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M Restaurant and Bar

M Restaurant and Bar Details

  • Dining Style: Casual Dining
  • Website: http://mrestaurantandbar.com/
  • Email: info@mrestaurantandbar.com
  • Phone: (615) 678-1591
  • Hours of Operation: Lunch: Monday -Friday: 11:00am-2:00pm; Dinner: Monday - Friday: 5:00pm -10:00pm, Saturday: 4:00pm-10:00pm, Sunday: 10:30pm - 7:00pm
  • Payment Options: AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
  • Cuisine: Southern
  • Dress Code: Casual Dress
  • Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
  • Additional Details: Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar

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  • Parking: No
A word from M Restaurant and Bar
Southern-inspired, contemporary cuisine with Nashville roots.
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Awards voted by OpenTable diners
  • Diners' Choice WinnerSouthern
Diner Reviews
  • "My dining experience was great! The staff was very friendly and accommodating. The food was beyond my expectations and the atmophere was energetic. Great Saturday night dinner venue!"
    Dined on 3/8/2014
  • "I was very surprised this restaurant wasn't at all busy. There was only one other table during my entire visit, and apparently they were tourists. It took quite a while to get my beverage, but the server more than made up for it by taking it off my bill. The food took even longer, but the chef did approach me to advise he was not happy with the first dish he created, and wanted to remake it. He apologized for the wait. I've been to M twice before for dinner and was less than impressed with the service. While this experience had some hiccups, I felt they certainly made up for it."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "I enjoyed the dinner. I think the new fad of using polished concrete makes everything that much louder. There was a party of 20 there which didn't help either."
    Dined on 3/8/2014
  • "M Restaurant has a very nice vibe to it and the food is quite good. The skillet steak was cooked perfectly and was quite tender. The shrimp and grits was quite good with a plentiful amount of large shrimp, once again cooked perfectly. Only drawback was that our service lacked a little bit as the staff seemed to be wrapped up in serving a large party that took up most of their time. Would definitely recommend M based on the quality of its food."
    Dined on 3/8/2014
  • "Fried Green tomatoes and Mac & cheese wonderful. Pear salad and short ribs delicious. Other than being seated at A folding table that had legs interfering with your own legs... All was great."
    Dined on 3/3/2014
  • "Very convenient to Music City Center and downtown venues. For those of us who work downtown, M is easy access. Food is very good. The best part is the ambience. It is relaxed and cozy with acoustics that allow easy conversation, even in a full restaurant. Service is attentive and they try very hard to impress. Bartender can make you anything you want."
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "Had an enjoyable experience at M. Food was great and the Chocolate cake and smore were outstanding. You must save room..."
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "We 'found' M Restaurant last summer. We especially enjoySunday brunch. The food is always excellent. The menu changes frequently which gives you a chance to try different, delicious selections. The service is impeccable. When we started dining at M, the crowds were not large and it was a quiet, romantic restaurant. Our secret has been discovered however and now the place is packed (which is great for the restaurant) but now it is much more difficult to get in to enjoy wonderful food."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "I am SO glad my new year's resolution (to try new restaurants) brought us to M. We were immediately impressed with the decor and ambiance. It's a very cool place! Everything was great - from our service to our cocktails to our meals. I DEFINITELY recommend the fried green tomatoes - they were to die for with the Sriracha aioli and the Benton's bacon. For our meals, my husband had the short ribs (melted in your mouth), and I had the shrimp and grits (the sausage was the real star in this dish). Overall, our experience was great, and we'll definitely be back."
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "I eat here all the time, I absolutely love this place. The food is wonderful and the people are extremely nice there. The service is always good and the drinks are strong and not over priced. You should really try this place, you will not regret it."
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "I've been to M 3 different times, the last being July of 2013 before my most recent visit on 2/19. That would allow plenty of time for any drop off. The food and service were as consistent as my last visit.....outstanding. Hall is a great waiter."
    Dined on 2/19/2014
  • "Wonderful meal. We felt wait staff hurried service when not necessary. Cleared plates while person still eating! Would def. go back for the great food."
    Dined on 2/22/2014
  • "Had a very nice business lunch with 4 colleagues. Service was excellent and everyone loved their entrees. The fried green tomatoes appetizer was a big hit. Entrees we tried were the lobster mac-n-cheese, the crab stack, the pulled pork sandwich and the hot chicken and waffles. All were very good! Will definitely be going back with my wife for dinner!"
    Dined on 2/19/2014
  • "The food was excellent. Our waiter Christian was very good. The only complaint is the table was so close to fellow diners. We felt like we were all together. Also we had a curtain on the other side so close that our elbows kept brushing against the curtain. Overall nice experience but to confined in a corner."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "2nd visit to M. The food is as good as any in Nashvillle. Service is strong, parking easy, overall a great place"
    Dined on 2/15/2014
  • "We were there for a night out as it had been recommed by some friends. Food was good, not outstanding and the portions were super small. Drinks were outstanding so maybe this is a good place for drinks and appatizers and not a meal."
    Dined on 2/15/2014
  • "This is the first time we'd been back to M since just after they first opened. The service was excellent - our waiter was attentive but not hovering. Crab cakes were very good and the salads were delicious. The dinners were nicely presented and I'd say very good but not excellent; scallops were underdone. Overall a beatiful dinner, though, I'm sure we'll be back."
    Dined on 2/15/2014
  • "From the cocktails to the dessert, this was by far the best meal we've had in a long time. We were lucky enough to snag Valentine's Day and will absolutely return ASAP! The server were dressed tastefully casually and the restaurant while being high end, didn't seem the least bit stuffy. I really can't say enough good things about M."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "The layout is weird, if you go in the bar entrance you have to walk to other side for the hostess stand. The tables are too close together, I could put my arm out and touch the person at the next table. One hostess who was older, was not friendly, I don't think she smiled once. Service was good. Food was good, but not excellent. Noise level was terrible. I could not hear our server half the time and I could not enjoy a conversation with my husband. Not a great Valentine's date night. We are not in a rush to go back that is for sure."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "Restaurant was almost completely empty. In fact, we were the only four diners in the place and our food took forever to come out. Food was average to below average. Service was great - very attentive and friendly. The decor is nice and atmosphere could be great if there were people there."
    Dined on 2/12/2014
  • "The salmon croquettes were the best I have ever had."
    Dined on 2/11/2014
  • "We enjoyed our entrees at M. We did not enjoy the rest of the dining experience. We felt that the service should have been much better for the price."
    Dined on 2/1/2014
  • "Had an absolutely incredible experience at M Restaurant and Bar having dinner with my family. The food was terrific, the service even better, and the ambience was just cool. Whatever they're doing, they should keep doing and Nashville residents need to go check out this place tucked away in the middle of Cummins Station. I'll definitely go back again."
    Dined on 2/8/2014
  • "Cool layout. Servers were cool and laid back. Fried green tomatoes were AMAZING!"
    Dined on 2/4/2014
  • "We took my in-laws from Atlanta here for dinner. We were quickly seated and enjoyed our waiter who let us know early on he was a songwriter as well. The Southern menu was creative and interesting. We all got either the salmon or the scallops. All delicious. The bill ended up a bit higher than we expected... We will go back but probably for a special occasion!"
    Dined on 1/25/2014
  • "We really enjoyed our dinner. The atmosphere, menu, and service were all very good. I ordered the Southern Paella, which was very good, but I think I would try something else next time. My wife's chicken entrée (sorry can't remember the specific name) was outstanding, as was the cobbler that we split afterwards. All in all, we are happy to have found a new dinner date spot, it was very easy/convenient for a nicer dinner before a show at Bridgestone, and we will definitely be back in the future."
    Dined on 2/1/2014
  • "The restaurant was very nice and well decorated. It looks really hip. The steak my friend had was delicious as well as his crab cakes. I had the cream of asparagus also very good. My only surprise was the paella. It was not a traditional paella which is what I was expecting, but not bad. The chocolate sampler is really good and a must!!"
    Dined on 2/1/2014
  • "I consider myself a decent Foodie type and this place really was a nice surprise. WOW...All the dishes I sampled at our table were over the top delicious. The chef has done a great job here...I will definitely be back and this will be added to my top Nashville favorites."
    Dined on 2/1/2014
  • "Thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere. The kale salad was slightly-sweet and delicious. Salmon was cooked perfectly."
    Dined on 2/1/2014
  • "Too many of Nashville's good restaurants are noisy from packing in large crowds with no concept of sound absorption. To us dining without the need for ear plugs is a must. Unlike other restaurants owned by M-Street, M while crowded does a great job of containing the noise. We found it dramatically added to the ambiance and overall dining experience. To us this makes it the hidden gem of the M-Street owned establishments and one of our favorites in Nashville. The food is excellent, the services was excellent and the ambiance was excellent - what a wonderful experience. We plan on visiting M quite often."
    Dined on 1/31/2014
  • "You have to have the fried green tomatoes! They were so good we had them for an app and dessert!"
    Dined on 10/10/2013
  • "The service was not good.. Our waitress was in a hurry to wrap it up! Food was ok apart from fried tomatoes which was really good."
    Dined on 1/25/2014
  • "Our dining experience was fantastic!!! We will definitely dine there at every opportunity! The food and service was top notch!!!"
    Dined on 1/20/2014
  • "This is our third time to dine at M and we enjoy it every time. The grouper special was superb."
    Dined on 1/18/2014
  • "Outstanding dining at its best, don't forget to try the chocolate sampler for desert!"
    Dined on 12/31/2013
  • "The wife & I dined last Saturday evening and things started off bad to begin with - we were seated at a small table that was adjacent to the bar service area & in the path of wait staff. The problem with this is the place was all but empty! Believe me, this is a table that shouldn't even be part of the floor plan. Just terrible location and baffling choice they made to seat us there. Service was good and food was fine but nothing remarkable. If anything, the dishes could use a bit more restraint, they seemed to be loaded with various sauces and sides that didn't really complement the entree, and in fact conflicted with some flavor elements. Probably won't return anytime soon."
    Dined on 1/11/2014
  • "This was our first time at M. We loved it. The menu was eclectic enough to be interesting, and the dishes were prepared beautifully. Looked great and tasted even better! Service was attentive but not obnoxious. The only problem we encountered was with lighting - our table was so dark I had to bring out a mini flashlight to read the menu. I guess that's atmosphere. Overall, wonderful evening."
    Dined on 1/7/2014
  • "The food dishes at M are first rate: creative and well-prepared and tasty! The shuttle to and from the symphony, plus free restaurant parking are big pluses for us. Two minuses: first, M jumped the price on the bottle of wine we usually get by $10, a hefty 20%. The wine list showed the higher price. Seems a bit excessive when Mere Bulles has bottles at half price. Second, wait staff brought out the salads before we were finished with our appetizer. Not usually seen at upscale restaurants. However, may be a trend, because wait staff at Sperry's Cool Springs did the same thing several weeks later. An unfortunate trend for diners. Makes the kitchen staff seem disorganized and the meal rushed. Feel free to relay these comments to M."
    Dined on 12/20/2013
  • "I had the Kale Salad and it was delicious!! My husband had the chicken and waffles, which was divine on a totally different level. The fried chicken was some of the best I've ever tasted (I couldn't resist). The bloody mary hit the spot and had the perfect amount of spice. It was a bit quiet, almost too quiet, but overall was a great experience."
    Dined on 12/29/2013
  • "Have dined at M on a couple of occasions now and quite pleased, all the way 'round. Reservations with Open Table were easy & quick. Prompt seating on both occasions, greeted warmly (and promptly) by friendly, very knowledgeable servers with a follow-up by management to ensure all was well. Menu items (can recommend the crab cakes for an appetizer, the kale salad is a hit, and the scallops were excellent) are creative, exceedingly well-prepared, and presented very nicely. For a special occasion or just a nice meal out, M satisfies. In a city with a handful of the best new restaurants in the country...yes, that's right...the whole country (who'da thought?)...M ranks as one o' the best."
    Dined on 12/28/2013
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