Beautiful, the fireplace in the cabin was nice. Staff was super friendly. The food was reasonably priced and tasty.

Service was great, I'm pretty sure our waiters name was Brad, he was excellent! Our food was hot and fresh (get the Mathers lodge burger!) Catfish was amazing, as well as the hush-puppies! If you enjoy muscadine wine, the blue parachute wine was delicious (we bought the bottle)! The view was beautiful and it felt peaceful inside due to not too many tables on a tuesday afternoon. Please go after a nice hike, you won't regret it!

The food is really good for breakfast and the buffet is good the coffee is really good if you have back up that works if your in a car for along time the room that we stayed in 107 is really good nice ac works great the bed is soft

My family visited while visiting Petit Jean State Park. Great breakfast buffet with great views! Service was excellent!

Was dining here on my own as my wife was in a training course a few miles away. I walked in and was greeted by the hostess right away. I was barely seated and the server was there to take my drink order. Things were looking really good at this point. My drink arrived quickly. It was a bottled beer and it was well chilled. The server took my order which included a side salad. The server told me to help myself to the salad at the salad bar. Everything looked fresh on the salad bar except for the lceburg lettuce, which had a lot of pinking around the edges. Thankfully there was also a much fresher looking spring greens lettuce mix available as well. So after getting my salad I returned to my table. Sat down and ate my salad, drank my beer, drank most of my water and waited. My server was nowhere to be seen. There was no servers to be seen. There was a large group table in front of me who were already seated when I got there and they didn't have their food and a table behind me, a man with two kids who came in a minute or two after me, who didn't have their food either. After about 25 minutes after finishing my salad my food arrived, via a different server than the one who took my order. I have to say the food was well cooked and portion sizes were good. The food for the man and two kids came out just after mine but the food for the big group didn't arrive until I was paying my bill. Not sure if they asked for the food to be delayed or if the kitchen was having issues getting everything cooked but it certainly seems like the kitchen is not in a hurry to get orders done and out. No one ever asked if I needed a refill on my drinks or ask if I needed anything. I would have given a lower score but the food was good and the view is fantastic.

First-time customers. Very impressed. I had the brisket sandwich. Very tender and full of flavor. Wife had the fried pork chops, and she couldn't say enough about it. Staff was knowledgeable and very friendly. Restrooms are clean and well stocked. Prices are fair. Katelyn was super. Knew her stuff. Sorry, Old South, you'll have to take a back seat to this place. Oh, and the views are breathtaking.

I'm thankful they have a restaurant because it's about 30 minutes to the next restaurant in town. The portions are big enough for two people to share, or bring leftovers back to your room/cabin/RV. Disappointed in the pancakes- they were tough and rubbery, would have been inedible without the strawberries. Being from New Orleans, we found the chicken fried steak and chicken fried chicken and the gravy very bland. But with a little salt and a lot of pepper, we made it work. The kids popcorn chicken had more flavor than anything. It was actually really good and the portion was huge. I would say enough for two younger kids to split. Service was quick and the view is amazing.

I loved this lodge restaurant with the most gorgeous view around! It was perfect for us to hike, eat, then hike some more. I also really love a good chicken fried steak and this one was delicious! Generous portions, tender meat, good crust, and country gravy that had a nice consistency- not too thick or gloppy. Yummy mashed potatoes and corn as well. I would highly recommend this place if in the area and definitely the chicken fried steak! Service was great and attentive.

TLDR: Service was great, dinner was good, view was incredible and breakfast was outstanding. Just finished 2 nights at the lodge with 1 dinner and 2 breakfasts. For dinner, we had the Rueben sandwich and the Mather burger. Rueben was pretty good, meat was a bit dry but I enjoyed the meal. I know some don't like the coated fries but I find that they have a nice crispy surface that lasts throughout the meal. Very good flavor. My wife had the burger which was nicely prepared with good beef and a fresh bun. Breakfast is where they shine. On the first morning, I ordered the biscuit meat/egg/cheese sandwich with Bacon as the meat. Also ordered a single pancake. Biscuit was very fresh and tasty and I killed the sandwich pretty quickly. The pancake was beyond expectations! A reasonable price for a large platter-sized serving that was tasty, had perfect texture, and the right amount of crispy edges. My wife had the Mather omelet with sausage as the enclosed meat and a biscuit as the side. Wonderful! Very generous with the sausage and the biscuit came with gravy that we mixed with some of the excess sausage from the omelet. There was no question that we would go back the next day and split the omelet and a single pancake. Walked away full. I can't say enough about the service; was attentive and friendly each time. And the view! 4* for dinner, 5* for breakfast and service. A little more expensive than your typical diner but still reasonable.