Restaurants near Mammoth Cave

“Loved this little GEM~they made the biggest omelet ever~and the owner and staff are so sweet 🤍 We will always come back when we’re in town!”

“Popped into Lantern Cafe for some ice cream after a two hour Drips and Domes, Mammoth Cave National Park tour. Ice cream was really tasty. A kid next to us had the pretzel, WOW it was as big as his head. Great place for a rest after any cave tour.”

“We had lunch here, twice, on a recent visit to the park. Between the two days our choices included the chicken tenders, buttermilk mashed potatoes with cream gravy, burgers, fries and the biscuits with the Huckleberry jam. The food was good, especially the biscuits and jam. The first day we didn't want to wait an hour on the fried chicken that we had been looking forward to. We still enjoyed our meal.”

“Hands down best Mexican restaurant I've had the pleasure of eating at. They were super pack but got us to a table right away and food very very fast!!!! The food was amazing and staff was too!!!! they sure know how to run a business!!!!”

“Amazing pizza!!! Who what of thought in this small town we would legit NY pizza. Which I’d gotten the lasagna too.”

“really delicious food 🤩 💯 highly recommend n very friendly staff great ppl 💜☺ luv it 💜”

“Absolutely worth the drive. Burgers awesome ( best I've ever had.) Hand cut fries, Peach milk shakes Wow. Friendly service. 100% recommend.”

“Honestly the Best Coffee Ice Cream I have ever had!!! Can’t recommend enough!!!”

“Delicious!!! Only word to describe the food. The sweet potato bake side was AMAZING!!! My wife said she would drive the 8 hours just to get that 😆! Chopped beef brisket was a 10 out of 10!!!”

“Food and service were both great. Owner was there and he was super nice and attentive. Absolutely recommend and will be going back.”

“We came from michigan and found a great surprise of live music, The Brooke West band was playing. They sounded amazing, the bar has a great friendly atmosphere, we had such a great time.”

“Breakfast is what I get anytime I’m there. Wish you had the breakfast menu, like old timers breakfast like you use to have, grits came with the meal, now it’s an extra.”

“The food here is amazing, great atmosphere, the staff here is really nice. My first time coming, I got 10% off which was pretty amazing and now me and my husband comes here at least once or twice a week!! The lunch menu has great portions for great prices. The birria tacos is VERY DELICIOUS 😋😋😋 Seriously, if you never been here you should give it a try. Some of the prices are a little pricey but you can't complain when it comes out with great portions and great quality.”

“We came through the drive through for some of their famous root beer. I fully understand that alot of teenagers work here as their first job but I would appreciate having them brush up on their customer facing attitudes. I don't appreciate being treated like I'm inconveniencing them by being there. The root beer however was cold, fresh and delightful”

“Friendly staff with a great sense of humor. Don’t forget to ring the bill on your way out the door to thank them for great service. The food was great pricing. Good location excellent.

Note: Oct 21, I bought the super platter and I took a bite out of one of the smaller shrimps, and there was not a good taste to it. I’m not not sure what happened, but I spit it out and threw the rest in the garbage.

Parking: Lots of places to park front and back and on the sides.

Kid-friendliness: Families, welcome kid, friendly got kid dishes.

Wheelchair accessibility: It would be easy to get it out with the wheelchair because they have a ramp in front.”

“The Albuquerque was delicious !!😋”

“Great food, buffet, reasonable price, friendly service. Drive 50 miles away to eat there!”

“Nice quiet place, top-notch service, very tasty food, I'll come back here again! Cold beer 👍👍👍👍🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳I recommend all truck drivers to visit this place 😏, especially those who are tired of fast food 😆🫡 I liked everything, I haven't seen such service for a long time”

“The service was great even with my special orders… Nosey-Rosie even remade a sandwich that was my mistake from a switch up of what toppings went on which without any hassle & they even take coupons if you have any with no problem at all … thank y’all for the friendly service as well as the good food 👍🏼”

“Excellent service and the BEST salad I’ve had at a Subway! I’m gluten free so it means a lot when someone puts extra effort into making it taste good with extra goodies!”

“The individual who made our milkshakes was very nice. It did take waiting a few minutes to get to the front. But I overall have few complaints. Wish there were more options than milkshakes and ice cream cones, but it's an express, so no major issue.”

“I found this place by chance on a road trip to Cumberland Falls. The meat was so flavorful, I couldn't add the BBQ sauce. I wanted to savor the meat. The BBQ sauce was so good though I found myself dipping my potato wedges in it. Hash brown Casserole was amazing. It was so good, I stopped again on my way home. I know they're sharing a spot inside a gas station but ya'll I'm telling you, it was fire. Both times. Did I mention me & my adult son ate until full for around $20 bucks? I had pulled pork & he had jumbo Chicken Tenders.”

“It was quick and easy today”

“Wow! Best Taco Bell experience ever! Ordered mobile so food was hot and ready when we arrived. What set it apart was my wife was walking in with the car seat and a young male employee ran out and opened the door for her. My daughter absolutely LOVED the Halloween decorations (20 ft blow up, skeleton eating at table, another blowup inside,etc.). Great Taco Bell!”

“On May 31, 2025, I did an online order at Wendy's Restaurant in Cave City, KY at 2:24 pm the money was deducted from my account but when my fiancee and I got to the restaurant. We were told I didn't have an order so I reordered the items and was again charged a second time and we went to pick the second order up the employee running the cash register tried to say Again I didn't have an order but she pushed a button on the register and my receipt popped out with the items listed. I dispute the first order with my card and I called Wendy's in Cave City to let them know that I disturbed the first order and that I had proof it was taken off my card along with the second order. I'm so glad and happy that Wendy's Restaurant did refund the money back on my card. Thank you so much. I really appreciate you resolving this issue.

Beverly Potts”

“The food and associates r the bestest. Its that damn drive thru. Im so mad cause one of my rims is scrat h and im gonna keep climbing the ladder till something is done about that su ky drive thru. Those damn curbs has got to go.”

“We stopped at this McDonald's earlier this evening. The staff was the friendliest and most accommodating of any fast food restaurant we have visited. The store was very clean and well laid out. A special thanks to the employees.”

“I used to work at this shell station subway. Not the best staff, food was actually pretty acceptable, it was yummy. Id recommend the meatball marinara protein bowl if ya like meatballs. Overall pretty good place but just not my favorite staff.”