02/08/09

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

12/06/08

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.

11/29/08

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