Top Notch Bar

Food was great and the service was fast and friendly! Their spicy garlic wings are going to be a regular for me!

This is a great bar with good food and an even better staff! Service here was friendly and knowledgeable!

Visited the Top Notch during the evening last week and it is under new ownership. You can not tell any major changes good or bad under the new owners who also own Ace's and End Zone in Lafayette.The crowd was pleasant and the beer was cold.The tenderloin and onion rings were good, however, the new owners have carried over what we were told is a 'tradition' at the Top Notch. In their fryers they put orange dye/food coloring so that the onion rings and tenderloins do not come out brown. They come out orange. Maybe this is a tradition, but as an out of towner, it makes the sandwich tough to eat. I am a visual person (which is why I don't eat seafood) and the orange made it difficult. The flavor was good but the color made it tough.Service was good. The people were friendly and the food is good if you can get past the color.

Good food and service. But know two things before going: It is cash only and it is a smoking bar. If you have cash on you and don't mind someone smoking, then you can have an enjoyable meal here. They do have a decent ventilation system so the gentleman smoking down the bar from where I was seated wasn't interfering with my meal. I did notice the scent of smoke immediately upon entering, but it didn't seem overpowering to me. (I have walked out of some places just because I didn't want to smell like smoke!)Okay, so I stopped in for lunch and was greeted and took a spot at the bar: Fairly comfortable seating with almost enough leg room to sit straight. I was looking over the daily lunch items when the bartender/waitress mentioned the special Chicken Salad Sandwich they had that day. It came with my choice of side (slaw). So, I went with that and waited. After a short time, I heard a bell ding and soon my meal was brought out. Nothing fancy though it was served on a real plate. The white bread sandwich was buttered (maybe lightly grilled) and the buttery taste of the bread paired perfectly with the chicken salad (with a bit of lettuce and tomato). This was good enough it should be on the everyday menu!The slaw was a creamy style that was chilled and refreshing, not too tart, not too sweet. Another good choice.I can see why the place is popular if they make steaks as well as sandwiches. I ate quickly and was soon on my way.(Follow up: my clothes didn't smell from dining there.)Review #2743

Stopped in on a Tuesday afternoon. Good and cold selection of beers and a full bar. Lots of TV's and an internet juke box. It was taco Tuesday and taco's were a solid "meh" but the cheeseburger was good as was the catfish sandwich. Not too bad for Brookston, Indiana on a Tuesday afternoon.

Outstanding food, good cocktails, excellent service, small town atmosphere, well this place is simply top notch. I have not had a Breaded Tenderloin here, they were sold out on the evening of our visit, I've heard it is very good and it is obviously very popular. Our Fried Shrimp and Steak were very good, the Old Fashioned was right on, as mentioned the service is beyond excellent. This is fine dining and one of the best restaurants in the state, a great Friday and Saturday night place. Located in the very cool town of Brookston, Indiana, worth a visit.

Okay, so simply put. This place is A-W-E-S-O-M-E! Like beyond so. We were invited out one night in Indiana by Tylers friends and we were told "the place is kinda laid back, like a regulars only place" and we didn't really know what to expect especially when we walked in and there was a scattering of older people around the place.The first thing I noticed was no visa sign in the window, uh-oh. So we asked our friends and we found out they were CASH ONLY. I didn't see an ATM, so I braved the snow to go to the gas station on the corner, then their ATM had issues - and apparently nowhere in Indiana believes in cash back, so I figured I was SOL. Thankfully his friends were nice enough to spot us, so we did get to enjoy ourselves.I had a 7&7 which was yummy and on the recommendation of his friends we tried the chicken tenderloin sandwich (we didn't wanna be too pushy so we split one) first of all it was humongous - secondly delicious! I didn't want to share it in the end, and I wish we had the chance to go back so I could get one of my own - but alas, next time.The night was finished with jokes by the bar from one of the workers and a round of shots (speedy gonzalez?) Great night!

A close friend told us about this place and said their steaks were the best. They only serve filet mignon on fridays and Saturdays... they allow smoking which is why they lost a star. The bartender made my drinks very well and the servers were very attentive and friendly. Their onion rings were good and pretty. We had mushrooms as well they were good. I loved my steak! If you don't like rare or medium then go somewhere who serves dry steak. Overall good experience and we will be back.

Diverse menu and good selection of beers with a fully stocked bar. Food was very reasonably priced. Bar tender was friendly. I had the special and it was quite tasty.

Love the friendly atmosphere as well as the hand made onion rings! Lunch specials are always different and the jukebox playing is also great!