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Stephanie the server went above and beyond the word waitress…read more water refills were timely but not interfering with our conversation Truly genuine personality and so attentive to everyone at our table for 8 people-will be returning soon for the great food and good times

Went here for our 30th anniversary dinner, which was very good. We had Carl as our waiter, and he…read morewas a joy! Always love the warm bread with honey butter, along with a nice salad to start. I had the filet and lobster tail. My filet was cooked to a perfect medium-rare, and my lobster tail was a generous size. I also enjoyed a glass of white wine. My hubby had the baked stuffed shrimp, which he enjoyed. I had a slice of Key Lime pie for dessert to top off an enjoyable meal.

Restaurant dining area.

Filet and lobster tail

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Building Exterior

Jo's Place

4.3(14 reviews)

2.6 mi

It took them a while to get things ready, a bit beyond the 4pm reservation I had. I think the prep…read moreshould have started earlier because the waitresses were running their butts off trying to get everything in place so myself and other diners could begin, all the while maintaining their composure and friendliness. The wait was worth it tho. The vegetable soup was very good and everything on the salad bar was fresh and a nice selection. The AYCE crabs legs are a bit pricey at $59.99 per person considering the size of the legs on the clusters are a little small. They are steamed perfectly and snapped open easily to remove the meat. I could detect a hint of lemon flavor in the crab meat and asked the waitress to check if the gentleman steaming them had added some lemon to the water and the answer was yes. I've never experienced that before and it was a really nice touch! An AYCE crab leg special is always something I watch for. Next time I'd choose a different reservation time tho.

While the inside is a bit dated and forgettable, the food is solid. Staff are attentive and…read morefriendly. Pricing is a little high but I think it's worth it considering the portion sizes.

The remnants of 6 crab clusters.

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Soup and salad bar.

Yummy Crab

4.0(55 reviews)

17.2 mi

Service was fast and friendly. Food was flavorful and…read morefilling. Price was fair. I could come again!

Let's all remember we are not near an ocean so taking that into consideration, the snow crab and…read moreshrimp were pretty good! The service was great and the menu had lots of options.

Crab and Shrimp

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Inside

The Old Mill

5.0(5 reviews)

53.3 mi

Great place family owned staff and food were good Check out…read morethe wings and tacos The owners Went above and beyond to accommodate our large group of college volleyball team coaches and parents

Nice and clean. Service was great! All the food we got was really good! Will definitely come back…read more Highly recommend the fried mushroom but all the appetizers we tried were good. Same with the country fried steak special.

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Robert's Seafood Market

4.6(22 reviews)

19.0 mi

•$$$

This is a cute little shop with amazing foods. We got several tasty looking morsels for future…read moremeals, and some fresh Norwegian fjord trout and broccolini for the nights dinner. Good stuff!

We've been shopping at Robert's Seafood Market for a few years now. My husband went a couple of…read moreweeks ago and bought crab legs and 4 filet mignons. Crab legs were delicious, then last night we had the filets. I cooked all 4 as we were celebrating our daughter's birthday. We're eating them when my husband said something was wrong with his and it tasted AWFUL. We decided the sealed plastic must have had a pinhole leak in it and it got rotten? It looked like ground beef all mushed together then we realized it had an odor too. So we threw it away and the three of us all cut our filets and shared ours with him. So, today he goes there and shows them THE PHOTO- they didn't want to look at the leftover mushy filet itself. They apologized, and gave him a gift card for one filet. Which is fair, but not very understanding or kind or generous. It spoiled our dinner, we all had to share our 6 oz filets with him, and he doesn't think he'll want to eat a filet again FOR A LONG TIME. I'm just saying I think Robert's could have been nicer about it.

New Olive Oil Selection-Over 40 different varieties :)

Bone In Ribeye-We have the Best Steaks in Town!

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Beach House

3.7(270 reviews)

48.8 mi

Locally owned & operated

Free parking

The Beach House was the perfect place to be this evening. The food was delicious, & our server Dori…read morewas exceptional. This young lady is delightful & good at her job. Aug.19,2026

Food and service is always great with a great atmosphere! Love going there by boat when the weather…read moreis nice!

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Old Luxemburg Inn

4.2(189 reviews)

18.0 mi

Absolutely amazing food and service. The server at the bar joked with us and included us in his…read moreconversations like we were locals. We felt very welcome there. We are just visiting here in Springfield but everyone there including the locals made us feel at home. Wish I could come back every day, too bad we live 700 miles away haha

What a wonderful little hole in the wall! Upon first looks it may not seem like much; trust me, it…read moreis. Wonderful atmosphere with an excellent owner/server/bartender. He was welcoming and very generous. Food was fantastic (make sure to ask for the specials). Had a ribeye steak and broiled lobster ~ delicious. For ice-cream lovers, ask about the grand alexander before you go!! 10/10 would come back again.

14oz Sirloin and loaded baked

Fried Lobster, loaded baked and a Filet and hash browns

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Filet Mignon with Steak Fries

VELE

4.4(182 reviews)

16.2 mi

•$$$

My wife and I came here for our 5 year anniversary. Very fancy looking place but we never felt like…read moreit was too fancy. Our server was great, always getting us refills and checking on us. We started off with the bread and calamari. The bread was so good. The calamari... quite possibly the best calamari I've ever ate. Then I ordered the halibut. The halibut was very good, great flavor and flakiness. The couscous that it was sitting on was strange, I've never had couscous before so I can't say anything bad, maybe it's just not my thing. Asparagus was very good, cooked perfectly. I snuck a few bites of my wife's steak and it was delicious, I'm gonna have to come back and get steak.

This review is long overdue... I came across Vele while on a trip to Springfield. Vele was…read morerecommended everywhere as a good place to celebrate an anniversary, so I quickly tried to grab a reservation. Vele is a popular place so they didn't have reservations available. I did a Hail Mary and decided to call them when they opened to see if they had any availability. I was lucky because they had availability around the time we wanted to visit. When my husband and I arrived it was busy which I expected because of the popularity so there was a small wait even with a reservation. That was fine because I was excited to check out the place. When we first sat down our waiter was attentive and friendly. The tables are very close together so you could overhear how he treated other guests, he was pleasant to everyone. I'm not sure when the shift happened but the waiter seemed to lose interest in our entire section because he barely came around after taking our food order. I was celebrating a wedding anniversary so I planned to have at least two drinks but was limited to a single drink because our waiter disappeared. The entree came out in a reasonable time and it was delicious. As the dinner went on we slowly ran out of water (he didn't come by to refill the glasses) and our drink. After the initial excitement of the drinks and entree we realized we'd been sitting 30ish mins without the waiter coming over. We wanted to wrap the entree portion and grab desserts. Earlier I could overhear our waiter asking other tables if they wanted to order dessert so I assumed the same would happen with our table but that didn't happen. It got the point had to flag down our waiter or someone else working the floor to get our check. Our whole dinner experience was almost 2 hours but that consisted of one drink, one water glass, and an entree. I ended up speaking with the manager because I wanted to confirm if they still had desserts available because it was an hour and some change before they closed so I assumed they may have stopped selling desserts but no. The waiter was just ignoring us. It was an odd experience and left a bad taste in my mouth. The manager was extremely friendly and apologetic but having your anniversary dinner soured was enough to want to wrap the dinner up. He did give us an anniversary dessert to go which was delicious which made this experience so unfortunate.

One of their indoor dining area

Crème Brulee

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Bar area

Showtime Lanes Family Fun Center

4.6(5 reviews)

1.7 mi

Really digged the old school diner look and feel of the restaurant side. Server was very attentive…read moreand made sure we had what we needed through frequent check-ins. The catfish we ordered was... okay? Did not seem like the batter had anything in it for flavor. Wouldn't mind giving it another go at some point.

This place is awesome! Not only is the alley amazing but the employees and nice and friendly. Best…read moreplace to spend some quality time with the family. A great perk is you don't have to rent shoes. You can bowl in your socks! The ambiance is perfect!

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Roger C.

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20 days ago

Delicious food first and foremost. Ambiance is dark but nice. Great service too. Only problem is check or cash is all that is accepted ! No debit or credit card even ! read more

Jacqueline M.

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2 years ago

Food is always perfectly delicious. Drinks are always poured. Customer service is always excellent. Steak Sinatra is wonderful.

Jan L.

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2 years ago

The food is delicious, especially the fried chicken!! Small town restaurants are the best!!

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