Mordecai's

Ate here last week.

4 stars for the catfish, which my friends had.  3 stars for the frog legs which I had.

Nice restaurant.  Probably the best in the county.  Country cooking.  Small bar.

That they had a smoking section at all was a bit of a shock, but it is rural Kentucky.  Fortunately, we were seated in the non-smoking section and only got a wiff of the smoke when we walked back to use the restroom.

Fried food galore!

I honestly would rate the menu a two, the atmosphere a two, the service a four. While driving around I did a yelp search for dinner, and its my fault- I didn't fully read the reviews. I read that someone wanted to live off the appetizers (perfect, we just wanted a few snacks), a librarian recommended it (I feel like might know some good spots), and that the service was great. Well, two strikes for us.

Opening the multi-page laminated menu... the appetizers are all fried or loaded with cheese, the salads were mediocre, the entrees were mostly fried... There was nothing we wanted to eat. Since we went on a Saturday they did have the seafood buffet going, but we definitely weren't in the mood for $30 worth of crab legs and clam sticks.

We debated just leaving, but decided to get the frog legs as an appetizer (its offered as a dinner plate but we just cut out the sides). As we waited our server brought us some rolls. Delicious, but butter had clearly been poured all over them. The frog legs were nice, she brought us a horseradish and a petal sauce to dip them in.

The atmosphere was different than what the facade implies. The brick front set me up for a whole different experience, and I feel kinda cheated! That place could be so much more. Our server was great, super friendly, if she gets a job elsewhere I'd definitely go sit in her section.

We really loved this place.  Our waitress was extremely friendly, and really took care of us.  She was quick with the drinks, and ordering, gave us some friendly conversation, and we appreciated the smoking section.  I had the Chicken Finger Platter which was nice and spicy, well cooked, my friends had some other dishes I forgot, but they all commented on how it really hit the spot.  We hit this up off a recommendation from Heaven Hill, and we really appreciate them too.