🍽️ Restaurant Run of the Week: Sperry's Restaurant

🤠 Howdy, Nashville. This is The Nashville Grapevine, the newsletter that brings you (almost) all things Nashville.

Let’s get into it.

Support the Grapevine

The Nashville Grapevine is 100% free and independently owned and operated. Your contributions go toward keeping us going so we can keep supplying you with the good eats and events. I appreciate any and all support!

Some restaurants chase trends and some just keep doing what works. Sperry’s is firmly the second kind. Opened in 1974 on Harding Pike in Belle Meade, it’s been a Nashville special occasion staple for over 50 years, and it still feels like stepping back in time in the best way. A second location opened in Cool Springs in 2006, and both have that warm, old school tavern feel with dark wood, cozy corners, and the kind of atmosphere that’s hard to build and impossible to fake. It’s easily one of my favorite finer dining spots in Nashville.

The menu is classic steakhouse done right: aged steaks, prime rib, fresh seafood, crab cakes, and sides that actually pull their weight. Everything comes with a bread board and your choice of salad, and the dressings, soups, and sauces are all made from scratch. For a place with this much polish, the prices are really reasonable too. You get a full, proper steakhouse dinner without the sticker shock you’d find at a lot of newer spots in town.

Now let’s talk about the salad bar, because it’s awesome. Sperry’s has been doing a salad bar since the day it opened, and it’s a big part of why people keep coming back. It’s the kind of thing you don’t see much anymore, and it’s a fun, old fashioned way to start the meal. Pile your plate, grab some bread, and settle in. It sets the tone for the whole night.

Sperry’s is the kind of place that makes a regular Tuesday feel like a celebration. Great service, great atmosphere, great food, and prices that make it easy to come back. Make a reservation, dress a little nicer than usual, and save room for dessert.

PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

Great food takes time. But it doesn’t have to be your time.

A busy day shouldn't leave you choosing between takeout or a sink full of dishes. Because CookUnity delivers fresh meals prepared by top chefs like Food Network stars, ready to heat in minutes.

Choose meals you want for the week from a huge menu featuring over 500 dishes nationwide. And with 60 cuisines and diets, like Mediterranean, Thai, Vegan or Protein Boost, you can hit your cravings and your nutrition goals without buying tons of ingredients.

Make room for better meals in your routine, without making room for more cooking.

Choose your weekly plan, explore the seasonal menu available in your area, and skip, pause, or change your plan size anytime.

Get 50% off your first order

• 📍Location: Belle Meade & Cool Springs

• 🍴Recommendation: Prime Rib

• ⭐️ Highlight: Atmosphere, prices, every single thing

🔎 Last Eaten Review: Bananas Foster

You have to get the Bananas Foster. It’s made right at your table, and watching them flame it is half the fun. Butter, brown sugar, and rum go in the pan, and then everyone around you turns to watch while it lights up and the whole room smells like caramelized bananas. Then it gets spooned over vanilla ice cream, and it tastes even better than it looks. It’s pure old school showmanship, and it’s the perfect way to end the meal. Don’t skip it.

🥩 Check them out: https://www.sperrys.com/

Have a great day!

Hueston Nelson | Publisher | The Nashville Grapevine