Goodwood Brewing Frankfort

Who would have thought I would end up in the same brewery in Frankfort, KY exactly a year later? Not me! After an unexpected detour during a 6-state holiday road trip, I found myself back at Goodwood. At the bar. Watching college football. Enjoying a flight. Deja Vue! Excellent Pepperwood burger with fries, chicken tenders with seasoned tots, and beer. The Bourbon Barrel Stout was tasty, as was the GW IPA. Service by Katie C was fantastic. As my fellow Okie, Toby Keith, would say, "I love this bar."

My husband and I were traveling through on our way back to Pittsburgh and decided to stay in Frankfort for the night. Our hotel was a short walk down the street from Goodwood, so we decided on that for dinner and went on a Sunday evening around 6:30. Has more of a sports bar vibe than a brewery, but the pictures of the food looked great so that sold us. Too cold to sit outside unfortunately but looks like they have an awesome outdoor seating area! It wasn't super busy, but the service made it seem like the place was packed. We needed a couple minutes to decide, not 20. Took forever to finally order because our server was also the bartender and she seemed more interested in the guys sitting at the bar than our table. I'm glad the food was redeeming because the service was really lacking. We ordered some of the fried green tomatoes to get started, and we couldn't even finish them before our food came out. I ordered the salmon and my husband got the blackened catfish. Both great dishes!! The Cajun rice is delicious and the collard greens were the perfect side to his fish. The salmon seemed a little dry but the bourbon glaze helped make up for that. We both got a Tart N Tempered sour ale with dinner, but were never asked again about water or another drink so we chalked it up as a loss. The sweet potato beignets were incredible. Soft on the inside and sweet and crunchy on the outside. Overall the food hit the spot and it was great being able to walk there. The service and hospitality really needs some work, however.

Having checked in to a local hotel, we asked the front desk for a good local dinner recommendation. Without hesitation the answer was Goodwood, so off we went.Perhaps it was because we were at the end of our trip, having had so many amazing meals in a short span of time, but this restaurant was probably my least favorite on our Bourbon Boys Trip. Don't get me wrong-- nothing was bad, per se; it was just all a bit lackluster. The venue was busy, but we were seated pretty quickly. Our server was nice, but service on the whole was a bit slow. The cocktails, a Smoked Rosemary Bourbon Sour and a Sour Buffalo, were good, but even after nursing then slowly, they were gone before our meal arrived. The blackened catfish and steak salad were good, but neither was outstanding. For me, the best part of the plate was the greens. When a side outshines an entree, I always raise an eyebrow. Like I said, maybe it was me... Or maybe it was just an "off" night. Would I go again? Yes; I would give it another chance, but my first impression is that it was just fine.

With the limited number of places to eat if you are staying in Frankfort, I think Goodwood was one of our better meals, but still didn't have consistent service. A sports bar concept - it's a good place to watch sports and spread out a bit.We came to Goodwood on a Saturday night for dinner as we stayed in Frankfort doing the bourbon trail. While we had very slow service with our waitress not coming for 15+ mins after we sat down and providing drinks quite a bit after we put in our order - we did see some tables in sections next to us with much faster service. To that end, I'd believe other reviewers saying they had great service, but unfortunately, I just don't think the service is anywhere near consistent. We ordered the drunken chicken sandwich, fish tacos, and wings between us. The food was quite good and as mentioned probably the best we had in the Frankfort area (though we only stayed ~3 days). Overall, I'd recommend goodwood if asked for a place to eat in Frankfort when looking for a casual, but good meal.

Stopped in on a Saturday. Ordered a couple of burgers and cauliflower appetizer. The appetizer was amazing. The burgers were dry and tasted like they'd been made for a while. Service was great.

Had about an hour between Buffalo Trace and needing to drive to Maker's, so we had lunch here. Beer was good. Food was fine but nothing special. Service was good, in and out in under an hour.

Service was good, food nothing special. I had a brisket Ruben and it didn't taste like a Ruben and the brisket was basically roast stringy. One of my guest had a chicken wrap and it was dry and no flavor. Basically 3 out of 4 meals were average or below average.

Although the reviews are pretty decent, our visit was terrible. Mainly due to our server, she should not be in the industry. Not attentive, super slow and just zero personality. The order was brought missing items and on the verge of being cold. We noticed the other servers with great attitudes and hustling. I took a pic of dry, nasty pretzel bites with the tiniest cup of dipping beer cheese. Oh well, win some - lose some.

Good Oktoberfest. Pretty average food. Good service, although our server never returned to check on drinks.

The last two times I've been here, it's been pretty disappointing. I have always loved their grilled Mac n cheese sandwich. The last few times I have been there, the cheese on the bread has not been melted. The Mac n cheese was hardly on there. I was there on Friday, December 6th. We went in around 5:30 and there was no wait. Which was great. However, the hostess didn't say a word to us. She walked past us a few times and did not acknowledge us. Finally, I said can we be seated? Then she said oh I'm sorry I didn't see you. We told her we had a party of seven. She put us at a small table, and my brother who was visiting chose another table so we would have room. The hostess looked at us and said well can you not pull up another chair? That will probably be the last time that I will eat there again. Our server was amazing. I will give big props to him. But the food has gone downhill and honestly, the hostess really turned us off from going there again.