandel being on the list in 2024 tells you everything you need to know about the ambition level here.

Eight to fourteen pours by the glass sounds generous until you realize it's basically the whole list — because the list isn't much bigger than that. Rotation is nonexistent; this is a set-it-and-forget-it program that probably hasn't changed since the last menu redesign. Pour sizes are standard, but don't expect any staff enthusiasm about what's in the glass.