It would be nice to have prices on the menu. We live walking distance to Steak Inn and go often. But still prices on the menu would be a plus. It wouldn't hurt them that much to do it, I would think. The service is wonderful and the food is also wonderful!!! read more

This cozy little place always gets 5....that's right...5 stars (from me)! So many places around the lake; we'll; stink! But (not) The Steak Inn. The steaks have a loss of smoke, that taste wonderful. And that little crazy salad bar...gosh so I like it. Homemade dressings and croutons. And an onion salad....has celery seed to set it off...I just love the cold salad dishes. My only knock on the place: They need to have real bacon bits on the salad bar - (not) those Baco Bacon but crapper things. But other than that..... I suggest you hit this place up - and enjoy the dining at this place.... read more

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They don't have prices on the menu saying that it's due to the prices changing so often but with what they charge for some of their steaks could easily afford to print out paper menus with the price each day, they just like people paying the higher prices because they can't see the difference between some of their different steaks. Not sure if it's because we are not regulars but the waitress seemed to want to check in a little as possible. I also would have expected a lake view with how they played up being on the lake. The steak I got was pretty good so that's why it's a maybe and not a no for recommending. read more

Alway good. Friendly staff. I've been going for years. Very consistent. Salad bar is always stocked and clean. It's not a fine dining experience like a Ruth's but it's as good as you'll find in the country setting. read more

Salad bar is great! The grilled shrimp had great flavor! Soda seemed flat, probably just needed changed out. Waitress did a good job. read more

I normally enjoy this restaurant!! Last night the service was terrible !!! We were seated in the corner by the salad bar, and it was like sitting m a meat locker. Plus we waited for water for 15 mins. Our waitress was standing around talking with people while we waited for our ticket. I had to wave her down. I'm very disappointed I'll think twice about making the drive from Holiday Island again. read more

I am giving three stars because I feel like changes are needed. This place rarely disappoints. I was a little unhappy to see the prices on the menu disappeared. I believe that's a hardship on the wait staff if you have to ask them the price of dinners. My right to know the price before ordering helps me decide on my order. The rib eye steak was $43.95 for a 12oz. Too me that's a little pricey to learn after you ordered your meal. The KC strip was $34.95. We also ate the Walleye fish. It was very good but different. I thought it would be battered in cornmeal, not flour or cornstarch. It was a tiny bit tough on the outside but still good. I also disagree with getting your condiments at the salad bar for the bake potato. When the line is long your potato is now cold, along with your dinner. I don't want to go wait in line to get the fixins' for a bake potato when my meal is on the table getting cold and there's 10 people in line at the salad bar. $43.00 is a lot of money to pay to eat a steak that's barely warm after waiting through the salad line. I remember them bringing a baked potato tray to the table before and setting it down, then they come and pick it up. The Crusties on the salad bar are delicious, however, they are gone too quickly. Tuesday is a very busy night. I love it that this is a small town steak house and go there every year. I think a few things could be improved. My advice to the manager, bring back the potato carousel that lets you stay seated with your party and keeps your dinner with you at the table. The bread was equally delicious. Remember, I am the guy paying the bill. When the (payer, IE Me) has a less than positive experience, I'm wanting to do something different. What I remember most is that my dinner was getting cold when stuff I wanted should have been on my plate or brought to my table with my dinner. I paid around $150.00 that night and my memory this year is that I'll skip the potato from now on and get a different side or eat somewhere else. read more

We have come here several times when we are in the area over the years. We were disappointed with our meals this time. My shrimp was breaded frozen, could have had better from the grocery store. My husband had chicken strips and it too was nothing to brag about. Food was cold and bland. Baked potatoes were small and vold. The only thing good was the salad bar. I don't know why the food has gone downhill but this was not up to par compared with our previous experiences. read more

Beware of no pricing or QR code to current prices on the menu. An 8 oz filet is $55. That's New York City pricing. Salad bar is usually pretty good. Customers need to insist on pricing in advance. read more

Beware! No prices on the menu. Prices are comparable to a high end steak restaurant in downtown Kansas City.

The restaurant is stunning. However, I ordered the stuffed shrimp. The menu said with cream cheese and crab. It came deep fried with pink (supposedly crab) cream cheese. It was mushy. I returned it, ordered grilled shrimp which was great. But when the bill came they charged us for both! Maybe I'm old but seriously? They eventually took it off but it was not an ideal ending to our anniversary! read more

Super disappointed. My husband and I came because it was recommended by someone. We arrived and waited at least 5 minutes before anyone came to the front to seat us. It then took another 10 minutes to get a server. We were prepared and ordered a bottle of wine(because their single glass wine was Barefoot and not one we care for, so we opted for the only other option, a BOTTLE of Woodbridge for $20 - -$6.99 at the store) a filet and sirloin both Medium Rare, baked potatoes and salad bar. We had to ask for the bottle of wine a good 15 minutes in then she came and said they were out of prepared baked potatoes and we asked for fries. A good 15-20 minutes later our food came. The filet was Medium not MR, but had good flavor! The sirloin was Medium to Medium Well and was okay. I asked for ketchup for the fries but never got it. We finished without her checking on us. There are no prices on the menu so we expected to pay $60-$75, but our bill was $89 + tip. We will not go back. Disclaimer: I YELP reviews very often and more than not give raving views where deserved! I give grace to every restaurant owner simply bc it's hard to earn a living these days in the business. read more

Very nice customer service and a great bartender. Always busy for a reason. Great to have you in Shell Knob Steak Inn read more

We stopped in on a Sunday evening and even though it was quite busy we were seated almost immediately. The staff was really hustling to serve everyone efficiently and I give them a thumbs up for succeeding. The salad bar was plentiful and fresh. Our dinner was very good and we enjoyed the enclosed patio seating. We will certainly be back to try more of the menu. RECOMMENDED read more

We went for my birthday dinner. Our 1st time visiting. We'll definitely be back. The salad bar was satisfactory, our steaks were cooked over a open fire & the portion sizes are very generous. Our server did a good job, considering how busy they were. We had to flag her down for water refill & check when done, but like I said, very busy. The offer military discount & we spoke to the hostess who informed us they have been open for 48yrs. We got there right at opening & there was already 20 vehicles in the parking lot. The restaurant looks like a large house that was converted. Excellent seating areas throughout & there were several large parties the night we went. Definitely want to make a reservation if possible. Well worth the drive from anywhere near or around Branson Mo. read more

Steak Inn - KC strip, Ribeye, sweet potato, baked potato, mixed vegetables, three item appetizer. (Mozzarella sticks, onion rings & breaded mushrooms) - Steakhouses Near Me - Shell Knob, Missouri

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This is a great place to get a steak. The salad bar is one of the best I've ever had. So many great testing salads to eat and great homemade garlic croutons. If it's not a steak you want the salmon is great and they even have frog-legs. The atmosphere is a cozy rustic look! read more

Have not visited in many years; Atmosphere and service are stellar. The food was great. Loved the apps! Portobello mushrooms and giant cheese sticks. Drinks are generous. Vibrant and fun atmosphere. Great visit read more

Best place in shell Knob. Perfect for a quick date. Super good prices for good food. And the service is great.

All the food and service was great! But only one trip to the salad bar is kind of selfish of them for the cost of the meal. Makes the hospitality seem a little fake. read more

Pan fried walleye and salad bar are my favorite! My husband loves to get a medium rare ribeye and it never disappoints.

I am very sad to see the decline of this once favorite date night spot of ours. I just cannot imagine that this place can't do better with the amount of business it seems to get especially during lake season. We waited patiently at the front to put our name down and it was as if we were putting them out inside of them being happy we were there. Once we were seated, old menus had prices covered with with ugly black stickers (many torn) so you no idea the price of anything at all. We decided what to order and then told they didn't have that. Asked about market price of the lobster (over $100 ) Seriously... we could eat at Level 2 in Branson and get fine dining service for less than that. But regardless, we settled on something to eat after providing our waitress with a pen...she was clearly not happy to be there, possibly overwhelmed or overworked. Salad bar was fine... not as many items as before but it was fresh and tasty. And our food was fine. Nothing fabulous but it was good. The bartender in the bar was great while we waited to be seated... friendly and made nice drinks. I think had we eaten at the bar our experience would have definitely been taken up a notch in the service department for sure. Yes, I know food prices are high and labor is tough to find but in a touristy lake area, print some new menus, raise your prices a tad a pay a wage to get some help. I'm glad we didn't take guests with us. read more

My husband and I were here on a Sunday night with a party of 18 people. The restaurant was busy but the staff handled our party very well. The salad bar is great. I had deep fried shrimp, which was really good for $17. Although my baked potato was cold. My husband had the filet. He said is was done perfectly and well seasoned. However, $42 for a 6 oz. filet is over-priced. read more

Oh so good. Our first time here. Setting was nice and most important service was very very good. My wife ordered a ribeye it was excellent, I had a sirloin and it was also good. Thoroughly enjoyed our dinner. read more

The best steak dinner I have had. Full stop. Each and every time we stay at Tablerock this will be our go to.

Always excellent and great service! The salad bar is the best and we were seated quickly. The waitress was very attentive and we loved sitting in the front area with all the windows. read more

A little out of the way, but we'll worth the trip. Staff is very nice and efficient. The steaks are delicious and always cooked right, never had one over cooked. Nice salad bar with fresh ingredients. If you go ask for the "Laker." It's a baked potato that is skinned then dropped into the fryer just long enough to put a crisp outside on. With butter and sour cream, a warm soft inside and crispy outside is a perfect accompaniment! read more

My wife and I decided to go here on Saturday night because our 40th wedding anniversary was Sunday. We both had the filet and lobster tail along with a shrimp cocktail and their salad bar. Everything tasted so great! We have traveled a lot and this was one of our most enjoyable meals anywhere. Everyone was so nice. read more

I was reminded yesterday why my family and I no longer frequent this establishment. The hostess/ owner is notoriously rude, unorganized and unprofessional. I felt like a character in Willy Wonka waiting in line hoping to win a "golden ticket" even though we showed up 45 minutes before they opened to make certain we would get a table. The owner shouting "close the door" repeatedly to the clientele was extremely off putting but could have easily been avoided if she sat the others that showed up more than half an hour early as we did instead of causing a scene about seating 1 reservation. read more

I forgot about this until tonight. We spend a lot of money in here as locals and I must complain about this! One thing that I dont like.. if you want anything extra like a side of ranch dressing.. , you are told to go get it yourself from the salad bar !! really?. Ridiculous!. A server should get you what you ask for. Don't make me wait on myself! This practice of telling a customer to go get it themselves at the salad bar needs to be eliminated immediately!!! We like chopped green onions or chives on our baked potatoes and we're told to get the onions from the salad bar which are whole onions. So we had to bring them back to the table and try to chop them with a butter knife. This is really terrible service! read more

Steak Inn - Lobster Tail. with sweet potato. - Steakhouses Near Me - Shell Knob, Missouri

This place is amazing, the staff and owner are always super friendly. Food is fabulous and always good the way we like.

This place is right by the lake. Pretty neat the driveway and inside. They have a excellent salad bar and the steaks are on point. Didn't understand why to many people come here since there is nothing around, after I got my whisky sour wow. Dinner so good read more

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Love Steak Inn, we are regulars. We've had great steaks all over the country, like Del Frisco's in NYC, R2L in Philly, Metropolitan Grill and Salty's on Alki, etc. etc. Is the ambiance like Del Frisco's? Um...no....but wait......the steaks, oh my! Last 3 or 4 times we've been there I've ordered a KC Strip and they have been some of the best anywhere at any price. Love the fries and salad bar. We've always had great service. We love going back, in fact, we are heading there one night this week. I CAN'T WAIT!! read more

Best steaks and salad bar for miles around. You cannot go wrong with this restaurant! read more

This is my rating, but not shared with my husband and 29 year old daughter. Daughter would rate a 3 star and husband a 2 star. I really appreciate and love the "old" style steakhouse with a nice salad bar (although it could have more choices). My Dirty Martini was the best I've had in probably 20+ years! Steak was cooked to order but I would have liked to have the option of a loaded baked or mashed from the kitchen. Daughter was disappointed not only with the plain baked but the salad bar had no Ranch dressing (she got blue cheese thinking it was Ranch due to no labeling). Hubs was just irritated that he had to get his own salad as he likes to be waited on so everything from the salad on was down hill. One thing that I was disappointed me, I noticed other tables were served bread once seated, we never received any and our waitress urged us to hurry our dining and was very rude and inattentive. All said, I would go back‍ read more

This place is as good of a steakhouse as you'll find in any metropolitan market. Unreal service, tasty salad bar, limitless adult beverages and steak to perfection. read more

Showed up early to try and miss the rush. When we showed up we automatically felt unwelcome by the hostess. When asked how many was in our group and when we told her 7 she asked if we had reservations. When we stated we did not she said that they were not going to be able to accommodate us. No where I have looked has said reservations are required or necessary. Probably will not return because of the way that the hostess handled the situation and when we come down for the weekends we don't want to have to have reservations and time restrictions. read more

This was my first visit. Our waitress was very attentive. The line to the salad bar awful. Once we got to the very small bar, the items were depleted. One of the employees was adding items, but just couldn't keep up. The large block of cheese was the hold up, I guess no one had ever sliced cheese off a block. I ordered the New York Strip, it was cooked properly but was super tough. I just kept chewing and chewing. It was just a poor quality steak. The flavor was blah. My baked potato was not fully cooked, so it was not great. The fresh bread was a loaf that was not baked on site and was not even warm. Not sure I would make the 30+ mile trip again. read more

Both times we have been here it took more than ten minutes from walking in to have someone come to the front desk and ask how many were in our party and give us a wait time. When the hostess finally came to the front desk (after we went to the kitchen to find her) no apology or anything, and told us for a party of six, it'd be a two hour wait. Not bothering giving them our business, they clearly don't care to get it. read more

Lovely dinner and great service Saturday evening. Our waitress was excellent - and I had. HUGE lobster tail...lobster tail & crab cakes were $92.00 which was a little steep, although excellent (they weren't priced on the menu). The restaurant was lovely - we had driven from Springfield, MO and would go again if we found ourselves in the area at dinner time - read more

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Great food and service. I love salad and they had a pretty good selection of salad makings. Could have had a few more though.