virago

we enjoyed the virago experience and the service was great, as our server was very helpful and attentive. the atmosphere lent itself to good conversation and i recommend virago highly for business dinners.

rude & snooty. my girlfriends & i were very excited to have a couple of drinks & apps at this new "trendy" restaurant - however, from the moment we walked in the door, the hostesses & 1 waiter & 1 waitress in the bar area couldn't have acted more rude & snooty towards us. we left without ordering anything! you may be the new hip place to go but that gives you no right to treat people in this manner. this is not the only place in town that serves sushi, therefore, i will not return.

trendy vibe, bad food.. the last time i had been to virago was in the original location, and i was very impressed. the sushi was fresh, and inventive, and even though the location was a bit eclectic, it was uniquely virago.

while the gulch location is an incredibly beautiful example of what a nashville restaurant can be, the core of what virago used to be, the sushi, was over priced and very disappointing. the rice was sour, and the scallop nigiri i had was not cleaned properly (still had grit in it) and was dry- like it had been prepared ahead of time and had sat out for a while. i made a crucial mistake when i ordered the fried oyster hand roll. i overlooked the fact that it also contained smoked ham and pickled okra on it. the ham and okra completely overpowered the oysters and left a bad aftertaste on my palette.the combination is one that i can only describe as one i would not order again. ever.

the wine list had some great selections (especially for a sushi restaurant), however they were priced at 2.5 to 3 times what you could buy them in the store.

the staff were very attentive and provided great, friendly service.

overall, my experience at virago was aesthetically pleasing, culinarily underwhelming and financially overinflated.

i sensed the rudeness the moment i walked in the door and gave the hostess the name for my reservation. did she really need to look my party up and down? i proceeded to the bar where i must say, had fabulous martinis. the drinks were amazing, as was the food - the reason we come back. however, the staff is too judgmental. maybe next time i will wear a tight dress, six inch stilettos, and tease my curled hair. maybe then i will get better service like i have observed tonight. i guess classy doesn't get you anywhere at this establishment.

and i don't usually like sushi!. i'm not a huge sushi fan, but this place was awesome. i had the korean bbq roll, which i loved! there's plenty of options and fusion for those who aren't into sushi, and there are both raw and cooked sushi options available. i think it would be the perfect place for a girls' dinner out or date night.

good but not in love. the service was great and the food was good but nothing completely blew me away. i would go back, but i am not in a hurry. atmosphere was fun.

gratuity... to be determined by the customer.tried the new monday special and virago thought it was acceptable to charge my party of two a 20% gratuity to cover their staff. totally unacceptable

best sushi in nashville, even if pricy. wasabi martini is a must have...although i recommend drinks at the front bar, much better than the back.

we left hungry. cool atmosphere, friendly hostess, knowledgeable server and tasty enough food. the salmon entree was the best! the bomb specialty maki was too complex to be able to actually taste all the ingredients - it was just a big mouthful of mush with indistinguishable flavors. just order a regular maki to be able to savor the flavors. but, we averaged $30 per person for food and the portions were so small (even the entrees and specialty maki) that all four in our party left hungry. and we are not big people and usually prefer small meals. i've never left a restaurant hungry before in my life.

very nice place... went with two other friends. they encourage communal dining so we shared the bomb roll, the aloha roll and the mussels and clams. the vietnamese coffee and donuts dessert was fantastic! the balcony outside has a wonderful view of the town as well!

nice place, service was bad. went there a couple of weeks ago during a bachelorette party, first of all when we arrived the guy at the door acted like we didn't belong there. once we were seated, the waiter would not serve one of the women because he thought she was drunk & then carded another of the women twice...once when she ordered her drink and then after he brought it. our food wasn't brought to us at the same time so one person didn't receive her food until all of us were done eating. next, the waiter then asked how much another of the women that was with us how many drinks she had...what damn difference did it make? he wasn't asking any of the other tables that and they all had bottles of wine and other drinks at their table. needless to say, this was a very unpleasant for all of us and especially the bride-to-be. we spent lots of money at this place for sucky service and what made it worse is that gratuity was already included so he got his money regardless. maybe that's why he treated us like that. i did speak to the manager and she did compensate us with free dessert, but that wasn't enough.

cheesy. my very first impression was that this place was cheesy and trying way too hard. we,like another reviewer, were told it was an hour wait, but that we could sit at the sushi bar. my husband and i found two seats open and waited. we sat there a good period of time before a woman who worked there approached us and told us we would have to move. we were shocked as we were just told we could sit there and then we were getting moved! the woman was rude and it came across as very snobby. we decided to leave as we did not care for the service nor vibe from the moment we walked in the door. i normally do not go out of my way to write a review but this experience was that bad! i had no idea this place was trying to be a club, too. it is apparent it is all about being seen and trying to show off. not a good date place as my husband had read in a write up of the restuarant. if you want to go out have drinks and try to play the snobby game too, then this place is for you. i found it cheesy and cool in a spray tanned, hair gelled sort of way. (at least that describes most of the men who work there)...i think you get my point. not my kind of place.

and yes to the review who wrote it reeks of credit card debt! ha! people trying a bit too hard. okay...way to hard. real style is not so contrived.

had a great experience. however, reservations are recommended. dining room was full, do we were seated on rooftop. great view of city and service was very good. enjoyed the experience!

great place!. virago was recommended to us by the valet at our hotel when i asked about a good sushi place that would be a good place to take my clients. he was right. the food and service were both outstanding! the place is very trendy, but not stuck up. very high quality atmosphere, and extremely fresh fish. it's a fusion restaurant, so don't expect the "traditional" sushi stuff to be on the menu, but they can make whatever you like, if you prefer more simple and traditional sushi. i enjoyed the yellowtail, and the bomb roll, and of course, i had to ask for some quail egg shooters. the shooters were off menu, but they did an outstanding job with beautiful presentation and taste. i will definitely come back the next time i'm in nashville.

food and service were outstanding. atmosphere was appealing and comfortable highly recommend the sashimi