The Whistle Stop

The service was good. Ambiance was niceI ordered a Hot Brown and told the waitress how my previous Hot Brown in BardsTown was lukewarm. I was assured my meal would be hot. Food came to the table lukewarm. Waitress inquired if we were satisfied with our food. I told her about my hot brown being lukewarm. She said that the kitchen must not have microwaved it long enough. Disappointed would be an understatement. My wife's chicken tenders weren't very good either. Lacked flavor. The sauce they provided with the tenders did all the heavy lifting. Overall I was underwhelmed.

Delicious food, awesome fresh pie, friendly and fast service, country cafe atmosphere. If you're traveling I65, "Historic Glendale" is just 2 miles west of I65, just south of Elizabethtown,KY. The Whistle Stop is a wonderful place to get off the road. We stopped here for lunch and arrived at 11:20 and got right in! This place is popular and gets busy fast. The only challenge is finding a parking spot,but just be prepared for a little walk. I had the teriyaki chicken with 2 sides. I got broccoli casserole and a side salad. My husband had the chicken strips which came with one side, and he got the onion rings. All was good. For dessert we shared a piece of coconut meringue pie. It was incredible!! They make their pies fresh daily, and our slice was still a little warm. Highly recommend this place as a comforting stop when you're in the area!

Down home cooking at its finest . Unfortunately, they were out of meringue pies so didn't get to try that . It's just another reason to go back . Haley did a great job of taking care of us . Nice experience.

We got reservations for the Mother's Day buffet in advance. It's held in there upstairs part of the restaurant. Once we were able to get upstairs & confirm our reservation, we were seated, there were plenty of tables but the table we sat at was ever close to the other table next to us that getting in & out was ever tight & we kept trying to bump into each other.Our lovely server took our drink order, we asked for coffee but told there wasn't any upstairs. So we settled for there iced tea & soda options . The buffet was set up in the middle & they had staff there to serve. The protein options were meatloaf, fried chicken, pot roast, sides were broccoli casserole, mashed potatoes, Mac & cheese, green beans & rolls. They also has side salad that the server got for you. It was a really nice buffet set up, that we didn't have to get up for drink refills, salad or dessert just got up for the main menu & our server kept the table clean by taking our plates. Everything was delicious & fulling that one plate was enough. We really enjoyed the relax environment. When it came time for dessert, we noticed other patrons had coffee, asked our server & she said someone did make some for upstairs. We finally got our coffees with dessert which was a nice ending to the meal.

Whistle stop is located in historic Glendale in a very old building. There seem to be several small rooms with 4 our so tables. So lots of character, though not necessarily lots of comfort. My wife is biting. She ordered tomato soup and grilled cheese, which she enjoyed.I really over did it. I started with the bean soup which comes with their fried cornbread. The soup was good cornbread very good. Cornbread was like a corn pancake. Not dense at all.I also got the 1/2 fried chicken, knowing I'd take done home. It was only $3 more so why not? The chicken had a tick coating (southern fried). It was a little greasy but very tender snd very flavorful. I ended up getting 3 meals out of it because it was just so much and so rich. The Mac and cheese was great, among the best I've had. Corn puffing was very eggy and I didn't care for it at all.My wife did get butterscotch pie. She said the flavor was different than she expected, but she ate it all (later as a carry out)Our server was friendly snd attentive.I'd definitely go again when we are in the area. It's a real experience.

Driving down I65 through Kentucky we wanted a home cooked type meal, no fast food. I heard about The Whistle Stop Cafe and it's on the exit where there is a huge manufacturing facility being built. Interesting to see such major changes. The restaurant is only a mile or so away from that. Historic looking little set of buildings. Friendly hostess and waitress. Everything looked delicious coming out of the kitchen. I was close to the door. We were seated in a cozy booth just for 2. I ordered the small version of the Hot Brown. It was covered in cheese sauce which was delicious but other restaurants use a mornay sauce (white) . My friend had catfish sandwich and fries. Both were crunchy and delicious. Give this place a try if your looking for something nicer than fast food with character and charm.

Now this review could have went a different direction but thankfully there's a happy ending. We were the first customers of the day here and we were seated promptly the server came over and quickly got our drink order then she says before I start taking your order we can't make anything that's fried. Well that's 90% of the menu and I came for the fried chicken. So we made it work and placed our order and then she returned and said the truck arrived and we can make the chicken. So we all changed our order and everything was delicious. They got some great fried chicken here. And their mashed potatoes and green beans are tasty too, everything was hot, fresh and tasted amazing.

Visited with my wife, we had the appetizer sampler: fried dill pickles, okra and the house favorite, fried green tomatoes, it all tasted very good, my wife then order the L&N burger with onion rings and I has the Hot Brown with a desert of peanut butter meringue pie. Everything tasted wonderful, the service was good, old time type decor. I recommend.

We were dissatisfied this time around. We came for lunch and a slice of their previously delicious pie. The tomato soup and grilled cheese was rated good by my companion. My onion soup, well I've definitely had better. My sandwich was grilled in so much ? ?? It was gooey. Our poor pie was not up to par. The filling was not even close to how we remembered in yummy previous visits. One filling was gritty like the sugar never dissolved. The other was strangely lumpy. This is on us us. We should have requested different seating. It's not fun to sit in a tiny room all by yourself where you can't even catch a glimpse of others. Sorry to post this since we have enjoyed eating here in the past.

Good food. Fun atmosphere. Small town dining at its best. Fun place to take visitors.