Tayst Restaurant
Nashville, TN 37212-4318
Phone: (615) 383-1953
- Price:
- $$
- Best of Citysearch:
- Wine Bar 2004
- Hours:
- Tue-Thu 5pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-11pm
Editorial Review for Tayst Restaurant – by Jonathan Flax
In Short
Brought to you by veterans of the similarly upscale Midtown Cafe, this former furniture showroom near Vanderbilt has a cozy bar area in front and a spacious dining room in back. The dining room is elegant with brick-red walls, candlelit sconces and fresh daisies. The menu features a mix of small, complex appetizers ("First Tayst"), simple salads ("Second Tayst") and generous seafood and meat entrees ("Main Tayst"). Item are paired with wine selections.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoThis establishment is strictly nonsmoking.
ParkingDon't waste time searching for a space on busy 21st Avenue. The restaurant provides free valet parking.
User Reviews for Tayst Restaurant
03/01/2008 Posted by G2jiboo
Since its' opening, tayst has become my most favorite and recommended restaurant. It truly offers something different. I love the Chef Barlow's playful use of words and constant re-invention of things that have become boring and the norm. Value meals? Awesome idea. Don't forget to supersize it. Great wine list, great room (although every time I go there I forget that I hate the chairs, they're somewhat odd for dining) You really have to forget all that you have pre-conceived about what food is and should be. Let the kitchen do the work for you on that one. The idea that you should have a giant appetizer or a 'free' salad with your entree, and a main course draped in sauce with the unnecessary 'starch and vegetable' is ludicrous, but that's what we've come to expect thanks to the unoriginality of your every day chain restaurants. The restaurant is called tayst, and that is what you should do. You'll have to drop some change while dining here, but it's not nearly as expensive as some of the other hot nashville dining spots. As far as value, keep in mind it is quality NOT quantity when it comes to the bill. An entree may cost over $20 and the portion small compared to TGI Friday's (remember one of the reasons we are the fattest country in the world is because we have no concept of proper portion size), but if you are truly taysting, you'll leave satisfied. Quality food costs the suppliers big money. Use this rationale, you can spend $25 at Wal-Mart and buy a TON of garbage quality groceries, or you could spend $25 at Fresh Market or Whole Foods and have the most amazing quality ingredients available to the public. I shop at Wal-Mart for groceries regularly, but once in a while, i have to splurge for something great. Do yourself a favor and do the same. Enjoy tayst!
Pros: variety, originality, fresh ingredients
Cons: weird chairs, parking
02/22/2008 Posted by oldsongster
My wife and I had a belated Valentine's dinner at Tayst on Saturday night, and we loved it! We arrived a couple of minutes early for our 6:30 reservation, and though the parking lot was already full, our table was ready and we had no wait. Our server answered all our questions and was attentive, but not over the top (or under foot.) She recommended 2 oz wine servings with our appetizers and salads, and a larger serving with the main course, which was perfect. The wine selections were all spot on for the dishes we ordered, and the food was delicious. I especially enjoyed my appetizer of grilled scallops paired with the Pierre Boniface Apremont. Our meal (which also included 1 dessert and 2 coffees) came to around $160.00 with tip, but the menu also offers a couple of 'value meals' that are substantially less expensive. If you're into wine at all, I'd say you should definitely give tayst a try!
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