The cavern has decent food and good pricing. The service is friendly and efficient. The place has a buffet and is family friendly.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
Tiffany Searls
Carry out breafast was fantastic! I was a little hesitant after reading some reviews on here BUT Without asking, they put all needs in our bag. Food was homey delicious. Kid approved 😁
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brittany T
If you are staying here then you could eat out of convince, but I wouldn't make it an out of the way stop. Food is average and service was slow.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Wesley Wettengel
It is a state park so I am not expecting the Ritz but I have also been to state parks with good restaurants. This is not one of them. The food was mediocre at best.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Adena Gwirtz
Very welcoming to find a hot meal after hiking in the cold all day. Tried a hot brown, it's a Kentucky thing. It wasn't bad but I definitely felt my heart rate slowing after consumption
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Into the Void
I got the fish tacos and they were delicious. Staff was very helpful.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Megan Berketis
Good food, great service, clean place. Nice to have in a state park.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Luna
I tried their breakfast. The eggs were brown and gray and in one solid chunk instead of scrambled. A disgusting waste of $10. I decided to give the restaurant another chance the next day when I ordered Mac n cheese, hush puppies, potato salad, and coleslaw. I found out they were out of Mac n cheese and coleslaw after I had already paid. It was early afternoon and I thought it was strange that they were already out of certain foods before the dinner rush had even started. The server was very nice and gave me extra hush puppies and some strawberry cheesecake instead.
As you can see from the picture, the hush puppies were rock solid from sitting and then being refried all day. The potato salad was okay. The fries tasted how they looked, and the hot grease from the fryer melted through the styrofoam and leaked. Unfortunately the cheesecake wasn't actual cheesecake. It was mushy and tasted off, so I threw it away.
Tldr: This entire restaurant needs an overhaul. Everything is overpriced and the quality of food is horrible. We will pack our own food next time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
David Anderson
Very family-friendly lodge and restaurant They were in the middle of their local Christmas in July festival and they had Christmas vacation playing in the outdoor amphitheater and the grinch had breakfast with everyone this morning it was so cute ? I would love to do this again next year with more family and friends ?
After reading reviews and dining at other Kentucky State Park restaurants we were a little apprehensive about trying Tierney's Cavern. We were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food and service is awesome!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Catfish Dinner, House Salad, Onion Rings, Grilled Chicken Breast
My family just ate a very good lunch here. I had the fish tacos and I asked to soft shells instead of the fried ones but other than that it was very good fish. Good portions too! Very pleasant Atomsphere in the beautiful Carter caves park.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Amanda Calhoun
If I could leave zero stars I would. This place is not as good as everyone says it is. We got the buffet and everything was dried out and overcooked. The only thing worth anything was the salad. We actually got sick to our stomachs from the food. We won't be back.
Anne Horn
Dietary restrictions: Keto options
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Catfish Dinner, Fried Green Tomatoes, Soup and Salad Bar, Pinto Beans, All You Can Eat Fried Fish
Michele Mowery-Stevens
Our family went to the Easter Buffet & it was perfect!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Catfish Dinner
Jeff West
Sparse & remote description best fits this locale. Found a brief respite at Tierney's Cavern diner from traveling within the Carter Caves State Resort. Both had fish dinners which came out a tad overcooked. Hush puppies were dry. Slaw was disappointing French Fries were ok. While the server was friendly and welcoming, I would not recommend this diner to others.
The cavern has decent food and good pricing. The service is friendly and efficient. The place has a buffet and is family friendly.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
Carry out breafast was fantastic! I was a little hesitant after reading some reviews on here BUT Without asking, they put all needs in our bag. Food was homey delicious. Kid approved 😁
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
If you are staying here then you could eat out of convince, but I wouldn't make it an out of the way stop. Food is average and service was slow.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
It is a state park so I am not expecting the Ritz but I have also been to state parks with good restaurants. This is not one of them. The food was mediocre at best.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Very welcoming to find a hot meal after hiking in the cold all day. Tried a hot brown, it's a Kentucky thing. It wasn't bad but I definitely felt my heart rate slowing after consumption
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I got the fish tacos and they were delicious. Staff was very helpful.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Good food, great service, clean place. Nice to have in a state park.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I tried their breakfast. The eggs were brown and gray and in one solid chunk instead of scrambled. A disgusting waste of $10.
I decided to give the restaurant another chance the next day when I ordered Mac n cheese, hush puppies, potato salad, and coleslaw. I found out they were out of Mac n cheese and coleslaw after I had already paid. It was early afternoon and I thought it was strange that they were already out of certain foods before the dinner rush had even started. The server was very nice and gave me extra hush puppies and some strawberry cheesecake instead.
As you can see from the picture, the hush puppies were rock solid from sitting and then being refried all day. The potato salad was okay. The fries tasted how they looked, and the hot grease from the fryer melted through the styrofoam and leaked. Unfortunately the cheesecake wasn't actual cheesecake. It was mushy and tasted off, so I threw it away.
Tldr: This entire restaurant needs an overhaul. Everything is overpriced and the quality of food is horrible. We will pack our own food next time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Very family-friendly lodge and restaurant
They were in the middle of their local Christmas in July festival and they had Christmas vacation playing in the outdoor amphitheater and the grinch had breakfast with everyone this morning it was so cute ? I would love to do this again next year with more family and friends ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Green Tomatoes, Philly Cheese Steak, Mozzarella Cheese Sticks, Saltpeter Burger
After reading reviews and dining at other Kentucky State Park restaurants we were a little apprehensive about trying Tierney's Cavern. We were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food and service is awesome!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Catfish Dinner, House Salad, Onion Rings, Grilled Chicken Breast
Restaurantji Recommends
My family just ate a very good lunch here. I had the fish tacos and I asked to soft shells instead of the fried ones but other than that it was very good fish. Good portions too! Very pleasant Atomsphere in the beautiful Carter caves park.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
If I could leave zero stars I would. This place is not as good as everyone says it is. We got the buffet and everything was dried out and overcooked. The only thing worth anything was the salad. We actually got sick to our stomachs from the food. We won't be back.
Dietary restrictions: Keto options
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Catfish Dinner, Fried Green Tomatoes, Soup and Salad Bar, Pinto Beans, All You Can Eat Fried Fish
Our family went to the Easter Buffet & it was perfect!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Catfish Dinner
Sparse & remote description best fits this locale. Found a brief respite at Tierney's Cavern diner from traveling within the Carter Caves State Resort. Both had fish dinners which came out a tad overcooked. Hush puppies were dry. Slaw was disappointing French Fries were ok. While the server was friendly and welcoming, I would not recommend this diner to others.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Catfish Dinner
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