Gatsby's on Fourth

Absolutely fantastic food and staff! Perfect choice for Thanksgiving lunch

Great Staff, fresh & great food & service. And AWESOME place to WORK!!!

Great service! Good food.

Gatsby’s on Fourth is the restaurant in the historic Seelbach hotel (now owned by Hilton). Our reservation entitled us to free breakfast in the concierge lounge upstairs but the options there were limited (especially for one of us with a gluten free diet) and the staff at the front desk was nice enough to let us take advantage of our free breakfast in Gatsby’s instead, which had a much better looking breakfast buffet, in addition to made to order eggs and omelettes.

The services was great and the omelette maker on duty when we were there seemed to work like an artist. Our omelettes were beautifully presented (though mine was slightly undercooked) That having been said and despite the increased options and nicer atmosphere than the upstairs concierge lounge, there was nothing super special about the food. The grits had a weird texture like a hardened layer, and the biscuits were sort of steaming in their warming tray which took away the crispiness one would hope from a biscuit.

I think breakfast places owe it to their patrons to make sure their coffee is top notch. Coffee is the backbone of any breakfast or morning. In this case the coffee was fine but not great.

They had a limited tea selection (my wife prefers tea to coffee) and they did have gluten-free toast available which my wife appreciated and enjoyed. Our waiter also went above and beyond when she asked for almond milk for her oatmeal by leaving the restaurant and getting some for her at the Starbucks in the hotel.

Overall we loved the service and atmosphere. This was out last meal in Louisville, and the last on a 10 day vacation…so literally the last taste in our mouth. We chose to eat in the hotel where we were staying out of convenience since we had to make a flight and didn’t have extra time to head elsewhere. So the food offerings were fairly basic and not the best breakfast we had on the trip, but it did the job.