Apps, dinner and cocktails - excellent decision to drive 40 minutes to try Dev's. Would love to see…read morea seasonal cocktail menu!!!

In town for a special event and was looking for a non-chain place to eat. Stumbled across this…read moreplace, and for the most part, wasn't disappointed. The building has a long and colorful past, having been a church, an opera house, a bar, etc. We started with fried pickles. The wedges were decently sized and served with a ranch type dressing. Pickles were crisp and tasty, the ranch was decent (but not great). I had the grilled salmon (often a risky proposition), but I'm this case it worked out. It was a good sized piece that was well grilled, done but still flaky, firm but still moist. It doesn't come with anything so I added a side salad. My companion opted for the Hot Chicken sandwich. Looked to be about a 4oz breast dipped in hot honey sauce on a good quality bun, with cole slaw on top. Not the best sandwich ever, but pretty good. We decided to split a bourbon bread pudding (with added ice cream) for dessert. It was excellent! Only downside was that it was a little crisp around the edges. We probably won't be back in West Plains again, but if we are, I wouldn't mind coming back here again.

We have our bi-annual fishing trip and always reserve 4 nights at our favorite restaurant. The…read morefood, service, and ambience are all Spectacular. I've enjoyed the fantastic filet (best ever), shrimp and scallop fettuccine, walleye, burgers,...keep going? The salads, vegetables, sides, and desserts have also been outstanding. I would give Whispering Woods Grill my very highest recommendation for the finest dining experience. Ron Lemm Downers Grove, Illinois

The Whispering Woods signature burger wasn't like the time we ate there before. The meat was…read more dry and the blue cheese on it didn't taste like real blue cheese, it didn't even look like blue cheese. Very disappointed.

The place was busy after 1 P.M., so my opinion may be in the minority, but I won't be going back…read more The shrimp itself, admittedly the hero of the dish, was OK, but the potatoes were very undercooked, the corn was cold - not just less than hot, but cold - and the unsweet tea my wife ordered was really weak, like it was only an illusion of tea. To make matters worse, our table was right in line with the floor vent for the A/C. It's not the fault of the restaurant that the building has floor vents, but it is their fault that customers are getting cold air blown on them. As far as service, the waitress was pleasant, but I saw her use a dirty rag from another table to wipe off our table, and then she put our straws (that did not have wrappers) on the damp table, so that was not good hygiene. Overall, I cannot recommend this place.

I am still fumming. That 1 little crab cluster had such skinny legs. When I tried to use the crab…read moreleg cracker the legs were so tiny there wasn't enough leg to Crack, they just slid out of the cracker. If anyone reading this orders crab legs I would strongly recommend you ask to see the crab legs before you order!

This place is right on Main Street -- not fancy, but cozy and welcoming, with good old-fashioned…read morefood done right. We started with the fried green beans and they were really good. The fried catfish was honestly some of the best I've ever had -- perfectly cooked and full of flavor. Everything we ordered was seasoned so well: the okra, the fries, all of it was delicious. Even the sweet tea was spot on. The prices are very reasonable, especially considering how much food you get. Our waitress was a young lady who was super attentive and sweet, which made the experience even better. We'll definitely be back.

Fred's Fish House - Mammoth Spring, AR On the recommendation…read moreof the attendants at Mammoth Spring State Park, we stopped in for lunch at Fred's Fish House -- and we're glad we did! The fish was absolutely delicious, the fries were perfectly cooked, and even the coleslaw was a hit with both of us. The portions were so generous that my wife and I easily split one plate between the two of us. They proudly serve American farm-raised catfish, and it was every bit as good as advertised. Highly recommend!

Plain menu, good food…read more We went with some friends last night and we all decided to eat here since we hadn't ate at Ruby's for quite some time. Upon entering the establishment, I felt like we were walking inside a walk-in cooler. Let me tell you it was cold! The biggest complaint I have with this restaurant is the plain menu. To be honest, there really isn't much to choose from. You have chicken, seafood, ribs, steak, pasta or burgers. That might sound like quite a bit, but it is just the same thing cooked various ways. The seafood is essentially tilapia or white fish(both very cheap to buy) or shrimp. Bad selections in my book, especially for the price(median of 14.99). Two rip-offs here. If you choose to get the pasta, or the ribs...you have to pay for the salad bar, which is 2.99 extra. Every other dinner dish comes with the salad bar. The other rip-off is the price of drinks. I ordered tea, and my wife ordered a soda...both were 2.99. Big rip-off. The cheddar biscuits are pretty much a joke..very very small, but not too bad I suppose if they are hot when you receive them. Now the good...I ordered a petite sirloin medium rare, and it was cooked well and tasted good. I was impressed with the quality of the steak. The salad bar was up to par, fresh, and chilled good. There was a decent variety on the salad bar as well. Our server was very attentive, very professional and ran his tables well. The hostess was great, she opened the door for us coming in and going out. Very professional. The overall cleanliness of the restaurant was great and the atmosphere was par. No complaints here at all. I'm giving this a 3/5 for great service and tasty food. It could have been more, but I don't ever expect it to come to that, since this is a chain restaurant. What it is is- just that; a chain restaurant..so don't expect too much, although West Plains is one of the better ones I have eaten at.

It is terrible and horrible my steak was bleeding and the burgers was messed up and the salad bar…read morewas messing and not good customer service and there was roaches

Food was hot and fresh,very good experience i will be going back when in the area. I definitely…read morewill be returning...

Excellent service, friendly team. Looks to be a local hangout with lots of familiar faces to the…read morebartender. This is a wonderful stop for lunch, dinner or just to be up to the bar for a few drinks. Love thr wine slushies!

We had high hopes going to this restaurant. It was a special occassion. Atmosphere was so so so…read more Small cozy bar. Back deck looked like it'd be a great place to hang out in the summer. Amanda (apologies if wrong name) was an awesome waitress. Portions are quite large so unless you have a BIG appetite, you're taking food home. We ordered 2 fred's favorite seafood platters. Our feedback is as follows: 1. Baked potatoe was old & brown; inedible 2. Crab cake tasted more like a seafood cake. It was bland & had no old bay flavoring 3. Scallops were soggy. Prepackaged frozen & tasted like it. 4. Shrimp was the best item. Prepackaged & frozen but actually were pretty good. 5. hushpuppies were bleh. over fried with more crunch then taste. well there it is.

Seemed promising, the building is very nice and clean and the host was nice. Other than that, I'll…read morestart off by saying they were very busy and we understand that it gets hard for servers when it's busy. That being said, our waiter, Clovis did not check on us often, he was nice but would set the food down and quickly walk away before we could say anything. We had talked to him about having a gluten allergy (we're not just rude, picky people from California, never even been there, two of us have a legit allergy.) We made sure the catfish was made with corn and not wheat, so it had been discussed. The menu did not specify that the jalapeño poppers were breaded and after informing the waiter of the allergy, he didn't inform us either. We had expected actual jalapeños that were stuffed. These were gas station/sports bar, tiny, frozen and microwaved and breaded for $9.00....we broke one open and looked inside and it didn't even look like it had a jalapeno in it at all.... When we mentioned we couldn't eat them, he assured us he would take them off our ticket and not charge us..... he didn't, he charged us for them... .....My husband was the one family member who could eat the hush puppies said they are definitely just in bags, frozen and microwaved and not very good. For food that expensive, we just expected it to be better quality. We were not brought lemon for the tea or the fish and no ketch up for our french fires and the french fries were the only thing that were worth paying for. The catfish was okay but certainly not anything special, not much flavor and some of the pieces were overcooked. The BLT salad was good, we should have just ordered the salad the french fries because instead we paid $64 for food that wasn't worth it and not the best service. We were in the restaurant for at least an hour, most of that time waiting for food and service. We waited so long for him to come back so we could mention the fact that he still charged us for the appetizer, we finally just had to talk to someone else. When we asked to speak to a manager, about still being charged for an appetizer we were told would be comped, no manager was brought out, the server instead was brought back and he offered to just give us $10 from his tips..... We told him to just keep that and we left.... We won't be back and we will discourage others from coming here. If they charge a tip to our card, we will be enraged and will be going back to complain because we left if blank on purpose....

This was my first time coming to this restaurant. We didn't realize is was The night of Valentine's…read moreDay but we were still seated quickly! Our food took a while to show up BUT our server, Matthew was amazing! He made sure we got our appetizers and bread to hold us off until our main entrees showed. He very friendly and personable, even with all of the chaos going on. Once we got our food we were very pleased. It tasted AMAZING and the steaks were cooked exactly how we had requested. With the good food and amazing service by Matt, I'm not even upset that we had to wait. Well worth it!

Got my order WRONG After I literally said 400 timesb give me a Coke, not Sprite. It took…read more3 hours for them two to get us rolls.

My boyfriend surprised me with a dinner here for my birthday. It was a beautiful day and the…read morerestaurant did not disappoint. Our server was wonderful and the food.... My gosh it's been a long time since I've enjoyed a meal like that. Loved everything and can't wait to go back!

Very pricey and everything is à la cart unlike other fishing resorts we've been to where meals are…read moreincluded in a package. They might consider this in the future. The restaurant is nice with great views and the food was decent, but not great. The breakfast was underwhelming and served buffet style...very bland and barely warm. I'd skip the breakfast and make your own. The fishing was good and with the guides - we did two days. Their top guide is a little arrogant, but knows how to find the trout and will drift fish rather than anchor, which was nice. Would I return? Probably. However, I'd make most of my meals in the cabin and just do a dinner in the restaurant. One thing that's nice is they will cook your catch in the restaurant and prepare to your specifications.

Everything! The best steaks ever!! Had to wait a bit to be seated, but well worth it. Loved the…read moregrilled zucchini!!

We loved this family ran restaurant! 100% worth the drive out there. The setting as you pull in is…read morejust beautiful. Set on a man made small lake, the building is adorned with primitive antiques, and the views from the windows are just beautiful. The showstopper here has to be the homemade bread, YUM! The ribeyes were fantastic, thick cut and cooked to order. Was sad to hear they will be semi-closing soon, due to being a small family ran business. Keep a watch on their Facebook page for some farm to table type dinners coming up though! We will make sure to come back for those! Can't wait to try the catfish!