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    Benson Marina Boat Dock

    4.5 (40 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    BENSON MARINA BOAT DOCK ATMOSPHERE

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    Casual
    Outdoor seating

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    Entrance ramp...steep!
    Evan F.

    Dockside restaurant and bar with an old-school flattop grill, cheap beers, music blaring and a view of the water? Yes, please! Came here during a recent trip down the Kentucky Bourbon Trail and the crew was jonesing for a good ol' sloppy burger to help sop up some of the brown elixir we'd been consuming. Everyone orders burgers, some ordered tots and some ordered onion rings and we sat back to wait for the magic to happen. These were some near perfectly flattop char-grilled burgers, mine with grilled onions, pickle chips and American cheese...my wife's was a standard bacon cheeseburger. Onion rings were super crispy and thin, tots were very salty but perfectly crisp. Now fully in food coma mode, we made our way to the distillery for our next adventure!

    Burgers are so messy (in a good way) that you might have to eat them standing up.
    David G.

    Got to stop by on a beautiful fall November day right before they closed for the season. Glad I got a chance to stop by. We came for the burgers. I tried the cheeseburger and the rest of the family went with the specialty burgers. If I have a recommendation, it would be to season the meat just a little more. They're good, but it seems like the rest of the sandwich has to try harder to lift up that semi-bland ground beef. It comes close to pulling it off, as they're so messy my son had to eat his burger standing up. And I mean that in a good way. They add on the extras. But man, just season that meat a tad more and you are going to be epic. I'd recommend the fries and mozzarella sticks. Both came out hot and ready. The service is pretty good also. Very nice people. Great place to sit out and eat on a nice day. I'd definitely go back. I just want them to tweak those seasonings a little on that beef and this could be a destination.

    Mushroom Swiss Burger and tots.
    Darla I.

    Great little dive bar and the burgers were amazing. Friendly staff, sets right on the river. Looks a little sketchy when you first roll up, but glad I went on in. Perfect little hidden gem. Great atmosphere, great drink selections and awesome food. I highly recommend the burgers!!

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    Ali T.

    Nice place for lunch! Outdoor deck area. Indoor bar area. Boat deck. Grilled salad is worth the wait! Good food!

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    Gary C.

    This is what you call a hidden gem close to Frankfort. My wife got a cheeseburger with cheese fries. While I choose the poppers to start off. Then I went with the Benson Burger with bacon dressed. I had to go with the Onion rings. It wasn't bad everything reminded us of bowling alley food (not a bad thing). This is not a military friendly location

    Kimberly H.

    I found this out of the way spot through yelp, so I thought I would leave a yelp review as we are still sitting here with full bellies enjoying our cocktails and the nice atmosphere. As of right now, I am still not comfortable eating inside a restaurant l, so finding this place to sit outside with a beautiful view, great food, great service, and other friendly guests was greatly appreciated. The view of the water and all the boats made it quite nice. We sat beside a diy water spout that water came from. We ordered the Woody and the bacon cheeseburger and had the Marina Sunset cocktails. The fries were seasoned really good. We forgot to take a photo of our burgers but they were delish and looked exactly like the other photos. We will definitely be back.

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    Stephanie L.

    We were looking for a lunch spot after touring Buffalo Trace, and this popped up on Yelp. It's small, very casual. My Reuben was pretty good and my bf enjoyed his double decker cheeseburger. The service was fast and friendly and it was nice to sit out on the dock. It would have been more scenic if that water didn't look so murky. I have four stars because of the service. The food only earned three.

    Gino M.

    Such a cool place an outdoor marina in the state Capital. Only found this place by word of mouth. You have to kind of walk down a bluff and across a gangplank to get over but it's worth it. Nothing fancy but really good hamburgers and ice cold beer in a marina on the river (codeword/outdoors) setting. I'll certainly be back.

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    HayleyJean S.

    We decided to dine here since it's "on the water" It's all outside dining. We had quick service and good food and drinks. Sodas and water etc are bottled. Piña colada was tasty. I had burger. Nothing extraordinary but it was good. My kids enjoyed watching the 20lb+ carp that are obviously trained by patrons to hang around for scraps. Overall I'd definitely return.

    Double Ben with onion rings
    Renee R.

    Such a cute little marina perfect to sit and have burgers with the family before my youngest first day at Midway University. We all decided to order burgers with onion rings and fries and a margarita on the side. Loved the view the location just a cute comfy place to enjoy a little family time, all of us enjoyed the food, burgers were awesome juicy flavorful. We will definitely be back when we visit our son at school! Thanks we enjoyed our day

    Heidi C.

    Absolutely delicious burgers and fun atmosphere. Great service! Would absolutely recommend this little spot.

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    Tawana E.

    Food & service was great!! We took an entire ball team (14 year old boys) to eat & the staff was very accommodating & friendly!! Atmosphere was very laid back with outdoor seating! I would highly recommend, especially if you have a loud group! Lol.

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    Stop in here to meet the locals.. I enjoyed cold beer with good burgers while watching the boat coming and going

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    Went here on our way through frankfort. Not open. Wish people would adjust their hours online.

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    Great food and great service! Lisa and Shelly are fun and friendly. Will come here again!

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    Stopped for lunch after touring Buffalo Trace. Great burgers and drinks and friendly staff. Cheers!

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    The taps. There's a really nice variety of near and far choices. And they rotate, so of course, you'll have to come back to sample again.

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