Louie's Bar & Grill — Restaurant in Town of Hudson

First, the name through me off. "Bar & Grill". I was expecting the atmosphere to be relaxed and informal. Like a bar and grill typically is. However, the décor and layout tries to be contemporary and upscale. It looks nice but doesn't fit with bar & grill. Second, the service was a bit slow. There were only 4 other tables with people and it took quite a while to get a menu and our drinks. Once the waiter did arrive he was a very pleasant you guy and did a good job. Third, the food is considerably more expensive than you would expect at a bar & grill. $19 for a burger? That's at least $4 more than most well established burger places in Hudson. Drinks....expensive too. I had the Old Fashioned it was $12. However, I was pleasantly surprised with the food itself. My wife had the Ahi Chimichurri and I had the Pesto Cavatapi. Both were fresh and delicious. The food is the one stand-out item of this place. Which is good.

Overall experience was good. However, we will not be bringing our kids for a casual meal here. It's too expensive and just not the right setting for most families. I hope this place can make it but it may be difficult for an expensive somewhat "high-end" restaurant...

Went there for the Valentine's Day menu. First time there, and the food was outstanding. Butternut squash soup was great. My filet was cooked to a perfect medium rare, which, you would be surprised how many times I've ordered that, and it comes out medium well nowadays. Bearnaise with the potatoes really complemented it well. The berry cheesecake was so good, too. I've told plenty of people about it and look forward to trying more of the menu. My only concern is that this place has the potential to be a "top 5" food place in Hudson, and I am afraid it will be limited with the location. I liked Paddy Ryan's as well, but we barely made it up there much. This place deserves a spot downtown, honestly. Food quality is EASILY some of the best in town. This place should be a destination restaurant, so hopefully, it keeps business strong and steady! Can't...

Great food, even though it was unique and not generic bar food like my typical restaurant endeavors. Quick staff and always attentive, loved the aesthetic and color scheme of the restaurant. That being said it was almost dead for us and the only reason I can think of is the location is not ideally set like many of the downtowm classics of hudson. You could tell the food was assembled with care and intent for the customer. Highly reccomend when so many restaurants are serving such low quality food. Then again in wisconsin so many people dont want fancy since they are usually washing their buffalo wings and burgers down with 4 beers. Also their beer selection and tasting was awesome. They let me try 5 before ordering one as they had beers even I did not recognize, which is a...