What People Are Saying About Otter's Chicken Tenders
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In Short – With its dark wooden floors and brick walls, this local favorite offers heavenly birds--both grilled and fried--in a setting sure to please any sports fan or chicken lover. (Think TVs and beer buckets.) The college crowd is especially lively late on weekend nights when the evening's partying calls for filling grub. For those not hungry for tenders, salads are also available. Smoking is allowed on the small outside patio.
Man have I missed this chicken!
by annastone49
I just moved back to Nashville from Birmingham and have really missed Otter's. I was happy to see that the menu has expanded quite a bit. The fried mushrooms are to die for! I like them in both Ranch dressing and Otter's Sauce. I also love that they have opened a location on the East side. Closer to home for me and I don't have to deal with Demonbreun parking. They have a parking garage on Main Street under the building, I found out. Feels very safe and I really like the decor there.
- Pros: great menu options including fresh fried mushrooms
- Cons: parking still a little bit of a pain on demonbreun. great on east side
Too expensive to be "cheap eats"
by yomammy
I went to the Otters Chicken on Main St. in East Nashville. I got the three tenders meal (#2, "box"), which was marked $6.48. I think this is too much to charge for three average sized chicken tenders with fries. The meal also boasted texas toast. In my opinion, a piece of bread is not a selling point. On top of all of this, the combo meal did not include a fountain drink ($1.59 extra). So basically, I got three pieces of chicken, fries, and a fountain drink (oh yeah, and a piece of bread) for a little over $9.00 (inc. tax), which is way too much. If they are going to charge this much for chicken, it better be really good chicken. Unfortunately, I have had better. I don't plan to go back.
I will be really surprised if this place is still open a year from now, unless they change their business plan. It was kind of a schizophrenic place. The decor and the big-screened TVs seemed to be too much for what is essentially a lunch counter serving a basic chicken menu. Otters does have a small bar and serves alcohol (I think), but they were planning to close at 8pm on Saturday night, so this must not be a big part of the business. I will assume that they will eventually try to embellish the alcohol aspect when they find out that their expensive chicken isn't selling.
Good points: I like their frozen crinkly fries. Many TVs (big screen too); probably a great place to watch a football game. Chicken is decent, but not great.
Bad points: Pretty much everything else, including the lack of real silverware, indifferent staff, and hidden charges.
Other options: many american-style sit-down restaurants will have a basic chicken tender appetizer that will be comparable in quality and price to Otters. Personally, I think that a comparable combo meal at KFC tastes better and costs less. They are trying to fit somewhere in-between fast-food and sit-down, but do not match the quality of sit-down, nor the speed and price of fast-food.
Best in town
by pizzalover777
As a chicken enthusiast, I pride myself on recognizing good chicken when I taste it, and Otter's has successfully delivered time and time again. Great sauces as well. Do yourself a favor and also try their chicken Sliders, excellent.
- Pros: great value, service, chicken, awesome fries
- Cons: wish i had more room in my belly
The Details on Otter's Chicken Tenders
The Extras:
Delivery and catering is available for orders over $100.
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Payment Methods:
American Express, Discover, Visa, MasterCard
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Smoking Permitted:
On patio








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