The menus are usually sticky.
Really.
IMHO, this place, ten or more years ago, was entirely different. Â Then, the pork tenderloin and apples was tasty and fresh. Â It was, honestly, my favorite 'visiting home' meal, something that I insisted upon each time I visited the area. At this point, though, "home-style" has turned into meaning "from a can" or "average, and not particularly well-seasoned." Â I could never visit again and not miss the food / place. Â Again, IMHO, they're deserving of a Gordon Ramsay episode reboot., except that since they're usually packed, there's no motivation for improvement, I suppose.
Regardless, per another reviewer's comment, this is not the kind of place a vegetarian (or vegan - hahahahahahah!) would ever find something tasty. Â Just not going to happen in rural KY (not excusing it - just making the observation). Â If you're ordering to the establishment's strengths, the traditionally "Southern" food items, as available, are better than alternatives.
The staff is friendly, and, as busy as they are, they try hard to be efficient. Â I would never describe their service negatively, on the whole - only their product.
If you're looking for an excellent meal and would like anything more sophisticated than canned veg or reheated blah blah blah, hit up Tony York's.
The rooms full of crap (cheap toys and country barf) are like a declasse Cracker Barrel impression. Â Yeah. Â I know. Declasse. Cracker. Barrel.
We drove 70 miles round trip from Shepherdsville because my wife read how great this place was. It turned out to be a big disappointment. Â We only had to wait about ten minutes to be seated but it took almost an hour to get our food. Â 3 of us ordered the fried chicken because we had read how great it was suppose to be. Fifteen minutes after placing our order, the waitress came back to our table and told us they were out of white meat so we aged to settle for the dark meat. Â Ten minutes later she returned to tell us they were completely out of chicken and we would have to order something else. (They had only been open for 2 hours). Â We settled for meat loaf, Â country fried steak, and chicken critters. Â It was another 30 minutes wait to get our food. The food was average and the service was poor. Â I won't make this trip again and I won't be recommending it to anyone either.
Review Source:We found this little piece of heaven on the way back to SW Ohio from a visit to Mammoth Cave. Â We ordered 3 main courses and shared them all between us. Â First of all the decor is quaint and a perfect atmosphere and makes you feel like you're back in the old days. Â We first ordered the Fried Green Tomatoes and they were delish. Â We ordered the Kentucky Hot Brown and were amazed! Â The Fried Chicken, Outrageous Chicken, Bread, Fried Corn Bread, Lima Beans, Mashed Potatoes and Corn Chowder were so tasty. Â Sadly we didn't have room for dessert. Â Now we have a reason to take 65 South from the Cincy area again in the future :) Â PS since we shared we just told them to bring out the food as it was cooked. Â This made the dining experience really great!
Review Source:We love, love, love going to the Whistle Stop.  A military couple in our 30's, it is nice to find such a charming little town with a great restaurant full of personality and EXCELLENT food!  Once you step in you are greeted with smiles and a small gift area to brouse if there is a wait for seating (which has never been long in our experience).  The restaurant is right next  to railroad tracks, and you will most likely enjoy a train pass while there.  I am a big fan of their fried green tomatoes...they're huge!  I can also say their country fried steak and meatloaf are super yummy.  They also offer a great ribeye, Kentucky hot brown, a great chicken dish smothered with bacon and cheeses, and more.  This is also a big favorite of ours because we love their french onion soup...they serve pancakes with it (which are not the sweet style, but a more corn based pancake).  After your meal don't forget to order a piece of their homemade pie!  My husband loves the coconut cream.
Review Source:Service was slow as we "forgotten" by the server. The Hot Brown may have been the worse ever. Thinly sliced turkey and ham with a very bland sauce. I know there are Hot Brown variations but the turkey should be carved from a turkey breast and not sliced from some homogenized turkey roll. Ham is not an improvement over bacon in any style Hot Brown. What makes it somewhat funny is the server said that people drive for miles to eat the Hot Brown. The baked potato and the bread were the highlight of the meal as the other entre, KY Blue, was very pedestrian. I'm sure the menu may have held some other treasures but the management's approach to serving something called a Hot Brown is inexcusable.
Review Source:If "homestyle" food means "secret sauces" that covers the entrees entirely and sides out of a can, count me out. The waitress told me verbatim "None of the vegetables are fresh." Run, Vegetarians, run!
"Homestyle" in this case means full of fat and kinda cheap. While the portions were good for the price ($36 for two of us), the quality of all but the entrees equaled that of my high school cafeteria. Don't bother with the mashed potatoes, corn pudding, or side salads (an iceberg atrocity with no color to be found). We couldn't tell the quality of our chicken dish, though the bbq sauce tasted fine. I think it might have included mushrooms, but it's hard to tell. Our friend liked her meatloaf, though the most she could describe about it was "interesting".
The best things about our meal at The Whistle Stop were 1) the free loaf of thick bread that came before the meal, and 2) the charmingly quaint atmosphere of both the restaurant and the town. The restaurant sits right next to a railroad track. While we ate, a train went by with a whistle and a gentle shaking of the entire structure. It was fun, not scary. At first I thought it might be a sound effect.
For #2, don't look too closely at the three+ room giftshop (while a dozen parties waited outside for an hour) because you'll just find generic, ugly crafts ... and a tempting box of to-go fudge, I'll admit. One room mostly contains plastic kids toys. Despite all of this, the combination of eccentric dining mini-rooms and cutesy decorations crowding every available surface made this a fun dinner.
As for Glendale, it's tiny but utterly picture-perfect. They have $4-6 carriage rides "tours" ... though we're not sure they tour because all we could see of the town was the three-block segment where the restaurant resides. That part by itself was worth the stop. The houses are small Victorian cottages filled with antique shops and decorative arts. All the Fall and Halloween decorations gave the stretch a Sleepy Hollow feel ... in the best way possible.
Finally, a note about the famed Whistle Stop sugar-cream pie: it looks and tastes just like crémé brulée (on a crust with whipped cream). Three of us split one piece and that was enough. If you like crémé brulée, you'll like the pie.
Oh, the the one-stall-per-gender bathrooms smell like porta-potties. Ew.
Down home cooking at its best. Â Great quality is immediately evident and I enjoyed every bite. Â There were three of us and we each had a different entree. Â The roast beef serving was generous and according to my friend, excellent. Â My wife had the Hot Brown and liked it but preferred the one she had in Bardstown at the historic Talbot Tavern. Â I had the meat loaf and it was fantastic. Â All of the sides were excellent as were the fried green tomatoes which were served with a creamy dip laced with horseradish - excellent. Â Would definitely return. Â Excellent service.
Review Source:Like any other restaurant, the service depends on your server of course. I have had some that are exceptional and some that are just okay. I can say the same about the food. I give the meatloaf 5 stars (I melted with satisfaction!), but the steamed broccoli I only give 2 stars. There are many dishes with something to please everyone. The restaurant is one of the best authentic, cozy, rustic little dives I have every come accross. The atomostphere fantastic and, even better, it is right in the middle of a small town with it's own great charm (for those familiar with Nashville IN, I called this little town a "mini Brown County"). If you live within an hour of this place, you should certainly give it a shot. I don't think you will be disappointed. I plan to visit again.
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