Lamberts

Ok, so I know this isn't exactly IN Branson, but it's such a short drive, and it is totally worth the gas money! The restaurant is located in Ozark about a half an hour from Branson up 65 highway north. The restaurant itself has some pretty eclectic décor. All kinds of flags hang from the ceiling from state flags, to countries. There are pictures and licence plates adorning the walls, and even a miniature train that runs around and entertains the kids. There are all sorts of fun things to see when you visit, so I will leave that up to you!
 To start you off they bring out your drink in a big mug. 
Or if you order coffee it comes in a smaller version. These are great because you don't have to worry about refills every five min.! Then you have to order your main meal. Yes, I said the "main" meal but I'll get into the rest in a moment. Your meal consists of an entree and a couple of sides. This is down home country cooking. My husband got the chicken fried steak and it came in a skillet and was HUGE! 
 There is everything from meatloaf to fried chicken and plenty in between. The sides are pretty nice too. You can go with veggies or potatoes along with some more off the wall choices like cucumbers and onions. Now, I mentioned something other than your main meal. They call them pass arounds! The servers come around randomly with huge pots of fried okra, fried potatoes, tomatoes and macaroni, black eyed peas and more.
 Now as good as that all is, that isn't what keeps people coming time and time again or spending hours in line just to get in. They come for the throwed rolls!!! They make the most delicious rolls you can imagine and they pull them right out of the oven and wheel them onto the floor. If you are ready for a roll you just hold up your hands and the very talented roll servers will toss them to you! They don't walk by and hand them out, no, they launch them to you! This makes for some really fun dining. Sometimes they miss and smack the floor, or they hit something and bounce onto the wrong table. On our last visit the guy tossed a roll to my daughter but it hit a flag on its way and konked me in the head! Of course everyone laughed, but that is half of the fun of this place! If your mama taught you not to play with your food, then don't bring her here! Oh, I almost forgot one very important part. Sorghum Molasses for your rolls! This stuff is sinful. Somewhere between honey and molasses. It's delicious so don't miss out on this delicacy.
 
  Now some might worry that this will cost a fortune. I find that you can figure around 15.00 a person by the time you add in a drink. Most of the meals are around 12.-- some higher, some lower. So while it sure isn't McDonalds value menu, your getting what you pay for! This isn't just a place to eat. It's really dinner and show too. So if your visiting Branson on your vacation, do your family a favor and make this short drive. You won't regret it!
(Please note that these are stock photos and I do not own the rights to them. Thank you!)