Proof on Main

Proof on Main
Restaurant Cuisine: Bar, American
702 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
#7
of 855 restaurants in Louisville
TripZen Score
8.5 / 10 Overall
180% Recommend
8Overall8.5Food
8.5Food
Activities: Health club, Hot tub, Pool (outdoors)
Check-in / Check-out time: 11am / 3pm
Description:Chef Michael Paley has created a menu that features modern American food with Tuscan influences. Adopting the Tuscan mindset of cooking & use of local, fresh ingredients it will showcase the agricultural bounty of the Ohio River Valley with dishes such as handmade Cavatelli with Bison Bolognese & Sage Rubbed ...Read more
A breakfast nook.
Proof on Main Map

Traveler Reviews

TripZen Score
8.5 / 10 Overall
180% Recommend
8Overall8.5Food
8.5Food
Overall
  • Fantastic experience at this restaurant/bar attached to a modern art museum.
  • Great food, great service, great venue filled with serious as well as whimsical art.
  • Wonderful restaurant in downtown Louisville!
  • Luckily for us they have a great restaurant -
  • This was one of the best dining experiences ever.
  • It is a perfect place for dinner before attending a performance at ATL or KCA.
  • loved the place every time.
  • Nice restaurant.
  • I would rate this as an outstanding casual fine dining spot, the kind of spot that would be an outstanding neighborhood place.
  • A nice spot, but service blows.
  • Proof on Main is a great hip place --
  • The experience was wonderful, the menu was so interesting
  • Love this restaurant -
  • Proof on Main is one of the top restaurants in Louisville.
  • We really enjoyed our visit.
  • Its a very good dining spot with an interesting menu with some local ingredients.
  • I had a wonderful experience at Proof.
  • Simply a wonderful experience.
  • Proof on Main is always a wonderful experience;
Food
  • Fantastic and creative food, unmatched ambiance and smart service.
  • Stellar cocktails, great service, and an interesting menu all complimented each other.
  • Great food, great service, great venue filled with serious as well as whimsical art.
  • The food was delicious.
  • Food was excellent and service was great.
  • The food and the service were top notch.
  • The food is exceptional!
  • We had a lovely dinner
  • This was one of the best dining experiences ever.
  • It is a perfect place for dinner before attending a performance at ATL or KCA.
  • It was a perfect dinner for Prom night....The food and service were excellent.
  • fabulous use of local ingredients
  • It's so good.
  • Food was average, not great.
  • The food was delicious if not perfect:
  • Our favorite breakfast in Louisville.
  • I had the Bison infused with Rosemary and it wasabsolutely one of the top meals of my life.
  • On top of the poor kitchen timing, my pasta was poorly constructed -
  • It was a light yet satisfying meal, and definitely the highlight of my trip.
  • Outstanding food and service!
  • The menu is full of unique dishes that urge you to step outside your comfort zone --
  • The food was delicious.
  • The focus is on seasonal, fresh food, well-executed and delish!
  • Service at bar was slow.
  • The food was exquisite.
  • An outstanding meal and bottle of wine.
  • The food was great.
  • Cheddar and almond salad was a perfect blend of smoothness paired with the crunch of fruit and walnuts.
  • We had great food, great service and a great time.
  • This was one of the top meals we have ever had in a restaurant.
  • The portion of the entre was extremly small and unsatifying....Even though the food was good it wasn't worth the money at all.
  • Its a very good dining spot with an interesting menu with some local ingredients.
  • Marcia was an excellent server and the food was superb.
  • She was very impressed with not only the menu but the execution of the meal and impeccable, local ingrediants....Our server, Kim, was delightful and very knowledgeable of your wine selection.
  • Food was good and the wine selections abundant.
  • We really enjoyed the food and ambiance.
  • The food was nowhere near as good, & for these reasons I would not come here again.
  • amazing bar selection and terrific bartenders;...menu is interesting (good) and varied;
  • Our server was knowledgeable and recommended items from the menu....The coffee was only mediocre, which I expected better at $4 a cup.
  • The service was excellent, and the food was very good.
Service
  • Stellar cocktails, great service, and an interesting menu all complimented each other.
  • Fantastic and creative food, unmatched ambiance and smart service.
  • Great food, great service, great venue filled with serious as well as whimsical art.
  • Food was excellent and service was great.
  • The waiter was very knowledgeable and helpful.
  • The food and the service were top notch.
  • Luckily, our server was great.
  • When seated, our service was quirky, but efficient enough.
  • Our waitress who was from Paoli, indiana was great.
  • The food and service were excellent.
  • wonderful service -
  • We like the service.
  • Service was just not good enough for a restaurant trying to be of a certain caliber.
  • Waitress was terrific!
  • the restaurant graciously took it off the bill, which was great service on their part.
  • My server, Jonathan, was lovely
  • Attentive service by knowledgable staff who seem to love their jobs.
  • Our server was very good
  • The service staff was so excited about the food that they radiated.
  • Service at bar was slow.
  • The service was superb.
  • The service was terrific -
  • We had great food, great service and a great time.
  • Marcia was an excellent server and the food was superb.
  • Our server was fun and didn't bother us.
  • The waitress was excellent.
  • Our server, Kim, was delightful and very knowledgeable of your wine selection.
  • Yes, the atmosphere and service were great, but not unmatched.
  • amazing bar selection and terrific bartenders;...waiter was good-humored, attentive and timely;
  • Our server was knowledgeable and recommended items from the menu.
Ambience
  • And the ambiance is perfect for a romantic dinner!
  • Really interesting setting in an art gallery.
  • Beautiful room -
  • the atmosphere is so fun and contemporary:
  • The ambience is fantastic
  • The room was attractive.
  • it used to be very loud because of music
  • We really enjoyed the food and ambiance.
  • Yes, the atmosphere and service were great, but not unmatched.
  • great vibe in the space;
  • The atmosphere is sophisticated and eclectic, not stuffy.

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