The Ainsworth Nashville

Be careful making reservations here. Paid $500 for a reservation for 30 of us and was emailing an event manager to coordinate everything. Get there the day of (Saturday 11am) and the restaurant is closed. Said they open at 10am online. Fortunately we got our refund but ruined the entire morning.

Update September 8th 2023 This restaurant is not the same. They are under new management. Everything has changed staff, music, menu, vibe. Lowered my review not some place I would like to go again. It was a group of 5 we set at a booth. The music was very loud the menu had nothing the waitress was dressed for a nightclub scene we asked what happened and that's when we found out they were under new management so we left. Please get the vibe right again, we went on the weekend around 6-8p and it was empty. First time customer went on a Thursday round 230pm not crowded around this time. Parking can be a nightmare because its close to vandy and all parking is a charge unless you are lucky. Great customer service, they have vegan options the burger is beyond meat, the cauliflower side is delicious, their mimosa are good. I heard they have game night and a dj that comes not sure time or days. This place is huge and nice. Love the wood plating used everything was great. First time 12/4/21 went for brunch around 1130a, parking can be a bit challenging around this time. There was a crowd around this time they had live music, $20 mimosas (you get one bottle of champagne with a jar of orange juice) there was four of us and we each was able to have 2 glasses each the drinks were good. The food for a vegan was not all that great they have salads and sides. I got the arugula salad $15 which came with a un-vegan homemade dressing, the salad was not good, also got the breakfast potatoes $5 with no cheese which was the best thing I could eat. If you are looking for somewhere to get drinks around brunch I recommend this place. They need to do better on there food options.

Crystal was our server and she was great — attentive and nice! She was awesome explaining the menu and getting us right. I got the fried catfish and grits and IT WAS FYE.

I made reservations based on a prior visit and a good experience this place has circled the drain in the year and a half since. We had reservations for 10:00 a.m. and when we arrived we were placed at at "standard" table which was a velvet couch with a tiny glass top table (like you would see in a VIP area of a nightclub). We asked to move to a hightop which we were able to do. The table was small and sticky but better than the alternative. There were 2 or 3 other tables in the restaurant and after about 10 minutes our waitress finally came over for drink orders. I ordered a Mimosa and my husband asked for a coffee and we were told the coffee was not ready yet. I'm not sure how you server breakfast/brunch and don't have coffee ready when you've been open for almost a half hour. Our waitress asked us if we were ready to order and we stated we were not provided with menus to which we told there was a QR code on the table that contained the menu which would have been nice to know when were seated. While reviewing the menu about 5 minutes later she came back with water. Another 5 or so minutes passes and she finally came back over with my Mimosa and we attempt to order. We both were planning to get the breakfast plate which is your typical eggs, bacon, potatoes and toast and we we're told the breakfast plate was not available but we could order all sides that make up the breakfast plate (so a side order of eggs, bacon, potatoes and toast). At that point we had enough and asked for our check to pay for my mimosa and we would go elsewhere. She comes back and 1 mimosa was $17.00! I have worked in the service industry for almost 20 years as a waitress and bartender and I can deal with a lot as i know circumstances are not always in your control but this was absolutely horrific.

This place has fallen off so hard. Will not be back.

Great food, music and atmosphere! Crystal was AWESOME!!! Parking: Across the street.

Going on the website, we reserved for dinner at 8 on Sunday, got there and the place was empty. They said they had no kitchen operating, which was good to know but we were baffled as to why the website hadn't told us. It obviously hasn't been altered at all from what was -- we're guessing -- a previous version of the place. It looks like a bar-dance club deal, which is fine except that they don't seem interested in letting people know that. Luckily we found a good Mexican place nearby, so the evening wasn't a dud, but this was a really odd experience of a website giving a totally false impression of a business (and in Nashville they are supposed to know what they are doing in entertainment, catering etc!). Is this a business plan that hasn't worked out, maybe?

$20 for a fight that I couldn’t see to watch. First time and the last time.