Colby’s

Perfect lunch! My family loves eating here. The quality of the food is superb. The service is great as well.

I kicked the New Year festivities off here this last NYE. The most consistent menu in town. Never had a bad meal here and the service is always good. Wish they were open on Sunday’s but we all need a day off. One of my favorite burgers in town. Our family has used the big room for functions too. The good folks at Colby’s never disappoint.

Love this place. I went for my birthday this year and was treated like absolute royalty. They also have excellent food and a great salad. Try the hawaiian steak.

Let me start out by saying that this is my first review to leave. The way I was treated by the staff at this restaurant made me take time out of my night to post a negative review.
We have eaten here several times and the food has always been just «okay». Tonight, we tried to eat here and I have never been treated so rudely or talked to in such a negative manner by a restaurant manager in my life. I assume this girl was a manager as she was in a black shirt and felt that she was empowered enough to talk to PAYING CUSTOMERS in the manner that she did.
The back story is that I called ahead for a reservation (we had a party of 7) and was told the restaurant did not take reservations. Totally understandable, so I asked if they were on a wait for a party of 7. I was told that they were not on a wait. I said, «great, then we will head on over.» We drive roughly 20 minutes to the restaurant (puts us there at 5:30 pm on a Saturday night) and park down the street (due to limited parking near the restaurant) and walk in the rain to go break bread at this establishment. Imagine my surprise when my father in law puts our name down on the list and the «black shirt/​manager» young lady asks if we have a reservation. My father in law laughs and says well we tried to call in for one and were told you didn’t take them. This «manager» snapped back at my father in law and said something to the effect that since we didn’t have a reservation they could not seat us. My father in law very calmly said well why didn’t you all tell us this when we called? This «manager» stood there and said that we must have misunderstood because they would never say they didn’t take a reservation. Her tone and attitude were terrible. My husband spoke up and told her that he didn’t appreciate her tone and attitude and she began to further argue that we were wrong. We finally said that we would just go somewhere else to eat and she said smiled and said ok.
There was no one waiting to eat at this place (this should have been my first clue to go elsewhere because there wasn’t a wait on a Saturday night) and several tables were empty. Our party was nicely dressed and having a nice evening together until this episode. I hope that the owners of this restaurant read these reviews and have a customer service training class for their front door staff. Our ticket would have easily been $ 150-​$ 175 and we are always nice tippers because everyone in our family has waited tables at some point in our lives and appreciate the service industry. If I want to eat a nice dinner with a friendly staff, it won’t be here. They gave Dick’s Last Resort restaurant a run for their money tonight on rudeness.

This restaurant is an old staple of the Owensboro downtown. The location is great but the food is unremarkable. Vegetarians beware, there is very little on the menu that does not include meat. All but one of the salads includes meat, as does nearly everything else. The restaurant was also unhelpful when I asked if any of the menu items could be made without meat. It’s best just to skip this place and go to any of the many options downtown.

Colby’s is a local, casual dining restaurant. I’ve been to Colby’s quite a few times. It’s a restaurant that I have found to be kind of hit and miss. Some of the things I’ve gotten at Colby’s are excellent, such as the bone in pork chop or prime rib with blue cheese sauce. Others items are just ok. Their burgers are average and to me seem a little dry. I got the Cajun Chicken pasta once which was a little unimpressive. Overall I would stick to the «entrees» portion of the menu. Everything I’ve gotten there was been very very good. The house salad is decent, but the wedge is better. Their loaded potato chips are probably the best thing there, though.
The service and atmosphere are good. The restaurant feels slightly dated but not so much so that it’s offputting. The best part is it’s local.

Owensboro has some really good places to eat and this one is a favorite for my wife and I. The staff here is friendly and the food is good. The price is also reasonable for the food you get.
My wife likes to get the fruit and chicken salad. This dish comes with mixed fresh fruit around a nice helping of chicken salad in the middle. It also has a very good orange moose that is there for dipping. When ever I bring the wife she asks that we go here just for this.
I have gotten stuck on the Prime Rib and I’m not normally a big Prime Rib guy. I got it once though and can’t seem to shake it. I have had the chicken fingers and they are very good as well. Good house salad and blue cheese dressing.
My only criticism is that some times a younger staff member can be a bit aloof, but that is very seldom. Most of thiese folks are very friendly and welcoming.
Good place and not a chain. If you get in town you should make this at least one meal.

Had the lite lunch with blackened salmon, seasoned veggies (squash & zucchini), and sweet potato fries.
I usually order this when I come and the salmon is always cooked perfectly! Some restaurants struggle with overcoming their salmon, not the case here.
The squash and zucchini was perfectly seasoned, not overly salted. Probably the best veggie side I’ve had in a while.
I’m obsessed with these sweet potato fries, never had them any better anywhere else!
The reason I didn’t give 5 stars is bc the service is hit or miss. This time it wasn’t the best, it really depends on who you get. Most of their staff is excellent, a couple would do better working at Denny’s.
Also, the water tastes like it came from a toilet. Buy a water filtration system!!!

My husband and I have been here several times. It has a cool atmosphere and the building has lots of neat architecture. The service is always nice and friendly.
My favorite thing to get here is the grilled salmon BLT with caper mayonnaise. It comes with a side and I usually order the wedge salad which is a wedge of iceberg lettuce, homemade blue cheese dressing, tomatoes, and bacon. My husband and I also like to split a ½ order of the loaded home fries which is homemade kettle chips topped with shredded cheese, sour cream, and chives. Delicious!
My only complaint is that their food doesn’t seem consistent. Don’t get me wrong, their food can be delicious, but it does feel as if the quality fluctuates between every couple of visits. It could be a difference in chefs, I’m sure. However, we love that they’re local and tasty so we will continue to visit!

Service was mediocre. Server was always in a rush. The rice was obviously left over. I wouldn’t serve it as leftovers at home… hard pieces of rice. Salmon was close to being burnt. All in all not a great experience.

We had supper last night at this location and it was excellent. We were seated quickly and our drink order taken and delivered within 3 minutes.
I ordered the Cajun Blackened Chicken Alfredo, which is one of their early dinner specials which includes drink and chefs dessert, and it was delicious. It had peppers, onions, plenty of chicken in a creamy Alfredo sauce. I wish it had been a tad spicier though. It came with a great salad starter which had cold, crisp lettuce, hard boiled eggs, bacon, and crotons.
My wife had the Grilled Chicken Sandwich with onion petals that came with a chipotle sauce and she lived it also. My son had the Third Street Burger with bacon and pepper jack cheese with a side of waffle fries. He enjoyed those also. Service was great and it is a place I recommend.

Unilocaled this one while traveling to French Lick IN on the last leg of our vacation. Located in a great part of hopping Owensboro Kentucky – so cute! Great food, great ambience, great wait staff (thanks David (?))! The proprietor also came over to see how we were doing. All in all a great experience!

I had heard some great things about Colby’s from locals that I worked with and perhaps had too high of expectations. Believing they had a full bar, I ordered a Manhattan which the bartender apparently didn’t know how to make, yet my server persisted in trying to sell me a Long Island Ice Tea (which I tactfully said I haven’t been into since fake ID days). My meal was good enough, but for $ 22 I paid what I would for an entrée at Bill’s or famous Bistro but received something along the lines of Applebee’s (or worse). The salad was iceberg lettuce, a couple grape tomatoes, and admittedly good dressing; the entrée of a the short rib special was braised with decent flavor but dried out, and the sides came in ramekins like a hospital cafeteria. The banana cream pie was fair but again below what I expected. For the money I would go to Bill’s first or famous bistro a close second.

Very disappointed with the quality of the food here. The burger was dry and over-​cooked, and the condiments looked like they were prepared the week prior. Zero vegetarian options, and the fish was dry as a bone. Service is slow.
This place is popular with locals, primarily because there are few good options in Owensboro. Save your time and money. You can get a meal of superior quality at virtually any of the other 500 American food establishments in town.

Stopped in for a late lunch-​early dinner with the wife. The place was pretty quite. Ordered up some Gumbo for me and Loaded Potato soup for the wife. both were really good. A splash of Tabasco in the gumbo really made it spot on.
We also ordered Nacho’s and we enjoyed those as well.
Oh yeah, they have the best sweet tea in Owensboro.

It’s in an interesting old building on an interesting old street, not far from the riverfront. I liked seeing the sports page above the urinal in the restroom, a very sports-​bar thing to do. Saturday lunch was from the express menu, an Applebee’s sort of feel to the offerings, from which no alterations appear to be allowed. I don’t believe I read that on the menu.
Food sensitivities (whether you personally have one or not) are always a great test of knowledge, training, and service. When a request for a gluten-​free salad comes to the table minus the croutons (thank you) but with a slice of cheesy bread on top (oh no), you have to take away points. Ditto, when a request for a dairy-​free item results in a scene like this. Us: Club sandwich with no cheese? Them: We make them up in advance, they all have cheese. Us: Is it melted on the sandwich? Them: No, you can take it off. No help from the server on that sort of thing, though she patiently watched us perform surgery on a sandwich with a knife and little cocktail napkin, looked at (but did not remove) the pile of cheese created, then asked if was going to be all right. Polite but passive, apparently untrained to handle situations like this in a more hospitable way. I’d like to have something complimentary to say about food and service, but «we survived» is the best I can muster.

Been here 3 times during the last couple trips to Owensboro and I haven’t been impressed. I decided to give them another try tonight because they were so close to my hotel but I will definitely not be coming back. I personally did not enjoy the food, but I don’t eat red meat, pork, or chicken so my options were limited. I have tried the salmon, Cajun shrimp linguine pasta, and the vegetable plate (what a joke!). Also, didn’t appreciate that they simply picked out bacon out of my salad when I ask for replacement– I mean come on how much can a side salad really be costing them that they couldn’t just make me a new one with no bacon. Not cool!

Was a bit of a long wait I recommend reservations, but the food was excellent and very well prepared. Overall great experience.

Cool place!
Stopped here for dinner with a coworker after a long day. Atmosphere is nice… older building (can smell when you walk in) located on first floor. Was not very busy at 8pm on Thursday.
Waitress was very attentive without being overbearing. We split an order of loaded potato chips (not bad) and I went with a blackened salmon BLT (?!) with onion straws. Thought it sounded interesting… salmon was very good and tender with a nice peppery crust. Coworker went with blackened tilapia and enjoyed it.
Overall not a bad dinner… I probably will try someplace different next time in town but would come back here again.
Strikes me as a good date night place that I might frequent if I lived in the area.

I love the atmosphere at Colby’s. The service is always excellent & the food is great. They have a Long Island Ice Tea that will knock your socks off. It’s so strong they only allow you to purchase two of them. I got the chicken tenders in buffalo sauce. The portions are large, which is nice since the prices are rather large on some items. Overall, a great place to eat & have a good time with friends. An Owensboro Classic.