The Creekside Grill is located in the Echo Bluff State Park Lodge. It was where we had every meal during a long weekend at the lodge, and is basically the only restaurant around. We were so pleased with the wide variety of food and breadth of service times (breakfast through dinner). The prices were also reasonable given that we were a captive audience. All of their options are real, fresh food. You can certainly splurge and get fried food with fries. What impressed me, though, was the ability to eat healthy and balanced meals all weekend long in a lodge restaurant. For breakfast I would have oatmeal with eggs on the side. For lunch, I enjoyed the turkey BLT with a broccoli salad. For dinner, I enjoyed the salmon, which was skillfully cooked. The grill has seating similar to other in-hotel restaurants. There is a view of the bluff on two walls with large windows. Again, this eatery is the lifeline of staying at the lodge. read more

Creekside Grill - Turkey BLT with broccoli salad - American Near Me - Eminence, Missouri

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The Bourbon Bacon Pecan Salmon was pretty good. And the cocktail was tasty too. The desserts were to DIE for. The reason my star rating is so low is because the service was LOUSY. Our waitress had the enthusiasm of a rock, and had to be asked repeatedly for simple things like WATER and napkins. Then she messed up our checks. And didn't even thanks us for catching her errors (I assume she would've had to make up the difference?) Another thing is they've got seating out on the patio, but the sun would COOK you! They need to figure out how to use the space! The prices were reasonable. It was just reeeeally lacking in the service arena! read more

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My friends and I stayed at Echo Bluff Lodge for 2 nights and ended up having lunch, dinner (twice!) and a to go breakfast at Creekside Grill-it was convenient and THAT good. First off, the staff are lovely and so accommodating. Second-the outside patio and views-wow-just can't be beat! I very much enjoyed their Ozark salad and for dinner we split their vegetarian pizzas. For breakfast they had fruit, oatmeal and toast options well packaged to go and they even offer box lunches for days on the river. Be sure to order those at least a day in advance and they'll be ready for you to pick up before your river excursions the next day. Really fresh ingredients and fair prices for a restaurant attached to a state park lodge. We were well taken care of here and enjoyed all our meals at Creekside Grill. Sorry there are no food pics-we were busy chatting away so I only snapped shots of the exterior. read more

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This is the place you want to eat at if you're staying in the area. My wife and I have been coming to Eminence, MO to visit Alley Springs for years. One of my biggest complaints with coming is the serious lack of any decent food anywhere in Eminence. Echo Bluff Lodge and the Creekside Grill is about 20 minutes from Eminence. The Lodge is fabulous and you won't find better accommodations within 40 miles. We ate at the Creekside Grill three nights in a row. Their chicken wings are fantastic and for two nights I enjoyed their meatloaf with two sides of mashed potatoes and brown gravy along with a Caesar Salad. I loved the dish so much the first night, I had to get it again for our last night of dining. Ambiance at the Creek Side Grill is much better in the outdoor seating area, however, when it is 100 degrees outside, there is no dining there. Inside seating is a combination of high tops and regular wooden tables and chairs. Not the most comfortable, however, this place is infinitely better than anything in a 30 mile radius. read more

Creekside Grill - MeatLoaf with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy. - American Near Me - Eminence, Missouri

The wings are probably the best thing on the menu right now. The cheeseburger and pizza are also good. Service was very slow, and we never received the sodas and cocktails that we ordered when we first sat down. We eventually received our food with the exception of our son's pizza. Our waitress said that they forgot to make the pizza and she was told by the kitchen that they were closed so she would take it off of our bill. read more

If you come here, definitely get a sandwich or burger. Their pizzas are subpar. I got the 10-inch cheese pizza, and it looked and tasted like a cheap oven pizza. Everything here is very expensive, but they're one of the only food options around. They only had one waiter when we ate here, and the service is very slow. The table next to ours had a single person waiting 30 minutes for a single grilled cheese to go. Another table was seated outside and then was forgotten about, and one of them had to come back in to remind the waiter they were there. read more

Creekside Grill - The BLT is AMAZING. But the fries are seasoned with pepper...? Just black pepper and salt. - American Near Me - Eminence, Missouri

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The bbq chicken was delicious, moist and tender. The coleslaw was lite and tasted like the dressing was made with quality ingredients.

So eaten here a few times and all I can say is it's Eminence Mo not a big city. Breakfast was good, eggs, bacon, toast and potatoes. No problem. Dinner well that's another story, crab cakes more fillet than crab, ribs tough and not tasty, salads more croutons then greens, smoked wings were actually good! Always need help here, never enough workers. read more

Ambience, fantastic! Cocktails on the patio severely lacking, completely out of red wine, went for the snakebite which was actually pretty good. Dinner...ordered prime rib, it was not prime rib looked more like an overcooked pork chop and mashed potatoes were ice cold. Server never checked back. Maybe if you stick to burgers or pizza it might be OK. Just focus on the view it's beautiful. read more

Creekside Grill - This was supposed to be prime rib. Probably best to stick to burgers. - American Near Me - Eminence, Missouri

Nestled between Eminance and Salem Missouri, this gem is an amazing restaurant overlooking sinking creek just off of the Current River and the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. The food was perfect for coming in from a day on the river. The option to sit inside or outside on a sprawling deck overlooking the bluff and the chance to see wild horses makes for an epic lunch or dinner. Try the crab cakes, Caesar salad, or pizzas and save room for dessert! read more

Creekside Grill - View from the dining deck. - American Near Me - Eminence, Missouri

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The restaurant is a great place to eat, especially if you're staying at the Lodge! We love coming here after our canoe/kayak trips on the current river! The onion rings are awesome for an appetizer and the Caesar Salad is great for a side or for a meal with the grilled chicken or salmon. The staff is top notch! The setting outside looking at the bluffs and the water flowing is amazing! read more

Creekside Grill - Onion Ring Appetizer - American Near Me - Eminence, Missouri

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Friendly service; good food considering it's in the lodge of a state park. I feel like it was a bit pricey though as everything was al a carte. Try and sit outside if the weather permits as the views are amazing. There really aren't many options in the small town of Eminence so give it a try! read more

Service was very good and the food was excellent. I had the pulled pork, my wife had salmon. Both were excellent!

This place was AMAZING!! Usually these places that are your only place to go are not good, so not the case here!! We were absolutely floored with the meal selection and the quality of the food! We had a girl, Courtney, that was new, but she had it down pact!! Our drinks were never empty, our food came out quick, correct and fantastic!!! If you're in the area, eat here, you'll be glad you did!! read more

We stayed at the Echo Bluff lodge for two nights, and had dinner at Creekside Grill for both days. The food was great, and it was nice to dine outside when the weather is good. We enjoyed the Caesar salad that comes with our entrées. Highly recommend the meat loaf. read more

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Food, customer service and a beautiful place to visit. Cabins are great with access to many clear streams and Current river. read more

Not sure where to start here. I guess WOW would be appropriate. Great service, fantastic food, excellent atmosphere. Come hungry. Prices look a little high until you see the plate full of food. They serve you more than plenty. I had the meatloaf. Possibly the best I ever ate. Deb had country fried chicken and it was moist and flavorful. You can't go wrong here. read more

Great food and service! My kids also love it. Beautiful location. I recommend the salmon.

Creekside Grill At Betty Lea Lodge at Echo Bluff State Park. The lodge Creekside Grill is located at the Betty Lea Lodge at Echo Bluff State Park. This is an excellent location to access the Ozark National Scenic Riverways park. The lodge was built in 2016 and is very up-to-date. It is furnished with comfortable, nice-looking furniture and appliances. We visited in October when fewer tourists are in the area. The busy season is likely the summer when people take kayak or canoe trips down the Current River and in Ozark National Scenic Riverways. By October, kids are back in school and fewer families likely visit. The Creekside Grill has about six indoor tables and about 20 outdoor tables on the lodge's deck. When we visited the Creekside Grill in October, there were one or two servers waiting the tables. We did not have a long wait to order or get our food. The first night I had two thin pork chops, which were overcooked and a bit dry. I also had a cob of corn (possibly frozen, then cooked) and coleslaw. My husband had a hamburger which he enjoyed. His sweet potato fries were good. We split an average chocolate lava cake with ice cream. We could have had alcoholic beverages for dinner. However, we had previously bought beer in the lodge's gift shop, stored it in our room refrigerator, and had drinks on the balcony of our room. So we did not have beer or wine in the restaurant. We had good breakfasts at Creekside Grill the next day. I had eggs. My husband had the yogurt parfait (yogurt, berries, and granola). The second night we had dinner at the Creekside Grill again. We split a hamburger and a chicken quesadilla. Both were very good. Our green side salad was good. We split a tasty blackberry tart for dessert. This was a good meal. The next morning we each had very good parfaits of yogurt, berries and granola. Everyone at the Creekside Grill is very friendly and helpful. We had some great conversations. read more

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If there's one thing whoever runs this area needs to focus on, it's this restaurant right here. Otherwise, they have done a fantastic job at developing this area. The lodges are fantastic, the park is beautiful, and the park staff is doing a good job. The food, however, is horrendous, and the service was friendly but poor in terms of ability. Every individual's order at the table was wrong. The food came out cold. Despite being a small restaurant, coffee and water were rarely filled, and there just seemed to be an overall lack of awareness. Really, just not good at all. I'll give them a big check on portion sizes, but if I'm being honest, large portion sizes of not so great food doesn't do any good. read more

Sunday breakfast bar looked as they put it out the night before, we passed and asked for our money back. It was getting ready to storm one evening so we decided not to cook at camp and gave them another change. We order pizza and toasted raviolis. The raviolis were good but the pizza was from frozen and even still had the round cardboard on the bottom crust. We've ate a few of the state park restaurants, and not had complaints this one really needs to step it up. read more

I ate dinner and breakfast here. The food is overpriced for the quality. Dinner was fine, but after eating breakfast, I became very sick. I actually had to wait at the lodge for three hours after check-out until I felt well enough to drive. Will not be eating here again! read more

Great steak. We had the ribeyes, and they we're cooked perfectly. Great server, also.

We spent the week camping at the park and decided to have breakfast at the grill Sunday morning before leaving. We got there right when they opened. The staff is awesome, friendly, competent, and fast! The food was pretty good and the portion sizes were BIG! I had the French toast, my husband had the omelette. Everything was delicious and arrived to the table faster than I expected it to! We love camping out here and will make sure that we come back to try the lunch and dinner menus over our next camping trips! read more

We were the only two people in the restaurant at 1:50 pm on a Thursday. We ordered a pulled pork sandwich and a burger with a salad each. We got them 48 minutes later and 'sorry, me and the chef couldn't find each other' was the excuse. I'm not joking. Offered a discount? Nope. The pulled pork tasted like it came from the local kum n' go gas station. read more

This is a taste testing review! We were greeted by a friendly hostess who manned the whole dining area. There were about 4 families when we were seated. She was prompt and friendly with drinks and provided us with what was in the menu. The meal was in buffet format. We started with fried catfish with lemon, and a smoked chicken leg. Sides were fresh rolls, bacon macaroni and cheese, and steamed broccoli. The second go around was the smoked BBQ ribs. Everything was AMAZING but my favorite were the ribs. For desert we were served a blackberry pie with vanilla bean ice cream. It was the perfect finishing touch! Everyone left stuffed and happy!!! I have a feeling this restaurant will be a huge hit! read more

Creekside Grill - Family meal before they open for business! - American Near Me - Eminence, Missouri

Self serve Breakfast buffet for four just under $34 not including tip. Food is standard fare you would get at a hotel buffet sausage, eggs, hash browns, biscuits and gravy. Limited juice options. Outside of course in the fall is beautiful. read more

Creekside Grill - View from the back deck. - American Near Me - Eminence, Missouri

Maybe it was late in the day, but the food was cold nothing fresh, or special. Pricey.

Food is ok. Service is horrendous although friendly. We've been here for over a half hour and still don't have our coffee. It is a monopoly for the area and no effort is made otherwise. Multi tasking and a hurried step are unknown here. Update: coffee has finally arrived! 1 minute before food. Food was incorrect, requested no onions. Good thing coffee was not charged. Mixed reviews. Don't start your day here... read more

We're so glad we found this spot on a road trip! Dining out on the beautiful deck with a stunning view, campfire smell, great food, friendly staff! Definitely recommend the salad with blackberry vinaigrette and the bourbon meatloaf! read more

While the lodge itself is beautiful, the food at Creekside Grill left something to be desired. The staff was friendly and fairly attentive. Although, the morning waitress had brought her son, approximately 8-10 years old, and was constantly attending to his needs. Went for both dinner and breakfast the next morning as there are no other restaurants nearby. Dinner was cold and overcooked across the board. Our family of 4 ordered (1) salmon, (2) ribs, (3) mac and cheese, and (4) hummus. Salmon required a steak knife to be cut, ribs were dry and impossible to eat off the bone, mac and cheese was flavorless, and hummus was served with dry and cracking veggies. Breakfast was also disappointing. Our family ordered (1) french toast with eggs, (2) biscuits and gravy, and (3) breakfast burrito. Scrambled eggs were literally gray, gravy was cold and biscuit was hard, and breakfast burrito was served with "salsa" of stewed tomato chunks which appeared to be poured directly from the can. The view is unbeatable and the lodge is great, but I would not spend my money at the Creekside Grill. It is well worth the drive to travel to Eminence or Salem for a better meal at a better price. read more