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Harbor Lights Restaurant

3.8 (40 reviews)
InexpensiveAmerican
Closed • 7:00 am - 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM - 2:00 pm

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Moderate noise
Good for groups
Good for kids
Happy hour specials

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Traditional Breakfast - you can choose your meat, toast or biscuits & gravy, and 2 eggs any style
Donna P.

We had a little trouble finding this place as it's tucked in the back of the Village and downstairs. Once we did find it, we were seated pretty quickly. There were only a couple other tables so it was quiet and relaxing. The view over the lake is really pretty, especially watching the birds and albino squirrels running around. We both had mugs of warm and tasty coffee. We also both ordered the traditional breakfast. His was with eggs over easy, delicious sage sausage and wheat toast. I had scrambled eggs, the sugar cured ham ( a nice thick piece), and a biscuit with sausage pepper gravy. The house potatoes were crispy on the outside, the fed and fluffy on the inside. He also ordered orange juice that came in a pint glass and tasted freshly squeezed. Our waitress was working solo and did a great job. If we are ever back this way, we would definitely stay in one of the rooms and dine here again

Michelle M.

I dined at the Harbor Lights Restaurant several times during my stay at Kentucky Dam Village Resort. Many of the dinners, luncheons were held there. Sometimes we would go there for lunch as a group. I attended a ladies tea that was catered by Harbor Lights. They served finger sandwiches made with chicken salad and home made pimento cheese, a cheese platter with assorted crackers, mini lemon, raspberry and chocolate cheesecakes, sugar cookies, chocolate chip cookies and chocolate covered strawberries. They also have a decent salad bar with bison chili, chicken fajita soup and chicken Florentine soup. It's really an alright place to eat that's not to expensive and you don't have to drive very far to get there.

Typical breakfast
Dan K.

Not a high end restaurant but great comfort food with excellent service. We were there for the new year and there were very few people staying at the State Park Resort but that didn't stop them from serving us several great meals. We had dinner our first night in town since it was so convenient. I had the chicken cordon blue and the wife had a Kentucky hot brown. Both were very good and more than filling. I could have two sides with my meal or for a dollar more one side and the soup and salad bar. I went with the upgrade and it was well worth it. The salad bar was nothing spectacular but was more than full of choices. They had bison chili and as a huge fan of chili, there was no way I was passing on it. The chili was very thick and meaty and had a great flavor. It was Texas style with beans which I like sometimes. Excellent hearty chili. We went back another evening when the restaurant we planned on attending was closed and had another great meal. I had the All American burger and the wife had the grilled chicken breast. I got my choice of cheese on it and chose to try their homemade kettle chips. Where were warm, crispy and had a nice seasoning on them. The burger was thick and juicy and I again had the bison chili with the salad bar. The chicken breast was small, but well cooked and juicy. With the soup and salad my wife had plenty to eat. We were were the only people in the restaurant at the end of our meal and the chef sent our free dessert he wanted us to try. It was a slightly sweet and savory shortcake style cupcake with a carmel/chocolate sauce topped with a sour cream icing and it was very good. Lastly, we had breakfast our last morning. Your normal eggs, sausage, taters with toast for me and the same with bacon for the wife. Cooked perfectly with a full pitcher of coffee. Service for all three meals was excellent and all the meals were reasonably price between $10-$13 each. The serve beer, wine and mixed drinks and our domestics were cheap at $3 each. We would definitely return if we were in the area again.

Kelly J.

If you're at the Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park and you feel like you just have to check out the restaurant at the Village Inn Lodge, then go ahead and check out Harbor Lights Restaurant. But, if you're not dying to see what it's all about for some reason, I'd recommend just skipping it. Full disclosure, I only experienced breakfast here. I didn't try anything from the lunch or dinner menu, so I can't offer an opinion on those, but judging from the location itself, the menu, and the quality of the breakfast food, I would imagine it's best left skipped over as well. I opted for the breakfast buffet (around $9). The menu seemed to include options that were pretty similar to the buffet anyway, and I could see the dishes of several individuals around me, and decided I'd rather make my own serving and be able to see the options before plating them up for myself. The buffet was decently sized, but nothing spectacular. It included biscuits, with options of jam, butter, or honey, gravy, bacon, sausage, two types of scrambled eggs (with ham & cheese or plain), oatmeal, grits, cereal (but oddly enough, no milk), French toast sticks, fried apples, and hash browns. (If I recall correctly that is every single item that was available.) My first plate consisted of biscuits and gravy, bacon, hash browns, and plain scrambled eggs. The biscuits and gravy were not good. The biscuits were very tough and obviously overcooked. The tops/bottoms were inedible for me, even when soaked with gravy. The gravy was obviously from a packet - not seasoned well and not the right consistency. The eggs were alright, but required lots of salt and pepper. The bacon was actually great, cooked perfectly. And the hash browns were delicious. I'm not sure what was in them, but they had an almost cheesy flavor. Whatever they were mixed/seasoned with saved that entire plate for me. My second plate consisted of French toast sticks and after my first bite I only ate any of them so I didn't seem so wasteful. Since I hadn't had much more than hash browns and bacon at that point I went back up for cereal, because you know what that's going to be like, and that's when I discovered there was no option for milk. So.. I skipped that and got some grits with brown sugar and baked apples. And some more hash browns. The grits were alright. Nothing special. And the apples were a bit strong in flavor for me. Basically, if you eat here, eat hash browns. They brought this review up from a one star to a two star rating.

Chilli fries made with bison and homemade fries
Rosa A.

Our waitress was extremely friendly and informative. We tried a variety of the Purple Toad wines, which were all sweet. We had one bottle corked and took it with us (dry county rules do not apply here). Also, we had an appetizer--the chili fries. The fries were actually homemade chips and the meat was bison. This was served with a side of a cilantro ranch sauce, which was complimentary to the dish.

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4 months ago

Great place to get good service and excellent food the staff was very helpful and friendly. Wonderful view while eating

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Their Buffet prices and food are worth it! Always clean, plentiful, and good service with a great view.

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2 years ago

Great breakfast! Friendly and helpful staff. Would definitely recommend this place. Beautiful view of the lake too.

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2 years ago

Great atmosphere, situated by a lake. Food is wonderful, and staff friendly! Come check it out!!

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2 years ago

very good food. the staff was very hospitable. our waitress was Kayla and very attentive. we will go back.

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12 years ago

Kind of picky 8-year old strongly recommends the hamburger here!!!!!!!!! ;) He really liked the chicken noodle soup too! All smiles! :)

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