The Wooden Spoon

Enjoyed lunch with a friend and we had the Santa Fe wrap and I had a side of the Tuscan soup. Everything was delicious.

The ambiance and decor are nice and inviting. It's the first look at the menu which clues you in that you're paying Rogers & Bentonville prices for Gentry food. $5.99 for a cup of soup? $7.99 for a bowl?I ordered Country Fried Streak with two sides. Asked if I could get a cup of soup as a side. "Yes," I was told, "no upcharge." It was an extra $2.79 on the bill. My wife ordered the grilled mushroom wrap. It arrived with wads of spinach and four (yes, my wife looked for them) small mushrooms. As my wife was disappointed in the $13.99 wrap and didn't eat it, due to so much spinach, she spoke to our server. After returning from a quick conversation from the manager she offered to comp a cookie and a dessert. Wife said fine and asked for a dessert and was told it was too expensive and she couldn't pick it. Choose another. My portions were small and disappointing, which combined with my wife's choice left us unsatisfied and $48 poorer for the experience. I do hope the owner sees this and considers how the management can take care of customers more effectively. My suggestion? Drive into town a little bit further and find the restaurant with a woman's name on the sign. Great prices and value, larger portions, locally owned.

Finally had the chance to try this place after living in Gentry for 3 years. I had high expectations because of all the hype it gets and from what I hear. Unfortunately, my experience was not that great. The fries I had were extremely salty. I couldn't even finish it. The half chicken was just like regular rotisserie style chicken, nothing special about it. My fiancé had their steak burger or sandwich. Very disappointed in that.. I think I'll try again one more time in a few months or so. Hoping to have a better experience.

Oy! This used to be one of my favorite places to eat!! Prices are the same. Most of the menu items are the same...Ownership has changed.... The food is only fair now... it seems like every time we come there's a serious issue with the food.First Friday ribs used to be divine!! Now they're usually dried out, overcooked, barely edible. And they do a side with sandwiches... except the avocado toast... it's listed under sandwiches... but they won't let you have a side. Really? How insulting - the least they could do is change the menu! If you don't get a side, don't say you get one!! And why so stingy? Why not give a side with every sandwich (open faced shouldn't change it!).We've gotten potato soup that had broken (curdled!!). Yipes! How could you scoop that into a bowl and not see it's no good!?!! It's so sad - used to be such a great, consistent restaurant and now it's hit or miss, mostly miss! Very obvious I'm not the only one that feels this way from the empty parking lot!

Good service and the meatloaf sandwich was so so good. Tastes like they put love into the plates they serve! Nice atmosphere as well, I love coming here when I'm in town.

We walked in at noon and the wait was 45 mins. The hostesses and servers were courteous as people were standing and waiting and checking the wait list.The restaurant had a rustic open feel but what stood out for me were how the tables were widely spread out and therefore everyone had their own private space.The food ... I had the crispy mushroom burger with the baked beans. I looked at the beans and it's not what I had in mind until I took that first bite. It's sweet and the variety of beans made it so good! My niece ordered the chicken wrap and potato soup. They pan fried the outside crispy! Potato soup is a must. Creamy and full of flavor.It's a beautiful restaurant with outstanding service and the food is well with the wait!

Great warm & welcoming atmosphere. The staff was friendly and the food was phenomenal. My husband ordered the all-you-can-eat catfish, and he said that it was the best he'd ever had! You've gotta save room for dessert because there's so many options! They even have frozen meals that you can take to-go. Can't wait to go back!

We traveled from Tulsa to Gentry to eat here for my sisters birthday dinner. The building and atmosphere is so cute and homey. My husband read that some of the beams inside dated back to the 1870s!!! We all tried something different but a few of the standouts were the ribeye steak, catfish, gourmet potatoes and creamy pecan chicken!!!! We also tried a few different dessert samplers that had half pieces of three different desserts. Our favorites were peanut butter, bumblebee, and bread pudding!!! It was a great dinner and we had a nice long family table that we were able to chat and relax and enjoy my sisters birthday. The service was excellent and our waitress was so sweet to help us decide what we wanted to try.

The food was good but I found it to be a little pricey for just plain food. Apparently there is a secret menu because the table next to us ordered tacos and they were not on the menu.

After waiting 45 minutes for our soup and salad, the server didn't apologize. Two other tables that were seated after us had hot food before we got our soup and salad combos. Then, when we wanted to order pie, they were out of most of the popular ones. When the chocolate pie arrived, it looked like it had been dumped in the bowl with hersheys syrup thrown on. We have always loved wooden spoon but this was a disappointing experience!