Renaissance-Nashville

11/30/08

Nice and quiet

by rita66 at Citysearch

Hey!

So I went to the Commerce Street Grille this past weekend with my family for dinner. It was very quiet inside and lovely. The ambiance is very modern on the way to the restaurant. The silverware on the tables was very cool. Check it out!! I had the filet and it was awesome. My mom had the salmon and it was cooked to perfection. Anyway it was all very nice and the server was all over our table. We all left happy and did not spend an arm and a leg. It is a just a hidden gem.

• Pros: Great service, awesome food, very close to downtown, free valet parking
• Cons: Inside the hotel, not well advertised

12/06/06

Don't go for the cozy atmosphere and warm ambiance

by trc615 at Citysearch

Big mistake thinking white tablecloths and an enthusiastic menu equaled a romantic dinner for two. Went because we were attending a show and didn't want to fight traffic to and from the hotel. Will never go again - the target clientele seems to be unsupervised children and people satisfied with filet from the buffet. I had made a reservation but we still waited 10 minutes. The hostess is the rudest, least personable person - she positively glared at us when we requested a booth. There is no wine list, and the wine brought was spoiled. Dishes with food left on them sat on a table behind us the entire time we ate, because there was only one busboy. It is disgusting to look around and see plates of half-eaten food! The two steaks we ordered took 35 minutes, primarily because our waiter forgot about us until I was getting up to get a manager. He never came back to check on us, and if we didn't go to the front to get our check we would have been late to the show. Sad thing is, the food was very good. Even if this restaurant was the last resort, I would not dine there again.

• Pros: The food
• Cons: Everything else

Editorial Review by Citysearch Editors

by Contributor at Citysearch

Traditional American steaks, pork chops and fish served in the crisp, mustard-colored restaurant in the Renaissance Nashville Hotel.

09/29/05

Good service, nice atmosphere

by ashkarl26 at Citysearch

When staying in nashville, i had a chance to dine at Commerce Street Grille. At first i didnt plan on eating there believing that hotel restaurants arent typically good. However, i was very surprised. They had live music at the entrance, good food, and great service. My server was on top of my every want or need. At the end of dinner the server made me feel like a regular. He truly was interested in my having enjoyable experience, not just see treat me like i was nothing more than a tip. Will return.

• Pros: Service, Entrees, Friendliness
• Cons: Dessert menu

08/03/05

nice change

by simp4 at Citysearch

This restaurant located inside the Renaissance Hotel was truly a nice experience. There menu contained a nice variety of selections. I chose the filet and it was surprisingly very good. I didn't think a restaurant located inside of a hotel could have a steak that good. In addition, the service was impecable; from suggesting appetizers to being intuative to our every need. It was a nice relaxing dinner.

• Pros: service, comfortable, food
• Cons: bread basket, parking

07/05/04

Terrible service, rude staff

by hs0021 at Citysearch

The food was great, but the service was terrible. We let the waitress know that we would be having the breakfast buffet. After that, she failed to even acknowedge us during the rest of our visit. She did not refill our drinks or ask how our meal was. The hostess on duty wasn't much of a people person either. We will never eat there again, nor will we recommend it to friends staying in the adjacent hotel. It takes more than just good food to make a pleasant dining experience.

• Pros: good breakfast buffet