The Fat Man tries to find hidden gems, holes in the walls, or any small mom-and-pop establishment…read morewith good food. While traveling in northern Kentucky, he stumbled upon one of these places, The Farmstand Market & Cafe. Farmstand offers comfort food with a farm-to-table focus served in a cozy space with a bar and attached market. We started with the Goetta Hanky Panky Dip. This was made with cheesy goetta, bagel chips, pumpernickel bread, and light rye served in a cast iron skillet. The dip had a good sausage flavor with salt and some light spice while being cheesy, creamy, and full of flavor. The bagel chips were very crispy but were not served warm. The pumpernickel and rye were dry. Each complimented the dip, adding texture to the bite. My wife had the Reuben Sandwich. This sandwich came with sliced corned beef, homemade Thousand Island, pickled pig sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese on light rye with bacon ranch pasta salad. The pasta salad was cooked spot on while also being creamy. The bacon added crunch and saltiness to the salad. The rye had a great toast, and the Thousand Island was tangy and creamy. The pastrami was dry but had a good salty flavor. The sauerkraut was crunchy and had a good sour flavor cutting through the salty meat and the sweet dressing. The cheese was gooey and nutty and added flavor to each bite. I sampled the French dip sandwich and Mulligatawny soup. This was prepared with a sliced top round with provolone on a French roll. The soup was prepared with rice, chicken, carrots, onions, celery, lentils and spices. The chicken was very tender, the rice was cooked well, and the vegetables added texture to the rice. The soup was flavorful, had a wonderful aroma, and had a good salt content. The top round was thin and offered good flavor and chew. The roll was fresh and had a good chew paired with the ooey and gooey cheese with an excellent buttery flavor. The au jus had good flavor but was slightly salty, which overpowered it. Farmstand offers grilled cheeses, hot sandwiches, burgers, salads, appetizers, soups and main entrees. They also serve beer and have a full bar. The servers were pleasant and knowledgeable. The Fat Man says that The Farmstand Market & Cafe is Fat Man Approved with 1 chin.

Great ambiance and the food was delicious! There was literally only one server while I was there…read moreand she took care of everyone efficiently and timely. Amazing!

The value for the money is top tier. As a pleasure to visit. Try the chocolate milkshake with…read moreBoston cream, you will not be disappointed !

Great prices! Great service! Community loves this place!!! Can't wait to go again! So many soft…read moreserve flavors!

Family, friendly business Good food, pleasant atmosphere…read moreAnd all around nice experience

Only plus is that this place is popular with the locals. That also is the biggest minus, as we…read morearrived at 12:30 pm and did not receive our food for an hour. The service was not only slow, but unfriendly as well. While we were brought refills on drinks and the coleslaw that came with one of our sandwiches, they were thrown down without a word. The same was true for our food when it finally arrived with the check as well. There was also not a word of apology for the long wait. I should mention that we were among several tables that waited a lengthy amount of time for their orders. There is a sign by the cash register (only visible when leaving!) that says "we specialize in fresh food, not fast food, so please be patient." It's an admirable goal, but not if the expectation is that customers will be fine with waiting an hour for said fresh food. Our sandwiches were good, but that may be because we were ravenous when they finally showed up! My impression is that Family's Main St Restaurant is primarily a hangout for locals to catch up with one another while waiting for breakfast or lunch. While there's a place for restaurants like this, I do not recommend it to travelers who want to eat in a reasonable amount of time and go on their way.

Sarah was a great server and kept my family updated about the status of our food and the drinks in…read moretheir current rotation. The inside of the place is really interesting and I love all of the different cars. We sat next to a nice blue one inside. The themed bathroom was also unique.

I'll start off by saying the burger was very very good. I also had ordered the onion rings and they…read moretasted pretty good as well. I could tell the burger was 100% fresh and cooked to the temperature that I asked for. I'm not sure if the onion rings were fresh or not, but they were still good. The reason for the three stars is because the service at the bar was absolutely shit. The server seemed to cater more towards five extremely obnoxious, loud, drunk guys versus other people that were around them. There were several times a bartender would say they would get with me when they notice that I was ready to order and get a drink, but then they never came. The restaurant theme itself is very cool and unique. Overall, I will come back more than likely, but if I have another experience with that same type of service, then I will be done.

This was a second-option spot for us to eat a meal before heading to the airport for a…read moretransatlantic flight. And it was...not what we wanted but it got the job done. It is located in a Kroger strip mall area but is slightly higher class than what one might think when they hear that. It was a weird off-peak time so it was no issue getting seated right away and service was pretty good. We started our late lunch and our vacation with a cocktail, both of which were pretty tasty! I wanted to make sure I got some veggies in me before a week+ of vacation eating, so I got a side salad, which was pretty ample for a side! I also got the mushroom ricotta dip appetizer as a "meal" and it was pretty delicious! Cheese, mushrooms and carbs...you can't go wrong with that in my opinion! We had an okay time, and we were able to dawdle and not be rushed. It wasn't our first choice on the day and likely wouldn't be at another time, but it was more than decent as a secondary/back-up choice for a place to eat.

Great food and service…read more On a recent trip we were looking for something local to dine at and came across this restaurant. It is located next to the grocery store. The restaurant was clean and modern and had a great menu selection. The kids meals are $8 and come with a drink and side. I liked that they were really food just kids size versions. We had the sliders and chicken and waffles. On the adult menu we tried the cod dinner, hot honey chicken sandwich and pretzels and beer cheese. They also had a great selection of desserts.

Tonight's special for a Tuesday night was three tacos for $9. I opted for the turkey club with…read morefries. The samwich was tasty using pressed turkey on Texas toast that was buttered and lightly browned on a flattop. I liked the fries which were toasted pretty dark. I would order this again

I am glad it reopened since the car drove into the building The pot roast sliders were yummy and…read moremy husband said the steak was ok The service was quick and helpful The only issue is the acoustics and no internet service

Nice little pizza joint, Food is great…read more Everyone is so friendly Service was quick and easy

Good meal at the place that's minutes from our home in Verona, love the Mrs Herb fish with tasty…read moretartar sauce, coleslaw and French fries. I've had other items and we return for the fried fish. Nice location with quick service. They offer a variety of locally made desserts.

We live in SoIN and like to try new to us restaurants when we have errands to run in the NKY area…read more We were excited to try this spot because my young son's name is Kelly. He got a kick out of being able to read his name multiple times around the restaurant and was happy with his eggs and toast which is all you can hope for with a six year old, am I right? I got the pulled pork omelette and it was amazing. I'm not a huge cheese and egg fan so the omelette was just pork and egg, so next time we stop by I might add a veggie or something for a little texture change, but the flavor was great! They don't turn on their ice cream machines till 11 so we didn't get to sample the dairy goods, but I'm sure they will be worth a second trip. We loaded up on merch to wear back in our neck of the woods and chatted with some of the workers on break who got a kick out of the story behind my Kelly's name and shared the OG Kelly's name origin as well. Definitely will be back again!

Quick stop on our way from central KY to Cincinnati. We stopped for ice cream and were pleasantly…read moresurprised! The flavor options were fun and offered variety, the staff were friendly, the service was quick and the food menu looked super tasty! We hope to make it back for lunch someday.