Great dirty martinis and great conversation w owners and others there- just a neat place to go hang…read moreout an hour or so+

Great cocktails and excellent atmosphere. Grab some good at the Blackbird Cafe and enjoys some…read moregreat drinks here.

The owners. the Baekers are living the dream in Danville. This is a premiere causal fine dinning…read morelocated in Danville, Kentucky. The highlight here is Brazil's national cocktail, the caipirinha, and with it cachaça - a uniquely Brazilian spirit made from freshly pressed sugarcane nectar. This is a wonderful place to host an event, we were there for a friend's wedding. The ambiences created a truly memorable events. The staff is amazing. The bar is impressive, the restrooms are meticulously decorated. With excellent service. The view is spectacular from the patio. The New York Strip was fabulously, but also recommend that pork choices and the banana pudding. The Chef is amazing and the food is visually appealing. This is off the beaten path but it is well worth a detour.

Food and service were excellent! The ambiance is the only thing I would change. They have very…read morebright lights for an elegant restaurant. If they turn half off and dim the other half, this would make the restaurant even better. Highly recommend the banana bread pudding for dessert!

Friday night = cocktails at my house. To my horror, I saw the empty bottle of bitters in my liquor…read morecabinet! I made the drive to Happy Hour Liquor to check it out and give an entrepreneur my business. Ondie was a great help. He asked which drink I was planning to make, and naturally I had my two-page list on hand. Together we searched the web to determine the best pick. We have something in common since we've both recently moved back to Lexington, and we agree that it rocks. Then he gave me a sneak peek of their future bourbon bar. I'm first in line when it opens! You'll find Ondie behind the bar. He made me promise to bring my list so we can concoct some libations. My new friend! Here's a tip: if you're looking for an alternative route to Nicholasville Road, take the Harrodsburg to Keene Road connection. Such a beautiful drive past a couple of horse farms.

The person at check out decided he needed to comment about my appearance and age for five minutes,…read moretelling me how I looked too young despite my ID, I am 30. I have been here several times purchasing with a male counterpart, but the one time I was alone I had to deal with the clerk discussing my appearance which I didn't appreciate in the slightest. When my age and appearance was never even questioned when I wasn't alone. Never have I wanted to leave a place more. I will be shopping elsewhere.

Super cute spot - a part of the Arts Center of the Bluegrass and connected thru an interior door to…read morethe Fern gift shop. Bright and open space - primarily small plates but a few entrees on the menu. Perfect spot for meeting/chatting. Lots of different seating options for a variety of group sizes and yet comfy for one person. Cute decor and lovely art collection (as one would expect). I had the pimento cheese crostini, the soup of the day (Chickpea Chili), and a lavender lemonade. All three items were excellent. Comforting, homemade, and the perfect end to an adventure wandering around the arts center and the gift shop.

Murrini is an expansion of the Arts Center of the Bluegrass, also adjacent to the "Fern" gift shop…read more This is more of a lunch/small plates venue. Nice meeting spot for the area, bright and open, with a decent selection of charcuterie, small sandwiches, soups, and salads. We had the charcuterie board, with three cheeses, two meats (salami and country ham), crackers, bread, grapes, olives, nuts. Very large board. Was bummed there was a large hair in some of our cheese, but things happen. We also had the pimento in greens. Pimento was creamy, but lacked seasoning. The Murrini trio came with the previously mentioned pimento cheese, hummus (also under-seasoned, but also creamy), naan, crackers, and pickled veggies. The pickled veggies appeared to be made on site and were great! The deviled egg flight we had, supposedly three different flavors, also lacked pizazz. Not bad, just not much else either. We also had tea, water, and mimosas (Prosecco out of the bottle into orange juice). They also have lemon and basil burrata, a roasted veggie sandwich, a turkey club. Their dinner selections are limited to: pasta and spinach, pot roast, a toasted sesame salmon bowl, and the seared seafood salad. You go up to the counter to order. This is not a spot where you have a specific server to your table. Service was as good as it could be. There were two servers/cashiers. Both very kind and helpful, but very young and basically doing the best they could without any sort of oversight or management. I would come here again for a meet up or basic light lunch. But it's not a place you'd take your out of town friends or take people to impress them.

This distillery is almost quite literally in my backyard but today was my first time coming for a…read moretour. Our tour guide (Grayson?) was super knowledgeable and down to earth. I loved learning about the process it takes to make bourbon and how Wilderness Trail got started and differentiated itself from other brands. The tasting at the end was delicious (don't forget to go back to the main lobby and get your bourbon ball) and there was a bar where you could grab a drink and cozy up by the fireplace and watch a game. We had a great time and this was one of my favorite distilleries to visit.

Had a great visit - Noah was an excellent host. Tasted heated and rye varieties. All outstanding…read more Will definitely be back!

I love wine. I love winery hopping. This is called Chrisman…read moreMill Vineyards. I expected a vineyard. This is *actually* a tasting room at the mall. To be fair, according to Drink Ky, they have a vineyard that is not open to the public, but the winery page on Yelp takes you to the tasting room. So...I think my expectations left me a little disappointed. I still love drinking wine and I wasn't going to say no, but I thought we were going somewhere else. That said, the space is lovely. A nice retail area, brightly lit and clean. The bar area isn't extensive, but large enough to seat a couple of small groups. We sat at the end of the bar and were greeted quickly by the guy working. He explained the tasting options. Flights range from $5-$8, and you get three generous pours or your selection of wines or sangrias. I opted for the wine flight option. My selections were the Vidal, Sweet Jessamine Rose, and Sweet Riverbend Red. They were alright, nothing that made me want to buy a bottle. Apparently they are in the midst of a special offer for a free fondue plate with two tastings. That was a nice surprise! The flights come served on a barrel stave. It is a nice idea, but it is a little unstable. We both thought it was a little funny when the music that was playing switched to "Get Low" and some other club-like music. The fella liked it, I kinda killed the ambiance for me. If you are shopping at the mall in Lexington, and need a lil' wine time, Chrisman is a good option. If you want to go to a winery...this will probably disappoint you some as well.

From the windooooooowwwww to the wall... (more on this in a moment)…read more By all accounts, this place should be five stars. It is part of the mall area so it's not really a vineyard. It's more of a mall shop where you can also do tastings of their wine. Parking is plentiful. You have to keep in mind... you're at a mall! There are plenty of spaces and as long as you're not a pampered person that needs the closest spot, you'll be just fine. The guy working greeted us right away. They have a few different flights but none are over 8 dollars. Each flight gives you three generous pours. No complaints there at all. While we were drinking our wine, music was playing. It was a mix that fit the store perfectly. It was us, another couple, the worker guy and another worker girl that came out. At one point we started to hear, "Three, six, nine, damn you're fine. Move it till you sock it to me one more time" Yes! You guessed it... skeet skeet skeet. We noticed it right away. I said, "This is the unedited version too. Awesome!" The girl working noticed it right away and started laughing. It was funny but the guy working went ahead and changed the song. I understand that if the wrong crowd heard that song, it would stir up controversy. In my opinion, if they can't take a little skeet in their ears, then they probably shouldn't be drinking wine. My flight consisted of dry wines. The Norton, Norton Reserve, and Firefly. The Norton Reserve was my favorite of the three. Easily drinkable but I'm not sure if I'd need to buy a bottle or not. Our tasting also came with a fondue board. That's a nice little perk that we weren't expecting. When it comes down to it, this place is brilliant and more malls should lease to tasting rooms. For all the people that don't like to shop with their family, significant others or children... walk down to the winery and drink for a few hours. I wouldn't go out of my way to go here but if you're already in the congested mall area of Lexington... go ahead and stop in.

Great small winery. Brian was amazing. He really was knowledgeable about his wine. Great place to…read morevisit.

We were bourbon-tasting and our bartender referred us to this quaint little winery. It is only open…read moreon Saturdays for tastings and the options change weekly. When we visited, there were seven wines to be tasted for $8 and the tasting fee is waved if you buy a bottle of wine. The winemaker and owner Brian is a true gem - he works by himself but made all of his customers feel important while he had to run tastings, answer the phone, and check people out. He took the time to get to know everyone's names and you can tell he is immensely proud of his wine. All of the wines are award winners. We took a few bottles home to enjoy at home in NY!

Can't say enough wonderful things about this winery. The owners were some of the nicest people you…read morecould meet. Even better yet the selection of wines and the taste was just phenomenal. Bar far some of the best wine I've ever had. My wife and I love door county winery in Wisconsin and really enjoy the sweeter fruit wines. However the wines here are so much better than those offered at door county. To start the Kentucky diamond is sweet yet light and refreshing. The red dog is amazing if you like red wine and want something a little different. It's slightly sweet yet has an oak finish almost resembles a tawny or a Porto but with a much lighter finish and not nearly as rich and sweet. The blackberry wine was phenomenal it's not to strong and doesn't taste to much like alcohol it has just the right amount of blackberry and is a much smoother finish than the door country blackberry wine. The cherry cordial is also quite phenomenal it has just the right amount of cherry with a brilliant chocolate finish yet it's not to sweet. I didn't find any wine here I didn't enjoy. It's a shame that the wine they make can only be bought here locally at the winery. Well worth the trip from Wisconsin to Kentucky just to buy a few bottles of this wine. By far one of my favorite wineries that seems to be hidden in the middle of the mountains. Even the history of this winery is quite interesting with ties back to Thomas Jefferson and Daniel Boone can't say enough great things about this winery or the people who own it. We will definitely be visiting again soon.

The history alone is reason enough to stop by. The tasting room is quaint and you feel like you…read morewalked into someone's house for dinner. Tommy and Bobbye are amazing hosts. All the wines were unique. They have an Apple Pie that tastes like pie and a Cherry Cordial that smells and tastes like Cherry tootsie pops! They offer dry and sweet wines too. Everybody in our group was satisfied. This is a great vineyard to visit for the wine and conversation.