We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Boone Tavern Hotel, named for Appalachian hero Daniel Boone. To enter the doors of this historic old hotel is to step back in time to a gracious and genteel bygone era. Built by Berea College in 1909, the beautiful white-columned structure was designed to house visitors to the campus. Berea students pay for their tuition and gain practical experience in the hospitality industry by working in the hotel.Boone Tavern is the only facility in Kentucky listed by the Historic Hotels of America, National Trust for Historic Preservation. There is also a gift shop and a fine dining room which is the best place to eat in Berea. Campus and Student Industries tours leave from the hotel's lobby.
The first time I ever ate at the Boone Tavern Restaurant I was a young teenager and had come with my parents from Tennessee to visit my older brother who was a student at Berea College. One of my fondest memories of that trip was our meal at Boone Tavern. I have been back many times since, and it is always still a special event. There's an elegant Southern charm and hospitality about this place which is seldom found today. The service has always been exceptional as well.
Everything here is good. I tend to be partial to southern fried chicken. A specialty is the "spoon bread," - cornbread so lucious and moist that they dish it out to you with a spoon.
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