Arby's Classic Roast Beef Meal

About the Classic Roast Beef Meal

For $9.79, Arby's Classic Roast Beef Meal puts the chain's original sandwich next to fries and a fountain drink, and the whole tray lands at 930 cal. That price comes from a single Austin, TX store, so expect small differences at the Arby's near you.

The sandwich is the one Arby's credits with putting roast beef on the map. Thin slices are piled onto a toasted sesame seed bun, and the counter hands you packets of Arby's Sauce for a sweet, peppery tang or Horsey Sauce for a sharp horseradish kick. Grab one of each and alternate bites to find your favorite.

So how much is the Classic Roast Beef Meal compared with the sandwich by itself? The Classic Roast Beef alone rings up at $5.29. Every roast beef combo on the board adds the same amount on top of its sandwich, which makes this the cheapest way into a full roast beef tray and the smallest total check of the beef combos in this lineup.

The Classic Roast Beef Meal calories tell a different story than the sandwich does. On its own the sandwich is a fairly modest 360 cal with 23 grams of protein, so the fries and drink more than double the count. Anyone watching the number can keep the sandwich, choose a small fry if the store allows it, and switch the soda to unsweet tea.

This combo fits a regular weekday lunch: one hand on the sandwich, fries in the bag, a cup in the console. It also suits a first visit, since the plain build shows what Arby's roast beef tastes like before cheese, sauces or a bigger stack get involved.

Ask at the register about side swaps. Arby's fries come in two cuts, Curly and Crinkle, and each store sets which one goes in the combo and what a larger size costs. Lemonade and teas sit next to the sodas at the fountain.

The Value Menu offers another route. Two Roast Beef Sliders at $2.99 each give you the same beef and Swiss in smaller form, though without fries or a drink. The Meat & 3 Box piles on mozzarella sticks and a peach cobbler roll, but its sandwiches are chicken, ham or gyro, never roast beef.

Need more beef? Step up to the Double Roast Beef Meal. Want a sweet finish? An Apple Turnover slips into the bag for $2.29.