Hillcrest Tavern — Restaurant in Louisville

Almost all of my experiences there: I have been dining at and getting carry out from this location and the one in Old Louisville for over a year now. Delicious!! They have some of the best BBQ & ranch I've ever had! If you want a top shelf burger or anything fried this is my recommendation for Louisville. The Frickle Spears, Chicken Tenders, Fish and Chips and Hush Puppies are great. Looking forward to trying a few of their pasta dishes sometime soon. Chill tavern feel with quick and good service. Loveee this place!!

Today's experience there: Today we got the beer battered onion rings to split. They were sweet and spicy at the same time. Maybe a little too much cayenne? Crunchy on the outside, but a little mushy on the inside. Not my expectation of beer battered onion rings. The service was a little lackluster today. The fish and chips that my boyfriend got today were so salty that they were almost inedible.. We both love salty things, even overly salty depending on what it is. When I say almost inedible, I am not exaggerating. This was the most salty thing I've ever tasted. The hush puppies were like rubber today. The breading was so chewy and the inside was super dry. The Scotty Stack was disappointing to say the least, the truffle fries included. I won't pay extra for those again. Regardless, this is the only bad experience I've had and I'll still go back to get items that I've always enjoyed...

My boyfriend and I came here for lunch for the first time and everything we ordered was absolutely delicious. It was fairly busy when we got here but we still received an immediate greeting and prompt service. Regardless of the crowd, the two servers/bartenders that were working were hustling and attending to each of their customers with a smile and positive attitude. For food, we ordered the French onion soup, the Reuben, buffalo wings, onion rings and fries. I can say that we were very impressed by the speed and the quality of each item. The Reuben paired with the French onion soup was absolutely amazing and the onion rings were the perfect ratio. The wings were tender with the perfect amount of crisp on the skin. We also ordered the tavern spritz and the strawberry martini which were beautifully made and topped our meal off perfectly. I highly recommend for food quality...

Do NOT order takeout! This was a HUGE, expensive disappointment. Where do I begin...We spent over $200 for a birthday dinner (Take out), I'll start with the positives: It was ready early, nothing was missing, and the blue cheese dressing was outstanding. Negatives: The food was very cold (and we lived very close to the establishment), the fries were all clumped together (like in a ball) and not edible (they sweated together in the little bags), the wings were not sauced nearly enough and the chicken was SUPER dry (tough). The burgers were WAY over cooked and they gave us 4-5 packets of ketchup for 8 orders of fries. There were toppings on the chicken sandwich that were not supposed to be there. The wedge salad was somehow warm/the tomatoes were mixed in with the bacon. I had really high hopes for this experience. I would definitely not order take...