Diners' Choice: Best Ambience restaurants in Nashville

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Updated September 05, 2024

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Tasting Room

5.0

5 (215)

$30 and under

Wine Bar

Smyrna

About the restaurant

In the historic Omni Hut building a new fine dining experience has come to Rutherford County. Enjoy a variety of small bites and luxury wines by the glass in a welcoming environment conducive to small and large parties.

Top review

Coleen

Dined on Sep 5, 2024

The wine list was extensive! The food delicious. Service impeccable! We will be back. Great place for special occasions.

1854 Cocktail Bar Lounge

5.0

5 (47)

$31 to $50

Cocktail Bar

Cookeville

About the restaurant

Enjoy sophisticated libations on Cookeville's historic square.
1854 Cocktail Bar & Lounge believes in more than just serving great cocktails in an elegantly vintage atmosphere. We strive to offer a unique experience filled with ambiance, drink, and food for each guest who enters our door.
Our bar features custom cocktails, mocktails, and prohibition-era favorites.
Our food menu is served small-plate style and focuses on local, fresh, and seasonally available ingredients. Our bar juices and syrups are all fresh and handcrafted because we believe in the difference that high-quality ingredients make.
Our staff look forward to giving you a warm welcome when you arrive at our secret entrance. Don't worry, there's no special knock or password. Enter through the double glass doors and take a left up the stairs to travel back in time to the 1930's.
We'll see you soon!

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Kevin

Dined on Aug 24, 2024

Great experience and environment! Very swanky and a hidden jen in Cookeville.

The Authentique

4.9

4.9 (103)

$31 to $50

Wine Bar

East Nashville

About the restaurant

Welcome to The Authentique, an intimate Parisian retreat in the heart of East Nashville. As the proud recipient of the Best Wine List in the city, our cozy French wine bar invites you to experience the romance of 1900s Paris.

Immerse yourself in our charming ambiance, where candlelight and vintage decor set the stage for a culinary journey inspired by the streets of France. Our menu features a delightful selection of small plates.

At The Authentique Wine Bar, we curate an exceptional wine list, showcasing the best of France. Let our passionate staff guide you through our carefully selected wines, ensuring the perfect pairings to complement your evening.

Whether it's a romantic date or a gathering with friends, join us at The Authentique for an evening where the spirit of 1900s Paris meets the energy of Nashville. Experience the warmth of our cozy space and the exquisite taste of French cuisine. Santé!

- Happy Hour Tues-Thurs 5:00PM-6:30PM Merci!
- Live Jazz Fri & Sat 6:30PM-9:30PM

Top review

Jeffvip

Dined 2 days ago

The Authentique is a great place for excellent wines and small plates! I asked several questions regarding a wine selection and the owner’s knowledge and passion for wine is evident! He was extremely helpful and offered a taste before making a selection. Enjoyed the pleasant jazz musicians. Not too loud to have good conversations. Will be back for sure!

Four Walls

4.9

4.9 (50)

$31 to $50

Cocktail Bar

Downtown

About the restaurant

Tucked away within The Joseph Nashville, Four Walls is an intimate cocktail bar for the knowing. Holding the tension between elegance and edge, a visceral experience of unexpected textures awaits. Hide on the wall. Fringe in the air. Fizz. Marble. Leather. Experience a celebration of the classic cowboy culture of the American West through an Italian lens with an artfully crafted selection of signature cocktails, negronis, and forgotten classics. Indulge and be sated... at last.

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Patricia

Dined on Sep 1, 2024

Went for after dinner cocktails. Pricey, but the cocktails were innovative and expertly crated. Service was top notch. Music was good but a little too loud.

Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse - Nashville

4.9

4.9 (7744)

$50 and over

Steakhouse

Downtown

About the restaurant

The flagship brand of his growing, family of eponymous eateries, Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse tells the story of his life. From the opulent interiors to the artwork & antique furnishings to the sign on the original Cincinnati location that reads “Since 1948” (the year Ruby was born), every facet has a special meaning to the man himself. Now open in Nashville, TN, each iteration of these critically-acclaimed restaurants is rooted in the heritage of the original, yet each also tells a tale of its own, inextricably woven into the unique fabric of the community in which it resides. The most noteworthy element of the brand – and undeniably the key to its success – is The Jeff Ruby Experience, an all-encompassing philosophy embodying the very best U.S.D.A. Steaks, Fresh Seafood, Impeccable Service, Live Entertainment and Passionate Attention To Detail. These qualities and more create a total dining experience unlike any other. An experience we’re proud to bring to the great city of Nashville.

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Hunter

Dined 4 days ago

Our server Amarildo was very helpful and nice. The food was very high quality and tasted delicious. It was my fiancée's birthday and many members of the staff made sure to wish my fiancee happy birthday, especially our server. We will definitely be coming back in the future as we were blown away by the quality of service.

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RH Courtyard Restaurant at RH Nashville

4.8

4.8 (2548)

$31 to $50

American

Green Hills

About the restaurant

The RH Restaurant resides in the grand central garden courtyard of RH Nashville, the Gallery at Green Hills, a 70,000-square-foot design gallery that blurs the lines between residential and retail, indoors and outdoors, home and hospitality. We invite you to enjoy our menu of timeless classics for brunch and dinner, and a selection of wines from esteemed vintners in the United States and Europe. Guests dine beneath a glass-and-steel atrium amidst trickling fountains, heritage olive trees and glimmering chandeliers.

For group dining inquiries, please email: nashvillehospitality@rh.com

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Avi

Dined 2 days ago

The aesthetic is fabulous and draws you in from the start. Our server was great, providing advice, being efficient and keeping a watchful eye but allowing us plenty of uninterrupted time to just enjoy the company and the restaurant. The food was hot and delicious as it arrived at the table. Overall, fabulous experience.

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4.4

4.4 (59)

$30 and under

Contemporary American

Midtown

About the restaurant

On the third floor of the Conrad Hotel Nashville at Thistle & Rye, guests can enjoy great live music on Fridays and Saturdays, an indoor-outdoor bar, large patio and windows overlooking bustling downtown Nashville. The menu features a beverage-centric concept highlighting globally inspired small plates.

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Shelvip

Dined on Jul 13, 2024

We love the casual yet upscale atmosphere at Thistle & Rye. Our party of 6 sat inside as it was 8 million degrees outside. We shared lots of apps, we all had the cod sandwich. The cocktails were fun, our eats delish! Our server, Samantha was patient and gracious as we were definitely “extra”then a larger group settled in at the next table. They were hilarious, needless to say Sam had her hands full and by all accounts handled everything perfectly! Thank you, our evening was great fun!

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Experience

Happy Hour

House of Cards

4.8

4.8 (5910)

$31 to $50

American

Downtown

About the restaurant

House of Cards is Nashville’s most unique dining and entertainment experience. Located underground in a 10,000 sq. ft space, the venue offers an evening for guests unlike any other in the history of the South.
House of Cards celebrates the art of magic, classic American cuisine and fine hand-crafted cocktails. Guests are encouraged to explore the dining room to enjoy the rare collections and be entertained by some of America’s top magicians. Complimentary tickets to magic performances in the showroom are included with purchase of a dinner entrée. Please, no outside bottles.

Reservations for parties of 6 or less can be made 14 days in advance through OpenTable. For parties of 7-12, please reserve 17 days in advance by emailing reservations@hocnashville.com.

Dress code strictly enforced. For dress code details, visit HOCNashville.com/reservations. No photography inside the restaurant. Reservations encouraged. Walk-ins welcome subject to availability and dress code.

Top review

Joe

Dined 5 days ago

The magic was exciting and very entertaining We enjoyed very much

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Valentino's Ristorante

4.9

4.9 (1953)

$31 to $50

Italian

Midtown

About the restaurant

NEW LOCATION at 1808 HAYES STREET !!! Beautiful covered patio!
Pasta, Steaks and Chops. Nashville's premier Italian restaurant. You won't leave here hungry. For over 27 years, a Nashville original, Valentino's Ristorante serves the finest Italian cuisine using fresh local ingredients from some of Tennessee's finest. Musicians, movie stars and movers and shakers all have touted Valentino's as the place for great Italian food, live entertainment and private events. Just ask Bill Gates, Robert Redford, Rascal Flatts and the Vice President of the United States. Buon appetito.

Top review

Raffaellavip

Dined 4 days ago

Valentino’s today is the best of Old Nashville and New Nashville. The service is good as it ever way, as is the food! The chicken Marsala and tableside Caesar are EXCELLENT. I love seeing this place as packed as ever. Huge wine selection and generous portions 12/10 recommend.

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4.7

4.7 (1616)

$31 to $50

Italian

Downtown

About the restaurant

Sinatra Bar & Lounge celebrates Frank Sinatra’s enduring cultural legacy with a distinctive, Rat Pack-era feel in the heart of Nashville’s historic Printers Alley. Located in Icon Entertainment Group’s Southern Turf Building, Sinatra Bar & Lounge’s warm, intimate atmosphere features an extraordinary collection of Sinatra memorabilia, several of Sinatra’s own paintings, as well as live music every day. A carefully-cultivated menu includes some of Sinatra’s personal favorites, traditional Italian dishes, steaks, an array of classic cocktails and more. Offering one of Nashville’s most unique and elevated entertainment experiences, Sinatra Bar & Lounge is a must for any fan of “Ol’ Blue Eyes."

Sinatra attire is business casual; No sleeveless shirts or open-toe footwear for the men, no offensive or political message on t-shirts, no sports apparel

* for credit card transactions there is a 3.5% processing fee, you are welcome to pay in cash the evening of your reservation to avoid the fee.

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OpenTable Dinervip

Dined 7 days ago

This was an awesome experience!! The ambiance is perfect for a date night, business meeting, nice dinner or just a laid back upscale night out. The layout and decor is beautiful. Service was a 10. Tara was checking on us just enough to keep our water refilled but not be annoying. Everything was simply perfect. I wish we could have stayed longer but we had plans after. I will definitely be back!!

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