My birthday dinner from friends was wonderful. Service and meal exceptional! We were there for 3 hours and they never hurried us at all. Highly recommend. read more

Haven't made it for dinner yet so this is just a happy hour review. $5 cocktails and appetizers and cheaper wine and beer. Not the best manhattan I've ever had, but just fine coming from the well. Appetizer were quite appetizing and four people split three to great effect. If you can sit on the patio or in the front foyer for maximal relaxation. read more

We came here on a Wednesday night to celebrate our engagement. We were warmly greeted and let to a quiet table, which I had requested. The restaurant appeared to be in an old house. Seemed to be slightly dated to me. Our waiter quickly came, congratulated us, and offered champagne. After going over the menu with us, we ordered crab cakes as our appetizer. Really delicious! I ordered the duck and my fiancee had the chicken. The duck was very good but not the best thing I've ever had. I tasted the chicken and it seemed to be done extremely well. Very juicy and tasty. Make sure to try the green chili mac and cheese!!! Best thing we've eaten in quite a while. It was the perfect combination of spicy with the comfort of mac and cheese. We were too full for dessert but looked at the menu. The creme brûlée sounded interesting. It is done without being brûléed. Instead, it is covered with layers of honey covered phyllo dough. Sounded great. Overall a great experience. read more

We went here for a date on my birthday. The atmosphere was nice and cozy. For appetizers, we had the stuffed & wrapped dates and the tuna tartar. The dates were super delicious! The tuna was just okay; it needed more citrus/acid though. I had the sugar cane roasted cornish game hen for my entree, and it was freaking amazing. The brussels sprouts and cauliflower served with it were really yummy, too! Seasoned perfectly. Our desserts and drinks were good as well. The service was impeccable. This really is a nice "date place." Two thumbs up! read more

This place in my favorite restaurant in Nashville. The food is fantastic and the wait and management staff is excellent. If you go, make sure you get the green chile mac and cheese ! read more

What can I say, except I love Park Cafe! Kelly is the best in the world. New chairs and barstools throughout and they look great.

We have an annual holiday tradition of taken the whole family to the Park Cafe and we have never been disappointed. Excellent menu with outstanding service. read more

The food was excelent and our waiter was wonderful and knew his stuff. We loved the atmosphere and there was even a country music "star" dining with us to add to the experience. I love local Nashville gems like this . I would hightly recommend this place. read more

Food is very good and reasonably priced. The staff isn't the friendliest. Beware going during the summer, they either do not have good air conditioning or refuse to use it; takes away from being able to enjoy the food read more

Its sad to see how far this restaurant has sunk in the last year. I live in Sylvan Park and this use to be my "go to" place. However after finding plastic in my food not once but TWICE and having the server become defensive when I brought it up was the final straw. Sadly I will never return. what use to be awesome service and great food has turned into questionable food and bad service. when the manager came out to address the plastic issue on the second visit she said "ok, I will do one thing for you but don't take advantage of me"...ummmm...not an "i'm sorry" or "how can I make your dining experience better". Honestly I just want plastic free food which they seem to be unable to accommodate. With all the new restaurants opening up I hope Park Café can step up their game. An embarrassment to Nashville. read more

Celebrated our anniversary there last night. Had the dates, pork belly and filet. All dishes were great, lots of flavor and nice plate presentation. Service was good and the meal was timed perfectly. The manager did a great job of making us feel welcome and did a fantastic job giving menu suggestions. read more

I'm surprised by some of the reviews I've read stating that Park Cafe wasn't pretentious. Pretentious is the first word that comes to mind for me. The first word out of my husband's mouth was "snobby". The atmosphere was just that, snobby and pretentious. I am, unfortunately, not able to rate the food. We sat down at the bar and the bartender was so RUDE and so unfreiendly and unwelcoming, the complete opposite of what a bartender should be in my book. After being greeted with a dirty look after sitting, as she cleaned the mess in front of us without saying a word (unless you count grunting as words), we waited about 5 minutes before she turned to us again (mind you, the bar is very small). I was putting my coat back on at that time. She asked if I was leaving as if she were upset by it. I told her yes, that she wasn't very friendly and we were looking for a friendly environment. She said that she never even said a word to me, to which I replied "precicely why I'm leaving". She walked away, sarcastically saying something like "excuse me for being busy". I'm not sure how being busy and rude go hand-in-hand, but she sure seemed to think they were synonymous. Nevermind the fact that she didn't make or pour one drink while I was there. My husband and I drove around the corner to Maggiano's where we had a very nice dinner and excellent service. Go figure, they were 10 times as busy as Park Cafe. If you're looking for a friendly NON-pretentious place with great service, I recommend Maggiano's and that you avoid Park at all costs. read more

Spent six days in Nashville visiting from California. Park Cafe was recommended by a local Nashvillian. Wine and food choices suggested by our attentive and professional waiter were outstanding. By far the best dining experience of the trip! Highly recommend it! read more

My husband and I decided to give Park Cafe a try last night after a bad experience about a year ago. I have been going to Park Cafe since it opened and it was always my "go to" place for an incredible meal. I was very sad when the food had not been very good the few times we went there over the past couple of years. We shared the Fried Pickles and White Bean Hummus appetizer- both were amazing. My husband is not a fan of hummus and I could not keep him from eating it! He had the NY Strip entree and I had the Tuna Tartar. Once again, incredible. I tasted his NY Strip and it was hands down one of the best steaks I have ever had! We were fortunate to have the owner come by the table. She informed us that she and her husband were aware of the food issues over the past year. She let us know that not only is the menu sticking to favorites done right but that they are completely overhauling the restaurant to include a new patio, redone interior, and lower prices overall. Personally, I really think the interior is fine....If they keep putting out amazing food like they did last night, people will be coming back to the Park Cafe in droves. A+++ read more

Great atmosphere. We have been coming here for years. They really need to expand their fish with grouper or seabass. Shrimp and grits are good but under seasoned. Neat place, good service and reliable. I have never had a bad meal there for 10 years. read more

Our favorite restaurant for date night never disappoints. Great food, always great service. Great cheese plate, always good steak, and excellent deserts. read more

What an adorable little hide-away! Judging by the photo on yelp, I was expecting to be seated under bright lights and such. But Park Cafe is dimly lit and extremely cozy. Upon entering, the manager and hostess welcomed us like we were family. We were sat at table #45, Dolly Parton's favorite table! We started off with their special.. fried oysters with brusselsprouts and gritz. GIMME MORE! We also ordered the green chili mac & cheese (only $5!) and ohhhhmyyyygooood. Rich, creamy, warm.. YES! Mouth orgasm. The crab cakes were great, made with real crab and definitely made in-house. All this started to fill me up, so I ended up ordering their special brusselsprout and beet salad. NOM NOM NOM. Wish there was more! My man ordered the duck which he loved and his mother ordered the wedge salad. She liked it lots. The drinks are pretty superb.. had the pear saketini. It's wonderful cuz it's not filled with sweet crap.. it's refreshingly balanced. Also had the champagne with St. Germain and a glass of temperanillo. Park Cafe is awesome. It's not too pricey.. I mean, 6 cocktails, 2 glasses of wine, 2 appetizers, 1 side, 2 salads and one entree and dessert for $158. I totally recommend Park Cafe but I left off one star due to the tiny dishes and I wasn't impressed with my lemon meringue inspired dessert.. it was kinda frozen and tasteless. Other than that, everything about Park Cafe is superb. And so are Dolly's tits. read more

We had an early Valentine's Day dinner at Park Cafe in below freezing weather, but we warmed right up when we were seated in a tiny corner of the large dining area. Although only a few other tables were occupied, we were seated almost in the laps of another couple who was finishing their dessert. Still, we were right next to the space heater, and the food really was excellent. We indulged in the crab cake appetizer, which was just as good as I remember it being on my first visit (nine years ago!). I had a mahi mahi special - the fish was tasty, but the sweet potato/soybeans/other things on the side of the plate were just delicious. We also tried the famous green chili macaroni and cheese which, although it was some fantastic mac and cheese, wasn't quite as exciting as we had hoped. There was definitely no room left for dessert, especially after the bread basket. Neither of us finished our meals, but there wasn't QUITE enough to take home as leftovers. It was a great special occasion. read more

Really good solid food. Had the mussels which were great and the trout was very flavorful. Good sized portions and decent drinks. Will definitely be back for good food without the long waits or reservations needed at other similar caliber restaurants. Great service as well. read more

Don't waste your time!!! We waited for 1 1/2 hours and never even received our appetizers. Our waiter couldn't even manage to fill our water glasses. We finally walked out - happy Valentines Day you freaking jerks!! Should have known when they were late seating us and the bartender put salt instead of sugar on the rims of our lemon drops. A complete cluster f$&@ from the being. I hope someone finds this review helpful and stays the hell away from this place!! read more

We had dinner on Saturday night and everything was exceptional. We had some special needs in our group and the staff could not have been more accommodating. There were 6 in our group and we all had a different entree. Everyone raved that their dish was the best. I do think mine was, however - the rack of lamb special. Every mouthful was delicious. Our server was kind and provided excellent service. The hostess was especially helpful. Nashville continues to open wonderful new restaurants but I am so glad that the "old" ones are meeting and excelling the new standards. read more

Park Cafe has great food - but the experience (from the host to valet stand at the end of dinner) is GREATLY lacking. The host went to "check on our table" for our 8 p.m. reservation while we sat on the couches in the waiting area. After about 5 to 10 minutes (and seeing him seat other 2 tops) we went to the bar for a drink. The bartender is nice, but she is clearly so rushed and overwhelmed. She was running out to the host stand to greet people, trying to get drinks, etc. Finally, our table was ready and we were seated in the foyer area near the fountain. No privacy, people bustling all around us, near the wet bar area - annoying! We looked over and saw other 2 tops (who had arrived after us) in nice corner tables! The silver lining is two-fold - Ryan - GREAT waiter! He was attentive and definitely did his best to make up for the other staff. When the food runners brought our dishes, I didn't have a knife or any salt and pepper - Ryan apologized quickly and brought us what we needed. Also, the food was great. The shrimp and grits was delicious! Unfortunately, as we left, the host, bartender and valet attendant were out front, smoking cigarettes, complaining about other customers. This definitely soured our experience. The food is great, Ryan is great - the other issues were really disappointing and we will likely not return. I would suggest just going to the sister restaurant, Eastland Cafe - they have their stuff together and always hit it out of the park! read more

Fun place with excellent food and superb staff. Our servers - two guys - were really responsive and nice. The only negative for Park Cafe is the lack of parking. Don't miss the creme brulee if it is on the menu when you visit. read more

I LOVE this little gem in Sylvan Park! It's a great atmosphere, perfect for date night, night out with friends, happy hour, or even a fancier celebration like graduation. It's one of my favorite happy hours in Nashville PERIOD! I've never had a food dish that I didn't like here! read more

Ok i dont know what all these 4 and 5 star reviews are about. This place is a joke. Service was sloooowwww. Overcooked everything. I ordered my steak mid rare and it came out pink almost well in the center. Another person got "curry chicken" or what looked to me like a plate from capt ds. A scalloped chx cutlet breaded in panko and fried with a little curry sauce on it. Broccoli was burnt. French fries were not cut in house and resembled mcdonalds. Your money will be better spent at ocharleys. go to mccabe pub across the st, and spend a 1/4 of the price on a great cheeseburger. This was overpriced crap prepared by someone who simply does not know how to cook. If any of these dishes were presented to gordon ramsay he would throw it in the garbage as soon as laid eyes on it. I cant believe i paid, i would have sent it back but did not want to make a stink given the company i was with. No talent in this place- none. Oh yeah and ice cream tasted freezer burned read more