Historic Boone Tavern — Restaurant in Berea

My husband and I had planned to stay here a few months back, admittedly on our way to visit Bucees and Jungle Jims. We thought exploring Berea would be fun!

The hotel is beautiful and is on a quaint corner of a small college town. The whole square with shops and food is connected to the hotel, so that made wondering around in the evening enjoyable.

Checking in was easy & the two gentlemen at the front desk were efficient and welcoming. I love the charm of having a physical brass key. I wish they sold souvenirs of key replicas. The hotel is historic and our host reminded us to make sure to turn the master switch on or our room may get “real historic” , that cracked us up.

Our room was on the third floor and at the very end of the hall. It was such a beautiful room with handmade furnishings from the college students. I will say, our bed was very creeky, take that as you will. The room came with robes but was missing the slippers, no big deal but I loved the little detail of feeling right at home. There was Keurig machine and a mini fridge in the room as well. It was about 94 degrees during our stay and our room stayed pretty cool, could have been cooler but could have been warmer.

We explored down to the restaurant and the Frost cafe during our stay and were not disappointed.

We did a little exploring of the floors and found a beautiful study room on the second floor and it was nice to read the historical information provided and get a pretty view from the street.

Overall, I was pleased with our stay at the hotel.

Regarding Frost Cafe, I’m not seeing a separate listing for the cafe but we were so impressed by the hotels cafe! Our barista, a young gentleman was so fantastic! He helped us pick our morning coffee & made one of the best caramel macchiatos I’ve had! Hats off to him! The cafe offered many latte and coffee options!

Regarding the restaurant, we tired the famous spoon bread and were pleased with how fresh it came out! It had more of an eggy taste than I was expecting but was very unique and delicious!

The French onion soup was good, lacked a little bit of flavor for my preference but still yummy!

For an appetizer we ordered the cauliflower buffalo bites and the spinach and artichoke dip. Both were good but nothing outstanding. The cauliflower bites were very standard & the chips they served with the dip reminded me of something from a store bought bag, however both were tasty!

We both got the Cobb salad and really enjoyed it! A nice...

About 58 years ago was the first time that I came to the Boone Tavern in Berea Kentucky. It was very special when my sisters and I got to eat at the Tavern. We would practice our manners under our mother's guidance so that when we went to the restaurant, we would act like young ladies. We craved the spoon bread that was served at the restaurant. Our parents would let us eat our weight in spoon bread because we liked it so much. This visit, so many years later, was such a joy! My sister and I, along with her husband and my boyfriend, had dinner before we went to a show. The place is newly remodeled in colors of blue and yellow. It is beautiful! All of the décor matches beautifully the walls of the restaurant. The setting areas are gorgeous. There are pictures throughout the hotel and restaurant, explaining the history of the hotel and restaurant, along with how the students play a part in the community. We did have a reservation and were promptly seated at 5 PM. We were so pleasantly surprised with how much the restaurant has changed throughout the years. Again, I tell you, it's beautiful! A bar was added to the restaurant that is very pretty, and there are many bartenders to serve. Our waitress did a very good job of explaining food to us and offering suggestions along with suggestions for drinks. The spoon bread did not disappoint us. In fact, my sister had two plates of it! The pretzel coated trout was excellent. The mixture of flavors along with the potatoes and vegetables underneath the trout, we're cooked to perfection. My brother-in-law said the ribs were excellent. The meat fell off the bone. He absolutely loved his meal. We dined for approximately two hours. We were not rushed at all, and we had the best time ever. If I get the opportunity to return to the Boone Tavern, I certainly will. I recommend that you...

Havent been to this place since I was a kid (58 now). Took my mother who was visting who hadnt been there in 40 some yrs..we were excited about getting back as we had fond memories of Boone Tavern and the spoonbread. The hotel and grounds are beautiful. The new design is ok, but I see the old photos of how it looked. It looks like they really tried to casual it down...no more white table cloths. The spoonbread was of course amazing and just how I remembered it but the rest of the food and menu left a lot to be desired. Very limited menu. No steak or beef options. I got the fried chicken dish. I was expecting good country fried bone in chicken. Nope...just a large boneless breast cut in half. It was just OK. No one in our party thought the food was great..it was just good enough. Not at all what we expected from a restuarant thats been there since before I was born. We felt disappointed. We unfortunately would...