Bourbon Raw in Louisville

The kitchen @ Bourbon Raw is gross and I know this for a fact!!!!! The food isn’t seasoned as well, but for the prices it needs to be! I definitely wouldn’t recommend eating here, but having a few drinks is acceptable. I gave them two stars b/c the service isn’t bad and the drinks are good.

Everyone raved about their the quality of the food. I had the snapper & oyster; others: lobster tail, steak filets (x4), fried chicken, fish fry, goat cheese&pitas.Bourbon punch was decent, not worth 10$, though.Service was good, but slow.

Stopped for drink. Bartenders friendly and drinks at bar good. The Smoked Old Fashion is delicious!!!

Wait staff is amazing! Shrimp and Grits, Bourbon glazed, kabobs, seafood was 5 Stars. I am a bit of a foodie and am very picky. Bourbon Raw deserves a full 5 plus stars. Ambiance is incredible and from the moment we walked in the Matre de and wait staff were exceptionally dedicated and attentive. This is my new 4th Street Live best kept secret!

In town for work and not knowing where to go chose this place. Looked deserted or closed. Walked in and noticed the chef sitting down and the bartender cleaning glasses. Placed order for ribeye, potatoes and I forgot the other side. Steak sub par and they don’t have bone in steaks. The potatoes were very strange looking to me. Had to put salt in steak barely seasoned. Wouldn’t go back nor recommend.

Food over priced. I had the ribs hot and cool places in meat . Wife had the fish fry. Good fish dose not taste fishy and should be white after cooking and shiny. We will not come back

Good food, good service, nice background music

Had the mussels, which were good. They had good flavor and for the most part cook perfect. I say for the most part because I had three that were not open but that is minor and far to common. Though I shouldn't have something I can't eat on my plate.

Fantastic dinner. Would go back if in the area again. Food was all cooked just right with great flavor.

The atmosphere was great but the food just wasn’t very good! Everything was terribly bland and needed salt. The hot chicken sandwich was not even close to being hot, the chicken breast was very dry and the bun needed to be toasted. My husband’s Hot Brown wasn’t much better. It was not an open face sandwich as would be expected and the Mornay sauce tasted like raw flour. I don’t think there was any cheese in it at all. The blue cheese coleslaw didn’t have any detectable blue cheese it tasted like wet cabbage. Everything desperately needed salt, and guess what, there was not a single salt shaker to be had. To the “chef” if you are not going to season the food at least allow the customers to have access to a salt shaker. Are you on some mission to help your customers remove sodium from their diets? Also, unless you are going to do something exceptionally well, don’t try to rethink it! The Hot Brown should be open face (oh and it should have cheese...and salt)!

Overall, it was just OK. In the private room for a party, service was good-attentive but I had to ask the waitstaff to please bring out tongs for appetizers being served. Food was not refilled in a timely manner. Drinks were good. When dinner was later ordered in the dining room, the service was not as good. Ran out of our drinks more than once. Food was OK but not very hot when served and overpriced. Server was not very attentive.

Enjoyed this place for a wedding party, very fresh and delicious food. We enjoyed the steak and half fried chicken. Definitely not a quiet place, keep in mind it's on 4th Street!

The shrimp cocktail and raw oysters were FABULOUS. Leave after your appetizer. Waited an hour an fifteen minutes for a bad rib eye sandwich, awful service where the server barely checked on us. I was with a party of six, and no one found their entree worthwhile. We were tempted to go across the street and get pizza and bring it back to our table. Save your money. The art on the walls isn't even any good.

OMG the new menu made by the Executive Chef Supremeness herself is out of this world . Best alfredo I have ever had. Watch out Fourth street ,watch out downtown, watch out Louisville Kentucky Bourbon Raw is coming up and they're coming up strong .

Our server Tiffany and the celebration sundae was great other then that was disappointed. Food and drinks are over priced for what you get. The cherries in the old fashion tasted like cough syrup. The items on the raw bar did not look fresh.

The place had a beautiful atmosphere, but when it came to food it was a let down. I went for a birthday party and it was only 1 server for the whole party of 20. I had the salmon and it was dry, but covered in a yum spicy bbq sauce. My spouse had the catfish which was only fried on one side. It was hard to get the waiter to come back to our area to say something about the food. When the lady next to me stated she did not want her food due to presentation and taste he hurried to take the plate and walked away. He didn't say anything else the rest of the evening to my end of the table. Several other things occurred, but the detail given is enough. Compared to the website and then in person. I was disappointed.

The service was okay but wow. For a vegan, this was a difficult place to eat. I came in with my Omni family and the AWESOME waitress suggested some pasta sans seafood- I ordered it, plus about $100 of wine. The kitchen put cheese on it. I ended up sending it back and waited about 20 minutes for the replacement. I ended up asking the waitress to just give it to me to go as the rest of my party had already finished their food and their plates cleared. She brought me my to-go box and I tried one bite which was gummy and undercooked extremely- I'm not always in the kitchen but I know how to make pasta and it only takes 8 minutes to boil angel hair pasta to be of eating quality. the waitress was awesome and took the pasta off my bill and I hit a Burger King on the way home to get the impossible Burger. Everyone else was totally fine with their food, but if you have a restricted diet understand that this restaurant will take longer to serve you and has a very limited options.

My wife and I had New Years eve dinner there. The service was spectacular and the food even better. Highly recommend for date night or first date if you want to impress your mate. They have a laundry list of Bourbons for you connoisseurs. Will definately be visiting soon.

Excellent pulled pork BBQ sandwich and fine selection of bourbons etc. However, being charged an additional $1.00 for a single large ice cube was unexpected. An upcharge for "on the rocks", really?

Great food, but service is a little lacking most of the time.

Good salad.

Good selection of drinks, limited but good options in food menu and food is really really cheap here if you look at the quality and taste. Food is delicious. Nice place to eat and drink.

Such a friendly staff! And the food is awesome! My favorite is the burger with an add on of Goat cheese and Avocado I ordered mine medium rare it was superb! I've had the seafood pasta its lovely and their take on the Hot Brown loved it! Fish tacos are super good as well! The chicken dinner is very nice too. Also LOVE the dry rub ribs very tasty! There is something everyone will love on the Menu! Such a beautiful Restaurant as well.Drinks wise Love it! I've had bourbon shots. The Shrub Down I loved! Tequila me Softly is my favorite! I really enjoy their Bloody Mary and Margaritas as well.

We had a pleasant dining experience. The food is delicious. The chef was willing to make some substitions, which I appreciated. I look forward to another visit.

Great atmosphere. Food tasted very good. However, the portion size is very small on the Shrimp & Grits. For the price of the dish there should have been more grits/sauce. It was barely a lunch portion, and it was supper that we ordered at 7:30 pm. I was still hungry after eating it. When we mentioned it to the waiter, he did offer a free dessert, but I wanted to feel satisfied by eating my main course, not by eating a dessert. I felt ripped off because for a $27 dish, they really did skimp on the portion size.

Prices were high. We were served molded bread with our burgers. Then got a "discount" a very sad and small one... Wouldnt reccomend.

A classy joint! Service was great. They just updated their menus 10 days ago. The scallops on polenta in a cream sauce were wonderful. The bartender clued me in to the Angel's Envy Rye which was also very good. I went at the recommendation of a friend and would go back again

Was ignored at the bar. They were not busy and the guy behind the bar acted as though we were bothering him. Nice place but staff needs a customer service refresh-

Guest experience was good. Food was below expectations for a date night. Order small plate Chicken & Waffles Tacos. Don't know how you not execute a waffle but they did manage to mess it up, grateful wait staff had it taken off bill when it really should not have been served to us. Wife ordered Fried Chicken. Breading on the chicken was amateur but wife look liked it. I had the Ribs with sweet potato fries. Ribs were good. The fries would have bee good but was served with ketchup. Ordering drinks from the specialty menu was hit & miss as not everything was available.

Drinks and fried green tomatoes where amazing! Dinner menu however is overpriced..lacking in flavor and portion size.. I suggest this only for drinks, atmosphere and appetizers.

Not bad. Stopped for a cocktail. Who puts sour mix in an old fashioned though? 😬

Excellent food, friendly and helpful staff, great bourbon flights. Had the bacon wrapped scallops and filet, with two different flights. Very yummy!

Great fried catfish and fried chicken. Very large portions. Excellent Lima Beans!

Great drinks and appetizers! Friendly staff and prompt service. Excellent shrimp and fantastic pork sliders. Mint juleps fit for a Kentucky Colonel.With service and food this good, we'll be back with our appetites for the full dinner experience very soon.

Good food , not great , but the service is great. It’s fun to sit outside and people watch from their street side seating area.

Great experience at Bourbon Raw. Dinner was amazing and perfect place for large groups. What was supposed to be a date night became a group dinner and they were able to accommodate gracefully. Our entire table of 8 had different meals and everyone was pleased :) Look forward to visiting again

Stopped in for a couple drinks and was happy with everything!

I can’t believe this doesn’t have better reviews! The Gold Rush was delicious and we all had excellent meals. We loved our server, Tiffany, who was fantastic! Definitely will be going back!

Went to have the "Date Night" Valentines special menu. Reservations were made weeks in advance. Get there and was told they were not serving the special menu due to being out of many items. I understand things like this happen, we are a food industry family, but we had a reservation specifically for this.... weeks in advance.... email confirmations about how we had reservations for this specific menu/special. No communication about not offer offering the menu prior to showing up. VERY DISSAPOINTED! especially for something that was meant to be a special occasion, our whole night was planned around this. The reservation asked that if we changed our plans we needed to give a 40 hour notice... where was our notice? Someone knew they were out of itmes before our 6pm reservation. Additionally, there was no effort to try and keep us there, very"oh well" attitude. Now we are eating sushi at OSAKA ON FRANKFURT, which we HIGHLY recommend!

I visited on a Saturday about 3pm. There wasn't much of a wait which was nice. The setting was nice. I had a "hot brown" sandwich which was decent. I wouldn't say amazing but it was worth the price.

Seafood, Southern food, and bourbon make for a wonderful dining experience! We tried several items from the menu and loved everything. Our service was very good.

A 1 star because it wouldn’t let me give 0. Came in at around 3pm on a Friday. Waitress was very cookie cutter like and had no personality. Waited exactly 32 minutes before our food arrived meanwhile the restaurant was empty. No reason for us to have waited that long when there were literally no one else in the building. Another couple came in and sat at the bar and left soon after when they were never acknowledged by the staff. Food was very mediocre. Definitely should’ve gone somewhere else. Wished There was a way I could upload pictures to show that the only other table in the restaurant that was occupied was occupied by their own staff doing god knows what instead of taking care of their customers. Very surprised this place is still open

Eh. Food not so good. Nothing special. They do have a nice selection of bourbon. So good for bourbon. But you don't want to eat here

Lively atmosphere, great for groups, focus on the drinking type.Taste-wise quite a mix, leaning towards bland.Starters: Great-tasting artichoke dip, below average collard mix, reasonable chicken drumsticks... at this stage we're still too hungry to worry about taste. Mains: The fish fry sounded delightlful but ended up being a VERY large portion and variety of lightly battered fried fish pieces from undetermined origin - my guess is farmed. The fried half-chicken next to me elicited the same comment - what it lacked in taste it made up for in volume. Go figure.

Great food. I tried the shrimp and grits on the recommendation of our waiter. Loved it. Very tasty. I would recommend it to anybody.

Very nice set up and staff! Lovely place!

Pork chop and mini pulled pork plate both were dry. Nothing has seasoning other than salt and pepper. Not worth the money. Spinach seafood dip was okay at best.

I was so disappointed. The food was too expensive and was not that good. I don't mind paying this much once and a while in a restaurant, but they need a good chief that knows how to cook. Salmon was dry and steak was over cooked. The steak was suppose to be 14 ounces for $39.00. It was thin and dry. So disappointed.