Kingfish Restaurant
Kingfish Restaurant
More fish and coke slaw
Pick three, Clams, Cod and Boom Boom Shrimp
Riverfront
Wine on the river
Gorgeous view from the patio.
View from the back
a crowd of people sitting at tables in a park
Menu
The view
Outdoor seating
outside
Sunday night dinner in a beautiful spot on the Ohio River with tasty white cod fish platters.
paella, outside
Carry out menu boards -- July 2024
Menu
Out door seating
outside
outside
View
Belle of Louisville at night
Belle of Louisville cruising by
View from Upstairs
Sarah W.
Oct 6, 2024
Picked up a takeout order and felt the staff were uninterested in dealing with customers. Stopped by at least 2 hours prior to closing time, and I felt the staff were cleaning up and closing down equipment for the day. Customers were still filing in, but it felt like an imposition to order. We ordered clams and shrimp, which were somewhat bland. Hush puppies were clumps of flavorless cornmeal. Onion rings were okay. French fries did not appear fried (maybe baked?) due to their blonde color and floppy texture. We were not pleased.
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Mike M.
Feb 22, 2024
Went here on a Monday night...parking lot pretty empty..but hey, it's a Monday night which is typically the slowest night of the week. Once we walked inside, the place is pretty massive, and there were only three other tables set....We were greeted by Latoya, who took our order, gave us a menus and was friendly. She then returned, probably close to 5 to 6 minutes later with our water. Seems like a long time for water... We ordered our food which wasn't very complex two bowls of clam chowder, popcorn shrimp, with a couple of sides, and whitefish with baked potato and a side salad. We noticed the server kept going back-and-forth to a table on the corner yet rarely visiting ours. About 5 minutes later the side salad came out, we asked for extra dressing, it never came. We also had some hush puppies which were warm but you could tell they've been sitting in a window for quite a while as they were kind of chewy.Onto the main course... It has to get better, right? Nope, not really. The chowder was kind of cool, not what you would really call hot soup. Both people ate them, though as they were hungry. The baked potato that came with the fish also wasn't warm, the person who had the baked potato again, asked for more sour cream, but, surprise, it never came. Sensing a theme yet? Our server apologized, and asked if there was anything else we needed. We asked for a few more hush puppies, I think that was a mistake. Guess what? That was never came either!So essentially, we went to a mostly empty restaurant, had poor service from timeliness to forgetfulness, and walked out, pretty unhappy that we stopped by this restaurant. We now know why it was so empty. Really need to work on the service and the food. If this place is to stay open. The best thing it has going for it is the scenery, out the window you can see the Ohio River , as well as when you're walking out the door.
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Cathy J.
Aug 27, 2024
I wanted to love this place because I remember it being really good back in the days. We ordered the a bunch of different things and the lack of flavor and the taste of the oil was not good. It lingered, our platter had frog legs and they look uncooked. The service was not the greatest as well felt like a burden asking to refill our drinks.
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Richard F.
Oct 20, 2023
We really enjoy getting out to some of the restaurants that we haven't been to for a while. So when we saw the BOGO for Kingfish in our new KET membership book this was the first place we chose. We were seated at a window table with a great view. Our server Judy was delightful and she guided us through all the various selections that they have available. They start you out with a basket of the largest Hushpuppies you'll ever see. I ordered the three meat special, Cod filets, Clams and Boom, Boom Shrimp. I got the Onion Rings and a Side Salad for my sides. My wife got the same special only with Catfish, Cod and Scrod Filets. We ordered a glass of wine and enjoyed our meal with the beautiful views of the barges going up and down the river. Thanks KET.
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Brenda K.
Nov 9, 2024
What happed to the King Fish on the river. Use to eat there and the food was great but ate there tonight and the food was bad. Never eat there again.
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Elaine F.
Sep 7, 2023
Went to the Kingfish Louisville location that was in abundance of great atmosphere and outdoor views, but the food and poor service was not what I was expecting. I ordered the seafood platter that included fried Cod, shrimp, oysters, crab cake, scallops and frog legs. Sounds good, right? Not! ... The shrimp were small, the oysters were even smaller and tasted like they came out of a can. The crab cake was not real crab meat, it was like something you would get in the frozen food section. Needless to say, I have crossed this spot of my list as the quality of food and service is not worth it.
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Tracy L.
Mar 2, 2025
We went for a nice night overlooking the river this Saturday. The food portions were skimpy and the green beans came out cold. They forgot our hush puppies so we had to ask for them. Ten minutes later, after we had finished meal, they brought them. For the higher prices, I expect the meal to fill a person up. My husband's Cajun grilled fish was the size of a Post It Note! Isiah was our server and did the best he could, but never came back for refills. He truly was overwhelmed with too many tables. We used to love coming here bimonthly, but the experience we had will probably make us go elsewhere.
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Terry T.
Feb 15, 2025
Sad to see this establishment fail. Many years ago,it was the place to eat, present owners forgot about customers and quality. Captain D's is actually much better seafood.
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Ethan L.
Dec 10, 2024
The fried green tomatoes were pretty good, but the rest of the fried food tasted bland and flavorless. Whether fish or fries or scallops it all tasted the same and was not very good
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Joe R.
Dec 5, 2024
Everything was great. Very friendly and efficient server. Brought hot, complimentery hush puppies with my drink. My wharf platter with salad and onion rings was as good as when I first had it on the old Bardstown rd location across from The Cinemas. This place is a Louisville institution that is still offering great food and service at a reasonable price. Go there! I was at River Road location.
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