The Brown Barrel & Blind Harry's 204 North Gratz Street, Midway, KY 40347

"We were excited to go here given the positive reviews but left disappointed. Our experience started by being seated by a hostess rather quickly for a 1pm lunch hour service. That same hostess then came back to us to state "It looks like I'm going to be your server?" as equal parts statement and a question. We placed drink orders and an appetizer. The Ahi Tuna appetizer I enjoyed, though the Wasabi in the sauce was a bit too much heat for my wife. From there the restaurant got busier and our service immediately declined. We ordered the salmon blt and The Shorty sandwiches. However when the Shorty came out, I was highly confused. In place of braised short rib, there was pan griddles flavorless beef mince. Not having seen our waitress/hostess for 10 minutes, I grabbed another who stated she would ask the manager to come over... who never did. After 20 minutes of no service and no refills, we checked ourselves out at the front and left. Overall, despite how much we wanted to like this place, we won't be back."

"The menu was really interesting, everything we ordered was flawlessly executed, and the atmosphere was outstanding. Our server wasn't able to keep track of who ordered what or who asked for their own check, but eventually it was sorted out and we left happy."

"Great surf and turf entree. Steak and truffle potatoes were amazing. My husband enjoyed his ravioli also. Great selection of cocktails"

"Not bad! Had the Salmon & butternut squash w/pecans, and a wedge salad. For dessert the bread pudding was pretty good, only slightly dense with a spicy note of allspice or nutmeg. Whip cream balanced it better. When we venture this way again, we’ll definitely return! Thank you!"

"We were bused in as part of a conference outing & meal. I thought we would get to chose from a limited menu since there were about 70 of us. To my surprise each of us got to choose from the full menu. I can’t stress enough how amazing the wait staff were! Thank you to the wait staff!! The food was amazing - thank you to the unseen heroes in the kitchen & the bar staff. Seriously if I had a restaurant I would try to hire the seen & unseen staffers away. I saw some in our enormous group order several alcoholic drinks and appetizers and others order burgers or steaks or salads. And everyone seemed to enjoy their meals and drinks. I hope I can get back here on my own to ck out the cute town and dine here again under quieter conditions."