Rare atmosphere & well-done service
Hand-cut steaks, slow-roasted prime rib and Owensboro’s favorite salad bar — served the Briarpatch way for more than fifty years.
A unique steakhouse experience
Since 1971, Briarpatch Restaurants has served exceptional steakhouse cuisine to the Owensboro community. Our commitment to quality shows in a generous salad bar with more than fifty fresh toppings, a beer, wine and spirits selection to complement every juicy steak, and an inviting room where every visit is a total dining experience.
Thoughtful service, warm hospitality and, of course, the best steak in town. Rare atmosphere, well-done service.
- 1971Serving Owensboro since
- 50+Fresh salad bar toppings
- 10 ozHand-cut ribeye & prime rib
- 20 ozTo join the Honor Brigade
Signature steaks, cut to order
Aged, hand-trimmed and charbroiled to your temperature — every dinner entrée comes with our bountiful soup & salad bar.
- 10 oz
Briarpatch Prime Rib of Beef
Our most popular choice! 10 ounces of perfectly roasted, seasoned and tender prime rib, served in its natural juice.
$36.95
Trio of Beef
For the steak lover! Four ounces of filet mignon, marinated beef tips over rice pilaf with au jus, and our famous prime…
$39.95
- 10 oz
Ribeye Steak
The most flavorful of steak cuts: our marbled 10-ounce ribeye, charbroiled to your liking.
$35.99
- 12 oz
New York Strip
Trimmed and aged: 12 ounces of charbroiled, sizzling perfection.
$32.95
- 6 oz
Filet Mignon
The perfect choice, a classic! Aged for tender texture and flavor, bacon-wrapped and charbroiled, 6 oz.
$38.95
- 8 oz
Top Sirloin
A half-pound of lean, aged, perfectly grilled steak.
$24.95
Wall of Fame
Honor Brigade
20ounces
Calling all steak lovers! Enjoy 20 ounces of your choice of ribeye, strip loin, or filet mignon and we will happily add your name on a plaque and hang it on our Wall of Fame as a member of the Briarpatch Honor Brigade! Ask your server for details.
Fifty-plus toppings. Every single day.
Owensboro’s favorite salad bar has been a Briarpatch tradition for generations: crisp greens and fifty-plus fresh toppings, a selection of dressings and a pot of homemade soup — Hoppin’ John served daily, plus the soup of the day.
- Fifty-plus fresh toppings and dressings
- Homemade soups, every day
- Warm bread with our strawberry butter
- Included with every dinner entrée
Soup & salad bar$16.50
Give the gift of a great steak
A Briarpatch gift certificate, filled in with their name and a gift message from you. We’ll mail it for $2, or have it waiting at the host stand — perfect for birthdays, holidays and anyone who loves a Briarpatch prime rib.
Host your event at Briarpatch
While we don’t take daily reservations, our private rooms are the perfect intimate setting for rehearsal dinners, luncheons and parties. We also offer specialty catering and large-group menus tailored to your event.
- Rehearsal dinners
- Luncheons
- Parties
- Large groups
- Custom catering
Specials & news
A local tradition, five decades strong
Rare atmosphere,
well-done service.
Owensboro has been coming back to Briarpatch since 1971 — for the prime rib, the salad bar and the people who serve them. Tell us how we did.
Pull up a chair — no reservation needed
Lunch on weekdays, dinner every night and Sunday all day. Walk right in: we don’t take daily reservations, so there’s always a seat for you at Briarpatch.
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Hours
Closed now · Opens tomorrow at 11 AM
| Monday – Thursday | Lunch 11 AM – 2 PMDinner 4:30 – 8:30 PM |
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| Friday | Lunch 11 AM – 2 PMDinner 4:30 – 9:30 PM |
| Saturday | Dinner 4 – 9:30 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM – 8 PM |
We don't take daily reservations — come as you are. Private rooms by request.