Baked potato, which is one of my favorite foods, had been baked several hours earlier and reheated prior to being served to me. It was dark inside the potato and not fluffy at all. The shrimp was mediocre. The salad was the best part of the meal. The entire restaurant needed a makeover. Peeling paint on floor, bathroom was rundown. Just looks like no one really cared about the physical appearance. Supposedly the restaurant has earned accolades for being a great steakhouse several years in a row. We won't be going back read more

Best steak I've ever had. I am proud to have this kind of restaurant in the area. The food never disappoints and the atmosphere is laid back compared to other "fancy" restaurants in town. Only complaint is the service has gotten a little worse over the years. But I would recommend this place to anyone. read more

One of my childhood favorites. I mean this fully that this steak is the best you will get in the area hands down. The ribeye is big and so flavorful. This place has a nice rustic feel that resembles downtown Paducah. Forgot to mention they have the best French fries I've had in my life. Yeah it's no joke. If you are in the area head down to does and grab yourself a nice hearty steak with the fresh cut fries. read more

We went on Sunday to eat before the show . This time we wanted steaks. I have to say it was the best steak I've had in years. It was lime melt in your mouth tender and juicy. The only thing I can say negative was two things bothered me. 1. I got the salad with their house dressing which was very tasty but way too much on the salad. My salad was drenched in it. Also they should add a few crunchy croutons to the salad . Just my opinion and will order dressing on side next time. 2. Waiter kept saying he did bring our bread but he never did. Bread should be brought with the salad, just saying. read more

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We had a wonderful meal started with their tamales for our appetizer We had beer and wine to drink! I ordered chicken with spaghetti which i liked alot! The bread was very good, bakery toasted. We had house salad and I had house dressing, lemon garlic! I bought a bottle to bring home! My husband had shrimp, liked it very much! We had Charlie for our waitress, very cordial and accommodating, we enjoyed our visit to Doe's very much! We will definitely recommend and hope to visit again! read more

My second time eating at Doe's was no better than the first time. The steak was oily and lacked seasoning. The salad was basic iceberg lettuce and very little toppings. For as much money as you pay, I would expect the place to look better. The tables are old and scratched up. The concrete flooring looks dirty. The place just looks filthy all over. I can't imagine what the kitchen must look like. Often when walking by, the staff is on the sidewalk smoking, and there is trash outside the side employee entrance. Skip this place and go to Stella's, Max's, or Cynthia's. read more

This place looks the part, but the cuts of meat and grill quality are very inconsistent. The service and beer section were great, but the centerpiece (steak) fell short on both of my visits to this Doe's. For the price, I would not visit this steakhouse again. The location is convenient and there's plenty of parking across the street. read more

Doe's Eat Place - 3lb porterhouse - Steakhouses Near Me - Paducah, Kentucky

Absolutely amazing steak. Shared with husband and still had enough to take home. Excellent.

Great Service. Excellent Food... cocktails are strong and yummy! One drink is all I needed! LOL. Great place for dinner after work. I had the hot tamales and chili with a lemon drop martini. Catfish and steak fries to go for later. (I'm traveling) the tamales are very filling. Truth be told... I'm not a fan of tamales but with the chili cheese and sour cream!!! I'm sold! LOL!! The lemon drop martini was tasty strong and not too sweet. I usually do the Porterhouse at the Doe's location in Little Rock but decided to go out on a limb and do something new here in Paducah. All that said... i had more than enough food, I'm quite pleased, and my total is $45.47. Wow!!! I'm a happy camper. Appetizer, cocktail and dinner and well below my dinner work budget. WoooHoooo!!! Thanks Doe's Paducah! I'll be back for sure!! read more

Doe's Eat Place - Tamales Chili with cheese and Sour Cream #Tasty - Steakhouses Near Me - Paducah, Kentucky

Great food and service. Very accommodating to a group. They made sure everyone was satisfied with the meal.

After waiting one hour actually it was a little over an hour, for someone to recognize that we were there I was astonished by the waitresses demeanor. when o informed her of my long wait to be even approached,,, sh or much less,served, she was quick to respond with an invitation to leave the restaurant. I left and will never return. read more

I love the shrimp they have in the chili oil! Super awesome service and sweet server. Was a very nice time. Salad was very good with the bleu cheese dressing and wafer crackers. Will be back read more

We were here on a Sunday and only arrived at our (nearby) hotel after 5:30 p.m. We walked over to the downtown area and scoped out some restaurants and ended up eating here. On the plus side, they are open on Sundays. They currently require masks to enter but then you of course don't wear them while dining. I'm guessing they have a 'limited menu' for COVID-times. My guess would be that they offered a wider variety 6+ months ago. Everyone was able to find something to their taste. I finished my pasta, though my daughter had appreciable leavings (to be fair, it was her first time trying Mahi Mahi, and I think it just generally wasn't to her liking). Wine and beer menu was somewhat limited; no full bar (I think). Prices seemed a bit higher than I would have expected. I assume this would be on the higher end of Paducah dining establishments, so plan accordingly. We were not really looking for a 'fancy' meal out, just something satisfying after a long day of driving. If I were here in more normal circumstances and wanted to go higher end, I'd consider this place. OTOH, if you just want something more mid-range, you might want to check on other options. read more

The location is convenient to downtown attractions. We were seated quickly and service was fine. Food at a sit-down restaurant in the same town that has Cynthia's and Freight House should not be this expensive and this bad. The menu is limited. Food was bland; everything was either undercooked or overcooked. Portion sizes made no sense except that you obviously got plenty of the starchy filler ingredients and not so much of what you thought you were paying for. Big pile of soggy white rice; tiny piece of mahi mahi! How do you mess up bread? Whatever oil they spread on the thinly sliced, overtoasted white bread they served with our meal tasted like it had gone over a little-- not quite rancid but headed that direction. If you're in Paducah on a Monday, disappointed that the best restaurants are closed, and looking for a comparable dining experience-- this is not it. Go to McD's or something. read more

One of the best steaks you will ever eat in your life, no matter the cut. Absolutely delicious every single time. Desserts are incredible. Sometimes it's a little loud, but the food makes up for it. read more

First time here. Good service, but pricing, which is substantial, did not reflect quality vs. what could have been had at another restaurant. Ambiance is ho-hum at best. Food was also ok at best. Not terrible but not I don't see a reason to return. read more

I ate at the bar and had a Caesar salad the broiled shrimp. The bartender made me a great Old Fashioned. The atmosphere was very nice and I look forward to eating there again in the future read more

Ordered a $60 ribeye, medium rare. It was way over cooked, the majority was slightly pink, some parts gray. It was hard to the touch, hard to cut, and hard to chew. It tasted dry. TWO employees said it looked perfect. Out of all the steakhouses I've been to, this is hands down the worst steak I've had. The service was just as bad. The waitress was never around. Never checked on us. Never refilled our drinks. There were only three other tables full in our room. When we ordered, she didn't write down what we ordered, and had to come back to us ten minutes later to confirm with us what we ordered. Don't waste your money or time with this place. read more

We eat at Does in Little Rock all the time. This one was a big disappointment. Steak was ok not the salad. Service was pathetic.

Last night we had the two pound t-bone steak for 2 people. The steak was cooked perfect and was enough to take home half. We had the tamale with chili because they were highly recommended an we agree they are outstanding. The side salad was large with great blue cheese dressing. The steamed vegetables were flavorful. The restaurant is nice but casual in downtown Paducah. The place was noisy probably because of all the prom kids however it was nice to see them. The service was excellent read more

Over priced steaks that took over 45 minutes to get to the table on a night that did not appear to be busy. The dining room had boxes of supplies tossed above an alcove. Avoid at all costs. read more

The tamales blew me away! I felt like I was in Mexico! So delicious! I had the mahi mahi ; it was perfect!! My husband had ribeye; cooked to perfection! If you want amazing food go here! It's in a rustic atmosphere with exposed bricks! Highly recommend read more

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Very good food at today's inflated prices. Service is "post Covid" but reasonably good. All in all: a good place for a good meal. We'll be back. read more

Words cannot describe how amazing this place is! From the outside in, the drinks, the food, the appetizers, and everything in between this is a top notch place. You simply cannot do downtown Paducah without Doe's! read more

This Doe's doesn't not fully compare to the Original in Greenville, MS. Just missing it! The same family may own this one, but they are not delivering with the service or the food! Who is running this location? Our female server who was named Charlie - found that on our receipt - since she never told us her name. A blonde gal with a nose ring. She left us sitting at our table for over 10 minutes with our menus closed waiting to order. She started off real bad, was not very attentive the rest of the night and was not interested in trying to catch up! 2 others servers were following in her foot steps! This taller heavy-set gal that was real loud and just messed up. Glad we did not get her. Then, there is this young guy with black hair that was later presented as the "Manager" but clearly was not when the staff could not find the Real Manager! After our meal I tried to inform the Real Manager of the poor food experience and it was clear the flunky they threw in as the "Manager" had no clue about what was missing in this meal compared to the Greenville location! I had seen this guy working as a server when we came in to be seated. He was talking about his Dolly Parton tattoo on his leg with a Co-worker. These two "servers" need to pursue other opportunities outside the company! Yet, we saw other servers hustling and bustling. A hard working bald guy that strangely stooped down to near table height when he took an order. Yet, he was hitting his tables and working them. Plus, a petite gal with straight black hair who was working her tables out front and still found time to come by and refill our teas. Something I had to ask for from Charlie! These 2 need "Atta Boys" and a bump in pay! They know how to work and deliver for the patron and the restaurant! Now to the food. The 3 Tamales and Chili for an appetizer were just great. The Salads with the House Dressing was the tangy, salty goodness we had in Greenville. The Steak was so incredibly good with the delicious Drippings! Hitting it on all the MARKS! The Fries, however, were quite a disappointment! They were good. Yet, we were not paying for good. These were NOT the big honking planks we got in Greenville. Those in Greenville were crispy, piping hot right out of the cast iron skillet. The ones in Paducah were like the ones you can get at a Penn Station Sub location. I would have actually liked having Penn Station's to use to dip in the excess Salad Dressing or the Drippings! They would have been better than what was delivered Friday! Then, there was the Bread! What is this thin slice of nearly sandwich-sized loaf bread on the plate? Seriously, I am going to use that to sop up the excess Salad Dressing or Steak Drippings goodness with this? Not the bread style or thickness of the Greenville location! See the posted pictures. There is a very distinct difference in the Quality and Character of the two dinners! Paducah when weighed in the Balance ... Comes Out Wanting! read more

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I wish they served their lunch menu at dinner! Love their steaks, love their gumbo. Also really love the spaghetti at lunch (sauce has to be from scratch??) read more

Update: we came back to this Doe's three years later to find a changed restaurant. The server was surly and the atmosphere seemed exhausted. Was the food still tasty? Yes. And our cocktails were well-mixed, even though neither one came with the garnishes that were described in the menu (there was no jalapeño on the jalapeño watermelon margarita, and the olives in the dirty martini had been down-graded from blue cheese olives). But really the worst part was the server, who could not even muster the basics of courtesy and dropped our food on the table with a sloshing thunk each time. We felt like we were being punished for even asking about the steak salad that was so good last time it has become part of our family lore .... But in the years that have passed we had forgotten it was only a lunch dish. Our advice is to study the menu ahead of time so maybe you have a better experience. read more

Food was amazing! Go there. Now. Like right now. And get some Tamales while you're at it. read more

Doe's Eat Place - Hamburger - Steakhouses Near Me - Paducah, Kentucky

Great steak eating atmosphere but steaks were so big this old man I had to split the entree. Maybe because I ate too many tamales! Steak was perfect! read more

Interesting place. Service was good. Friendly and somewhat attentive. The food was good. The restaurant is messy with boxes stored in a loft above the dining room and visible. read more

The steaks are absolutely amazing! The service is great as well! My only complaint is with the cleanliness of the building and especially the restrooms. A little effort in making them nicer would go a long way. read more

OMG! Is there a way to give more stars?! We have eaten at some of the top steak houses in the country and this little place beats all of them! Top it off with excellent service from Jonathan! We will fly back to eat here again and again! read more

Doe's Eat Place - 2 1/2 pound Porterhouse! - Steakhouses Near Me - Paducah, Kentucky

Waitress was very friendly and helpful. Food was amazing! Shared a meal... perfect size! Filet was cooked to perfection. BUT, dessert... the bomb. Hope to travel through area again. read more

Scramble to find a restaurant open on Monday and found Doe's. Our server was good - friendly and never acted like we were putting him out. Didn't have catfish so went with chicken tenders and fries - was a bit overdone but not worth sending back. My wife got the vegetables as her side and thought they were overcooked. Was okay but not as good as their ratings would suggest. Maybe just a bad day. read more

From what I understood, this is THE place for steak. I have only ever been in for some after-drinks cheesecake (which is fabulous btw). Tonight was our wedding anniversary so we decided to splurge on their $$$ steak. We had the tamale appetizer, which were very good. Me and hubby split the porterhouse steak and fries, ordered as medium rare like God intended. After about 40 minutes the steak came out huge and beautiful but as soon as my knife touched its incredibly soft surface I knew something was wrong. The steak was cooked rare-blue rare. I know you can't get a complete even cook on a bone in steak that size... but... I thought to myself ..."this is a $$$$ steak in THE restaurant for steak and they don't understand medium rare"... surely not. Hubby actually likes his a little more rare, so I cut a quarter of the steak and sent it back to the kitchen. Hubby was diving into his share when the rare quickly showed its ultra rare. Literally looked like someone put it on the grill, counted to 10, flipped and sent it out. Off that goes the rest of the steak to the kitchen. We dig into the fries, fresh cut and well salted Back comes my steak in a big puddle. Borderline rare, but a big improvement. Hubby steak comes back the same, At this point a floor manager (?) has apologized and gave hubby a free t-shirt So we're digging in and next thing you know we're trimming off big lines of fat and gristle from the borders of the steak. What's that you ask? Did THE steak house not only have trouble cooking a medium rare steak, but also leave me to trimming my own steak? Why yes. Yes they did. Meat itself was well seasoned and tasted like a $$ steak. All in all, my idea that Doe's is THE place for steak has been shook. Management was apologetic and they even comped the dessert ..which is why I give a star for effort, bringing it to 3. But they should really be ashamed for what they did to that piece of meat Will be back for cheesecake, not the steak. read more

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Family members visited from out of town so we made a day of it downtown. Our first stop was lunch at Doe's Eat Place. This restaurant NEVER disappoints!!! The weather was perfect and there was music playing outside. We all ate the Black and Bleu Salad and it was delicious. After lunch we were off to the Quilt Museum!! read more

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I was excited to try this after ready all the wonderful reviews, but was honestly disappointed. Had reservations at 6:30. Were finally seated a bit after 7? Party of 2... why make a reservation or it should be called a place holder. So ordered the rib-eye for 2 to split. Literally 1/2 the steak was fat. The kitchen should never have let it be served like that. So cut the steak in half as my friend who wanted hers a little more done than mine. PS: took another 30 minutes to get the steak. When I finally carved out the fat from my 1/2, I would guess I ended up with about 6 ozs. The steak that was later delivered back to my friend did not look at ALL like what was sent back, so the kitchen did her a favor. It was bigger, thicker and although still had a little fat, was nothing like my half. I would recommend ordering a filet and IF I go back, I will. For $48, I did expect more than 6 ozs. We were offered deserts to make up for it as there was some excuse that they did not have computer access to adjust the bill?! Ok- then the comment was, " well ya'll are getting about $24 worth of desert". Ok again but didn't come for the desert, which costs them probably $5. It was not the servers fault and I know every restaurant has a bad night, but the kitchen DEFINITELY had something off. Not sure it's worth the $$ or the time. We finally got out of there close to 9, when if the reservation was honored, should have been out the door by 8. Ya'll need to fix whatever the heck was going on! read more

Doe'nt bother with this. Hopefully there are other choices to eat in downtown Paducah but unfortunately the majority of them we're still closed from covid-19. Stopped in for lunch was recommended from another retailer down the street. She said they were known for steaks. Upon getting a menu I was pleased to see that they had something called Southern tamales and decided that's what I was going to try. Along with a steak sandwich. Unfortunately the hostess which was the only brights but said they were not yet making the tamales on the menu but they did have a tamale dip. I told her I would try the dip and the steak sandwich. The dip came out first looking and tasting a lot like Hormel chili mixed with refried beans. Although the tamales were billed as spicy this concoction was anything but border lining on Gross and covered with cheese it had very little flavor. Most of the chips were over cooked as well but properly salted. I had asked for my steak sandwich to be medium figuring if they were known for steak they could do it well and if they aired a little bit I'd still get a nice cut of steak with some pink. However well done is what I got the steak was so tough I had to pull it off the sandwich and cut it up with a knife to eat it. The final kicker was although I got the dip I was charged for a full order of tamales with chili and at $11 it was just a total rip-off. Arguably it was so nasty that asking $5 for a dip might have been too much. Maybe they have other better things but they're two signature items we're not good. If the waitress wasn't so pleasant they they got a solid one star. Avoid. read more

Doe's will surprise you every time. You walk up and would never think this is a steak house. Especially a steak house of its stature. Our dinner was delicious. Steak was cooked perfectly. Drinks were very good. Beer was cold. Wait staff was good, not slow but not fast. It's tough to get reliable wait staff so this will never bother me. Will return to Doe's in the future. read more

Well, I know it's typically a good restaurant but I also know when there is a subpar level of service! Walked in on Monday evening, no one greeted me at the door, none of the staff greeted me as I walked through the restaurant. Walk to the bar where there were two open seats, but menus and asked the bartender if those were reserved. She replied, yes, and turned and walked away! So I did the same, and that's how you lose business on a slow Monday evening! read more