Point Lookout · College of the Ozarks · Farm to table
The Keeter Center Dining Room
Student-run, farm-to-table dining in a grand log lodge on the College of the Ozarks campus just south of Branson, with campus pork, garden produce and ice cream from the college dairy.
Opens the Keeter Center’s dining menu. Lunch is walk-in with a text waitlist; dinner takes reservations from 4 pm.
Details checked November 2026
Price
$$–$$$
Entrées about $24–50 (online menu)
Hours
Mon–Sat from 10:30 am
To 8 pm Mon–Thu, 9 pm Fri–Sat; closed Sun
Parking
Campus lot
RV fit not confirmed
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What to order
Ozarks comfort food made with what the college grows: produce from the campus garden and greenhouse, campus pork, student-made fruit spreads, grain from Edwards Mill and ice cream from the campus dairy.
A house favorite
Dobyns Meatloaf
The dining room’s meatloaf is $26 on the current online menu, and it’s the dish Google reviewers mention most, in 35 reviews.
Pro tip: Finish with ice cream from the campus dairy ($5.25 a scoop), or try the apple butter, which comes up in 27 Google reviews.
More to try
- Chicken-fried chicken$24 on the online menu, and named in 27 Google reviews.
- Shrimp and grits$28; mentioned in 19 Google reviews.
- Fried green tomatoesA $13 starter that comes up in 15 reviews.
- Pork chopA $34 chop from the campus’s own pork.
The Keeter Center story
A World’s Fair lodge, rebuilt by students
The Keeter Center opened in 2004 as a replica of Dobyns Hall, a log building from the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair that stood on campus until it burned in 1930. Students did much of the construction, and the center is named for the parents of donor James P. Keeter.
College of the Ozarks students work on campus to cover their tuition, and many of them cook and serve in the dining room, so waits can vary with class schedules. The campus is alcohol-free, and since August 2025 the restaurant has closed on Sundays.
Why it made our list
- 4.8 on Google and Tripadvisor
- Farm-to-table food grown on campus
- A grand log lodge with a huge fireplace
- About 8 minutes from Branson Lakeside RV Park
What diners say about The Keeter Center Dining Room
The restaurant report card
We don’t copy other sites’ reviews, but the published scores are worth reading together. Scores checked November 2026.
How the review sites compare
Average star rating on each site, out of 5
What diners often mention
Meatloaf (35)Pianist (31)Chicken-fried chicken (27)Apple butter (27)Shrimp and grits (19)
Topics Google highlights in its reviews, with the number of reviews that mention each. Live piano music comes up in 10 more. Yelp’s listing covers the whole Keeter Center, including the lodge.
Good to know
Price range$$–$$$ (Tripadvisor)
Special dietsKids’ menu (12 and under)No separate allergen kitchen
Campus rulesAlcohol-free, smoke-free campus
Scores as published by Google, Yelp and Tripadvisor in November 2026. The weighted score combines all three by review count. Confirm details with the restaurant.
Know before you go
Plan your visit
The Keeter Center Dining Room
- Address1 Opportunity Ave, Point Lookout, MO 65726
- HoursMon–Sat from 10:30 am
To 8 pm Mon–Thu, 9 pm Fri–Sat; closed Sun - Phone(417) 690-2146
- OrderingLunch is walk-in only with a text waitlist; dinner reservations from 4 pm online or at (417) 690-2146
- ParkingCampus lot
The Keeter Center is on the College of the Ozarks campus in Point Lookout, just south of Branson off US-65. Follow the campus signs to the lodge, and leave time to see Edwards Mill and the Williams Memorial Chapel.
Where to stay nearby
RV parks near The Keeter Center Dining Room
Park the rig for the night, then take the tow car to campus. Branson Lakeside RV Park is about 8 minutes away, and the other two parks are within about 17 minutes. Drive times are Google Maps estimates.
Branson Lakeside RV Park
The City of Branson’s own RV park, right on Lake Taneycomo beside Branson Landing, with paved pull-thrus up to 90 ft.
Cooper Creek Resort & Campground
A lakeside resort on Lake Taneycomo with about 75 full-hookup RV sites, lakefront spots, two pools and fishing docks.
Branson KOA Holiday
A busy family KOA in the hills five minutes from the 76 Strip, with 140 RV sites and pull-thrus up to 75 ft.
Helpful answers
Frequently asked questions
A few details before you head over.
Open Mon–Sat; closed Sundays
Hungry for farm-to-table near Branson?
Book a dinner table, or arrive early for a walk-in lunch of meatloaf, fried green tomatoes and campus-dairy ice cream.
Thank you to the people behind these photos and this video. Please support them by giving their work a look. The chapel photo shows the College of the Ozarks campus. The food photo is for illustration only and was not taken at The Keeter Center. Chapel: Nan Fry on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0); Meatloaf: Roundhere44 on Wikimedia Commons (CC0). Video: BransonVisitorTV on YouTube. Review-site logos are trademarks of their owners.
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