Byrdie's

Very good food. Authentic French Chicken rarely seen here in the States. Fabulous Schnitzel, perfectly made. Tartar was wonderful. Very nice cocktails too.

My wife and I went to Byrdie’s for Valentine’s Day, and it was absolutely worth it. From start to finish, everything about our experience was incredible. First, a heads-up, you’ll want to make a reservation, and it’s a good idea to get there a little early to find parking. Once inside, the atmosphere was great, and the service was top-notch. The staff was attentive without being overbearing, making the night feel even more special. The food? Incredible. I got the scallops, steak frites, and a chocolate dessert (the name escapes me), and I can confidently say it was the best steak I’ve ever had. My wife had the house salad, steak frites, and a dessert that I also can’t remember the name of but she loved it. We don’t go to places this nice very often, but we wanted to do something special for Valentine’s, and Byrdie’s did not disappoint. If you’re looking for a great dining experience, this is the place. We’ll definitely be back.

Stumbled upon this restaurant while staying in town for a wedding. Was a very happy with everything. Food was delicious. Will be going to the their restaurant in Chicago.

Byrdie’s is a standout addition to Louisville’s food scene. The staff’s hospitality stood out, creating a warm yet polished experience. The food here added depth to the city’s dining landscape. Each dish felt deliberate, with flavors that were precise and well-balanced, paired with thoughtful presentation. Byrdie’s brings a level of refinement that elevates French cuisine in Louisville, making it a must-try. Highlights of the night included their foie gras torchon, which was decadently smooth with pear, and the short rib pitivier, paired with beets, and wrapped in warm, flaky pastry. I’m already looking forward to returning and exploring more of their menu!

Highly recommend this unique dining experience! Great menu and fantastic cocktails with a relaxing ambiance in the middle of Nulu. The short rib was one of the better and more unique dishes I’ve had in Louisville.

Small menu but the food was great. Excellent service and the atmosphere was welcoming and unique. Music was French and American 70's in the background. We will be coming back.

Have to be honest. We wanted to love it, but this place is all flash and no substance. Excellent service, presentation, and vibes, but unless you only plan to post your food pics on Insta and not eat it, you're better off spending your money elsewhere. No soul, mediocre flavor. Every course was either drastically over seasoned or under seasoned. High dollar core ingredients like scallops, escargot, and short rib are squandered on under-realized dishes that look pretty but taste like diner food. Give those components to Red Hog, Repeal, Fat Lamb, Jack Fry's, etc., and they'll give you so much more for your money. Louisville is far too excellent a food town to waste $400 on uninspired cuisine that aspires to be technically savvy continental European fare melded with farm-to-table soul food, yet manages to achieve the virtues of neither. And the prices are more than just your typical NULU surcharge.

We went to Byrdie’s for their prix fixe dinner on Valentine’s Day and it was amazing! The service was incredible and the food was delicious. We will definitely be back.

We went for happy hour. They had a special menu of small plates and a few drinks. We ended up ordering a couple things off the regular menu as well. The charred carrots were my favorite thing we ordered. The deviled egg and short rib croquettes were also really good. Drinks were delicious. I had the Le Jardin and it was very refreshing. Service was great. Our servers were very attentive. I also loved the look of this place.

We had reservations for Valentine's week and this was the perfect spot! Everything we ate was a burst of flavor. We tried the Byrdie salad, soup de jour, steak frites, and pithvier. I can't wait to go back and try the French onion soup and chicken entree. The Genevieve hotel is a cool spot full of textures and interesting art. This restaurant is a great addition to the hotel!

This is the cutest little restaurant! They are so personal I felt like they really cared about our experience. We were celebrating a bachelorette party and they brought us complementary champagne and dessert. It was so sweet. I also loved the little journals they put the check in. Writing a note to the chef and the next guests. The food was incredible. The flavors were so balanced and delicious. I will be back!

The ambiance and service was outstanding but I was disappointed in the food overall. I offer this constructive criticism because I want to see this place do really well. I went for happy hour and the best thing I had was dessert: the buttermilk pie. However, the crust, though delicious, was way too hard to cut, even with the fork and knife I asked for. The deviled eggs contained the creamiest egg yolk spread I have ever had but the crunchy parts mixed in were too crunchy and not tasty enough. I was eager to try the hush puppy with caviar. While the caviar was generous, the hush puppy was bland. Again, the staff was great especially my server who was incredibly kind and well mannered. I was glad they offered a Happy Hour with good prices including for cocktails and a mocktail. I just hope the food while good gets even better to match the excellent service and ambiance.

Ooh la la! I've been to Paris before and this was very close to the French food I had there. My coworkers and I all split escargot and the deviled eggs were so good. I ordered the steak frites and felt it was sufficient enough for one person lol even they said 2 ppl can share lol. And we split all the desserts. And yuzu dessert (definitely try!), apple dessert, and the chocolate dessert was amazing. I also got the sour drink which was very good but it hit me a little (I'm a lightweight lol). Highly recommend for the food and vibes!

My wife and I went to Byrdie's for Valentine's Day, and it was absolutely worth it. From start to finish, everything about our experience was incredible. First, a heads-up, you'll want to make a reservation, and it's a good idea to get there a little early to find parking. Once inside, the atmosphere was great, and the service was top-notch. The staff was attentive without being overbearing, making the night feel even more special. The food? Incredible. I got the scallops, steak frites, and a chocolate dessert (the name escapes me), and I can confidently say it was the best steak I've ever had. My wife had the house salad, steak frites, and a dessert that I also can't remember the name of but she loved it. We don't go to places this nice very often, but we wanted to do something special for Valentine's, and Byrdie's did not disappoint. If you're looking for a great dining experience, this is the place. We'll definitely be back.

The Tournedos Rossini here is the best meal I've had in Louisville. I also tried the Agnolotti which I wasn't crazy about but that might just be because I was comparing to the tournedos.

Relatively new. They aspire to be a seasonal French tradition restaurant. We were greeted warmly and sat immediately. The decor hasn't changed much from the previous owners but subtle touches. The menu was few choices but everything sounded good. We started with Champagne and Foie Gras both of which were nicely done! Then I moved on to a true French onion soup, it was fantastic. We switched to glasses of a Bordeaux Cab blend which went well with our main course that we shared of Cote de Boeuf (Prime Rib) it was huge! The two of us shared it and still took home half. Very tender and nicely done. Sorry no picture we were drinking! It came with what the called potatoes Anna but it was more Grattan. It was okay, just not what we were expecting! We got dessert of an Apple tart that was done very nicely with a puff pastry crust. And yes we got Armagnac with it. They have a good selection of those! Feeling sated and maybe a little tipsy we called it a night......but we'll be back to try other dishes!

Underwhelming . All the raving reviews and chef accolades set my expectations up for an amazing anniversary dinner. It was fine. The food, service and ambiance were fine, I guess. We got a card signed by staff. Cute. The tiny table with teeny dried flower arrangements was ok. I did not see a place to hang my cloak. It's about the food, though. Both my appetizer and main course were extremely salty ?! Otherwise delicious, but I expected a lot more from a nearly $200 dinner for two people. Two appetizers, entrees, and desserts, and one mint Julep, plus tip and parking ..! We paid $24 to park in their lot for two hours! I suppose one does not go to such an establishment unless prepared to spend freely. It's okay, sometimes, for a life-changing experience.

One of the best dining experiences in Louisville! The food was absolutely delicious and the service was impeccable. The entire staff was attentive and knowledgeable of the menu. Absolutely loved everything we tried from the deviled egg appetizer to the yuzu tart for dessert. Highly recommend the wagyu tenderloin. The atmosphere was inviting but still elegant. A gem in NuLu...Can't wait to go back!

My wife and I decided to try Byrdie's last night and it wasn't a great experience. Although the food and aesthetic was good, the experience was poor. 1. We asked for a small taster of two wines that were offered by the glass because we had intended on ordering a bottle of the one we preferred. However, we were told the restaurant didn't offer this option which is atypical at a restaurant of this caliber. 2. We were told we had to order everything at the same time so the kitchen could course the meal for us. We do not like doing that because we don't know how big each course will be and like to take our time. We arrived at 7pm and all four things we ordered were delivered to our table at the same time by 715. We had our bill by 730 and left the restaurant by 740. An experience like this should last a minimum of 1.5 hours unless patrons explicitly request a fast service. Two of our courses were basically cold by the time we ended up eating them.

Went there on the 2nd night of opening. Byrdi's is located on the ground floor of Hotel Genevieve in NULU. Made a reservation on Open Table. Really nice service and excellent food. We shared three dishes. Started with the delicious Scallop St. Jacques. We each got a scallop nestled in a shell full of perfectly seasoned mashed potatoes. Then we had the Byrdi's House Salad, which had granola sprinkled in it. The dressing was tangy and so good all together. Lastly we had the Steak Frites. It was ok (hubby liked it better than me). The fries were stiff and not great. Will come back in a month or so to see how the restaurant evolves and hopefully adds some ambiance and more wine selections.

-Foie Gras was good but for us we felt it needed a firmer bread. The soft roll with a soft spread on it texturally wasn't my favorite. Would have preferred a traditional baguette, a rye, or grilled toast. -Scallops St. Jacques were delicious, well cooked, and rich. A perfect starter bite for two. Presentation on them was beautiful. -We had the Tournedos Rossini and Steak Frites for entrees. The meat quality was fantastic and cooked perfectly. The au poivre sauce on the steak frites was a little looser and not as peppery as I've had in the past but still good. The downside was that the aoili served with the frites was sweet with citrus notes. It really clashed with the steak and I couldn't bring myself to take more than a bite or two. I avoided the aoili and used the au poivre sauce on the steak to dip my frites in. Cippolini onions accompanying the steak added a nice shot of flavor. -One glaring omission on the menu for us was a general lack of vegetables. A handful of onions or a shaved celery garnish doesn't really represent a bounty of veggies. Maybe there are side dishes that aren't listed on the menu, we should have asked but we didn't. We would have loved some side dish options of vegetables to accompany the entrees and round out the meal. -Service was very friendly and attentive. All good things to say about the staff we interacted with.

Ambiance: in the newly opened Hotel Genevieve lobby, on the smallish side but new and nice decoration (as of Feb 2025, 2 months after their opening). On Market St, NuLu. Difficult street parking Service: we had a great waitress. However they still don't have the gift card service set up yet. Reservation system is also a bit clunky. Food: supposedly French Southern fusion. But I would say more French than Southern. Overall it wasn't bad but I have had better. A few examples: French onion soup: when they say burnt onion it was REALLY burnt. As a fan of regular French onion soup, this was inedible. Plus the broth was too salty. Escargot appetizer: in classic herb butter. Very fresh and Scallop appetizer: not bad, but again nothing too special. Had mashed potatoes underneath. Too salty. Small scallop for the ~$25 price tag per scallop. Entree salads: fresh and crisp ingredients. On the small side for an entree salad, OK as a side or can be shared among two people (which is what we did). Nothing mind blowing. Roasted (aged) duck: delicious! Whole duck which was cut up and mostly deboned. Well cooked, apparently they cooked different parts differently , like the legs are confit, but the breasts were roasted etc. the orange sauce was delicate and slightly sweet, complemented the duck well. Can be comfortably shared among 2 people if this is the only entree you are getting. For $110 the price is steep, but appropriate for NuLu. Cote de boeuf: basically pan cooked bone-in ribeyes. Pretty good for this style. Perfectly medium rare like we asked. Nice ratio of fat/meat. $140 for 2 people. Overall I would come back for the escargot and the duck if I am in the mood for French food and be willing to pay $100+ per person. However this is not a Michelin level place (which we were told the chef came from a Chicago Michelin restaurant).

Except for the noise this place was sensational. Wonderful scallops and escargot. Beautiful and bountiful lynoise salad, very good steak frites and Amish chicken. The frites may have been the best I have ever had. ( and I lived in Paris) Outstanding service and very reasonable for four with four drinks and great empathetic and genuine service. I was very very pleased.

Amazing new place! Best place in Louisville with delicious food and gracious service!

Incredible food and service! We started out with the duck of the orange cocktail which was a delicious spin on an old fashioned. The scallops were in mashed potatoes and incredible. I had the 48 hour baked short rib which was rich and delicious - I will say it is a very beet forward dish so only order if you like beets. My husband had the steak which was cooked to perfection. We loved the yuzu and the chocolate dessert. The service was excellent. Very informative waiter and they wiped up your station between each course. Absolutely would come again!!

The service was really good, attentive but not intrusive. The space is bright and a little loud acoustically. Food was good overall, but some variation. The chicken, soups, and deviled eggs were excellent. The short ribs and salads had flaws which will hopefully improve with time. We will definitely go back.