The Gruff

129 E 2nd St, Covington - 41011
270 reviews
Pizza
(859) 581-0040

Great beer, great pizza, and an awesome bartender!

Such a cool restaurant! It has an open and industrial feeling on the inside, but also has a beautiful outdoor patio for the warmer months. Food is what I would consider upscale pub grub with great pizzas, sandwiches, and yummy salads. Also they have a pretty sizable draft list with local beers on tap and yummy cocktails. It is located just at the foot of the historic Roebling bridge, the perfect place to go before a leisurely walk across the bridge and along the riverfront. 5 stars! I hope to be patronizing them for years to come.

The good here is great. The service was sub par but not terrible. They also have a small shop inside where you can buy some of the items they serve.

They were able to accommodate a same day request to seat 40 people on a Saturday night! Lots of interesting kinds of pizza but having a picky child meant we had to stick to pepperoni. As far as I could tell everyone enjoyed their meal and the service was awesome. They also had some toys, games and books and the like to distract the younger kids. Great dinner!

We are visiting from Indiana and we stumbled across this place. Very friendly and the food was delicious! The pickle fries were unique and yummy!

Great experience all around! Server was so pleasant & food was delicious! We really enjoyed it!

Cool place for sure. Walked there from Marriott River Center. Friendly staff, great pizza. Had some pickle fires and tried my first Cuban sandwich ( good too).

Very nice place. Smoked chicken salad was excellent and fruit cup was good quality fresh. Excellent staff and service. Will repeat.

Great atmosphere. The wait staff was friendly and knowledgeable about the beers and menu. Kid area for kids to play. Pizza was great wood fired and 3 goat gruff sandwiches were delicious. And the house pickles are soooo good!!!

Completely new to the area and decided to go walking. This was the first place I visited and the staff were top notch. I had a couple beers at the bar (kitchen had closed) and the bartender made me feel right at home. The beers were delicious and they chatted me up about the city and gave me good reccomendations for local spots. You couldn't ask for better service from a hotel concierge. Haven't tried the food yet but will definitely be back because of a great first impression!