Had brunch here on a saturday and boy was it busy! The food was delicious, I had a tuna melt, my friend had a spinach crescent. Service was fast and friendly. There's plenty of seating. Loved the atmosphere! read more

I found Merridee's in Downtown Franklin several years ago. I've been driving 20 miles on Saturday mornings about twice a month for one of the best breakfasts in the Nashville and surrounding area. Awesome omelets, fantastic French Toast, great Breakfast Burritos, and you've gotta get there early to get a slice of the Ham or Bacon Egg and Cheese Braid!! The coffee (Blackberry is my favorite) is some of the best around, and really completes the breakfast experience. They usually have about four different flavors that they change regularly. It's a restaurant AND a bakery, and the sights and smells of the baked goods are almost overwhelming! In a good way. I can never leave without eating a Pecan Sticky Bun for dessert! Since I spend so much time praising Merridee's on social media, my wife and I have friends going with us all the time to see just what's so special about this place. From the atmosphere of the wood floors and baskets hanging from the ceilings, to the awesome staff with names like Becky, Jordan, Daisy, and Kenzie to the touching story of the transfer of ownership from Merridee McCray to its present owner, you just have a cozy feeling there. I have dined for lunch once, and it was very good. But for me, this is my breakfast spot. I'm a morning person and a breakfast person. My favorite meal of the day. I can tell you, there is no breakfast place anywhere in Middle Tennessee I'd rather be than Merridee's. Visit the beautiful historic town of Franklin, and DEFINITELY visit Merridee's! read more

Just finished a good light lunch. Split the salad sampler not enough bread offered and fruit salad was frozen berries in whip topping. Did very much enjoy the crescents had the ham and cheese and the spinach feta. Great fruit tea! read more

This place was delicious. Had the chocolate cream pie slice. Heaven! Highly recommend.

The food is fantastic and I love the atmosphere of the place but the customer service is horrid. They can get quite crowded around the time I like to go which is usually brunch and I happened to be standing off to the side to avoid clogging the line and to avoid the crowd and an employee rudely said in the most millennial like way, "Can you move? I literally need to stand here." All huffy and puffy. Not the first time this has happened there. Um, can you literally be nice to your customers? Thanks. read more

This is yet another unique place we love to take our Northern friends and family to. They are blown away by the atmosphere and the great little menu. Of course the homemade baked goods are awesome! Gets pretty crowded at lunchtime but you can usually be seated in a timely manner. read more

The food is kind of hit and miss for me. Best quiche ever! Worst pimento cheese sandwich ever :/ The dessert is incredible and there is A LOT of it! I love the pies and every other dessert I've tried has been great too. Pretty good coffee. I really like the iced americanos. I would give 3 stars on the food and 5 stars on dessert. So over all my rating is 4 stars. read more

The food was delicious, but none of it matched what we ordered- wrong toppings, wrong bread choices, etc. They also said they were out of French toast, which was confusing because they had both bread and eggs- the ingredients in French toast. Overall, we enjoyed the atmosphere, whatever we were served was good, even if not what we ordered. The main reason I gave this place 3 stars was because the girls at the register where we ordered were extremely rude and unhelpful, which was surprising in the usually friendly Tennessee. read more

Way too over hyped in the area. If this is the b set bakery in Franklin, TN then a new bakery is needed. Nice staff and decoration. The quality isn't there. Seems like same chewy dense bread dough is used from the cinnamon rolls. It's not awful, just had nothing to eat that impressed me or my wife. read more

Long one, but didn't just want to give a 'bad' review with no context. Living in Franklin for 12 years, Merridee's is part of the town, and was always a novelty before we would visit Franklin before moving here. Once we settled here we figured it would be a staple go to for us and started to frequent the restaurant. About 5 visits in we realized everyone on staff that we had contact with was pretty consistently grouchy and not very personable, things you don't realize on the occasional trip in and out of town. We stopped frequenting and would only go if we had to (meetings, relatives from out of town that requested etc.). There weren't many alternatives for breakfast (Puckett's) until Frothy Monkey opened up, which we started to frequent. I guess this lit a fire under Merridee's because the next time I went in for a breakfast meeting, everyone was actually nice to you, they were bringing your food to your table and checking up on you. Totally different feeling. I told my wife about my experience and we decided to give it another shot. Felt like a no lose situation, great food, great friendly service. Perfect spot! Loved it ever since until the last 2-3 months. They've put a new waitress on delivery duty that seems to be super annoyed with her job and any one she comes in contact with. No public interaction skills. Long brown hair pulled back in a ponytail with a scowl. We've passed it off as maybe she's not a people person until this last visit. I had already taken our coffee back to be replaced because the espresso was 'burnt' and tasted bad. You would think I killed her favorite teddy bear with the look I got for that. Then after that was rectified and we had finished our breakfast, I took my wife's coffee up to get it transferred over to a to-go cup, she brings me the to-go cup with that scowl and basically throws it at me saying something about saliva. I get it, we need to do it ourselves. There were two plastic food trays on the counter, I say 'thanks, I'm gonna need to borrow one of these trays then' to take back to our table and pour from one cup to the other and not make a mess for anyone to clean up (very wide mouth coffee cups that are made for drinking, not pouring). No exaggeration, when I reach for the tray, she quickly grabs both trays from in front of me and says (borderline yell) 'no! you can't have these!' I replied 'what?' And she repeats ' you can't have these!' and holds them down behind the counter... ?? I'm giving 3 stars because we had a few good years here. Now we're back to not coming in anymore unless we just have to. There are plenty of places now in the downtown area that we can consistently give our $$ to. read more

Not very good. Had a Blt and if you pieced together all the bacon bits you might have a very thin slice. sonic makes a better BLT. There are far better places to eat that are cleaner as well the this over-hyped place in the Franklin/Cool Springs area. read more

Excellent coffee - always free refills and many options. Great pastries and breakfast!

Yummy delicious food. I had the Philly Cheesesteak and it was marvelous. Didn't notice what kind of bread, but it melted in my mouth. Plus the restaurant is charming. We don't live in Franklin, but We will be returning! read more

I'm a local who has an office nearby. I get something at Merridee's almost every day. This place is a local treasure with more good food than you can experience in just a few visits. The owner and staff are wonderful and the baked goods are truly amazing. They have the best sandwiches, soups, coffees, lattes, fruit teas, chocolate chip cookies, etc around! I take visitors from out of town to eat there and they always love it. The atmosphere is real cozy down-home, too. It's the best! read more

Regarding Chris P.'s review: Merridee's was obviously not what you were looking for in a breakfast restaurant. But for those of us who love the best sticky buns in Tennessee, or a great pastry, or a wonderful breakfast prepared with love and eaten with friends Merridee's is not just a restaurant. It is a destination, and one that never disappoints. read more

Best lunch in Franklin hands down. Also nice place for a pit stop during a shopping trip or a late evening dessert stop.

They are always out of coffee. "Oh are we out again? Let me brew you some". Geeze!

great service with a smile its family run i think great selection of coffee breads pastries desserts great all around read more

Used to be great . Location very nice . Last 3 times I have been there , the portions were ridiculously small . The egg salad sandwich had maybe a TEASPOON of egg salad on the whole sandwich . There was about a half inch all around the edge with no egg salad . Eggs are cheap ! This was a $5 sandwich . Never get the french dip either - same deal with that one . Used to be the best - now a real rip-off ! Mostly , a bunch of people who want downtown Franklin atmosphere go here because it is one of the cool places to go . Not a guy's place to eat . Mostly , women who want to shop go there . Notice the others reviews and all of the women gushing about this place . I just go because my sister always wants to eat there . read more

A Go to Place. We love this place!.Merridee's has a wide variety of pastries, pies, bars, bread, cakes, etc. It also has some pretty yummy lunch food. I have tried several sandwiches and most have been very good. The turkey honey Dijon cresant was just ok (a little salty). My fav is the meatball sandwich. It is huge and sooo yummy! The pastry and bread!!! To die for. So, so, so good. This place knows bread. The sun dried tomato parmesan is PERFECT for an Italian dinner. My only complaint is that this place could use a little housekeeping. If you look at the light fixtures they are in desperate need of a dusting which means all those hanging baskets probably also need it. Service is also hit or miss in the helpful category. No one has been rude but sometimes they are so packed they don't have time to answer all your questions, but they are not rude about it. (on a side note I have seen some of the workers take several minutes with customers even when they have a line out the door, so hit or miss). The cost of a lunch is very reasonable, especially for Franklin. My favorites: Meatball sub, any danish and sun dried tomato parmesan bread read more

We stopped in for a late lunch and had the chicken salad on sourdough and it was delicious! So good that we bought a loaf of sourdough and a container of chicken salad to take home. I also had a piece of the coconut pie and it was also delish! I would definitely recommend stopping in when in Franklin for a quick and delicious lunch and/or dessert. read more

Very cute bakery in the heart of Franklin, as soon as you walk in, the sweet smell of fresh bread surrounds you. Try the Day Old Pastries for a cheap and delicious snack. The Cinnamon Rolls are AMAZING. And go for the apple bacon panini for breakfast. The Jamaican and blueberry bliss coffees are the best in Franklin. Can get a crowded anytime around lunch or breakfast. read more

Pretty good place in downtown Franklin. Tried their breakfast with some friends this morning and we were pretty pleased. I had to try the biscuits and gravy and they did not disappoint. Many great options on their menu. While some of our party had some mistakes with their food requests the staff did a nice job of taking care of us and making us feel welcome. We'll be back again. read more

Yummy pastrys, excellent service, warm and inviting atmosphere. Can't wait to go back for more!

Had a chicken salad sandwich. The portion was rather small for the price. Great atmosphere but the sandwich was ok.

I love Meridees......but on this particular day I walked over from work for breakfast and the cashier was very pleasant and said they did not have viking bars because of thanksgiving....so I ordered something else...I saw they had a shelf with discounted items and one was a chocolate chess pie...my husband loves chess pie..so I decided to get it...there was no one at the register so a very nice man walked up and said the pie would be $1.85..he was having trouble with the register so he asked a young woman working the other register with long hair and pulled back in a loose ponytail ...oh I wish I knew her name...she walked over when the man asked for help...she was sooooooo rude and laughed and said the pies are NEVER NEVER ON SALE...I showed her where I got the pie from and she said we have no room for our pies so we are putting them everywhere and she walked away...The man checked the price of the pie for me and said it was over $16.00...I said never mind and he said he was sorry and understood...I am not upset about the price of the pie but I am upset over how RUDE the woman was...my 11 year old granddaughter kept asking me why the lady was so rude to us.....we work downtown Franklin and I hope this woman doesn't treat our visitors this way.....I am afraid I can't recommend it to all the visitors I come in contact with on a daily basis.....we get a ton of visitors in our store and they are always asking where is a great place to eat.... read more