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We had a good experience here. The service was fast and friendly. The food was good, although a bit pricey for the quality. We ordered the Coconut shrimp, and the Crab dip. The coconut shrimp was very delicious and the sides were good too ( fries, coleslaw and roasted veggies). The Crab Dip wasn't as great. It was French onion dip, heated up with cheese on top. Not a SINGLE sliver of crab- not even imitation crab. Don't get me wrong, the dip was good - it simply was NOT Crab dip. The tea was amazing and we had a surprise visit by the robot who brought us our food! How neat! I probably wouldn't go back, simply because even though the food was good, there are better places to have the same meal.

This is a legitimately good place to dine. Made a reservation for our party, and they greeted us friendly like we had been there hundreds of times. We had Jeremy as a server, lucky us! He is very knowledgeable and answered questions quickly, awesome all night. The robot servers added entertainment. The food: we went here for seafood and specifically lobster and/or crab legs as one person in our group wanted one or both. Well, Jeremy starts by telling us the special for the night is a: Lobster, crab legs, and shrimp plate! Score one for the restaurant getting that randomly perfect. There were several different items ordered and all were exceptional! This place really does live up to the high average of Google reviews. Oh yeah, and there is a person that comes around and will take your picture if you want. You then have an option to buy the picture if you like it. For get together or special occasions this is much better than a picture with your phone. All around impressed. Good job SS Dockside to all of your staff!

Our server, Jeremy, was excellent. Very knowledgeable and took time to explain everything we didn't even think to ask about. Good atmosphere. Great food. We ordered a shrimp add sausage boil with Cajun sauce, a full slab of ribs, and side of fries. Very filling, tasty, and quality. Shared a fishbowl watermelon margarita - so good!

So since my home country(Botswana) is known for having the best beef in the world, I was craving some quality steak and my partner decided to take me to Saltgrass. Taste buds were definitely impressed and cravings were fed this was definitely the best steak I have had here Topped with a lovely view and great service. Will be definitely dining here more often

With a great porch over the River to dine on, Saltgrass at Branson Landing is a place for quiet dining, delicious steak, and peaceful views. We had tender ribeyes, loaded baked potatoes, bread which melted in our mouths and perfectly grilled shrimp (which were "accidentally" placed on my plate). That was lunch. Dinner was composed of baby back ribs, crisp Flash Fried Green Beans, hot baked potato soup, and that bread again. The meat fell off the bone and were flavored with a spicy rub. Kaydee for lunch and George at supper were on the job was pleasant smiles and courteous attitudes.

Always terrific food and service was superb. I had salmon with broccoli and a salad. Salmon was flavorful and moist, not dry like it can be if overdone. My husband had the ribeye with baked potato and the potato soup, which was sooo good! They come by to check on you and see whether you need anything. Wonderful place to celebrate our 1st wedding anniversary! And, our waitress Darien did a fabulous job for her very first night on the job!

Atmosphere was not what we expected and it was a Friday night with no live music. There’s a craft mall (vendor mall) in the front and the restaurant in the back. For the service, wait in line, order at the counter, then sit at the table and they bring it to you. Only service is a drink refill and cleaning your table after but they automatically charge a 10% tip on ALL orders. With that being said, the food was very good. We would eat there again, but expectations on the service and atmosphere would be different.

While looking for the top spot for a burger in Branson, we saw The Pickin Porch recommended time and again, so my friend and I thought we’d give it a shot. We both opted for the single burger that comes with fries, and we couldn’t resist getting some extra “burger sauce” on the side—it was fantastic! Even though you place your order at the front, we were pleasantly surprised by how the servers came by to check on us and refill our drinks. This place exceeded our expectations. Tasty burgers and great service—what else could you ask for?

This was a hidden gem. We went to the craft mall and this awesome place was in the back. We got there about 11:30 and got out good and seating right away but as we were leaving the line was really long. (Friday) But it's well worth the wait. Large portions and delicious BBQ.

An excellent trip back in time with good food and live music while you eat. The prices were pretty normal as compared to other restaurants in Branson. Seemed like they were short staffed as it took forever to get our food but once it came it was good. The live musicians are fantastic and work for tips only so support your local musicians while here. Overall was a pretty good place to eat although the service was very slow.

Not to bad, nothing super special, but good! Live music singer works for tips, only. Classic dinner feel. Fried pickles were my favorite part!

I chose to go here to get food since it was close to the Titanic museum. It was a great choice! The service was awesome and I got there just in time to watch the live performance at 12. The woman preforming was really nice I think she was Susan Cramer. The food came out after around 12 minutes. I got the buddy burger with fries and it was really good and filling. The food is very pricey though so make sure to expect so spend. Other than that the retro style of the place was really cool. It fit right into branson.

A hidden gem perhaps? Came here for brunch and of all the places I’ve been to, this may be one of the most intriguing place I’ve been to this year. Before getting to the restaurant, which was tucked between two Branson main streets, the building was tricky to find. The parking was a decent size. There’s one lot across the street and one on the side. The entrance to this restaurant is from a side street with stairs and half walls. You walk through two sets of double doors and greeted by the host and tall ceilings. The host asked if my intentions was Hidden Pines Restaurant which prompted my question, what else is there? Apparently there’s 5 other business in the building. They were in transition between seasonal decors and maybe construction(?) They had boards and power tools around. Tucked behind but you can clearly see them. Huge restrooms and pretty clean. Food was surprisingly good. They have an open kitchen and they were really quiet. Very minimalistic on approach. The server mentioned that the menu was locally sourced and they cooked them to order and from scratch. The food came out in a reasonable time despite it being made to order. Overall, good experience and very relaxing.

My family needed to celebrate Christmas early and my mother has several food allergies that we needed accommodated. They did not disappoint! The atmosphere was perfect the staff was amazing and even though it's cook to order it really did not take long for us to get our food and there were 11 of us! Definitely going back! 10 out of 10 recommend!

Came to Hidden Pines Restaurant to give it a try and it was so delicious! The atmosphere was very inviting and made it felt upscale. Definitely a must if you’re in the Branson area. Give the Country Fried Steak a try if you’re having trouble deciding. And the fried pickles! I will be back!

Food and service were top notch. I honestly did not think mac n cheese should go on a burger but i will gladly admit that i was completely WRONG. Our server Cory was excellent and full of information about everything on the menu which obviously helped us make our decisions on what to order. We were not disappointed at all. Cory went above and beyond and we will definitely be back because of him and the food. GO CHIEFS!!

The food was good. Maybe I was expecting a little bit better from everything else that I eat. The burgers or the way to go the burgers were pretty amazing. But if you're not looking for a burger, I would just go somewhere else because everything else was pretty average. Was in a nice spot. Zip lining next to it. The staff was nice and friendly. Really nice mall.

The donut burger was really great and unique! Would definitely get again (minus pickles). Our waiter was busy but still offered great service and a friendly/outgoing attitude!

Had a great breakfast at the Grand Country Buffet. I don't usually like buffets for a host of reasons - usually due to the lack of good sanitary practices by other buffet customers and some time the food quality is not near as good as prepped to order restaurants. This one was an exception. Food was hot where it should have been, cold here it should have been. I saw good food rotation when new pans were added. I was largely impressed. The food quality was impressive for a buffet. Be sure to bring cash to tip your wait staff. I recommend - a buffet. Almost unheard of for me...

Food and service were excellent! We got a coupon out of one of the tourist books called Branson Coupons and Map, I have attached a picture of the book. There's a buy one buffet, get one half price coupon in the book that we used. Lots of food to choose from. Salad bar was amazing! We would highly recommend!

The worst buffet ever, I came on a vacation to Missouri and I seen this place 4.3 stars so I had to try food was no good. Not a very big selection for the price that they charge for a person. Golden Corral is way better. The Roast Beef wasn't even cooked all the way. Service was wonderful but a waste of money.I do not recommend this place.The selections of food was basic of the basic.The atmosphere was lame and dull very disappointed.

Our server was so amazing! She gave us the run down on what was best (everything we had was delicious!). This sandwich had a little bit of everything! Brisket, sausage, turkey and pulled pork. The corn is a must get!! The only thing I didn’t love was the bread. Wish it was a soft bun instead of a crunchy sub.

Wow! We were in and out of here in NO TIME! If you need a quick dinner I highly recommend this place. The food and service were great+ The sweet tea was perfect! One thing I didn't like was the bone I bit into while eating the Pulled Nacho Starter. ( I have an odd thing about eating meat still attached to a bone - yuckkkk) But we ordered the burnt ends and the brisket paired with the poblano corn, Mac and cheese, and baked beans. The corn was SO good! I wouldn't order the Mac and cheese or the baked beans again. They weren't bad by any means but they weren't worthy of being eaten with the MOUTH WATERING meat. Both the burnt ends and the brisket were phenomenal! We would definitely eat here again.

Ordered wagyu brisket and it was incredible. Tender beyond belief, moist, smoky and beautiful pink ring with nice bark. Potato salad excellent. Creamed corn very good. Baked beans were soupy thick and very good. Mac and cheese was good but nothing to brag about. I like BBQ that is good and comes with good sides as well and that is hard to find. Loved this place.

Service was great from the time we walked in until we left. We were greeted and given a wait time of 25 minutes. Before 10 minutes passed we were notified that our table was ready. Skip, our server, was spot on! He took our order and got our food out pretty soon thereafter. It all tasted great. We had calamari, chicken Alfredo, linguine Del Mar, rigatoni alla carbonara,cannelloni alla besciamella. We came with 3 children and enjoy the family friendly feel. I was very impressed with the cleanliness of the restaurant. Kudos to whoever cleans and keeps the high dust down on the decorations.

It was our first time here. We had a party 6 people and we were seated almost immediately (we went in at 8:30PM) and our food was quite bland. The carbonara wasn’t anything special. It was pretty alright but nothing special. The white wine pasta my friend gotten just tasted like they added wine to the pasta instead of cooking it in. He did not like it very much and there were only three muscles. Food took a while to get to us as well. The chicken Alfredo was normal. Nothing special at all. Overall not impressed. It wasn’t bad but we were expecting more unique taste.

Started with the in house prepared calamari; delicious and cooked so it was very tender. I had a house salad with house Italian dressing. The salad was fresh and ingredients were crispy. I shared the baked Cuban’s with my wife. Baked spaghetti with mozzarella and meatballs served piping hot. Finished with the vanilla cheesecake; it was fair.

The food here was truly delicious. We had the 2 egg breakfast ( with a side of gravy). We didn't leave a crumb! The service was very fast- even though I felt as if he didn't have time to actually listen. He brought things I didn't order and walked away before I was actually finished. But he was nice. The tables are crammed into a very small space. The gift shop upstairs is a nice pass time if you are waiting to be seated. We will come back again, the food was way too good not to! ( Price was as expected about $33 for 2)

Stopped here for breakfast and expected great things from all the reviews. I was disappointed the pancakes were not homemade. The ham steak was good and you can’t beat the prices for the amount of food you get, but not sure I would stop here again. Maybe their dinner selections are more worth it. They do have a store on the 2nd floor that has various gifts and premium salt scrubs if you are into that.

We visited farmhouse on a Thursday afternoon and got seated immediately. Our food came out in under 15 minutes after we ordered. The server was super friendly, and the meal was exactly what we were craving—homey, warm, and tasty. The spread included French toast, bacon, and two biscuits with gravy! We recommend checking this spot out!

** First Timer Review ** Wow, is only the beginning. Very well maintained grounds, and animals. During the show, one of the horses just did not wanna do this stunt. And I’ve seen other shows that will “force” the animals the perform. Not here, the MC said very specifically, they don’t break horses. Earning the crowds cheers, applause, and respect. Exciting show, with some very talented people involved. Every emotion was triggered, especially laughter. 10/10 recommend.

Wow! The Christmas show is so good. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole show. The food is delicious with very generous portions which you can take home as leftovers.

A real show stopper!! Couldn't ask for better staff, better food, better service, or better entertainment. Great family atmosphere and lots of appreciation for our First Responders and Veterans. Patriotic show that shows a huge love of country. Venue is LEO friendly with ID and the staff even voiced appreciation of service when we entered. Can't say enough good things about this place. Just book a show and take your family for a clean, fun, and eventful evening. PS- Audience participation strongly encouraged!!!

First time here. Stopped for a snack. The nachos are delicious!! The staff is great, attentive and knowledgeable. Drinks are great and the atmosphere is very chill. Like your go-to bar at home. Hope to come back before going back home. Plus there's free pool on the second level

Their staff is outstanding. We had Raina and Hillary and they were wonderful! Food is fantastic, can’t go wrong with dressed fries! Drinks are better thank back in Iowa! It’s a must if you’re in the area, great home like atmosphere! They even call you by your first name!!

The restaurant had a fun, rustic vibe. Not especially clean, but interesting. The servers checked frequently and were kind, they brought plates, but some had a lot of food stuck between them. Almost looked like someone set them on a stack of dirty dishes and accidently broaght them out. We really liked the food and the garlic parmesan fries wereamazing! You need to get them with your order, they will not disappoint! Overall, it was fine, but not outstanding. They are open much later than most retaurants, so a good late night choice.

This was our favorite meal while visiting Branson for my wife's birthday. We were seated quickly, and our server was so friendly and kind. The food came out quickly, too, which was great for the salad, not so much for my wife's medium ribeye. It was raw. Our server graciously took it back to have it finished but brought it back surprisingly soon. Again, nice grill marks and amazing flavor on the edge she cut off, but inside was still raw. Our server asked the manager to come and talk with us. He offered to start a new steak, to which we agreed and he put his best cook on it. He also offered us free desserts that were the top of the evening. Although the steak wasn't right the first time, they made it right and ensured we had a wonderful time and got to celebrate the right way. We will definitely return.

Our our last night at Branson, MO. We decided to grub at Black Oak Grill and I'm glad we did. Very nice staff all around and our server was great. I wish I remembered his name. He was very cool, tall and had an accent. My boys liked him too. First we tried and the fried pickles and I gotta say, they were the best ones we've ever had (the wife and I). The batter was perfect and went great with the pickles. We all had burgers and they were hella good! Mine came with a fried egg (I should have ordered it sunny side up but it was still good fried). A group of nice people having an event inside bought us two desserts for holding the door for them as they carried in large boxes. We did not expect it but it was really nice of them. I really liked the cheese cake (the wifey said it was too dense for her)...I ate it all up. The brownie ice cream mason jar was really good too - my boys devoured it! On our next trip to Branson Landing, we will definitely stop by the Black Oak Grill.

We randomly stopped here for dinner in the middle of the week and we are happy we did. The atmosphere was comforting and our server was nice. I had the chicken fried chicken meal and it was fantastic!! My daughter enjoyed her club sandwich and my hubs liked his pub burger, even though they forgot to add the jalapeños to it. He didn't really think of it until it was too late, but he says he still enjoyed it. A great place who claims to use all locally sourced food, we are happy to have supported this establishment and enjoyed a well cooked meal!!

Great service, large portions and good price. So many wonderful breakfast options. The pancakes are 14in they are huge, the Omelette is 5 eggs with lots of meat. The bacon is delicious. Nothing bad here and great value.

You better come hungry or plan on sharing with someone. The servings are simply huge. The deluxe hash was great because I love to mix my breakfast items together. Adding a side of gravy was a great idea and delicious. This place was another good find by my wife. Definitely worth trying if you have the chance.

Very good service, delicious breakfast! We went early enough to beat the crowds, so we were seated immediately and got our food quickly. We split a meat lovers omelet and I got fruit. Price was reasonable too. We returned for dinner and had country fried steak with mashed potatoes and hushpuppies. The hushpuppies were the only disappointment, were very dry and little flavor. I got the catfish sandwich with green beans. Fish was great, green beans very good. They gave plenty of tarter sauce, although I did skip eating the bun.