Voice-Tribune review by Robin Garr
How good is Exchange Pub + Kitchen? Why, it’s a Pillar of its community. I mean that literally: This month the popular spot in New Albany’s buzzing downtown dining scene won one of the city’s Pillar Awards, which recognize contributors to downtown restoration and renovation.
Exchange Pub won the Horizon Award, honoring co-owners Ian and Nikki Hall for their 2012 move from the Grant Line Road area into the historic 1875-era Shrader Stables building downtown, the New Albany Tribune reported.
Steve and Donna Resch, the developers who restored Shrader Stables for the eatery’s use, won the 2013 Renaissance Award. The local newspaper cited “the restoration of the building’s mezzanine, the reuse of salvaged lumber for dining tables and the replica use of the old Shrader Stables’ signage for The Exchange’s storefront” among highlights.
Okay fine, applause and all that. But how’s the restaurant? Let’s put it this way: I’d rate it in the region’s top tier of gastro-pubbish eateries. It would be a standout whether it’s in New Albany, NuLu, Frankfort Avenue or Bardstown Road.
Even for timid Louisvillians wary about crossing the Mighty Ohio without a passport, Exchange Pub is easy to find: Take I-64 west across the Sherman Minton Bridge, get off at the first New Albany exit; take right turns onto State Street, then Main. Look for a sturdy, historic-looking two-story brick building on your right.
Chef Robert Temple’s relatively brief menu focuses its attention on just eight main dishes ...
Read my full review on LouisvilleHotBytes.com:
http://www.louisvillehotbytes.com/excha ... -community
and in the Voice-Tribune:
http://www.voice-tribune.com/news/excha ... community/
The Exchange Pub + Kitchen
118 W. Main St.
New Albany,
948-6501
http://www.exchangeforfood.com
Robin Garr's rating: 89 points