Our server as well as the one who helped bring our food were wonderful. They too great care of our party of 4. The place is extremely clean, especially the restrooms. Our food was good with one exception. The soup today was white bean chili. Well, im not sure why its called that. It is basically Hamburger vegetable soup with a little kick. It was ok, but definitely not named correctly. read more

Service was good the first time with a gentleman In the middle section. Then I had a girl on the side section with dark hair and tats and she was awful. Either way steak wasn't cooked right either time no one at the table got the steak cooked correctly been there 2 times to try it an steak cooked wrong both times not promising. But baked potato was good vegetables under cooked will Def try a different side besides broccoli or green beans if I return read more

Service was excellent. Whittney was very attentive and our food came out quickly. The food was good. The drinks were good. The only thing I don't recommend is the California Lemonade. Neither my table mate or myself liked the taste. read more

Rafferty's Restaurant - California lemonade- what we left behind and we don't waste alcohol. - New American Near Me - Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Excellent staff! They were immediately attentive and asked if they could bring crackers for our kiddos to eat while we looked at the menu and all parents know how important it is to keep the kiddos happy! The food was pretty good and the restaurant was very clean and spacious enough between parties to allow for you to enjoy yourself. There is an area to have a party sized group if you request. It has its own parking lot. read more

Me & my husband ate here yesterday once arriving after our 12 hour drive from SC. Let me just say, it was AMAZING! The service was great, quick & staff super nice. my husband got the BBQ backyard burger and said it was different , but in a good way. I had the tenders with the sweet and sour sauce. the sauce was different and I absolutely love it. tenders were very juicy. and they give you SO many! We also got the cheese fries which come loaded with a spicy ranch and it was AMAZING. we killed the whole plate. i'm not usually a fan of ranch but I tried it and couldn't stay away from it. absolutely amazing food!! I wish I could remember our servers name as he was great as well. edit to add : restaurant was very clean as well. read more

Rafferty's Restaurant - Cheese Fries - New American Near Me - Elizabethtown, Kentucky

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Well, we had dinner there late afternoon yesterday. We haven't been to Rafferty's for quite some time now I know why. We both ordered unsweet tea, unfortunately when we tasted the tea, it was sweet and we had to send that back. we never could get the original server to come back to our table, so we grabbed another server and asked to exchange the iced teas. The bottom line is very simple, the service was mediocre, as well as the food they really need to work on both aspects of their restaurant. hopefully they will improve in the future. read more

It's hit or miss . Their prices have gone up and 50% of the time our food is like warm. BUT we keep coming back. We like the atmosphere. Today we saw a strong positive management presence . And our server/bartender was an older lady we hadn't seen before and she was very good. read more

Rafferty's Restaurant - Dirty Martini - New American Near Me - Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Had amazing food, super nice waitress and great service. For my first time there I was blown away. They were super busy, but still had my food out in a decent amount of time! Had plenty of refills in my drinks too. I will admit the buffalo chicken Mac and cheese is da bomb. The ambiance is good too. read more

Restaurant was nice, decent music, service was pretty good. I ordered the ribeye, loaded baked potato and a salad. Worst steak I ever had, had a ton of fat and came out luke warm. Baked potato was fine but the ranch for the salad was horrific, really set the tone for disappointment. I don't think I will ever come back to this restaurant. I understand the steak is $30 but what they gave me was not a ribeye and was thin. Not worth the money read more

It's been a really long time since I've ate at Rafferty's and going to be a longer time now, the food was terrible, I ordered a Jackson Hole filet, if I where the town of Jackson Hole Wyoming I'd be upset, i ordered medium it was burnt, no flavor and so tough to eat I ate a quarter of it, you would think the waitress would have ask if there was a problem why I didn't eat it. My wife and daughter had the chicken salad, they both said it was dry and not very good, the son in law had the burger, that's the only reason I gave it a 2 star rating, three of us had the potato soup, it was bland, we used half a bottle of salt to at least be edible, two of up had the fries with cheaper and bacon, came out cold and not much flavor. The waitress was great, the atmosphere is loud. read more

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Visited Rafferty's for the first time today and will probably be the last time. Ordered chicken strips and broccoli for lunch. I didn't have my glasses on so I didn't realize the meal was $17.99 which is rather expensive. The order size was more than expected so I guess that was why it was so expensive. The broccoli was crisper than I like so I requested it be microwaved to soften it. Helped a little but the stems were still hard for the non seasoned broccoli. Chicken tenders were very tough like they had been microwaved and they really didn't have any flavor. Should have ordered the soup which looked really good and according to my cousin it was very good. Wait, it gets good now..... We decided we would get dessert to take with us so we had a treat later. I looked at the menu and decided I would try banana cream pie because it looked really good. It cost $8,99 which was expensive but decided to give it a try because the picture looked delicious. Our to go order was delivered in a huge paper bag which was quite bulky to carry. Looked in the bag to check out my pie and found a whole Banana in the container with the pie. I was informed that the pie did not have bananas on it because they would turn brown. So I was supposed to put the bananas and toppings on my pie. Logic was understood but it would have been nice to know in advance that my pie was a do it yourself dessert. Wonder why they didn't reduce the cost? I would have probably ordered something else Sliced the banana at home. The banana had a bunch of bruised spots that had to be cut off so I didn't even get a full banana. Just wanted it to be known that if you order Banana cream pie to go you will have to put your own banana on it. They don't mention that on the sign outside and they don't reduce the price of the pie that doesn't look like the picture on the menu. read more

Rafferty's Restaurant - My pie with bananas added. Their picture looked better. - New American Near Me - Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Put in a carry out order for over $120 worth of food for an important office lunch meeting the day before pick up. Pickup time selected was 11:30AM. When I arrived at 11:15AM ahead of time for pickup just in case, I was told the "ticket just popped up." Needless to say, it's 15 minutes past pickup time. My drive is an hour away for the meeting and I still don't have the food I ordered the day before pick up. Won't be spending a large amount of money here anymore. Unreliable and to top it off, the customer service was terrible- especially since it was their fault! read more

Delicious and great service. Great music and lighting as well, very nice environment. The croissants were warm and the honey glaze on them were delicious! read more

Rafferty's Restaurant - House salad and croissant - New American Near Me - Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Great for lunch or dinner! Love the burgers and sandwiches and one of the best steaks I've had locally. Try the Sunshine chicken salad!

Arrived after lunch rush and was rated quickly. Waited over 20 minutes for a server to take at least a drink order but our table was never approached. Got fed up with lack of service so walked next door to Red Lobster who treated us great. read more

I'm not sure that I've ever been to a Rafferty's before this visit and we had a good time! We were seated right away, the host let us pick our table out on the patio. We started off with the pecan honey butter croissants and they were phenomenal! For lunch I ordered the frisco salad and paired it with the tarragon vinaigrette that the menu suggested. I was a little disappointed that there wasn't very much egg in it, especially since I didn't get chicken, but I loved the vinaigrette! He ordered the salmon with a baked potato. The salmon was gorgeous and cooked to perfection. Incredibly flavorful, grill marks and all! Our server was quick and everything came out exactly how we ordered it. She wasn't the most friendly, maybe just focused on her work, our glasses were never empty' The menu wasn't full of many things that I personally enjoy. I'm a vegetarian and there's not many options for me and it's a little expensive. The salmon with one side was $20. Overall, we had a good experience! I'm not sure if we will be back just because of the limited vegetarian options, but I definitely still see it as a good place to eat and would recommend it to my friends that would enjoy the menu! read more

Rafferty's Restaurant - Pecan honey butter croissants - New American Near Me - Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Nice place service was outstanding. So food is your typical chain restaurant stuff. I had the smoked salmon. To me( my opinion) it was to dry and was on the smoker to long. , kinda tasted like they used that liquid smoke stuff. ) but it was edible. Atmosphere was loud and very "sports oriented " great place to meet the guys for a beer or a first (5-7) rate date girl. Kinda place. Parking was great tons of room and right off the main road, super easy to find. read more

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I got my steak and asked for medium rare it came out completely uncooked inside. Returned it for them to bring it out burnt and still the same inside. My wife got the salmon and got food poisoning from it which made her very sick for the past two days. I left without eating my steak and the bill was still $50.... read more

We called ahead before coming here since we were 17 people, our previous location decided not to honor our reservation due to it being Cinco De Mayo. The manage James (I believe that is his name) was given the call. He was great, told us it will be about 15-20 mins but should have tables ready for us just waiting on a group to leave. We got there and waited about 10 more minutes. They were waiting on seating us but there were 2 people still seated. So we sat 1/2 of our group and waited a few minutes more before they made us a table. Janey our server was the BEST. Got our drink orders help is accommodate everyone and our seating arrangements. After the 2 people she helped us rearrange the seating again and make sure we followed COVID guidelines. After our fun game of musical chairs and everyone had drinks and some croissants. We were able to order, My kid and I both got the cowboy steak, mine medium with steamed broccoli and the kiddo with well done with fries. We both got the side salad with house ranch dressing. When our salads came out, they were a full bowl and looked great. Fresh and delicious. I not a huge fan of their house dressing but it's still good. About 10 mins later our food was ready and Janey and staff helped pull some empty plates off our table and get us all situated. Everything smelled and looked amazing and as we ordered. Out of 17 people orders we got one hiccup and it was just a side dishes and it wasn't a big deal. Everyone's food was hot and delicious. We loved how Janey was attentive and always checking on us and bring us refills. She got us Togo boxes when we were ready and made checking out a breeze. She even took our group pictures for us. We were all full, happy and impressed with the food and overall service we received. They saved our last meal at a family together! read more

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Went for drinks & dinner, not again. Prices are way too expensive especially for the amount of food we received, (I guess since we r not "regulars".)We ordered same items as a "regular" and our food portion was 1/2 what they received. We knew they were regulars because they said so! If you don't cater to the bartenders on a "regular"basis, they don't care to serve you and charge you .39 for every sauce, etc. Ridiculous when you pay $3 more to have your fries loaded and then u have to pay for ranch to go with them? Regulars don't pay that. Bartenders tolerate others and only do bare minimum for outsiders. Managers r not customer friendly either. They act put out when you ask them a question about bill. I will spend my money with a restaurant that wants to serve its customers and not act or treat its customers like outsiders. I would b a "regular" if I was treated better! read more

IMO it was overpriced for what we got (quantity/quality) I probably won't be back any time soon

This used to be our place for prime rib, but the last visit was our last. We ordered an appetizer and the prime rib entree. The appetizer and our salads arrived at the same time. No sooner than we started eating the appetizer our entree arrived, and the waitress gave us our bill. By the time we finished the appetizer and salad, our entree was cold. I tried it anyways and I know prime rib should be reddish pink, but this chewed like bubble gum. We had no luck finding our waitress so my wife finally called the restaurant on her cell and asked them to find her. This brought the manager to our table and he made no effort to right anything other than heating our meat in a microwave. Never again. Trying Cork and Cleaver this week. Hope to find a new prime rib place. read more

Decent. Middle of the road, in a town that features mostly average fare. We've been here many times, for some reason my youngest daughter always requested this place and it was a frequent choice after Etown soccer matches. We were just here, the first in a couple years hiatus. The menu is very much the same, if there were any changes I didn't notice. It's really starting to look it's age. We sat out on the deck, most of the tables were not bused or cleaned and there were a couple of chairs towards the back that they just stacked dinner ware upon it. The staff have always been friendly and pretty attentive to their guest, never a long wait to be served drinks or entrees. There is a small though nice selection of beers on tap, I'm partial to Hefeweizen and they've had one on tap for the dozen or so years we've been coming here. As far as appetizers, their deep fried mushrooms stands out. Always served piping hot and crispy. The nachos are a good choice too. We've had most of their entrees over the years and most are pretty good. The ribeye sandwich or the prime rib are my usual choices though the last 2 times the prime rib was quite unappetizing. It arriving just like the photo that shows up when you look for Rafferty's on Yelp, pink with a grey hue and very bland. The wraps, burgers, club sandwiches and loaded baked potato are popular with my family and they seem to like them, but like most everything here, it's just okay. Rafferty's, nothing to get excited about, just like this unenthusiastic review. I just want to get to 140. read more

Food was ok at best. I got the Mac and cheese for some reason it was spicy. I was going to get a baked potato but they was out. The table beside me got 8 baked potatoes. Somehow my father's pork chops were over cooked also. The knife that my father got was ruff and we both got splinters. The second knife he got was dirty and he had to clean it himself. I will say the server was nice. He was good he was a Kentucky fan which I like. read more

The food was at best mediocre. My steak was tough it should have been jerky. The waitress was rude and seemed like we were bothering her. It's been a while since I have eaten here now I know why. read more

Overall a nice place. Drove by this place looking for lunch. I decided to make the u-turn and was not disappointed. Decor/Ambiance: B Well decorated, clean, and plenty of TVs in the bar area. Service: A Knowledgeable and attentive staff that knew the Kenyans had helpful suggestions. My glass was kept full and made to feel welcome. Food Quality: B. I had a big burger that was cooked well and had a soft bun and just the right amount of toppings. I opted for mashed red potatoes and they were tasty. Value: B Correctly priced for the venue. Chance of a return visit: I would come back here. read more

Burgers had great flavor and the honey mustard chicken fingers salad was big and really good. Personally,I like the ranch, but others really like their honey mustard hot bacon dressing. I only give it for stars because the place is a little dated And the cram too many tables between the booths. Get rid of two table and let the customers spread out. Overall, pretty good. read more

The food was cold and there were flies swarming me and my husband the entire meal. The service was mid and we waited forever to be served while the restaurant was basically deserted. read more

I love the atmosphere in this raffertys service was phenomenal food 10/10 all came hot and correctly cooked. I got the club with a loaded baked potato he got a rafferty burger and fries. The Server took great care of us and the whole business was clean. Hostess' were friendly and prompt and welcoming. This was probably the best experience we've had in a long time dining out and we will definitely be back when we're in town again 5 stars well earned read more

Rafferty's Restaurant - Turkey club with baked potato - New American Near Me - Elizabethtown, Kentucky

I'm not normally one to leave negative reviews without warrant, but a series of unfortunate events led me down this path and it simply must be done. 1. The server spilled ketchup ALL OVER my wife 2. My chicken came out covered in buffalo sauce? 3. They brought my wife's broccoli to her.. in a bag. 4. The Cabernet Sauvignon tasted like vinegar. Hey - stuff happens, I get it.. but when the general manager stops by your table in the middle all these events - acknowledges them (as they continue to happen) and doesn't even offer a complimentary desert for all of the shenanigans? That's just bad hospitality. read more

Amazing Prime Rib!!! Cooked to perfection and beyond flavorful. Chicken salad has a nice citrus dressing and paired well with potato soup. The potato soup is the best I have found in E-town! Can't wait to try other menu items. read more

Rafferty's Restaurant - 10 oz Medium rare Prime Rib - New American Near Me - Elizabethtown, Kentucky

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Away from home but we recognized that Rafferty sign. Walked up and was seated quickly. Server was a sweetheart. Order came out not at all looking like it should. I do Not like to send food back ever. I get so worried how the next dish is going to come out. My husband said something and the sever insisted that she take it back and make it right. The manager made his way out with the second plates. Everything looked great this time around. Even the masked potatoes looked like they were from a whole new batch. Once the meal was corrected it was delicious. Would visit again. read more

Im sorry, but I think people are crazy! I feel like you should rate restaurants based on your expectations of the environment. All kinds of skewed reviews out there for Applebees, Rafferty's and the like. These places aren't wine and dine's unless you're Ricky Bobby. They are great little inexpensive sit down restaurants. Now, got that off my chest, about this Rafferty's. I love this place. I have not eaten at any Raffertys since I had this one over 8 years ago and it is just as good as I remember it being. I get steaks every time. I think they have a pretty darn good steak. People (men mostly) get so conceited with, "no one can cook a steak the way I can" jazz and "well, it's not Ruth's Chris" but EXACTLY. You didnt marinate, get the grill going, and then try not to forget how long you've had it on while being drunk. This is a chain restaurant meat that is pretty good might I add, marinated and cooked by someone else. For a $16-$19 steak, at a restaurant, I would say it's hard pressed to find one that is "so much better" than here. I think this is a fabulous restaurant and seeing as that I am here for 3 weeks, plan on eating it a few more times, because I'm fat! read more

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I'm only giving this 2 stars because the staff was kind and the wait was short. The steaks there are not seasoned at all. The blandest steak I've ever eaten. I ordered Medium Well and received Medium. The fries and the salad was the only redeeming quality about the place. I'd be willing to try something else off the menu to give it more stars but avoid the steaks. Not worth it. Try another steakhouse if you want good steaks. read more

I had an amazing Caesar salad with Salmon and loved it! The dressing was yummy and made perfectly. Kids really enjoyed the cheeseburgers The staff is super friendly and on top of it. We will be coming back Definitely have the honey croissants!! read more

5 of us just ate at this location and it was very difficult paying the $74 bill! We are loyal Raffertys patrons, but our meal at this location was pathetic really. My daughters chicken Caesar salad was so drenched in dressing she could barely eat it. My Sunshine chicken salad should have been called "grape salad with a few pieces of chicken." My Dad ordered the same and his should have been "grape and celery salad with some chicken." The croissants were huge but overcooked and harder and dry. Such a disappointment. This is our first time we ate at this Rafferrys location and we will not go back. I cannot believe we had to pay $74 for that. read more

We eat here almost every week. Their chicken fingers salad with house dressing is phenomenal! The staff is great, and they play great music.

EMBARRASSING display of a club at Raffertys! I have NEVER been given such a sad looking club sandwich from here. This is the third time I've eaten here this week. Super bummed. Even after we brought it up to our waitress, no one apologized or even offered to see what they could do to fix it. We paid..... Then I request to see the manager who told our waitress that everything was on the sandwich, another manager approached and asked if I needed anything, so I told him the issue. He looked at my sandwich, I told him we were disappointed in today's display and he never offered an apology or any concern or regret for our dissatisfaction. So now I'm not only disappointed I received two 1/2 clubs that were pitiful but the opportunity to show a customer that they mattered in ANY way was completely disregarded. read more

Rafferty's Restaurant - sad lettuce and tomato - New American Near Me - Elizabethtown, Kentucky

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Overall this place was good. Nothing over the top and the price was alright. The staff was friendly but was a little slow for not being that busy. read more

Rafferty's Restaurant - New American Near Me - Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Great place to hang out and have some food and drinks . Service was great and had a blast out on the patio.