Whataburger Drinks Menu

14Drinks
$1.99Starting Price
223Avg Calories

Ask a Texan why they stop at Whataburger for a drink and the answer is usually the ice. The fountain runs on small chewable ice that keeps a Dr Pepper cold to the last sip, and refills inside the dining room are free. The Whataburger drinks menu covers 14 options, from a $1.99 soft drink to the $4.99 family size jug built for a car full of people.

Beyond the fountain there is real range: shakes at $3.99 in more than a dozen flavors, seasonal Whatafreshers like Summer Peach at $3.69, Craft Lemonade for $2.39, hot coffee brewed through the night at $1.99, plus juice and milk for kids. If you are pairing a drink with food, the full Whataburger menu shows what each combo actually costs before you get to the window.

Whataburger Drinks Prices & Nutrition

Drink prices and nutrition sorted cheapest first. Calories here reflect the default size, with sugar heavy options like shakes at the top of the range and unsweet tea near zero. Every name links through to its own page.

Item Price Calories Fat Sodium
Soft Drink From $1.99 390 cal 105mg
Tea $1.99 10 cal 29mg
Hot Coffee $1.99
Milk $2.19 110 cal 3g 130mg
Craft Lemonade $2.39 160 cal 10mg
Honest Apple Juice $2.59 35 cal
Flavored Hot Coffee $2.69 146 cal 7g 44mg
Simply Orange Juice $2.99 161 cal 3mg
Iced Coffee $3.69 88 cal 7g 44mg
Prickly Pear Raspberry $3.69 248 cal 33mg
Summer Peach Whatafresher $3.69 254 cal 0g 36mg
Peach Shake $3.99 580 cal 14g 480mg
Shakes $3.99 499 cal 12g 499mg
Family-Size Drink $4.99

Prices may vary by location. Last updated September 2026.

Grab a Drink on the Way

Most locations run 24 hours, so the fountain is always on.

What to Order and When

Fourteen drinks, and most people default to a fountain soft drink without considering the alternatives. These are the picks worth knowing.

  • With anything spicyA shake at $3.99 or a Whatafresher. Dairy and fruit both cut heat where carbonation does not.
  • In summerThe Whatafresher line, either Summer Peach at $3.69 or Prickly Pear Raspberry at $3.69. Fruit and ice rather than dairy, so they do not sit heavy in the heat.
  • With breakfastHot coffee at $1.99, brewed in restaurant. Available through the 11 PM to 11 AM window and often beyond it.
  • Cutting caloriesUnsweet tea at $1.99. Brewed fresh rather than dispensed from concentrate, and 10 calories.
  • For a family orderThe Family-Size Drink at $4.99 covers a table from one container and costs less than individual cups.
  • Something differentCraft Lemonade at $2.39, mixed in store with real lemon juice rather than poured from the fountain.

Seasonal Drinks and Availability

The drinks menu changes more than any other section through the year, and the seasonal items are the reason people come looking for it.

Whatafresher flavours rotate through the warmer months, and the peach items appear together in summer as a pair: the Whatafresher for refreshment and the Peach Shake for dessert. Neither is announced far ahead, and both disappear without notice at the end of the run.

  • Year roundSoft drinks, tea, hot and iced coffee, milk, juices, craft lemonade and the three core shake flavours.
  • SummerSummer Peach Whatafresher and the Peach Shake, usually alongside each other.
  • RotatingPrickly Pear Raspberry and other Whatafresher flavours, which cycle in and out through the warmer season.
  • Breakfast window onlyIced Coffee and Flavored Hot Coffee sit on the breakfast menu, so they follow the 11 PM to 11 AM window at most locations.

Prices on this page read live from the ordering system, so a seasonal drink showing a price here is currently being sold. If it shows nothing, the run has ended.

whataburger drinks menu

Shakes, Freshers and Coffee

Shakes are the headline at $3.99 for a medium, and the flavor list runs well past vanilla and chocolate into Salted Caramel, Root Beer, Dr Pepper, Peach and Banana Pudding. Every flavor is also available as a malt, which adds a slightly toasted note for the same price.

Whatafreshers are the lighter, fruit forward side of the menu. Summer Peach at 254 calories and Prickly Pear Raspberry at 248 sit well under a shake while still tasting like a treat. Coffee is brewed fresh through the overnight shift, which is why the $1.99 cup holds up better than the price suggests.

Sizes, Refills and Ordering for a Car

Fountain drinks come in kids, small, medium and large, and dining room refills are free. A medium soft drink lands around 390 calories, while the same cup filled with unsweet tea is close to zero, which makes tea the easy swap if you are watching sugar.

For a group, the Family Size Drink at $4.99 is the move: one jug, one price, poured out across the car. Kids meals include Honest Apple Juice at $2.59 or milk at $2.19 in place of a fountain drink at no extra cost.

Whataburger Drinks FAQ

A standard soft drink is $1.99 and tea is the same. Shakes start at $3.99, and the Family Size Drink for sharing is $4.99.
Yes, fountain refills are free while you are in the dining room. Drive thru and delivery orders are single serve.
Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, Salted Caramel, Dr Pepper, Root Beer, Peach, Chocolate Mint, Banana Pudding, White Chocolate Raspberry and Caramel Latte, each available as a shake or a malt. Seasonal flavors rotate in through the year.
A medium shake is about 499 calories depending on flavor, ranging from roughly 500 for vanilla up to 700 for Caramel Latte. Large sizes push past 800.
A fruit forward iced drink served over Whataburger ice. Summer Peach runs $3.69 at 254 calories, and Prickly Pear Raspberry is the same price at 248 calories.
Yes. Hot coffee at $1.99 and flavored coffee at $2.69 are available around the clock at most locations, with iced coffee at $3.69.
The chain uses small chewable nugget style ice, which chills a drink faster and is easy to eat on its own. Fans regularly ask for cups of it, and some locations sell bags of ice to go.

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