Black Stallion Steak House
Steak dinners & chicken dinners · lunch & dinner daily
Mon–Thu 11a–9:30p · Fri–Sat 11a–10p · Sun 11a–9:30p
1215 N Main St, Ste 3, Monticello, KY 42633
Sunday in Monticello: plan before you leave the cabin
Sunday is the day Monticello, Kentucky slows down. The after-church crowd heads out to eat, and a lot of the hometown counters stay closed. If you're coming off Lake Cumberland or heading home after a cabin week, that matters: the downtown burger and the Highway 90 café are both closed on Sundays. Every place below is locally owned in Monticello (Wayne County, 42633), not a chain. Holiday weekends and the off-season can still change things, so a quick call never hurts.
Open for Sunday lunch (hours confirmed)
Local, non-chain kitchens with Sunday lunch hours confirmed by their own website or by two independent listings. Checked October 10, 2026.
Dos Amigos Bar and Grill
Mexican bar & grill · dips, wings & evenings
Sun–Thu 11a–9:30p · Fri–Sat 11a–10p
211 Cumberland Crossing, Monticello, KY 42633
El Buen Gusto
Chicken & steak fajitas · street tacos on North Main
Call for hours
1500 N Main St #208, Monticello, KY 42633
El Cazador Mexican Grill
Chicken plates, steak fajitas & Mexican · Walmart Plaza
Open daily · lunch specials Mon–Fri 11a–3p
75 Walmart Plaza Drive, Ste 6, Monticello, KY 42633
Sunday hours unconfirmed — call first
These may well be open Sunday, but we found Sunday hours on only one listing each, so we won't promise them. Call ahead.
Tray's Garden
Chinese buffet at Cumberland Crossing
Call for hours
Cumberland Crossing, Monticello, KY 42633
Lakeside Tap & Grill
Wings, pizza & burgers by the lake
Call for hours
14 Tiffany Dr, Monticello, KY 42633
Confirmed Sunday hours (checked October 10, 2026)
- Black Stallion Steak House · Sunday 11 a.m.–9:30 p.m. — 1215 N Main St, Ste 3. The easy Sunday answer for a group — lunch and dinner seven days a week, and its listings agree on Sunday hours. Arrive near 11 if you can, and call (606) 343-0011 ahead for a big cabin crew.
- Dos Amigos Bar and Grill · Sunday 11 a.m.–9:30 p.m. — 211 Cumberland Crossing. Sunday hours come from the restaurant's own website, and it offers online ordering if the crew would rather eat back at the cabin.
- El Buen Gusto · Sunday from 10 a.m. — 1500 N Main St. Opens earlier than most on Sunday per two listings — and it's closed Mondays and Tuesdays. An easy stop on North Main on your way out of town.
- El Cazador Mexican Grill · Sunday from 11 a.m. — Walmart Plaza. Open daily; listings differ on the Sunday closing time, so don't cut it close at night. The practical pick when Sunday also means a stock-up for the drive home.
Tray's Garden (Chinese buffet, Cumberland Crossing) and Lakeside Tap & Grill (14 Tiffany Dr) only had Sunday hours on a single listing, and Tray's Garden listings disagree on the street number and phone. Call ahead before you go.
Hometown favorites that close on Sundays
Save these for Saturday or a weekday — you'll be glad you did. They're all in our local lunch guide.
- City Pool Hall — the 1946 downtown burger counter — listed as closed Sunday.
- Happy Hoppers Coffee & More — its own site says closed Sunday.
- 606 Fix & Mix — keeps a short week; closed Sunday.
- Taqueria Emanuel — closed Sunday per its listing.
- The Grub Hub — posted hours run Monday through Saturday, with no Sunday hours listed.
Making Sunday lunch work on a lake week
Checking out of a cabin Sunday morning? Eat lunch in Monticello before the drive — Black Stallion and El Buen Gusto are both on North Main, so you can head straight out of town afterward. For a houseboat crew, Dos Amigos online ordering saves you from rounding up twelve people. And if it's the Sunday after Fall Fest, expect a fuller noon hour than usual and go early.
- Lunch in Monticello, any other day — hometown counters, trucks & sit-down
- Mexican food in Monticello KY — three of the four Sunday picks
- Steak in Monticello KY — Sunday supper, too
- Fall Fest weekend in Monticello — the weekend before that busy Sunday