This place is amazing. From the atmosphere, the property, service, but most important the food. Every entree we ordered had so much flavor. This is one of my top restaurants in Louisville!! read more

went for a birthday dinner and had a lovely time. Love the setting, ambience, service and, most of all, the food! Very creative and delicious menu. Shout out for the server as well. She was fun, knowledgeable and responsive. All the staff wore gloves and masks for Covid precautions. Even our temperature was checked before we were seated. Consistent with the apparent conservation, sustainable and green philosophy would be to add several charging stations for electric vehicles. Overall, it was a unique and enjoyable experience. Would love to return again soon. read more

AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING!!! From the time you pull in to the time you drive out it's top notch. The food is so fresh and every flavor is so thought out, mouthwatering food. The ambiance is unreal not even comparable to other restaurants. Do your self a favor and go. We made a trip from, STL to go and will be back. read more

I highly recommend the redfish and the cornbread. We enjoyed the atmosphere and took an unguided walk afterwards. Our waiter was attentive, and the owner stopped by to introduce himself. We will be back. read more

Me and my family went for brunch on Sunday and we really liked it. Everyone is friendly and the food is good. read more

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The food was tasty. The service was good. The ambience was fun, sending a horse stall. Very unique flavors, but I wish the menu had more choices. read more

I love, love, love, everything about Barn8! It is such a beautiful property - everywhere you look. The grounds, the restaurant, it is all great! The food also lives up to the expectations - the cornbread and the donuts with the caramel sauce were my favorites. We spit the steak special, which was also a winner!! The drive out is also pretty and so worth it!! read more

An unreal unique venue. The drinks were great but the menu is to challenging for many of our diners around here. Just adding some basic chicken & waffles, bison burger, vegetable crudet etc. would make this a no brainer. I love fussy food which this is, but my friends don't. We had a nice dinner but the carp came out 12 min earlier so the 3 of us ate and 1 of us ate at different times. The art going into the bathroom upstairs is offensive. The rest of the art is equine related which is what the front of the house and wedding venue area should be. Great great potential. Love the venue, style and drinks. Just needs a little tweaking of the fussy and fancy menu. read more

Outstanding! Service, decor, ambiance. 4 diners shared the burrata floated on peach jam and the Anson Mills cornbread, more please! Angioloti, drwamy creamy eggplant filling and tomato sauce with a good kick. Square pockets of perfectly al dente pasta deliciousness. Trout cooked perfectly over cauluflower (Cauli had just a bit more crunch than he lked) with an homage to a light curry sauce and crispy kale chip garnish, raves. Red kuri squash spatzel with special shrooms was warming, sweetness of squash and beefy-flavor of mushrooms was plate-lick worthy. Whipped goat cheese and beets caprinia was eye-rolling good for the beet lover. Apple dessert was seasonally spiced and stickey goodness. 2 chocolate budinos were rich, sweet, great velvety texture and ALOT! Old fashioned, high end whiskey pour and only specialy gin cocktail Yoga in the Club,were spot on. Individual wine pours this evening recommended by server, matched our dishes well. Server was very knowlegable, personable and a pleasure. "Chicken coop" in the restroom was a giggling hoot! We started our trip in Nashville at Husk, Barn8 was waay better!! read more

I am beyond thrilled this restaurant has opened! During this COVID-19 pandemic, they are taking temperature checks, offering masks and implementing social distancing. I didn't think I would dine out during this time, but I felt incredibly safe here. The service was kind and attentive. I highly recommend the Hissy Fit cocktail on any warm day. Tastes like summer sippin' perfection. The House Old Fashioned is my husband's recommendation. ***IMPORTANT: the menu changes based on the freshest food available from the local area. So please don't be alarmed by the smaller menu. Just try something. There will very likely be different options next time. *** The cornbread was warm, slightly sweet and came with three delicious butter options- try all three. I ordered the bison schnitzel, which was a huge portion, by the way, and I'll be thrilled to eat it for lunch later- so good. The accompanying herb slaw was also a perfect blend of dill, tarragon and parsley with super thinly sliced radish and sauerkraut. Don't worry if you don't think you like any of those things- I am not particularly a fan of any of those flavors, and I loved every bite. Hubby had the stroganoff, and while I didn't sample it, I can tell you he ate every last bite. We shared the green beans, which were perfectly cooked with the tastiest miso butter. And finally, their brownie to end was interesting (deconstructed, really) and delicious. They used genuine chocolate mint, and I was thrilled to indulge in its naturally unique flavor. I will be growing some of my own soon, for sure. They also offered touch-less payment (QR c in the receipt) which was another thoughtful accommodation that made paying easy. Seriously- the prices were reasonable. The service was thoughtful. The ambiance was Kentucky proud. We will be back. read more

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Our local restaurants are doing their best to continue to feed our community and make a little money during these trying times with delivery and curbside pick up. Barn8 at Hermitage Farm has elevated that experience with a brief but extraordinary menu that includes craft cocktails. I picked up Duck and Dumplins $17 which was cleverly packaged for transport. The reheat instructions were simple. Duck and Dumplins, a hearty stew with broth that had depth and a slow cooked character with celery and carrots. The dumplings tumbled out of their container still dusted with herbal flour, not doughy or too large. They screamed ''made from scratch". Just right. The slivers of duck confit-rich, red, tender and so flavorful. Seldom is a 'takeout meal' so memorable. If this is any indication of what is to come, Barn8 can't open soon enough. read more

WARNING! If you make reservations online, take proof with you. My friend made reservations online for the 4 of us to dine at Barn 8. Due to popularity the reservations were 3 weeks out but we waited anxiously for the night to arrive. Finally, the day arrived but upon arrival at Barn 8 we were treated as if we were the red-headed step children coming to a family event without an invitation! We were shuffled off to the bar area for them to "sort out the problem" most likely so that we would not be able to make a scene at the front door. There was no offer of seats at the bar, no wait staff in the area and we were totally ignored by the bar tenders. After about 15 minutes a hostess came back to speak with us. She offered to seat us outside or in the bar. Outside was a ridiculous suggestion since it was in the 50s (doubtful a waiter would not have been eager to serve us either) and there were high tops in the bar that seated 2 each and we had 4 in our party. All in all, we were never made to feel welcome at Barn 8 and their staff did not seem to know how to handle the situation. What they did manage to do was alienate prospective diners that will never visit their establishment again and will spread bad press whenever the situation allows. Since another person mentioned Barn 8 not being able to find their online reservations this seems to be an on-going theme with them. read more

One of my favorite dining experiences since moving to Louisville. The food was amazing and the atmosphere was serene and beautiful. My husband and I loved everything we ordered and we can't wait to go back. read more

If you are looking for ambience, they have it in spades. Beautiful setting at Hermitage Farms. It's a refurbished barn with many of the tables in individual stalls, lending itself well to COVID precautions. All the staff were wearing masks properly, and temps were checked at the door. Its a farm to table concept with much of the produce grown on site and the proteins from a neighboring farm. They may just be having new restaurant growing pains, and I hope my review will be much different 6 months from now, but the rest of my review (and everyone in our party) is just "good." We were seated over 40 minutes past our reservation time, and the bar was far too crowded to be comfortable given COVID. The bottle of wine we got was marked up 3 1/2 times retail. Most restaurants keep it 2 1/2 to 3 times retail. The best thing we had was the roasted carrot appetizer--absolutely delicious. I'm not even a big fan of carrots, but I loved these. The misto was crispy but a tad salty. The cornbread was unremarkable; nothing bad, just not worth $6. Two in our party got the bison schnitzel, which our waiter recommended. It was HUGE, but the bison itself was so thin and so heavily breaded, it could have been any cut of meat. It was a waste of what was likely a good cut of meat. I had the vegetarian homemade pasta, and another had the satay. They were good, just not anything special. We think they forgot to put our dessert order in when our waitress looked surprised we hadn't already had it. We were about to cancel the order when it arrived, and it was tasty-probably the 2nd best thing of the night. All the staff working that night appeared to be young, so the spotty service may just be a bit of inexperience that will improve with time. For the price you pay, you expect to think the food is more than good. I would likely try it again, but it will be several months from now in the hopes they work out the kinks before I spend that much on a meal again. read more

The food, service, and atmosphere are wonderful. Excellent menu of gf options. Beautiful setting.

The setting and atmosphere was great ! The food was a bit too spicy and adventurous for a few members of our group but the others gave their dinners high marks. read more

My wife and I went here for brunch on a Sunday morning. Atmosphere was great, whole staff masked up, and they took everyone's temperature before patrons were seated. The brunch menu had many options, my wife had the pancakes and I had the farmers breakfast. We also got a side cornbread to start it all off. Brunch was great, tasted good. Would come back. read more

This is one of the most unique and beautiful restaurants I've been to, in Louisville and at large. The grounds are spectacular and the barn remodel is a wonder. It perfectly nails the perfect balance of cozy and classy. Were I rating this solely on the atmosphere and design, it would be a 5 star. However, this is a restaurant, so the food matters. Unfortunately, that area left much to be desired for me. I went with a group for brunch and we shared several dishes. My salad was bitter-- I'm used to fresh greens, which can often have a peppery taste or a bite to them, but usually they're offset by a sweeter dressing or toasted or honeyed nuts to warm them up, but none of that existed here. Then, the biscuits were okay (they're not buttery or doughy, more earthy-crumbly, like fresh-milled wheat), but again, the sauce/jam they're served with is bitter! It was lemon-kumquat, I believe. Maybe my tastes just aren't refined enough, but I really just wanted something with a bit of sweetness, to offset the sharpness of the fresh greens and the earthy biscuits. My friend had some kind of BBQ plate and wasn't impressed, and my other friend had the eggs Benedict and also found that to be lacking in flavor. And BEWARE the salt and vinegar caramels in their shop. Eyuck. The one shining star of the meal was their creme brûlée, with sorghum popcorn. Holy cow was that some creamy, caramelly heaven. I would be willing to go back for dinner, as I think they may have more options of interest. read more

Delicious farm fresh local food. My husband I love walking the grounds and seeing the light show. I love the converted barn. I have some dietary restrictions (gluten) so my choices are somewhat limited. But we had fabulous service. read more

One of the worst entrees I have ever been served in a restaurant. Ordered the Quail. Our waiter (who was both new to the restaurant and apparently to food) had no idea what our excessively salty bird was sitting on. It resembled something my dog coughed up. We asked our waiter what it was... but all we received was a shrug, he did not have the energy to go ask. My friends ordered an appetizer of fruity salad which arrived on a white tasteless substance. We asked a roaming waitress if she could find out what it was... she disappeared into the kitchen came back a bit later to acclaim it was "some sort-of cheese". We were never offered a dessert menu... probably for the best. If you like dining out among people to see and be seen, this is not your place. We sat in a horse stall which concrete floor on extremely uncomfortable chairs. Yes is seems like a unique dining experience for about 30 seconds. And then you look around and realize you may have actually been seated in a back storage room. read more

Small, romantic, with a daily changing menu. The ultimate farm to table restaurant. Had the Kentucky Fried Carp and Smoked Sausage Campanelle. Wonderful dinner spot. read more

I am obsessed the grilled carrots!! And the customer service is wonderful as well as a great comfortable environment. Definitely recommend.

Celebrated a milestone birthday with friends at Barn8 last night. I felt very safe: Restaurant only seats 33% capacity; masks and hand sanitizer as you walk in; they take your temperature before seating; tables properly spaced; servers in masks, etc. We had the carrots and fried green tomatoes for appetizers - Yummy! I ordered the bucatini with eggplant and heirloom tomatoes. The table shared the blueberry crumble and the chess pie for desert. Delightful evening. The grounds are fabulous and the setting is pure KY! It is worth if just for the ambiance! read more

What a masterpiece. Barn 8 comes to you from the same people involved in 21C, so it's no surprise the aesthetics are phenomenal. If you ever wondered whether Louisville's bourbon/horse country could provide the type of restaurant typically associated with wine country, this is your resounding answer in the affirmative. You'll know you made the right decision coming here from the moment you enter the farm gates, gradually setting eyes on the gorgeous restaurant-converted barn. What surprised me though, is how good the food is. the dishes are on the lighter side, but extremely flavorful, generally involving ingredients from nearby farms. The appetizers in particular that I've had have been remarkably interesting, serving large portions, yet never overwhelming. And the cocktails are second to none in town (at least now that Rye's closed), often showing off the abundant local spirits. Without question, this is an extremely valuable addition to Kentucky's dining scene, and should be a major boon to bourbon/horse country tourism as well. read more

Barn8 started out to be a seemingly good experience. The location was fantastic, the atmosphere was wonderful! We arrived and entered, to be greeted by a kind hostess. We did not have a reservation, but she said she could quickly accommodate us. After a short wait, she came back and told us that she couldn't seat us as quickly as she had first thought, but we were welcome to wait in the lounge, or take one of the lounge high tops and have brunch there. We were short on time, and opted to sit there and eat. There wasn't anyone else in the lounge except the Bartender and us. Was took our seats, as the hostess brought us silverware and waters. From that point on, it went down hill quickly. After sitting a brief time, the bartender cane from behind the bar, and asked us for a drink order. No other way to put it... "he clearly wasn't happy". We gave him the order, and thanked him... he just walked away with no response. Thinking to myself, "wow, usually someone says you're welcome when they thank you". He didn't say a word. I'd like to say emotionless, but it wasn't, it was just nasty and negative. I was kinda stunned. As he walked back to the bar, I asked him "you having a good day?"... his reply was "yep". Ok... he's clearly not happy. We read over the menu and checked out the extensive bourbon list. After about 5 minutes, he comes back and kinda just stares at us with his pad and pen. After a few moments, he points with his fingers at us and huffed "ARE YOU READY?". By this time, I'm getting PO'd. We ordered and he started to walk away. Again, I said "thank you!"... with his same roll of the eyes , he just walks away, saying nothing. By now, it's a problem. He walks behind the bar again, so I ask him "are you the bar manager?"... he said "no, he's off"... I said "what's your name?"... he said "Zach"... I asked "how long have you'll been open?" He said "one year". Clearly Zach isn't happy or in a good mood. Zach continued to be cold, Unprofessional, rude and down right negative. It was one of those situations, where the servers energy is palpable. You know it when you feel it! Was he having a bad shift? Was he not feeling well? I don't know, but it takes zero effort to be kind. If you're not well, stay home. If you're not happy, suck it up, or find another profession! In my opinion, he's just a negative person. I watched his interaction with other servers, and he gave the the same attitude. In my opinion, if a restaurant has been open for one year, and they've struggled like all other restaurants, why would you put your WORST foot forward? Y'all get the picture. One apple spoiled my whole experience. I'll never be back. I know several people, living within 2-3 miles from there. I'll not be recommending this place to them. That's how the business works. Had we gotten a table, would it have been different? Probably. Overall, the atmosphere was a 10! It's beautiful! The food was a 6. I ordered the biscuit with gravy (way over salted). My guest ordered the vegetarian hash (also over salted, and without creativity). It wasn't inexpensive. IMO, overpriced. You're paying for location and atmosphere. The service was a 2. Overall, a not so good experience. I will not be back, Thanks to Zach. read more

Cannot say enough about this place. Minutes away from the house. The selections are so unique we want to try everything on the menu every time we go. The setting is awesome and truly Kentucky. read more

We were excited to get a reservation. Third time we had tried. The food was such a disappointment. Atmosphere was unique but did not make up for the mediocre food. read more

The atmosphere was amazing, I just wish their food was as well. The simple salad and cornbread were amazing, their entrees not so much. I would recommend going there for a drink and appetizer or dessert and then exploring the art walk afterwards. It was beautiful! read more

Barn8 is worth the visit - beautiful gardens, amazing board walk and the barn itself is first class. Sat in private stall. Began our dining experience with 2 cocktails - Oh darling - sweet yet tart, tasty and the house Old Fashion - if you like your drink extremely strong, this is it! Ordered the bread plater - the breads were delish, especially the yeast rolls. But the butter was extremely salty - hope they consider unsalted! followed with pork chop and red fish entrees. Thick cut pork chop, well cooked and tasty, VERY SMALL for the extreme cost - came with not even a sliver of starch. Red fish was pleasing - spicy red sauce, fish fresh and cooked perfectly. Again no side, for the cost they should include something (even if small). Moved on to a delish cup of coffee - dessert was disappointing - dense, slightly dry coconut ginger cake. This said, we will return. Please add a chicken dish! Deserves a 4.5 rating! read more

Incredible. Like I can't even begin to describe my words for Barn8. No words will do it justice. The drinks, the ambience, everything was incredible. Super pleased with my experience and will be returning. read more

We had a great birthday dinner here (although they didn't do anything to make it special for a birthday). The setting is just really cool but still casual. The cocktail list was great and at $10 each seemed like a good value. I asked for the bartender to make me a mocktail and just said I like sweet and I got a delicious citrus-y drink that wasn't too sweet ($8). The bourbon list is amazing and the bar is beautiful. The food was all really, really good. There were a LOT of flavors in each dish (all components were listed on the menu). The frito misto fried coating was so so light. The melon and burrata app was a very generous portion with something in the sauce that was really spicy, like "need water you're coughing so much" spicy but so delicious. Our least favorite app was probably the chicken wings, which had a good flavor but it was a little strong on the fish sauce side and the smell might turn people off. As our waiter told us, there were 3. We picked them up to eat them because otherwise we would have barely gotten any meat off of them, so if you aren't prepared to get a little dirty eating them, they may not be the best option. For entrees we had trout, delicious, and the buffalo schnitzel, which was two HUGE (but thin) pieces, and very enjoyable. The haystack fries were good, probably not something to write home about. For dessert we had an absolutely delicious caramel walnut pecan pie that my husband was still thinking about on the drive home. We thought the overall bill was surprisingly low for all we had gotten. Tables for larger parties are in old barn stalls, which was really neat. read more

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Cute and fun for a destination date or brunch. Food is good but not quite 5 stars. Gorgeous setting

I visited this new restaurant with a friend of mine for dinner on Sunday night September 13th. The place itself is lovely! The old building surrounding it is beautiful. However, I truly loved the inside decor of Barn8 but was very disappointed with the menu. There were no chicken or beef selections. My pork chop was really tough to cut. No salads available either. They need to expand their menu. Pretty pricy for what you get. I will not be back until they do. read more

We arrived in the dark and pouring rain. Poor to know signage directing us to Barn8 and parking lot. Couldn't get close to restaurant and made our way down stairs with little lighting in rain. Once inside, the ambience was fantastic. Had a couple of appetizers and they were good - bread basket (over priced) and carrots (over priced). The entrees we were disappointed. Waitress explained the duck dish was like chicken and dumplings. I was disappointed to find it was a small bowl of chicken soup with literally 2 or 3 hard skin pieces of duck (beef jerky). Cost was ridiculous. The other couple dining with us totally agreed. Spaghetti was very small and didn't taste like spaghetti. Bathroom was extremely uncomfortable having men at the sink and while there were individuals toilet rooms, there was no privacy. You have a great concept. Had the menu explained it was a small bowl of soup, I would not have been disappointed, as everyone knows a bowl of soup. However, expecting "chicken and dumplings" and receiving soup seemed deceptive. read more

The venue is beautiful! Great place, scenery and overall done right. The service and food on the other hand was not up to par. The waiter needed to explain the concept of the farm to table restaurant and basically left us dry. The bread and soup were pretty good but our entrees were mediocre at best. The gnocchi was cold so we sent it back and it came out cold again. The duck was good but wayyyy to much pesto and grease. The place has great potential but needs to work on the food delivery and menu options. Also need to really educate the staff on the history and beauty of the place to tell the guests all about it as ours was lacking. read more

The service, ambiance, and drinks were all fantastic. The food on the other hand is another story, unfortunately. The appetizers were incredible (caprese salad, kabocha squash, and tempura shishito peppers) and we couldn't say enough good things about them. We were so excited to get our entrees and were very disappointed as they were bad at best. One person in our party had the white bolognese that came out cold (as did the mushroom stroganoff that we ordered for the table). Beyond being cold, the flavors were lacking and were just very blah. Another person in our party had the bone in pork chop, however in addition to the bone, there was some sort of weird cartilage throughout the chop as well. Beyond that, they said the flavor was alright. Finally, myself and my boyfriend both ordered the ramen. Yikes. Probably our fault for ordering ramen at a non-Japanese restaurant. The soy based broth of shoyu ramen is my absolute favorite, but this broth was literally just soy sauce. It came out a dark, dark brown and the salinity of it actually made us pucker; it was just bad. The soy egg included in it was cooked nicely but served cold and the pickled radish really competed with the other flavors in the dish. With that being said, the tomatoes included were a nice, non traditional touch and the duck was cooked wonderfully. TL;DR: go for the drinks, apps, and dessert. It's certainly worth spending some time on the gorgeous property. But based on my experience, skip the entrees. read more

This was our first time to the restaurant and the atmosphere and service was excellent. We found out when we arrived that the menu was limited and set for Derby. Two of us had 2 pieces scallops for appetizer each and what was similar to cold oatmeal with a scoop of pimento cheese on top for the main course The other entre was a cold bland steak with undercooked cold potatoes. We paid extra for carrots which were great and dry cornbread with no flavor. Dessert was the biggest portion but average at best. Our bill for 3 people was $500 with tip. We felt disappointed and left feeling like we threw our money away. We would have loved to have tried options on the menu that we viewed online prior to coming. This was the worst meal we have ever had at any restaurant. read more

The place, the concept ,and the location is fantastic,but,alas,the food does not live up to the "fancy French restaurant" descriptions on the menu. The "eggs in a basket "turns out to be just an omelette. The brunch menu "Country fried steak" ($33) ,looked huge on the plate,but when I cut into it,it was all batter and breadcrumbs,and the "steak",which was about the size of a playing card,and no more than a half inch thick,literally fell out of the casing ! We ordered house old fashioned cocktails,which were great,until after the second sip,the glass was almost empty,.....there was a solid piece of ice about 2 inches square in the glass,which made it look full,when in reality,there was probably about a half measure in them ? Come on Barn8,when the novelty of the first visit wears off,the only reason people will want to come back, is the quality of the food,and with the current menu and pricing,I doubt if we will be back read more

Absolutely worst experience ever. Our friend made reservations for 14 of us about three weeks ago. They took her credit card just in case we don't show up and it would result in $25 per person charge. Ok we understood, 14 people is a lot to not show up on a Saturday night. We got there, really liked the ambiance of the restaurant. Well that is as far as liking went. Once we started ordering our food is where the issues started. Smoked trout appetizer was way too salty, they only had 3 steaks left and one mushroom pasta dish. So I could not really order anything as I don't like chicken and do not eat pork. My friend ordered fish specifically asking if it was spicy and was told that it was not. She cannot eat spicy food. Well the fish was very spicy. Another friend who was lucky to get the steak asked for medium well and got rare. Way too pricey for poor service and lack of food. Will not go back! read more

The food was brilliantly fresh, excellently prepared and beautifully plated. The service team was professional and pleasant. The space is fun too! read more