I love this scratch kitchen chain. If you want to feel like you are genuinely getting a home cooked meal then this place is going to hit the spot. The fresh croissants with honey butter and a large drink to start then get some appetizers like the onion rings. There are so many options and each portion is large so don't let your eyes get ahead of your stomach. I got the painkiller cocktail that is just straight liquor so there is a limit of 2 per customer so please drink responsibly. Try the flavored lemonades and ice teas as you get unlimited refills which is a great deal! The fried white fish was so crispy and flavorful. I paired it with the green beans and sweet carrots. My companion got the smokehouse bacon burger and that sauce was amazing! If you save room, get the giant carrot cake or skillet cookie! This restaurant is very dark on the inside so it can be hard to see perfectly. There were ample accessible parking spots. The flooring is a little slick but all one level which is nice. The bathrooms were a little hard to navigate due to the heavy doors and locking mechanism. read more

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Stopped by an old favorite but never visited this location before. Upon arrival was greeted promptly and seated. Very kind wait staff. There is a large seating area and a bar area as well. Ordered the chip and queso with beef appetizer. This was very delicious and the chips were warm, thin and not salty which is perfect in my opinion. The queso with beef was creamy and so good. We shared the chicken wrap meal as well and it is a very large portion, enough for two people or two meals!! read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Chips and queso with beef - American Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

I have been here a few times over the last year and every single time the service is absolutely terrible. It takes forever to eat and most of the employees are more concerned about texting instead of service. Applebees was this way too and they are now closed so honestly I see Cheddars not far behind. read more

Our server, Sabra, was amazing! Not only were they waiting on multiple tables, but they were the bartender and they were taking and putting together to go orders. They were doing a great job making sure everyone got taken care of in their section, as well as keeping up with to go orders and bar orders. read more

Came in a little late for dinner. Evan R was our server and he did a fine job. Food was not up to their usual standards. Ordered the ribs and chicken strips. We had to send to ribs back. They were so tough that I couldn't even cut them apart with a knife. They did remove them from the bill. I'm hoping that this was because of the extremely cold and snowy weather maybe they had many employees call out. They are worth another try. read more

My family of 5 arrived here at 4:45 and was able to get a table. However, we waited over 30 minutes just to get our rolls and appetizers which we got at the same time. We waited over 45 minutes to get our food and our waiter had to come to our table several times to tell us they were out of something or had to repeat our order to us. Our steaks were mediocre at best. They looked like hockey pucks and were not cooked to request. There were also people waiting to be seated that were standing there for half our dinner. It's a beautiful restaurant with nice staff, they just really need to get some better organization. I wouldn't come here for steaks however everything else was delicious. read more

Had the lunch special of fish and chips. Fries were cold, fish was mostly the coating. I tried to eat it, but wasn't too successful. Service wasn't any better. Server brought the warm pastries, but no plates to eat them on, so they got cold. Finally received plates after asking for them. Even cold they were the best part of meal. Server never refilled water or tea. read more

While my party enjoyed their lunch and our server was very nice and attentive, I chose the Cheese steak sandwich for something that was a bit more healthy. ( I removed one side of the bread). Unfortunately, there was very little meat, it was dry and it had hardly any mushrooms, peppers or onions. I also chose broccoli instead of the fries and the portion was very small and it was cooked to death. This is just not a restaurant that I would go to again for a health meal. read more

Stopped by for lunch with friends. Restaurant was nice and clean, not too loud. Our server was prompt and friendly. Everyone was very happy with the food. I had the ribeye steak and it was cooked perfectly. Our server might have been new and struggled a bit. Our company thought she was odd but we loved her. I will definitely come here for my company lunches next time. Thank you everyone at Cheddars for a great meal with family. read more

Generous star rating here as it started at about three stars, then vibed downward. In a real pinch or bad weather, they'll do. Pulled in for lunch as the weather toyed with travelers. The place was basically empty but with plenty of staff. For some reason, it still took a while to be seated. That happens, but maybe they should have spent the extra time inspecting silverware. Caked on food from someone else's dining experience is gross, unacceptable and entirely preventable. If this is and has been an issue in the past - check your silverware before sending it out. Were my circumstances really the first occurrence? Better yet, if that's too hard just serve food with plastic-wrapped sanitary plasticware until your washing situation is figured out. It may be embarrassing, but not as embarrassing as silverware with unsolicited leftovers. Besides that unsettling image - the food was fine and service fair besides also forgetting my dining partner's soup. Thanks Cheddar's, you gave us something to talk about but no reason to come back. Unfortunately circumstances such as these fully undermine confidence in what's occurring in the kitchen. Ultimately by the time it was all over, things were vibin' in the one star range. Happy to be generous with the extra star. Best of luck to the dishwashers and whoever double-checks their work. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Fork unused by my party, still dirty from previous diner - American Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

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We found this place on Yelp and opted to give it a try and we are glad we did. First and foremost, our sever, a woman named Martha, was incredible. Fast, personable and attentive. A real asset to this business. The building is beautiful and well kept inside and out. It has a very unique and appealing debit I really enjoyed. Especially the colorful fish. The food came out quite quickly for the type of place it is. A slightly higher end sit down type place akin to a Red Lobster. The good itself was well prepared, tasted hot and fresh and was plated nicely. The salmon was especially tasty as was the shrimp pasta. I highly encouraged you to give this place a try. read more

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Hire enough people and have enough menu items to be able to complete your order. Our order was 30 minutes late, which isn't the end of the world, but instead of calling us to tell us each time they were out of something we had ordered, they sent the car hop. We saw the car hop 4 times before we got some of the food we ordered. The whole experience was a debacle. Then the order was incomplete. The broccoli casserole was good, but by the time we actually got our food it was cold. read more

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First time dining at a Cheddar's and I enjoyed it. Love the croissants to start with the condensed sweet milk drizzled on top. The meals were not bad. Had the chicken pot pie, Monte Cristo (four thick servings, but so greasy) and salmon. The best part was our waitress. I believe her name is Maleea (blonde with a lisp). Super sweet and great customer service. The one thing you do have to be careful of are the floors. It's pretty greasy, and our waitress actually slipped. read more

Absolutely unacceptable. We love Cheddars. But today was our very first horrible experience with any Cheddars and by far the worst dining experience ever. Service was terrible. Server forgot about getting our food. Appetizer onion rings were gross and tasted like they haven't changed the fryer oil in decades. The sirloin was literally inedible. It should have never been cooked let alone served. And all the manager could say was "yeah we have been getting bad meat lately".....like why yall serving bad meat then admitting it's bad after the fact? Who does that????? read more

We were there for lunch on Friday, April 24. Delaney E. was our server and she made our day! She was so sweet, funny, attentive and made sure we had a great time! I wish there was a Cheddars in Jefferson City and she worked there; I would request her every time! The food was, as always, great! Marilyn S. read more

The food wasn't the best we got are salads but no silverware to use. I ordered the shrimp but got shrimp and fish instead. The service wasn't the best we had silverware, sticky floors and table really sticky. Everything was sticky even the toilet. The envoirment was okay it was Modem and fresh. It had a fish tank that was cool wish it had real plants in it. read more

Today's experience has clearly declined significantly. They were out of many menu items, and even after we placed our order, more items became unavailable. Had we known the extent of the shortages, we would not have stayed. The restaurant itself appeared dirty and run down. While the staff seemed to be doing their best, it was clear they were struggling due to a lack of supplies and deliveries. Additionally, the fryer oil seemed old and not properly maintained, which affected the taste of the food--everything that was fried had an unpleasant, stale flavor. Overall, this was a very disappointing experience. read more

We waited about 10 minutes which isn't too bad they were busy. Once we were seated our Waiter was really cool and nice. Checking out the bathrooms it was a little clean and not so clean. The food was not the best but also not the worst. Food that shouldn't have been sweet was sweet like the gravy and green beans. read more

Great food and service. Love their salmon and pretty much anything we have had here. The cheddars closed close to us and when ever we are in the area try to stop read more

Waited for 35 min to be seated when there were multiple tables open. Took 15 to get water, food was cold and one in our party never received his as we were told they "accidentally " gave it to another customer! Overall, terrible experience. We won't be returning. read more

We came in for a weeknight dinner and were sat right away. The service was good overall. It was a bit cold inside. The honey butter croissants are so yummy, flaky. Our order came out incorrectly (we got white fish instead of salmon), and they did give us another entire plate for free so that was nice. Lots of food leftover! - Cheddar cheese fries (3/5): huge portion, lots of toppings, but the fries did not taste fresh or crispy, kind of tasted frozen. Overall too salty - Sirloin steak (3/5): pretty good, cooked to order (medium rare), seasoned well. The sides were a bit salty though, the broccoli cheddar casserole and green beans. The casserole was very tasty. - Grilled salmon (4/5): cooked and seasoned well. Salmon was flaky and not too fishy. Loaded baked potato was a huge and lots of toppings Overall food was good but not amazing. read more

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Food is consistent hot and flavored just right We usually eat in the bar area because the restaurant is always busy and a line to get a seat Staff is friendly bar tenders know what they are doing very pleasant experience one of our favorites and go quite often read more

Calden( I hope I spelled correctly) was my waiter Dec 6, 2025 he did a great job. The kitchen was out of everything I order even the great rolls and we arrive at 7:30 next time I will call to make sure they have rolls ,, Keep up the good work Calden!! You did good several big orders!! read more

Came with some family and we had a nice time. There is a lot of parking outside so we assumed it was going to be packed. The hostess said it was going to be 30 minutes but it was about 10 to be seated. We grabbed some drinks at the bar. I had the island tiki cocktail which was pretty good! Not too strong and not too sweet. Also the strawberry margarita was okay. It did have pieces of strawberries in it if you're not into that. I ordered the ribs and coconut shrimp. The coconut sauce was very sweet and not my favorite but the shrimp tasted good anyways. The ribs fell right of the bone and were a bit spicy. Really enjoyed them. The side of steamed broccoli was so bomb. Everyone enjoyed their meals, most of them had the 8oz steak and they ate the whole thing. It was a lot smaller than I thought. But we had a good time and the staff was great. read more

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I was traveling in the area and decided to stop at Cheddar's for dinner since we don't have one back home. I went in the evening on a week day and it wasn't very busy. Inside had a relaxed ambiance, not too noisy for a restaurant. The service was excellent! I received fresh honey butter croissants within minutes of my server brining me water. The croissants were amazing!! I would go back just for them. For my entree I ordered the monte cristo but turns out I'm not a fan. However, it was brought freshly prepared with the well done fries as ordered! read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Honey Butter Croissants - American Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

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The rolls are soooo good! We had a large group (about 22 of us) and they were quick to seat us because they do take reservations! The servers we had worked diligent and were very polite. They took our orders and there were no problems with any of our food! I would come back next time I am passing through the area! read more

Cheddars Scratch Kitchen actually feels like a joke of a name after eating here. Nothing looks or tastes like it was made from scratch, the whole restaurant feels like a Dennys/Applebees hybrid. We only came here because the restaurant we wanted to go to was closed for a private event and I thought Cheddars had a good menu and I figured you couldn't mess up chicken tenders. Well. It took FOREVER to get our food, and when we did get it, it was SO COLD!! Like inedible cold. I didn't ask for anything else because the service was really odd, it was busy but when I walked to the bathroom, I saw like five servers just hanging around in a group, chatting, so it was confusing why service was almost nonexistent. My fiancé got a rack of ribs and only ate one bite, I took my food home to eat later but I just threw it away. Also, the whole restaurant is a labyrinth, terrible floor design. Last but not least, I ordered a drink called the Painkiller, it was a order limit of two per person so I assumed there was a lot of liquor in it but when I got it, I literally only tasted pure syrup, tasted like something that would make you sick before you finished the whole thing. Limit of two??? I can't even imagine someone finishing one. I asked the waitress for a Long Island iced tea instead and I will say, it was REALLY good. A PERFECT Long Island iced tea. All in all, a very odd restaurant experience lol. I had low expectations and somehow even those weren't met. read more

Went there for the infamous onion rings! Pre-covid, you got a little board with 2 dowels in it, both loaded with the best onion rings ever! Now you get way fewer rings and they were not nearly as good. A little disappointing, probably won't go back. read more

This place is nice for a family dinner. Great menu selections. They have something for everyone. The staff is very friendly. The food was delicious as well. they also offered great drinks selections. Will come back again! read more

I'm not from this state but I came on a business trip, I googled what food place was nearby and I'm so glad I decided to pick this restaurant! This place is really nice, staff? Very friendly and hard working! Fast paced! Very clean, food was great!!! I have enjoyed everything I've had so far! I would definitely love to come back here! read more

no ranch, no silverwear, small portions, less food than ordered. service was fast. it's okay.

We always enjoy a meal here before leaving COMO. A nice place to unwind for a hearty meal before leaving COMO after a long game weekend.

The spinach dip had just the right combination of spinach and artichokes. The chicken pot pie was excellent, I always enjoy the ambiance it is so relaxing. The service was very good! Our server was very attentive to our needs. Overall a very enjoyable dinning experience! read more

This food is delicious! We ordered curbside pickup. The food was still hot when we got home! I wish they had delivery but it is worth driving to get their food. read more

I strongly prefer non-chain restaurants but had an occasion to visit family who likes them. After some debate we chose Cheddars, mostly because this chain doesn't have a location near St. Louis so it was new to me. Decor was fine, restaurant wasn't crowded. Seemed kind of tired but nothing overtly worn or dirty. I was pleasantly surprised to get a plate of croissants for free after seeing them on the menu. There were 5 of us and we got 4 croissants so it was a little disappointing. After trying them I wasn't sad at all that there wasn't one for everyone. They weren't very good and we didn't even finish what we had. Table ordered 2 sirloin steaks (kind of bummed that only choices were sirloin and ribeye), lemon pepper chicken, and a split of Cajun pasta. Side salads were delivered first. Ceasar was tasty but waaayyy too much cheese. One cup of soup was forgotten. Pasta was not split and a second plate wasn't provided, even though we said were were splitting on ordering. A long wait for a plate and we ended up just using the bread plate. Pasta was cold. Plenty of meat (sausage, chicken, shrimp), very few veggies. Shrimp was undercooked. It tasted good but hard to enjoy cold. Companions said steaks were tasty (very heavily seasoned) but both were undercooked. One enough that a chunk couldn't be eaten. Lemon pepper chicken was decent and 2 breasts, so a good portion. Sides were pretty small portions. Potato soup was ok but not finished by either companion that ordered it. Lots of wait time between ordering, salads, entrees, and check. Strange since they weren't busy. Waiter was friendly and refilled drinks, but I noticed that he carried a huge handful of paper-wrapped straws in his actual front jeans pocket (not an apron) so that was pretty gross. Overall I would not go back. Even though I don't like chains anyway, there is a perfectly good Texas Roadhouse down the street that is head and shoulders better than this. read more

Service was okay. The food was bland and boring. Not sure why people come here. Our food took over half an hour to come out and they weren't even busy. read more

After watching multiple groups of people leave due to the screaming children at a bar due to bad parenting. We ask to move tables and we're told that we can not move tables. Just bad decisions and bad management overall We've come here for years, love the food, but will not be back. read more

The service is meh but the food is weaker. Unfortunate. We'd hoped to find it better. Seems TGIF is still the best restaurant in Columbia. Sad but true. read more

Our waitress was very good. I had a sirloin and my husband had a ribeye. Both were delicious!

We had eaten at another Cheddar's location previously (several times). We were driving across Missouri and were approaching Columbia around lunchtime. I checked on restaurants online while someone else was driving, and I noted a Cheddar's. We opted to dine here rather than gamble on a complete unknown. This was a Sunday just past noon; unsurprisingly there was a short (~ 10 minute) wait. There was no parking left up front (most of that was empty to-go spaces) so we parked around back. We waited in the shade a few yards from their entrance. After the wait, we got seated. The layout/decor of this place seemed pretty much a replica of the Cheddar's in GA that we'd visited. Maybe they are all the same? Service was initially a bit slow; I chalked that up to matching patronage vs. servers in COVID-time. Once our waitress showed up, things were fine. We reviewed the (semi-limited) menu and everyone found some acceptable dish. My veggie plate (which I had not ordered previously) was good, and just about the right amount of food. My wife got a salad and it was too large for her. My daughter got their version of jambalaya, which she wasn't that taken with. To be fair, I'm not sure that Cheddar's is really the most likely venue for top notch New Orleans cuisine; maybe go with something a bit more generic? In all, it was fine. Just choose your dish sensibly. read more