The food and the service are fantastic! The restaurant is large and open and clean…read more Don't pass up the fried chicken- it's some of the best to be found. The liver and onions are great with lots of onions (if you're into beef liver). We come through Mountain Grove a few times a year and try to plan around a lunch time arrival to enjoy The Grove Family Restaurant.

There is an unofficial network of superlative roadfood joints in tiny burgs across the country. Add…read moreThe Grove in Mountain Grove, Mo. to the list. Fast friendly service (ask for our server Sierra), perfectly cooked food in generous portions, three kinds of homemade hot sauces, and ridiculous prices ($8.99 for the senior chicken fried steak platter, and $10.99 for a fried half chicken platter, both seen here). They nailed the fried okra, which is your first indicator that somebody in the kitchen knows exactly what they're doing. Everything on the tables around us looked equally mouthwatering. We got there 11:30-ish; there was a SRO waiting line by 11:45. Clearly, this place is new to me, but not to many others. Five stars; worth going out of your way for including if you are traveling on old Route 66 (I-44). "Party room available" #PartyLikeItsFriedChickenTime

Stopped in again for breakfast with a friend and enjoyed this place as much as I did last time. The…read moreservice was good, the food came out fast and was tasty. Nothing fancy here, but simple, plain, good food.

Awesome cafe serving classic American diner food. You can opt for a breakfast buffet or order off…read morethe menu. My group all ordered off the menu and the portions are big! All of our food tasted fresh and delicious. Just what we needed after a float trip. Friendly servers and would love to go back next time we're in the area.

Well they are closed for the motnhs of December 2025 and January 2026. So just be aware. The only…read moreplace open for breakfast all week is Sonic in this town at the moment. Tuesday through Thursday True Brew is open. After that the closest place is over 20 to 40 miles away.

Best food Best ambiance…read more Best service It was stepping back in time! The people of Ava, Missouri, so welcoming. Everyone is so happy!

2/2021 Food is pretty good. Service is as expected. Mostly locals here. I imagine it is…read moredifferent in the summertime. The river runs next to it and looks nice when you can go outside. 8/2020 We don't drink. So went in on a Sunday afternoon after church with the family. The food was good. Enjoyed the loaded fries!

Best I've had. Very clean and friendly mom and pop family restaurant. These places are hard to find…read morebut when you do it's great!!

We stopped into this hidden gem, and I'm so glad we did! I got a cinnamon roll, and let me tell…read moreyou--it was the best cinnamon roll I've ever had. My husband had an iced chai latte, and I went with a hot London Fog--both were absolutely divine. The service was quick and friendly, and every employee had such great energy. The place itself is adorable, with the perfect cozy, aesthetic vibe. We're definitely coming back!

The homemade biscuits and gravy are the best I've ever had as are the sassy pancake choices and the…read moreomelets. You can get real butter if you ask and they don't serve icky "plastic" tasting cheese for their cheese choices. Fresh real food. No freezer to oven stuff. They also try to use organic and non-gmo as much as possible. They use filtered water for their drinks (espresso, coffee, tea) for better health and flavor. The atmosphere is eclectic and charming with mismatched everything and there's always something interesting to look at in their small flea market and gift shop. It's a wonderful special place with really yummy home cooked food!

Shelly's is a great local place to eat. We were taking a trip west on I-44 and heard about this…read moreplace. It's not right next to the interstate but worth the find. It's small but service is great and the food comes out fast. I had some great biscuits and gravy, coffee was good, one of my friends had eggs SSU and bacon, said it was good. Worth the stop.

The food was great me and my girlfriend enjoyed it we will come back for sure highly recommendread more

Love this place !! It tastes as good as it looks…read more The coffee is excellent too. They have a couple of locations. We always go to the original on 265. Enjoy

[July 2025] This place is a huge tourist attraction. Parking is very difficult. We ended up having…read moreto park across the street at a neighboring business' lot that wasn't open yet. I had Gail's Famous Omelet - Ham, mushrooms, cheddar jack cheese, onions and green and red peppers. The omelet was perfect in thickness and the toppings were balanced. They omelet paired well with their garlic hot sauce. I had hash browns and wheatberry toast for my sides. My brother ordered their infamous 14" pancakes. Their bacon is crispy and thick. Their coffee was good too! My mom had a BLT with fries. Everyone enjoyed their meals and we definitely will be back when we are in Branson again.

Don't come here early because they'll have next to no donuts, also don't get here too late because…read morethey'll also have no donuts. We drove 35 minutes to get here early since this place is allegedly so good, just for them to have almost nothing. There were 3 different types of donuts out at 6:30, and the girl working tells me "oh it'll be full by 7:30". I wasn't waiting an hour, so we just left and our time was wasted. Previously when I tried to come here, we got here at about 10:30 on a Sunday and they were almost completely sold out. I really wanted to try this place but after an hour and 10 minute mission failed 2 times, I'm not dumb enough to try again.

We held a Junior/Senior Pajama Breakfast after Prom this year and knew we needed DONUTS!!! I love…read moredonuts! Donut Palace ranks at the top in quality and customer service. I would go as far as to say they are better than Krispy Kreme. Donut Palace donuts are always fresh and don't have an oil taste that big chain donut shops have. Thank you again for helping to make our night a hit!

Fun place old drive in. Great!! burgers. Good shakes!!!…read moreHighly recommend! Good fast service!

First time coming here , got the onion burger, it was good. Fries were ok. Cookies and cream shake…read morewas also really good