Derby Cafe

During our trip to the Derby Museum, we decided to lunch at the cafe.  What a delight. We shared a salad, hot brown, and derby pie.  All were excellent and we wished we could find room for more.  The food was wonderful and the service excellent.  We would not hesitate to go back.

I visited this location during the holidays, when several of us from the office decided to go out for lunch together. It is located adjacent to the Kentucky Derby Museum, and so offers an opportunity for a sit down meal if you are visiting Churchill Downs. The menu offers appetizers, salads, sandwiches, soups, etc. The item names relate to horseracing, which is a cute twist, and there appear to be daily specials. I ordered a sandwich, which was fine. However, three of the people at the table ordered the Hot Brown....and those looked delicious....I immediately wished i had ordered that instead. My overall advice is this...the menu items are good, solid, and won't offer any big surprises. But if you are visiting Churchill Downs and come to this restaurant, do yourself a favor and have at least one person at the table order the Hot Brown...I think you will be glad you did.