merchants restaurant

it was good but not great.  called for a reservation and they told us they were not taking reservations that night but we could come and get on the list and it wouldn't be too long of a wait.  it ended up being an hour.  we made a lap on broadway and then sat and waited a while longer.  when seated it was fine.  they brought some popcorn to nibble on.  that may have been the best thing all night.  we haddrinksand they did have a good cocktail and beer program.  we had the blackened tilapia and chicken fried chicken with an order of the duck fat tater tots to share.  the tots were great.  highly recommended.  the tilapia was well prepared and had a nice sauce.  the chicken was good but they skimped on the gravy.  if there had been more gravy it would have improved the dish.  service was good.  it's a solid choice.

had a wonderful time at merchants. i got the pulled pork sandwich and my wife got the turkey club. both were fantastic. service was great as well.drinksare pricey, but about standard for broadway.

this beautiful bar and nightlife spot exudes class; the ample bar hosts space for mixeddrinksand the interior alludes to the namesake of this restaurant, merchant’s hotel, which opened in 1892.

good food, huge portions but do not order cocktails. we ordered three differentdrinksand they were so bad we didn't drink more than a sip of anything. they were their "house" cocktails as well, just awful.

where to start... my first experience at merchants. i was met at the door by a pleasant young lady who said my table was ready and to follow her into the elevator coming into the second floor i was happy to see that it was full even on a horrible rainy night. the staff was extremely attentive, i was pleasantly surprised to see that not one but all of the shaft seem to be taking care of all of the patrons... there was no waiting for anything.drinkswere brought and the two hors d'oeuvres that we ordered were absolutely perfect.... the steak tartar as well as the pork belly and tacos!
it was a little louder then i expected this restaurant to be but it was not overplayed and loud music it was the happy banter and laughter of patrons enjoying themselves
the entrees were brought on quickly by a third or maybe a fourth member of the serving team and it was brought to us, piping hot! cooked to perfection by the kitchen. the pork chop, so tender, and succulent i wanted to naw the bone like at home.
( my wife said no!) the beef was made to disappear thru the satisfied smiles on our faces.
oh yes, let us not forget the chewy dark bread, 2 orders.
sorry i can't tell you about dessert but i couldn't have eaten another bite with a gun to my head! the birthday table next to us sure seemed to be enjoying their sweets!
did i say i loved my food fest at merchants?? ...you should be so lucky..... go.... enjoy...
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wonderful dining experience. a last minute decision to dine here on a saturday night without reservations ended up being a terrific experience. after being seated upstairs in their lovely dining room, we were presented a menu as well as an ipad to peruse their offerings. our server took her time to go over the menu and make recommendations, even presenting a mini wine tasting. my boyfriend and i decided on an appetizer (charcuterie; which was great), a glass of wine and one of their tennessee specialtydrinks(mad hatter; very good). we decided on the swordfish and waygu. our server checked on us promptly after our first tastes of the main course and the waygu was a bit tough, so no questions asked, we were given a chance to try something else. we went with the pork dish which was highly recommended. the swordfish was delicious and we ate that as we waited for the pork. the manager came over and apologized right away and soon enough the pork arrived. we were understanding that it was pushed through the kitchen so we didn't have to wait but it was a bit undercooked. after mentioned that, let's just say we were more than taken care of...end result--i would like to commend our server jen and manager sarah for over and above service and their superb handling of this. we will definitely talk them up and visit again!!

really impressed. coming from montreal, a city known for their restaurants, i have to say we were impressed with the food and drinks. the service not so much. steaks were delicious as were the salads and club sandwich. best mashed potatoes ever. it took about 15 minutes to actually get our first round ofdrinks(2 beers, 1 bottle of wine and 1 mojito) reason? it takes a long time to crush the mint for the mojito (there was about 4 specks of mint in my drink) overall we had a great experience at merchants. we will be back our next time to nashville.

great whiskey selection at the bar. we came here just for a snack and moredrinksat the bar. our bar tender joshua was great. i was surprised to see that had several rare whiskey selections including grand pappy van winkle. we ordered food. tater tots were inexpensive and were enough for 4. a few other appetizers and the caesar salad were good too. the kitchen was partially closed for remodeling so the menu wasn't full. overall, i we like this place and would recommend it. thanks for the great service joshua.

not very good. atmosphere is decent, but food is not. blackened fish had no "black" on it and was hardly cooked with no seasoning. meal and a couple ofdrinkswas $100 bucks and i felt ripped off paying it. go there fordrinksmaybe, but not for dinner.

bad service, sub-par food. we recently came to this restaurant while visiting some friends in nashville. we were seated around 9 pm on a friday evening. we sat at our table for no less then 15 mins before i went up to the bar to order drinks. no one ever greeted. finally someone came out to our table and said thedrinkswould be out soon (at least a full 5 mins later we got our drinks). after i finished my drink about half way through the dining experience i was never asked for another, which i def would have taken. the food came out and i had the risotto, which was ok. i wanted some pepper for my dish and there was none on the table, couldn't find our waitress to ask for some so finally had to flag someone else down who brought us some. our waitress never checked on us, never refilled a drink...oh and it turns out she left before we were finished eating. so it took about 15 mins after we were done eating to get the check to pay. waitress was really bad and you could tell she just wanted to get the hell up out of there and we were majorly bothering her by daring to sit at her table and eat. wouldn't recommend this restaurant - at least the downstairs portion. maybe they know how to do it in the upstairs establishment.