Fountain Drink or Signature Tea
One cup, three sizes, and the widest calorie spread on the menu depending entirely on what you put in it.
$2.39 to $2.99 0 to 650 cal
Updated 22 August 2026
Zaxby’s Drinks Menu
Twelve drinks from $1.39. Sweet tea is the house pour, and the gallons at $6.49 are what the chain is genuinely known for in the southeast.
12 Items on this menu
$1.39 Lowest listed price
$7.49 Highest listed price
497 Average calories
Twelve drinks sit on the Zaxby’s board and they cover a wider calorie spread than anything else on the menu. Bottled water and unsweetened tea carry zero. A gallon of handcrafted lemonade carries 2240. Between those extremes sit fountain drinks from $2.39, three handcrafted pours at $3.19 to $3.39, two frozen lemonades and the gallon options.
Sweet tea is the drink Zaxby’s is known for across its southeastern base, brewed fresh daily with real cane sugar. A gallon costs $6.49 and carries 1750 calories, which is 109 calories per eight ounce glass. The unsweetened gallon costs the same $6.49 and carries none at all, which is the single largest calorie swing available anywhere on the menu for zero change in price.
The handcrafted lemonades are made in the restaurant with real lemons and cane sugar rather than poured from a fountain. Plain lemonade is $3.19 and 350 to 700 calories across sizes. Strawberry is $3.39 and 430 to 850. Peach sweet tea is $3.19 and 340 to 690. All three cost about a dollar more than a fountain drink and carry noticeably more sugar.
Zaxby’s Drinks Prices and Calories
Sorted cheapest first. Calorie ranges reflect cup size, and the zero figures are unsweetened tea, diet fountain drinks and water.
| Item | Price | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | $1.39 | 110 to 160 |
| Honest Kids Apple Juice | $1.59 | 35 |
| Bottled Water | $1.99 | 0 |
| Fountain Drink or Signature Tea | $2.39 to $2.99 | 0 to 650 |
| Handcrafted Lemonade | $3.19 | 350 to 700 |
| Handcrafted Peach Sweet Tea | $3.19 | 340 to 690 |
| Handcrafted Strawberry Lemonade | $3.39 | 430 to 850 |
| Frozen Lemonade | $3.69 | 310 |
| Frozen Strawberry Lemonade | $3.99 | 400 |
| Gallon of Sweet Tea | $6.49 | 1750 |
| Gallon of Unsweetened Tea | $6.49 | 0 |
| Gallon of Handcrafted Lemonade | $7.49 | 2240 |
Data from publicly available Zaxby’s menu information. Prices are typical United States figures and vary by restaurant. Updated 22 August 2026. Spotted something wrong? Report it here.
What a drink adds to a Zaxby’s meal
Every meal in the meals section includes a small drink, and that choice is why meal calorie figures come as ranges rather than fixed numbers. The gap between a small unsweetened tea and a small sweet tea on a Big Zax Snak Meal is the difference between 960 and 1390 calories on the same food.
That is a 430 calorie swing decided at the drinks fountain, on a meal that costs $8.99 either way. No other single choice on the Zaxby’s menu moves the total that far for free.
Bottled water at $1.99 is the only drink on the board that adds nothing at all. Honest Kids apple juice at 35 calories and milk at 110 to 160 are the next lightest options with any flavour to them.
Gallons and when they make sense
Three gallon options sit at the end of the list: sweet tea and unsweetened tea at $6.49 each, and handcrafted lemonade at $7.49. A gallon holds sixteen eight ounce servings, which puts sweet tea at about 41 cents per glass against $2.39 for a small fountain cup.
That is where the gallons earn their place. Ordering one alongside a party platter from the catering section costs less than buying drinks for four people individually, and it travels better than a tray of filled cups.
Frozen lemonades and the small size rule
Frozen lemonade is $3.69 and 310 calories. Frozen strawberry lemonade is $3.99 and 400. Both come in small size only, the same rule that applies to the milkshakes on the treats page.
At 310 calories the plain frozen lemonade sits below every milkshake on the menu, which makes it the lighter choice when the order needs something cold and sweet at the end.
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Zaxby’s Drinks Questions
How much is a drink at Zaxby’s?
A fountain drink or signature tea runs about $2.39 for a small, $2.59 for a medium and $2.99 for a large.
Handcrafted lemonades and peach sweet tea cost more, at $3.19 to $3.39, because they are made in the restaurant rather than poured from a fountain.
How much is a gallon of Zaxby’s sweet tea?
About $6.49 for a gallon of sweet tea or unsweetened tea. A gallon of handcrafted lemonade is about $7.49.
A gallon holds roughly sixteen glasses, which works out near 41 cents per serving against $2.39 for a small fountain cup.
How many calories are in Zaxby’s sweet tea?
A gallon carries about 1750 calories, or roughly 109 per eight ounce glass. Unsweetened tea carries none.
Across fountain sizes, sweetened drinks run up to about 650 calories for a large.
Does Zaxby’s sell coffee?
No. There is no brewed coffee on the Zaxby’s menu, which fits a chain that opens at 10:30 AM and runs no breakfast service.
The hot drink gap is one reason the opening hours matter more here than at chains that trade from early morning.
What is the lowest calorie drink at Zaxby’s?
Bottled water and unsweetened tea, both at zero. Honest Kids apple juice at 35 calories is the lightest option with flavour in it.
Diet fountain drinks also sit at zero and are included in the small drink that comes with every meal.
What is Zaxby’s handcrafted lemonade?
Lemonade made in the restaurant with real lemons and cane sugar, at about $3.19. Strawberry and frozen versions are also sold.
It carries 350 to 700 calories depending on cup size, which puts it above a sweetened fountain drink of the same size.