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Awards
& Reviews
Southern charm, a highly refined level of service and Kentucky
fine dining have earned The Oakroom high marks among peers,
food critics and industry magazines. The Oakroom is only one
of 46 restaurants in the U.S., and the only restaurant in Kentucky,
to hold the highly coveted AAA Five Diamond Award.
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- AAA Five Diamond Restaurant Award
American Automobile Association
Since 1998
Five Diamond award winners are acknowledged as the premier
establishments, providing ultimate quality and service.
- DiRona Award
Distinguished Restaurants of North America
Since 1999
Awarded to restaurants exemplifying the highest quality
standards in all aspects of the dining experience. The award-inspection
program is the only independent and anonymous restaurant-inspection
program in North America. Restaurants must pass a 75-point
evaluation conducted by trained industry professionals.
- Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence
Wine Spectator
Since 1997
The Seelbach Hilton is the only Kentucky hotel to receive
this special award. To receive the award, the restaurant
wine lists must display vintage depth, including vertical
offerings of several top wines, as well as excellent breadth
from several major wine-growing regions. Our wine list offers
over 1,200 selections.
- America's 50 Best Hotel Restaurants
Food and Wine Magazine
2004, 2003, 2002
The Oakroom is the only restaurant from Kentucky to be chosen
by Food & Wine magazine for its guide of the nation's
finest hotel dining destinations.
- "Our Favorite Romantic Restaurants"
Southern Living
February 2004
Southern Living editors singled out The Oakroom for their
list of Favorite Romantic Restaurants stating, "Cupid
makes this restaurant in the the famous Seelbach hotel a
perfect place to pop the question."
- The Gourmet Magazine
April 2004 Issue
Top 50 World Hotel Restaurants The Oakroom with Pulled Pork
Cheeks & Truffle Gnocchi
- Fine Dining Hall of Fame
Nation's Restaurant News
2001
Nation's Restaurant News is the preeminent magazine in the
food service industry. To be inducted into their Fine Dining
Hall of Fame is a real testament to the restaurant staff's
commitment to a quality dining experience.
- Best Hotel Dining Room in the South
and
Cooking with Spirits Award
Santé Magazine
2001, 2000, 1999, 1998
The Seelbach Hilton culinary team was featured on the February/March
2001 issue of Santé Magazine, a special event as the hotel
was a double award winner.
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- "If you can have only one meal while visiting Louisville,
this is where to have it."
John Zoloth, Epicurean Magazine
- "Fine-dining aficionados wouldn't miss the 'fabulous'
Oakroom."
Zagat
- "'Kentucky Fine Dining,' down-home recipes with a contemporary
Continental twist."
New York Times
- "The Oakroom, a rising star among restaurants."
Gourmet Magazine
- "Elegant, yet comfortable setting, top-quality
ingredients, exemplary service, region's finest wine cellar."
Courier-Journal, February 14, 2004 |
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