Bookers opened in 2015 in the revitalized town of Kirklin. The locally owned and operated restaurant was named for a local farmer who loved Bookers whiskey. The dining rooms are filled with an eclectic blend of farmhouse decor. There is a homey Midwest feel with soft country rock playing in the background. The bar is downright cozy and adorable. The menu offers a mix of burgers and sandwiches. There is also a dinner menu. Our server told us that the burgers and tenderloins are fresh and hand prepared. The tenderloins are a favorite. I had the Bbq burger with fries. The burger was thick and topped with bacon, onion rings and bbq sauce on a Brioche bun. The burger was delicious. In addition, the battered fries were perfectly cooked and seasoned. They were crispy and not too much salt. The tenderloin was good. The breaded coating was well seasoned and accompaniments were fresh. The staff is welcoming, friendly and attentive. An event room is available for weddings or parties. There is a kids menu. The place is pristine. There is free street parking in front of the restaurant. Bookers is well worth the trip. read more

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We stopped in this restaurant while on an antique run. Fantastic food and the service was the best. I had the breaded tenderloin, my wife had the barbequed pork sandwich. We enjoyed everything about this place, the feel, the look of the decor, as well as the service. Very very nice and we've eaten at a lot of restaurants all over the continent but this one takes it all. I've found that all states and countries have their own cuisine and way of fixing it but try to find a tenderloin , it doesn't exist in most places, even California doesn't know about it and here I thought they knew about everything. Trust me, if you want the experience we had you need not look any further but be sure to call in a reservation if there are more to your party and double check that you have reserved, that's always a good habit to acquire. As busy as this place gets you have no one to blame but yourself if you drop the ball, after all, what part of the word "Reserve" don't we all understand. Great place to eat and we'll keep coming back when we're here. Thanks Booker. read more

We eat here often as it's nearby. Great place! Great food!!! Great atmosphere! Service is always friendly and my husband always loves all you can eat fish and shrimp night. read more

Great food ! Server friendly and accommodating. Handled a large party ) with reservations) well.

This is a secret hidden gem! I really hate to share but wow! This is a cute place! Thursday is fried chicken night! Get there early or they run out! read more

If you want a dirty noisy place to eat where the air is full of grease and you can't hear yourself yelling over the blaring music then this is NOT the restaurant for you! This place is neat as a pin and you can have a conversation with the table next to you without having to raise your voice! The food is amazing, and the staff friendly and attentive. I have had their breaded pork tenderloin sandwich multiple times now and it has not failed me yet! Perfectly battered and cooked to crispy, juicy, tender perfection. I get it 'dragged through the garden' with lettuce, tomato, pickle and onion. All the toppings are fresh and tasty. Paired with lightly battered fries and a draft pint of Quaff On!'s Busted Knuckle porter this is a meal you will want to enjoy again and again! read more

Bookers Bar & Grill - Cut in half to show the thickness of the tender delicious pork tenderloin. - Bars Near Me - Kirklin, Indiana

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After shopping at a couple of shops in Kirlin, we came upon Bookers restaurant. I had checked out the menu before we arrived, and the menu sounded good. We entered the restaurant and waited at the counter for a couple of minutes before we were seated in a booth. The restaurant's atmosphere is warm and cozy with gorgeous woods, old window frames on the wall, and many stained glass pieces throughout. The restaurant has 3 dining rooms with a mixture of booths and tables along with a gorgeous bar area with tall-top tables. Our server arrived promptly, taking our drink orders and returning a few minutes later for our food order. My husband ordered the daily special, which was an amazing breaded tenderloin served with delicious fries. They use a well-seasoned, light batter on the Tenderloin, and we both were surprised at how incredibly tender it was. He raved about the tenderloin several times and told friends how incredible it was. The fries have a light batter and a slightly crispy seasoned coating. Delicious! I ordered the Mushroom and Swiss Burger. I'm usually not a big burger fan, but it sounded good. The burger was medium rare, seasoned with Cajun seasoning as requested, topped with swiss cheese, mushrooms, grilled onions, lettuce, tomato, and dill pickle. The burger was served with one side, and I opted for the wonderful seasoned fries. Both were delicious, and I had very little to carry out for my dogs. We are going back just to have lunch or dinner at Bookers. I also want to purchase a couple of items I fell in love with. Great day, loved Bookers restaurant, and we had fun exploring the shops. read more

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SO GOOD! The friendliest staff, I have loved every meal I've had at Bookers! My favorite is the buffalo chicken wrap and fries! Their fries are hot and crispy every single time! You get a great portion of food without breaking the bank! It's a great date night spot, place to go and if you want a drink, or you can go with the family! I meet my grandparents here for dinner a few times a year. It is nicely decorated and clean! If you haven't tried it yet, run don't walk! read more

Food was excellent. Server was very attentive. Nice atmosphere. Will definitely stop in again when I am passing through.

Wonderful restaurant! It has a small-town feel with style added. The decor is well-done with brick walls and a bar made from an old courthouse. The food? Great menu selection and great prices. Everything I've tried has been terrific. The burgers are consistently cooked just right, and they will customize almost anything. The service? If they are busy (they are swamped on Fridays because of the fish dinner), you will be waiting longer, do just don't be in a rush then. When they aren't busy, service is just fine. I want to try everything on the menu! read more

Good food and great, friendly service. We were a group of 7 and we all felt the same way.

I rarely write a bad review....cant think of the last one....but here we go. Friends of ours made reservations for 6 people at 6:00 on Friday evening. We arrived 15 minutes early thinking we might grab a drink from the bar while we wait for our table. Upon entering we waited to be greeted by the hostess who asked us what name our reservation was under. She then said there wasn't a reservation in that name, which she checked on a sheet of paper at the desk. She then proceeded to tell us she would check the "Book" and see if it was in that to no avail. She offered to seat us as soon as a table was available. OK. We then started to the bar to grab a drink while we waited and she told us we couldn't go to the bar as it was all "reserved". We stated we just wanted to BUY a cocktail while we waited, she said we could get it but would have to come back to the waiting area. OK. As we walked into the bar area we were quickly stopped by a man who also said we couldn't go to the bar as the seats were by reservation. Seeing a theme here. We then had to explain again that our goal was to grab a drink while we wait on our eventual table. He said OK. Finally got to the bar and the bartender who was addressing a table outside of the actual bar rail, harshly turned to us and said, "You can't sit at the bar, these are reserved seats." Holy moly! All we wanted to do was spend money while we wait to spend more. We were all so confused by the experience to this point that we decided to bail on the pre-dinner drink. We were eventually seated in a back room corner table that felt like we were in Time-Out! Our server was very nice and polite. We asked her what the red wine list was like and she told us it was Cabernet and Merlot. OK. So are they both the same winemaker? Yes, Barefoot. In the small twist-off single serve bottles. OK. We aren't in a high end steak house. We get it. We then placed an appetizer order for the table. Mushrooms and cheese curds. Brought out in a timely fashion. They were both very good. The 6 of us ordered our entrees, that then took an hour and 15 minutes to get. The room we were in wasn't packed, the other room was pretty full but an hour and 15 is crazy. Only 2 steaks at our table, cheese steak sandwich, shrimp dinner and a burger. All 6 of us enjoyed our meals. However, all of us were a little irate at how we had been treated. It is nice for a small town to have a restaurant that isn't a chain but they do need some work on their treatment of customers, at least in this regard. We didn't feel the "Hoosier Hospitality" that we expected. We felt like interlopers in their "its all reserved " world. read more

Everything was wonderful today. We come for the fried mushrooms. Mushroom burger delicious. Onion rings are very good. My wife enjoyed her large tenderloin. Service was excellent. Large menu choices. Spacious dining areas. Clean restrooms. Very nice go to restaurant in a very small town. Busy at lunch and dinner. We have been happy whenever we visit. read more

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Amazing food and friendly service. I loved the ambiance in the room, it really gives a cozy feeling.

Got taken here by friends who raved about their tenderloin sandwich. Honey vibes with plenty of room and seating. We ordered and shared stuffed jalapeños. 7 came in an order along with sides of ranch. They were stuffed with cream cheese (the best kind of stuffing), were fresh and pretty good. We all ordered breaded tenderloins with fries and onion rings. The sandwiches were very fresh and came with all the fixings. Sandwiches were good but I'd recommend getting toppings on the sandwich as they were a little bland without. Fries were very good, seemed double fried which were nice and crispy! Onions rings were good as well. It's a little out of the way but a nice lunch trip if you're looking for a solid tenderloin sandwich! read more

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Booker's is a great restaurant in a tiny town that sits squarely in the middle of nowhere if you happen to be traveling North on US 421. The staff is great. The are attentive, friendly, great at their job, and extend a special type of Hoosier hospitality that you only see in small town Americana. The food is great too! Try the burgers! You can't choose a bad one. The Mushroom n Swiss is really good. The Philly cheese steak is good too but you'd be remiss to pass up the all you care to eat fish on Friday nights. It's a small town firehouse fish fry right at your table. The fries are solid too. The short rib and mashed potatoes are damn good. The beers on tap are good and go beyond the standard domestics though those are represented too. While the spirits are basic you can still get a scotch that goes beyond JW Black. Luckily I can visit Booker's whenever I go visit my mom, but it's worth the 35 minute drive North of Indy for folks who haven't ventured out to see small town Indiana. It won't disappoint. read more

Good food in a nice atmosphere at a decent price! I always recommend the tenderloin! Fried chicken is always a crowd pleaser, as well!

Hands down the best ribeye steak and apple cobbler I have ever had! The staff is amazing and it's our go to place for our date night.

Great place for lunch or dinner. Filet Mignon is as good or better than the bigger name steakhouses. Food is good, service is great. Almost hate to attract too much attention from the cities. Like the small town feel. read more

We dined here tonite with some friends celebrating a birthday. We were a party of six. The nights special was Fried Chicken or Rib-eye steak. 5 of us had the steak and the other was a Tilapia dinner. We started out with appetizers which was stuffed jalapeños popper, fried mushrooms and fried pickles which were delicious. Our entrees was fantastic. And dessert was a birthday cake that we bought with us. Service was fantastic our waitress came and checked up on us and made sure we had beverages as dinner was being eaten. Bookers is a family restaurant, cozy atmosphere. Will definitely go back. When it came time for dessert, we asked if they would refrigerate our cake and they were happy to do so. They brought us plates and clean silverware for our cake. Great place, Jennifer you and your waitresses are fantastic. Kudos to your Chef!!! read more

If you want one of the best Breaded Tenderloins indiana, make the drive to Kirkland. At least that's what my partner told me. I had an amazing "best burger in five counties" it stood true to it name. It's a cozy place and often crowded so maybe make a reservation so you're not waiting for long. read more

Went there for the first time and can't wait to take my wife there for dinner. Looking forward to all you can eat fish.

Food is below avg. I've sent back 4 meals of 15+ visits, local place...it's now off my list... Staff care more about gossip vs quality food. Friends won't go there either, inconsistency, oily if fried, grilled dry salmon pressed as a burger, the cooks must not care, the taste is omg I should've stay home...a waste of money. QC starts at the cook, then the waitress, so Bookers has the potential of drawing from Indy etc, as kids go to Colfax for catfish, yet not even close. read more

Best fried mushrooms ever! Nice size serving and we dug in quickly before I snapped a picture. read more

Bookers Bar & Grill - Fried mushrooms after we ate a bunch! - Bars Near Me - Kirklin, Indiana

I was here for dinner while in town and found the food to be good. The staff was friendly and the place is kept clean including the restrooms. I was only in town for business and I am not sure if I will ever be back, but if I am then I'll stop by here. read more

If you are traveling through the TINY town of Kirklin, you will find a family style cafe called Bookers. It was our first visit and we ordered a burger and tenderloin sandwich for lunch. Both were excellent! The tenderloin was thicker than usual and my husband said it was the best he had ever eaten...wow! We want to come back and try the Friday night fish fry. Waitress was very friendly, the food was brought out quickly and the atmosphere is country cozy. read more

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The reviews were so phenomenal I was surprised to be so underwhelmed! Started with potato skins, which were below average (microwaved, possibly?) served with packaged sour cream. We had the pork tenderloin, which was "ok" and a chicken wrap which was just sort of blah. Perhaps I'm just picky, but this meal was nothing special. The service was very, very good though! read more

Little hometown restaurant in Kirklin 20 minutes north on 421 from Zionsville. Reasonable prices. Good food. Had all toucan eat fish with salad, baked potato and roll for $10.95. Worth the trip read more

Bookers Bar & Grill - All you can eat fish! - Bars Near Me - Kirklin, Indiana

We love having Bookers so close. The nights we don't want to cook, we know we can visit Jennifer and crew and have a delicious meal.

Food is always good. Love the pork chops. Fast, friendly service. Casual, family dining. They also offer take out.

Well it was our first time and I was not sure from the reviews I saw, but I am so glad we went. The waitress Sarah was so nice and was on top of keeping drinks filled. We got mushrooms to start and they were so good, light batter and very good mushrooms of different kinds, not the plain white ones. I got a chicken breast sandwich it was moist the bun soft and fresh and the bacon cooked perfect. My husband got the philly steak and said it was one of the better ones he had. I got coleslaw instead of fries and it was homemade and fresh and good The only compliant I had is that they allowed kids to run around and play on the floor. read more

Having visited Bookers several times over the years, we are always pleasantly surprised at how good our food and service is. We have never had an issue! There were eight of us visiting on this particular night, and we had the most delightful server! (sorry, I can't remember her name) Most of us decide on the whitefish special, and everyone was pleased. Nothing much else to add. We will definitely be visiting Booker's bar and grill again in the near future. read more

The service was a little slow but that's the only complaint I have. The food was AMAZING! I highly recommend the potato skins. Oh my goodness. I could make a meal out of those. They were delicious and for an appetizer, very fulfilling. After the potato skins, I could only eat a couple bites of my breaded chicken sandwich. Very delicious though! I will definitely be back. Not badly priced food for what you get. read more

Quaint little restaurant with outstanding food. We had the rack of ribs and pork tenderloin for dinner. Both were by far the best we have had in the area. Dessert changes depending on the day as they are freshly made. We had blueberry lemon cake and apple crisp. The cake would be amazing with an after dinner coffee just the right balance of sweet and tart but still very light and summery. read more

Awesome little local spot. Had a burger and fries and was everything I thought it would be. Nice work Kirklin

Sunday Brunch Great value - Great FOOD! Nice easy drive to get there - Friday all you can eat fish dinner, great service too! be sure to visit the antique shops located along the main strip downtown too. read more

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Food is awesome and nice to have a good place to eat that is local!! Great place to go and sit in the bar and hang out and have a great meal read more

Very nice facility. They have a few bugs to work out. Took 40 minutes to get our food. The food was good. Staff is very friendly. I think they have great potential. read more

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My husband and I had dinner at Booker's for the first time yesterday. Booker's is quite a jewel in the tiny town of Kirklin. I'm racking my brain to find at least one negative thing to say but I have nothing! The service was great with the server making sure we had everything we could want without hovering over us annoyingly as some servers do. I had a Reuben sandwich and my husband had a tenderloin. Both were excellent and an average price. The restaurant is very clean and has a very nice bar off the family dining area. There was some pretty awesome blues playing softly in the background. The owners have done a great job all around and I wish them the best. Kirklin has some great antique stores so if you are in the area for that reason or just passing through, be sure to stop into Booker's. read more

Good service and excellent food at an affordable price. The bar serves a wide variety of local craft beers on tap.