The food I tasted was excellent. The Wagu burger and duck fat fries were outstanding. The Oysters Vanderbilt were great. Not impressed by the bar service or wait staff...atmosphere and setting was impressive. Looking forward to after Labor Day when they open for lunch. read more

Wonderful atmosphere. My double cut pork chop was cooked to perfection, but the star was the sauce. The ham and cheese appetizer was fun and delicious. My wife's deviled eggs were "runny" with too much liquid. A nice variety of toppings, but the favorite was bacon (of course). The sun hit us in the eyes and had to shift around. I still love the look and will learn what to order, because we are coming back in spite of pretty high prices for the size of the entrees. It's just too much fun. read more

The food was great I'm glad they gave me what they wanted and not what I ordered! !! She asked me not once but twice how did I want my burgers...one for me ...the other for a Co worker! ! Seems like I'm keeping my business at burger up!!! read more

My family and I visited last night. We loved the decor...I thought the light fixtures were very creative. They were reminiscent of bees, beehives, etc.. The ambience was cheerful (loud) but still felt cozy. We had a reservation and were seated promptly. Service: Anastasia was our server and she was very pleasant and helpful, but it was very evident that they were understaffed. (Ex: The servers had to bus their own tables.) They have a large sign posted saying that they are hiring; with time, we hope they are able to fill the gap. Food: We had the deviled eggs, shrimp and grits with the sweet potato flan as a side, burger with duck fat fries, and the cowboy rib eye with mashed potatoes. Overall food was good but not great. The highlights: duck fat fries and the grits. The disappointments: both the steak and mashed potatoes were not seasoned. (The power of salt and pepper can be under-estimated.) I did enjoy their Gin Gin Mule cocktail. The convenience of the location (Cool Springs) would probably encourage us to go back, but for the price, we expected it be more on point. read more

Very poor first impression. Seated at one of the social/shared tables. Delightful couple, very enjoyable. Service was slow (Mike from Russia). Appetizers came after the main course, which was only lukewarm. Couldn't get server back for any corrections. Never got everything we ordered. Difficult to check itemized bill as he had our items intermingled with out table-mates bill and vice versa. My refill on the tea came as we got up to leave. We gave up on trying to figure things out and just paid the bill and left. ...and it was expensive. read more

I don't normally post negative reviews, but both the food and service did not deliver tonight. When you are paying the price premium basic service and getting the order right shouldn't be such a problem. I have generally had good experiences with Honeysuckle. You know you are overpaying, but the food is generally worth it. Not tonight. We had made reservations and had a party of seven for dinner. After being seated for fifteen minutes we had to ask someone for a server. No one had even come to take a drink order. We placed our order, but hardly saw our server after that. When the food came out, they had forgotten one kids order. We had to remind them to bring it over. Next, they brought my wife the wrong order and one of the Wagyu steaks ordered medium rare was delivered medium well. We didn't see our server so my wife took her steak back to the kitchen window herself. We had to wait 20 minutes for a new steak. After this was all done, they still charged us full price for every meal and we didn't even get an apology. I looked for a manager but couldn't find one to express the displeasure with the service. This was a bad experience all around. read more

The Food was really good. We got the fries fried in duck fat for appetizers and some cocktails. For dinner 2 of us got salads. I personally love the winter salad with grilled chicken. My friend got the meatloaf which melts in your mouth. I hate to say it but the service was poor. waiter was hovering and seemingly rushing us to order. Once we ordered our food came quickly but we didn't see the waiter often. He brought our tab without us asking assuming we were ready to leave. We paid our tab and then we sat for another hour talking. We probably would have liked some dessert, coffee, cocktails but we didn't even get water. He saw us sitting there as he passed but ignored us. Glad I had a water bottle. If I go back I will probably take the salad to go. read more

Under the experienced eye of new GM, Jimmy Machino, The Honeysuckle is headed in the right direction. While we've always reveled in the sheer beauty of this place, the service and food fell short. I reached out to Jimmy, he responded right away and asked my husband and me to come back and try again. This 5 star review is based on our last visit, when we were personally asked to come in and give them another try. SO glad we did! read more

Fantastic place! Love the food and ambiance. Service was good. It could have been better but overall top notch.

Very cool atmosphere. ...went at 3 and the only food available was hamburger and 4 different apps so we ordered crab cakes and hummus.....crab cakes really good...hummus very bland read more

Third visit tonight was even better than the first two as reviewed below! Excellent service - hostess was super friendly and accommodated a table change for us despite the restaurant being full. Our server, Hunter, was outstanding. Cocktail/wine pours were generous and tasty, food arrived in perfect amount of time and the food was delicious...tonight's faves were the meatloaf, charred okra and winter salad. We are already planning our next visit! ---------------------- Total upgrade!! As much as we loved Pie in The Sky this is such welcome addition to Cool Springs...I've dined for both lunch and dinner and enjoyed everything we tried. Standouts at dinner were some of the small plates - the goat cheese grits soufflé and the roasted cauliflower in particular. Had the grouper on brioche for lunch and it was amazing! Great atmosphere and a few larger booths and private dining spaces that would be great for celebrations. read more

Hands down best steak I have ever had. This place is a must. Service was amazing & I could not have been more satisfied.

SLOW..... service at lunch. Took clients here who loves their power salad but food was very over-priced and just didnt seem worth it. Server was inattentive to our needs and appetizer was extremely small (and again overpriced). Could be good but cant offer bad service, small portions and high prices and think that will bring me back. Gladly taking my clients to other restaurants worth the money. read more

Guys...the service here is terrible. I arrived early In hopes of getting a glass of wine while waiting for the rest of my group. After 5 min, the manager finally came out and brought me some water. He didn't offer to take a drink order, said my waitress would be coming shortly. 5 min after that, she arrived, took my drink order. 5 min after that she said the bartender was backed up due to a larger group being there. I watched him and he was moving so sloooow. No wonder he couldn't keep up! Absolutely no sense of urgency from him or the manager. Here's the thing: this was a Thursday night. Not busy at all. I'm not a diva, but I do expect a certain level of service at a restaurant at their price point. If I'm paying $12-15 for a glass of wine, I should receive it promptly. The poor waitress was very sweet and doing her best, but she had no support from her colleagues or manager. Too bad. I just walked out, not sure if anyone even noticed. read more

Great food and great atmosphere. I've eaten here several times and the food is always very good.

This was our 2nd visit to The Honeysuckle, we ate a late lunch. Our 1st visit is why we came back a 2nd time. However, we won't return, again. We ordered the roasted cauliflower appetizer, our meals were fish tacos with duck fat fries, and Benedict Oscar. All of our items arrived at the same time, appetizer, meals, everything, except my drink. While the food was just so-so. My drink, Tangy Mary, arrived after my meal had arrived, no garnish, nothing spectacular, especially for a $10 drink. The restrooms, while I appreciate the automatic water turning on, soap dispenser and towels that pop up, were not very clean. There wont be a next time at The Honeysuckle. read more

I've been to Honeysuckle three times and my most recent visit made me lower from 4 stars to 3 (although I'd rather give it 2). I won't blame the server, because I wholeheartedly believe his numerous missteps were due to lack of training and assistance rather than ineptness. One example was our table of 9, at one point had 22 empty glasses of 29 glasses on the table...for 9 people. Also, many mistakes with delivery of drinks and food. He apologized profusely and our consensus was he didn't know how to do things, so he just tried... Unfortunately it was a business dinner with out of town guests... The $20 Honeysuckle bucks really didn't do much for the missteps and the visiting guests read more

Atmosphere is nice and clearly a lot of thought has gone into it. Menu is perhaps a bit overthought, and the servers seem to know way more about the history of the decor than the actual food and drinks. We didn't feel it was the best value. Overpromised, underdelivered. read more

Really beautiful decor, really mediocre food and service. The food quality is not at all reflective of the pricing. I'm fine with paying these prices for top notch ingredients and preparation, but the trout I was served tonight was less than perfect and the crab meat stuffing was barely warm. The whole thing was well underseasoned. Had some of my friends duck fat fries and they were underwhelming too. My extra side of beets were ok, but again, I paid an entree price for them (the trout came with no sides). The complimentary biscuits were perfectly ok, but nothing special. service was slow and disinterested. My friend had to send his drink back because there were fingerprints on the glass. Inexcusable in a place selling itself as a top destination with premium pricing Had it not been so precious, three stars would be appropriate for the food quality and decor. At almost $45 for my entree, side and tip, their performance was embarrassing. read more

We went for dinner. A nicely designed and well kept interior and exterior spot. The ambiance was quiet for a Saturday night in June although the wood interior tends to echo. (Not that it was a problem ). I felt as though I was in a very nice place. Ordered the Duck and grits. Very good. Not excellent. Wife ordered the Lamb. Excellent. Cons first : 1. The side dish selections flavor quality does not match the flavor quality of the entrees. I.e. The charred okra side was only that. Charred. I NEVER leave food behind. I did this time. When asked about other selections while ordering, nothing else had flavor or seasoning either but I wanted a side. Fail. 2. It was obvious they went cheap on product but charged expensively on lots of sides and appetizer menu items not all but too many. I.e. Stuffed eggs, beet salad, iceberg lettuce wedge, plain grits as a side, plain asparagus, buiscuits for bread, plain carrots, plain okra. I understand the theme of southern fine dining. However, I simply don't think the price matches. Pros! : Atmosphere. Great. Lighting, decor. Entrees tasted great. Lamb was excellent. Passed someone who said meatloaf was amazing. Friendly staff. Food runner was also very cordual and clean cut. Resturant was cleanly. read more

Went today for lunch with a large group of ladies and a few toddlers. The food was delicious, the ambiance wonderful, and the service kind. There were a few screw ups with the food, but they went out of their way to correct them. We all had different items off the menu and all left very pleased. Also, we sampled several desserts and the biscuits with that sorghum sent from heaven butter! All mouth wateringly delicious! The pastry chef/sous chef even came out to tell us a little about the menu. All in all, I look forward to visiting again soon! So glad for Cool Springs to get this little gem! read more

Ate here with a group of coworkers and the service was pretty good. As other reviewers have stated the ambience and decor of this restaurant is great... I wish they would have paid as much attention to the food. The baked oyster appetizer was quite good, but the fried green tomatoes were ok... but pretty bland. I ordered the filet mignon medium rare and it was cooked medium... Should get it right when you're paying $28 and everything is ala carte. Most everyone had a different dish and I was able to sample the fried chicken, which was like eating shake and bake just without the seasoning... Bland. Another coworker ordered the stuffed trout and it tasted way too fishy... Maybe it wasn't that fresh. We ordered all of the desserts and I'm glad I just sampled them because they weren't that good. Glad the company paid for the meal; otherwise, I would have been really disappointed. read more

We were so pleased! We had 42 guests for a Wedding Party Brunch and everything was fabulous. The food, service and venue were all superb. I highly recommend The Honeysuckle for any type of event. They even brought childrens' menus for our smaller guests. The Breakfast Macaroni & Cheese and their Burger w/ an egg were big hits! Great Bloody Mary's too. Marisa, their Event Planner, and her team did an amazing job. read more

After a horrible experience wedding dress shopping with my friend, we decided to come here for dinner. We were so spoiled by our server Adara and sue chef Ashley. Service was top notch and food was very good. I ordered the deviled egg platter and the Hot Chicken. The devil eggs were to die for. The hot chicken was very good. Highly recommend eating the bread with it. It is spicy and the bread helps turn it down a bit. My friend has an allergy to bell peppers we had forgotten to tell the chef about. When we realized the issue, sue chef Ashley came to our table and helped us pick the right meal. No chef has EVER done that. Really put this place over the top for me. They treated the soon to be bride the way she was supposed to be treated. Wine was great. The biscuit with sorghum butter from heaven were amazing as well. I literally licked the butter bowl it was so good. I got lucky. Adara put some extra biscuits and butter in my to go bag. Just amazing service. Highly recommend. Great atmosphere. read more

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I'd driven by while running errands several times and thought..."That looks interesting, I'll have to check it out." Then I did, and happy am I. The concept is near and dear to my heart, the best local ingredients prepared with methods that bring them to a level you've never experienced. Specialty cocktails that wow, but the classic Manhattan is my favorite and they do it perfectly. Who has their own dry-aging room? The Honeysuckle. An oyster bar with selections from both coasts and the Gulf? The Honeysuckle, and mine were perfect with the mignonette that is my favorite accompaniment. A charcuterie plate includes house-made sausage, Benton's ham, Tasso and be still my heart, lardo. Don't judge, lardo is sublime and the only place to find it is Tuscany, my house and The Honeysuckle! The secret ingredient for their signature meatloaf was revealed to me and not even I could duplicate the recipe, sorry Mom, your meatloaf has been knocked from the winner's plate! Attention to detail, including the vegetables is most appreciated. There are no afterthoughts on the menu. Several private dining areas, one with a view of the kitchen. Perfect venue for a private party, and I'll be back soon for brunch! read more

I am new to town but have already been here twice. It's one of my favorite places in Franklin so far! I love the variety in the menu - you can be healthy with a salad or get a great cut of meat. My first time there I ordered a cheese plate as the appetizer and loved it! I would come back just for a cheese plate and wine and sit at the bar. The waiters are always very nice and helpful when trying to decide what to order. Most of all I love the decor and ambience of the restaurant. Definitely worth checking out if you're in the franklin area. I heard their brunch is good so am looking forward to checking that out! read more

Fantastic place in cool springs! I had the Angus Breakfast Burger (burger with fried egg) with duck fat fries. Both were great. I had been wanting to try this place for awhile and I am so glad I did. I will be going back soon to try the Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich! Yum! Adam was our waiter and he was great! Met the owner too, Mr. Kelly Black. Very nice and welcoming. I recommend you stop in and give it a try soon! read more

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The food was delicious and our server, Fernando, was outstanding! I ordered the cheesy shrimp and grips and is was very good. The hot chicken and fries was delicious too, as was the sweet tea. read more

I feel like Yelp steered me wrong here. Came with my family for a Sunday dinner. The space is GORGEOUS, so I give them that. Drink menu wonderful too. Food- average. Had the hot chicken, that was not hot at all. Boyfriend had the chicken fried chicken, gravy was honestly awful and chicken average. Step dad ordered the fish special which had to be fileted, painful experieince watching them do that at our table (the server told us he did better last night). Sides were cold. Maybe it was just an off night? For the price, I'd preder J's accross the street. read more

Love the atmosphere here. Service was excellent. Food was quite good. A very pleasant way to spend lunch. One of my favorite "nice" restaurants. read more

My favorite place for weekend brunch in the Franklin area! They have an eclectic menu along with a full bar for mimosas and/or bloody marys. We had the mac & cheese eggs and the French toast, both were outstanding! The decor is relaxing and the atmosphere is enjoyable. read more

Trendy atmosphere, good service, not crowded during the week for dinner. The honey sriracha brussel sprouts were AMAZING, and the smoked gouda grits and charred okra were, too. It was a delicious meal. read more

The reasons people are giving for 3 stars are dumb!!! If it's a yummy restaurant there will be a wait and the prices will reflect it. We loved our waiter as well. Well worth it! Go Cool Springs!! It's about time!!! read more

Ambiance: Stellar. It's beautiful. Farmhouse chic. Service: Awesome both times we've been. Food: Delicious for brunch. The first time, the seasoning was perfect. Second time, the salt was off. Some parts were very salty and others very bland. The Benedict with the country ham was way too salty the second time and I love salty ham and the rest wasn't seasoned at all. The biscuit was different both times. The first time it was a big fluffy biscuit. Second was a thin soggy one. The steak and eggs was delicious. It's sliced filet. Very good. Drinks: They refill the soda bottles and don't give free refills. A server comes out and pops the top to pour it. The rim was bent already and it didn't hiss. Grossed me out. Soda isn't that expensive people. Don't jip me on soda. Bar drinks are too expensive for wheat they are. Mimosa and Bloody Mary bar ($10) you make it yourself they just bring you the hooch. Hard to get that when you can get a $3.50 mimosa from Granite City with $1 refills. Biscuits: Ok now. It's just biscuits. Plain-small-nothing special biscuits. They charge $8 for 6! tiny morsels with a bird's rationing of jam and butter. Not worth it. They should be free and plentiful. Rip off. Summary: I'll go back with a strategy not to get swindled by booze and biscuits because the food is worth another go. read more

I wish I could give this 10 stars. One of the top dining experiences my husband and I have ever had! We got their appetizer of a brick sized block of Himalayan sea salt heated to 700°, on which we personally cooked our filet mignon. It was INCREDIBLE. We also loved their sweet potato maple flan, salads, creative cocktails, and more. Wow! I wish I lived in TN so I could go more often! From the outside we weren't sure what to expect because it's in the mall area. But walking inside is like entering another world - the perfect date place - hip, romantic ambiance (but also with select, discreet TVS over the bar if you want to watch the game), attentive service, and delicious food. I can't rave about this place enough!! read more

We had a large group gathering for brunch...Normally not the best way to rate an experience at a restaurant. We not only had a great time but Kimberly (our server) treated our chaos with perfect charm. We had oysters on the half shell, shrimp n grits, and the eggs Benedict. The group was served together & everything was as ordered & delicious! We had so much fun we tried a seat at the bar to wrap up our stay. Spot on here as well with a great selection of brews and hues. I want to try this place in the evening- it brings out my charm. Enjoy! read more

I have eaten at The Honeysuckle 4 times now. I adore the ambiance and decor. It is beautifully decorated. Definitely feels more Nashville than Cool Springs. The service has always been very good as well. However, the food is priced very high and in my opinion, is very low in quality. I have no problem paying high prices for really good food, but I have yet to enjoy a meal there. The menu is full of great sounding dishes but the execution is way off. For example, during my last visit, I ordered shrimp and grits. The grits were cold and clumpy, the shrimp was under-cooked and sauce lacked flavor. I couldn't eat more than 3 bites. The cauliflower small plate described as "roasted cauliflower" was terrible... the cauliflower was bland and hard. There was nothing "roasted" about it. The cornmeal crusted fish sounded amazing, however when it came out, the only part that had a crust on it was the bottom side of the SKIN which I immediately scraped off. Yuck! These are just a few examples... each visit has been similar. I truly feel compelled to write a review in hopes that customer feedback is relayed to the kitchen. I really want this place to make it. On a positive note, their duck fat fries are fantastic (when cooked properly... my last order was under-cooked), the mac and cheese is great and the oysters Vanderbilt are fantastic...but you only get 4 oysters for $16 and during my last visit, the oysters were gritty. Sorry I'm really trying to be positive! C'mon Honeysuckle, I really want to love you! read more

I went to Honeysuckle for the first time today. I was a little leery as the Yelp reviews said good food but not so good service. I was very pleased with our service. Our waiter Mason was both attentive and personable. The food was very good also. We will go back. read more

Great night at Honeysuckle. The atmosphere is absolutely amazing. We had the chance to sit outside on the patio - great weather, perfect sunset and amazing service (thanks Mykal aka Michael). We orders the pork chop and chicken fried chicken - both were delicious. And the honeysuckle pie did not disappoint but I could have skipped the French press coffee (just ok). Great experience. Will definitely be back. read more

The best quality steak you will find in Nashville. I am a big natural farm to table foodie and humane meat is hard to find. The baked potato was amazing, service was great and Kristen made me some tasty cocktails. read more