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Dining Room - The Café Southern Kitchen & Cocktails, Louisville, KY

The Café Southern Kitchen & Cocktails

4.3
4.3
127 Reviews
$30 and under
American

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 10 times today
  • Great for brunch
  • Neighborhood gem
  • Good for groups
A unique dining experience with Southern flare located just minutes from Downtown Louisville, NULU, and The Highlands. Now serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Enjoy comfort food classics, huge sandwiches, signature salads, an extensive bourbon and wine list, scratch-made entrées, fresh baked goods, and much more. Voted LEO Weekly Readers' Choice #1 Lunch Spot.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Breakfast, Cocktail Bar
  • Hours of operation
    Daily 8:00 am–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (502) 589-9191
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Neighborhood
    Downtown Louisville
  • Parking details
    None
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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What 127 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.3
4.3 based on recent ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.2Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Central Kentucky

    Great for brunch

  • Louisville

    Great for brunch

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
The Café Southern Kitchen & Cocktails offers a delightful mix of Southern charm and modern flair. Guests rave about the "amazing vibe" and commend the "fantastic" food and service. The café shines with its breakfast and brunch options, especially the grits and egg scramble. Despite occasional service hiccups, the "wonderful food, location, ambience, and value" keep patrons coming back for more.

127 Reviews
  1. Lynn

    Louisville

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always a great experience at the café. The problem is only that occasionally the music and the voices are loud and conversation is a bit difficult other than that always a good place to hang out with friends.

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  2. Vicki

    Louisville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We were a group of 9 and table was ready for us. Service was on time. Only request would be some reduction in noise levels.

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  3. Teresa

    VIP

    Louisville

    55 reviews

    5.0

    55 reviews

    Dined on December 29, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Greeted immediately by friendly people as we entered the front dining room that had live music today, Sunday. Our dining area was a very attractive bricked wall space , that had a cozy feel, while being fairly open. Our attentive server Dee was friendly and kept us informed about our cocktail order and food order. All three of us enjoyed our breakfast meals although you can have lunch too. We would highly recommend The Cafe for breakfast,brunch or lunch!

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  4. Shawnna

    Louisville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 28, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great service food and atmosphere! Highly recommend!

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  5. Eric

    Louisville

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 23, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Been multiple time always a easy win. Portions seem to have gotten smaller.

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  6. Jenni

    Louisville

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 23, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent service and the Holiday ambiance eas great.

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  7. Jennifer

    VIP

    Western NC

    12 reviews

    4.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on December 22, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Food was good-not great. Service was lacking which may be expected during the holidays. I was also there for dinner about a week ago and not very good service then either.

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  8. Katelyn

    VIP

    Louisville

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 22, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    The food was amazing. Service and Ambiance, not so much. We only saw the server 3 times, to give us water, and check in after food was brought by someone else and when the check was given. He was not attentive at all, we were seated by a filthy wall, and drinks made at the bar were gross. It was an overall not-so-great experience. Inside was not decorated at all considering all the festive things outside, staff wasn't friendly or look like they knew what was going on - if it was not for the food, I would not be returning

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  9. Stephanie

    VIP

    Louisville

    24 reviews

    2.0

    24 reviews

    Dined on December 22, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    It was unexpectedly a disappointing visit, but the manager was gracious and didn’t make excuses…just comped our bill. So therefore I feel compelled to say thank you and we will try again. We made reservations weeks in advance so we could go ice skating for my daughters birthday afterwards. (But service was so delayed we almost had to nix the skating.) Food was delicious once we got it (1hr15min after ordering), drinks were not so delicious after waiting 45 minutes for those. Music was really nice, but a little loud for the echoing concrete lobby room (but I’m sure I requested inside the actual restaurant weeks beforehand in our open table reservation). Thank you Manager for finally getting involved and trying to make things right!

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Louisville

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 21, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    Food and Drinks were Fabulous. The Best Bloody Mary ever!

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The Café Southern Kitchen & Cocktails is rated 4.3 stars by 127 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 10 times today
Google Map for The Café Southern Kitchen & Cocktails

711 Brent St, Louisville, KY 40204

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Downtown Louisville
  • Hours of operation
    Daily 8:00 am–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Breakfast, Cocktail Bar
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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