A&W Restaurant

Cave City, KY · Fast food restaurant

Rating
4.2/5
★★★★☆ 4.2
Reviews
20
Rank in Cave City
#8
of 32 restaurants
City Percentile
45%
rating percentile
Address
A&W Restaurant, 816 Mammoth Cave St, Cave City, KY 42127
Phone
(270) 773-3883
Website
awrestaurants.com/locations/kentucky/cave-city/816-mammoth-cave-street
Status
Closed · Opens 10 AM

A&W Restaurant is a restaurant located in Cave City, KY. It is one of 32 restaurants listed in Cave City. Its 4.2-star rating is slightly below the Cave City city average of 4.3 stars. It ranks #8 of 32 restaurants in Cave City. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About A&W Restaurant

A&W Restaurants have been serving up signature burgers, hand-breaded chicken tenders and root beer floats since 1919. A&W still makes root beer fresh in their restaurants with real cane sugar served in a frosty mug.

Hours

Saturday10 AM–9 PM
Sunday10 AM–9 PM
Monday10 AM–9 PM
Tuesday10 AM–9 PM
Wednesday10 AM–9 PM
Thursday10 AM–9 PM
Friday10 AM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Gary D. Drechsel · Jul 2025

Folks, if you are traveling through KY on I65 North or South, passing by Cave City, just North of Bowling Green, you MUST Stop at A & W Rootbeer Stand (restaurant for the modern day traveler). Located mear minutes from the Interstate, this will be the experience of your trip. The Stand is an easy in and out location. The facility is squeaky clean, the staff are professional, polite and beyond helpful. My Double Papa Burger was hot, fresh and took me back to a time when fast food was enjoyable. I am not a fan of waffle fries, but they were hot, fresh and a good size portion. Now to the GOOD STUFF!! You must get the frosted large glass mug and full with fresh made, in the store, A & W Rootbeer. Take drink of this cold delicious beverage and I swear, if you do not hear John Denvers song

★★★★★ 5.0 Kenny Johnson · Dec 2025

For most of my life, my family and I have ordered Long John Silver's fish at this location. Almost every time, the food was wonderful. The staff was always friendly. Even after this LJS location became co-branded with A&W in the early 2000s, the quality stayed the same. I highly recommend this place to travelers who come to this area, especially if they're seafood lovers. If you're an A&W fan, you'll definitely love the offerings under that brand, also.

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Gloria Jean Phelps-Thomas · Jan 2026

Food is not the best and the service should be better than it is and the staff does not wait on as you are pulled up to the window. They need a more well trained and organized staff. The food needs to be cooked better and served more properly. I wont eat there any more.

★★★★★ 5.0 Dave Palmer · Jan 2026

This is an A&W and long john silvers. I love LJS and a&w root beer so it's a great combination for me. Food was extremely fresh and hot. I try to stop here when I work in Kentucky.

★★★★★ 5.0 Chrissy (CWattsOverThere) · Jun 2025

Great stop. Friendly greeter, quick service, food was hot, tasty and well-prepared (oil had recently been changed👍🏻), plenty of self-serve drink options and seating, restroom was clean. Would definitely stop here again. Outdoor seating area was great, except for the worker on their break listening to their phone loudly with foul language.🫤 Follow @cwattsoverthere for all my adventures . 😊🧳

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Outdoor Seating ✓ Drive Through ✓ Onsite Services ✓ Takeout ✓ Dine In ✓ Delivery ✓ Fast Service ✓ Lunch ✓ Dinner ✓ Solo Dining ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Alcohol ✓ Beer ✓ Coffee

Services

Fast food restaurantAmerican restaurantDessert restaurantHamburger restaurant

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