Diners' Choice: Best Service restaurants in Central Kentucky

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Updated November 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best service in Central Kentucky? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Chez Lyndon

4.8

4.8 (20)

$31 to $50

Farm-to-table

Lexington

About the restaurant

Chez Lyndon is in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, in the Historic Lyndon House Bed & Breakfast.
At Chez Lyndon, we treat our guests to an upscale experience in an intimate setting. Our courtesy staff is here to make you feel at home. Join us for an evening of fine dining.

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Daniel

Dined 6 days ago

Great food, great service and an outstanding experience.

Cuvee Wine Table

4.9

4.9 (493)

$31 to $50

Wine Bar

East Louisville

About the restaurant

Resting in the East End of Louisville, Cuvee Wine Table is a wine bar and restaurant with comfortable tables and patio perfect for any wine fan – no matter your skill level! We’re ready for the person with no wine knowledge curious to learn and try new wines as well as the experienced wine connoisseur with an extensive list of personal selections made by co-owner and Master Sommelier Scott Harper. Cuvee also has several craft beers on tap and a full bar for cocktails. And, we feature a happy hour!
Open for dinner, for a quick bite or an elegant full table dining experience. The menu includes small plates and entrees with a variety of cured meats, artisanal cheeses, flat breads and our special daily entree. The eclectic wine program lead by Master Sommelier Scott Harper serves a huge wine selection including more than 55 wines available by the taste or glass. Our award wining wine list is all available for retail to go sales.

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Jennifer

Dined 3 days ago

Lovely date night on a snowy night. Enjoyed our meal and the delicious bottle of wine we picked. Melbec has always been one of our favorites and it paired well with my chicken and potatoes.

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Experience

Burger Night

Experience

Happy Hour 4PM -6:30PM Tuesday Through Saturday

The Urban Stillhouse - Somerset

5.0

5 (97)

$31 to $50

American

Somerset

About the restaurant

Come and join us at The Urban Stillhouse Somerset, the food & beverage experience that showcases Horse Soldier Bourbon.

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Karla

Dined 7 days ago

The atmosphere was elegant, the food was flavorful, and the service was exceptional. We can't wait to go back. The peanut butter old fashioned was recommended by our server Nick and it was fantastic!

Board and You Bistro & Wine Bar

4.9

4.9 (1525)

$30 and under

Bistro

New Albany

About the restaurant

Board & You Bistro and Wine Bar features hand-crafted dishes coupled with custom cocktails and premier wine listings. Board & You Bistro puts the customer experience at the forefront. Our attention to detail when it comes to genuine hospitality will be an experience in and of itself.
Our menu has been crafted for those with finer tastes, an interest in masterfully crafted entrees, all while maintaining a very affordable price. Our small plates will include a charcuterie board created with the finest cured meats & cheese from around the world. Our entrees are equally delicious with dishes made for any type of diner. Our desserts are for you to indulge & end your meal on a delightful note.
Our cocktails & wine list was created by professionals and experts in their field. Enjoy your experience!

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Jazzmine

Dined 4 days ago

It was an awesome experience overall! We were celebrating a friends birthday and loved the card we got for her from the staff! Highly recommend the Salmon with the Brussels sprouts (only ones I’ll eat) and Quinoa,I get it every time I go!

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Popular dish

BONE-IN PORK CHOP

Popular dish

CARIBBEAN JERK CHICKEN

Popular dish

FILET MIGNON

Rodney's on Broadway

4.7

4.7 (1119)

$50 and over

Steakhouse

Lexington

About the restaurant

Rodney's on Broadway is located in a historic 1840's home in the heart of downtown Georgetown, Kentucky. The restaurant has been beautifully restored to commemorate the best that "The Bluegrass" has to offer.

Rodney's on Broadway has been featured in such magazines, newspapers, and other publications as: Southern Living, Discover Horses, Kentucky Monthly, AceWeekly, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Louisville's Courier-Journal and Keeneland Magazine.

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Jimvip

Dined on Nov 14, 2024

Always great food, service and value. The Sea Bass special was amazing, with lots of flavors spread around the dish! Put it on the Menu!

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4.9

4.9 (4340)

$31 to $50

American

Lexington

About the restaurant

OBC Kitchen is a local, chef-driven restaurant that houses an extremely rare bourbon collection, eclectic craft beer selection and extensive wine list. Centuries-old local barn wood surrounds guests as they enjoy high quality, distinctive dishes in a pub like atmosphere. Indulge in chef-driven dishes and seasonal favorites. Celebrate the weekend with $5 Happy Hour features each Friday. Enjoy brunch favorites, bloody marys and mimosas on Saturday and Sunday.

The passionate staff fosters a spirit of hospitality and Kentucky heritage. OBC Kitchen was named after the counties that eventually became Kentucky; “Old Bourbon County” was stamped on bourbon barrels that floated down the Mississippi from Kentucky and became synonymous with the best bourbon in the U.S.

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Mary Bethvip

Dined 1 day ago

Best crab cake in town. Hands down. Drinks are also always great.

Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse - Louisville

4.9

4.9 (6879)

$50 and over

Steak

Downtown Louisville

About the restaurant

The first & only steakhouse of its kind in the Louisville area, Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse serves only dry-aged USDA prime beef. While steak is the foundation of the menu, Jeff Ruby's promises to please seafood lovers as well with its raw/sushi bar & seafood entrees.
Jeff Ruby regulars will be pleased to know that their favorite signature items from the Cincinnati restaurants will be well represented in Louisville. The bone-in filet, the 7 cheese baked macaroni, creamed spinach, truffle flake, & of course Jeff Ruby's secret recipe cheesecake are all staples of the Louisville menu.
Styled after the great NY steakhouses of the 1930s & '40s, Jeff Ruby's promises to be as pleasing visually as it is to the palate. French art-deco design, plush mohair upholstery, hand-selected antique furniture, and cinematic crystal chandeliers anchored by a 1950s-era antique are featured in the Starz series Magic City and the 32-foot wall of wine.

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Pamelavip

Dined 1 day ago

Kay and Abe were outstanding. Thank you for a wonderful evening.

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4.8

4.8 (3118)

$50 and over

Seafood

Downtown Louisville

About the restaurant

Brendon's Catch 23 features the freshest seafood flown in daily, with steak, low country and hand held options, as well as signature craft cocktails.

For your special events or corporate meetings, Brendon's Catch 23 offers five (5) exclusive private dining rooms. The private dining rooms are equipped with HDMI hookups and mobile projection capabilities. Our largest private dining room features a double-sided fireplace for that elegant and relaxing dining experience. The full menu or personalized menu packages are offered for groups.

The bar features a soft seating lounge area for relaxing while enjoying our variety of hand crafted unique cocktails. Our Bachelor Fix and Brendon’s 1081 are two of our specialty cocktails and a great addition to any dining experience. Brendon’s Catch 23 Rare Reserve, and allocated wines is a Sommelier driven, menu centric wine list designed to compliment the fresh Seafood, prime steaks and low country items featured on o

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Chad

Dined 1 day ago

Brendon's Catch 23 is always a great go-to for us on special occasions. Great steak and seafood.

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Popular dish

Warm Jar of King Crab and Butter

Popular dish

Seared Yellowfin Tuna

Popular dish

Grilled Oysters

Watch Hill Proper

4.9

4.9 (42)

$31 to $50

American

East Louisville

About the restaurant

Watch Hill Proper Bourbon Bar & Kitchen is a unique restaurant experience located in the heart of bourbon country. Open to the public, we offer the largest selection of American whiskey in the country along with a world class cocktail program made entirely with American whiskey. Chef Michael Crouch is a master of blending flavor to pair with our whiskey, cocktails, and wine offerings.

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eleanor

Dined on Nov 2, 2024

Great service. Beautiful restaurant. The food is very inconsistent. Some hits and some misses. Mushroom soup- amazing. Wildly overpriced single hush puppy- also amazing. Ceviche- expensive and bland. Our table was sharing this and we did not finish it. Scallops dish - wonderful and a good portion size/-4 large scallops, but slightly salty! The ribeye- huge but soooo salty. My husband ate it but did say it was too salty. I tried one bite and honestly I would not have eaten it with that much salt on it. Such a shame to ruin a nice steak like that. Brussels sprouts- also incredibly salty- I could not eat. I hope the chef can back off on the salt. This over-salted food was something a lot of local restaurants were doing like 4 or 5 years ago and most places have moved on from this. People want to taste the ingredients!

Vincenzo's Italian Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (3690)

$31 to $50

Italian

Downtown Louisville

About the restaurant

Available for Carry-Out! Contact us at 502-580-1350

Established in 1986, by Vincenzo and Agostino Gabriele, Vincenzo's is an award-winning restaurant, located at 150 S. Fifth Street, in downtown Louisville, which specializes in Authentic Northern Italian Cuisine.

Vincenzo's was rated the #22nd Best Restaurant in America by Yahoo Cuisine January 2020, and The Best Italian Restaurant in Kentucky by The Daily Meal in May 2020! Specializing in Table-Side food preparation and flaming specialty desserts and coffees!

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Maravip

Dined 1 day ago

Amazing…. Best Italian ever in my life….. all of the staff were 100% all over us and other tables! Compliments to everyone especially, Greg, his assistants, the bartender, the water guy and the Chef! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

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