We stopped in over Thanksgiving weekend. It was busy but we were seated pretty quickly. Food was great (I had the chicken salad on croissant and my friend had the steak burger/fries and a shake). Friendly waitress, pleasant singer, we'll be back:)
Tony Griffin
Jackie B. Goodes – Branson, MO
We chose this place after a long all-day drive because the website clearly said they close at 11 pm. We arrived at 7:50 pm, were seated quickly, and expected a normal dinner with our families. Instead, things started off poorly.
Our waitress came to take drink orders and immediately told us we needed to hurry because they “close in 10 minutes.” We apologized and even offered to leave, but another staff member stepped in and said we were fine to stay. Despite that, our waitress continued to act annoyed and made us feel like we were inconveniencing her.
Oddly, once the food came out, her attitude completely changed and she suddenly became very friendly. The food itself was fine — nothing bad, nothing special, just okay.
The restaurant displays a tribute to its namesake, a decorated Vietnam Veteran. As two disabled veterans traveling with our families, we expected at least basic courtesy. Unfortunately, the way we were treated at the start set the tone and made the experience far less welcoming than it should have been.
Allesha Mckenzie
Horrible food. When I told the manager that my food was terrible they said I better pay my bill in full or be arrested. Never going to this horrible place again.
Kim Wagner Stephens
my family comes to Branson every year for the shows at sight and sound theatre. Every year we come to uptown cafe, we are either there for lunch or dinner. This weekend (April 11th to April 13 2025). The 11th we went for dinner again there was 6 of us. We had lousy burgers and cold fries with no making it right we will not return. What it cost us for dinner we could of gone down road and had steak for less. Can't believe something that has been a regular for eight years has come to an end. HOPE YOU CAN IMPROVE TO THE OLD CAFE YOU USE TO BE!!!
Lena Latimer Hamilton
I wasn’t impressed by the food. To me it seemed like bar food where the grease hadn’t been changed in a while. Poor quality and poor customer service.
James Morgan
The were horrible. We spent most of our time trying to keep the off the food. There were 5 swarming at one time. The food was sub par. My son ordered a 6oz stake that looked like a grilled Hamburger patty. I had fish tacos and all that for $60. Not too impressed. Table was sticky and one waitress asked me to hand her our salt so that she could swap it out.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
Allison Leventhal
Really good breakfast food and we loved the live music!
Austin S
Service was terrible. It took almost 2 hours to get our food. Highly don’t recommend and my group has worked in food service and definitely understand. They weren’t even busy when we were here. It was ridiculous.
John M
Long wait, terrible service. The music was not good and too loud. I would not go back here. Food was ok, but wait and service make experience awful.
Thomas C
One of the saddest banana splits I have ever had. Whip cream looked like marshmallow and the serving size was small for the amount we paid. The ice cream scoops was about half the size they should have been. We have been in Branson all week and this was the worst experience we have encountered
We really enjoyed this place. Went for breakfast, not knowing they had a buffet. It was very good, hot, they kept it stocked. Our server was good. And there was a singer on the stage - he was good too!
Sharon C
We loved this spot for breakfast and imagine it would be great for lunch or dinner too. The decor is "down home" comforting and nostalgic, no matter how old or young you are. The service was great and friendly, and the food was excellent. We liked it so much that we wished we had more time in Branson to visit again.
dumptank50
Live music is local fare, but Lisa sounded Great! Bucky burger had unique flavor, chicken and fresh fruit was tasty. Good vibe in 50's style soda shop.
Navigator57912130706
We walked in at 11:07 on a Monday morning. The hostess immediately informed us that they had stopped serving breakfast and that it would be at least 30 minutes before she could seat us for lunch. As we turned to leave, she said, "Have a blessed day". There was no effort at service recovery. Really poor customer service.
R B
We visited this restaurant for dinner before a show. After being seated, we were ignored. We left after waiting over five minutes without anyone acknowledging we were sitting in one of their booths.
We stopped in over Thanksgiving weekend. It was busy but we were seated pretty quickly. Food was great (I had the chicken salad on croissant and my friend had the steak burger/fries and a shake). Friendly waitress, pleasant singer, we'll be back:)
Jackie B. Goodes – Branson, MO We chose this place after a long all-day drive because the website clearly said they close at 11 pm. We arrived at 7:50 pm, were seated quickly, and expected a normal dinner with our families. Instead, things started off poorly. Our waitress came to take drink orders and immediately told us we needed to hurry because they “close in 10 minutes.” We apologized and even offered to leave, but another staff member stepped in and said we were fine to stay. Despite that, our waitress continued to act annoyed and made us feel like we were inconveniencing her. Oddly, once the food came out, her attitude completely changed and she suddenly became very friendly. The food itself was fine — nothing bad, nothing special, just okay. The restaurant displays a tribute to its namesake, a decorated Vietnam Veteran. As two disabled veterans traveling with our families, we expected at least basic courtesy. Unfortunately, the way we were treated at the start set the tone and made the experience far less welcoming than it should have been.
Horrible food. When I told the manager that my food was terrible they said I better pay my bill in full or be arrested. Never going to this horrible place again.
my family comes to Branson every year for the shows at sight and sound theatre. Every year we come to uptown cafe, we are either there for lunch or dinner. This weekend (April 11th to April 13 2025). The 11th we went for dinner again there was 6 of us. We had lousy burgers and cold fries with no making it right we will not return. What it cost us for dinner we could of gone down road and had steak for less. Can't believe something that has been a regular for eight years has come to an end. HOPE YOU CAN IMPROVE TO THE OLD CAFE YOU USE TO BE!!!
I wasn’t impressed by the food. To me it seemed like bar food where the grease hadn’t been changed in a while. Poor quality and poor customer service.
The were horrible. We spent most of our time trying to keep the off the food. There were 5 swarming at one time. The food was sub par. My son ordered a 6oz stake that looked like a grilled Hamburger patty. I had fish tacos and all that for $60. Not too impressed. Table was sticky and one waitress asked me to hand her our salt so that she could swap it out.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
Really good breakfast food and we loved the live music!
Service was terrible. It took almost 2 hours to get our food. Highly don’t recommend and my group has worked in food service and definitely understand. They weren’t even busy when we were here. It was ridiculous.
Long wait, terrible service. The music was not good and too loud. I would not go back here. Food was ok, but wait and service make experience awful.
One of the saddest banana splits I have ever had. Whip cream looked like marshmallow and the serving size was small for the amount we paid. The ice cream scoops was about half the size they should have been. We have been in Branson all week and this was the worst experience we have encountered
Restaurantji Recommends
We really enjoyed this place. Went for breakfast, not knowing they had a buffet. It was very good, hot, they kept it stocked. Our server was good. And there was a singer on the stage - he was good too!
We loved this spot for breakfast and imagine it would be great for lunch or dinner too. The decor is "down home" comforting and nostalgic, no matter how old or young you are. The service was great and friendly, and the food was excellent. We liked it so much that we wished we had more time in Branson to visit again.
Live music is local fare, but Lisa sounded Great! Bucky burger had unique flavor, chicken and fresh fruit was tasty. Good vibe in 50's style soda shop.
We walked in at 11:07 on a Monday morning. The hostess immediately informed us that they had stopped serving breakfast and that it would be at least 30 minutes before she could seat us for lunch. As we turned to leave, she said, "Have a blessed day". There was no effort at service recovery. Really poor customer service.
We visited this restaurant for dinner before a show. After being seated, we were ignored. We left after waiting over five minutes without anyone acknowledging we were sitting in one of their booths.
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