Restaurant Review: Newport Kentucky's Arnies on the Levee

Last night we tried to eat at Pomipillio's in Newport but they were packed, with a 40 minute wait to seat two people. We moved on to Mythos for mousaka, but they were closed. By then, Someone was Very Hungry so we went to Arnie's on the Levee, since we were, after all, Already There.

Even with a poker tourney in progress, Arnie's on the Levee seemed to be operating at about 20% capacity. The few people there that were not part of the game appeared to be emloyees.

A welcoming sign explained the rules of the road in re to appropriate dress. Apparently Arnie's of Newport has had some issues with gang activity. I am guessing this is of the mall rat variety because of its proximity to the world's fair (Arnie's is across from the Levee). My only real disagreement here, the sign stated plain white tee shirts are not allowed. I like to wear plain white t-shirts. Unfortunately, we were too hungry for me to run home and put one on, then run back and defiantly ask to be seated.

In a nutshell: The food at Arnies on the Levee was terrible, terribly overpriced, and not terribly warm on one of the coldest nights of the year. Even with bar food, I'd like it to be a little bit better than what I could have made myself. We tried several items and agreed, Arnie's food was just not good. Our server was nice, though.

I won't go back unless I am trapped into it. Not likely since everyone that knows me knows that I avoid the Levee at all costs, all the time. Why eat and drink at a mall when you have Southgate, Mainstrasse and the Covington arts district all within a mile or two?

Comments

Anonymous said…
Terrible service, over 30 minutes before being waited on. Not even given water. Never ask if needed refill on drinks and when we asked it took over 20 minutes to bring it back. Food ok, not great, sweet potato fries good, ordered two desert pretzels to go for our kids, they were burnt so bad our kids wouldn't eat them. Will never go back

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