Cheddar&#x27;s Scratch Kitchen

This is quite possibly the best restaurant to ever exist in Stanford…read more I grew up in Stanford, I can tell you that in the 1980's and 1990's that local restaurants here were nothing but no-name greasy spoon diners selling nothing but fairly generic "burger and fries" and breakfast food, and it was usually pretty lousy. I was back in the town I grew up in a couple of weeks ago, and heard there was a really nice cafe in Stanford now called the Bluebird, so I sought it out. I was amazed. This definitely is more like a place I would expect in Lexington or Louisville. The food is genuinely good. Iced coffee and espresso, hot browns, and lots of other food that was never in Stanford when I was growing up there as a kid. I know that Stanford went wet a few years ago in a referendum, but it's still surreal to see margaritas and other mixed drinks on the menu in a place in Stanford. The ambiance was friendly and welcoming, and struck a nice balance between small town friendly. I had a patty melt, which was probably the best meal I'd ever had in a restaurant in Stanford in my entire life. I will definitely be back the next time I come back to my old hometown.

Passing through en route to Georgia. Found this little gem on Yelp. Mr. Man had beef stroganoff…read more House made, excellent flavor, enought to feed 3 people. I had a Swiss mushroom burger. Freshly sautéed shrooms, cooked perfectly, juicy, seasoned well, served on a brioche bun. They offered a great selection of sides. I chose the chicken lemon orzo soup. It was a generous serving abundant w tender chicken. Our server, Autumn, was personable and, simply, just perfect at her job. We will return.

Spicy chicken wrap

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Outside entrance!

Mi Mi's Southern Style Cooking

4.4(185 reviews)

35.3 mi

Mi Mi's was great for a Sunday afternoon lunch! We just beat the crowd, so come a little early…read more The meatloaf was very flavorful as was the corn casserole and yams. The helpings were so big that I couldn't come close to finishing my plate. I'll be back!

Meal deal here was a steal! Friend chicken was great. Mac and cheese was good- wish I had eaten in…read morestore so I could've added some black pepper. Cornbread was basically dessert- so wonderful. Staff was helpful in building my combo as there were so many great options.

Dining room.

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Lunch

The Stave

4.1(541 reviews)

35.9 mi

Must stop to eat. Doesn't look like much and is hidden a bit, close to 3 distillery tours…read more Tons tons of bourbon, but good solid food, kitchen open to watch how they pump out some tasty food, had the bologna sandwich with a spicy stone ground mustard. Side wax one the best corn bread muffins I've had in while. Nice selection of local beers. Friendly and fast staff, kitchen was fast at pushing out some good meats and comfort food. Small inside dining, packed in, but still nice, outdoor patio with bags area, tuck away but worth the trip.

Charming place close to Castle and Key. Very busy, and it looks like there's always a wait. It…read morelooks like you could make reservations, though! This place is quite small, and just a warning only one bathroom. It's pretty congested by the bathroom door, and there isn't really anywhere good to wait. This could be difficult for someone with disabilities. Service was on the slow side, but very friendly. We tried the smashburger Kentucky style, and the smoked fried bologna. Both were good, and we would definitely return when in the area to try something else too. There's an outdoor area with some picnic tables, cornhole, and chalk for kids to write on the sidewalks.

Kitchen staff, fast and good food

Fried bologna sandwich

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Burnt Orange Old Fashioned (left) Cider & Oak (right)

Country Store

5.0(9 reviews)

22.3 mi

The food was great country cooking. Everyone in our group ordered the catfish it was fried perfect…read moreand the sides were delicious. The service was good and everyone was friendly. Tammy W.

If you are ending your Friday or Saturday of bourbon distilleries at Maker's Mark or Limestone, you…read moreREALLY need to be making this place your next stop. (If you are ending elsewhere, you really need to consider a road trip here for dinner. WORTH IT!) If you're local, I don't understand how you aren't here every weekend. Spent a weekend on the bourbon trail, and this place was the food/service highlight of the weekend! We went looking for some good southern comfort food and our expectations were exceeded. Every item tasted was so good that we immediately made the rest of the table taste it as well. Generous portions, excellent prices, amazing food. Every entrée, every side, just amazing. And the pie! So good we had to get a couple extra pieces to go to snack on later. As a table we had fried catfish, a ribeye, country fried steak, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, baked tomatoes, green beans, creamed peas, french fries, cornbread, hush puppies. All of us simultaneously felt we had the best order on the table, and order envy for what was on everyone else's plates. It was that good. The only rival to this amazing food was the people and service of those working there. Everyone was so friendly and warm, it was like having dinner at family's house. It may be a while before we are back to the bourbon trail, but I can already tell that when we do, the first item on the agenda is stopping back here, and we will plan everything else around it.

Country fried steak, Mac and cheese, green beans and cabbage

Frog legs!

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Baked tomatoes

O'Charley's Restaurant & Bar

3.3(57 reviews)

0.3 mi

Came here with colleagues after work. Vincent the server was fun. The menu had a lot of…read moreoptions. The inside was eclectic. Nice family restaurant. The ribs were "OK". A bit on the sweet side and not much meat. The coleslaw was bland. Smashed sweet potatoes were my favorite. Good place for families and a group.

First to start we had a huge group (around 20). You cant expect great service when you get a huge…read moregroup coming in, but, our waiter did an extremely good job with taking our orders, figuring out food, etc. That's why this place even earned 2 stars. Adding to this, we've been here for 1 hour waiting on our food with no one else in the restaurant. When our food finally comes out, it is cold, majorly overcooked, and I'm pretty sure they dropped the seasoning bottles on the top of the steak by accident, our steak was drowning in burnt seasoning. Putting the cherry on top, I asked for medium-rare, should've just asked for leather...probably would've been equivalent. Clean restaurant, good environment, horrible food.

They have the best Red Sangria

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Bone in pork chop with bacon mash and mac and cheese.

Claudia Sanders Dinner House

3.2(399 reviews)

49.9 mi

Let me take just a moment to update you on a special fish fry Friday at Claudia Sanders. There is…read moreno comparison in quantity, quality, and pricing for this delicious meal. Two huge pieces of lightly breaded, white fish, one crabcake, coleslaw, three hush puppies, and your choice of onion rings are french fries. And as usual, along with this comes your basket of yeast rolls and unlimited corn muffins. $15.99 their Friday special. Easy parking, ice, cold air, wonderful staff. Don't miss this one.

This is nursing home food. I really love KFC even though the quality of the chain has decreased…read moreover the years. Claudia Sanders Dinner House has to be even better right? Not even close. I was down there on the Bourbon trail and gave it a try. The building had a faux facade of a large columned roman revival plantation building. It seemed elegant until you got inside then everyone sits in one noisy gigantic room like a cafeteria. Fried chicken, cream corn, and mashed potatoes. Food was very bland. Gravy is white. I asked for brown. It had a heavy Worcestershire flavor -not good. It just wasn' t very good, unfortunately. We were the youngest people here, and that's saying something. The place was packed and service was slow. We were asked to move at one point to make more room for a larger group to use our table because there were only three in our party. The waitress was over worked and inattentive. We had to ask her for things multiple times. You can skip this.

Charming interiors.

Hot brown

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Mac and cheese was not great.

Hall's On the River

3.3(239 reviews)

34.5 mi

Service was a bit chaotic. The hostess was having to leave the front to seat people which created a…read moreline of people to wait to be seated. Multiple waitresses were serving the same tables. We were seated but never greeted until about 11 min later. By this time we were ready to order. We ordered the potato skins appetizer. They were hot and flavorful but we've never had them served with diced tomatoes before. We ordered the pulled pork sandwich, seafood platter, and the catfish dinner. Our food was served hot. The pulled pork was good but a bit dry. The fish was cooked well and large portions. The shrimp was really good. The hushpuppies were different but really good. The cole slaw was tasty. The loaded baked potato was hot but a bit bland. The atmosphere was relaxed and enjoyable. We sat on the patio, but they also offer indoor seating. Overall, we enjoyed this place and would return.

3.5 stars. 5 stars for location and view. Lush historic backwater deep in colonial era Kentucky…read more Historic plaques on the road by the bridge. Nice service. Locals and those passing by... sit outside on a Spring afternoon.

Bar area

Catfish dinner

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Pulled pork sandwich

Stephen Foster Restaurant

3.4(66 reviews)

40.7 mi

Decent place to eat we was in town and wanted breakfast They had what we wanted buffet styleread more

The kids decided they wanted buffett on our way home Sunday afternoon. They loved the brunch…read morebuffett, having the option of breakfast and lunch options. I don't think anyone tried something they didn't like. Lots of choices. And the banana pudding and chocolate éclair cake(I think that's what it was) were amazing as well. And the soft serve ice cream machine was a huge hit with the kids as well. We will definitely keep this place in mind the next time through!!

Breakfast buffet includes fried fish.

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Salt & Vinegar at Public House

4.4(57 reviews)

33.4 mi

After a couple days of being underwhelmed by the food scene in Lexington, we wandered across the…read morestreet from our hotel to this quaint pub with pretty low expectations. What a fantastic surprise! The shrimp cocktail was among the best I've had (first time having powdered bacon fat) and the grilled Caesar salad was perfection (delicious creamy dressing and pretzel croutons)! Bangers and mash ... wonderful. Somebody in that kitchen cares deeply about food! We will be back!

Had dinner at Salt and Vinegar. Started with the Belgian fries and the pretzel and beer cheese…read more Belgian fries were very good as was the pretzel. The. Beer cheese was good but different than expected. It was a mix of cheeses made into a cheese ball not hot as others I have had. We then split a Rueben sandwich which was very good. They have a good selection of beers. The only downside was 1 customer that walked around and was obnoxious and a gentleman that came in and wanted money but left within about 5 minutes.

Inside views

Chicken & Waffles

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Nate P.

12 years ago

Excellent restaurant! Great service and very well done all around. Need more Cheddars locations!!

Jimmy J.

7 years ago

Everyting, and I mean EVERYTHING was too darn SALTY!

Morphling N.

4 years ago

Always a reliable place to eat.

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