With so many dining options at Nashville International Airport, from Shake Shack and Hattie B's to pizza and grab-and-go spots, I was looking for something different. I wanted real comfort food and a place where I could enjoy a quieter meal while catching up on work between flights. Sweett's BBQ was exactly what I was hoping to find. I ordered the cornmeal-crusted catfish with roasted cabbage and candied sweet potatoes, plus a fresh-squeezed orange juice and bottled water. Every bite was delicious. The catfish was crispy on the outside, flaky on the inside, and not greasy at all. A little tartar sauce and hot sauce made it even better. The roasted cabbage was full of flavor, and the sweet potatoes, topped with toasted marshmallows, doubled as dessert. The portions were generous, the prices were fair for an airport restaurant, and the team members were warm, welcoming, and genuinely friendly. If you're flying through Nashville and find yourself in Terminal C near Gate C16, this place is well worth the walk. There are plenty of places to eat in BNA, but Sweett's stands out for its comforting Southern cooking and hospitality. Life is too short to eat mediocre airport food. Treat yourself and discover the local gems along the way. read more

When traveling through Nashville Swetts BBQ is an absolute must. They have the best Mac n Cheese, crispy Catfish, collards in the state. Yes it may be in the airport but they never disappoint on freshness and flavor. Some restaurants when they add a location in the airports lose quality from the flagship but not Swetts. The service was amazing. Kirk and team were so friendly. Oh and dessert, the peach cobbler is just like grandma made with amazing portions. The ambiance is super chill in airport terminal and their flagship even more so. Highly recommend this amazing southern comfort food experience. I have always enjoyed eating here read more

Swett’s BBQ - Collard greens - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

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One thing I look forward to whenever I'm in the south is food. This airport has alot of variety of restaurants available than other Airport I've been to. Located in gate C, there's a food court setup. This restaurant is one to choose from. They have options for the combination plate. Choose a meat and 2 sides of choice. Walk up to the window and choose a protein and then move down to the sides. Hot sides or cold sides. They also have a variety of desserts and pies. Sweet potato pie was delicious. Service was fast since everything was cooked and hot, ready to go. read more

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The food here is fantastic especially if you like soulfood. they serve ribs, chicken, pork chops, catfish meatloaf, and all the southern sides. And dessert desserts! This is basically a walk up and take away type of food place but when you walk up, you see their hot table and everything looks so good. You are at a loss to figure out which thing you want to get. You can only get two sides, but your mind keeps telling you you want at least four or five of them.! Just in case you were wondering what I chose...look at tge picture...that's catfish collard greens, candied yams, and peach cobbler They should call this place 5 fingers (as in, 'what did the five finger say to the face?') because it slaps! The food was great. The service was fast. They basically serve your plate immediately. Most of your things come from the hot table. The prices were fair for the portion size.. I would definitely come back here again. read more

Swett’s BBQ - Veiw from the dining gallery Terminal C - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

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I was at the airport and needed lunch before a flight so I stopped here. I had the chicken strips with veggies and cinnamon apples. All of it was delicious. The veggies were tender but not too soft. Cinnamon apples were sweet and had a good cinnamon flavor. Chicken was nicely fried. Good honey mustard sauce for dipping. Overall a nice airport meal. read more

Swett’s BBQ - Chicken strips with veggies and cinnamon apples - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

This sweat's BBQ is in the BNA airport. When I got there, it was approximately 3pm and I was pretty hungry so alI walked up and I talked to the young lady behind the counter she looked frazzled as she was the only one in sight and I could tell she was slightly frustrated but she was very,very nice. I talked for about 3 minutes to her asked her how her day was and proceeded to ask her about the food she told me a little bit about the dishes that she walked me through what was in the trays she also stated most of it would be replaced soon but when I looked at the food that was on display I decided not to eat here because the way the food looked, it looked like it was dry and sitting there for hours it also looked slightly picked over therefore I did not take pictures as I did not want to embarrass the business or the young lady on duty behind the counter. What I saw was totally different than what I read about this location beforehand stating how good the food was. This is definitely not the case when I arrived so. I will give Swettt's BBQ another chance as I travel to Nashville at least four times a year and maybe I'll give the airport location a chance on one of these trips. 5 stars for the young lady behind the counter , 2 for the food. read more

Swett’s BBQ - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

Wish I took a picture before I devoured it! I was next door getting a smoothie and couldn't help but smell the food at Swetts!! Got the tender plate with mixed veggies and Mac n cheese! Wish I would've gotten the peach cobbler ( looked and smelled delicious!) Will be stopping by again and their flagship is on my bucket list! read more

Delicious soul food. I tried Hattie B and didn't care for it. Found Swetts a few feet down and it was so good

We arrived around 8:30 PM and unfortunately, they were out of meat--clearly a sign that it's popular for a reason! We decided to try the sides instead: sweet potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and the broccoli and cauliflower. Each one was delicious, flavorful, and satisfying enough to make the stop worth it. If the sides are this good, I can't wait to try the full menu outside of the airport. Definitely looking forward to the real deal! read more

I'm shocked. Truly. I don't expect much from airport food but Swett's was excellent. I've eaten in there regular location but it's been years. This was every bit as good. The meat was juicy and fresh. The sides were perfect. Well seasoned and delicious. But pricy as expected but not terribly so. If in Concourse C and have time I highly recommend Swett's. read more

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I was famished when I arrived in Nashville. Word was it would be 6 hours before I would be having dinner so I stopped in for a sandwich. The staff was exceptionally friendly and suggested the pulled pork sandwich. This was decent BBQ for an airport. Good flavor, tender and juicy! Great airport BBQ. Quick service and a lot of offerings. I wanted to try more, but stuck with the sandwich. The price was what one would expect at an airport. Nothing fancy and great to grab and run to your gate or in my case, run to the rental car. read more

Swett’s BBQ - the inside of a restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

A little expensive because they know they got you at the airport. I did asked for two types of meat though. So I kinda did this to myself. The brisket was awesome. Especially for a place that serves you out of warming trays. Brisket had no fat on it. Tasted like it was actually smoked. The food was really hot. Maybe because I'm a yankee I don't know good BBQ. I see this place has only 3 stars but I thought it was delicious. So I'm sorry this northern boy was impressed by your least common denominator. Oh wait I never got my biscuit! Ugh. read more

Swett’s BBQ - 2 meats and two sides - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

Was unable to get BBQ while I was in town, so Swett's was my last resort. It's cafeteria style, everything is premade. I ordered the pulled pork, beans and mashed potatoes. Everything tasted fine. Nothing out of this world, and sufficed my BBQ craving. Service was whatever. read more

Rated as a place to get food in an airport: it worked pretty well. If it wasn't in a captive location, it wouldn't survive. The service was very good, the food was tasty, but for the price - I think I was served caviar. I ordered the fried catfish and added green beans & corn as sides. All of them were very tasty. The portions were a bit disappointing for the price and I've NEVER had a thinner piece of fish. Next time, I'll try a different spot. Didn't dislike this one and if the lines were long in other spots, I would go again. I just wouldn't have high expectations. read more

Not sure why the low reviews for this place. It's barbecue food in the airport so it's not going to be anything fancy, but for the price point and what you got, I thought it was fair. I did the one meat plate with pulled pork, mashed potatoes, and fried apples. I regretted getting the fried apples afterwards because I saw they had sweet potato casserole and a few other sides that were more desirable to me. It was $13.99 and very filling. The barbecue sauce on the pulled pork was delicious, surprisingly. Mashed potatoes were not gourmet but were also good. The fried apples were just okay. You can also get a meat plate with three sides or you can add meats, I thought I had initially ordered a two meat plate but that's actually not an option and the employee told me that to add ribs would be $6 so I opted not to do that. I was going to eat at Shake Shack but I figured I could get that at home anytime so I'm glad I stopped by here. There are some bar stools and tables right next to it as well or you can bring your to-go box to your gate and eat it there. read more

Swett’s BBQ - 1 meat plate - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

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Exceeded my expectations. I was hesitant about the ribs being so much more $ ($21.50 vs $13.50 for others), but they gave me 5 ribs. They're surprisingly like Chinese sweet sticky ribs in flavor and sauce thickness but bigger. The cheddar broccoli had a lot of cheesy rice that I liked more than I thought I would. Baked beans were good, on the sweet side too. Dinner roll was small but soft and enjoyable. Everything was much warmer than expected. Very filling. read more

Swett’s BBQ - Ribs, roll, cheddar broccoli (rice), baked beans - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

Sorry, my camera is really blurry right now but still hadda get a pic. The ribs were really good, the bbq sauce is the BEST I've ever had, you can tell it's house made and it tastes divine. As for my two sides I got Mac and cheese and cheesey rice broccoli, the Mac and.... Mac and no cheese wasn't edible, tasted like they melted one Kraft single slice for the "rue", it was so soo dry but had a nice looking top, notice how I said looking. The cheesey rice broccoli was really good aswell, like ooohhh I am Mc loving it. Overall, I think it's worth a stop! read more

Swett’s BBQ - Bbq ribs, cheesey broccoli rice and Mac (without cheese) - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

I travel a lot and I'm always hesitate of Airport food... This place was a total surprise!! Authentic Southern Soul Food in the Nashville Airport... Affordable. Delicious. You get your moneys worth... My plate of pork BBQ, carrots and greens plus a drink was about $16.00 Thats very affordable in any airport!! Bonus.. Good God above! It was great food!! Plus the girls behind the counter are very friendly and super helpful! read more

Swett’s BBQ - Swetts - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

Solid brisket here .. smoked til tender as shown by the thick pink ring on the meat. The stars of the show here were the sides: loaded potato casserole (cheese, bacon and sour cream ) and delicious tender turnip greens. 1 protein and 2 sides were $15 a good deal for an Airport! read more

Swett’s BBQ - BBQ Brisket, turnip greens and loaded potato casserole - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

Tried this place for breakfast. I think it's better than currently rated. I had a breakfast plate with eggs, biscuit with gravy, hash brown casserole, and chicken tenders. It was a solid 4/5 for airport food, especially considering price which is pretty cheap. Super quick service as well. I would consider getting it again. read more

Swett’s BBQ - Breakfast plate with eggs, biscuit with gravy, hash brown casserole, chicken tenders $10.95 - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

Pretty lackluster. Not sure what I was expecting. But I got "three" ribs, only two had meat on them. The Mac and cheese had no flavor. Green bean casserole was pretty bland too. The only reason I gave it two star is because the sauce is semi decent. I'd say go to Burger King instead. read more

Swett’s BBQ - Weak fork - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

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If desperate for a quick breakfast in the Nashville area I would look here but besides that probably not worth it. Got the fried chicken bowl that came with luke warm soggy potatoes, waaaaaaaay too much gravy, and blank friend chicken tenders that likely were cooked a week+ ago. Disappointing even for airport food however I cannot comment on anything beside breakfast. read more

One of the breakfast options in the terminal -- I was looking for something other than a breakfast sandwich at 6:30 am. Swett's had scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage patties, two kinds of home-fried potatoes (cubes, and what looks like apple slices), and grits. The sausage patties looked like dried out hockey pucks, so I got bacon, scrambled eggs and the apple-slice looking home fries. The potatoes were deep fried and OK. The bacon was sweet and salty but had reasonable flavor but obviously had been sitting for a while. The scrambled eggs were palatable, but came from a big container of eggs that she stirred, with egg-juice dripping out the bottom -- not very appealing. Frankly, the other options nearby weren't any more inspiring, so I got the items above -- a $9.95 breakfast bowl (though not a bowl). The small OJ (Simply Juice) I got was $3.49 ... so airport prices (to be expected, I guess). Was the food edible? Yes. Will I go back when I visit Nashville again? Very unlikely. read more

Good BBQ, school cafeteria sides. My brisket was good and smoky. The BBQ sauce is far too sweet. At least, it doesn't stick to the meat. The mashed potatoes were OK. The rest of my sides, corn, carrots and mixed vegetables, were overcooked and unseasoned. The tiny pepper packet was insufficient for my potatoes, let alone the rest of my meal. Go only if you're gluten free and are unwilling or unable to hike to terminal B for poke or sushi. read more

Food was amazing the taste was great. I had the fried catfish with potatoes and broccoli customer service was great GEETA WAS VERY nice and professional. the environment was clean and safe to eat. thanks read more

Had time between flights, so decided to get some breakfast. This was the first spot we came across and we figured it was as good as any. I ordered the breakfast plate and had the choice of pairing my eggs and breakfast potatoes with bacon, fried chicken, or sausage. I chose the bacon and was not disappointed. The eggs weren't amazing but I've always felt that you can't mass produce and serve eggs cafeteria or buffet style. Potatoes were delicious and worth the carbs but what made me go with a four instead of a three star rating was the hot sauce! That stuff made everything good, including the eggs. Employees were friendly and especially considering this was airport dining, it was very affordable! read more

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I was looking for a quick lunch near my gate and decided on Swett's. I got the brisket meal with 2 sides. The brisket portion was about 1/3 fat, 2/3 meat. I did not taste much smoke flavor. The most disappointing part was that the meat seemed oily. I've never had smoked meat that seemed oily. Very odd. For my sides I got the Mac & cheese and carrots. The Mac and cheese was nice and creamy but had more pepper than I cared for. The carrots were good and slightly sweet. One unfortunate thing was the prepackaged silverware. The quality of the utensils was so poor that I could not cut my brisket with the provided fork and knife. Perhaps some of the other meats ate better but from this experience I would not order the brisket again. Sorry no pics of the sides. I ate them before I decided to leave a review. read more

Swett’s BBQ - Brisket - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

I had the pulled pork and beans and greens for two sides. The greens were inedible and I ate the beans and pork just because I was hungry. Do not recommend read more

Swett's in BNA Concourse C has the best baby back ribs I have ever had outside of my house (frankly, they might be better than mine). The staff is friendly and really knows their craft. BRAVO!!! I will make sure I have a longer layover next time though BNA so I can enjoy a full rack! Ciao! Richard read more

Yikes! The lady tried to charge me $7.10 for an off brand bottle of water. I told her I would like to cancel the order, as I know other places have it cheaper. She replied, "good luck," and some other things that were not appropriate. Went down a few spots and got the same thing for $3 cheaper with excellent service. read more

Today was my first real trip to Nashville and this place was the first restaurant that I saw that was serving breakfast food. I had not eaten the evening before so I had a serious need to put something in my stomach before I headed off to a business meeting. I noticed this restaurant because they serve barbeque, however apparently 8am was a little too early, and they had not uet prepared the barbeque yet. Instead I went for the breakfast plate which included a choice of chicken strips, bacon, or sausage. I went foe the two chicken strips. The plate also included a decent portion of eggs, potatoes, and a biscuit. The breakfast plate was prepared right in front of me and I found a cool table close to the front of the olace. The breakfast was wonderful! read more

Swett’s BBQ - a red and white sign - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

Breakfast 6AM on a Sunday. No dinner so I needed a generous breakfast before flying. Chow line set up so it's fast. Eggs- food service quality scrambled eggs- soups vide in a large pouch - taste like everywhere else, serviceable- biscuit fair and gravy good. The cheesy hash browns casserole was good and much more appealing that the very plain looking food service sourced potatoes. Fried chicken tenders were good. $16 for a satisfying breakfast and cup of coffee and done in 15 minutes. Perfect for an airport. read more

What a complete rip off. 2 ribs? Who they trying to feed? This is the worst $13.50 I've ever spent. read more

Swett’s BBQ - 2 ribs - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

Very good service. The server at the counter was very knowledgeable and definitely a foodie. I was hesitant but she assured me that I would enjoy the beef brisket & I did. I tried green bean casserole for the first time it was decent. The mashed potatoes were good and the banana pudding was ok.. And I say just OK for the banana pudding because my grandma's recipe is amazing! read more

You could spend $16 on a soda and a few small pieces of sandwich in a plastic container...or you could drop the same amount on a soda and huge portions of delicious hot food here. Friendly service and tasty food! read more

What a nice surprise to stumble upon this place! I thought the ribs and Mac and cheese were really tasty, with the green bean casserole a solid 7 out of 10. Should have ordered the mashed potatoes, methinks, even at the risk of omitting a green "vegetable." read more

not much bang for your buck. 4 pieces of ribs and 2 sides for 21 dollars. Very overpriced for what I got.

Apparently they have no customer service training or skills. Food is ok. Attitude is awful.

Only went here because the lines for other restaurants were so long. There were 2 people in line here around 7 pm. This was literally the most bland and even overcooked BBQ I've ever had in my life. I didn't even eat more than a few bites. Do not eat here. Plus customer service was rude and wouldn't even make eye contact. read more

Delicious. The food reminds me of home, the south. If you have some time, stop by to try amazing food.