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My dad & I are heading down to Kentucky Lake from Iowa the first time for his 57th birthday the week of April 10th and will be staying at Paradise Resort. My question is where are the best places to get some of that good Southern home cooking around the lake.
Also, if anyone else from the site will be at Paradise Resort the same week let me know and maybe we can get together to BS for awhile & swap some fishing info.
Thanks,
Slab_seeker
My dad and I are also going down to KY lake on the 10th. We are not staying at a resort just the Holiday Inn express I couldn't get in at any of the resorts. This is our first time down as well. We are fishing with a guide for a few days to try to learn the lake for our next trip down.
Good Luck!
Matt
74redone, Yeah I knew if we waited too long there wouldn't be anything available so I booked over a month back. Hope it's what they advertise........
We don't have a guide booked, but do have a friend in Hopkinsville willing to help us out for a few days. It will be a good time whether we catch a bunch of fish or not.
Good luck to you and your dad as well!
Slab_seeker
If you get a chance you should consider eating at Pattis. May want to call ahead and make reservation. Good Luck.........
Pattis 1880s Restaurant Grand Rivers Kentucky
You cant beat pattis 2in. pork chop and cheesesticks.Quote:
Originally Posted by lostdog
I agree. Everybody ought to try Patti's at Grand Rivers, KY at least once in their lifetime. The food, the atmosphere, the staff...are all great. Some other good restaurants for "country cookin" are Majestic in Draffenville, Lacy's at Benton and the Dinner Bell restaurant just up Hwy 68 toward Aurora at Jonathan Creek. Speaking of Aurora, there's the Willow Pond catfish restaurant...and the Brass Lantern, and the Aurora Bar-B-Que....all good places. At Murray there are several good restaurants of all kinds, but a few that have country cooking are Tom's Restaurant and Martha's Restaurant, two places on HWY 641 toward Benton, and the Sirloin Stockade (also on 641 going through Murray toward Paris. THere are many other good places, and folks around the lake will be happy to give you directions to their favorites. Hope this helps.
I would have to put another vote in for Patti's. The kids love the atmosphere and if your wives are coming they will love the shops. I would say a reservation would be a must also. I would also highly recommend about anything at Fast Eddies on Hwy 68. It is a local bait store with a resturant attached that has a killer breakfast sandwich. They also have great burgers and pizza. (little hint) If you call ahead (10 Minutes) they will have your order ready to go either on the way to the lake in the morning or on your way home in the evening. I know you said country dining but I wouldn't hesitate to try some of the BEST authentic Italian dining around at Mama D's on Hwy 62 in Calvert City close to KY. Dam. It is one of those hole in the wall places with one thing on their mind great food.
I like the seafood buffet at Lacey's in Benton, but they only have it on Fri. and Sat. nights. I went there a couple of weeks ago on a Friday night with some friends and they were closed. Does anyone know if this is a one time thing or have they stopped doing the seafood buffet, Thanks for any info. I agree with everyone else that Patti's is a good choice although they are a little pricey in my opinion.Majestic also has a pretty good seafood buffet on Friday nights and are reasonably priced.
Patti's Settlement, hands down best 2" pork chop anywhere. I would make reservations though, wait can be long.
Patti's no doubt, ate there last trip and man it's to die for. I thought a pork chop won't fill me up, (I'm a good size boy), but it did and then some. hhhmmmm, pork chop, loaded potato, ice tea, good stuff!
Another one for Patti's, pricey but great food, Knoths BBQ in Lake City has some of the best BBQ in this part of the country. If you want a burger go to Home Town Market and get a Bubba Burger Thumbs Up, they are about a mile off of I-24, north on 453 at exit 31.
Thanks for all of the responses! Sounds like we better hit Patti's at least one while down there.
Iron Kettle :(
Bring it back!
Ditto! They had the best ham sandwich I have ever put in my mouth! Most folks went for the buffet and never even knew about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by smashdn
Tritto!
I can't believe that they haven't rebuilt.
I guess I'll be the odd man out and say that I'm really not impressed with Patti's for what you pay for it. I've never had a good porkchop there regardless of how everyone raves about them. Maybe other people like theirs overcooked and dry as sawdust. The best things that I have eaten there have been the bread, spinach salad with hot bacon dressing and the cheese sticks.
I am with you. When it's all said and done you paid good money for a dry pork chop. I vote for Knoth's, Dinner Bell. Catfish Kitchen and Willow Pond can be decent. I think Lacey's has gone downhill the last few years. If you don't mind a drive to Paducah try the Kastle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quackrstackr
I would be most folks then. I remember when I was young and my family would go camping at Hillmans. One night while we were down we would go to the Iron Kettle and eat. They used to have goldfish swimming in the little weedy troughs that held the air conditioner condensation water.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrdux
We went when you still went in through the front door and not through the gift shop type thing. My wife and I made it through there once or twiced before it burnt. We found out one night when we were over that way fishing at Barkley the hard way. Ended up getting ice cream or somethign from the little ice cream shop. Sometimes we will pick up groceries at the IGA.
All good choices. I love Belews drive-in in Aurora for great burgers. The Oasis at Eddyville has pretty good steaks and grill fare. Moors Restaurant on the Marina has a pretty good lunch menu with a great dockside atmosphere. Pattis, nice. Brass Lantern in Draffenville was once one of the finest steakhouses in Ky, I haven't been there in years.
RCO
if you want southern cooking the dinner bell is the place, buffet with great fried catfish, and the best pan fried pork chops anywhere! its a buffet style served on old cast iron wood stoves, you sit on picnic benches, learn a lot from other fisherman about Jonathan creek fishing,,
judys is good, but too much of a tourist trap for me,,