best food and good service and very clean and nice and very clean and very respectful...going been to try more later on

Absolutely amazing food, service, decor, & atmosphere. Everything you come to expect from Mrs Deen. LOVE the family style service & portions. The food was out of this world. Made this ole Texas boy, feel at home. read more

Paula Deen's Family Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Branson, Missouri

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Go for the experience not so much the food! We went to Paula Deen's...well to be honest we love southern comfort food and enjoyed her show. It was cool walking inside, sort of a Cracker Barrel type of entrance with some shopping you can do. You can even take a photo with Paula's cardboard cutout. The food overall just felt like something you could whip up in the frozen food section at your grocery store. I guess that's why it's family style all you can eat. Basically what I'm trying to say is...Paula Deen did not cook this lol. The service was good and were attentive on if you need refills on drinks, sides or entrees. At the end of the day there is better food out there but hey it's Paula Deen. read more

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I entered Paula Deen's Family Kitchen in Branson with a modest goal: to consume my weight in butter-leavened carbohydrates. I left with a profound sense of spiritual displacement and an empty stomach. The service was prompt, but the atmosphere took a turn for the supernatural shortly after we were seated. While the staff was professional, they failed to warn us about the sentient portrait photo of Paula Deen hanging in the dining area. Midway through our first course, the portrait's eyes began to track our movements with a predatory glint. Without warning, the 2D Paula detached herself from the canvas, stepped into the three-dimensional realm, and began a localized reign of terror. The Incident Log: The Biscuits: My "Ooo-ee" Butter-Drenched Biscuits were the first casualties. She vacuumed them up with a sound like a shop-vac in a flour factory. The Decor: In a display of indiscriminate hunger, the portrait then turned her attention to the centerpiece. She didn't just smell the decorative flowers; she ate the silk hydrangeas and the ceramic vase they were housed in. The Collateral Damage: My companion's fried chicken was snatched mid-air. Even the sugar packets weren't safe. It is difficult to critique the seasoning of the meatloaf when the restaurant's namesake--or at least a high-pigment manifestation of her--is busy unhinging her jaw to consume the table's napkins. I reached out to our server to ask if this was a scheduled performance or a breach of the space-time continuum. They simply offered us more sweet tea, which the portrait promptly intercepted and drank through the glass. Verdict: If you are looking for a quiet family meal, look elsewhere. However, if you want to watch a piece of wall art achieve apex predator status by eating everything in a 10-foot radius, this is the premier destination in Branson. I am still hungry, but I am mostly just impressed by the portrait's digestive fortitude. read more

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I was very disappointed with most of the food. The dumplings were tough and chewy, when you could actually find a dumpling. Broccoli rice was also undercooked. Fried chicken was good, but I've had better. The carpeting in a restaurant was definitely a turn off since it can't be sanitized daily. Was worth less than half of what we paid. Definitely not worth $80 for 2 people. Could have had prime steak for that. read more

The food was sub par, and overpriced Dumplings were chewy and no where near homemade. Meatloaf was mystery meat. Fried chicken was average. The carpeted flooring was a definite turn off...no way to sanitize or clean daily. Spent $80 for 2 of us. Could have a nice steak dinner for what we paid for name recognition. Would NOT recommend to anyone. Staying open on name recognition alone. read more

Save your money on the overpriced poorly prepared food. It's just bad. Is the best I can say. Food is brought out in cereal size bowls. If you want more you have to wait for your server to come by Then wait for them to bring it out. No matter how little food might be left in a bowl you cannot take it with you. Hard to believe they dispose of that much food! Bottom line! Save your money and go to Cracker Barrel. You KNOW you will be served nice hot food and can take your leftovers home! read more

Well a few good doesn't make up for the terrible food. Good- clean and kind staff just didn't come around enough. It wasn't busy. The decor was nice. Biscuits and green beans were good. The rest of food was HORRIBLE!! The meatloaf smelt and tasted like dog food. The ribs were over cooked and tough. Mashed potatoes were like a starchy mess! We will never return. read more

Paula Deen's never disappoints! The food is always fresh and delicious. The atmosphere is soothing and relaxing, and service is always attentive. We got the fried chicken and beef pot roast. Then the sides were the tossed salad, candied yams, mac and cheese, and creamed corn followed by vanilla ooey gooey. Everything was amazing! The prices have increased and the dessert is no longer included in your meal which is a bummer. read more

Paula Deen's Family Kitchen - Mac n cheese, creamed corn, beef pot roast with rice, biscuit, candied yams, fried chicken, and tossed salad. - Southern Near Me - Branson, Missouri

Family dining experience with great southern food. They also have a great kitchen and food gift shop. The dining is made with family serve food on the table with portions adjusted to group sizing. Loved the fried okra and sweet tea! Great service, and very attentive waiters. Only downside is desert size is small but only $2 a plate, and you cannot take food home. read more

Food came out within a few minutes catching us by surprise. The fish, tenders, and okra all were very greasy like they had been reheated in the fryer. Mac and cheese had zero flavor to me. Gf said everything tasted the same with the slight black pepper taste. To me it was all bland and I could've made better at home and I don't even cook much. We like the idea of the family dinner style and the table setting but for $100 for 2 adults and 2 kids, it was a disappointment. read more

If you're an elderly white you will love this place and the food. if you enjoy things that have flavor this is not the place for you. read more

Paula Deen's Family Kitchen - yams - Southern Near Me - Branson, Missouri

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Gosh, we so wanted to love this place, but it was "mid" as the kids say. We liked how the tables were spread out so we didn't feel cramped. Service was OK. We had fried chicken that was hot but nothing special. We had pot roast that was tender but lacked flavor. The potatoes were OK, again lacked flavor. The mac and cheese was disappointing, got much better mac and cheese at the Beaver themed gas station. It was orange processed cheese product, not cheese with butter and cream that you'd expect from Paula. Dessert was top tier. Yummy all the way. Skip dinner and just order dessert to go! If we ever pass this way again, we'll pass right by this place and choose somewhere else to eat. read more

Paula Dean, Paula Dean, what have you done? I have been looking forward to eating at your Branson restaurant. We had dinner there and it had to be among the worst meals that I have ever been served, and I was in the military.The chicken was warm but dried out, probably left over from yesterday. The fish was a piece of paper thin dried out mystery fish with mostly breading. The mashed potatoes were a good substitute for library paste. To add insult to injury it cost over $60 for this prison food. It's an all that you can eat with food so bad that no one goes back for seconds. great business model. Paula Please take your name off of this restaurant so people will not think that it has great food like you had on your tv showsl read more

The food is really good here!! We had fried chicken and country fried steak - sides: macaroni and cheese, broccoli casserole, fried okra, creamed corn. For dessert we had banana pudding and ooey gooey butter cake. The prices are reasonable considering its endless refills but we recommend going with a big enough party to take advantage of the endless refills. The service was quick! We made online reservations so that helped with seating. The restaurant is clean. Plenty of seating. The booths are big. Great place for large groups. We will definitely return!! read more

Service Fried chicken should be called Refried chicken Fried fish with the batter falling off ????? Called it fried pork chops???? read more

YUM! The meatloaf and corn in the cob were delicious. The mashed potatoes with the country fried steak were a great combo. The green beans, baked beans were good too. The garlic butter biscuits were tasty too! Pam was wonderful and attentive to us. It's very clean in here, didn't even see dust on the light fixtures. Very bright and light inside of here! Wonderful experience! read more

Paula Deen's Family Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Branson, Missouri

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Whew. We have eaten at Paula Deen's several times. This was our worst experience. We had a reservations and walked right in after shopping a bit. We ordered the fried chicken, spare ribs, corn, turnip greens, fried okra, and creamed potatoes. The chicken must have come from some tiny chickens, because those legs and wings were tiny. The spare ribs were fine. Nothing special. The vegetables were outstanding. The problem was the portions. There were two of us, and we never had more food than half a plate. We got two pieces of chicken at a time and only two spare ribs. The vegetables barely covered the bottom of the bowl. Since the chicken was so small and the veggies were so good, we had to keep asking for refills which was so slow. We didn't want more than our fair share, but having to ask for refills over and over was annoying. Paula can afford to spare some extra corn, for goodness sakes. read more

We decided to stop at this location for an early Fathers Day dinner. The location was very easy to find and there was plenty of parking either in the lots and they seemed to have a shared parking garage Inside, the location was very clean and it felt like being in a fancy homey feel. We were seated right away. For dinner, we got tue fried chicken, meatloaf and catfish. For our sides, it was creamed corn, creamed potatoes, Cole slaw and mac n cheese. Fried chicken was okay. I prefer a thick batter and this was very thin. Chicken was seasoned okay. Wasn't memorable The meatloaf was delicious. Catfish was okay as well As down the sides, I was not a fan of the coleslaw. Very little dressing and flavor. The potatoes were average. Creamed corn was the best part of the whole dinner Overall, service was good. Food was good but not great. read more

First hostess was not friendly Had us wait while she went out into the dining room for ???. Not many people in their it was early. After being settled had to wait on waitress She did explain the menu. My chicken fried steak was like it had been frozen luke warm gravy was make with water All our food was luke warm I think if it was hot it would have been good Never got drink refills or even as if we wanted anything more. They did start getting busy But Im a paying customer also At $24.99 @ person service and food should be really good. I did talk with the manager and all she said was sorry and refilled our drinks. read more

Biscuits. Collared greens. Fried chicken. Those are the three that I would choose and be happy with and nothing else. Our waitress was wonderful and quick on her feet and the family style meal was a nice touch. read more

Gotta say, I was less than impressed. This is NOT country cooking, nor is it close to how mama used to make it. The good things, the portions were great! Not only that, you get refills!!! They serve you family style with big bowls and you serve each plate on your own. With that being said.....I didn't need refills (with the exception of chicken and dumplings). The fried chicken was OKAY, the fish was seasoned great but too soft, the country fried steak was pretty good but felt like a frozen packaged meal. Mashed potatoes had a good taste but weird gritty consistency. The tartar sauce tasted like mayonnaise with a few things thrown in. Not a good mix. The chicken and dumplings were over seasoned (which my kids and I didn't mind, but my wife did). The Mac and cheese was by awful. Tasted gritty and had little taste. Deserts were AMAZING. All we had was the gooey butter cake but boy was it delicious!!! The service was good. Unfortunately it's unremarkable compared to the quality of food overshadowing it. By the time I saw the bill, I was regretting having gone to this place. I can say, I won't go back, and honestly wouldn't recommend this place. read more

It was our first time to Paula Dean and we were not disappointed! Everything from our server to the food to the shop was great!! We went in for lunch and did the "Savannah" so we picked 3 entrees and 4 sides! We picked fried chicken, pot roast and chicken and dumplings! We picked cream corn, cream potatoes, broccoli casserole and the salad! Everything was great except the chicken and dumplings (it was good but I like my mom's better). I read some previous reviews and I don't think the ones that were rated 1 or 2 didn't really go to this Paula Dean's!!! Loved the decor and it felt like I was sitting in someone's home!! read more

My wife and I visited the Paula Deen restaurant in Branson this afternoon. We were on a trip here to celebrate our 56th anniversary. I'd never been here but my daughter recommended it. The food was good (not great) as well as the service and not too long a wait. At our age we can seldom eat everything that I put in front of us. It's usually not a problem- we just take the rest home. I was surprised to learn you can't do that here. I wasn't so much disappointed that we would miss out on a little meal later. We can afford all the meals we need. My disappointment came from knowing that a lot of food was being thrown out. What a horrible waste! I get it that this restaurant serves "family style" and could lose money if folks would take unfair advantage of that. I just regret that the choice that has apparently been made is to throw out all leftovers in order to increase their own profits. I won't help them along by coming back. read more

Paula Deen's Family Kitchen - Brandon, MO - Southern Near Me - Branson, Missouri

I first tried Paula Deen's at the Savannah, Georgia, location about 15 years ago. I hoped this experience would live up to my original one. The service was good as well as the blueberry lemonade, broccoli casserole, and banana pudding were good. Amazing and so tasty. As for the main meal itself, there was some room for improvement. We got the chicken dumplings and chicken fried steak. Both were lacking in the flavor I had expected. The chicken fried steak was also cooked within an inch of its life, so it was hard to chew. The mac and cheese was good, but there was nothing special past the mac and cheese; you could get it somewhere else much cheaper. The restaurant was clean, the staff was kind, and the store had many fun goodies. Overall, it was not my favorite food experience. read more

Paula Deen's Family Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Branson, Missouri

Another great dinner here, this time for Christmas Eve, glad you can make reservations now. Tastefully decorated for Christmas and comfortable temperature. Attentive server, good prices & delicious food. Always a treat to come here. read more

Well the service was awesome and my tea never got to the bottom of the glass. The biscuits served when we sat looked a lot better than they actually tasted. The ribs were tender and tasty as well as the catfish. We loved the creamy potatoes and the okra were really good and not greasy. The vanilla butter cake was really good as well. Why average 3 stars? Well it's $24.99 per person and there are so many options to get a wow factor in Branson. This didn't wow us and $75 with a tip leaves you kinda disappointed. Don't get me wrong the food was good but just not ridiculously great. read more

Paula Deen's Family Kitchen - Classy fun place - Southern Near Me - Branson, Missouri

Way overpriced, drinks not even included and food was gross. The waitress was horrible too! Don't waste your money, KFC has better chicken and sides than this place. Mashed potatoes like soup, biscuits out of a box mix, the casserole was mush....only think edible was okra. read more

We have been waiting to visit Paula Deans restaurant for a long time. Finally made it. Totally disappointing. Expected top of the line biscuits. They were wet and soggy. Ordered Fried Chicken and Fish both overcooked or left over from lunchtime. Mashed potatoes pasty like the paste we used in school. The only redeeming things we ordered were the green beans and salad. It ended up costing us $64 for 2 people with no beverage refill. If I were Paula Dean I would take my name off this poor excuse for Southern cooking. read more

Really don't understand the bad reviews. The food is absolutely homestyle delicious. The service is like a buffet, but sit down. They have different pricing for the various amounts of different items that you would like to try. Everything that I tried was absolutely delicious. Also, I thought it was a great value because it was all you can eat so if you were really hungry, you would really do well here read more

Paula Deen's Family Kitchen - Inside - Southern Near Me - Branson, Missouri

It's a cute place with a nice little store to buy knickknacks. The food was just average, but it was fun to say we've been there.

What a total disappointment this was. While a great looking restaurant, modern clean and bright that's the only good thing I've got to say about it. Served family style the food was mediocre at best, there wasn't even a highlight for me to share. Plus they have the weirdest rules. For example, your meal comes with dessert and you only have two options of how to eat it either you have to eat the whole thing while you're sitting there or you have to take it to go, if you start to eat it you can't take your leftover dessert home, how dumb is that? I very rarely say I'll never be back to a restaurant, but I'm saying it today. Our entire group of six people were totally disappointed, call me crazy, but I expected the food to be good. read more

Every thing tastes so good and I love the southern atmosphere. Everything is all you can eat and they serve a free dessert at the end. Great and friendly staff and servers! Recommend the fried chicken, roast & rice, ribs for main courses. Recommend the creamed potatoes, cream corn, yams, green beans, poppyseed salad for sides. I always get the ooey gooey buttercake to go! read more

Paula Dean never disappoints! The fried chicken is full of flavor, crispy & hard to pass up. The ribs are equally good with a sweet, smokey BBQ sauce and let's not forget about the creamed corn.... Oh..my.. gosh Becky! Its is SOOO delicious. If there is a Paula Deans where ever we go, we always dine & shop! We always enjoy the warm, bright dining room, with the feel of family in the air. The service is always genuine & delivered with a smile. read more

Paula Deen's Family Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Branson, Missouri

Kinda mixed feelings... based on this review it's probably just not my kind of restaurant. The food is super salty. Based on the salt factor I'd say they must of used all the salt in Branson here. Not one side dish was bearable. The peach sweet tea was like going into diabetic coma with half a glass. Couldn't even drink it. I'm gonna say that it's not my cup of tea. The service wasn't that great. While I was chocking on the salt and sugar fit I couldn't find the waiter to give me a glass of water. He didn't seem like he cared for his job to much, but did have a cool accent. read more

Paula Deen's Family Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Branson, Missouri

The service of the staff was great, and the atmosphere was charming. However, ultimately the main reason I go out to eat is for good food, and Paula Deen's was surprisingly mid. The biscuits were under cooked, and the chicken was dry. For the price you pay, it was disappointing. read more

Small pieces of chicken, watery pot roast, gummy biscuits, and gluey potatoes. Will not be back.

Paula Deen's was near our hotel. Our intended dinner destination had a one hour wait we decided this was a good alternative. The restaurant decor is really nice. The meals are family style and reasonably priced. The dinner for two includes 2 entrees and 4 sides. We chose the Chicken Fried Steak, Catfish, Cole Slaw, Collard Greens, Creamed Potatoes and Fried Okra. The food arrived promptly and everything tasted great. The fried foods would have benefited from a higher oil temperature but still tasted great. The Collards were excellent. Service was attentive and friendly. read more

You will find this restaurant in Branson Landing. Between the huge lot and garage that the restaurant shares with the other businesses in the Landing, there is tons of free parking available. The restaurant is hard to miss as it is located in the front, just off of the parking lot and across from the towering Steampunk Ballon. You have to enter and exit the restaurant through its gift shop. The gift shop has mixes, t-shirts, books, mugs, aprons and other novelties. There is also a large stove in there which looks like they host demonstrations and/or classes on. Once you make it through the gift shop, you will reach the dining area. It is a huge, trendy dining area. The entire. staff have the southern hospitality thing down and are very friendly and helpful. My server was awesome. We came there on Black Friday for lunch and were seated right away. This is a unique resturant. It is kind of like a hybrid buffet. It is family style dining and you just choose the mains and sides you want. It is all you can eat, you just cannot take any home. You are charged per person, so please bring your appetite, to make it worth your while. We went with the 2 main/4 side meal, which was about $20 per person. The littles are priced a bit differently depending on their age. We got the meat loaf and ribs, along with corn on the cob, creamed corn, mashed potatoes and macaroni and cheese. It took about 12 minutes for our food to show up. In the mean time, they brought us some cheese biscuits that were really good. The food was fresh, hot and pretty good. Yes, it is buffet style food, that is served family style, but I still liked it a lot. There was nothing that I did not like or regreted getting. My favorites were the mashed potatoes and the meatloaf. My littles only at corn on the cob, so next time I am leaving them home. We all got our deserts that came with the meal to-go. We could not eat anymore. I left there stuffed, all I wanted to do was take a nap. I will definitely be back, but without the littles. They have some savory Southern cuisine, served with top notch Southern hospitality. read more

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Food and service was great but we had a $10 off $30 coupon from their website that they refused to honor. Very poor business practice. Coupon said to screenshot it & show to them. They said they needed the paper coupon read more