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The Standard at the Smith House, Nashville, TN

The Standard at the Smith House

4.8
4.8
2093 Reviews
$50 and over
Steakhouse
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The Standard at The Smith House may very well be the best example of local Nashville flavor and service. The Standard Restaurant has been in operation since 2006 serving upscale Southern specialties complete with a full-service bar. Our townhouse was built in the 1840's and we are honored to be the current stewards of this fascinating work of architecture. We are located in the heart of Downtown Nashville, just blocks from the new Music City Convention Center and the famous Lower Broadway entertainment district. We are proud to offer some of the best steaks in town as well as fresh seafood and other items.

Our beautiful courtyard bar area is available with a dinner reservation for drinks before or after dinner.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 33 times today
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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Fine Dining
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Steakhouse, American
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (615) 254-1277
  • Website
    http://www.smithhousenashville.com/
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Executive chef
    Chef Joshua Swanson
  • Private party facilities
    Located in downtown Nashville, this 1840s townhouse is a unique experience for your next private dining event. As an award winning steakhouse, we have several private dining spaces that can accommodate your next event, whether it is a small dinner with close friends or a large corporate function.
  • Private party contact
    Hayley Vaughn: (615) 775-8717
  • Location
    167 Rosa L. Parks Blvd (8th Ave N), Nashville, TN 37203
  • Neighborhood
    Downtown / Sobro
  • Cross street
    Church St and Rosa L Parks Blvd
  • Parking details
    Valet
  • Entertainment
    Entertainment is announced in advance and varies weekly.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 2,093 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.9Ambience
  • 4.5Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • Nashville

    Best Ambiance

  • Nashville

    Romantic

  • Nashville

    Good for special occasions

  • Nashville

    Steakhouse

  • Nashville

    Best Ambiance

  • Nashville

    Romantic

  • Nashville

    Good for special occasions

  • Nashville

    Steakhouse

2,093 Reviews

  1. Lovetoeatout

    St. Louis

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our service team was wonderful! From the lobster dip to the delicious wine accompanying the tomahawk ribeye, everything our server recommended was delicious. Be sure and get the creamed corn!

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    Western NC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Lovely ambience. Calm. Tasteful Holiday decorations. Great music. Great service. All around great dining experience. Highly recommend.

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  3. devonk

    Naples

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a wonderful time at the Standard. Walking in the hostess, Audrey was very informative and genuinely friendly. We had the lobster dip, calamari, and crab bisque to start and they were all excellent. I had the standard steak, it was cooked perfectly, and the desserts were also fantastic. Scott took care of us and I was very impressed with how personable every person was. Definitely be back, plus it’s GORGEOUS.

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  4. Decosun

    Greater Boston

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Kyle and Sean were wonderful. Sean was particularly knowledgeable about the history of the property and helpful with the menu. Tue food and atmosphere was everything we were hoping for and more. Everyone was very professional and attentive. We had a great time for my friends birthday and appreciate the dessert! Highly recommend.

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  5. Jfree

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Visiting Nashville for a conference at Music City and Found this Gem by google searching "fine dining". We had great drinks, great food, and great conversations with the staff. I highly recommend The Standard!!! Exceptional Service from the Valet to the Bar, To the Table.

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  6. BrittanyG

    Philadelphia

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This was our first time at the Standard, but definitely not our last! We have not stopped raving about this place and Allen our amazing server. The attention to detail, the ambiance, the incredible food, every element of this restaurant was a 10/10. If you want an elevated dining experience, make your reservation now.

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    Tampa

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I love the place, great service, food. Highly recommended

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Some of the best food we have ever eaten! All the flavor pairing were incredible. The chef really outdoes himself! We cannot wait to go back again. Who would ever think to make a homemade lavender vinaigrette to go on a strawberry spinach salad?! But after tasting it I can attest I would drink that dressing!! It was a lovely night in a really neat place with a great ambiance.

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  9. JillianK

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We stopped for drinks and appetizers since that's all we had time for. The staff was friendly and accommodating. A member showed us the Maker's Mark collection and some other highlights of this historic building. We wished we could have had dinner. The appetizers were phenomenal and our mixed drink was sensational! Thank you!!!

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    18 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on November 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fabulous dinner for my wedding anniversary! Our server Nash was great and very attentive. The place is beautiful. Cocktails are strong. Wine selection is great. Food is top quality. Will definitely be back!

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  11. StaceyJ

    Seattle

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Beautiful place with outstanding food and service. I cannot wait to go back!

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  12. Colinrice78

    Nashville

    13 reviews

    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on November 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our meal was delicious. The steaks were cooked to perfection. Our server, Nash, was extremely helpful and very friendly.

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  13. YvoL

    Tampa

    21 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on November 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    What a wonderful experience! The Standard at the Smith House is fabulous in every way. Service was outstanding and the food was absolutely delicious. We will definitely return when visiting Nashville again. Y & D

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  14. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing experience! A definite place to visit if you are in Nashville. Highly recommended!

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  15. DebyB616

    Los Angeles

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on October 28, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    What an experience! Love the ambiance! Good service and food is impeccable. I had the Seabass.

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  16. dgarbero

    Sacramento

    16 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on October 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    An absolutely fabulous meal, service and experience. We had a wonderful evening.

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  17. LilyBeach

    Nashville

    32 reviews

    5.0

    32 reviews

    Dined on October 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It's been a long time since I've been moved to write a rave review, but the Standard deserves it! Wonderful ambiance, terrific service right from the start, and food that rivals any in Nashville. It was our 20th anniversary and the Standard truly made it special. The Waygu beef was indescribably delicious. The caesar salad was delightful, and the soft cookie with ice cream was unique and fabulous. My husband's charcuterie plate was excellent Everything we ordered was well above our expectations!

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  18. KenL

    Nashville

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The entire staff was very friendly and informative both about the menu/food/and history of the building. Food was excellent - Calamari was some of the best we've ever had. A great place to get away from all the noisy boisterous places on Broadway.

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  19. Golfer18

    Greater Boston

    28 reviews

    5.0

    28 reviews

    Dined on October 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    What a wonderful experience. We were warmly greeted by Sharon Smith, one of the family ownership members, and treated to impeccable service by Brandon. A great special occasion destination. This is a "don't miss" when in Nashville.

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  20. Poz59

    Jacksonville

    41 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    41 reviews

    Dined on October 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful venue for a romantic evening. Classy menu with high caliber meat dishes. Several qualities of beef offered including A5 Kobe , American Wagayu and USDA Prime. Spinach Goat cheese salad was tasty and had many walnuts. Rack of lamb was welled seasoned, tasted great, and was cooked perfect medium rare, setting on the best cream corn I have ever tasted. My bone in Filet was 9 oz, extremely tender and delicious. Cooked perfect medium rare. Scott our server was wonderful and made sure my wife and I hade a fantastic dinner.

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  21. OpenTable Diner

    Portland

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful. The food was amazing and perfect date spot

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  22. BarbaraP

    Nashville

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 21, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Bones were in the fish but was quick to replace and filet was not medium but still delicious. Waiter was awesome!

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  23. DaltonE

    Nashville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The whole experience was amazing. Our waiter was attentive and extremely knowledgeable of the menu, the food was all perfectly cooked, would recommend to anyone!

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  24. JPAO

    Toronto

    14 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on October 21, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience5
    Should have been one of the best but it wasn’t. Truly unique establishment and good. Best steak tartare ever. The best! But then we ordered a $175 steak special. Ordered it medium rare but was bloody rare. Waited 15 minutes to find someone to tell about it. It just went south from there. Shame because it really could have been top flight.

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  25. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Everything was wonderful. Food, service and atmosphere.

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  26. Alexia

    Houston

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on October 19, 2023

    overall5food4service4ambience5
    This was a nice dining experience. The unique history and original infrastructure of the restaurant itself is quite enjoyable. Upon arrival, the hostess was very personable and inviting . She was very attentive as she checked on us at the bar. We enjoyed the bar room while waiting to be seated at our table for our dinner reservation. Although we did wait a while before anyone at the bar attended to us, the cocktails made up for this oversight…One of the best espresso martinis I’ve had in Nash. We did not get seated at our requested dining room however, we enjoyed our dinner fine. Our waiter was quite hospitable as well as the other gentlemen who served us. The food was tasty& the dessert… my oh my! Will probably visit again just to enjoy dessert and cocktails! Great value for the price. We spent about $300 not including gratuity and enjoyed the wedge salad, fried green tomatoes, the lamb chop entree, the steak entree, the loaded potatoes and a bottle of Pinot that was recommended to us by our waiter. Overall, I would recommend this quaint little restaurant for a warm -southern hospitality fix, on a nice evening out. Thank you for the experience!

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  27. Jake

    Nashville

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 17, 2023

    overall4food3service4ambience5
    I was a little disappointed in the house special filet. It was luke warm. Key lime pie over price for the serving. the cab was good but pricey for the size serving. Te rest was very good.

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  28. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on October 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Beautiful setting with better food. Pricey but 100% worth it.

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  29. Stacey

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The service was outstanding, our server Brandon made sure we had everything we needed, and was extremely attentive. Our dinners were incredible, the standard fillet was cooked perfectly and tasted incredible! The one and only downfall of this evening was the crème brûlée, I am not sure what we were served, but it was definitely not traditional crème brûlée. It had the sugar coating on top, but the mixture inside was a very sugary, granulated mixture (not a custard) somewhat like frosting. We will be back at some point during another visit to TN.

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  30. Camille

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Loved the cocktail lounge with a warm fireplace, all the staff was very knowledgeable & kind, and the Standard filet was incredible. Lobster dip, highly recommend.

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  31. OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Incredible !! Food was AMAZING the house is beautiful the service exceptional . I fully recommend

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  32. FatKatEats

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    My favorite steakhouse in Nashville. The New York strip is the best that I’ve ever had. ❤️

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  33. Justin

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Classic steakhouse, excellent service. Food was great!

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  34. OpenTable Diner

    Nashville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Definitely a must for steak lovers. Quite the experience.

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  35. 50th

    Atlanta Metro

    23 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on October 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We went back and forth trying to decide between Bourbon Steak, Jeff Ruby’s or the Standard when planning our trip. Our family enjoys good quality food, food prepped and cooked to our liking, and meals shared together. It’s an experience when we can all meet and dine. The Standard did not disappoint. In fact it was darn near perfect! The ambiance, the staff, the food, Thank You Standard!!

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  36. JacD

    Toronto

    3 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 13, 2023

    overall3food2service4ambience4
    Convenient valet parking Friendly service Fried green tomatoes were raw Steaks were very good Sides were not served hot enough Ambiance was pleasant

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  37. TinaH

    Naples

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our work group had the greatest time dining at this place! We were seated in the wine cellar which was spooky but also enchanting. The food, ambiance, and experience were top tier! Will definitely dine here again.

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  38. AngelsM

    Nashville

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 12, 2023

    overall3food5service2ambience5
    This was our 1st time visiting. It was for my Husband’s Birthday. We was greeted by valet and entered the restaurant with valet into the excellent greeter in front lobby, we then was transferred to a very nice lady who showed us around and we were taken to the bar for a drink before being seated at our table. The bartender was a bit rude and short with us and not nice at all. My Husband asked him a question and he answered very short as he walked off. This made the both of us very uncomfortable. We cleared our tab with him and was seated at the table. Our waiter was Shawn and he was very nice and kind. at the end of our dinner we both felt rushed to have spent a total of $250.00 for dinner at a restaurant I think something service should of been better for our first time dining there

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  39. MarkG

    Nashville

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on October 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    First time to dine here. Love the restaurant and the ambiance. Food was excellent, service was first class. Will definitely return.

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  40. DavidC

    Atlanta Metro

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    My wife and I went for our 36th Anniversary. The bartender at John Rich’s Redneck Riveria recommended The Standard. We were pleasantly surprised when we entered. Service was awesome. The bar was great then on too dinner. Delicious.

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The Standard at the Smith House is rated 4.8 stars by 2093 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 33 times today
Google Map for The Standard at the Smith House

167 Rosa L. Parks Blvd (8th Ave N), Nashville, TN 37203

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Church St and Rosa L Parks Blvd
  • Neighborhood
    Downtown / Sobro
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Steakhouse, American
  • Dining style
    Fine Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Valet
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Chef Joshua Swanson
  • Entertainment
    Entertainment is announced in advance and varies weekly.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Website
    http://www.smithhousenashville.com/
  • Phone number
    (615) 254-1277
  • Private party facilities
    Located in downtown Nashville, this 1840s townhouse is a unique experience for your next private dining event. As an award winning steakhouse, we have several private dining spaces that can accommodate your next event, whether it is a small dinner with close friends or a large corporate function.
  • Private party contact
    Hayley Vaughn: (615) 775-8717
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