440 has taken a dive in recent years as kitchen staff has changed. Â My wife and i ate here recently and she got the pork and i had the filet. I've worked in fine dining as a server for years (including this one) and she was the Director of Catering at William & Mary, so when we sent the kitchen back undercooked raw pork that wiggled when you touched it, we were told thats how its supposed to be cooked. Â Medium is acceptable with pork, not rare. Â We also ordered Bananas Foster for dessert because i remember a time 440 Main made the best. Â It arrived very soupy (sauce didnt solidify, only melted the ice cream... My guess is not enough brown sugar), soggy bananas, and the rum was overpowering. I dont know if they used too much or just didnt flambee it but either way... Terrible.So the kitchen is incompetent. The service was good, but there were mistakes made that you shouldnt see at a restaurant of that caliber. Â The only good thing that happened in that meal was i received a complimentary glass of wine because their brand of shiraz tastes corked... Very vinegary and bitter (wine by the glass options were very slim and my wife was pregnant).
Review Source:We were visiting family in the area and this was our first time in. Â Sam was our server. Â He was very sincere and attentive. Â Our table had fried green tomatoes, mussels, and Cajun spring rolls. Â All were excellent. Â I tried the gumbo, which I really enjoyed. Â Cajun food should have some spice to it, but it should not be uncomfortable to eat. Â Many places are afraid to put enough seasoning in their dishes, but the gumbo was just right. Â The entrees were all spot on as well. Â I ordered a couple of Manhatan martinis, so I can attest that the bartender knows what he is doing. Â Our group all concured that we will be back. Â The only regret that we found the place the last night of our stay, or I would have come back to try out the bar next door. Â 440 Main St., earned all five of the stars in this rating!
Review Source:I'm a Connecticut guy in Bowling Green KY....I really did not know what to expect any fine dining in this area but the concierge recommended 440 Main. Â I was somewhat skeptical about this place but let me tell you this place is the BOMB! Â I loved it! Â started with two appetizers the buffalo style fried oysters and the popcorn shrimp both were to die for the oysters were out of this world, amazing for this part of the Country. Â Then came the Jambalaya and the fried grouper over grits...are you kidding me!! Â they were so delicious they are probably the best I have had anywhere in the Northeast. Â Here is the best part...your in Kentucky right the home of KY bourbon. Â They offer three 1 oz drinks of local bourbon for $10 to $14 bucks! Â this alone in the Northeast would cost $40 $50. Â the Bourbon was very good, Â Here is what made the evening the OWNER is awesome! Â he knew we were from out of town and recommended everything we ate that night, he was friendly and made special request in the kitchen for us. Â who does that??....Highly recommend this place, if I lived here I would be a regular.
Review Source:Excellent food, excellent service... would absolutely return again. There were four of us on a business trip and this was the best dinner all week. I was especially pleased with my seafood pasta dish - two of us ordered it and the plates were empty. I'm not usually one for desert but we tried two: the cheesecake (very cream), and the creme brulee (excellent).
Overall... I will return on my next trip.
Stopped by here in Bowling Green for the day to visit the museum. Â I had the Jambalaya and it was nothing to write home about. Very "soupy", I'm used to it being that way. Â We're from Texas and can find much better in my opinion but maybe there are some regional aspects in play here, who knows.
The restaurant has two sides, a "fancy" side and sports bar type side. We were on the fancier side.
Service was fine as well as the restaurant itself. Â Nice and clean.
We'd probably wouldn't go again but we don't live here. There aren't just a ton of choices.
The last time I was here was to celebrate our 13th anniversary. Â Food was mediocre and service was bad, very inattentive. Â I decided to give it another shot tonight for our 14th anniversary. Â Wish I had better news to report.
Complimentary half-glass of champagne was a very thoughtful touch (I had told them it was our anniversary). Â Ordered the steamed mussels to share, spinach salads each. Â I ordered the seared scallops and my wife had the bourbon-glazed salmon. Â About 20 mussels came out in a shallow bowl, but we soon discovered that over half of them didn't open and were dead. Â Called the waitress over and she removed them from the table. Â She made an excuse about a new kitchen staff. Â Salads were fine, but unremarkable (tough to ruin a salad). Â Both entree were severely undercooked when they came out, so we sent them back and they cooked them some more. Â When they came back, a casually-dressed man came over to watch us try them again. Â The scallops were passable, but still translucent in the very center, and the salmon was done this time. Â He (manager? owner? he never introduced himself) seemed incredulous that I thought the scallop were just barely cooked. Â Not a good impression from him.
When check came, the mussels had been removed, but still full-price for everything else and no offer to make amends in any other way. Â Paid the bill and decided that we won't be back.
Over-spiced and over-priced. You have an option between two dining rooms: one very fancy white tablecloth and crystal and the other a bar with booths and Louisiana sports paraphernalia everywhere. I can recommend the Cajun pizza and the bread pudding, but I don't recommend the pasta: it's overpowering. They also go too crazy with the capers. Overall, expensive place for not-the-best food.
Review Source:The place is a restaurant on side and a bar on the other.
The restaurant is easily the best restaurant in town. Decent wine selection. Good, reasonably priced (not cheap) food.
The bar has a great atmosphere.
This is my favorite place in bg.
Burgers a real, hand-packed burgers, not some factory packaged crap.
Service is usually good.
Five layer chocolate cake is awesome.
Skip the chain restaurants, go there.
Great place to eat and meet up with friends. Â Like it even more since it went smoke free about a year or so ago. Â (Don't know if others in the community thought so. Â I admire the owners for taking the place smoke free though. Â Way to go!) Â Great owners and staff. Â
The Veal Prudhomme is absolutely awesome. Â Try ordering it, even if it's not on the menu. Â It is fantastic!!!! Â I'd come here to eat, just to order this meal!!!
Plus, the atmosphere is like a bit of New Orleans right in the heart of Bowling Green.
Looking for a fun - non-chain restaurant in Bowling Green? I was and a buddy recommended 440. Its on the square has some nice character.
Dishes have a Louisiana flare. Shrimp and grits appetizer was very nice. Bourbon salmon was properly cooked and tasty.
Nice list of wines by the glass - service was solid.
Will visit on my next visit.
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