What People Are Saying About Chappy's Restaurant
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In Short – Parisian-style street lamps, stained glass and a hand-carved bar from Europe recreate the French Quarter on historic Church Street. Office workers make use of the prime downtown location and large dining area for business lunches while couples pop in for romantic evenings and weekend brunches. The menu, naturally rich in Southern specialties and seafood, features grilled spicy shrimp and soft shell crab. Crustaceans are also prominent additions to veal Alexander and blackened pork chops.
05/10/09
Mother's Day Brunch
by mjmcmullin
My 84 year old mother wanted to go to Chappy’s for their Mother’s Day brunch. My wife made 11:00 am reservations for the brunch about a month out. She was told that it was $29.95 per person including a glass of champagne. When we arrived at the restaurant, the champagne glasses were on a tray close to the bar. I overheard someone from around the bar to tell the wait staff that they were not serving brunch today and if anyone did not like it, they could go to Burger King. Once seated, we informed our waitress that we had made reservations for their brunch. She very politely let us know that Chappy had decided that morning not to offer brunch today and they would only be serving from their dinner menu. We asked to speak with a manager and Chappy himself came to our table. He informed us that we had been told in error that they were offering a brunch today and that he could not offer special menus just for us. He was both arrogant and condescending. We finally made a selection much too heavy for that time of day. In the course of our meal, our waitress let us know that we were not the only ones unhappy about the brunch being cancelled. Every table she had served that morning had the same complaint. She was the only saving grace about our whole experience at Chappy’s. I fully believe that Chappy knew exactly what he was doing this morning by cancelling the brunch. He knew that it would be impossible to get reservations anywhere else at this late time and he could force the customers to order from the more expensive dinner menu. There are many fine restaurants in the Nashville area. The food was good, but the attitude was the worst I’ve ever experienced. I will never go back!!!
- Pros: not many
- Cons: Chappy is rude and arrogant
04/12/09
my daughters 18th birthday
by stardoggy123
waitress didnot get any of the orders right, we did not get the food we ordered. Quite strange,when we would be talking to waitress she didnot pay attention ,just kept walking around table. Our drinks were not refilled,unless we could track her down then it took forever. another waiter dropped a tray of food behind us ,swore when he did, an food splattered on my daughters new dress. needless to say ,we just paid an left very disappointed,we had been looking forward to this since we are from La. Not good.
- Pros: food tasted ok,,
- Cons: service was a terrible experience,,
01/11/09
Major let down.
by tweedle26
Being from Louisiana I was excited to finally get to try Chappy's. Had seen commercials and was ready for some good cajun food. We went at lunch time on a Thurs. in between visits to the hospital. The hostest sat us in the middle of the dining room with the comment, "hope you are hungry." So we waited and waited and waited for a server. The same 3 servers passed us multiple times but all 3 refused to acknowledge us. After waiting 10 mins., I asked the bread guy for a server. Of course, it was one of the 3 that had passed us many times. Instead of an apology she just took our drink orders. The lunch menu was very disappointing. The only authentic choice was a bowl of seafood gumbo. When the waitress returned she mentioned the special of crawfish etoufee. That should not be a special, that should be a standard. I ordered the etoufee and my husband went for the gumbo. Mine came with a salad. What a joke..... the salad was served on a saucer. It contained exactly 4 pieces of lettuce, 1 pickeled cucumber, 3 croutons, a pile of shredded carrots and some cold mini pasta shells. Didn't have to worry about filling up on it. The food came out 12 mins later (not sure what took so long). Forget getting drink refills, that took forever as well. The food looked good but was extremely bland. I never add salt, but I could not get enough in the bowl. There was no spice. I was going to ask for some hot sauce, but the waitress didn't return until she was ready to give us the check. We paid the $35 lunch bill and left. Definitely was not representative of good cajun food or good Louisiana hospitality. Chappys on Church was a major disappointment.
- Pros: Nice atmosphere
- Cons: Poor service, limited menu, not authentic cajun cooking.
The Details on Chappy's Restaurant
The Extras:
Chappy's offers cooking classes, cigar dinners and wine tastings. It also has extensive catering services, from a "picnic in an ice chest" to large-scale dinners and event planning.
When to Go:
Champagne brunch is served on weekends and includes red snapper, eggs Benedict, Gulf shrimp salad, bread pudding with praline sauce and more.
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