Restaurants near Tennessee State Library and Archives

We had an amazing valentines dinner! We opted not to do the VDay special bc my husband has shellfish allergies.. but everything we did choose was AMAZING! We started with the Bacon Steak… which I’ll admit I was skeptical, since I like thin crispy bacon.. but it was sooo good! We each had a salad l.. Cesar & house. I had the filet, cooked medium & Lobster tail.. hubs had the Aged Ribeye medium rare, and then we shared the generous portion of sour cream mashed potatoes. All were perfectly cooked! We finished off the evening with the special chocolate cake to go.. and ate it cuddled up on the couch at home.. was so moist and just the right amount of sweet!

We enjoyed Pelato. We took out 10-year-old so it was great being able to order tapa sized portions so we could all try lots of different things.

First, we love the Hermitage Hotel and consider Drusie and Darr to be a tasteful, seamless extension of it. The restaurant and adjacent bar have been our go-to places for dinner before shows at the nearby TPAC or for after-performance drinks. We even meet our advisor quarterly in the bar or restaurant. He flies in and never fails to comment on the relaxing atmosphere after rushing through BNA. Our latest drinks and dinner at Drusie and Darr was the beginning of a sort of mini adult getaway. We checked into the hotel, headed down and spent enjoyable time in the restaurant, before heading over to TPAC. As to our dinner, my wife had the blackened sea bass and I, the warm shrimp salad. We shared the roasted cauliflower. My only complaint (minor) is that the salad seemed underdressed. The delicious buttery, citrussy dressing was simply drizzled over each of the shrimp; leaving the lettuce mix somewhat naked. Granted, I'm a dressing lover. Finally: we’ve eaten in other Jean-Georges restaurants and like most of them. One of the things we like about Drusie and Darr, however, is that one knows exactly where he or she will be seated: none of the being relegated to the “kid’s table” in adjacent spaces or at its very worst, the basement at the Pound Ridge Inn in NY.

Service was great and the food came out quick and was wonderful!

Amazing breakfast! Chicken and waffles was perfect!