Hillcrest Tavern

3212 Frankfort Ave, Louisville
(502) 290-6917

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Scotty Stack & Parmesan Truffle Fries
Best Beer Battered Cod Sandwich
Beer Battered Fish and Chips
Beer Battered Onion Rings
Pretzels and Beer Cheese
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
A Street Buffalo Wings
Drunken Cheese Fries
Double Grilled Cheese
Chicken Tender Basket

Menu

Starters
Hand Breaded Tenders
Your choice of ranch, honey mustard, and BBQ. Served with fries.
Stacked Chipotle Chicken Quesadilla
Grilled chipotle chicken with ghost pepper, cheddar cheese, bacon, and stacked. Served with chipotle ranch.
A Street Buffalo Wings
Tossed in our signature buffalo sauce with ranch or bleu cheese dressing.
Pretzels and Beer Cheese
Baked pretzel sticks served with our house-made beer cheese.
Frickle Spears
Hand-battered pickle spears with chipotle ranch.
Portobello Mushrooms Fries
Sliced portobello mushrooms are hand-breaded and lightly fried. Served with chipotle ranch and horseradish sauce.
Seared Lump Crab Cake
Seared crab cake with sautéed corn relish and tartar sauce.
Drunken Cheese Fries
Smothered in beer cheese, bacon, roast beef, and serrano peppers.
Spinach Queso Dip
Fresh spinach queso dip served with warm tortilla chips.
The Tavern Triple
Basket of wings, pickle spears, and portobello fries with ranch, chipotle ranch, and horseradish sauce for dipping.

Burgers
Scotty Stack Burger
Double-decker burger with American and cheddar cheese with lettuce, tomato, white onions, pickles, and secret sauce. Served with house-cut fries.
Terrell's Turkey Burger
Spicy house-made turkey burger with Russian dressing, white onions, pickles, lettuce, tomato, and American cheese. Served with house-cut fries.
The Fancy Pants Burger
Seasoned with white truffle oil and topped with herbed goat cheese and wild mushrooms. Served over caramelized onions, arugula, and dijonaise. Served with house-cut fries.
Tavern Sliders Burger
Grilled with white onions on steamed buns with ketchup, lettuce, and pickles on the side. Served with house-cut fries.
Rye Patty Melt Burger
Traditional patty melt with grilled onions, Russian dressing, and Swiss cheese on marble rye bread. Served with house-cut fries.
Spicy Chipotle Burger
Roasted poblano peppers, chipotle pepper puree, and pepper jack cheese on top of lettuce, tomato, and chipotle bacon mayonnaise with serranos. Served with house-cut fries.
Black and Blue Burger
Blackened burger over top of lettuce and onions. Topped with caramelized onions and Stella bleu cheese. Served with house-cut fries.
BBQ Bacon Burger
Smothered in our BBQ sauce and topped with bacon and cheddar cheese. Served with lettuce, mayonnaise, and pickles. Topped with beer-battered onion rings. Served with house-cut fries.

Sandwiches
Black Jack Melt Sandwich
Blackened chicken melt with pepper jack cheese, white onions, lettuce, serrano peppers, and chipotle bacon mayonnaise. Served with house-cut fries.
The Tavern Club Sandwich
Sliced boars head ham and turkey on toasted white bread with lettuce, tomato, bacon, mayonnaise, and cheddar cheese. Served with house-cut fries.
Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
Breaded chicken breast tossed in our buffalo sauce. Served with lettuce and ranch dressing on a brioche bun. Served with house-cut fries.
Best Beer Battered Cod Sandwich
House-made spicy beer batter and fried to perfection. Served on a brioche bun with lettuce, tomato, and tartar sauce. Served with house-cut fries.
Double Decker Grilled Cheese Sandwich
American, cheddar, and provolone cheese with bacon, pickle chips, and caramelized onions. Served with house-cut fries.
The Old Louisville Dip Sandwich
Rosemary roast beef on a hoagie with caramelized onion, provolone cheese, and au jus for dipping. Served with house-cut fries.
Villey's Cheesesteak Sandwich
Angus roast beef with peppers, mushrooms, caramelized onions, smothered with American cheese, and beer cheese. Served with house-cut fries.
OLT Chicken Sandwich
Marinated grilled chicken served on a brioche bun with arugula, tomato, onion, and house vinaigrette. Served with house-cut fries.
Crispy Crab Cake Sandwich
Handmade blue crab cake lightly fried with panko on a brioche bun with arugula, tomato, and dijonaise. Served with house-cut fries.
Soy Glazed Ahi Tuna Sandwich
Soy garlic marinated ahi tuna on a brioche bun with arugula, oriental mayonnaise, tomato, and topped with cucumber salad. Served with house-cut fries.
Grilled Portobello on a Bun Sandwich
Marinated portobello served with provolone cheese, arugula, tomato, caramelized onions, and house vinaigrette. Served with house-cut fries.

Entrees
Railroad Smoker Macaroni and Cheese
Blackened chicken and chorizo tossed in a spicy cream sauce with macaroni shells and a ghost pepper cheese.
Beer Battered Fish and Chips
Cod in our house-made beer batter. Served with house-cut fries, coleslaw, and hush puppies.
Chicken Tender Basket
Double order of hand-breaded tenders served with hand-cut fries, hush puppies, honey mustard, and BBQ for dipping.
Chicken Dan Fredo
Chicken sautéed with bacon in a made-to-order parmesan cream sauce tossed with macaroni shells.
OLT Pasta
Sautéed chicken with bacon and red onion in a light cream sauce tossed with bowtie pasta. Topped with diced roma tomatoes and parmesan cheese.
Drunken Macaroni
Angus roast beef cooked with bacon and tossed in a beer cheese cream sauce with macaroni and serrano peppers.
Steak Frittes
Garlic marinated culotte sirloin seared to your specifications and topped with garlic herb butter. Served with hand-cut fries and house-made frites sauce.
Tavern Surf and Turf
Garlic marinated sirloin seared and sliced. Served with our house-made seared lump crab cake with dijonaise. Served with macaroni and cheese and skillet green beans.
Tex Mex Macaroni and Cheese
Ancho chili seasoned ground beef with spicy cheddar jack cheese and poblano corn relish in a cheesy cream sauce tossed with macaroni shells.
Veggie Macaroni and Cheese
Sautéed spinach, caramelized onions, diced tomatoes, and all tossed in a cheddar cheese cream sauce with macaroni shells. Topped with fried portobello mushrooms.

Sides
Basket of Parmesan Truffle Fries
House-made Coleslaw
Basket of Hand-cut Fries
Beer Battered Onion Rings
Crock of Macaroni and Cheese
Cast Iron Green Beans
Cast Iron Corn

Kids Menu
Chicken Tenders
Grilled Cheese with American
Angus burger with lettuce and pickle.
Grilled Cheese with Cheddar
Angus burger with lettuce and pickle.
Grilled Chicken with Green Beans

Salads
Crispy Chicken Salad
Cheddar cheese, tomato cucumber, red onion, and croutons tossed in ranch with fried chicken tenders.
Joe's Classic Caesar Salad
House-made Caesar dressing, parmesan, and croutons.
Tavern Salad
Bacon, red onion, and bleu cheese crumbs with house vinaigrette.
The Wedge Salad
Iceberg lettuce topped with bleu cheese dressing, bacon, diced tomato, and crumbled croutons.

Soups
Tomato Crock Soup
Tomato basil soup topped with cracker crumbs and melted cheddar cheese.

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Recent Reviews

Great food and service BUT a) too noisy, and b) chairs and benches are hard, uncomfortable, and ended up hurting the backs of all five in our group. Recommendations: install sound dampeners, and add some cushioning to your seats and benches. They were horrible. Until then, we won’t be back, unfortunately.
October 2025
Absolute Best Reuben hands down! Drippy and Crunchy the corn beef was moist and tender and the kraut was extra tart. The sandwich held together perfectly ‘til the end. I’ll be back!

8/9 I’m back for the fish today! 🐟 absolutely hands down the go to place!
August 2025
Our group of 5 came here for a late lunch on a Sunday afternoon.
Service was friendly and welcoming.
Food was good bar food. Good prices on the wings which freshly prepared and not just reheated. My reuben was very good...substituting slaw for the sauerkraut. Good beer menu.

Would definitely recommend for a quick bite.
July 2025

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Hillcrest Tavern

3212 Frankfort Ave, Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 290-6917