merchants restaurant

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

we've eaten many meals at merchants and the food is always great.  i can't think of anything that i haven't liked.  the building itself is historic and dates back to 1892 according to their website.  it was an old pharmacy/retail space originally and then a hotel and finally, a restaurant.  you can read about this stuff on their web page. i like the atmosphere and the crowd is rather professional.  this place is refreshing considering its location...a bar-lined street full of bar food, music, and beer. 

i've had most of my meals downstairs but there is also an upper level that is a bit more formal.  there is a different menu for upstairs.  many times we have reservations for lunch but i they aren't required.

 i love their duck fat tater tots! they are so good and come with three sauces.  the tomato bisque and guacamole are alsogreatchoices.  as for entrees, so far, all the selections i've tried have been great.  some of my favorites are  the salmon blt, the bbq pulled pork sandwich, the soup n sammie, and the cheeseburger.  the also have a full bar and fun drink menu. the upstairs menu is fantastic.

my mom and i came in on a friday night around 6 and were seated in about 20 minutes in the bistro.greatdrinks, atmosphere, and service. the deviled eggs and baked cheese are fantastic!

heather m. wow what an incredible dinner. the service was perfection (scott was our server) and everything was described withgreatdetail and we tried his recommendations. we had 2 appetizers and 2 entrees and each one was delicious. i haven't eaten at merchants for quite a while but i will be back to enjoy this delicious food soon.

love!.greatatmosphere,greatdrinks,greatfish tacos, andgreatmusic.

ate upstairs last night. lots to like but it was ultimately ruined by salt. ( and i love salt... literally this is the first tome its ever happened to me.) we really liked dave the waiter and he gavegreatwine recommendations and knew flavor profiles very well. we started with pork belly wraps and pimento cheese on flap jacks. pork belly was good but finished with heavy salt. i had a salad, duck fat fries, eggplant, and collards, and the wife had short ribs. the short ribs were great, salad was nothing special, fries were very salty, eggplant was bland, and collards were unedible because of salt. it all was nicely presented and menu looked good, and its a shame about the salt.

wow,greatfood and service .... wow,greatfood and service
brady, good server, and makes a good old fashion

i'm glad i didn't look at the reviews or rating on this place before going there or else i probably wouldn't have gone. the food was good and so was the service. our group had bloody marys and the backwoods bellini (miller high life, peach schnaps, and orange juice). we started with the duck fat tater tots, fried green tomatoes, and deviled eggs. all were good, however i did expect more out of the tots,like a poutine. i had the soup and sammy but echange chili for the tomato soup. it also came with kettle chips. soooo good! two of my dining partners got the lobster mac and cheese which had agreatconsistency and the right amount of cheesyness. i woulf totally recommend this place!

i had the bacon cheeseburger with pimento cheese. awesome!!!
great service.greatfood.

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 of drinks (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 agreatexperience 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 more drinks at 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 thegreatservice joshua.

fabulous, both times!. we stopped in here for lunch and liked it so much we made a reservation for dinner upstairs.greatcasual atmosphere for lunch and upstairs provided the perfect upgrade to a more upscale dinner that we were looking for. the braised spare ribs with grits app was phenomenal.greatsimple wine list and they had an impressive bourbon selection for a tennessee restaurant. ;)

after listening togreatbands all evening, we felt the need to grab a late night snack. merchant's was just the place. we began with fried green tomatoes, that were perfectly breaded and came with a spicy cheese garnish we split a wedge salad that had just the right e amount of cubes of bacon our entre was the club sandwich with fresh turkey and huge side of their duck tator tots. extra crispy but not overfried. for two adults the relaxing meal was only $50 and the icing on the cake was their fantastic bourbon assortment, iiwas in heaven.

very delicious! service was amazing.greatvalet parking. definately a must if you are visiting nashville. yummy!!!