Cast Iron used to be a go to place for my family, friends and a place to bring out of town relatives.  I say use to because  I'm done with them. The food quality has been on the decline since we first found it about 2 years ago.  My son ordered his usual sirloin steak. It was full of gristle. My Mahi Mahi tasted like it was sitting out for a while prior to my receiving it. The service is ok, but you need to remind them repeatedly for another drink. The quality of the food is is below par especially for  the price they are charging.
Review Source:I'm going to give a 4 star for tastiness of food. The place was interestingly on stilts because of bring on River Rd. It looked average on the outside, but slightly elegant on the inside. The wait staff was friendly with average+ service. I tried to have a conversation with our waiter, and he was always looking away when I asked him a question about the food. Overall a 7 out of 10 experience. My wife and I used a Groupon and we have another one to use in a couple of weeks.
My wife had the chopped steak with onions and mushrooms with salad and fried green beans. Tasty green beans were very lightly fried. The salad was nice with fried onions, cheese and tomatoes with a zesty ranch dressing.
I had the salmon with dill sauce and the giant potato cake. The potato cake was very good. The salmon was nicely seasoned and the dill sauce was good. I thought the salmon was a little small for $18.00 but overall very good.
Stick to the cast iron filet. I came here because we bought one of their groupons or living social deals. I forgot which one. Either way, the place was pretty crowded on a weekend night. Tons of people. We were having such a hard time finding parking. We went around the small parking lot many times, contemplated whether we should park at the post office next door.... finally after 10 minutes, someone was leaving so we parked there. Anyways, we still had to wait about 10-15 minutes even though we had a reservation. That kinda sucked. I hate having to wait when I have a reservation and I'm on time. My husband got the ribeye and I got the cast iron filet. I'm glad I got the cast iron filet because my husband's steak sucked. He was envious of my filet. His was a typical USDA choice steak. Not that great. I think I could have gotten a better one at outback steakhouse. Anyhow, the server was new or something. He sucked. He was not attentive. He was running around like crazy for no reason. He kept forgetting to refill our drinks and forgetting to bring certain things that we asked for. Overall, it was an OK experience. I don't think I'll be coming back here. I'll rather go to Ruth Chris or Mortons.
Review Source:I was being touristy on River Road just outside of Louisville and it was time to eat supper. I felt like having a good steak and found the Cast Iron Steakhouse with good reviews. It is an unassuming building but very nice inside with plenty of tables and friendly people. They specialized in a ribeye and fillet but I chose the ribeye for the flavor profile. It was cooked perfectly and fork tender, seasoned just enough to let the steak shine. The sides were a fresh salad with fried onions and their house-made dressings and I chose a potato cake they make there (more like mashed potato, cheese, chive cake). All was served at the proper times and the right temperatures. I have no doubt anything ordered would be just as good.
Review Source:Came here with a Groupon and a steak-loving buddy. The place looks a little run-down, but I would let that pass if the food is excellent. Sadly, it was not. The steaks were pricey - far more expensive than Longhorn, my go-to steak place. The "special" - a  steak and lobster dinner - was $35, a joke when you consider that their "dinner-for-two" Groupon was $20.
So I ordered the meatloaf. Big mistake - they went easy on the "meat" and heavy on the "loaf". I could not finish it. Frankly, the meatloaf at Buckhead's is far better. The service was ok. Not great, not terrible. The one saving grace was that the potato cake was excellent.
Still, the Groupon fulfilled its purpose - got me to try somewhere I would not have otherwise been to. Sadly, I shall not return.
Noisy and busy but we arrived way early for our reservation and they got us seated in a reasonable amount of time. The bread and garlic butter was absolutely amazing but the salad, sadly, was not cold at all.
Our steaks, however, were amazing. One of the best I've ever ate. Ever.
Only one stall in the men's room. Not the best considering how busy the place is but understandable given its small size.
My first visit today, but this is my parents favorite spot! Â I thought it was great. Â My wife, son, & I loved our food...as did my parents. Â It started to rain & staff looked into parking lot & checked on open car windows, then went around to make sure ppl shut them. Â That's going beyond expectations!
I would definitely recommend this place & I will back next visit to The Ville!
Went there last Friday night with friends. Â Like other reviewers said, the place is VERY crowded. Â We had reservations but we still waited 30 minutes to get seated. Â They really need to expand the dining area to accommodate more diners. Â That being said, I have to agree - the food is really good! Â I had the large ribeye for $25 and it was very tasty. Â The sauteed green beans were excellent and the salad was small but one of the best I've had in a while. Â Also, the bread and garlic butter that the waitress brought to the table was great. Â A couple of my friends had the filet but weren't very impressed. Â They were eyeballing my ribeye with envy. Â I will definitely return but will dine earlier to avoid the crowded atmosphere.
Review Source:Ric,
It is unusual to receive these kind of comments, as I take great pride in the food quality here, it generally is really great! Â I have no idea how this got past me, as I am not one to let people leave disappointed. Â My name is Bryan, and I am the General Manager here at Cast Iron in Prospect. Â Please contact me at castironsteakhouse@ or 502-384-7466. Â I would like to invite you and your sister back in for a much better experience. Â I will personally take care of you all, as it is my fault you left unhappy the first time. Â I will replace anything you all had on me. Â I thank you for making me aware of this situation, and hope you will give me the opportunity to fix it... We are here for you, please let me know what I can do to make a bad experience into a good one!
Must say that this guy takes great pride in making sure that you're satisfied. So i included his message to my review in my review. I also increased my original rating by one star.
This by far is the worst steak that I have ever had, period. I recently visited the Cast Iron Steakhouse, to celebrate me and my sister's birthday.  We had a total of 8 in our group and every steak that we order was over cooked.  We all asked for medium or medium well and every steak was cooked well with the exception of my steak the Delmonico it was burnt. What steakhouse cooks steaks in such a poor manner?  Even my brother notice that my steak was burnt from across the table, I know you think this may be an exaggeration, but it's not the steak was burnt.  Seeing how I recommended this restaurant I did not want  to send it back in front of my family.  But my best friend did ask for a new steak, which was cooked right the second time,  the rest of the group just made the best of a dry, over cooked steak  and cold sides that were served.  This was a big disappointment  for me, I've been to the Cast Iron Steakhouse's other location in Jeffersonville and never had a bad experience, so thought that I would give the one  in Louisville a try..... Never again.  If you are looking for a good steak try Proof On Main, Jack Fry's, Avalon, Mozz, Varanese or even WAFFLE HOUSE, before you go the Cast Iron Skillet in Prospect, UNLESS YOU HAVE A CAST IRON STOMACH.
Had a Ribeye and it was amazing for a $20 steak. It was cooked and seasoned perfectly. One of the best parts about this place was the friendly staff.
What I find funny about the other reviews is that the only bad reviews is that this place was too crowded. Â You have to ask yourself, if this place has a ton of people doesn't that tell you that it has to obviously be good?
After reading the other reviews for this restaurant, I wanted to write one to include something positive. I'm not saying this place is great. The food was alright, the service was good, but the atmosphere was terrible. It was crowded, and there were too many tables packed in to a small space. I am 5'5", and I could touch the people sitting on either side of me without having to completely extend my arms.
The dining room was loud, so loud in fact, I had to raise my voice so my date could hear what I was saying.
We made reservations for 8:15pm, and we were seated at 8:15pm. I was worried because the group seated before us said they had been waiting for over an hour, but it worked out. I was very impressed with the host staff because I noticed they were taking the initiative to get people moving. When we sat down, there was a group of eight people sitting at the table behind us. They appeared to be finished eating, talking and enjoying their drinks. By the time we ordered and our food came out, which was not a quick process, but not slow either for the meals, one of the hosts had come by and asked to buy the entire table drinks at the bar to free up their table. They agreed immediately and moved to the bar. I was very impressed with this tactic. It was just smart.
Overall, I would say this location is not a place I intend to revisit, but I didn't think it was a miserable dining experience either.
My wife and I went here with a "Groupon" on Saturday night, 1/21/12. We had reservations for 7:45, and arrived a couple minutes early, to find a crowd waiting to be seated. My wife looked around at the very open seating, and said it was lacking in ambience. In fact, she wanted to leave and eat elsewhere. I insisted we stay and give it a try, and after 15 minutes, I asked about our table, and found we would be seated next. The hostess was very apologetic, and said they were running behind on reservations. I also heard her tell walk-ins that the wait was around one and a half to two hours. Unlike most restaurants that get busy, she actually seemed embarrassed, rather than dismissive, about the wait.
When we were seated, my wife was once again not happy, as there is a table that is basically separated from the wait station by a folding wall, and we were next to a exterior door. However, we found that the overall din in the dining room was enough "white noise" to make the wait station unnoticeable, and the exterior door wasn't drafty, so it wasn't that bad.
We asked our waiter to give us a couple minutes to decide on an appetizer, and he disappeared. After about 10 minutes, we started scanning for him, and the manager came over to ask if he could help us. Rather than get another waiter and have us wait again, he just immediately took our app and entree order. He brought our salads a couple minutes later, and had a new waitress take over our table, because the previous waiter was very busy, and he didn't want us to have slow service. We hadn't even complained, all we did was looked around to locate the first guy.
While we were waiting for our entrees, the first waiter came by to apologize, and make sure we got our orders in. That surprised me, somewhat. Most servers would just avoid the table for the rest of the night in that situation.
The salads were pretty good, the bread was so-so, but I highly recommend the seafood cakes. The mahi mahi and the delmonico steak were both perfectly cooked, and delicious. The steak was maybe just a bit too fatty for my tastes, but not for my wife's. The five cheese baked macaroni I loved, but my wife thought it had too much chili pepper (I like spicy, she doesn't). We had bread pudding for dessert, which was also delicious.
Quick take: They are very busy right now, so plan in advance. The staff is all very professional, friendly, and they all seemed happy to be there. The ambiance is not ideal for a romantic dinner, but for a simple night out, it's just fine. And the food is far above average for the price point (around $60 for a meal for two with app, entrees, drinks, and dessert). What started out rocky turned out to be a great meal, with my wife commenting, "I almost missed out on this because I didn't like the tables".
The 1-star rating at the time I write this is from someone who got upset because they didn't make reservations at a busy restaurant on a Friday night, and had to wait, and then never even sat down or tried the food. Do yourself a favor and don't do the same thing that reviewer did - you'll miss out.
We arrived at 6:30 on a Friday evening and were told that it would be an hour wait. Since we were considering making this restaurant one of our preferred dining sites, we decided to wait. The restaurant is fairly small but had a large bar, but being non-drinkers, we didn't utilize it.
After 1 hour we asked how much longer it would be and were informed that there was one in front of this and it may take another 1/2 hour for our table to be available. Again we decided to wait.
After almost 2 hours, we had enough. We were able to hear comments by other patrons as they left saying they weren't too satisfied with their meal. They stated the steaks were dry and over cooked.
This is not going to be a restaurant we will ever visit again. When we told the manager we were very unhappy with our experience, he just stated; "Take one of our cards and call for a reservation!"
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