Le Relais Restaurant in Louisville - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

What a phenomenal place. We brought 24 people here and the greeting, smiles, and appreciation for us being here was very special. You are also greeted by smiles from the staff. The view of the airport and the tarmac adds to the special atmosphere. The food was amazing and served with excellence. We also had plane rides over the city at the airport during dinner. I recommend to try this place and I know you will have a great time. Keep up the great work and keep smiling. Hope to visit back soon. All the best from all of us from Canada.

Just don’t Very expensive Small portions, even small for France Poor service Poor staff Nice location expect to spend 100.00 per person for a modest dinner

Hands down, the best food!! Everything we had was absolutely eye rolling, mmm, sinking into your seat good! We sat outside so being able to see the planes take off and land was an added bonus. We will definitely be back again and again until we can complete the menu in full. Worth every penny!!

Always the best place for food. The staff are great. We just tried the restaurant again this past weekend under a new owner and it was fantastic. The food was great and the service just as wonderful. If you have not been here in a while, please go. It is unbelievable.

Delicious French cuisine in Louisville KY. The service and food were nice and I highly recommend giving it a try.

Great spot for a date night! The food and service was excellent. There are benches and walking paths around the airport for a walk after dinner as well.

The duck was awful and tasted like chicken. The bread pudding was so small you needed a magnifying glass. The steak tat tar was delicious. Too high priced for the quality of food.

Bugs + rude, poor service. Do not give these snobs your money. We dined here to celebrate graduation. They were gracious in granting us a table outside. It took 2 hours to get through our meal without dessert and our waiter looked miserable while the maitre D (and another hostess) strangely drank wine at a table with other guests. I was served a glass of champagne which, after the first sip 10 seconds after arrival, I noted to have not one but 3 dead bugs dancing on the bubbles. It took 15 minutes for our waiter to return and offer a fresh glass. When the bill arrived, given that this is a fine dining restaurant, I expected it to be removed from the bill. It was not and so I went to find the waiter, not wanting to draw attention away from a happy day. I politely explained the situation and the hostess took the bill and removed the change but when she returned she condescendingly said to the entire table “Well, when you sit outside you have to be careful because there are bugs”. She implied that I had complained needlessly and the bugs were not present when served, when that was not even remotely the case. She then sat down and resumed drinking wine. It was totally bizarre. I love fine dining but have never felt so ignored and disrespected and will never, ever return.

Always a delightful evening in a vintage setting. The best French restaurant in town.

The food and service here are always top notch.

Don't get me wrong the food was good, but it wasn't anything that had my raving for more. Great and fun experience being next to bowman field. It's almost an old timey feeling. Everything was cooked well. Service was fair but it seemed like everyone was kind of stiff, not really genuine.

What a spectacular spot! Very unpretentious - occupying part of the terminal for a small airport. A broad range of guests - old, young, and very diverse. My sense is that is was largely a local crowd. Not a large menu, but everthing was delicious. I had the rack of lamb and my partner had the duck. In both cases the sauces were memorable! Well worth a visit

Order the escargot and mussels.

French cuisine way superior to plain food. Delightful elegant beverages. Alert responsive waiters. Romantic atmosphere. Respectful prices. Exceeding expectations. All beyond outstanding.

The atmosphere was weird and it was super stuffy inside! The air vents had dust and mold on them! Oh, don't let me forget in each corner there was decorations as well.... Spider 🕷 webs 🕸!!! The food was disgusting and the host or manager on duty was rude due to me not liking my meal!! I would not recommend or ever visit again!

This restaurant has the absolute worst customer service i have ever experienced. The gentleman who answers phone and greets you at door is arrogant and rude. Very sad for good food.

Been going to this restaurant well over 15 years and it never disappoints. Food is superb! Service impeccable. Anthony, the owner, and his wife never sit down. They make sure you are well attended to. Such a treat to eat here ! It's an experience not just a meal. Highly recommend

The onion sup special was like onion gravy. The worst onion soup I have ever had. It was too week and ther was o broth.. Awful. the beef bourgouigon was tender with the beef but it much of it. Nice flavor though. The gravy looked the same as the onion soup gravy. The bread was great. The cotes de Rhône wine was nice. Dining room was lovely. Price was ridiculous for the quality of the food. Never again.

Amy waited on us. She is great. Service was excellent. Food, as always, wonderful. Jazz band playing Sunday evenings adds to the atmosphere.

We had a delicious dinner, and the service was outstanding.

Always a pleasure to dine here. The food and service are fabulous. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming.

Memorable birthday dinner, ending with the grand marnier soufflé!

My main dish was a lovely fish. Unfortunately too salty. Should have had it sent back for another one. Otherwise was a lovely evening. Usually this restaurant acknowledges a special event eg birthday with a dessert. Not tonight With all that said will still return as I like the restaurant Our server did a nice job despite a very busy evening.

I get weekly mailing and saw that beef bourguignon was on menu. It is best I ever had plus I love that it is served with a spoon. Also loved the French salad with hard boiled eggs and my husband loves the onion soup. Finally the soufflé was wonderful.

As always, we had a fantastic visit to Le Relais! The atmosphere was great. We love going on Sunday for the live jazz, to add a little extra spice to the atmosphere experience. The food was as delicious as ever. My wife had the sea bass, I had the shrimp linguine. We finished with the Grand Marnier soufflé. Perfect night!

Great date night sea bass was amazing,and old fashion cocktail was delicious

This was our second visit, the first one having been outstanding. We shared the crab cake appetizer: the cake was not over-spiced, delicate and flavorful with excellent aioli and relish on the side. We both had the lamb: it was outstanding, possibly the best I've had. The carrots were cooked perfectly, and potatoes were a new and delightful experience, and the portion of lamb was quite generous. We wanted to pick up the bones and pick them clean. (We restrained themselves.) The review would be five stars except for dessert. The coffee ice cream was exceptional; the profiteroles were a huge disappointment. The choux was tough and we speculated whether the pastry had been refrigerated and caused this. Our reaction is probably caused by the inconsistency with the rest of a wonderful meal.

Another winning evening at this restaurant. Calamari appetizer was awesome.. My wife enjoyed her key lime martini with her perfectly prepared filet. I enjoyed the mussels appetizer as my entree. Superb service.. We will most certainly be back. Thanks

We should dine here more often! The rotunda should be seen as well!

We visited this restaurant 23 years ago and had amazing memories. Yesterday we decided to have dinner here in honor of my birthday. And it was terrible. On the entire plate there were three thin rings of calamari, the rest was a fried dry substance. The husband was brought an appetizer , which consisted of three pieces of burned bread, several tiny pieces of good cheese and three half slices of salami. My main dish consisted of a bloody, wet piece of paper towel instead of a premium filet of beef. The asparagus was completely inedible. Seems like it’s been lying on a hot stove all evening and no longer has any taste or color. The same goes for mashed potatoes: its absolutely inedible! Oh, the Only 4 pieces of lamb ribs were edible and tasty. We just lost $178 and left completely hungry. The administrator, seeing we are not expecting after they brought us the appetizers, never show up again. almost all the food were lest on our plates. Oh! - I almost forgot: yes! I ate two pieces of warmed bread with two pieces of white mass that had nothing to do with a butter. I refused dessert in favor of my husband We left the restaurant hungry. But this is not the main thing: the main thing is that the reputation of the restaurant was destroyed. We won’t go ourselves and won’t recommend it to anyone. I only now understood why everyone to whom we recommended this restaurant was not delighted with it!

This has always been one of our favorite restaurants. Did not disappoint this time. My partner had the sirloin steak & said it was one of the most memorable she had ever had. I’m more vegetarian so I had the linguine. It was delicious with a mouth watering sauce. Didn’t have desert but everything looked tempting.

Too much butter and salt!!!!!!! Overpriced. Maybe that’s how the French like too eat but it’s not for me

Le Relais is a cozy warm venue, in an historic building at the front of Bowman Field airport. Service was good but the single waiter was too busy to recheck after our food was served. We both had filet, scalloped potatoes, and green beans. My steak was charred black on one side, bitter and inedible. Partner’s steak was cold. Both of our sides were cold/room temp, possibly sat too long in the kitchen before delivery. The potatoes, sliced thinly for the recipe, needed another 30 to 40 minutes in the oven because the slices were too firm, close to raw. Haricot verts were big; just green beans and a bit tough. Soooo, we love Le Relais, but management needs to tighten up on the quality and important things like food temperature. It will be awhile before we give the place another chance! Let’s make this a fine French restaurant, as it was originally intended to be!

Went to Le Relais for New Years Eve. Seated promptly for 6:30 reservation. Very energetic. Place was full. Two of us ordered the Sea Bass which was wonderful. Light, fluffy and fresh. My husband had the filet cooked to perfection. A great meal on a busy night. Service was adequate for the occasion.

Perfect way to end the year. Fantastic meal and service as usual.

Amazing dinner with excellent service ! A truly magical experience

Great meal is usual. Great atmosphere and amazing martinis! Everyone loved their meals. Drinks sometimes a bit slow but it was a very busy evening. Table for five a bit small but a wonderful evening overall. Thank you!

Wonderful ambience. Warm and cozy. Delicious food…the chestnut soup was the best soup I’ve ever had. Expertly crafted drinks; we had different martinis and an old-fashioned and they were all amazing. Staff is professional. This is the perfect location for a special night out.

Great food selection at a great price! Awesome location!

Like visiting a Paris bistro. Wonderful. Amazing food selection.

Wonderful place for date night. Cuisine is excellent. You get your money’s worth here. Setting is fantastic and this is a hidden gem in Louisville. The nostalgia and history of Bowman Airport makes it even better. Reserve the deck and watch planes take off. Great experience!

The service was okay but the food wasn’t good.

A great meal served by Amy. Thanks you Anthony for all your fine hospitality.

We love everything about Le Relais. The ambiance, the delicious food, the service……all combined make it a perfect place to celebrate

French cuisine done masterfully well. Service attentive and discreet. Oh the sauces…tres magnifique!

We have been very happy diners (and lunchers, when possible) at Le Relais for its' entire life, and will continue as such for as long as it exists! Anthony and Amy, as well as the rest of the staff, were excellent, as usual. We will continue to support them for as long as they choose to stay in business.

Exceptional food, service, and ambience. My favorite restaurant in Louisville!

Excellent food and exceptional service. Enjoyed the December lunch as a lunch date with my husband!

Had to wait 30 minutes to be seated for our reservation time. Very noisy.

Le Relais is on of the best restaurants anywhere. Great for special occasions or just a nice night out! Wonderful in every way!

It was the perfect holiday lunch. So happy they open for lunch during the month of December. My lunch was excellent.

We just love this place. Authentic French dining at its best. Great menu and seasonal specialties, all perfectly prepared. Exceptional atmosphere in an historical building, with attentive, professional service, live plants and period music.Extensive wine list and the best Maker's Old Fashion in Bourbon country.

One of the best meals I have had in a long time and the service was excellent - attentive but we didn't feel rushed.

Le Relais is always a first class experience. The food was excellent. The service was exceptional

Sunday night with music, filets, profiteroles. C’était absolument délicieux

Everything was really good. Didn't like my table next to the sever station. They didn't serve Moscato, but the bartender was really good. He worked with me until he found something that I liked. Make me his own special drink

Great food, wonderful service, and a special place to enjoy dinner with friends. You never disappoint, thank you!

Great meal with great friends. Le Relais always makes the experience special!

We went Friday and had such a nice and relaxing dinner. Everything was wonderful: cocktails - Manhattan & Barbados Special, appetizer - Escargot, dinner - Seared Scallops & NY strip, and especially the service. The scallops were the best I've ever eaten. We were too full to even consider dessert, so we can't wait to return.

We had not been to Le Relais for a few months and it was delicious as usual! Always charming and the ambience cannot be beat - such a beautiful restaurant!

A wonderful lunch. Exceptional food and drinks. Impeccable service. Relaxing (as fitting the name) ambiance. Love love love Le Relais!

This was an unfortunate dinner. I’m not sure if the chef has changed or what, but it was not our usual experience. We ordered the tar tar and both had the coq au vin. The French fries were cold and the tar tar was overwhelmed with onions (not sure if they weee even shallots). The coq au vin was really bad. The sauce was weak, chicken simply tasted like shredded rotisserie chicken and soggy carrots. This was not the traditional and delicious dish we have had here many times. Bland. There were no pearl onions. Literally a canned soup would have been better. Our server was (I believe) the only server. He was pleasant and efficient.

Everything was delicious! Not a single complaint!

Food was delicious and so was the service. We were celebrating wife's five years cancer free and mentioned it to our server. He said he was also cancer free 10 years and gave her a hug. Very nice. Creme brulee was great as well.

We arrived promptly at 7:15 and had to wait approximately 15 minutes for a table. No problem we enjoyed the ambience of the lobby.

Food and service were excellent, as always. We are sorry they only do lunch four days a year!

The atmosphere and environment are perfect for relaxing and enjoying delicious food and fantastic service.

I always enjoy Le Relais. My favorite restaurant. Love the scallops and chocolate mousse

Delicious food, especially the soufflé! Not overly stuffy and trying to convince you of their worth like newer "upscale" restaurants but a classy little spot with delicious food.

Le Relais is a great place for a romantic dinner with delicious food. I will go back for the ambiance and those mussels!

My wife and I have been here several times. Food and service are excellent. My wife and I are heavily tattooed and don't always receive warm welcomes at high end restaurants but have never seen any such treatment at this establishment. It's our go to for exceptional French cuisine.

The food was excellent. Should have gotten the salad.

It is always a treat to have dinner here. The service was great. The appetizers yummy, and everyone enjoyed their meals. I especially liked the trout.

Great food, wonderful ambiance. Very enjoyable.

Le Relais continues to be our favorite restaurant in Louisville. Food and service were excellent as always. We have enjoyed Le Relais since it opened many years ago, and Anthony continues to be an excellent friend.

It was delightful as always. The trout is outstanding!

Great meal as usual, Anthony does a great job, atmosphere fantastic! Food great!

The food took two hours to prepare. The waiter was nice and noted the kitchen was behind, but it was noticeably a long wait. If management or someone had come along to apologize that would be one thing, but that didn’t happen. I paid close to $200 for two people, tipped well because I can’t fault the waiter, and I left feeling the experience wasn’t worth the price. I heard good things about the place so your experience will likely vary.

Wonderful experience! Hadn’t been for several years and it was as good or better than ever!

Le Relais is maybe our most favorite restaurant in Louisville. The food and service are always top notch. I try Escargot everywhere I find it on the menu and Le Relais is the best I’ve ever had and I’ve had a lot of different presentations. On this night, my spouse had rack of lamb and I had the New York Strip. Both dishes exceeded our expectations. Five stars all the way!!

Have frequented LeRelais for years. ALWAYS an exceptional experience. Truly an establishment of the first order in a world of corporate mediocrity.

Excellent restaurant and service at all levels. Great

We were the first people in the restaurant at opening. Our server seated us at a corner table, which we loved. No one else was seated near us until the end of our meal; but I can understand the comments about close quarters. Jared and his support staff took excellent care of us. My husband was underwhelmed by the seasonal special garlic soup; but I thought the fall squash salad was lovely. My escargots were good, but not as good as I remember them being. The garlic was a little undercooked and strong. His steak tartare was delicious. Our entrees (truite picatta and NY Strip) were both excellent. The Grand Marnier souffle was enormous and delicious. Too much for one person, but I tried. ;) We enjoyed an excellent French Viognier and he had a glass of 20 year port. More than we can spend on a regular basis, but this is one of our favorite special-occasion places to dine.

Bread and drink service was awesome, food service a little slow on a weekend and holiday. But we weren’t in a hurry. Ambience and food were solid, as expected. Can’t beat the steak and pommes frites or the trout. Soufflé is superb. Bread is divine.

Place was nice, cozy and classy. Food presentation great. Cast iron steak cooked to perfection ..the fries crisp but greasy and green beans tasteless..ratatouille was great. The sea bass was great all around. The Cream Brule was just ok..the profiteroles was good. Overall place was good . Server was great.

Place was great...quiet, cozy and elegant. The food was okay. The iron steak was cooked to perfection The ratatouille was great but the green beans were tasteless and fried potatoes crisp but greasy( they slap on the french for these items to sound fancy) . Also, had the sea bass entree which was very good, vegetables were great. The cream Brule was nothing to write home about. Our server did a great job of keeping everything going smoothly. It was our first time there and really not sure we would be going back anytime soon as food was very expensive and not as great as I had hoped.

Le Relais is my favorite restaurant. Always serves a great meal. I had their trout, which I love. My wife had scallops, her favorite. Escargot was terrific!

A lovely Art Deco restaurant in Louisville's historic Bowman Field Administration Building, Le Relais is a treat not to be missed. Fine French cuisine well presented, with an extensive wine list and excellent, discreet service. We had the scallops, lamb and duck, and all were excellent. Dinner for 3 with cocktails, charcuterie and dessert came to $220 and was worth every penny. We will return.

We had a wonderful expereince. All of our meals were perfectly prepared and delicious with each of us chosing a different entre. While we appreciated the wait staff giving us space to converse and enjoy the time out, they could have checked a little sooner as we needed our drinks refreshed sooner. Of course we could have attempted to engage the staff too. Looking forward to going again.

The food was decent, but the service was HORRIBLE. I made a reservation about three weeks before our visit. I informed on the reservation that it was my mom's 82nd birthday. We showed up 10 minutes early and they sat us immediately......by the front door and in a booth with my shoulder jammed into the maitre d stand. That kind of set the mood for the rest of the meal. Being so close to the host stand we experienced the different treatment of customers as they came in the door 6 feet from us. The stuffy host, who's been there forever, gushed over his regular, older clientele. Not so much for younger, newer clientele. There was a young couple that came in and the girl had hot pink hair. He looked at her and said, "WOW!" In an extremely condescending way. They got set in the only table worse than ours by the front door. Anyways, they didn't bring us any bread when they brought every other table bread. When we finally ASKED for bread it was cold, dry, and tasted like it came from Kroger (bad bread at a fine-dining French restaurant? WHAT?!?!). We had to wait a long time for our orders to be taken and then were rushed into ordering appetizer and entree at the same time. The rack of lamb, filet, shrimp linguine, escargot, and Grand Marnier souffle were good, (barely good considering the $), but after we ate we didn't see our server for 25 minutes and we really wanted the bill. We had to flag her down. We won't be back. If I want to sit that close to other people and have a fine-dining experience I'll just go back to Jack Fry's or Volare. At least they offer EXCELLENT food, respect their clientele, and have superb and friendly service. My mom, who lived in France, just couldn't get over bad service at a French restaurant. It blew her mind. * I recently found out the host is the owner, (which is even more appalling), that he treats his young staff (bread/water runners) like indentured servants, and that his gf (petite, thin woman who looks stressed AF) ends up being the only server most nights. Also, he's not French, but Austrian. A long time personal employee of his told me this and more. I'm still pissed about this dining experience 7 MONTHS LATER!!!!! Please support nicer people's establishments with better food!!!!!! Volare is excellent!!! Their osso buco is DIVINE!!!! They don't need the business, but they actually deserve it, unlike Le Relais.

Wonderful jewel. Try the elk chops, so good.

Told the staff this was a gas station restroom. Was told they have no control I responded by saying, I would clean it myself !!!!! Awful!! Food was great, but how can you not care about a bathroom ????

Beautiful restaurant but feel they could remove a couple tables to allow more room. Noise level was a bit high. I had the scallops and was pleased. My partner had lamb chops which were too rare. So he was very disappointed. Service was excellent.

We had not been to LeRelais in over a year. Wow, what a great experience! Food was fantastic, especially the grilled elk special, as well as the service and is such a great room. It is definitely back in the rotation.

Scorched potatoes. Burned, yet raw, brussel sprouts. Duck tasted stale. Everything lukewarm at best. Soufflé was sour and acidic. Nothing we were served should have made it out of the kitchen.

Good food, good service, predictable, well managed product.

Fabulous mussels with cream sauce and perfectly cooked filet.

Great service, excellent food and we enjoyed our time there.

Always fantastic - most reliable restaurant in Louisville. Never disappoints.

Le Relais is a favorite with us and our friends. If it were not for family obligations, we would be frequent diners. We love their seasonal menu and look forward to see the weekly listings. Sunday night is particularly wonderful as it had live jazz. The whole dining experience caps a weekend and helps us look forward to the work week. Thank you, Anthony for a gem of a place that we enjoy.