Green Derby Kentucky Bistro - Newport

Overall I 've loved coming here and highly recommend it. Green Derby is a small, locally well known restaurant for good comfort food that is independently owned and just celebrated their 70 year anniversary. The good: Service was prompt and friendly. There weren 't many people during weekday dinner hour, but order and food were received promptly. Server was extremely friendly and helpful in choice of entrees and drinks. Food was great and I have no major complaints for what we ordered. NY strip was seasoned and cooked excellent, and a little on the peppery side which I like. Side salad is a good size; though the menu doesn 't say, it comes with Iceberg, cucumbers, red onions, tomatoes, and fancy croutons (they vary). Really enjoyed the balsamic vinaigrette dressing served separately. Mac cheese was of the white variety and was excellent. Red potatoes were amazing and presumably home made. Green beans were good, but nothing to write home about though they had bacon, tasted like many green beans you get out (ie. likely canned). Grouper was also excellent and had great texture, but was just slightly overseasoned with salt. Their fried chicken is amazing with great batter and for me was freshly made I 'd definitely recommend it. Draft beer menu is quite good. They had about 10 beers on draft, including many locals. Many wines were available and on display downstairs as well. Prices were reasonable. Though maybe slightly overpriced, the entrees come with 2 sides which generally tend to be oversized. I ordered 2 entrees and I felt like the size of sides and quality of entrees certainly made it worth it. Alcohol was reasonably priced. The bad: Time to nitpick. The walls and decorations, while many historic (which I appreciate), were somewhat drab. However, the semi drabness really only applies to the ground level the 'upstairs ' is much better decorated and was completely different from the seating on the first floor with brighter lighting, and better carpet, overall decor, and seating. Maybe I 'm jaded from all the restaurants that are going modern it looks like they haven 't updated the decor much since they 've opened. The carpet was somewhat worn on the ground floor, but was newer and more vibrant in the 'upstairs ' seating area. As for the food, the biggest issue I had was being served numerous 2 packs of crackers and butter before ordering. Though the butter was good quality, it seemed sort of tacky and it made me want a roll or something like other restaurants do instead of cheap crackers or just nothing at all. To be fair, on my most recent visit we were served rolls with our entrees so I 'm not sure if rolls are always served maybe the other times I went were the exception. Tossed salad that I ordered was served in a bowl that was way too small, resulting in salad debris on the table.

Had a chance tonight to revisit the Green Derby after not visiting for years, and what a nice visit it was. I had a chance to enjoy some new beers that I have not had, one from Rhinegeist and the other from Deschutes and both were outstanding. However, the food was so delicious as you could taste the made from scratch freshness. Me and the wife split the potato skins and I enjoyed two fried center cut pork chops along with a double serving of green beans. You have to eat your vegetables. And then we split the brownie for two which was very good as well. Oh, by the way, the wife had the chicken livers which she loved. All and all a great experience and all for a great value. We will definitely be back for sure. The new management is doing an excellent job and I would recommend this little hidden gem to anyone.

I loooove going to this place! Food is great, service is amazing, and the atmosphere is inviting. They recently got new menus, with old and new items, all which I'm excited to try. Right when I walked in, I was greeted. I sat at the bar and was able to taste some of the beer specials (Bells). Ron gives great service, even when they are busy! I ordered the special Asian Salmon, which is something new for them and on the healthier side and boy was it a great decision! I will definitely be coming back soon! PS they even have Golden Tee now!

Excellent meal with the family here. Service was excellent. 4 pieces of fried chicken, green beans and the best cream gravy ever. Everyone's food was excellent. Great little place and super reasonable. I heard the bread pudding was good as well

We had a date here this week. While they do not have a gluten-free menu, they make all the food fresh so it was easy to pick off the menu and or server was knowledgeable of everything. Our service was very good from beginning to end. They have a large draft beer menu with numerous local brews. The menu was very broad with sandwiches and burgers, steaks and fish, fried chicken, and more. I started with a cup of Ky Burgoo, one of my favorites, it was top notch. My entree was the Ky Hot Brown. It was huge, creamy, and delicious. I couldn't finish it. The wife had the house salad and the burger. I wasnt sure what to expect here, but I was impressed. I well go back.