When the weather cooperates and the sun shines just right, the patio at Merrick Inn in Lexington becomes one of Kentucky’s best-kept dining secrets.
This historic manor house offers outdoor dining that transforms a meal into a genuine escape from the everyday.
Let’s be honest: most restaurant patios are afterthoughts, places where they stick a few tables on a concrete slab and call it outdoor dining.
Maybe they throw up an umbrella if you’re lucky, or some string lights if they’re feeling fancy…