Briarpatch Menu

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  • Todd L.

    2-22-14: We had a large gathering of about 25 people and were seated in a private room with plenty of space. The salad bar was well stocked. Our food was delivered hot and had good flavor. I had grilled chicken and mixed vegetables. The reason for 4/5 stars was two-fold: My mixed vegetables...the broccoli part of my mixed veggies turned to only stems after about 1/3 of the way down. The chicken was very tender, hot and well-flavored. The only other issue (not the waitresses fault...I'm sure it was probably how management assigned our group to the waitstaff) was that our waitress was responsible for filling drink orders, taking orders, re-filling drinks and delivering food ALL by HERSELF. This slowed progress and part of the party was well into their meals as others were still waiting for their dinner to be served. Overall, the waitress did a VERY good job and never appeared over-worked. She maintained a kind and personable disposition!

    (4)
  • John H.

    Briarpatch is a lovely family-owned restaurant at a quiet corner about 1/2-mile east of fast-paced Frederica St. Before arrival, I sent an e-mail regarding reservations, and a co-owner replied with a cordial e-mail saying no reservations are accepted (except perhaps for banquet room / large parties), but that our wait likely wouldn't be more than 20 minutes. When we arrived, it was dark, but there was still parking in the lot on the west side of the building. True to the co-owner's word, the wait for a party of four was about ten minutes. Other impressions: *The dining area was cozy, but not too cramped. *The salad bar wasn't the most extensive, but still had some interesting items like sardines. *The wine list was short, but reasonably priced. *Our steaks were prepared correctly. *The stuffed flounder was excellent! *Our server Patrick was attentive, but gave us plenty of time with the salad bar before bringing entrees to the rather smallish table. Briarpatch offers an excellent value for a local restaurant. We enjoyed the experience!

    (5)
  • Carl B.

    Lousy food, horrible service and an obnoxious cashier. I don't understand all the positive reviews, must be friends and family of the owners. Management may want to remind some of the employees to at least pretend they like working there.

    (1)
  • Zack K.

    Phenomenal food! The owners here are great folks, almost always working along side their employees. This has been one of my favorite places to eat in Owensboro for over 20yrs. Choice cut steaks, cooked to perfection. Every steak is displayed by the butcher-before it's cooked. giving the customer a real sense of what "Choice" means. The salad bar is amazing, always fresh. Everytime I go in, I'm full before the entree arrives (from the salad bar) Selection always includes a handmade cheeseball, homemade soups, and fresh baked bread. If you haven't been to Briarpatch, you have missed out!!!!

    (5)
  • Kelly W.

    Was not expecting to have a good meal here. It came highly recommended from family so we went with them and we all had a lot of good food for not bad prices. The salad and soup bar had a lot to chose from, as did the menu - I had fish and my boyfriend has chicken cordon bleu. We all enjoyed our meals and felt quite full. Service was good. It was weird because it looked like they were renovating, but where we say we barely had any lights around our table, so it felt like we were in a dark corner even though we were not in a corner at all.

    (4)
  • Mike And Nita B.

    Excellent. Excellent salad bar and soup. I had the grilled shrimp and really enjoyed it. Delicious bread loaf. Very reasonable prices. It's like an upscale family restaurant. Beats a chain steak house any day. Last time I was here was 20 years ago and it was as good as I remembered.

    (5)
  • Connie W.

    Ate here with my son and his wife, and it was real good, but not amazing. It is larger than it used to be, the salad bar is larger and is GREAT, but my steak was not as thick or as tender and flavorful as I expected for a rib-eye. It was good, though. I like the ambiance and the glass booth where you can see the cook fire-grilling the steaks. Didn't care much for the tasteless, greasy-cheesy potato-skins we had as an appetizer, but my son had requested the spinach/artichoke dip with tortilla chips and they were out. Waitress was very friendly and courteous. I hope to go back again sometime.

    (4)
  • Chris M.

    Head still above water but slowly declining from when I was younger. They are treading dangerously close to becoming the restaurant "that use to be" the best in the area. Spend some money, do some painting, get back to basics in the kitchen. You can shine again or you can be a memory, you choose.

    (3)
  • Todd B.

    Good food. Nothing to really write home about. Burger was dry.

    (3)
  • Ken B.

    Good food @ reasonable prices. I've been there twice recently and enjoyed both meals. I like the huge salad bar too. Thye don't pretend to be fine dining. This is a nice family restaurant. I haven't tried out the bar yet, but I don't remember there being any crowd in there.

    (4)
  • Ross T.

    My co-worker and I went here on a suggestion from locals here for a place that has good food and NOT a chain. I am pleased to say their suggestion was well received. Unknown initially from its exterior and interior (which is dated but cute in a way), its basically a steak house for the most part. Luckily for my vegetarian co-worker, the salad bar was large with many topping choices to keep plate after plate coming. For myself, I opted for the Briarpatch Rib of Beef. The price was surprisingly cheaper than I was expecting for the cut of meat it was, yet the quality was well above most $20+ entries of rib eye. It was lightly seasoned with salt and pepper but not overkill like most chains and plenty juicy. Cooked perfectly at medium and complimented with a Au Jus gravy that was phenomenal for dipping. Our waiter for polite and always had a pepsi ready before I hit the ice in my current class. Was a little awkward a times but nothing that took away from his excellent service. Looking for a good steak, the Briarpatch has supplied me with one of the best I have ever had. If you aren't a meat eater, the soup and salad bar is far from an afterthought and will supply you with an equally satisfying dinner.

    (4)
  • Daniel R.

    Amazing salad bar. The food could use some improvement as well as the building itself. It looks like a hanky hotel lobby. Get rid of all the fake plants and terrible wall paper. Its a pain to look at when I'm spending 35 bucks on my meal.

    (4)
  • Mike And Nita B.

    Excellent. Excellent salad bar and soup. I had the grilled shrimp and really enjoyed it. Delicious bread loaf. Very reasonable prices. It's like an upscale family restaurant. Beats a chain steak house any day. Last time I was here was 20 years ago and it was as good as I remembered.

    (5)
  • Chris M.

    Head still above water but slowly declining from when I was younger. They are treading dangerously close to becoming the restaurant "that use to be" the best in the area. Spend some money, do some painting, get back to basics in the kitchen. You can shine again or you can be a memory, you choose.

    (3)
  • Todd B.

    Good food. Nothing to really write home about. Burger was dry.

    (3)
  • Connie W.

    Ate here with my son and his wife, and it was real good, but not amazing. It is larger than it used to be, the salad bar is larger and is GREAT, but my steak was not as thick or as tender and flavorful as I expected for a rib-eye. It was good, though. I like the ambiance and the glass booth where you can see the cook fire-grilling the steaks. Didn't care much for the tasteless, greasy-cheesy potato-skins we had as an appetizer, but my son had requested the spinach/artichoke dip with tortilla chips and they were out. Waitress was very friendly and courteous. I hope to go back again sometime.

    (4)
  • Todd L.

    2-22-14: We had a large gathering of about 25 people and were seated in a private room with plenty of space. The salad bar was well stocked. Our food was delivered hot and had good flavor. I had grilled chicken and mixed vegetables. The reason for 4/5 stars was two-fold: My mixed vegetables...the broccoli part of my mixed veggies turned to only stems after about 1/3 of the way down. The chicken was very tender, hot and well-flavored. The only other issue (not the waitresses fault...I'm sure it was probably how management assigned our group to the waitstaff) was that our waitress was responsible for filling drink orders, taking orders, re-filling drinks and delivering food ALL by HERSELF. This slowed progress and part of the party was well into their meals as others were still waiting for their dinner to be served. Overall, the waitress did a VERY good job and never appeared over-worked. She maintained a kind and personable disposition!

    (4)
  • John H.

    Briarpatch is a lovely family-owned restaurant at a quiet corner about 1/2-mile east of fast-paced Frederica St. Before arrival, I sent an e-mail regarding reservations, and a co-owner replied with a cordial e-mail saying no reservations are accepted (except perhaps for banquet room / large parties), but that our wait likely wouldn't be more than 20 minutes. When we arrived, it was dark, but there was still parking in the lot on the west side of the building. True to the co-owner's word, the wait for a party of four was about ten minutes. Other impressions: *The dining area was cozy, but not too cramped. *The salad bar wasn't the most extensive, but still had some interesting items like sardines. *The wine list was short, but reasonably priced. *Our steaks were prepared correctly. *The stuffed flounder was excellent! *Our server Patrick was attentive, but gave us plenty of time with the salad bar before bringing entrees to the rather smallish table. Briarpatch offers an excellent value for a local restaurant. We enjoyed the experience!

    (5)
  • Carl B.

    Lousy food, horrible service and an obnoxious cashier. I don't understand all the positive reviews, must be friends and family of the owners. Management may want to remind some of the employees to at least pretend they like working there.

    (1)
  • Zack K.

    Phenomenal food! The owners here are great folks, almost always working along side their employees. This has been one of my favorite places to eat in Owensboro for over 20yrs. Choice cut steaks, cooked to perfection. Every steak is displayed by the butcher-before it's cooked. giving the customer a real sense of what "Choice" means. The salad bar is amazing, always fresh. Everytime I go in, I'm full before the entree arrives (from the salad bar) Selection always includes a handmade cheeseball, homemade soups, and fresh baked bread. If you haven't been to Briarpatch, you have missed out!!!!

    (5)
  • Kelly W.

    Was not expecting to have a good meal here. It came highly recommended from family so we went with them and we all had a lot of good food for not bad prices. The salad and soup bar had a lot to chose from, as did the menu - I had fish and my boyfriend has chicken cordon bleu. We all enjoyed our meals and felt quite full. Service was good. It was weird because it looked like they were renovating, but where we say we barely had any lights around our table, so it felt like we were in a dark corner even though we were not in a corner at all.

    (4)
  • Ken B.

    Good food @ reasonable prices. I've been there twice recently and enjoyed both meals. I like the huge salad bar too. Thye don't pretend to be fine dining. This is a nice family restaurant. I haven't tried out the bar yet, but I don't remember there being any crowd in there.

    (4)
  • Ross T.

    My co-worker and I went here on a suggestion from locals here for a place that has good food and NOT a chain. I am pleased to say their suggestion was well received. Unknown initially from its exterior and interior (which is dated but cute in a way), its basically a steak house for the most part. Luckily for my vegetarian co-worker, the salad bar was large with many topping choices to keep plate after plate coming. For myself, I opted for the Briarpatch Rib of Beef. The price was surprisingly cheaper than I was expecting for the cut of meat it was, yet the quality was well above most $20+ entries of rib eye. It was lightly seasoned with salt and pepper but not overkill like most chains and plenty juicy. Cooked perfectly at medium and complimented with a Au Jus gravy that was phenomenal for dipping. Our waiter for polite and always had a pepsi ready before I hit the ice in my current class. Was a little awkward a times but nothing that took away from his excellent service. Looking for a good steak, the Briarpatch has supplied me with one of the best I have ever had. If you aren't a meat eater, the soup and salad bar is far from an afterthought and will supply you with an equally satisfying dinner.

    (4)
  • Daniel R.

    Amazing salad bar. The food could use some improvement as well as the building itself. It looks like a hanky hotel lobby. Get rid of all the fake plants and terrible wall paper. Its a pain to look at when I'm spending 35 bucks on my meal.

    (4)

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Specialities

  • Takes Reservations : No
    Delivery : No
    Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
    Good For : Dinner
    Parking : Private Lot
    Good for Kids : Yes
    Good for Groups : Yes
    Attire : Casual
    Ambience : Casual
    Noise Level : Quiet
    Alcohol : Full Bar
    Outdoor Seating : No
    Wi-Fi : No
    Has TV : No
    Waiter Service : Yes

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