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    The Whistle Stop

    3.7 (17 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Catfish Sandwich
    Trisha K.

    Ate here on a quick trip across the Tennessee border. I was with my husband and adult children. Everything was excellent. My daughter ordered grilled chicken. My son ordered steak and shrimp. My other son ordered shrimp fettuccine. My husband ordered philly cheese steak sandwich. I ordered catfish sandwich. We also got spinach dip. No one was disappointed. We will definitely be back. Worth the drive. The servers were incredibly friendly and attentive. Alyssa was our server. If you get her, consider yourself incredibly fortunate.

    Chicken tenders

    Came with my family after we rode on the Polar Express train experience. We waited 15 minutes for the waitress to come get our drink order and then over an hour and a half for our food. When we got the food it was raw. The waitress didn't even seem fazed when we showed her the chicken. She just took it away and went on bringing out other peoples food. Overall terrible experience, but at least it looked pretty with the Christmas decorations.

    Fried Green Tomatoes and fried Pickles!

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    2 Catfish dinners were great. Large portions of fish. Food was hot. Excellent service. Very happy. Will eat here again. Thanks.

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    Sauce in their spaghetti and meatballs is remarkably tasty. Tidy dining room, friendly staff.

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    Shades Cafe & Steak House - Smallest & thickest sirloin steak I've ever received in my entire life

    Shades Cafe & Steak House

    4.5(139 reviews)
    42.6 mi
    $$

    First time couple weeks ago…read more Stopped after golf with 2 friends on a Saturday about 5 pm. Busy with 45 min wait but were told we could wait in the separate bar with first come basis seating. That's what we did and got seated and drinks ordered and dinner menus promptly, Bar /wait staff was very good for a busy time. Live music and crowd in the bar in a living room type atmosphere too loud for an intimate dinner more a sing along fun time place, separate from the main more quiet dining area. Got fried mushrooms appetizer and filet mignon as entree. The filet was high quality very tender perfectly prepared and had a wood grilled flavor. Also got a fresh garden salad and giant baked potato ...excellent well worth the $48 price. Others had a huge burger and cheese steak with fries. Both also very good. Too stuffed for desert but it looked yummy. Was impressed with bar drinks, beer and wine selections. Best steak I've had in this area from Lexington Ky to Knoxville TN. On par with nineteen 19 in Cumberland gap as nicest restaurant in the local area. I'll be back.

    The meatloaf was so flavorful! It was moist and served with delicious mashed potatoes and green…read morebeans. We also had the strawberry salad. It was ok and would have been great if the lettuce was a spring mix or spinach and not iceberg. The fruit and feta cheese were fresh, the candied pecans were a sugary treat. The raspberry vinaigrette was light and refreshing. The fresh made bread was filling and I swear I could eat just that! Gretchen was our waitress, she was a delight and very efficient. The restaurant has ample seating with lots of rooms and had some beautiful photographs displayed throughout . This restaurant is a wonderful local place with a variety of options on the menu.

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    Shades Cafe & Steak House - Salmon and fries.  Cosmo was gross.

    Salmon and fries. Cosmo was gross.

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    Seasons Restaurant - Delicious chicken piccata with a bunch of capers!  YUM!

    Seasons Restaurant

    4.2(76 reviews)
    27.1 mi
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    I don't know how this is in tiny little Corbin, KY but I'm SO glad we found it via Yelp, & yet…read moreagain the great reviews were very trustworthy. We stopped in on a Saturday evening right after opening time, hoping we would be able to get a table. The place was mostly empty, but WOW was it gorgeous! So much decor, and not a speck of dust or cobwebs on any of it. Looked like a victorian era mansion inside the dining room they took us to. It was all autumnal decor, so beautiful! The place is probably an old department store or something with many different rooms, each with its own decor theme; lots of space for special events. Some families were seated in private rooms. I walked through several of the other rooms and they were all decorated for different holidays, Christmas & Halloween mostly. Although those rooms had a lot of kitschy decor, they were also very beautiful. There were giant carved fireplace mantles, grand pianos, a hall of mirrors, and gorgeous carved wood antique furnishings everywhere. We were coming from a family reunion & a trip to Cumberland Falls, so I feared we would be underdressed (and felt we were a bit), but the staff was very welcoming and we had no problem being seated. Several other diners were dressed very well, and others were wearing jeans and t-shirts. It appears to be a very popular date restaurant, and it would definitely be a great romantic spot for a special dinner. The server was quick, efficient and friendly and made good suggestions. We ordered side salads which arrived quickly and were beautifully arranged. Super fresh ingredients, and delicious dressings. My husband kept exclaiming it was the nicest side salad he's had anywhere, so he was apparently pleasantly surprised. I had the chicken piccata, and my unadventurous husband had a burger. He liked his burger, and ate most of it. My chicken piccata was excellent! The generously sized two pieces of chicken were a bit thicker than usual for piccata, but they were cooked perfectly. Crispy exterior, and very tender and flavorful on the inside. The sauce was a bit thicker than normal piccata sauce but man was it good, and they did not skimp on the capers, which is my favorite part of the dish! It was served over a delicious rice blend which went so well with the sauce and served as a nice foil to the rich saltiness of the chicken. I ate way more of it than I even intended to and was stuffed. As much as we ate for dinner, unbelievably, we forced room for dessert and got an amazingly good chocolate cream cake of some sort which had thick layers of whipped filling between layers of chocolate cake, all topped with ganache. It was like a homemade hostess ding-dong, except way more moist. We ate most of it, despite our full bellies. My husband also raved about this cake, which is unusual because he usually hates things with whipped fillings, but he loved the cake & we had it eaten in no time. Finally, when it was time to pay the bill, it was actually a lot more reasonable than many other places that aren't half as good. Server did a great job. We were super happy with our dinner experience, and both of us agreed that Seasons is a major blessing for downtown Corbin. We will definitely stop in again without hesitation. We walked off our meal by meandering around town in the beautiful evening weather, ending up a block or two away at the pinball museum, so we had a fun date night, all in downtown Corbin!

    Great Food and Atmosphere . Servers were knowledgeable of menu and had good suggestions to tryread more

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    Seasons Restaurant - Another beautiful room

    Another beautiful room

    Seasons Restaurant - Just one of their  eclectic ways to decorate

    Just one of their eclectic ways to decorate

    Seasons Restaurant - Still the main dining room

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    Still the main dining room

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