Rotier's Restaurant — one of the most legendary eating and drinking establishments in Nashville history — is now permanently closed after a roughly a 75-year run, The Tennessean reports.
Located at 2413 Elliston Place near the Vanderbilt University campus, Rotier's has been closed since the pandemic hit. It was set to celebrate 75 years of operations in the fall.
A family-owned business known for its cheeseburger on French bread, meat-and-three plates and quirky interior, Rotier's has suffered numerous personnel setbacks over the years. John Rotier Sr. died in 1981, Evelyn Rotier died in 2014, John Rotier Jr. died in 1999, and Charlie Rotier died in September. Longtime Rotier's cook Ben Malone also died last year. The Tennessean reports the building's owner decided not to renew the business's lease, which was the final blow to the business and the family.
Second-generation owner Margaret Ann Rotier Crouse said facing the reality of a permanent closing has been hard.
A major reinvention of the property located adjacent to Rotier's looms, and it is unclear if that was a factor in the landlord's decision to not renew the lease (read more about that here).
Read more of The Tennessean story here.
A previous version of this story ran via our sister publication, the Nashville Post.
