Trails Edge Brewing Company — Restaurant in Frankfort

I really wanted to rate this place fairly high but the food here was a bit imbalanced and Ill explain in a bit more detail. However, I did like the setup and its located in the historic area of Frankfort on the main food drag. Its picturesque and has a modern facade but the interior is darker and cross between farmhouse/diner/pub style.

Being that it was early dinner; there was an over-abundance of staff, possibly needed for an anticipated evening rush. Just odd they crowded the entrance/exit way. The service was fine but rather aloof. Nonetheless, it’s the food that I am here to try.

Started with the jambalaya. Now I am quite worldly and have travelled to 5 of the 7 continents and many places in the USA; and I know excellent jambalaya. This was better than average. There was really good heat, nice chunks of andouille sausage and surprisingly 4 nicely sized shrimp. Very tasty serving but needed a bit more rice cause there was very little, which made it a bit out of balance without carbs. Also, it was to be served with a side of bread which I never received.

I rarely overeat and portions are fairly large so I was pleased to see blacked sea scallops as an appetizer and it promised to be a good portion (its listed as U10). Of the 3 scallops, one was sorely too small. Visually, it should have been equal-sized, like the many places I have been to in many large cities from NYC to Miami; LA and back to Chicago. I am just saying that if you state a specific size of scallops, is it too much to have them all sized evenly. But the sear was excellent and the taste was wonderful on the larger scallops. It paired well with the lemon beurre blanc. The chimichurri was more of a paste and not the usual liquidy olive oil based sauce.

Overall, the...

I had always passed Smokey Barque in Frankfort but never went due to poor reviews. However, I found out that Trail's Edge Brewery had "taken" over so I gave the place a try under the assumption that the new branding would lead to a better experience. We arrived in the main doors and found three people standing at the hostess area. We stood there for about a minute before they even acknowledged us. I ended up asking for a table of two and one of them randomly disappeared looking for a table. We spent another five minutes standing around waiting for her to come back. She came back, didn't even acknowledge us, and proceeded to stand there staring into space. We weren't given a wait time or any information on whether a table was open or how long of a wait it would be. All three hostesses seemed to be overwhelmed and kept shuffling through menus and leaving in random directions. I have no idea where they were going with those menus since no one was following them. At this point, it had been ten minutes with little dialogue so we just looked at our phones looking for a backup plan. We eventually decided to leave knowing that if they can't get seating right, then there would be little hope for the actual dining service. On the way out, one of them claimed that they finally had a table for us but we were already soured on the experience.

TLDR: The Trails Edge is perfect name for this establishment. The staff wandered off trail and the experience declined faster than a hiker falling off a cliff.

I am giving this establishment 2 stars. One star would not be fair unless I had the...

Decided to throw my husband a surprise 50th and it turned out BETTER than I could have ever imagined!

The food, staff, atmosphere, service, environment, EVERYTHING about that night will resonate with us forever.

Our family/friends continued to mention throughout the night just how DELICIOUS/WONDERFUL the food was we chose to go with the recommendation of Jackie {banquet mgr} and she was SO right!!!

Jackie has a warm and approachable way about her and she knew exactly what I needed and what I DIDNT lol. She is as FRIENDLY, SPUNKY as her staff that CLEARLY adores her and watching them work TOGETHER as a team is something else.

We ended up having the chicken piccata, garlic mashed and vegetable medley and EVERYONE loved it! Our family and friends kept mentioning how the food was better than any banquet hall these days and wanted info. on having future parties/etc.

That little room nestled in the basement referred as the "boiler room" was just perfect for what we wanted to create which was a "personal space" for our family and friends of 60 to make memories that my husband will never forget.

The staff each and every last one of them continuously greets you, asks how things are coming along, if you need anything, our guests kept saying how INCREDIBLE and accommodating and sweet and fun and NICE they all were! Not only did I notice but about a dozen of our guests said the very same thing!

So if your looking for sweet little place with FANTASTIC food and service ---GIVE THEM A CALL!!!

Thank you Trails Edge for making his 50th...