Mels Hard Luck Diner

Welcome to the excitement
Welcome to Mel’s Hard Luck Diner,
home of Branson’s Original Singing Servers.
For over eighteen years now, our talented servers (and
sometimes cooks and bus staff) have been singing your
favorite songs while serving our great food. This 1950’s
themed diner is home to talented, professional singers,
songwriters, and musicians. Many have been or are
currently in some of Branson’s most popular productions.
These are professional, award winning entertainers,
including two who climbed high on American Idol!
So enjoy the great food and listen to your favorite songs
performed live and up close… a truly unique experience you
will want to share with your friends and repeat time and
time again. Mel’s Hard Luck Diner, where “we sing for your
supper!” Be sure to take a look around the diner and see the
memorabilia and hard luck stories.
As you exit through the gift shop, select one of the
singing server’s CDs as a special souvenir.
We always sing for your Supper!
Hard Luck Burgers
Our half-pound all beef juicy burgers and
Nathan’s hot dogs are served with our popular fries.
Add a House Salad or cup of soup
to any Burger or Sandwich for 2.99
Calories don’t count when you’re on vacation!! GO for THE BIG ONE!
Hard Luck Burger
Our original burger with American cheese,
lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickle served on
the side 8.99
Go for the BIG ONE 12.99 ( 2 Patties )
Sixteen Tons Chili Burger
Open-faced burger on a bun topped with
tons of our nearly famous chili, cheddar
cheese and chopped onions (if you wish) 9.99
Go for the BIG ONE 13.99 ( 2 Patties )
Hard Times Patty Melt
Grilled rye, sautéed onions, two cheeses and
our secret sauce, make this burger an old
time favorite of our customers 8.99
Go for the BIG ONE 12.99 ( 2 Patties )
Hawaiian Burger
Our delicious burger topped with grilled
onion, bacon, Swiss cheese and grilled
pineapple, served with lettuce, tomatoes,
pickle and our seasoned fries 9.99
Go for the BIG ONE 13.99 ( 2 Patties )
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Bacon Cheeseburger
Smoked bacon and cheddar cheese top our
burger with BBQ sauce, lettuce, tomato,
onion and pickle on the side 9.99
Go for the BIG ONE 13.99 ( 2 Patties )
Memory Maker
Mushroom and Swiss
You’ll remember this burger, loaded with
mushrooms and Swiss cheese 8.99
Go for the BIG ONE 12.99 ( 2 Patties )
Honky Tonk Hot Dog
Our all beef Nathan’s world famous foot long hot dog
with onion and relish on the side 8.50
Add chili and cheese 9.50
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Add Cherry, Chocolate, or Vanilla
to your favorite soft drink only .30 more
Iced Tea, Lemonade, Coffee, Decaf, Hot Tea 2.25
Milk, Chocolate Milk, Orange Juice, Apple Juice 2.25
Hot Chocolate, French Vanilla Cappuccino 2.50
Please remember your Singing Ser
Servers! CDs available in gift shop.
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Great for Starters and Perfect for Sharing!
Onion Rings, Chili Cheese Fries,
Mozzarella Cheese Sticks,
Cream Cheese Jalapeno Poppers
Choose 1 for 7.99
Choose 2 for 12.99
Choose 3 for 17.99
Jimmy Cracked Corn Chicken Chowder
A bowl of our famous creamy corn and chicken
Ozark Hillbilly Chili
A bowl of our hearty diner-style chili with loads of
meat, beans, spices and comes topped with cheese
crackers 5.99
Soup and Salad
A cup of soup and a house salad topped with
cucumbers, tomato, onions, croutons and sprinkled
with cheese, served with your choice of dressing 8.99
Groovin’ Grilled Chicken Salad
Seasoned chicken breast, sliced almonds, eggs,
tomato, cucumbers and croutons on a bed of fresh
blended lettuce 9.50
Garden Salad
Fresh lettuce topped with tomato, red and green
peppers, cucumbers, onions, carrots, croutons, cheese
Southwest Chicken Salad
(Mel’s Favorite Salad!)
Fresh lettuce tossed with Chipotle dressing,
diced fried chicken strips or grilled chicken breast,
Mexican corn, tomato, cheese, jalapeno pepper, and
topped with tortilla strips 10.50
Your Choice of Dressing: Buttermilk Ranch, Honey Mustard,
Bleu Cheese, Italian, Thousand Island,Oil and Vinegar,
Raspberry Vinaigrette, French, Poppyseed
Grand Village Cheesesteak
Tender slices of roast beef smothered with
onions, peppers, mushrooms and cheddar
cheese. Served on a sourdough hoagie roll
with fries 10.50
Cheese Release Me
Hold on with both hands to this “Great
American Classic”. Melted American cheese
on Texas toast, grilled golden brown.
Served with fries 7.50 Add Bacon or Ham 8.50
Have it Mel’s way with both Ham and Bacon 9.50
Hit the Road Jack Grilled Chicken
Boneless seasoned grilled chicken breast
topped with Swiss cheese and bacon on a
whole wheat bun. Served with lettuce, tomato,
onion and pickle on the side 10.50
Hawaiian Grilled Chicken
Boneless seasoned grilled chicken breast
topped with grilled pineapple, our special
seasoning, Swiss cheese and bacon on a whole
wheat bun. Served with fries 10.50
The BLT Classic
Tons of smoked apple wood bacon, lettuce and
tomatoes stacked between 3 slices of bread,
served with chips 8.50 Served with fries 9.50
Romeo Reuben
Our best-selling sandwich!
Our traditional corned beef Reuben with Swiss
cheese, sauerkraut, and our own secret sauce
on classic rye. Served with fries 9.50
Chick-A-Boom Croissant
Mounds of our incredible chicken salad on
pickle on the side, served with chips 8.50
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Shake Rattle and Roll
Served the old fashioned way, in a shake tin and glass.
Choose a shake or malt in one of your favorite flavors:
Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, Pineapple, Banana,
Cherry, Root Beer, Cookies and Cream and
Old Fashioned Sodas
Orange Dream-cicle 6.99
Chocolate, Strawberry, Cherry 4.99
Sundae Kind of Love
Hot Fudge, Hot Caramel, Chocolate, Strawberry,
or Pineapple topped with whipped cream and nuts
1 Scoop Sundae 4.50 2 Scoop Sundae 5.50
Rootie Tootie Rockin’ Floats
Root Beer, Coke or your favorite Soft Drink 4.99
Great Balls of Ice Cream
Chocolate, Vanilla, Orange Sherbet,
Strawberry, Cookies and Cream, Birthday Cake,
Today’s Special Flavor, No Sugar Added Vanilla*
1 Scoop 2.50 2 Scoops 3.50
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Build Me Up, Banana Cup
A HUGE, old fashioned banana split with
mountains of vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate
ice-cream, flooded with pineapple, chocolate, and
strawberries. All of this topped with peaks of
whipped cream, nuts and cherries 10.99
Rock Around the Chocolate
A fudge brownie, piled high with country rich
vanilla and chocolate ice-cream, thick hot fudge,
and marshmallow cream. All topped with whipped
cream, M&M’s and cherries 11.99
*Excessive consumption of “no sugar added” desserts
may result in a laxative effect in sensitive people.
Krazy Kringle Kriter Kookie
Kris Kringle’s North Pole Sensation!
A holly jolly giant chocolate chunk kookie,
piled high with chocolate and French vanilla
ice-cream, drizzled with hot fudge and hot caramel
topping, snow drifts of whipped cream and bright
red cherries 12.99
Climb Every Mountain –
Ice Cream Avalanche
12 scoops of ice cream (2 each of our six flavors)
heaped on a bed of bananas and brownie crumbles
topped with pineapple, strawberries, hot fudge,
caramel, marshmallow cream, whipped cream, nuts
and M&Ms.
Enough to feed the whole family of four! 19.99
Orange Blossom
Blue Plate
Sea of Love
Shrimp & Splish Splash Flounder
The Ultimate Blue Plate Special!
to perfection. Served with Granny Liz’s secret slaw,
fries and garlic Texas toast 16.99 Add one of our
Add a house salad
or cup of soup to Blue Plate
Specials for 2.99
High Rollin’ Beef
Sea of Love Shrimp
perfection. Served with fries, Granny Liz’s secret
slaw, our own special cocktail sauce and grilled
Garlic Texas toast 14.99 Add one of our popular
Love Me Tender Fried Steak
You’ll love our eight ounce tender chicken-fried
steak topped with our peppered country gravy.
Served with mashed potatoes with gravy, vegetable
of the day and grilled garlic Texas toast 13.99
Pot roast so tender, it’ll pull apart with a fork,
piled high on a hoagie roll, and covered with our
home-style gravy. Served with mashed potatoes
and the vegetable of the day 12.99
Chattahoochee Chicken Fingers
of fried chicken. Served with BBQ or honey mustard
sauce, Granny Liz’s secret slaw and fries 11.99
Splish Splash Flounder
World renowned wood carver, Peter Engler’s
favorite at Mel’s Hard Luck Diner.
served with cole slaw, fries, garlic Texas toast,
lemon and tartar sauce 12.99 Add one of our
Children’s Menu
Ages 12
and under
Soft drink, lemonade or milk included - Substitute a kids shake for the drink for 1.99
Corndog Bites and Fries 3.99
Grilled Cheese and Fries 3.99
Chicken Fingers and Fries 4.99
Cheese Burger or Hot Dog
with Fries 4.99
Service charge of 18% will be added to groups of 8 or more.