Carthage Family Restaurant — Restaurant in Carthage

I was going through Carthage Missouri area and pulled up restaurants and I always love to stop at the mom-and-pop shop always seem to have the best food granted not the best for you my brother and I went into this open seating restaurant nothing fancy something that fit into a small town atmosphere we were immediately greeted by Misty. I was craving fried catfish so I went with that. It was $7.99 I wasn't expecting much but Misty ensured me it was going to be plenty of food it came with a choice of potato I chose fully loaded baked potato that came with at least two pieces of real crumbled bacon and all the fixings I also had a choice of vegetable I chose green beans and a homemade roll I didn't realize it but a cup of soup of the day came with it it was homemade chicken noodle and it was delicious after receiving the catfish I would have to agree it was more than enough I will post the picture it was 2 large fillets. What I like most is that it was lightly battered great flavor but they do season it so try it before you salt it it was amazing! My brother chose the pork tenderloin sandwich and fries he also received the chicken noodle soup came with his sandwich was $5.99 this appeared to be just your typical frozen pork patty nothing spectacular about it my brother said that it wasn't seasoned at all. The fries were fresh and crisp but after eating part of my fillet he regretted not making the same choice that I did. After dinner we found out that a small scoop of ice cream came with our dinners I especially thought that was a nice touch. You can verify my reviews I rarely if ever give a 5-star but it's difficult for me to pass up on at least my dinner with the amount of food I had for $7.99 to get a bowl of soup your main course and then a dessert you never see that anymore job well done Carthage Family Restaurant and a shout out to Misty her small-town customer service was a big part in me wanting to come back. I would definitely recommend Carthage...

We always enjoy visiting the Carthage Family Restaurant when coming from out of town to visit family. This was our December 2016 visit. They have a big breakfast selection, the portions are filling and priced right. The coffee was a little watered down on this visit. The service is prompt and filled with mid-west country charm. My only hesitation in patronizing this establishment is the smoke smell spilling from the smoking section. They have an entirely separate smoking room which I'm sure smokers find extremely welcoming. As a non-smoker, I wish they would find a better way to cleanse the air or change the ventilation so that the smell doesn't flood into the nonsmoking area.

Update: During our most recent visit, in October 2017, we discovered that the aforementioned cigarette smoke smell was considerably diminished. I presumed that the management had closed the door or changed the ventilation in the smoking room. As I passed by in order to use the bathroom I discovered that the doors were wide open but the lights were off. It seems that maybe the smoking clientele have simply stopped coming, stopped smoking inside, or the management is no longer making it known that there is a smoking section. Either way I've upgraded my original 4 star review to 5 stars. Additionally, the coffee no longer seemed watered down as described in the...

This place is horrible. Not sure if they were just having an off day or if they are always that rude and inattentive.....BUT I think we had the worst possible server (if you want to call her that) in the place. They weren't busy when we first got there and I still had to get straws and napkins for us. The hostess that seated us was nice enough but then we got Miss crabby to take our order. She had a horrible attitude.....and didn't check on us the entire time we were there. There was a large group that came in and one of them was talking incredibly loud to a table behind us. We waited 30 minutes for the check and then were told by the not so nice server, "You'll have to take it up front because I'm entirely too busy". We could have left sooner if we had've known that she wouldn't take it. That was definitely a one and done stop for us. We will not be back. As for the food.....the chicken was stringy and the fries were not that great. I highly recommend NOT stopping at this restaurant. Worst...