Here is the sign for Claudia's Sanders Dinner House. The dinner house also known to locals as The Colonel's Wife. it is out in Shelbyville, KY, about 30 minutes out of Louisville. Go when it is light out to see all the beautiful horse farms in the area.
For Thanksgiving, it was packed. We had 5pm dinner reservations. I thought we would had been at the start of the dinner crowd, but we were at the end of the crowds. They had started serving at 11am, and by the time we left at 7:30, the huge room we were in was almost empty.
This is the grand entrance to the dinner house. There is a little gift shop, to buy KY merchandise.
All around the dinner house are these framed photos of Saddlebred horses. These are amazing horses that were developed in Kentucky. I had the honor of working as a groom for a saddlebred trainer for about 6 months (during show season). These are amazing spirited horses that can be ridden or driven (the horse pulls while you sit in a little cart). They are very fun horses with a lot of personality.
Here's a portrait of Colonel Sanders and his wife Claudia. They are both buried in Louisville, at Cave Hill cemetery. When you enter the cemetery, just follow the yellow line on the ground to lead you to his grave.
There were two buffet lines in the restaurant. We were in the larger of the two rooms. Look at this buffet!!! Just kept going and going!!!
In this picture you can see (from top to bottom) the creamed spinach, sweet potatoes and stewed tomatoes. The creamed spinach has always been one of my favorite dishes here.
Here's my plate. I'll give you a tour - starting at 12 o'clock position moving clockwise....creamed corn, stewed tomatoes, creamed spinach, turkey covered with stuffing and stewed apples. See a theme here....stewed and creamed....WOW!!
They served another favorite of mine - their cream of tomato soup. Yes....it stays with the creamed theme.
And of course, the Colonel, sort of, was walking around greeting everyone.
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