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Traditional Chicken Flakes in a Birds Nest - Boone Tavern, Berea, KY

Boone Tavern

4.6
4.6
1336 Reviews
$31 to $50
American
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Fine dining has brought Boone Tavern much of its international acclaim. Whether you prefer traditional or creative southern cuisine, you will find palate pleasing fare in Boone Tavern’s Dining Room. The Duncan Hines Excellence in Hospitality Award was presented to Boone Tavern in 2003. The prestigious award is named for restaurant critic Duncan Hines. The Kentucky Tourism Council states, “Boone Tavern has been a hallmark in the hospitality business for nearly a century. After all these years, it continues to be a favorite destination.”
Lunch offerings let you choose from a variety of salads, unique sandwiches and hot entrées. Evening meals offer an array of delightful appetizers, salads, classic entrées and desserts. Historical favorites like “Chicken Flakes in a Bird’s Nest” and “spoonbread” are fixtures in the restaurant. Sunday Brunch is another tradition. Dining room attire is tastefully casual.
reservations are required for groups and evening meals.

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 5 times today

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Fine Dining

  • Cuisines

    American, Organic, Regional American (Southern)

  • Hours of Operation

    Breakfast Daily 7:00 am–10:00 am Lunch Mon–Fri 11:00 am–2:00 pm Brunch Sat, Sun 11:00 am–2:00 pm Dinner Mon–Fri 5:00 pm–8:00 pm Sat, Sun 5:00 pm–9:00 pm

  • Phone number

    (859) 985-3700

  • Website

    http://www.boonetavernhotel.com/

  • Payment Options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress Code

    Smart Casual

  • Private party facilities

    Boone Tavern offers private dining, meeting, and wedding receptions space for groups from 5 to 150 guests. We offer six beautifully restored and renovated event rooms including the Bowling Dining Room. Our southern hospitality, vintage charm and elegance along with our commitment to locally grown and “Kentucky Proud” ingredients make your group dining experience memorable. Your guests will savor Historic Boone Taverns famous restaurants fine dining cuisine. Attendees will experience customized breaks that include homemade snacks and our Signature Boone Tavern coffee, luncheons featuring tastes of the season with fresh locally grown ingredients and elegant dinners complete with Boone Tavern Spoonbread, all prepared by our award-winning culinary staff. Give your guests a grand finale to remember.

  • Private party contact

    Ashley Lewis: (859) 985-3705

  • Location

    100 Main St N, Berea, KY 40403

  • Neighbourhood

    Berea

  • Cross Street

    100 Main Street N.

  • Parking Details

    Boone Tavern has a complimentary self parking lot at the back entrance of the hotel. Boone Tavern also offers spaces for handicap guests parking as well as reserved spaces for Eco Friendly vehicles.

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 1,336 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • Lexington

    Great for brunch

  • Lexington

    Good for special occasions

  • Lexington

    American

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  1. Petey

    Washington DC

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall4food4service4ambience5
    Great atmosphere, friendly and efficient staff. The special of the night, lobster ravioli was delicious. The side salad was fresh, if ordinary. Second batch of spoon bread fresh from the oven was hot and fluffy, just as I remembered it from years past (first batch had been sitting a bit long).

  2. OpenTable Diner

    Denver

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on May 23, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Very nice atmosphere. Good food at a reasonable price

  3. OpenTable Diner

    Louisville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Very good service, very good food. Very pleased will be back

  4. SueJanet

    Cincinnati

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 18, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Fantastic service! Our server was lively, informative and went the extra mile in service.

  5. SusanW

    Louisville

    64 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    64 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall4food3service3ambience4
    Lovely establishment and courteous service. Food is good, but perhaps not good enough to justify the prices. Kitchen was short-staffed so service was a bit slow, but the servers were careful to keep us appraised of the situation and kept the drinks and spoon bread coming. They carried it off very well. White chocolate mousse was delicious!

  6. DennyR

    Louisville

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall3food4service1ambience4
    The food was good and the ambience was excellent. However, it took over an hour for our food to be brought to the table from the time that we ordered. It was actually 70 minutes. It's too bad....it is a lovely place.

  7. JeannieU

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    My son and I came for lunch. The food was delicious and the service was great.

  8. ShannonE

    E. Tennessee

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fantastic food and service. Will return again very soon.

  9. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We stayed at the hotel while we visited old friends. We ate breakfast one morning. The food was great, in particular, the sausage which was from Berea Farm Store. Cheese grits were also wonderful. Warm biscuits with cherry jam, delightful. We would dine here for any meal.

  10. DavidB

    Louisville

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Absolute wonderful time. We celebrated my wifes birthday and our Server did an Amazing job!!

  11. Triby

    Atlanta Metro

    13 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on May 5, 2023

    overall2food2service3ambience3
    Food was extremely bland. The "signature" chicken dish had almost no chicken (seriously, maybe less than an ounce) and an unappetizing side of canned green beans. The squash ravioli could have been ok if they'd put any sort of sauce on it, but instead they just used some flavorless oil. The server was sweet, but seemed to have too many tables. I would have liked to have ordered another drink, but she never came back until we were finished eating. It was quite a disappointing experience.

  12. RogerB

    Louisville

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent service and food!!! Will go back very soon!!

  13. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 26, 2023

    overall4food4service2ambience5
    Good food, great ambience but service was fair at best.

  14. DebraH

    Charleston

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 20, 2023

    overall3food2service4ambience3
    It has the look of a fine dining establishment but I was disappointed in the food. I had the Boone Tavern Salad with Shrimp... it was $24... there were 3 shrimp and not much more than a side salad that might come with a steak at any other restaurant with a little cheese, bacon and nuts thrown in the center.

  15. DaveR

    Chicago

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on April 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Old well kept classic dining. Interesting variety of food including a few old Kentucky offerings. Our server Sam was great. We had some interesting conversations with other diners. We were glad that we went and would go there again.

  16. MichaelJ

    Louisville

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and service. Look forward to the next time!

  17. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Service was great and the food was delicious. I have a reservation to go back tomorrow.Frank S.

  18. ShirleyP

    Louisville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The overall meal food and all was excellent. Would recommend for an enjoyable experience to all.

  19. Hope

    Chicago

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Easter brunch with family. Very nice meal. Attentive staff.

  20. DanaH

    Louisville

    8 reviews

    3.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on April 9, 2023

    overall3food2service5ambience4
    The lobster ravioli was very good. The soup was not hot and strangely tasted like warm applesauce. The salad was extremely overdressed with a very tart vinaigrette. The spoon bread was very good. The meal was very expensive.

  21. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Charming location and beautiful Historic Inn ! Enjoyed a lovely meal and our service was excellent! The strawberry mojito was so yummy !

  22. Jennie

    Cincinnati

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a very enjoyable lunch. The service was great and the food was delicious. Will definitely be back!

  23. CalR

    Louisville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This is something that should not be missed. Wonderful food, great service, and a special place!

  24. Flora

    Detroit

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 1, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience4
    Catfish was good. I would pass on the French onion soup. They used to have a great hamburger on the menu, but no more.

  25. CharlesG

    Cincinnati

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 1, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience5
    Food was Ok! The Shrimp Scampi was almost bland with almost Zero garlic flavor. The Duck was very good was a very next level of seasoning. The quinoa, however, was almost tasteless. This was our first time in many years staying and dining at Boone Tavern and was quite disappointed.

  26. KenH

    Louisville

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 1, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Very nice experience. Food was good as was the service. A little overpriced.

  27. IndYak

    Indiana

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on March 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    A very fine evening meal in a beautifully restored hotel.

  28. TammyW

    Alabama

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful old restaurant in historic surroundings. Spoon bread is a must try. It’s been at least 10 years since I’ve eaten there. Everything is just as I remembered. Everything is delicious

  29. LiamsTT

    Louisville

    47 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    47 reviews

    Dined on March 24, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience4
    Been a while since we had visited. The cheese board was great. Had to ask for the spoon bread. For some reason the young man serving keep skipping us. The chicken dish was the best along with the hot brown. Do yourself a favor and do not order the duck. Entire dinner had no flavor and the duck was all fat. A chicken thigh would have been tastier.we did bring to the servers attention but she just said …sorry. The catfish looked good but was undercooked and mealy. The bread pudding was more like a cake but non the less tasty. Choc Bundt was tasty. Do not believe I would risk going back for the quality issues and the hefty ticket. Honestly the Cheese board was the best thing . How hard could that be?

  30. Juice

    Coastal Georgia

    100 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    100 reviews

    Dined on March 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    My wife and I make it a habit to eat at Boone Tavern every time we come through town. After driving for 7 hours coming from South Carolina we know we can relax with a good meal. It has never disappointed. The food has always been very good and service is excellent. Katy took great care of us yesterday.

  31. KYtraveler

    E. Tennessee

    39 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    39 reviews

    Dined on March 17, 2023

    overall3food2service5ambience4
    Traveling from Lexington to southeastern Kentucky so stopped for lunch. Stopped last month for dinner. Both times service was great, ambiance was pleasant and my dining partners’s meal was very good. I’m a vegetarian and both times my meal was way below par. This time I ordered the black bean burger as it was my only lunch choice besides a salad. My first thought was “really? That’s my choice from a multiethnic college-connected restaurant that must have frequent guests who are not meat eaters?” The burger was dry, tasteless and unimaginative. First and last time on that item. The House potato chips were very good though. Last time I ordered dinner, I ordered the quinoa stuffed peppers which tasted exactly like the burger and I regretted that choice as well. Dry, tasteless and cardboard came to mind. Again, my dining partner’s meal was very good. I love Boone Tavern, and I used to love eating there, but something has changed and it’s not for the better. Please bring back innovative, local farm fresh foods that don’t taste like Cisco foods delivered them. I know a previous chef focused on this sort of menu. Seriously, I’ll pay for better food if it is offered knowing you are surrounded by local and regional farms that would love to supply at least part (if not all) of your featured ingredients. I miss the vegetarian pastas using local seasonal produce, delicious soups, etc. Vegetarian does not mean bland, tasteless food. And vegan and vegetarian are not substitutes for each other so please expand your offerings to include innovative dishes with protein and dairy options. It’s not that hard. Boone Tavern should be a foodie destination showcasing the best of Appalachia not a regret that one did not eat at a local franchise restaurant. I’ll be back but ordering very carefully. Do better.

  32. StephanieS

    Louisville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I enjoy bringing friends to experience the Boone Tavern obeisance. I have loved the food and community for many years. My guests were very impressed. Thanks for the dedication to carry on the Boone tradition.

  33. fdianea

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    In a word; excellent!!! Attentive server, food was delicious. Our first visit, will definitely be back.

  34. glutenhater

    Charleston

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Very nice date night. Everything was great. Several safe gluten-free options

  35. OpenTable Diner

    Western KY

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on February 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful dining experience. Excellent service. Delicious food.

  36. Burt

    Pittsburgh

    21 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on February 24, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Great food, great service. Spoon bread as good as I remember.

  37. Steve

    Louisville

    69 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    69 reviews

    Dined on February 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Boone Tavern was fantastic again! It’s a wonderful place to have Lunch or Dinner. Great and friendly service!

  38. TwoFortheRoad

    Chicago

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on February 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Enjoyed our evening meal in this beautiful dining room. Choice of sparkling or still water, complimentary spoon bread, and excellent entrees with unique flavors, fresh ingredients and sizable portions. We will return.

  39. DGift

    Louisville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful food, wonderful service, and incredibly accommodating when we needed to make a change to our reservation!

  40. OpenTable Diner

    Louisville

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 14, 2023

    overall2food3service2ambience3
    Service was very slow. They seemed to be overwhelmed. Our seats were in a kind of corner and uncomfortable. We had asked for next to the window but didn’t get it.

Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitising

    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily

  • Physical distancing

    • Limited number of seated diners

  • Protective equipment

    • Waitstaff wear masks

  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
    • Staff temperature check required

FAQs

Boone Tavern offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (859) 985-3700.

Boone Tavern is rated 4.6 stars by 1336 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 5 times today
Google Map for Boone Tavern

100 Main St N, Berea, KY 40403

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross Street

    100 Main Street N.

  • Neighbourhood

    Berea

  • Hours of Operation

    Breakfast Daily 7:00 am–10:00 am Lunch Mon–Fri 11:00 am–2:00 pm Brunch Sat, Sun 11:00 am–2:00 pm Dinner Mon–Fri 5:00 pm–8:00 pm Sat, Sun 5:00 pm–9:00 pm

  • Cuisines

    American, Organic, Regional American (Southern)

  • Dining style

    Fine Dining

  • Dress Code

    Smart Casual

  • Parking Details

    Boone Tavern has a complimentary self parking lot at the back entrance of the hotel. Boone Tavern also offers spaces for handicap guests parking as well as reserved spaces for Eco Friendly vehicles.

  • Payment Options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

  • Website

    http://www.boonetavernhotel.com/

  • Phone number

    (859) 985-3700

  • Private party facilities

    Boone Tavern offers private dining, meeting, and wedding receptions space for groups from 5 to 150 guests. We offer six beautifully restored and renovated event rooms including the Bowling Dining Room. Our southern hospitality, vintage charm and elegance along with our commitment to locally grown and “Kentucky Proud” ingredients make your group dining experience memorable. Your guests will savor Historic Boone Taverns famous restaurants fine dining cuisine. Attendees will experience customized breaks that include homemade snacks and our Signature Boone Tavern coffee, luncheons featuring tastes of the season with fresh locally grown ingredients and elegant dinners complete with Boone Tavern Spoonbread, all prepared by our award-winning culinary staff. Give your guests a grand finale to remember.

  • Private party contact

    Ashley Lewis: (859) 985-3705

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