$2.39 Whataburger Drinks Menu
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.
The Drink Is Where Combo Calories Hide
The drink is the single most overlooked part of a Whataburger order and the easiest thing on the entire menu to change. The spread here runs from 10 calories for unsweet tea to 580 for a Peach Shake, which is a wider range than the burger menu offers.
Swapping a large soft drink for unsweet tea removes roughly the calories of a side order without touching the food. On a family order, done four times, it is the largest single reduction available anywhere on the menu.
| Drink | Price | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Unsweet Tea | $1.99 | 10 |
| Honest Apple Juice | $2.59 | 35 |
| Iced Coffee | $3.69 | 88 |
| Milk | $2.19 | 110 |
| Craft Lemonade | $2.39 | 160 |
| Simply Orange Juice | $2.99 | 161 |
| Summer Peach Whatafresher | $3.69 | 254 |
| Soft Drink (large) | $1.99 | 390 |
| Shakes | $3.99 | 499 |
Hot coffee served black is effectively calorie free and costs $1.99, which makes it the cheapest drink on the menu as well as one of the lightest.
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.
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.
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