Buckhead Mountain Grill

Beautiful surroundings with awesome river views. A nice, enormous fireplace and lots of antlers.

But the food was, well, boring. My companions ribs were, well, boring. My steak was slightly over-cooked and mostly flavorless. This is straight, middle-of-the-road food served in a nice location. For me, I went to Rocky's By The River the next night and had fantastic food and a great experience. But this our first night in Clarksville and the Buckhead was the first place we came to.

The Buckhead is the place for the company lunch or the dinner with Grandma. No one will be offended the amazing food won't distract you, because they don't have any amazing food. It's serviceable which, in this case, isn't a compliment.

This place had gone downhill. The atmosphere is the best part. Sitting next to the Ohio River, you have a great view of downtown Louisville. The food is just okay and a little too expensive to be just okay. If you want to take your kids for some chicken fingers or a burger you might give this place a try, but there are too many other delicious places near by to waste your money on something so dull.

Such promise.  Great impressive entrance hall.  Comfy, overstuffed leather chairs in which to await our table.  Fun, sassy server (named Amy).  But the food.  This is, afterall, a restaurant review and the stars need to reflect heavily on the food.  And it was not good.

The strawberry-banana smoothie didn't taste like it had any naturally-grown actual strawberries or bananas in it.  Two sips was all it took to relegate the glass to the far corner of our table.  As it sat there with the liquid mixture separating gradually, the server never mentioned it.  Never asked if I didn't enjoy it.  Nothing.  It was like the odd uncle everyone pretends isn't there.

The potato skin appetizers were overcooked and definitely over-hyped.  No wonder they were on sale.  You couldn't have made me eat another one if it was free, though.

The pork chops, which sounded so tantalizing on the menu, were dry pork pucks.  The baked apple side was swimming in gelatinous apple filling substance.  The mac'n'cheese side seemed embarrassed to be in the company of these inferior dishes.  

Someone needs to take the chef and maybe the whole kitchen staff on a trip to culinary school.  And while they're out, replace them with a real team so that customers can appreciate food whose taste matches the awesome setting and view of the Louisville skyline across the river.