The cheeseburger was small, but it tasted okay. The meat was thin and barely had any veggies. For…read more$7, it's not worth it. The service was great. The old Asian man is very sweet. The ambiance is quiet. It's a little building that only has outside seating, or you can eat in your car or take it home. Unfortunately I won't be coming back.

Best hamburger ever! The tater tots were warm and hot and both of them were so good! Customer…read moreservice was great they were friendly and kind and had patience with me!

It may not look like much, but Mel's is a great choice for an old-fashioned hamburger with gooey…read morecheese and incredible onion rings.

Three stars for enduring. The place looks forlorn. It's old. The poles supporting the awning are…read morerusted. It's not nice to look at. The folks there are nice. Looks pretty clean inside. I expected a typical soft serve experience and that is what I got. Though from the reviews I thought I was going together an especially good burger, and it was (as another reviewer said) on the low side of mediocre. Fresh. Yes. Flavor... meh. They didn't have slushies. I wanted one. Not always in the mood for dairy. The ice tea was bland. I ordered a peach hand pie as I'd been driving all day and believe something sugary is a good reward. (I am admittedly self deluding). I thought it said "homemade" somewhere and I looked forward to whatever Arkansas grandma made these in her spare time to delight patrons and passers by. I posted pictures, I shall call "hand pie requiem." "Food" like this shouldn't exist anymore. It was designed in some food lab 50 years ago, and is made in some dumpster fire of a factory somewhere. It tasted more like black licorice than peach pie. It was so disgusting I pitched it after two bites. For decency's sake. Take these off the menu.

BEST breakfast in Hot Springs. Highly recommend the breakfast bowl - it was almost enough for my…read morelittle family of three. We got a croissant as well and that was lovely too. The coffees were so stinking hot and stayed hot for the first few stops of our day! They were so kind and generous. Loved the sausage gravy (and I'm not a gravy gal)!

Stopped for breakfast. We didn't realize it was a food truck but wow! Everything was great!…read more Chatted with the owners and they are sweet and fun! Need to come back for a patty melt!!

Get the Reuben sandwich!…read more This was very good and what they are known for. Loved the bread, sauerkraut, meat ratio. I got filled on the sandwich so I just skipped the fries all together. Would be back for the Reuben!

This restaurant is inside the casino at Oak lawn Decent…read moreservice, average food... I ordered the flatbread and to my disappointment they did not have any grated Parmesan cheese or red pepper flakes for me to put on top of my dinner. The flatbread itself was a little doughy, but overall still had some good flavor to it. Prices were reasonable, especially in comparison to some of the other restaurants on site

I guess the best review I can give is that Mel's serves a good breakfast in a traditional diner…read moreatmosphere. The food was good. The service was excellent. The whole dining experience was exactly what you'd expect from a diner. Places like Mel's are my favorite places to eat. I'm looking forward to trying their lunch sometime soon.

Food was amazing. The wait was a bit but the food was well worth it. Staff was attentive and nice.read more

Omg! The food is so amazing! Perfect seasoning, right amount of food portions too for a great…read moreprice. The service from the owner and his son is astronomically amazing, and I felt treated like a family member. The ambiance surrounding the place is zo peaceful and welcoming. I would not change a thing. ​

If you are in Hot Springs, don't walk...run to this place!! It is AMAZING! My daughter is a foodie…read moreand she found this. We eat local when we travel as much as we can, and this place did not disappoint. The guys working were very nice, and when you order you can see into the kitchen. It was very clean and smelled amazing when we walked up. It is a walk up and order place with no dining in but that was fine. They were quick getting it out to us. We order fried pickles everywhere we go, and are out to find the best. I'm pretty sure these just made it to the number one spot. We may go again before we leave tiwnand try their burgers!

Good service! Food was good! Husband had beans and cornbread and he said was very good! I had just…read morehamburger and fries and was very good!

I do not know why I keep trying meals from this restaurant except that they are so close and their…read moreFacebook page pictures always look so good. They had some nice specials yesterday, so we decided to try it. When we called, I asked what side dishes were offered with the specials. She would not answer me directly, saying "We have all of our sides available." Not having a menu in front of me, I asked her to name some recommendations. She said, "mashed potatoes and gravy" and when I said that I wanted that, she said, "Oh no, we're out of that." She did the same with baked potatoes and could not remember what side dishes were available besides purple hull peas. We kept guessing until we found two that she said were available. That was frustrating and she started sounding irritated with us. My husband got the double-dipped pork chop. He said that It was cold, bland, and chewy He found it inedible. My chicken fried steak was worse, not just cold and chewy, but also grisly and greasy. The gravy and sides were so heavily salted and peppered, that I wondered if the chef had any tastebuds at all. My purple hull peas had these unsightly, slimy pieces of bacon that would have been good a few hours ago, but how were just nastily breaking down in the juice. I would not even feed that to my dogs, it got thrown in the trash. The serving tray that I received looked as though the purple hull peas were thrown from across the room, they were splattered all over inside and outside of my tray. It was a mess. I will not be back this time. I give up.

We stopped in for breakfast after reading other reviews and were not disappointed! The owners met…read moreand greeted us, the waitress was very friendly and food fantastic. The country breakfast is like what my grandmother used to make. Breakfast with 2 perfectly cooked eggs, two sausage, biscuit and grits under $6.00 It's well worth the six minutes drive off the freeway!

Business has been closed for at least 2 years…read more It was a great place to eat but it was not a great location.