Max's Brick Oven Cafe

The best place and a must-visit every time we come back to Paducah ❤️

Good food and good service. Max’s accommodated my vegetarian diet by offering pasta dishes on the menu without the protein. The lemon oregano ‘chicken’ over fettuccine without chicken, was delicious. There was a lot of vegetables in the pasta. My husband enjoyed the brick oven lasagna. I had a yummy pear martini. Would come again next time we’re in Paducah.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This was a great place, and the prices are reasonable

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Steak

Not enough cheese on the pizza for my taste

Vegetarian options: Margarita pizza and one other pizza

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Appetizers, cocktails, through dinner and dessert. Service and food was excellent. The outdoor seating was nice. Portion sizes were perfect and no issues at all with the quality of anyone's food. Well balanced entrees as well (example: the warm arugula salad was the perfect foil for the richness of the gorgonzola of my steak forestiere). Service was polite, mindful, and prompt, but never intrusive (that's a rare balance I hardly ever find). We went mid-week, and will likely continue our patronage similarly (I'm not a huge fan of large weekend crowds). TBH, I've tried to think of there was anything amiss at all, and I can't recall a single thing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Wood Fired Chicken, Greek Chicken, Steak, Brick Oven Lasagna, Soufflé Cheesecake, Brick Oven Brie

I was on a business trip and looking for a local but healthy option. The salmon dish here was delicious, and great southern hospitality. Thank you!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Grilled Salmon

Food and service are great. Fancy dining out without the overpriced fancy price (Like Stella's down the road). Only complaint. Place is too small. It got busy & people were shoulder to shoulder(on the inside). It was raining tht day. Bumping into one another. But other than that. An all round great experience. & side note: No sweet tea. Which is fine with me. But it might matter to some.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Very nice atmosphere with outdoor seating. Quality food and attentive service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Left! Enough said.

Atmosphere: 2

Service: 1

Nice relaxed atmosphere, good food & service. Not a huge menu but that's okay. We where a group of 5 & everyone was pleased.

Food was amazing, definitely get the Brick Oven Brie appetizer it was delicious, I went for Italian Sausage Pizza didn’t disappoint I’m only giving a 3 on Atmosphere bc it was really loud tables are too close and if you are expecting to have a conversation you will have to yell at each other to communicate. We sat at the roofed patio and it was packed. Nice decorations tho.
Our waitress did a great job keeping attention to our needs.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Fine attention to details.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Everything was fantastic! Baked brie was out of this world. Great service and really friendly staff!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Creme Brulee, Brick Oven Brie

Went in with no expectations, had great food with excellent service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Flat Bread Pizza, Pasta Florentine, Brick Oven Lasagna

Being a downtown restaurant you know it's gonna be terrific

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5