Comment Archives: Locations: Restaurants: Contemporary: 5 Stars
Re: “Park Cafe”
Extremely Romantic and great personal service from the servers.
Re: “The Yellow Porch”
This is a great place for a date night out with your special someone or just going out with your friends! The atmosphere is great! The food was amazing. There was 12 people in our group and we all shared of each others plates. There was not a bad meal at all that night. I loved the long bench on the side wall with nothing but throw pillows for back cushions.
Re: “Zumi Sushi Japanese Kitchen”
Delicious! I just ate lunch at Zumi and was impressed by everything. The servers at the counter were very courteous and knowledgeable of the menu.
My chicken yakitori skewers were amazing! They came out a few minutes after I sat down, and they were hot, fresh, and delicious. My order came with five skewers, and they were garnished with scallions and served with a peanut sauce. The chicken was hot and juicy.
My sushi roll (Tropical Crunch) came out next. This roll combined eel and pineapple in a delectable combination. The savory eel and the sweet pineapple were fantastic complements, especially with the "crunchies" and eel sauce topping the roll.
Everyone at the restaurant was very nice, and I enjoyed my meal in the comfortable, fun atmosphere. I will definitely be back!
Re: “Sambuca”
I have been at Sambuca numerous times for dinner and we love the food. Actually have reservations for 6 this Thursday night. It can be a little loud at times with the music however the quality of the food makes up for that. Love what you do keep doing it!!
Re: “Rumba Rum Bar and Satay Grill [Closed]”
This place is great. I could never get tired of their Shrimp Masala. The variety of the menu + atmosphere + service make it a unique restaurant for Nashville. I've been eating here for 6 years and have never been unsatisfied. In my opinion, wonderful.
Re: “Firefly Grille”
I love Firefly! I've been going there for years, and due to their seasonal menus, I find new surprises waiting for me every three months. It's the perfect place to go for beers with my friends or a bottle of wine with a date. Plus, the decor is very cool; with all the lights, it's like Christmas every day. I have to agree with Spoon from a few comments up: I could eat their starters for every meal.
Re: “Firefly Grille”
We recently had a wonderful dinner at the Firefly. The food, service, atmosphere, and value were all outstanding. It was the perfect place for our birthday celebration. We will be returning soon to this oasis in a sea of chain restaurants.
Re: “Firefly Grille”
Firefly has a very eclectic dining atmosphere. Everything about our meal was fantastic. From the wine to the main course all the way to the most delectable desserts. The service was fantastic, too. We loved being able to choose from many different styles on the menu and appreciated our waiters attention to our requests for certain wine selections during each course. I would absolutely recommend The Firefly Grill to locals as well as anyone visting the city - don't miss this one. It's fantastic.
Re: “B. McNeel's”
this is a great place to eat - but they no longer do dinner service, only lunch weekdays and brunch on the weekends.
Re: “Rumours East”
Went to have dinner here last night and was very very impressed. Great atmosphere, extensive wine list and the food was amazing. I had the scallop special which was cooked to perfection. My wife had the almond chicken which was also delicious. Great happy hour deals plus a very friendly wait staff. We will go back for sure.
Re: “Germantown Cafe”
Absolutely one of my favorite restaurants in Nashville. Have been over 10 times in the past year and never had a bad experience. The food is always delicious. The staff is always friendly and they always have great dinner specials. If you are looking for a nice place to go that is not going to break the bank, go to Germantown Cafe.
Re: “Flyte World Dining & Wine”
FANTASTIC. Ambience, service, wines, flavors, quality of food...all amazing. Had white Italian wine flyte, salad flyte, halibut, a chocolate flyte dessert, and even tried a Muscat from the dessert wine menu. Savored every bite! Can't say enough about this place. One of the best meals of my life, no kidding.
Re: “Red Pony”
unbelievable food and atmosphere. love the waitstaff and bartenders!
Re: “Mack & Kates Cafe & Wine Bar [Closed]”
Have enjoyed eating at some of the finest restaurants in the country and was surprised to have such a great experience in such a quite little town. If there were just a five star hotel across the street it would be perfect!!
Rating Detail:
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Value: 4
Overall: 5
Re: “Mambu [Closed]”
Excellent, cozy spot. However, I heard it has closed since I was there last year. I hope this isn't true because Mambu was definitely a place I'd return!
Rating Detail:
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 5
Value: 4
Overall: 5
Re: “Merchants”
Every time I need someplace to impress, I know I can count on The Merchants. The 2nd floor is my favorite, with it's intimate atmosphere and live piano music. The food is amazing and I often find it hard to decide between my three favorite dishes. The servers are polite and very helpful, so from the time I valet park right outside the door to the time I leave, I know that I will have a truly amazing experience!
Rating Detail:
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Value: 5
Overall: 5
Re: “Cabana”
Great experiece front to back
Rating Detail:
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 3
Value: 5
Overall: 5
Re: “360 Bistro”
Quiet, charming, elegance paired with incredible food presentations and a vast offering of wine selections. A wonderful place to relax, unwind and enjoy spectacular food and wine!
Rating Detail:
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Value: 4
Overall: 5
Re: “Park Cafe”
I had driven to where a short lineup of restaurants reside in a ‘residential-feeling’ neighborhood of Sylvan Park. Located in an area where it is common to park on someone’s lawn on a busy night. I ended up wedging my car between a few barrels of fryer oil and a medium-sized dumpster behind the restaurant.
Amidst an upstanding taco joint, a homely Italian restaurant, and your average bread and cheese pub, was Park Cafe. Park Cafe was open Monday, and respectably slow. Eagerly, their staff welcomed me into their home-converted restaurant. Put in the most exaggerative way, the interior felt like the backstage of a strange theater set; a maze of rooms and hallways, each with a quirk of their own. I was seated in a reduced-capacity renovation, of what looked to be the original dining room; now, an inoperable water fountain adorned with plastic plants centered itself in the space. This hub led to several other dimensions of reality; a dark, empty room flaunting bold artwork was to my south. I felt the twisted romance of dining alone.
Park’s semi-cohesive menu has reasonable pricing. Main course dishes are in a modernized French style and appetizers tend toward Italian. An underlying southern flare peaks through in many dishes including the shrimp ratatouille and roasted chicken with crispy okra and cornbread croutons. The menu features entrees composed of the usual suspects; crustaceans, red meat, fowl, fish, and vegetables all done in a bold preparation. Chef does not skimp on the flavor, but maintains definition among the components in the dish. Bold sauces like Béarnaise, aioli, fruit reductions, cheeses, creamy risotto, and even an Asian-inspired plum sauce accompany main course dishes. The menu is definitely playful and mostly cohesive, but I deduct one point for their inclusion of an Asian-inspired salmon dish (Menu cohesion -1). This just doesn’t play well with the others, and it’s all too common to dress salmon up this way (Flavor pairing originality -1). I skip right to dessert.
'Lemon Icebox Cake' carmel & lemon creme topped with meringue, graham cracker crust, blueberry compote, carmel sauce $7
The description seemed a bit ambiguous, almost misleading; was the graham cracker crust to be on top? I received my icebox cake; a chilled tower of custardy lemon, creamy creaminess, rich caramel, and graham cracker crust... on the bottom. On top, sat what I thought was whipped cream, not a meringue, but I may be wrong... corrections? On top of THAT was the blueberry compote, and unfortunately perched here, was my only qualm. The compote was made from frozen blueberries, which had a terribly flat, chewy texture, and lacked their inherent ‘blue’ flavor (Texture profile -1, Flavor pairing fundamentals -1). The rest of the cake had luscious layers of creamy lemon and caramel. The graham cracker was a crusty vessel for all that sweet fattiness. What else is there to say? it was decadent, sweet, fatty, and mostly executed with precision.
REVAMPED. 'Lemon Icebox Cake' graham cracker crust topped with lemon and caramel cream, meringue, blueberry compote, and caramel sauce $7
My only suggestions would have been to reword the menu description and improve the texture and flavor of the blueberry compote by using fresh berries.
Overall I really liked Park Cafe. Their staff was marvelous, the food was big and bold, the atmosphere was bizarrely romantic, and prices were reasonable. But in the food category, this review only touched upon dessert, so they inevitably scored high. Another one and a half dinners, and this study will be concluded.
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1. Menu cohesion -1
2. Pricing 0
3. Beverage pairings 0
4. Atmosphere for romance 0
5. Cleanliness 0
6. Waitstaff competence 0
7. Waitstaff enthusiasm 0
8. Overall management 0
9. Flavor pairing fundamentals -1
10. Flavor pairing originality -1
11. Texture Profile -1
12. Use of "easy-pleasers" 0
13. Use of salt 0
14. Doneness precision 0
15. Dish sin factor 0
16. Dish sex factor 0
17. Presentation 0
18. Dish practicality 0
19. Healthful dish execution 0
20. Kitchen speed 0
1st visit (100-4 = 96)
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