The Honeysuckle

The best quality steak you will find in Nashville. I am a big natural farm to table foodie and humane meat is hard to find. The baked potato was amazing, service was great and Kristen made me some tasty cocktails.

Reservations for 9 for Father’s Day Brunch. We were seated quickly and greeted by our server with a smile and water for all. He gave us a few moments to make our decisions, then took our orders. And here is where the problems began. One order was delivered to the table, with no other plates in sight and no explanation. When our server came back, I asked that the lone plate be returned till the rest of our food arrived. More than 15 minutes later, the rest of our food arrived. But that lone first plate was barely tepid! After our server realized that we were all a bit unhappy, he disappeared. We had no water, had to ask for syrup for French Toast. On a good note, the food was all well prepared and delicious. It’s just hard to eat it all when there are no drinks. We did receive an apology from a manager. So… we MAY try again.

Updated review to lower score. Service is too SLOW. The prices have gone up and the food quality continues to go down.
The restaurant is beautiful, but the menu is limited and the food is expensive.
Hopefully they can review their menu and offer a few less expensive items in the future.

Great night at Honeysuckle. The atmosphere is absolutely amazing. We had the chance to sit outside on the patio — great weather, perfect sunset and amazing service (thanks Mykal aka Michael).
We orders the pork chop and chicken fried chicken — both were delicious. And the honeysuckle pie did not disappoint but I could have skipped the French press coffee (just ok).
Great experience. Will definitely be back.

My wife and I were visiting Franklin on an anniversary trip. We arrived pretty late to town and we’re looking for a good local spot not far from our hotel. The Honeysuckle was perfect! I called ahead to see if we could get a table, and the hostess said she could seat us immediately. Tyler was our server, and he was helpful and friendly. He took great care of us. We enjoyed cooking meat on the 700 degree salt slab, and our entrees were wonderful, too. We’ll be back!

I went to Honeysuckle for the first time today. I was a little leery as the Unilocal reviews said good food but not so good service. I was very pleased with our service. Our waiter Mason was both attentive and personable. The food was very good also. We will go back.

Just had a delightful lunch! This is my 2^nd time here, and the food was phenomenal. Loved the oyster blt, and the fresh biscuits were heavenly. Our waitress Chandler had great suggestions, was helpful, and was very professional.

This place is beautiful! Had my 21^st birthday here last night and everything was great! The food was a little pricey but definitely very filling. I made a reservation for a party of 20 and they had no trouble accommodating us. The table was ready at the scheduled time. Our waitress, Anastasia, waited the whole table her self extremely well! She was awesome! My name was on my menu when I arrived! Two thumbs up!

I had a really nice dinner here last night. The deviled eggs five ways was really excellent. The chefs selection charcuterie was also very nice. The most fun dish was definitely the 700 degree salt slab. I had the filet and it was great.
The whiskey selection was perfect.

We don’t come into Brentwood often but we stopped by and decided to give this place a chance. Sat at the bar and the pleasure, no the honor of being served by the head bar tender Alan Kennedy. We had a variety of drinks including a mescal, an awesome Manhattan and the drink in this pic. I swear angles came by and blessed my glass. Dear lord bath me in this beverage. Yep you heard right, I prayed to be bathed in a cocktail. Yep. Had the burger, it was juicy, cooked well with an awesome pimento cheese and bacon jam. Yep… bacon jam. Make the drive and come out. I swear I thought I was in Miami or NY.

We were visiting the Brentwood area and wanted a nice local place to eat and this place looked like it would fit the bill. I liked the looks of the Honeysuckle menu when I looked online.
The interior is nice. There were 6 of us including 2 kids. Ideally, I would prefer not to bring the kids to a place like this, but we were traveling and we had no other option if we wanted to eat here. The hostess first started to seat us at a large table that would probably fit 8 — 10 people, but was very accommodating when I asked her to move us to one of the cozy red booths.
Our server was Tony and he was very professional and really knew the menu. I was excited to see so many vegetarian and gluten free options. They also have a kids menu that is verbal. We got the kids a cheeseburger, chicken tenders, fruit and fries. I ordered the large superfood salad and my husband and I split the roasted vegetable platter and the brussels sprouts. He got the 6 oz filet as well. I also ordered hot tea, they had Bigelow tea. The biscuits and sorghum butter brought out as an appetizer were delicious. We also ordered crab cakes and my husband said they were some of the best he has had. (I’ll take his word for it since I don’t do seafood.)
My husband ordered his filet medium rare and it came out medium well. He was hungry and decided to eat it anyway instead of waiting for the server and a new filet. We thought maybe the server misheard him, but confirmed later that it was correct, so not sure what happened there. I knocked a star off for that. Otherwise, everything else was top knotch. The superfood salad was awesome. I should have gotten the smaller size since I was also splitting the roasted veggies. (The leftover salad was good the next day too for lunch.) The veggies and brussels were delicious as well. Roasted to perfection and well seasoned. The kids enjoyed their food and the other couple with us enjoyed the pork and roasted veggies. They got sweet potatoes too and they looked yummy.
The server comped a dessert for us due to the filet snafu, which was nice. We had the bread pudding. It was tasty, but the bourbon in the sauce was a bit strong for my tastes.
I love the menu selections and the presentation was good. I wish I could have tried more items. The price point is normal for the quality and type of food. Overall I would definitely recommend trying out the Honeysuckle.

First-​timers, early table for 4 on a Saturday night. Still several empty tables in both bar & main dining room when we were seated.
Pro: Interesting food, well prepared and reasonable price points for the area. Nice wine list, with some out-​of-​the-​box entries. The salt block appetizers are lots of fun, and delicious. Not a life-​altering meal, but no serious issues with the food itself.
Con: The table service was just comically bad. No one seemed to be in charge of the floor, and it showed in every aspect of the meal. Made several valiant attempts to get a bottle of wine, only to be told, Sorry, don’t have that one either. (Note to whomever: A nice wine list does you more harm than good if you don’t actually, you know, HAVE the wines.) Finally managed to get two glasses of wine… at the end of the meal. Service sequence was like something out of Fawlty Towers…“Inept” is the kindest word I can think of. Our out-​of-​town guests thought we had stumbled into some sort of comedy skit. And of course, no hint of an offer to comp anything, just lots of mumbled apologies, in between the long absences.
In reading other reviews since this place opened last summer, spotty service seems to be a common theme — they just can’t seem to figure out how to run the floor properly. We might give them another shot, but would only order from the bar. If you choose to brave the table service, be warned — you may be in for an interesting evening.

Dinner was good. I had the oysters as an appetizer. They were great oysters, but I did get a little shell in one of the 6. Not a major deal, and it didn’t ruin the dish. They gave a biscuit before dinner, which was good. Who doesn’t like a biscuit? Then I ordered the steak frites. The steak was ok. It was fatty, so I couldn’t eat the whole thing. Overall, it was prepared well, and had a great crust. The fries were delicious, and the foie aioli was really good. I ended up eating the aioli w/​my steak which was an added bonus.
The hostess was really friendly, and the waiter was just attentive enough. I was pretty tired, and not looking for an overly attentive experience. If you’re in the area, definitely check this place out.

I stopped here for dinner on a business trip outside Nashville. The hostesses were vey friendly and accommodating and I got a nice table near the bar. The bartender was a great server. Offering suggestions and knowledgable about the menu. I Totally recommend the goat cheese grit cake. It was delicious and came in a really pretty presentation.
I am taking away a star because a gentleman working the expo window in the open kitchen, who I assume was the chef, was really disrespectful and rude to multiple servers in the hour that I was there. Sitting close enough to witness all this I have to say it really took away from the enjoyment of my meal. Also the Charred Brussels sprouts were very inconsistent– the first bite awesome, the next bland, the third, beyond «charred» and well into burnt.
The superfood salad was excellent and quite a good size serving. I would recommend this place but hope the chef will see this review and consider how his childish and bad behavior reflects on his restaurant.

Absolutely incredible to every detail. Walking into the bar felt very Old-​World-​Charming meets contemporary-​flair. They really paid attention to detail in this place. The people are friendly, the specialty cocktails are exquisite, and the small plates menu makes this a great after work spot for ladies and gents alike. The Deviled eggs are divine! The steaks are juicy and flavorful, and the Tasso Ham Baked Mac n Cheese? Divine. Great space for social and/​or business functions with a back room that has a bigscreen that somehow manages to blend in with the charming décor. Go! Often! You won’t be disappointed in The Honeysuckle. :)
Update 2÷21÷16 — had brunch here today with friends. Didn’t know they had such a delicious brunch menu. The build your own mimosas were delicious, the food even better than the first time — and I didn’t think that was possible. :-)

Leave the kids at home, make your reservation a couple weeks ahead, and secure your spot in the heart of Franklin’s food lust. Whether on a date or out with friends, you will feel the romance, because the chef and owner here make sure every bite of food is treated with deep love and reverence.
This is no fern bar, this is no Ruby Tuesday. This is a truly well-​thought-​out independent restaurant, with a focus on meat and seafood, and a rustic-​modern eco-​friendly ambiance. Our group sat in the u-​shaped booth behind the hostess stand, where it was quiet except for our own voices, despite a beautiful view of the guests at the bar snacking and drinking on Valentine’s Day. The feel is dim and intimate, with a light spirit used to decorate with upside-​down twinkle trees, and reclaimed wood. Even the dry-​aging room is lined with beautiful bricks of Himalayan salt, which seasons and ionizes the steaks and chops to perfection.
Our children enjoyed some burgers made from Kentucky-​raised wagyu beef. Wagyu is «genetically predisposed to intense marbling and to producing a high percentage of oleaginous unsaturated fat. The meat from such wagyu cattle is known for its quality, and commands a high price.» For that flavor at under $ 20, the beef is a special treat. I enjoyed a New York strip that could easily have been mistaken for a filet, because it was tender and flavorful from being cooked sous vide (in its own juices in a bag in warm water) before being thrown onto a lava-​hot grill to finish. In fact, most of their veggies are cooked this way, and need little seasoning because the cooking method brings out the great flavors already present in food, and it doesn’t strip their nutrients, either.
I wasn’t too concerned about the sides, but my steak frites came with a very special treat– the crispiest and best seasoned in-​house duck fat french fries I’ve ever had, and this foodie loves some duck fat.
Since it was an «R month», I ordered a dozen of the Gulf Oysters from the raw bar, which also had 3 other types of oysters from around North America, as well as sustainable stone crab claws freshly prepared. The mignonette was not overpowering, and was as much cucumber as it was vinegar or onion, which allowed the sweetness of the plump little beauties to shine.
One of our table ordered salt rock scallops, which come with a himalayan salt brick heated, coated with oil, and then she cooked her own 4 scallops at the table. It looked like fun, and made for quite a show, but I’d rather let the chefs do the work.
Not that we had much room left for dessert, but my friend, a regular guest at the Honeysuckle, ordered the crème brûlée. It was described as «chocolate», but tasted just like brownie batter smells as it cooks. Just a bite or two did it for me, as I finished up a dirty martini. The bill was comparable to any other fine dining restaurant, but after that meal, I feel like I may have gotten the better end of the deal.

You know how sometimes you just walk in somewhere… and you like it? That’s the case with Honeysuckle and me.
I love the dark hand-​scraped floors, and the rich leather booths that are so cool and several rounded versions… the huge antique bar, really huge… and a cozy fireplace. Add to that thick tables that to me look like reclaimed wood and just for fun a servers’ convenience station is the bottom half of an old piano with glass on top. I just like this place.
I was in for brunch and had my very first «juice» ever. I had a sunrise sipper with carrots and fruits and all sorts of healthy stuff that was also still tasty.
Warning I did not know… if you consume these whole fruit and whole veggie juices, it will kick your intestinal system into overdrive. Attend an art show directly after brunch at your own risk if you are otherwise not such a healthy eater… Public Service Announcement over. (Hey, noone ever told me that!)
Brunch also started with some fried green tomatoes and yummy biscuits with sorghum butter. Honestly the tomatoes were a little on the tart, almost pickled side. My dining companion liked that and I know it’s on purpose… just not my fave. That’s OK, I gave her an extra tomato and I took an extra biscuit… all’s well.
For breakfast I had breakfast macaroni and cheese… yes, such a thing exists! Very creamy very generous bowl of pasta and cheesiness mixed with breakfast sausage, onions, peppers, and I don’t even know what all else. The serving was so large I brought home more than half. We also enjoyed a side of charred okra, another first of me, that was really surprisingly good. I didn’t know that I like okra, but now I do!
I also checked out a special room they have in the back that would be great for a reception or large group. They took tree branches and strung lights throughout and hung two of them upside down from the ceiling… very cool. And that’s really the vibe throughout… very cool.
I even liked the fact that their thick tables and slightly «earthen» plates with red mason jars on the table reminded me of Husk… but in my humble opinion after dining at Husk in both Nashville and Charleston, Husk goes too far… Honeysuckle doesn’t go too far and it’s just cool.
I know some Unilocalers reported some service issues, honestly, we had none. I also like the fact that servers wear jeans and these J Crew looking black and white checked shirts… coupled with the napkins that remind you of vintage ktichen towels… it’s just all what I wish my own house looked like!
Will definitely be back!

Bummer. I had high hopes for this new date-​night restaurant in Cool Springs/​Franklin. The décor is incredible– rustic romantic and inviting. If only the waitstaff would have had an ounce of that inviting nature maybe our date night would have ended on a better note.
As my husband and I sat down, we were quickly asked what we wanted to drink and we waited to hear more from the waitress but she turned and left. No welcome, no specials, not even a question to ask if it was our first time [which it was] and if we’d like recommendations… Nothing. So we glanced around the menu and my husband landed on the chicken fried chicken, I on the other hand was lost and ended up just getting some sides. I saw a table with biscuits and had to ask our waitress for some, which after seeing some of the other Unilocal reviews they had to ask as well. They were delicious– I loved the sorghum butter! I may have not even had them if I didn’t ask for them. They food was okay, very over priced for the quality. The cauliflower small plate was not good. After asking for salt and pepper [i hope you’re catching requesting items the theme] it came more to life. I’m not sure if we will return, but hopefully this new restaurant can evaluate the menu/​pricing/​service and land on top!

I have now been to The Honeysuckle three times, twice for weekday lunch and once for drinks. I wanted to update my review with a few more notes.
Things I Like:
–The décor. It looks fab! I loved the «patio» area where they open up the doors or light up the fireplace. More people are coming in now vs. my last visit. It feels like you’re transported, and I really like that. Love the little touches like purse hangers under the bar.
–The taste of the food. Excellent crab cakes, and the duck fat fries, can’t complain there at all.
–The taste of the drinks. Extensive menu for whiskey/​bourbon and beer/​wine, plus signature cocktails. I had the Jungle Bird and it was delish!
Things They’re Still Working On:
–Service. Still slow. Had a wait for a table (even though they weren’t all full), then sat down and had no one take our drink order for probably 5 minutes. Gave my drink to the wrong person. Gave my food to the wrong person. I completely drained my iced tea and had no refill during the meal. *However, since my first visit, the service seems much more professional and cheery!* My experience at the bar was similar, slow to serve and come back around, quick to give me my check but never came back when I was trying to pay. Out of books/​pens for checks at lunch.
–Value for Price. $ 16 for two tiny crab cakes didn’t feel like good value for money to me. Should probably take a look at portions and prices at nearby comps to tweak a bit.
Overall, they probably still need to make some tweaks for service, maybe more staff/​training, so they can push through the Cool Springs lunch hour. They need to be a bit faster for the corporate crowd at that time. Also need to relook some of the portions/​price for value comparable to other places in the area like BrickTop’s or Saffire.
I do plan to come back in the coming months, knowing it’s only been open a few months at this point and still working out the kinks.

Try «The Honeysuckle»! The old Pie in the Sky location… totally transformed. Great décor with an earthy warm feeling. Great menu that has a little of everything. Started with cauliflower app that had a great spicy sauce. The Cobb salad is excellent and not the traditional recipe plus they offer a great selection of veggies too. I had the Grouper on a bed of sautéed spinach with fennel. Excellent! My friend raved about the Wild Mushroom Meatloaf and we shared the caramelized Brussels sprouts. I would have preferred them roasted a bit longer. A little to crunchy for me. Loved the grilled peach pie.
Great staff and professional from Chef Josh Weekly and staff. Check it out!