I've only visited Melody's Kitchen once, but it left a great impression. While the menu and hours…read moreof operation are limited, the food was absolutely delicious. The burgers are huge--far more impressive than the photos suggest. The owners were exceptionally friendly and accommodating, especially Melody herself. I'll definitely be returning the next time I'm near Eddyville.

Family restaurant! Great food. We arrived shortly after they opened at 5. In town for an archery…read moretourney and decided to stop here as my dad met us for supper before. My daughter kept raving about their onion rings. My tenderloin was almost as big as the plate and very good. We enjoyed our food which also included fried mushrooms and the grilled chicken sandwich. We were greeted by a young boy that grabbed our beverages which is a cute touch...hit the feels! Support this place! Great food and you can tell they care!

The hangover burger hit the spot. 1/2 lb burger with bacon and egg. Fries are cooked in tallow…read moremaking it semi healthy. I would order this again. The Long Island ice tea was dangerous, tasted perfect. We were here with a group of nine and service was quick and thorough. Has the feel of a joint, but with lots of tv's with the games on display.

Horrible service. The women they have working there don't have the vernacular to handle the evening…read more"rush" apparently... as if a rush of people even exists here in Ottumwa. We waited 40 minutes to place an order and another 40 minutes for them to turn on the spurs game that myself and several other patrons requested. It's a cute bar, but we didn't even get to try the food because we were waiting for so long. No one is making you work there ladies... if you don't want to work, go home. Needs new staff and probably better management to ensure that "people skills," and respect are still being implemented as part of their training.

Continuing on our perpetual vacation, we ended up in Ottumwa Iowa. Searching for a great hamburger…read moreled us up at Uncle Bucks on the south side of town. I had the loaded mushroom burger and my wife had the Swiss burger. Prices were very reasonable, large portions, great taste, pool bar vibe and great service. I highly recommend. Also check out their steak. It looked incredible even though we didn't have it. FYI, they have steak specials, and daily specials that looked great.

We read the great reviews and decided to try it out. When we walked in I thought...OK, standard…read moreIowa bar, but boy, it's much more than that. Bar seating and additional high top seats set back from the bar, along with tables and lots of TVs. We grabbed a table and got in our drink orders. They don't have a wide variety of beer and distilled spirits, but it's ample. Our food came out in short order and was fantastic! My wife got a Mushroom Burger and I got the Steak Philly. It was REAL steak, and may heave been the best I've ever had. My wife's burger was also great, and had lots of shrooms. Fries (and sandwiches) were all hot and fresh. Service was great and prices are very reasonable. Definitely recommended.

Good food was reasonably priced. Fun place and the waiter was funny. Tenderloin, reubens and…read moreburgers were all tasty and nice and hot.

Food was ok. I got the breaded pork tenderloin. The irritating thing is that it took us over one…read morehour to get our food. Like my dining companion said to me, "This is five minute food." At least the company was good! So, if you go, don't be in a hurry!

Oh no! What happened?! We love your basement pub called the PO Box, but the restaurant upstairs…read morereally blew it! I'm changing to a three star review because these two restaurants are really on both ends of the spectrum. PO Box - 5 stars American Table - 1 star This updated review will be about the "American Table" The Good- Beautiful ambiance. Nice young man doing his best as our server. The food was tasty once we got it. The Bad- It took forever and a day to get our food. Some of our food was piping hot and some was cool at best. They forgot all kinds of extras we had ordered like soup. The staff was just strange and clueless most of the time. The Ugly- two tables around us up and left and never even received their food. The staff was bickering around the customers trying to make order out of the chaos. We had multiple meals brought to our table that we never ordered. It's almost as if they don't have a numbering system for the tables or the expo person gave no instructions. We will come back to the PO Box, but never again to the American Table.

Ambiance: This place is beautiful. Food: My husband had the…read morelamb shank and it was good. My son had the cajun pasta it was not amazing but it was fine. I had the bone-in pork loin and it was extremely dry, like make you want to dunk it in your water glass dry. The side of veggies was clearly frozen vegetables warmed up in the microwave. I had the soup, which the waitress described as "some sort of pork soup". I asked for clarification she said there was some other name for that she couldn't recall, but the chef said basically, its pork soup. The broth in the soup was quite good, but other than a couple chunks of celery, it was a lot of pork, seemed like maybe left over pulled pork. But it was my favorite part of my meal. They are clearly going for fine dining with the prices and the look, and they're almost there, but missing the customer experience touches, details, and execution to pull it off. I'm pulling for them to be successful, so I'm hoping they learn and make the necessary changes to make it work. P.S. I was there for a business catered function, they served 3 kinds of traditional pasta, salad, and dessert and that was fantastic. P.P.S. The downstairs casual restaurant is fantastic

What a great spot in a small little town! We stopped for lunch & had a very friendly & helpful…read morewaitress. Hubby was able to get a Ruthie on tap! Friend had a grilled chicken sandwich with very tasty fried dill pickle spears. Hubby & I had deep fried tenderloins! So big! So good! We should have shared one because we brought home a half each. We had ours with the house made potato chips, and those chips are tasty. You can get them with ranch, which is terrific or chipotle ranch, which is good too. The food is very reasonably priced and the service is great. The little place is very clean. We even got to talk to Ray. Stop in there for lunch or for just a beer at any time.

Great tenderloins. Big I mean big and taste great. I know they have other stuff and I'm sure it's…read moregreat but honestly we always order the tenderloins because they are that good.!

New Year's Day 2025 Wed 2 pm…read moreSo special was the open faced tenderloin With mashed potatoes and country gravy And green beans 11.11 all in with tax Good solid value meal! Not too busy I phoned in the order to go Fast in and out And yes it is still one of my favorite Blue plate specials in 2025!

The food was 4 star, atmosphere 3 star, good prices, decent but not spectacular tenderloin (I might…read morehave gotten mine on an off day or time). However, a real turnoff was the N-word used 3 or 4 times, once by an off duty worker (waitress/cook/co-owner?) while I was there. They can't help how the customers talk, but employees, even off the clock? Not cool. It was supposed to be a great night; while my politics is ever-evolving, my family in Iowa had just gotten to high five Don Jr at an event which, whoever I vote for now was darn cool that day! This visit kinda put a damper on our fun. We don't talk that way.

Wednesday 04 march 2026 Noonish…read moreYea hungry for salad So off to bench warmers for noon snack Pretty busy! That is kinda a good thing at least folks are out for a good meal All of the good stuff on the salad bar Wednesday is wing day I forgot to get any Couple of soups out and more on request They did make a personal standard crust crab ragoon small pizza for us.. Lol not the same crunch as the full size thin but I ate it anyway! Lol $15 total all you can eat out the door with tip. Yea I will try to update more on this place soon.

Food was hot and delicious. Homemade ranch. Service was amazing. Passion was a great sever!read more

This place has been around a long time. As a kid I went with my mom and grandma for a great lunch…read more Going back it doesn't seem like anything but the prices have changed. Service and the ambiance are impeccable. Belly up to the bar and order your "canteen" with whatever toppings. Don't miss the malts, you won't care about fries. Glad I stopped on the way by. If I ever come through again I will be there!

In town for my oldest daughter's cross country race and I decided to stop here. All I have to say…read moreis, Wow! This was great food and an Amazing atmosphere. There is a counter to sit and they prepare the "main attraction" right in front of you. I ordered the loose meat sandwich with cheese on the side and a diet coke. The staff was courteous and I loved watching their interactions with customers. They made everyone feel at home and the really have a great establishment here. Definitely a 10/10!

LOVE most of their food! i do wish they'd stop using soy and have a few more meat options. The…read moreTurkey chili is so Yummy! I'd appreciate more gluten-free options as well. But overall still must give all 5 stars for the great food that is put out, the service and the cook!

Delicious breakfast and the best matcha latte I could find in Fairfield! It's ceremonial grade and…read moreI got it with oat milk and raspberry. So yummy!