Jack Fry's

Jack Fry's
Restaurant Cuisine: American
1007 Bardstown Rd
Louisville, KY 40204-1317
#12
of 855 restaurants in Louisville
TripZen Score
8.0 / 10 Overall
194% Recommend
8.5Overall8Food
7.5Food
Activities: Health club, Hot tub, Pool (outdoors)
Check-in / Check-out time: 11am / 3pm
Description:Clubby steakhouse where original owner used to bootleg, take bets, and give free meals to needy friends, has authentic atmosphere that chains spend so much on trying to recreate, but fall short. Live jazz Thursday through Saturday adds to ambiance for older crowd and special-occasion diners. Deep selection of well-priced ...Read more
A breakfast nook.
Jack Fry's Map

Traveler Reviews

TripZen Score
8.0 / 10 Overall
194% Recommend
8.5Overall8Food
7.5Food
Overall
  • This is Louisville's best dinner restaurant!
  • Now, Jack's is certainly not the cheapest restaurant around;
  • My favorite Louisville restaurant by a mile.
  • The "upscale, yet casual" comment below fits this place nicely.
  • This has been my wife and my favorite dining spot in Louisville for over 30 years.
  • This place is fantastic!
  • We recommend this place to anyone looking for fine dining, great service and consistency.
  • Amazing, a great place for a celebration or entertaining .
  • I always loved the restaurant
  • Best restaurant in town!
  • Romantic restaurant with a casual atmosphere offers live music, an extensive wine list and fresh seafood and meat entrees.
  • My fiance loves this place, I went with her for the first time last week and it was excellent!...A small place, but great decor and live music make it very comfortable and romantic.
  • good spot
  • This is a great place with outstanding food.
  • Best restaurant in town!
  • special occassion spot
  • As a Brit, this is my favourite little restaurant to go to with my boyfriend.
  • You feel welcome and relaxed when you are in between their comfortable walls, which makes for a fabulous dining experience.
  • This is a great place with outstanding food.
Food
  • There is popular, but small bar....There is also a truly great cheeseburger.
  • you can count on having a good meal
  • Best part of the meal was the bacon-wrapped dates.
  • I will agree Jack Fry's is good
  • Best Steak in Town
  • A perfect dining experience every time.
  • The filet was perfectly done and mouthwateringly delicious.
  • The pork chop is one of my favorite items.
  • I enjoyed grits with country ham and oysters.
  • The food is excellent, the service staff is friendly and helpful.
  • Excellent menu choices to choose from.
  • We recommend this place to anyone looking for fine dining, great service and consistency.
  • I also recommend the tomato artichoke soup
  • The filet mignon there was perhaps the best I had ever tasted....It was a casual place, suitable for a relaxed meal with friends or buisiness associates.
  • The food was thoughtfully prepared and outstanding, from appetizer to dessert.
  • I don't mind paying for good food
  • Romantic restaurant with a casual atmosphere offers live music, an extensive wine list and fresh seafood and meat entrees....Notable entrees include the Poulet Rouge Fermier for $23, the veal chop for $32 and the lobster campanelle for $25.
  • Jack Fry's never fails to impress me greatly.
  • The food is good, great atmosphere and good music
  • Jack Fry's is small, sometimes loud (they had live music the last time i was there, but i don't think they have it every night), but ALWAYS fun....For a restaurant in Kentucky I'm always shocked how good the seafood is....I have to say I cannot get enough of their seafood, especially the amazing scallops.
  • The scallops were the best I have ever tasted-
  • Very good food in a nice though small bardstown setting.
  • My burger was pretty good, albeit on the bloody side, I asked for medium....Don't come here looking for cheap meals either.
  • This is a great place with outstanding food....Food was very good, service excellent.
  • We visit Jack Fry's monthly for a very romantic evening together and we believe the best menu and meal in town.
  • The pork chops are tops and the best chef in Louisville always a couple of wonderful specials.
  • subdued lighting, piano in the background, lovely wine.
  • The rock of Louisville's fine dining!
  • This is a great place with outstanding food.
Service
  • Evening jazz, well-prepared American cuisine, good service, white tablecloths--sophisticated but casual atmosphere, walls covered with photos of boxer Jack Fry's Louisville --
  • Slow service, entrees were left in the pass too long
  • The food is excellent, the service staff is friendly and helpful.
  • We recommend this place to anyone looking for fine dining, great service and consistency.
  • Our waiter was very helpful in helping us choose from the menu.
  • Service was good for a large table.
  • The service is wonderful
  • Atleast that's what our snooty waitress told me.
  • Food was very good, service excellent.
Ambience
  • Service was good for a large table.
  • Zagat editors are eager to hear your opinion on this restaurant, which we've identified as one of the area's most notable.
  • Romantic restaurant with a casual atmosphere offers live music, an extensive wine list and fresh seafood and meat entrees.
  • The food is good, great atmosphere and good music
  • Jack Fry's is small, sometimes loud (they had live music the last time i was there, but i don't think they have it every night), but ALWAYS fun.
  • A small place, but great decor and live music make it very comfortable and romantic.
  • It has a lovely romantic atmosphere -
  • You feel welcome and relaxed when you are in between their comfortable walls, which makes for a fabulous dining experience.
Value
  • Now, Jack's is certainly not the cheapest restaurant around;
  • The prices are high
  • I hate to pay a high price

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