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.”

“Clean and friendly restaurant with wonderful staff. The trout was excellent and the biscuits. Biscuits are so much better than dinner rolls. Breakfast buffet was really good and came with coffee and drinks. The fruit was fresh and delicious. We are currently waiting on pie- I’m confident desert will be fantastic too.”

“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.”

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

“Visited with my family of 11 on a weekend trip to Cave City! The service was amazing & our waiter was the most thorough waiter I’ve ever had. Food was amazing and tasted homemade from my kids Mac & cheese to my hashbrowns casserole. So yummy!”

“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.”

“Food Good and Service Good”

“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.”

“Went into grab some food for our camping trip and not only the food is amazing, the hospitality of the staff and owner was something you don’t see often now days! Will make many more trips there!”

“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”

“We were looking for a local restaurant while staying at an RV park down the road and were amazed by the food and service at this restaurant. The food portions were enormous and the quality of the food exceeded our expectations. We ended us going twice over a 7 day stay because it was so good. The staff was extremely friendly and remembered us from the first visit. We would stop here again driving through the area because it was such a great experience!”

“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.”

“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 Albuquerque was delicious !!😋”

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

“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”

“The server at the drive-through window was really sweet and I really appreciate the kindness. Food was good.. for some reason I can’t upload photos, but everything was good.”

“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”

“This is the Best Taco Bell we have eaten at in a very long time. The loaded beef nachos were so good and the cheesy double beef burritos were so good as well . Keep up the good work here you guys are doing an amazing job.”

“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’ve been to this Subway now twice and both times were great

The first time I visited this Subway I was on a evening tour of mammoth cave and this place was open and the nice lady prepared a sandwich and it was great”

“Their Humor....Tonight They decided I should make my own Bacon Bits LOL!! My Baked Potatoe came with strips of Bacon. Don't get me wrong the Potatoe and the Bacon were both good. It gave me a good Laugh LOL”