While we were in Kentucky for the Breeders' Cup horse races the first weekend of November, we had a couple of terrific meals. On Friday night we ate at 610 Magnolia, which was lovely.
Here are some photos of the place and a sample menu from their website.
Since we had all traveled to Louisville on Friday and had not gone to the races, we were literally the first people to show up at the restaurant, which was a little strange. We had drinks standing at the bar and some fun appetizers before being seated at a table by the window.
Bourbon seemed like the right thing to drink when in Kentucky, although I don't know whether there is an analogous drink to the mint julep for the Kentucky Derby. The food was fresh, and the portions weren't overly large, which is a good thing for people like us who eat out so frequently.
A couple of quibbles about the place: Our waitress wasn't especially knowledgeable about the menu. She had to keep going to ask about things like which cheeses were on the artisanal cheese plate, which didn't seem like a tricky question. The other thing was that there was a $1,000 cancellation fee. I understand that the race weekend is a big revenue moment, but that seemed like a crazy cancellation policy.
And then the challenging part of the evening was that I hadn't really thought through the travel logistics back to our hotel. We ended up waiting over an hour for a taxi, which certainly put a damper on the celebratory feeling of the evening, and made me glad that I had arranged for all day transportation for the day of the races.
The next time I'm in Louisville, I'm definitely going back to 610 Magnolia..
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