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Flat Creek Restaurants are known throughout the Ozarks for our famous fried catfish, bbq ribs, crab legs, prime rib, wings and broasted fried chicken as well as our popular daily specials and dessert options. We also have a fully-serviced and stocked Bar with over 15 beers on tap. We offer both catering & a mobile concession trailer both perfect for any event or festival. So what are you waiting for? Come see us at Flat Creek Restaurant in Bolivar, MO! You won’t leave disappointed!
Hours
| Tuesday | 10:30 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 10:30 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 10:30 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 10:30 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 10:30 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 10:30 AM–9 PM |
| Monday | 10:30 AM–9 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 730 E Aldrich Rd, Bolivar, MO 65613
Phone: (417) 326-1190
Website: http://flatcreekrestaurants.com/
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Dylan R
Flat Creek – Bolivar, MO: A Hidden Gem with Big Flavor and Warm Hospitality
Flat Creek is an absolute must-visit! From the moment you walk in, you’re greeted with a warm, small-town welcome that instantly makes you feel right at home. The staff is incredibly friendly, attentive, and genuinely seem to enjoy making your dining experience a great one.
The portions are huge—seriously, come hungry or be ready to take some home! Whether you’re digging into their famous fried catfish, juicy burgers, or hearty comfort food classics, you’re guaranteed to leave full and satisfied.
What really stands out is how affordable everything is, especially considering the quality and size of the meals. It’s rare to find a place that delivers on flavor, service, and value all at once, but Flat Creek nails it.
And the rustic, cozy atmosphere? Perfectly fitting for a laid-back meal with family or friends. It has that charming, down-home feel that makes you want to sit and stay a while.
Highly recommend Flat Creek for anyone passing through Bolivar—or even if you’re a local. This spot is well worth the trip!
… moreFlat Creek is an absolute must-visit! From the moment you walk in, you’re greeted with a warm, small-town welcome that instantly makes you feel right at home. The staff is incredibly friendly, attentive, and genuinely seem to enjoy making your dining experience a great one.
The portions are huge—seriously, come hungry or be ready to take some home! Whether you’re digging into their famous fried catfish, juicy burgers, or hearty comfort food classics, you’re guaranteed to leave full and satisfied.
What really stands out is how affordable everything is, especially considering the quality and size of the meals. It’s rare to find a place that delivers on flavor, service, and value all at once, but Flat Creek nails it.
And the rustic, cozy atmosphere? Perfectly fitting for a laid-back meal with family or friends. It has that charming, down-home feel that makes you want to sit and stay a while.
Highly recommend Flat Creek for anyone passing through Bolivar—or even if you’re a local. This spot is well worth the trip!
Alissa N
Wow!! This place was great!! Hubby had the tenderloin sandwich and it was admittedly a bit thinner than he prefers but over all it was really good and huge. I had the Catfish sandwich with the million dollar bacon. So good!! That catfish was crispy, flaky, hot and flavorful!!! Would definitely get catfish again!! Oh and we got the red velvet cheesecake cake!!! Shiloh, our server, was so sweet and attentive! 5 stars all the way around!!
… moreStacy Graham
We’ve eaten here twice. Amazing both times. The dinner salad is awesome . The portions are big for the price.This time Chrissy was our server and she is without a doubt the best server we’ve had in a long time.. Very cute, smiled, got our food out timely, and just all around a great server. Thank you Chrissy.
… morerakshya lamichhane
This is not a review of the restaurant food or service, but of a “free fire safety seminar” hosted here.
We have enjoyed dining at Flat Creek before, so when we received a mailer offering a free meal for two to attend a fire safety presentation, we went. We assumed there would be a sales pitch and planned to politely decline and enjoy dinner. The invitation specifically said it was not a sales presentation and no purchase was necessary. That was completely misleading.
The presentation was nothing but a scare tactic sales pitch for a fire alarm system. The presenter refused to provide a company name, used constant fear-based language, and aggressively pushed everyone to schedule a home visit, even suggesting coming to our house at 9 PM.
When I refused to give my home address, his demeanor changed instantly. He became hostile and told me he hoped my house didn’t catch on fire. At that point it stopped feeling like marketing and started feeling threatening.
This raised serious concerns about personal safety and privacy. No legitimate company should behave like this or pressure people to give out their home information to an unidentified salesperson.
Flat Creek should seriously reconsider allowing vendors like this to operate inside their restaurant. This was deceptive, aggressive, and made customers feel unsafe.
… moreWe have enjoyed dining at Flat Creek before, so when we received a mailer offering a free meal for two to attend a fire safety presentation, we went. We assumed there would be a sales pitch and planned to politely decline and enjoy dinner. The invitation specifically said it was not a sales presentation and no purchase was necessary. That was completely misleading.
The presentation was nothing but a scare tactic sales pitch for a fire alarm system. The presenter refused to provide a company name, used constant fear-based language, and aggressively pushed everyone to schedule a home visit, even suggesting coming to our house at 9 PM.
When I refused to give my home address, his demeanor changed instantly. He became hostile and told me he hoped my house didn’t catch on fire. At that point it stopped feeling like marketing and started feeling threatening.
This raised serious concerns about personal safety and privacy. No legitimate company should behave like this or pressure people to give out their home information to an unidentified salesperson.
Flat Creek should seriously reconsider allowing vendors like this to operate inside their restaurant. This was deceptive, aggressive, and made customers feel unsafe.
Heather .Heater
We stopped in late on the way back from Branson. The staff was more than willing to still serve us and was so nice and pleasant.
The portions are HUGE. We didn’t realize or would have considered sharing since we had several hours before we got home.
We had tue potato skins for the appetizer. They were crispy, cheesey loaded with bacon, and still plenty of potato. (We did not need this because of how big the meals were, lol)
Our party had the tenderloin dinner, tenderloin sandwich, and garlic crusted prime rib. The tenderloins were thick, crispy, seasoned well, and giant, just as a tenderloin should be. The prime rib was seasoned so well. It was like butter and just melted in your mouth.
For sides we had green beans; these were also seasoned perfect with plenty of bacon and pepper, Mac and cheese; not a group favorite lacked flavor and wasn’t what we expected out of mac and cheese, mashed potatoes; personally this is how I like my mashed potatoes, chunky with some of the skin, and French fries; they were crispy, hot and decent fry. Two of the dinners came with rolls, also not a fan of them. it just didn’t match the standard of the rest of their food.
Overall, it was a great experience, and we will be back to try other menu items.
… moreThe portions are HUGE. We didn’t realize or would have considered sharing since we had several hours before we got home.
We had tue potato skins for the appetizer. They were crispy, cheesey loaded with bacon, and still plenty of potato. (We did not need this because of how big the meals were, lol)
Our party had the tenderloin dinner, tenderloin sandwich, and garlic crusted prime rib. The tenderloins were thick, crispy, seasoned well, and giant, just as a tenderloin should be. The prime rib was seasoned so well. It was like butter and just melted in your mouth.
For sides we had green beans; these were also seasoned perfect with plenty of bacon and pepper, Mac and cheese; not a group favorite lacked flavor and wasn’t what we expected out of mac and cheese, mashed potatoes; personally this is how I like my mashed potatoes, chunky with some of the skin, and French fries; they were crispy, hot and decent fry. Two of the dinners came with rolls, also not a fan of them. it just didn’t match the standard of the rest of their food.
Overall, it was a great experience, and we will be back to try other menu items.
GoogleGodSend
Chicken Fried steak is more breading that the sliver of meat in the very center of it. No more rolls just cornbread which isnt cornbread but some floury cake with corn flavoring that sweeter than sucking on a sucker. What a disappointment.
… moreMzTraci64
Food was barely warm and my “starter” dish looked like it had been sitting there for awhile. We both ordered the same thing the only difference was my boyfriend didn’t want gravy on his mashed potatoes but they also left the gravy off his chicken fried chicken but brought gravy in a Styrofoam dish that looked like it was from the day before. They told us that we would get hot rolls….NOPE got cold cornbread loaf. In our take out order they didn’t give us the coleslaw. And on top of that the waitress really needs retraining because you should never sit there with an empty glass and the waitress walks by your table 5 times and doesn’t even care. So there went $120 down the crapper.
I WILL NEVER BE BACK
… moreI WILL NEVER BE BACK
C Taylor
The New Manager is fantastic new staff and my Meal was Fantastic I ordered all you can eat catfish with slaw and Cajun corn on the cob. The fish was cooked perfectly The coleslaw Dressing was exactly on spot on the Old time country sweet but not to sweet the Cajun corn was spice and buttered too perfection and my sever was very professional and attentive.
Whom ever was cooking the fish thank you it was Outstanding the restaurant was very clean and the Atmosphere was inviting… Bravo you’ve stepped up your game and I appreciate that. Thank you for giving us a great place to eat in Bolivar before there were none.
… moreWhom ever was cooking the fish thank you it was Outstanding the restaurant was very clean and the Atmosphere was inviting… Bravo you’ve stepped up your game and I appreciate that. Thank you for giving us a great place to eat in Bolivar before there were none.
JT Fugere
Flat Creek Restaurant managed to ruin our New Year’s Eve dinner with sheer incompetence and zero regard for customers.
My wife ordered wings online as the centerpiece of our holiday meal. They accepted the order, took payment, and said nothing – no call, no text, no update. She drove 20+ minutes across town on December 31st to pick it up, only to be casually told at the counter: “Oh, we’re out of wings.”
Out. Of. Wings. On one of the busiest takeout nights of the year.
This isn’t a simple mistake – it’s lazy, dishonest, and downright disrespectful. You had multiple opportunities to notify us before she wasted time, gas, and excitement on a holiday night. Instead, you waited until she was standing there to shrug and say “sorry.” That isn’t customer service; that’s contempt.
We ended up with nothing to eat on New Year’s Eve because Flat Creek can’t be bothered to manage inventory, communicate, or treat paying customers like human beings.
Do yourself a favor and order literally anywhere else. Flat Creek clearly doesn’t want or deserve your business.
… moreMy wife ordered wings online as the centerpiece of our holiday meal. They accepted the order, took payment, and said nothing – no call, no text, no update. She drove 20+ minutes across town on December 31st to pick it up, only to be casually told at the counter: “Oh, we’re out of wings.”
Out. Of. Wings. On one of the busiest takeout nights of the year.
This isn’t a simple mistake – it’s lazy, dishonest, and downright disrespectful. You had multiple opportunities to notify us before she wasted time, gas, and excitement on a holiday night. Instead, you waited until she was standing there to shrug and say “sorry.” That isn’t customer service; that’s contempt.
We ended up with nothing to eat on New Year’s Eve because Flat Creek can’t be bothered to manage inventory, communicate, or treat paying customers like human beings.
Do yourself a favor and order literally anywhere else. Flat Creek clearly doesn’t want or deserve your business.
Josh scheppmann Scheppmann
I’ve never left a review before. However after getting two raw steaks sending one back and waiting another 45 minutes to get it back . Got there at 4:00 left with one meal in a Togo box at 6:00 . The manager came out said sorry as you can see we are busy but at least you can have steak and eggs in the morning giving me two thumbs up! Worst Valentine’s meal ever the waitress was great
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