The Cat's Den — Restaurant in Nortonville

Actually one of my favorite restaurants for catfish on a Friday. You can have the 2 pc. fish fried as whole filets or as I prefer cut into bite sized pieces. You get 2 sides and hush puppies. Being on a ketogenic plan I cheat because of the breading but this is a small cheat for me. The fish is cooked very well and is always good(never had a poorly or overcooked fish here). They make their own tartar sauce which is some of the best I've tasted(light years beyond store bought). Also have to recommend their blue cheese dressing if you have a salad. They also make their own and it is thick and creamy with chunks of blue cheese and excellent. The only drawback I can see for many people is the restaurant is smoker friendly. If that's a problem get it to go and eat at the city park. Fish plate with sides is around $10 and you will be...

We stopped at the Cat Cafe on the way back from Pennyrile Lake and let me tell you it was fantastic. After a long day on the water I just wanted a good sweet tea and burger & my fiance a salad. Walking in we didn't know they allowed smoking, me and her quit a long time ago but that was not a problem whatsoever. If anything it gave me nostalgia of a different time. I haven't seen that in years but they had fans on full blast and was never a problem at all. Back to the food. First sip of sweet tea and I'm home, PERFECTLY sweet. We got our food and my burger FANTASTIC, double with bacon cooked perfectly juicy and browned. Fries and slaw the perfect pair. My fiance said she loved her salad too and hot fudge cake for dessert. Our server was fantastic and we will be...

When I picture a small town diner in rural Kentucky, this is exactly the place that comes to mind. The waitress was so friendly and epitomizes "Southern Hospitality". The food was exactly the artery clogging goodness I was looking for! I got one of their cheeseburgers, spicy fries, and chicken nuggets. The only negative thing I could say was while I was there, one of the tables next to me had what looked like a couple of dirty ash trays. To me, it only added to that small town diner vibes albeit a...