village anchor and sea hag pub

can't wait to go back & try more things! wonderfulatmosphere& great service! salmon salad was amazing! husband was very pleased with the fried chicken & mac & cheese.

unique & delicious. as a louisville native, i am always trying to find new places to dine at. i am a huge fan of a great breakfast place... always on the look! i have heard a lot of great things from friends about the village anchor so i took my mom and thought we would have a try. we were both in amazement when we first walked into the restaurant. there are paintings embedded into the ceiling, which was so unique! colbie calliat was playing as i entered into the restaurant- loved that! the red wallpaper and the cozy fireplace that held many small red candles created a comfortable yet intimate setting (makes me want to take my boyfriend here for date night). there is also outside dining available, but we chose to eat inside for brunch. okay, so now to the main reason i have decided to post a review, the food was outstanding! we both ordered the red velvet pancakes. oh my goodness... i don’t think words can describe exactly how wonderful these pancakes truly were. each bite was just as good as the first taste of that kahlua infused cream cheese. it was honestly a delightful experience. the service was great, the food was amazing, and theatmosphereis stunning. i highly recommend this restaurant to anyone coming to louisville or to someone who is out of town. just writing about these pancakes is making me crave it! the village anchor also serves lunch and dinner, and i know one of the two will be my next destination.

i have been looking for a new fun spot to try out in louisville. i came across a semi-new restaurant and bar that is located in anchorage. the village anchor (restaurant) and the sea hag (bar) are a must try when in louisville. i have lived in louisville my whole life and have not come across such a uniqueatmosphereanywhere in kentucky. i first walked into the village anchor’s intimate entrance. i asked the host where the best spot was to have a few drinks to unwind from a long day, and she led me downstairs to the sea hag. i felt like i walked straight into an irish pub. the dark woodwork, classic light fixtures, and abundant collection of bourbon caught my eye instantly. i sat down and was greeted kindly by the bartender, levi. i absolutely loved chatting with this guy. he has the type of personality that attracts customer’s attention to make your experience memorable and makes you want to keep coming back. i ordered a bookers and coke for the person i was meeting and an east village manhattan, on the specialty drink menu, for myself. seriously, levi knows how to make a darn good drink and enlighten you with a bright conversation while waiting for your party to join you. the outside seating is lovely as well. i am excited to come back for a summer evening dinner on the patio. levi mentioned their margarita night on friday’s... i now know where i will be going this weekend! a round of applause goes to this marvel of a dining destination. four stars in my book!

very charmingatmosphereand the food and service was amazing. we had a large group for lunch and they did a fantastic job. many thanks to dulaney our server.

theatmosphereis wonderful and the service was great. i was disappointed with my food. the cuban sandwich i ordered was dry and had no pickles. the fries were cold and soggy. i will try again but i hope the food next time is up to the reputation i’ve heard about the village anchor.

i love theatmosphereand the food was excellent. unfortunately, we were seated in this one corner where we had to bump into other customer's tables just to squeeze through to our seat. as far as the food, the chicken kabobs were really tasty and the carrot cake was the best carrot cake i have ever had in my life. i have been to this restaurant before and i loved the outdoor seating but it was too hot to sit outside the last time i was there.

beautiful setting and awesome porch for outside seating. we had a group of 13 including some children so tough table for waitstaff but she handled it with finesse. separate checks on top of that and that did not faze her!
we ordered appetizers, entrees, wine, beer, and just about everything on the menu and some beer not on the menu. seems the sea hag bar downstairs had some better draft beers than the bar on the dining room level but our server was very pleasant and said that is not a problem and would get what ever we wanted. that is guest service exemplified. my only complaint would be one i have with many operations and that is not getting that first round of drinks out quick enough. i know it was a big order but management should jump in and get that round served and then i guarantee they would sell more in the long run. food andatmospheregreat so find it and go enjoy!

love it. awesome food, great service, uniqueatmospherefor louisville. sweet potato fries with marshmallow sauce is a genius invention.

i adore this restaurant!. i went here on valentine's day with my boyfriend and it's definitely one of the best restaurants that i have been to here in louisville. for starters, theatmosphereof this place is top notch! very intimate and romantic. i love the paintings on the ceiling and the wood details. we started off with their sweet potato fries. which were incredible. they're dusted in a rosemary salt and serves with cinnamon marshmallow cream and bourbon barbecue sauce. it sounds like a strange combination but, oh my god. it's so good. we also tried their green chile wontons, which were delightful, creamy, melty, spicy and savory. the avocado aioli is luscious. for our entrees we tried their hotter brown and their pot pie. the hotter brown was very unique, it was a stuffing and was made with chicken instead of turkey. i actually preferred it over the real thing. the sauce was great and the dish was delicious, it's definitely comfort food. their pot pie was amazing, you can taste that it's made from scratch. even the puff pastry on top (i'm a baking and pastry student in culinary school, i know the difference!). the meal was great and i will definitely be returning. the only thing that was disappointing to me was the desserts, wasn't a fan of the ice creams or the cheesecake but that's simply personal preference, the quality was still great though. amazing place! highly recommended!

wonderful versus "terrible". once again, my family and i had a wonderful experience at the village anchor for dinner this week. my husband and i have shared many lovely experiences and meals at what became our favorite restaurant in the louisville area the first time we ate there. these days, it seems no matter where you go out to eat, no matter how good some aspects of the encounter may be, there are often negatives....we've been places where the food is very good but the servers are rude or indifferent, or theatmosphereis not the best, etc. however at every trip to the village anchor, whether we've been seated in the restaurant, out on the lanai, down in the pub, out on the patio, regardless at each encounter, the staff's service has been outstanding, the food has been amazing every time. theatmosphereis friendly, astheically warm and fun. my husband and i have taken our grandchildren (5 and 8) there with us on several occasions...i will admit the first time, i wondered if that would be a good fit but any concerns i had were quickly gone...staff were so sweet to them and both kids "scarfed" the food with my grandson telling me this is "the best!"...who wouldn't love the sweet potato fries and marshmallow dipping sauc? of course very soon after we started going to the village anchor, it became very clear that because their food and service are so amazing, the result is that they stay very busy so we always call ahead or make online reservations to enhance our experience. we recommend this restaurant at every opportunity. what we tell folks is...if you can't decide what to get...just close your eyes and put your finger down on the menu...no matter where it hits....you are going to love it because we always try something new and everything we've ever gotten there is big portions and wonderful to eat. everyone from the servers, managers, bartenders, even the owner who we've met and spoken with several times were kind, cordial, funny, just so pleasant...refreshing to have an all around, wonderful experience... my favorite choices from the menu are the deviled egg appetizer; stilton potato soup, tblt&a; filet; shrimp and grits; fish tacos; well, you get the idea! i read the "terrible" review below and think that perhaps the author of that review might benefit from a little protein intake, i hear that fish is "brainfood", or if not, have an order of sweet potato fries and marshmallow dipping sauce...that's vegetarian friendly and might sweeten her up. thanks village anchor and sea hag pub for the great food and service! stacy ethington

awesome night! awesome bourbon selection!. my boyfriend is a bourbon connoisseur, so we love heading to the village anchor on thursdays for their bourbon samples. theatmospherein their bar is something you just don't find anywhere else! i love sitting near the fireplace there, it's a nice and cozy. its a great place to have some drinks. as a chocoholic, i love, love, love their anchor pie pop! its awesome, you have to try it! i would (and have already!) definitely recommend the village anchor to my friends!

my favorite restaurant in louisville!. yes, the viillage anchor is my husband's and my favorite restaurant in louisville. and we eat out a lot and don't even live anywhere near anchorage. why are we such big fans? 1.) theatmosphereon the covered outside patio (they call it "the lanai".) is sublime. we love kicking back there as a couple and have had so many fun evenings there enjoying time with friends. 2.) the food is wonderful. check out the menu online and realize that no matter how appealing things sound, they somehow are even better in-person. in a word, this chef is amazing...every time we go, our biggest dilemma is deciding what to order.. and we've very very rarely been disappointed. 3.) there are a wide variety of price points. don't be afraid to pick the less expensive options (e.g. fish tacos, fried chicken, fried bologna sandwich, meatloaf burger) because they're truly out-of-this-world. you might be surprised to find that it's possible to pay shockingly little for a first class meal. and i'm completely comfortable recommending the higher priced "splurge" entrees (rib eye steak, etc.) as well, because they are absolutely phenomenal. whatever your mood and whatever size party, you'll come away happy:)

wow. totally unexpected, & that's what i like about! awesome--i had the veg risotto--loved it! my husband had the fish & chips--he wasn't as impressed (he's a fish&chips consessuier...)--it wasn't bad, just not the best he's ever had. all & all it was great!atmospheregreat. want to go again next time i'm in louisville (i live in va)!

simply delightful. this is a place that has their act together. i love bringing guests here as this place never disappoints. theatmosphereis great, food better, and service -tops. i have family out of town that visit each time with a promise that we will return to the village anchor. i can't say enough!

if only there had been some salt and pepper..... after hearing many positive reviews of the village anchor, we decided to try it.

their first offense was visual. unfortunately for us, our first experience happened while they were decked out for mardi gras, so the already busy interior was amplified by gaudy beads and helium balloons attached to every table, and music you had to raise your voice over.

secondly, their menu has absolutely no flow. none of the items were organized by category, and we found ourselves baffled by the way an entree was listed above a salad that was listed above an appetizer, followed by another entree, etc. i had to force myself to read the whole menu.

our server was nice, but very green. when you order an expensive bottle of wine, the server needs to be trained proper wine presentation.

oh, the food. i wish we could have met the creator of such flavorless food. nothing we ordered had proper seasoning. a $40 steak entree deserves at least an attempt at flavor. to make matters worse, there were not salt or pepper shakers on the table, which we found rather arrogant. the fish and chips, a rather simple dish, was the worst i'd ever had. the breading was soggy, the fish slimy, and the fries came straight out of a frozen gfs bag.

finally, when the check came for our already disappointing dining experience, it was placed in a paper sleeve that very inelegantly instructed us to tip our server 20-25%. insult to injury.

i would like to congratulate the village anchor in fooling the good people of anchorage into thinking that a quirkyatmosphereand highly priced menu translate into a desirable dining spot.