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Calories · Italian

Calories in garlic bread

A typical restaurant serving of garlic bread (two restaurant slices, about 148 g) is about 520 calories, usually 250–750.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called garlic toast, cheesy garlic bread.

~520
Garlic bread

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein12 g
  • Carbs62 g
  • Fat25 g

One serving

Serving
two restaurant slices
Weight
~148 g
Per 100 g
~349

The dish

About garlic bread

Garlic bread is white bread soaked in garlic butter and toasted, so a lot of its energy is butter. Two slices count as a light meal, and melted cheese adds more.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Garlic bread · rough numbers

  • Cheesy garlic bread, two slices (about 175 g)~600

What moves the number

Why one plate is 250 and another 750

  • Butter or oil brushed on the bread
  • Melted cheese on top
  • How many pieces you take from the basket

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Have one piece from the basket
  • Skip the cheese version
  • Fill up on salad first

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

If you manage a health condition, ask a doctor or registered dietitian.

AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Garlic bread, from fast food / restaurant, FDC 2707627 (medium slice 74 g)
  2. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Garlic bread, with melted cheese, from fast food / restaurant, FDC 2707631

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in garlic bread?

A typical restaurant serving of garlic bread (two restaurant slices, about 148 g) is about 520 calories, usually 250–750. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in one slice of garlic bread?

About 260 a restaurant slice, so two are about 520.

Is cheesy garlic bread much higher?

About 600 for two slices.

What changes the calories in garlic bread?

Butter or oil brushed on the bread. Melted cheese on top.

How can I order garlic bread lighter?

Have one piece from the basket. Skip the cheese version.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.