Merchants Restaurant
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: (615) 254-1892
- Price:
- $$$
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm, Sun 4pm-9pm
Editorial Review for Merchants Restaurant – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
Housed in a drugstore and hotel from 1892, Merchants offers both fine and casual dining in a quiet atmosphere. Dine upstairs if you want white tablecloths and attentive service, downstairs if you want a brewpub scene. Starters include crab ravioli in a cream sauce and the Merchant salad with a zingy Dijon dressing. Large shrimp scampi are covered in garlic sauce. Well-chosen wine and standard desserts like creme brulee round out the meal.
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Insider Tips
ParkingThe downtown trolley stops right in front of the restaurant, but there is also free valet parking.
Know Before You GoPortions are large enough to share, so don't fill up on the bread with the tasty sun-dried tomato butter.
User Reviews for Merchants Restaurant
05/10/2008 Posted by paradoxzap
We have lived downtown for years and only recently gave Merchant's a try. It's a little pricey so we opted to order cheeseburgers. Wow! They were great! The buns were toasted, the patty big, thick and juicy. Fries aren't so great as they have some sort of seasoning liberally sprinkled on them. Service is typically good and we can usually get seated without a wait, even when other downtown establishments are packed. The booths offer a comfortable dining experience and the seats by the windows allow for people watching. I would suggest declining seating at the round tops on the first floor. It is very cramped and loud. We have been 4 or 5 times now and the cheeseburgers are consistently good. We have stuck with a good thing and haven't tried anything else at Merchants...for the price, we will continue to get our steaks at Flemings.
Pros: great cheeseburgers, nice ambience if you avoid the round tops
Cons: Many items on menu seem a bit over priced for the setting
04/27/2008 Posted by tyrsileen
We came here before a show at the Ryman, and we chose because it was the least bar-esq location that we saw on the block. The food was mediocore and incredibley over priced. I had the Chicken Pappardello for 19 dollars and my date the portobello sandwich for 9. As far as the food to price ratio goes, this restaurant failed to meet par. The service was fine, the food...not so much.
Pros: Nice atmosphere, good location, good service
Cons: Overpriced food.
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