10 Best Southern Restaurants in Bentonville

“We started our evening at The Hive, then returned at the end of the night since we enjoyed it before dinner. Erin was an amazing server. She made our night special through great service, fun conversations, and even delivered a penguin to us. It made our out-of-state date memorable! We cannot wait to come back and make this an annual trip, if not more frequent ☺️ Thank you to Erin and everyone at The Hive! We will bee back 🐝“

“Delicious food, made with clean ingredients! The best breakfast I've had in a long time.“

“THIS PLACE IS AWESOME! Everything on the menu is delicious. Can’t go wrong with any choice. I still love the pulled pork, daughter loves the ribs, husband loves the brisket….there is the wonderful sausage, bacon, and sides! I do want to correct one review that said the owner is from TX. Owner, Jordan Wright is NOT from TX. He was born and raised in Little Rock, AR, and we claim him!!!“

“Everything was EXCELLENT! Our waitress Alexis was an ANGEL! Thanks to the owner for his kindness and delicious biscuits.“

“Great service, delicious food, cool atmosphere.“

“Always a great meal and a fun experience at the Flying Fish!“

“Exquisite is all I can say. You can't go wrong with any salad you choose. 14 different salads of your choice. Today we had Sassy Scotty on a croissant, tortilla soup, pimento cheese sandwich., mac and cheese., chicken salad melt on a croissant, and fruit. So Delectable!“

“While I would always recommend Cracker Barrel, our experience at Bentonville on Monday 1-27-25 was a disappointment. They were moderately busy, but we had to ask about our food after an unusually long wait. Our waitress apparently forgot our bread of which we requested both types. I asked another employee and it was brought out promptly. The cornbread muffins and biscuits were all cold. Still tasty but not at all warm. When our meals arrived, my chili was barely lukewarm and the ground meat was severely undercooked! Yuck! The broth part of the soup was good so I ate it with my cold cornbread. My husband ordered a medium rare cheeseburger and it was cooked to well done and the mustard he requested was never delivered. Have to admit that this was our first less than stellar meal at any Cracker Barrel in Arkansas or any other state we’ve visited over the years. It’s one of our go to restaurants when traveling or just desiring a good meal. Very dissatisfied with this particular restaurant.“

“great food with great staff!“

“First time ever seeing one of these, we were just passing thru the area going back to Missouri. The lobby inside was super packed, the drive thru had at least 6 cars. We chose the drive thru cuz we were just wanting to get going home. We were in line for at least 20 minutes!! We got the slim tenders pack, there was plenty of food, toast, fries, and chicken strips, 8 pieces. The Big box it came in made eating while driving difficult, and really shouldn't have it was just too big. The food was good, I thought it was going to be really really good according to the line we just waited in!! Anyway, I guess I'd go back again, it was decent, but I wouldn't search it out if I didn't just run into it looking for a quick meal.“