We made reservations at 5:00, for a 6:00 seating, and they had a table in the bar! Amazing! Getting there we drove right by as it is located in a bit of a neighborhood and not in a presumptuous location. It was cute, charming and very welcoming. We parked, entered, were immediately greeted. Without any wait, they immediately sat us at a cute table (1of 2) in the bar. We were greeted by the bar tender and immediately brought water and followed by drinks and taking our order. The service was as out of this world! As we comfortably sat and enjoyed conversation in a quiet, classy, little, cozy, bar we had a phenomenal meal, drinks and dessert. Our meal started with the winter salad, followed by the tomato soup. Then we chose to have the Duck and by that point, we were stuffed! All were beautifully seasoned, cooked and enjoyed! Our compliments to the chef. But we weren't done. We finished our meal with a little dessert and Martini! OMG what a treat. This is a true gem hiding in the rough and I am overjoyed we were lucky to stumble upon it! Bravo, Bravo job well done! read more

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We went to Emil's Friday night for dinner. Very comfortable atmosphere, service was great and the food was excellent!! The wife and I had the Chicken Daniel. It was very good and the green beans were cooked perfectly. For an appetizer we got the fried okra and it had a wonderful flavor. I consider this a high end restaurant but the prices were very reasonable. Others in the group got filet, prime rib, salmon and all were very pleased. We will definitely be making a return visit!! read more

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I've been eating here a couple times a year for the past 8 or so years and I've never had a bad meal. The food is always freshly prepared and they have a nice variety on the menu. Recently, I got the grilled caesar salad with blackened chicken and it was fantastic! read more

We had a graduation party of 15 at Emil's. The staff, food and service were outstanding. They put a prefixed menu together and had several options. Great cocktails and yummy desserts. Beautiful old home. Thank you, Emil's for a wonderful night! read more

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A really great surprise. Working in Tullahoma TN this week and my coworker suggested Emil's for dinner. The atmosphere was better than described in several reviews. I felt the house was unique and the tables left enough room for servers and staff to wait on us. I arrived early and was seated promptly. I was brought ice water which was great that the staff wasn't annoyed with an early arrival. I could have gone to their bar which in itself looked very cool with dark woods and big shelves and bar. We were offered bread and we tried their Pinot Noir that was a special. The wine was great but the bread was really fantastic -- a crunchy exterior and soft delicious inner. We both ordered the filets it was very hard as I was so tempted by the two pork specials on the chef's specials. Pork tenderloin rubbed with a spice blend and they offered a bone in pork chop! The filet was perfectly executed... a delicious spice and the sear was exceptional. The meat was very tender and flavorful. The green beans were blanched and seasoned nicely as well. Personally, I loved the rich potato casserole... cheesy, buttery goodness! The owner checked with us and made sure everything was perfect! Will be back next time! read more

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Wonderful find in the heart f Tullahoma. Stopped for lunch and thoroughly enjoyed the Reuben and Pimento Grilled Cheese. Decent variety of options and it changes with the season. We will be back for dinner!. read more

What a cute little place. Felt like we weee in a chefs house. Great food and service. Great for date night!

Green beans we're overly salted. The fish was seasoned and tender The wine selection is horrible. The service is very basic e.g., did not pour wine, simply left bottle and walked away. read more

Small, lovely restaurant. Attentive service. I recommend the top shelf old fashioned. We had the fried chicken with yummy milk gravy and mashed potatoes. The wedge is big enough to share and was fresh. We will return. read more

We were a small group of seven and had a wonderful lunch. I love going to Emil's and with good friends it was perfect.

Amazing find after a random Yelp search! Staff: Excellent! Food: Excellent! Atmosphere: Excellent! Staff: We (party of six) came in on a Wednesday about an hour before closing time and received a warm welcome from staff. Everyone was friendly and conversational. The cocktails (Blackberry Bramble and and Whiskey Sour) were excellent and the bartender even came to check in when we had a question about the recipe for making them. Food: Appetizer (fried okra) was fresh and enough for all of us. Four of us ordered some type of fried chicken (1/2 fried chicken plate & fried chicken tenders): excellent quality with crisp breading, perfectly cooked sides. The loaded salad and winter salad rounded out our meal. Our companions raved about them. Dessert: we all got something and, again, were very happy with the down home selection and quality of the selections (gelato, flan, chocolate pecan pie). Atmosphere: A quaint, converted residence that accomplishes a down-home, comfortable feeling and a hip, high-quality bistro vibe. If you find yourself nearby, do yourself a favor and stop in. read more

Pretty expensive, service is pretty slow but that's to be expected in a place like this. I'd call it a fancy restaurant - for Tullahoma. It was $150 for two meals and two fancy drinks plus tip. Great option for a fancy date or anniversary. Will definitely go again... just not often or I'd go broke. Outstanding food. I had the steak and she had the chicken Daniel. Both were excellent. Drinks were outrageously expensive, but again, you have to expect that at a place like this. A great option for an anniversary or other occasion. read more

I can't rant and rave enough about how amazing Emil's is. Every time I'm in Tullahoma I MUST stop in. Most recently I was there to celebrate my mother's birthday so it was a relatively large party. Everything was cooked to perfection and our waitress was a pure delight. Plus the drinks were delicious. ESPECIALLY the dessert drinks. read more

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Have driven by here several times when in Tullahoma. Decided to stop & try it for dinner. It's in an old house & they have tables & chairs on the porch. Parking is behind the restaurant. When we walked in, they asked if we had a reservation; surprised, as it was a Thursday night. They seated us in a small room to the right of the entryway. Our waitperson greeted as quickly, gave us menus & brought us waters. Lots of choices on the menu which sound very good. We started off by ordering drinks & the crab dip with crackers. The "specials" menu was separate & my husband & I both decided to order from it, as we saw prime rib was available & we haven't had any in awhile. We both ordered it with mashed potatoes (choices were fries, green beans & mashed potatoes). Prime rib also came with mushrooms. Our appetizer arrived...steaming hot & oh, so delicious!! We made short work of that! It had "fake" crab in it & I'm not sure what else but would definitely order again. Our prime rib was cooked as requested & was good, but I have had better. I was a bit disappointed. A little tough & not a whole lot of flavor. Mashed potatoes were good & the mushrooms were very good! Afterwards, I remembered I should've asked for horseradish & maybe I would've enjoyed it more. Huge portion (which my husband finished). Someone asked how everything was (owner/manager??) & was extremely nice. Our waitperson was prompt & friendly. We both agreed we would go back, but we'll try something else instead. read more

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Outstanding food. Expensive, but worth it. Place to go to celebrate your anniversary or some such. Service is just as outstanding. Ambiance is casual, but high-end place. Linen tablecloths and napkins. Cuisine is basically French, with some Cajun influences. I had a marvelous lamb shank with some root vegetables and potatoes. A good glass of wine and an excellent bourbon. My wife had a filet mignon, said it was one of the best she'd ever had. She also had fried okra. It was, of course, fresh okra, not frozen as is more typical in restaurants. I don't usually care for fried okra, but I really liked it here. I'd order it for myself. read more

Last night in Tullahoma and looking for a great dinner before leaving. Yelp brought us to Emil's Bistro, not often that you find a 5 star rating so we had to give it a try. We didn't have reservations but we took our chances and walked in, fortunately they were able to give us table right away. Food: Nice range of craft cocktails greeted us, I wanted something whiskey based and representative of the area, our server suggested I try the Tennessee Orange which combined Jack and a local pale ale, pretty tasty and refreshing. For our meal I couldn't pass up the small 12 oz cut of Prime Rib which was extremely flavorful and tender. Served with tender green beans and mushrooms it was great meal! Service: Solid service, seated quickly, very friendly, and checked on us often. Food came out quickly and all dishes where plated very nicely. Atmosphere: The atmosphere was like walking into someone's house which was very comfortable and relaxing. Seating setup in different rooms, there was also a bar located in the next room that I'd love to check out if every back in the area. Value: Great value, with two cocktails, a cup of soup, Caesar salad, and my Prime Rib all for under $60! Similar meals we've had in other cities would easily be over $100! Overall: Emil's definitely deserves their high rating, great food, good service, nice atmosphere and tremendous value makes this a must try if you are in the area. Keto: My dinner was definitely keto friendly although high on the protein macro nutrients. You can definitely keep to your keto plan at Emil's! read more

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Good ig food is good service good nice peple ok the food I'd good the coffee is good everib

Do not recommend for large parties. We initially had a great experience at the bar in a previous visit a few weeks ago, just the two of us. But I recently tried to host a party of 10 for my wife's bday, and it was a bit of a disaster: - Highly inexperienced, and underaged wait staff knew nearly nothing about the menus, etc. She'd disappear for 20 minute chunks of time. I don't think water glasses were refilled once during the entire visit and cocktails ran dry for long periods of time. - Menus between drinks, specials, and standard menu was a very awkward pile of papers on the table. - The table set up was a round six topper with a much skinnier rectangle table pushed together in a very tight space, which made for a very awkward set up when it came to conversation ( you have people literally behind you). Made the entire thing uncomfortable. - Drink orders took a very long time. - Flatbread was very undercooked. - Prime rib tasted "off". - the Free Birthday Desert? Keep it. Yikes, don't serve that. read more

That's was a great BLT. Becca the server is great, super sweet young lady. The building is a 1903 cicada house. Great atmosphere and an awesome soundtrack for lunch, Beatles, Elton, Doobie Brothers, etc. read more

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Consistently the best food in Tullahoma, and the fish is always fresh and prepared well. We go often and always enjoy our time there. Highly recommend it for lunch or dinner. Call ahead for reservations read more

A gem in Tullahoma!!! We come here once a year while attending Bonnaroo. We enjoy Thursday night dinner and Friday brunch since the food is exceptional. Last night we feasted on appetizers & dinner entrees. To star out, my husband ordered scotch on the rock which was a generous pour. Appetizers- fried shrimp and fried quail which were cooked to perfection, not greasy with a delicious crisp. The shrimp was served with a delicious spicy tarter sauce and the quail lay on top of a tomato ratatouille that was very tasty. Entrees were fabulous- prime rib cooked to perfection and sesame crusted yellow fin tuna served over rice and stir fried vegetables. Both entrees were excellent and more flavorful than fine dinning establishments we have eaten at in large cities. We didn't have room for dessert but are heading back tomorrow for brunch! read more

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No such thing as "Fine Dining" in Tullahoma TN. The owner is an arrogant French person who has had the restaurant for many years and has made a lot of money. I have been a customer for many years but abruptly quit going.after the owner did the final insult to my wife and I. I routinely spent over 100 dollars plus tip and one night after several drinks and dinner I forgot to leave a tip on the space age tablet that you pay your bill. The next time we came, the owner approached me with a copy of the and had written on the check "NO TIP". He discussed that this was how he paid his employees. This could have been handled many other ways rather than to insult a paying customer. Of course George the owner caters to special people in Tullahoma and everyone knows who they are. I really don't care because my wife's cooking and my wine are the best in town. I feel sorry for the visitors who don't know any better. read more

Very nice cafeteria-style lunch on a pleasant Friday afternoon, with multiple cold dishes on one side of the hall and hot dishes and soup on the other side. Multiple tasty desserts, also. Some outside tables Food -Down-home country cooking with crisp fried chicken, good cold salads, and warm apple pie. Location. Easy to find on a main street of the small town. Facility- located in an older house with adequate parking behind the house. Service -mostly self-serve except for drinks We would be happy to return in the future and try some of the menu items at dinner -the photos look yummy read more

Never disappointed in this restaurant, the chefs and waitstaff are exceptional. The food is easily the finest in a thirty mile radius. Don't make the mistake of passing by on this opportunity. read more

Moved here recently and our first visit to Emil's. Started off very good, nice server good atmosphere and decent menu. Had come based on the website showing prime rib on Thurs and Fri nights, unfortunately no prime rib? So ordered the filet to get my beef fix and hubby ordered monk fish. Martini's were quite good, enjoyed the wedge salad and mussels, but both of us were disappointed in our main course. The filet was not great, potatoes were tasty and green beans were mushy (very overcooked), my husband's fish was heavy and he was less than impressed. Wanted to really like this place but after we got the bill, and it was quite high, we have to say we were disappointed. If I'm paying $42 for a filet it better cut like butter and melt in my mouth, this was not the case. Anyway, we will try them again and next time get the Chicken! read more

Awesome place, pretty classy.. Dropped by here after our visit to Jack Daniels. Guess we were the only ones dressed in t-shirt and jeans :-) We ordered the steaks, local beer and it was really good.. The portions were huge.. The shrimp appetizer was tasty.. Will definitely be visiting this restaurant.. Great service.. read more

The food is excellent but you better take your wallet allong when you go there. 2 people diner will cost you 90$

Last night, my boss decided to take us all out (11 of us total I think) after we closed our own restaurant. He called Emils around 4 PM and asked for reservations for our party at 8. They closed at 9 but were very welcoming! Our waitress, Lexi, was great and handled our crazy, loud party with a smile on her face! Now to the food, I have a bunch of pictures. I'm going to be completely honest, I ordered jack and cokes and got a little hammered lol so I cant remember what everyone ordered. I was a basic white girl and ordered chicken tenders and fries. But let me tell you, that homemade honey mustard was bombbbb. The chicken was fried perfectly. We also order fried green tomatoes as an appetizer. Listen to the other reviews and order them! You only get 3, but everyone who gets to try them will be talking about them all night. The food was great. It was a great night! I will definitely be back! read more

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Wow! I am so impressed with the food here. I have this thing I do where I judge a place based on either their Fish and Chips or BLT. Emil's has both, so I tried the Fish and Chips. I must say, this is the best F&C I have ever had hands down! The breading was perfect and crispy. I could tell it was fresh and the oil was new as there were no off flavors. The fish was perfect as well. Moist, flaky and so tasty. We ended up coming back a few days later so I tried the BLT. Also, perfect! Thick bacon cooked to perfection. I'll add in that the Green fried tomatoes are also very good and their non-sweet Iced Tea is also very good. We sat outside on the nice porch each time to a nice breeze. I will make sure to return the next time I am in this area. read more

The location is comfortable and historic. The owners obviously take pride. The food was the highlight in this small TN town. Great quality, very flavorful and fresh salmon/crab cakes/fried green tomatoes appetizer. We liked the local beers on tap from the new brewery in town. Our appetizer was superb. We'll be back! Great day date!! read more

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The Loaded Salad was great as where the much appreciated homemade salad dressings. Chicken Daniel entree was very good. Cute vintage home the restaurant is in. Service was friendly. read more

Food and service is excellent a bit pricey but worth every bite. It has a nice comfortable atmosphere.

Outstanding food and service. Have ordered the chicken daniel and Rueben sandwich. Both were fantastic. A great spot in tullahoma for lunch and dinner. read more

We had the fried green tomatoes, tomato soup, and the prime rib. The soup and fried green tomatoes were delicious but the prime rib wasn't anything special. We had a hard time cutting the prime rib because the knives were not sharp at all. The service was good and the atmosphere was nice but a little loud. read more

Just moved to the area and was concerned there would be no fine dinning...crisis averted! Took my parents with us & all four of us were literally sopping up every last drop it was so good! read more

The food, service, and atmosphere were all excellent. This is probably the nicest dining experience that you can get in Tullahoma. We started out with the Fried Green Tomatoes with Boursin cheese and greens. The breading was perfect thickness and cheese topping delicious. I had the sesame crusted Ahi, and my wife had the pan seared grouper. Both were absolutely delicious. The plating is spot on. The menu does change, so look ahead of time if possible. This place is a must try and complements to the chef, sous chef, etc. ;-) read more

Very cool place for lunch. The staff was very friendly and attentive. I had the blackened salmon and it was excellent! My wife said the Mediterranean Salad was the best salad she ever had! read more

I had a really good meal and the tomato soup was outstanding! Service was excellent and will be back for more!

Great food and great service. It is one of our go to spots when eating out. Highly recommend

it was my husbands 60th birthday tonight. they placed us in a very crowded room. the sun was shining in our eyes. the service was terrible. my elderly parents had to leave and take their food. the waitress was not very knowledgeable and no one from management ever even checked on us. they made us do one check with 9 adults and 2 children. the lights were up bright and the atmosphere was terrible. so disappointed. I feel our business meant nothing to them read more