Here are 15+ restaurants to dine-in or grab a to-go meal for Easter around Louisville
Enjoy a big, delicious brunch or dinner with your family and friends for Easter. There's still time to make a reservation at multiple restaurants and locations around the Louisville area. Don't wait until the last minute, get hoppin'!
Here are more than 15 places to go for an Easter meal on Sunday, April 9:
Black Jockey's Lounge
WHAT: Enjoy an Easter brunch buffet that includes waffles, bacon, turkey sausage, biscuits and gravy, omelets made-to-order, shrimp and grits, chicken wings, fried catfish and more.
WHERE: 630 S. Fourth St.
WHEN: April 9, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
COST: $35, $15 for ages 3-12, free for ages 2 and younger
MORE INFORMATION: Enjoy bottomless mimosa for an additional $20 per person. Reservations are recommended. blackjockeyslounge.com.
Bonefish Grill's Easter Brunch
WHAT: Enjoy Bonefish's latest savory brunch selections that include Grand Marnier French toast served with fresh whipped cream, strawberries, bacon, and maple syrup; bacon and cheddar frittata, an egg souffle topped with melted cheddar cheese and crispy bacon pieces; caprese frittata, an egg souffle with blistered tomatoes and mozzarella fondue, with fresh basil and pesto; and crab and fontina cheese frittata, an egg souffle topped with creamy fontina cheese and lump crab meat. All dishes can be paired with shareable pitchers that include blackberry red sangria, sparkling mango white sangria, or Parker’s margarita (serves three).
WHERE: 657 S. Hurstbourne Parkway
WHEN: April 9, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
MORE INFORMATION: The brunch menu also features classic cocktails such as Bloody Marys, espresso martinis, and mimosas. bonefishgrill.com.
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Brasserie Provence
WHAT: Put a little French in your Easter with a three-course prix-fixe brunch that includes an appetizer, choice of one: spring salad; Vichyssoise soup; Applewood smoked ham benedict and warm tomato and goat cheese tart with basil. Entrée, choice of one: beef sirloin baseball cut steak, mashed potatoes, honey glazed baby carrots, blue cheese sauce; grilled T-bone lamb chops, parmesan herb gnocchi, haricots verts, whole grain mustard demi; seared salmon, creamy polenta, asparagus, beurre rouge, sorrel; artichoke and bell pepper quiche, French fries, Frondosa Farms mushrooms. Dessert, choice of one: warm flourless chocolate cake, vanilla crème brûlée, cheesecake and rum macerated berries, sorbet trio. Children’s menus: croque-monsieur, brioche, ham, Gruyère cheese, béchamel, French fries and Gruyere cheeseburger and fries.
WHERE: 150 North Hurstbourne Parkway
WHEN: April 9, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
COST: $59 per person plus tax and gratuity, $20 for the children's menu (ages 11 and younger)
MORE INFORMATION: A credit card is required to hold the reservation. 502-883-3153; brasserieprovence.com.
Bristol Bar & Grill
WHAT: This Easter brunch buffet includes scrambled eggs and salsa, Applewood smoked bacon, sausage links, breakfast potatoes, Wiesenberger cheddar cheese grits, biscuits and milk gravy, Belgian waffles with fresh whipped cream and fruit, deviled eggs, peel-and-eat shrimp, assorted composed salads, seasonal fruit, vegetables, glazed spiral ham, hot brown casserole, braised short ribs, Atlantic salmon, fried chicken, vegetarian pasta, assorted pastries, and desserts.
WHEN: April 9, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WHERE: Highlands, 1321 Bardstown Road; East, 300 N. Hurstbourne Parkway
COST: $38, $10 for ages 4-11, plus beverage, tax and gratuity
MORE INFORMATION: bristolbarandgrille.com.
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Carrabba's Italian Grill
WHAT: Celebrate Easter with new Italian spring specialties from Carrabba’s Italian Grill. Entrées include Linguine Primavera, linguine with asparagus, peas and roasted tomatoes tossed with basil pesto cream sauce, also available with wood-grilled chicken or wood-grilled shrimp; Tuscan-grilled lamb T-bones, wood-grilled lamb T-bones prepared with their signature grill baste and olive oil served with a bourbon mint demi-glace; tomato caprese with fresh burrata, creamy burrata mozzarella, tomatoes, fresh basil, red onions, balsamic glaze, drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil. Desserts include olive oil cake, citrus olive oil cake with lemon curd, whipped cream, blackberries, and mint chiffonade. Drinks include Passion pear spritz, New Amsterdam Passionfruit vodka, desert pear, fresh lemon, and pineapple juice topped with Riondo Prosecco.
WHERE: 617 South Hurstbourne Parkway
WHEN: April 9, 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
MORE INFORMATION: carrabbas.com
The Capital Grille Brunch
WHAT: The Capital Grille is offering Easter brunch that includes lobster frittata with butter poached lobster tails; 14-ounce bone-in dry-aged New York strip and eggs; 8-ounce center cut filet mignon with white cheddar hash browns and blueberry bread; smoked salmon and caviar that includes Royal Ossetra caviar, crème Fraîche, blini served with white cheddar hash browns.
WHERE: 7600 Shelbyville Road
WHEN: April 9, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
MORE INFORMATION: Children’s menu available. Mimosas and glasses of champagne are available. A la carte dinner options are available all day. Reservations are requested. thecapitalgrille.com.
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City Barbeque and Catering
WHAT: City Barbeque is offering artisan-cured hams, bone-in, and hickory smoked. The Easter bundle includes a ham, two homemade sides, and a dozen buns or a la carte hams. Both the meal and ham serve 12-14. They also offer beef brisket, pulled pork, sausage, turkey, pulled chicken, chicken quarters and ribs. Sides: green beans, baked beans, mac and cheese, fried pickles, corn pudding, potato salad, and Texas toast.
WHERE: 9429 Viking Center Dr.; 4027 Poplar Level Road
WHEN: Pre-order and pick up April 1-8 (closed Easter)
MORE INFORMATION: 502-996-8003 (Viking Center); or 502-206-6085; citybbq.com
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
WHAT: Heat N' Serve Easter meals include ham or prime rib. Easter Ham Heat n' Serve Feast: spiral-sliced sugar-cured ham, mashed potatoes with gravy, choice of three country sides, sweet yeast rolls, and two pies (serves eight to 10). Easter Ham Heat n' Serve Family Dinner: spiral-sliced sugar-cured ham, mashed potatoes with gravy, choice of two country sides and sweet yeast rolls (serves four to six). Prime Rib Heat n' Serve Family Dinner: prime rib, au jus and horseradish, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet yeast rolls, and choice of two country sides (serves four to six).
WHERE: Multiple locations
WHEN: Pre-order and pick up April 6-9
COST: Easter feast, $159.99; ham family dinner, $109.99; prime rib, $129.99
MORE INFORMATION: Receive a free 1/2 gallon of strawberry lemon aide with the purchase of the Easter feast or prime rib heat n' serve. Family favorites will be served for breakfast, lunch and dinner. crackerbarrel.com.
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Derby Dinner Playhouse
WHAT: Enjoy the show, "Escape to Margaritaville," and an Easter buffet.
WHERE: 525 Marriott Drive, Clarksville, Indiana
WHEN: April 9. Buffet, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; show 1:30 p.m.
COST: $43
MORE INFORMATION: 812-288-8281; derbydinner.com.
Franco's Restaurant & Catering
WHAT: Traditional Easter dinner with all the trimmings.
WHERE: 3300 Dixie Highway
WHEN: April 9, noon to 7 p.m.
MORE INFORMATION: Dine-in or carry out. 502-448-8044
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Home Chef's Heat & Eat Easter Bundles
WHAT: Let Home Chef prepare your meal for Easter. Main course includes ham, turkey, quiche Lorraine and cheddar and broccoli quiche. Sides include broccoli rice casserole, green bean casserole, creamy scalloped potatoes and more.
WHERE: Kroger stores (multiple locations)
WHEN: Order online in advance and pick-up in store
COST: Ham, mashed potatoes and three sides, $65; turkey, mashed potatoes and three sides $50; quiches and three sides $40.
MORE INFORMATION: Each dish is ready to heat and enjoy in minutes. kroger.com/b/home-chef
The House of Marigold
WHAT: Offering special menu for Easter. Starters, biscuits, cornbread, salmon dip, deviled eggs; salad, an everything bagel salad with mixed baby greens, fresh dill sprigs, cucumber, green and red onion and tomato wedges; a choice of one entrée, shrimp and grits; short rib with bourbon demi glaze and potato hash; spring vegetable quiche, cinnamon crunch French toast; dessert Pocket Bakery carrot cake or gluten-free chocolate hazelnut cake. Chicken tenders and a waffle with fries will be available on the kid’s menu.
WHERE: 10310 Shelbyville Road
WHEN: April 9, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
COST: $45, $15 for kid’s menu
MORE INFORMATION: thehouseofmarigold.com.
J. Graham Café Easter Brunch
WHAT: The Easter brunch menu will include an Easter potage featuring cannellini beans with smoked ham hocks and Swiss chard; a mixed greens salad; classic Caesar salad; tortellini pasta salad; and asparagus salad. Also, a cooked-to-order egg station that includes waffles with warm maple syrup, fruit salad, yogurt and granola parfaits, apple smoked bacon and sausage links. Entrees include prime rib or beef served with horseradish cream and red wine Jus; salmon en croûte with spinach, mushroom Duxell, and dill aioli; and honey-baked ham with brown sugar and bourbon glaze. An assortment of sides will also be offered as well as a selection of desserts including cheesecake petit fours and bread pudding with whipped cream and caramel sauce.
WHERE: Brown Hotel, 335 W. Broadway
WHEN: April 9. The restaurant’s regular breakfast menu will be offered a la carte from 8-10 a.m., and the Easter brunch menu will be offered from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
COST: $75 for the Easter brunch menu
MORE INFORMATION: Reservations are recommended online, brownhotel.com or by emailing eobryan@brownhotel.com.
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Joe Huber's Family Farm & Restaurant
WHAT: Celebrate Easter at Joe Huber's with its country lunch and dinner that includes fried chicken, honey ham, mashed potatoes with gravy, chicken and dumplings, green beans, fried biscuits with apple butter, slaw, broccoli salad, and fruit cobbler and ice cream.
WHERE: 2421 Engle Road, Starlight, Indiana
WHEN: April 9, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
COST: Lunch/dinner, $24.99 for ages 12 and older; $12.99 for ages 4-11
MORE INFORMATION: The buffet includes a drink and dessert. Easter egg hunt for children at 4:30 p.m. outside between barns one and two. Reservations are recommended. 812-923-5255; joehubers.com.
LouVino's Easter Brunch
WHAT: Celebrate Easter with a prix fixe brunch that includes freshly baked croissants with butter and fruit. Entrée, choose one, pancake tacos, topped with bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs and cheese, spiced maple dipping sauce; farmer's market breakfast scramble, sautéed vegetables, eggs, cheddar; biscuits 'n gravy; warm brussels sprouts salad with grilled or fried chicken; Louvino breakfast plate, choice of bacon or turkey sausage served with hash brown casserole, two scrambled eggs, mornay; croissant BLT. Soda, coffee, lemonade and iced tea are included. Children 12 and younger can enjoy pancakes, scrambled eggs, and bacon.
WHERE: Highlands, 1606 Bardstown Road; Douglass Hills, 11400 Main St.
WHEN: April 9. Seating starts at 10 a.m. with the last seating for brunch at 3:30 p.m.
COST: Brunch is $30 plus tax and gratuity. Children's menu, $12, plus tax and gratuity.
MORE INFORMATION: Additional sides will be available to order as well as their entire Brunch Bevies Menu. Highlands, 502-365-1921; Douglas Hills, 502-742-1426. To make reservations, louvino.com.
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Mesh Louisville Easter Brunch
WHAT: Brunch includes an omelet station, carving station, scrambled eggs, Applewood smoked bacon, sausage links and more.
WHEN: April 9, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WHERE: 3608 Brownsboro Road
COST: $54.95, $19.95 for ages 3-12
MORE INFORMATION: 502-632-4421; meshrestaurants.com.
Metro Diner
WHAT: Dine-in serving roasted turkey and cranberry sauce or maple-glazed baked ham with creamy mashed potatoes and gravy, steamed green beans, roasted street corn, cornbread stuffing, mac and cheese and Hawaiian dinner rolls.
For those who want to have Easter dinner at home, Metro Diner will prepare heat-and-serve meals that serve one, four or eight and includes roasted turkey or baked ham, cranberry sauce, creamy mashed potatoes and gravy, steamed green beans or roasted street corn, cornbread stuffing or mac and cheese and Hawaiian dinner rolls. These dinners come cold with heating instructions.
WHERE: 4901 Outer Loop
WHEN: Dine-in: April 9, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pre-order meals through April 7. Pickup April 8, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; April 9, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
COST: Heat and serve dinner: individual dinner plate, $16.49; a party of four, $61.99 and a party of eight, $119.49, plus tax and gratuity
MORE INFORMATION: 502-357-0767; metrodiner.com.
Mike Linnig's
WHAT: Serving seafood since 1925. Fish, shrimp, crab cakes, scallops, alligator, frog legs and more. Visit with the Easter Bunny (April 8, noon to 6 p.m.; April 9, 1-7 p.m.); visit with farm animals from Sunny Acres Farms, balloons by Bonkers and entertainment by Mark Sturtzel and R&R Group.
WHERE: 9308 Cane Run Road
WHEN: Tuesday-Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday noon to 9 p.m.
MORE INFORMATION: Bring your camera and takes pictures. Dine in or carry out. 502-937-9888; 502-937-1235; mikelinnigsrestaurant.com.
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Ruth's Chris Steak House
WHAT: Offering a three-course meal including a starter, entrée, and dessert. Starter, choice of one: steak house salad, Caesar salad, lobster bisque. Entrées, choice of one: Filet and shrimp; surf and turf. Sides, choice of one: creamed spinach, garlic mashed potatoes. Dessert: chef’s seasonal selection.
WHERE: 6100 Dutchmans Lane, Kaden Tower, 16th floor
WHEN: April 9, 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
MORE INFORMATION: The full menu will be available. Reservations are requested. ruthschris.com/restaurant-locations/louisville.
Varanese Easter Brunch
WHAT: Chef John Varanese and his team will prepare an Easter brunch. Starters: baby iceberg wedge lettuce; burrata cheese with prosciutto ham, balsamic reduction and micro basil; pimento cheese deviled eggs with Kentucky chow-chow and mixed greens; baked crab cake served over bib lettuce with Julienne apples and smoky garlic aioli; soup de jour. Entrees: pan-seared crab cakes topped with poached eggs and lobster hollandaise, served with bacon potato hash and greens; biscuits topped with grilled beef tenderloin, poached eggs and truffle hollandaise, served with bacon potato hash and local greens; chicken and waffles; spaghetti pasta and crispy beef tenderloin meatballs; grilled 8-ounce ribeye steak and eggs, served with two sunny side eggs and potato bacon hash; bourbon barrel smoked turkey hot brown with parmesan cream sauce. Bar specials: mimosa, bloody, or peach Bellini ($8).
WHERE: 2106 Frankfort Ave.
WHEN: April 9, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
MORE INFORMATION: Reservations are requested. 502-899-9904; varanese.com.
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