The food was really good. Their meatloaf was almost perfect. Mashed potatoes were pretty good as well. The salad bar was worth it. Is definitely visit their again. Only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because the server wasn't very friendly and one of the hamburgers we ordered was burnt like a hockey puck. BUT everything else was good. read more

I went there today at 2 PM. I was having my truck worked on a couple blocks away. They told me the food was good at George's. I walked several blocks and went inside after noticing the sign "Breakfast Anytime". Upon entering the establishment, several voices chimed out "WE ARE CLOSED!". So you can not get breakfast anytime nor anything else for that matter. Another Missouri Landmark dump. read more

Old style family restaurant with all the usuals. Our food was solid but it was just eggs and hash browns. They did have some interesting choices from Huevos Rancheros to Chicken Fried Steak. They make a Mickey Mouse pancake for the kids and my grandson had some fun Corn Dog nuggets that were tasty. The carpet on the way to the restrooms smelled musky though. But overall you can't go wrong here. read more

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I had the Western omelette with a side of oil on it and well Kraft singles melted on my food ticked me off. I refused anything else from this place and well I was ready to leave the moment I see this. I am sorry but the whole time I was here all I heard was the microwave cooking. I am going down the street and never coming back sorry. read more

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They had a breakfast buffet but we ordered from menu. It was absolutely delicious and homestyle cooked. Waiter was great but forgot his name. read more

George's Family Restaurant - French Toast! Delicious! - Diners Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

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This is the second try as New Year's Day was so slow, we walked out. Still seemsto have the same slow issues. 39 minutes and still no eggs? We will not be back, ever! read more

I will forever give this place 5 stars. Always has the best breakfast. I've been coming to this place since 2015 and while I only order a few things, it's been consistently good. The service is always good, even on their busiest days you aren't ever forgotten, the foods always correct and hot, and the wait staff are pleasant. The atmosphere feels like grammas dining room, putting family in the name was correct. Come in and sit anywhere type of place. read more

George's Family Restaurant - Pancakes, biscuits and gravy, recession proof breakfast, coffee (always filled before empty and hot), and sourdough toast. - Diners Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

We don't get to Springfield often. Every time we go we like to try a new restaurant. Been wanting to try this restaurant for a while, just never got there early enough. There are a lot of restaurants in Springfield to choose from. Sorry that we chose this one. I just want good service and good food at decent prices. Got none of these at George's. I like to go to a place where I will spend most of the time eating. At George's we spent most of our time waiting and waiting and waiting. Specifics below. Parking spaces are too narrow. The interior of this place is very dated and dark. There's all kinds of lottery or gambling signs and monitors around the room. It was 11:00 and there were plenty of empty booths to pick from. Guess we chose the wrong booth in the wrong section because we sat there and waited a long time to get waited on. As if we were invisible. A couple gentlemen came in after us and sat in the front section and they had service before us. We were down to our last two minutes when we said if we didn't get service we would leave. Finally a waitress came by, but she took our drink order wrong. We asked for ice water. She brought us iced tea and menus. The place has an extensive menu. After that we waited and waited and finally a man came and got our order. Paul ordered the buffet so he got to eat right away. He said it was awful. Has no idea what was in the meatballs. He said the only thing tasty was the mashed potatoes. He looked at the desserts and passed. Wife ordered a breakfast skillet that she waited and waited and waited for. Paul was already done eating by the time the wife's breakfast skillet came out. It was served with a really bad-tasting salsa. The American fries in the skillet were potato slices. There was supposed to be bacon in the skillet, but you couldn't see it or really taste it. Maybe it was chopped up and mixed in with the potatoes, cheese, etc. The whole thing seemed greasy, and wife only ate a third of it. She did like the taste of the B&G, but was disappointed that despite its description on the menu, it lacked sausage. On our way home from Springfield, we stopped at Cooky's in Golden City. As usual at Cooky's, we were waited on immediately. We each ordered a brisket sandwich. We told our waitress that we wish we could eat a full meal, but we were too full from the bad meal we had had earlier in the day. We also told the waitress that compared to that place, it was a pleasure to eat good food and get great service. And the ambiance at Cooky's is like no other, and not uncomfortable like the other place. That, among other reasons, is why we return to Cooky's. But we will not return to George's. read more

Did not enjoy the sirloin at all. It had a weird flavor and made me not want to eat the rest of my food. Diner is older and not clean looking. Staff was ok. I do not recommend. read more

THIS PLACE IS AWESOME!!!!! The food was perfect and the service was great!!!! Ann-Marie was top notch and friendly as can be. ORDER THE MEATLOAF!!!!! read more

We walked in and were told to sit anywhere. People were friendly and it seemed there were a number of regulars in for breakfast. It was a bit darker than a lot of restaurants, but not uncomfortably so. The workers have loud conversations that you expect in a diner. We had the steak and eggs, which also came with potatoes, and biscuit and gravy. Another had the avocado on sourdough bread. It came with a good side of mixed fresh fruit. Both were good. No complaints about the steak and eggs. The biscuits and gravy is what you want with a good country breakfast! The prices were higher than I would expect for breakfast. For the two of us the bill was $34 before tip. But to be fair, maybe that is just our current crazy economy. The only thing I would not recommend is the cappuccino. It is from a powder and not real. read more

George's Family Restaurant - Avocado toast with a nice selection of tomatoes and feta cheese. - Diners Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

Do not eat here! I was charged $52.01 for a $43.34 check. Food was cold. Server was terrible. She never checked on our COLD food, undercooked hashbrowns, never brought a chocolate milk- and charged me for it. Called management to get situation remedied, was told it was my bank. Verified it was not on the bank and was charged a 22.5% tip via the customer terminal in which the cashier selected without knowledge. They are crooks and have no shame. Food is cold and undercooked. Find a better place. Do better George's. Do better. Or gracefully bow out and close your doors. read more

George's Family Restaurant - Actual reciept vs charge. - Diners Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

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We were in town for one day, we had the most awesome breakfast Chicken Fried Steak and egg, with phenomenal service from Sarah, we asked her what we can do in the area, and she sent us to the Top of the Rock. We had the best time ever. Thank you Dee & Kurtis read more

Our daughter has lived in Springfield a little over a year, and she says her goal is to try a new restaurant every time we visit. Today it was George's. NOT a disappointment! My wife and I split a Country Fried Steak, two eggs, Georgie-style hash browns, and a biscuit with gravy. Plenty of food for two people. Our daughter had chocolate chip pancakes and a side of bacon. Everything was delicious. Our server was just the right amount of attentive. If you're a diner person, try George's. I think you'll like it. read more

Food is great. Employees are very friendly. Highly recommended for breakfast and anytime.

What a great diner/breakfast spot! It's been a minute since I've eaten at Georges and feel I've been missing out! I'm 65 and haven't been here since my 4th grade birthday party and it was known as George Lyndsey's, ya know "Goober" on the Andy Griffith show?! We all had steak and i remember it was good then too, as 4th grade standards go‍ Honestly i had been afraid to go because of a couple poor reviews on here. Well, no more! They had a nice crowd and everything was awesome today. My husband and I both had the recession proof breakfast combo. You have some choices here and we had biscuits & gravy (perfect!), he had over med. eggs (cooked perfect as well) sausage patty for me hash browns & 1 coffee. All of that for under $17 and it was wonderful!! Will definitely be back as their menu is huge (more than breakfast) and I've heard good things! read more

The salad bar was nice, clean, & fresh. The pot roast my husband had was mediocre & the accompanying red skin mashed potatoes was a mashed baked potat. I ordered a cup of chicken noodle soup & was brought a bowl of soup. The waitstaff was busy doing their side work at a table on the other side of the booth partition, talking loudly & peppering 4-letter words here & there. Our booth seats were uncomfortable & oddly angled. Not somewhere I will eat again. read more

Drive by this place every day since i recently moved here and wanted to check it out. Upon entering there is no sign to wait to be seated or to seat yourself so I just stood there for a while until a customer at a nearby table told me to sit anywhere which I did. Not long afterwards I was greeted and handed a menu. I chose a super sampler with scrambled eggs, Georgie hash browns and sourdough toast. I was shocked how quickly it arrived, I'd barely received my coffee when the meal was delivered. Upon first glance I was impressed. Bacon was crispy and yummy, sausage patty was tasty but that was all that was good. Scrambled eggs were not light or fluffy, kinda burnt on one side and chewy, toast was barely buttered, it was difficult to tell which side was actually buttered. The pork had issues, nice char lines on it but it was barely warm so I decided to just eat the edges but left most of it. The George hash brown which is loaded and cost $1.99 extra was revolting, it was swimming in oil, I tried to drain it off but there was so much. Server should have noticed the almost untouched pork and hash browns and inquired if everything was ok, especially when I denied a to go box. She did notice the big pool of oil when she took my plates away, she even showed it to another worker but still delivered the check without saying anything. Cashier didn't ask if everything was ok, just took my money and said nothing. Glad I tried it but won't be back. read more

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it looked decent on first look, they told us to seat ourselves and they never cleaned the table once we sat down, causing us to change seats. the food was terrible, we had the breakfast buffet and the food was greasy and the cinnamon roll was raw, not an exaggeration. raw. the food was not great at all. read more

This place is a small family owned business. They have a salad bar and buffet. There's usually a breakfast special 2 eggs hash browns meat and biscuits and gravy for $8.99. Usually a good value on the special of the day. They post it on facebook read more

Ye ol Hor Hey's... Well that's what we called it growing up here. Some things have definitely changed, and some haven't. No more fighting the Goth kids for late night tables as they smoke, and drink their bottomless coffee. Those day are over, but what hasn't changed is the dependability of good old George's. It's not the best, and it's not the cheapest "anymore." But you can bet that everyone in your group will find something; possibly even a hair in their food. But hey; no one's perfect and if everything is closed or packed why not go 3rd best? Or maybe lower but it's still in the number chart.. read more

We love George's! They have an amazing breakfast but I came here to tell you about the delicious burrito I had for lunch. It was excellent. The queso was creamy and warm, the refried beans and rice were on point. The ground beef is cooked to perfection. Everything on the plate reminds you of a warm hug. Loved it. read more

George's Family Restaurant - Burrito - Diners Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

Can't say enough about this place. Wonderful outside sitting, friendliest staff and food so good we finished before the first check in. We ordered variations of the recession breakfast due to so many options and great price. Their biscuits and gravy are something to write home about and will order every time [grandma's speciality good] read more

George's Family Restaurant - Diners Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

I come here so often so I'm not sure why I haven't left a review yet. My friends and I have basically made this restaurant our go-to spot for early morning study sessions since they open super early. The waitresses that are there when they open basically know what we always get and our drink order because we come here that often haha! The service is incredible especially for a small ma and pa breakfast spot like this. I love coming here for their endless coffee, their recession breakfast which is $4 for everything you would want for breakfast, and the ambience. The tables are always nice and clean, bathrooms are clean, service is always good, and food is never disappointing. There's nothing negative I can contribute to this review. That's how much I enjoy coming here to not only just enjoy my breakfast with friends but also to study for exams. read more

George's Family Restaurant - One of their omelette with biscuits and gravy - Diners Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

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Best breakfast in Springfield by far.prices are right and the staff are all super friendly and helpful.

What a wonderful place! The recession proof breakfast is $2.99 until 11am. $3.99 after 11. It is 2 eggs, bacon sausage or hashbrowns and toast biscuits and gravy or hotcakes. There are so many options on the menu and priced right. Breakfast buffet on the weekend for $8.99. Gravy is not super thick but still good flavor. Quick service. read more

George's Family Restaurant - Diners Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

Finally got the chance to try this place out on Sunday and it was a bust. We got seated, 5 minutes after arriving, at a booth with terrible lighting and a view of what was going on behind the bar. We uploaded the menu on our phone, per scan QR code on the table, and looked at the menu while we waited for our server. Our server was pleasant and got us our water as we continued looking. While we waited for our food there were bad signs left and right. First off our table light fixture was out (hello darkness), a customers order had been returned because it was not cooked correctly, they microwave their biscuits and then we saw one of the cooks walk out. We waited over 40 minutes for our food and never got an ETA. I get they were busy, short staffed but where's the service? We got a hold of our server and we asked what was going on and she says the kitchen is at a stand still. I asked if our order had even been started and she said no. We cancelled our order and left. She was kind enough to offer biscuits and gravy to go but I wasn't in the mood for microwaved biscuits. read more

My motel was just down the street walking distance, Best Western Route 66, I've stayed here lots of time drove by lots time never stop in, the reviews on Yelp wasn't good, so that might say no to come here,Beer is sold at this location made my day, the place was busy, had the biscuits and gravy which was good and filling, my server was good, read more

George's Family Restaurant - Biscuits and gravy with bud light - Diners Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

me and my boyfriend got breakfast to go this morning and this was our first time trying george's. it is now going to be our new breakfast spot. i absolutely loved it. i even saved my leftovers to reheat and they were just as good as when it was fresh. i highly recommend, great prices, great service, and great food! 10/10! read more

Eggs were borderline raw. Ham was cold. Pancakes were raw. The server seemed to act as if she'd heard it all before. This was the nastiest breakfast I've had anywhere. read more

Good country fired steak, scrambled eggs left a bit to be desired. Service was almost too snappy at first, but I think my server forgot about me towards the end. All in all a solid meal. read more

Went to George's today for the first and last time! There is nothing home cooked about this place, a greasy spoon for sure! Biscuit and gravy are supposed to be world famous lies!!! Hash browns were horrible my greasy bacon was put on top of them making them even more greasy! Sausage was dried leather! Ham steak was ok! Save your money and keep going when you see this place!! read more

Rundown, low quality, gross. I was limited on time else I would have found another place to eat. Was told to seat myself anywhere - but every vacant table was a mess. Asked to seat at a table while they "cleaned it". Workers were having inappropriate conversations of relations at the open counter, others were walking around the floor eating in between guests. Just absolutely terrible. Food was subpar and the table condiments were covered in something sticky. Stay away. read more

If you want to feel like you have stepped back in time and get some delicious hearty homestyle food, this is the place! Me and my husband agreed completely that it's crazy we had never tried George's until now. We both got the daily special, hamburger steak (HUGE portion perfectly cooked to order), a side and salad bar. Affordable and delicious food. Great friendly service and a more clean and up to date dining room than we expected judging by George's older exterior. It's very, very old-fashioned and "down home" here - but nice nonetheless. I would absolutely love to try their breakfast when we're in town. The salad bar is very old school and includes some sweets, can't miss it. The pies/cake in the case looked amazing as well, but after those big portions there was no room left for it. read more

Very friendly staff, welcoming as soon as you walk in my boyfriend and I got biscuits and gravy take out and they are very good 10/10 will be coming back and eco friendly takeout box's read more

George's Family Restaurant - Biscuits and gravy so delicious!! - Diners Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

Arguably the worst customer service I've ever had a restaurant. Food took 2 hours to get once seated and we were told repeatedly food was coming. Pro tip - if you're busy and you're way behind, have some courtesy and be upfront with people. Food was average at best. Too bad and disappointing. read more

Really enjoyed my visit. Table full of local regulars tucking it up with waitress. Great, friendly fast service. They have a "Recession Proof Breakfast" for $2.99. The place was very clean and big enough that even with a line, it would move. They do have counter seating but also a ton of booths. My food was quick and hot. Hash browns were not crispy and a little too greasy (if that is possible) but were just fine. They know how to cook their eggs and the biscuit and gravy side was a meal in itself and was tasty. read more

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Great buffet! Home made food! Great service! Mom & pops style restaurant. Homemade pies & cakes yummy

George's gets 3 stars if you are looking for fine dining. Because that is not what it is. And it may have "steak house" in the title, but really it's just a neighborhood Mom and Pop type of place. George's gets FIVE STARS if you like local restaurants with ordinary people who wear jeans and t-shirts. Think "local flavor" in a literary sort of sense. Ernest Hemingway would have eaten at George's (and Caspers) if he had ever passed through Springfield -- because of the people. The servings are big! The employees keep your coffee filled. You want to study the menu because some of the best items are also the cheaper ones. If you pay $8 or $9 for something, just plan on asking for a to-go container. You probably won't be able to finish all of it. That's how big the servings of food are. And at George's, nobody looks at you like you are a cheap-skate when you request a to-go box. read more

Let's be honest and call a spade, a spade. This is not so much a steakhouse as it is a diner. Regardless, the food is good, the servers are friendly and fast, and I keep coming back. George's is one of the few dining establishments that's open 24/7, 365. Even though they are always open, I have only been there for breakfast. I really like the food here. My wife is a huge fan of the country fried steak (it is delicious), and I highly recommend it if you like them. I really enjoy their omelets. I trend to create my own, but it's based off of their Mexican Omelet. You get a choice of potato; American Fries or hash browns. The American Fries are my choice. Cubed potato cooked with some onions...and maybe peppers. The decor is dated, and somewhat unremarkable. So that's all I have to say about that. This is not a fancy place by any means. It's very casual and laid back...just like any diner should be. read more

George's Family Restaurant - The country fried steak is the best in town! If you like CFS, give it a try! - Diners Near Me - Springfield, Missouri