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    The Rutledge

    3.5 (291 reviews)
    ModerateBars, American
    Open 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Lauren C.

    The Rutledge has an upscale vibe, delicious cocktails, and decent food. My husband and I recently dined here during a day date. I loved the decor and vibe of the restaurant. It had the upscale vibe I like for time away from my kids. It was a very open restaurant. The service was efficient, but impersonal. It lacked the warm and welcoming hospitality you'd expect at a more upscale spot. I started with the Sapphire cocktail. This was my favorite part of my meal. It was delicious and a nice balance of flavors. I love little details like nice glassware. I loved the etched cocktail glasses. I ordered the 8 ounce Filet and a side of Brussels Sprouts. Both items are listed as a la carte with the steak described as having a cognac caramelized onion butter on top. What arrived was confusing. The side I had planned to share with my husband was under my steak and the plate was some sort of saucy stacked mess. I don't like A1 and the sauce reminded me of that. I didn't want to complain while trying to enjoy kid free time with my husband, but this was utterly disappointing. The steak was okay, not good enough to order again. I did a poll on my instagram page and 100% said they'd be surprised to receive this mess when ordering an a la carte steak. Other photos on Yelp don't look like this either. My husband enjoyed his Braised Short Rib. The short rib was tender. The mashed potatoes and carrots were okay. We finished off the meal with Limoncello and Mascarpone Cake. This was a lighter dessert. It wasn't super flavorful or worthy of ordering again. I'd try this spot again, but more for the ambiance and cocktails. For food I'd pass on steak and try something else.

    Apple cobbler
    Tim O.

    I had to think about this compared to other restaurants where I'm going to spend nearly $200 for a fairly straightforward meal of a side salad, burger, sushi, dessert and drinks. The service was good, although he was a bit pushy trying to encourage some members of our party to buy an overpriced bottle of wine that would only be a $2/glass savings. The cocktails were terribly overpriced and quite small. $20 for a small-ish lemon drop martini. $8 for a beer, so nothing crazy there. Their tap system doesn't work. A plain, but thick and substantial burger was good at $22. The surf and turf sushi tasted nothing like surf and turf, but it was still good and nicely presented. I didn't taste lobster and there seemed to be some shaved filet on top. The side Caesar was good. Desserts were the high point. The apple cobbler was enough to feed 6 people. It's a nice place, modern interior, but was nearly empty. Perhaps 4 other tables at 6:00 pm on a Sunday night. So the moral of the story, is that at the price point, this is a 2.5 place. What's odd is that the ownership must be so pretentious and counting on the Williamson County location, that there is not a single response to an inordinate number of low scoring reviews, mostly around price and food quality for that level. I didn't hate it, I certainly didn't love it, it was just weird for the price and not worthy of a return visit with so many other choices.

    Kimberly W.

    Over all this restaurant was underwhelming. The food was bland and lacked flavor. The service was just ok. However, the chopped salad tasted really good. I was excited to see that they had lobster mac and cheese on the menu, but was extremely disappointed. There was alot of lobster in the Mac and cheese but the flavor just wasn't there. I am not one to add salt and pepper to my food but I had to doctor it up. My cocktail was good. The Rutledge does give an upscale vibe but their prices are reasonable.

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    Jeff D.

    A busy Friday night in Cool Springs and we walked into the Rutledge and got seated in seconds. Several tables still open at 6:00, ok there is a reason. Started off with drinks, the Old Fashioned was ok, the ice was clear! For dinner I ordered a Lobster Roll, Lobster Mac & Cheese and a skillet corn bread. The Lobster roll was a little dry and was bland not much flavor, needed some melted butter, the Lobster Mac was creamy and hot but again lacked a cheesy flavor. Service was fine, but the music was a little loud. Probably will not eat here again.

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    Kristine M.

    Loved the ambiance at the Rutledge. We came early before wedding dress shopping so there weren't many people yet. Friend ordered the avocado toast and I got French toast. Both were pretty good. Would definitely come back again for breakfast but also want to try their dinner.

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