loveless cafe

went for brunch and had a great experience. love the atmosphere, food, and tradition of the place. we phoned in to get our names on the list, definitely was a smart move since the wait was 90+ minutes.

this restaurant deserves better.. an 86%?! this place is beyond (as we say in anime conventions) epic win... more like ultra mega epic win. it really deserves something more like 120% or more. they are amazingly good. everything here is so good and the service is amazing (even when they are jam packed). i love this place.

though off the beaten path, the loveless cafe is a great spot for a family meal with food that is unparalleled.

best southern cooked food in tn. no matter what you order it will be great and plenty of it. and the prices are still in the 1990's

i visited the loveless today for the first time during a buisness trip to nashville. a couple from the hotel had told me about it, and gave it a rave review, so i decided to try it for myself. i have to say that when i arrived i felt like i had stepped out of the crazy buisness world and inti my grandmothers house. the atmosphere was so warm and welcoming. once you walk in you feel like you are almost drawn to a seat and a cup of coffee if by instict. once seated i was warmly greated by the sweetest most pleasant waitress i've yet to meet. she quickly got me a cup of coffe that rivaled my crutch, starbucks. i ordered a large helping of country ham and hashbrown cassarole. i still cannot forget how great everything tasted, and how well prepared it all was. i never saw the bottom of my coffe cup and everything i asked for swiftly made it's way to my table accompied by the waitress. ( i think her name was virginia... like the state) in all, my visit was one i'll not soon forget. next time i visit nashville i will be sure to visit the loveless again. you definately should make the time if you have it. it's well worth a visit.

been going to this southern diner for 35+ years. took my adult son to the restaurant for his first visit last night. agree with another reviewer on the seating situation in the modern dining areas - things are a tad bit slow until seated and then service picks up. still the ultimate experience in middle tn for southern comfort food and the surroundings. food portions remain texas-sized. watched my boy put away a carbo-loading feast consisting of fried chicken, catfish and chopped barbecue (pork of course). this was supplemented by crinkly fries and mac & cheese. the other staple we both enjoyed were homemade biscuits fresh from the oven topped with fruit preserves & sorghum. my favorite menu item is ham & biscuits (real country ham). will often take an order of this with me. full breakfast is in the offering anytime and the dessert pies are worth sampling if you've left room. suggestion when going to loveless cafe - either don't eat another meal that day or plan to bicycle back to nashville afterward to burn some calories!

the food was great as always. my only complaint about loveless is that it has become too popular. back in the day when you could eat in the old motel rooms you could get in a lot quicker. with that said, once you get seated the. service is pretty fast. i'll keep going even with the crowds.

breakfast is best. this restaurant is around the corner from my house, and i've been eating here off and on for 30 years.

the new owners (c.2002) did a fantastic job of investing in the property. it had become a dump, and now it's totally renovated and modernized.

breakfast is the best thing on the menu. they heavily promote the biscuits, but the biscuit quality is uneven because each batch is handmade. one batch can be delicious and the next batch tough (not enough shortening). and, if business is slow, the biscuits can be an hour or two old.

after spending more than a million dollars (literally) renovating the place, the owners were apparently having trouble making a profit. the menu was abbreviated several years ago, and the quality of some ingredients (bacon, for example) was apparently cut to save money. grits are often thin and runny, a classic sign of trying to extend their volume and standing time by adding water.

lunch and dinner fare is decidedly mediocre, depending primarily on the fried chicken. breakfast is available all day. for vegetables, the cracker barrel chain is better.

the loveless would be better if it would invest some of the marketing money into improving the food quality, especially the non-breakfast choices.

nonetheless, it's a fun place for a group and a memorable stop for tourists. the loveless is about the experience as much as it's about the food, and you won't be disappointed in that regard. plus, you won't be hungry when you leave.

all of my life. i still go here everytime i get even close to the area. that throw down with flay must have been a rig!!!

out of the way, but awesome. great little place for some serious southern grub. consider going at an off-time because of crowding. forget that throwdown w/ bobby flay, this place has the biscuits and jam.