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Monell's Dining & Catering

Southern Food Restaurant$$$$

Nashville

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Ranked #1 for fried chicken in Nashville
The experts at Eater and The Wall Street Journal recommend this place
"Sitting with strangers who become friends over a delicious meal."(10 Tips)
"big communal tables with both friends and strangers"(7 Tips)
"... family style Try the corn pudding and the strawberry shortcake. Best I've..."(8 Tips)
"Great southern food served family style!"(3 Tips)

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Kelsey YoungApril 9, 2018
The definition of southern cooking.💙 You will NOT be seated until your entire party has arrived. You sit with a full table (your party & other parties). Breakfast cutoff is 10 am. Unique atmosphere.
EaterJuly 10, 2013
Housed in a 19th century Victorian, dishes such as spinach lasagna and skillet fried chicken are passed around the table family-style. Their country breakfast is legendary. [Eater 18 Member]
Florence HAugust 23, 2015
Been here 5+ times
Eating classic southern food with strangers was half the charm but I felt like they rushed us through the meal a bit. Everything was delicious. I especially enjoyed the fried chicken and meat loaf!
Chip CouchMarch 23, 2023
Bring an empty stomach. Crowd favorite fried chicken is always on the table but it is also good to check what the daily specials are. Hard to go wrong with any of it and I have been going since 1998.
Patrick SealsJuly 4, 2019
You have to go. Family style. The 12 strangers at the table passed around fried and baked chicken, fired pork chops, potatoes, beans, Cole slaw, biscuits, casserole, beets, dressing, banana pudding
KristenMay 29, 2018
Bring your appetite! The food is amazing and it just keeps on coming! I was so full it hurt and I still wanted more. Food is served family style, so it’s great for a large group.
Bin YangApril 12, 2016
All you can eat brunch! The biscuits and fried chicken here are the standouts. I strongly recommend pacing yourself so you're not stuff by the time the meat platter shows up (ham, bacon, sausage)
Dustin SoperJuly 10, 2018
Monell's Breakfast is out of this world! I love the Family Style idea. Leave your phones in the car or at home - they're strict! Dinner is different on weeknights - check their website for details.
JuliaApril 15, 2019
Come hungry. Southern cooking at its best. Be prepared to share a table with new friends as you are served country style. No menus here.
Connie ChiuMarch 31, 2019
One of the best dining experiences ever! Family style with strangers in the most charming house. Delicious food to get stuffed on. Love the fried chicken, pot roast, and sides.
Steven StringerNovember 25, 2016
The Thanksgiving meal is a no-brainer! A huge variety of delicious food served family style. What a bargain! What a treat! Be there when they open the wait is horrendous and no reservations allowed.
Charlene FreemanJuly 24, 2022
Excellent home cooked food made with love ❤️ fried chicken is yummy and the peach preserves made just like grandma used to make
AlisonOctober 16, 2022
Family style restaurant with communal seating in what appears to have been someone’s home in the past. Great southern food. Best fried chicken, biscuits and gravy, and mac and cheese ever!
Jason GelmanOctober 10, 2013
A standout experience in Nashville. Sit at big communal tables with both friends and strangers, and enjoy great (and unlimited) comfort food, sweet tea, and dessert. All for just $16.
LilyAugust 10, 2014
One of the best spots in Nashville. Make new friends at your communal table while enjoying life changingly good fried chicken. If you can, get there for Thanksgiving breakfast.
Barbara LevineApril 20, 2013
Make room for Saturday Country Breakfast - bacon, sausage, country ham, potatoes, eggs, biscuits, sweet rolls, corn pudding, pancakes - and I think I'm still missing about 5 items. All was delicious!
CITY GRITAugust 1, 2014
The main courses change daily but we’re partial to Mondays’ Chicken & Dumplings, Meatloaf served with a smattering of southern sides. BONUS: They serve plates of SKILLET FRIED CHICKEN AT EVERY MEAL!
Taste TesterMarch 24, 2015
Was skeptical at first to the idea of sharing food with total strangers. But gave it a try and I had a most enjoyable experience! Pleasant service and great food!
Vivek SurtiFebruary 16, 2011
Awesome place! Sit on huge communal tables, and enjoy some of the best southern food in Nashville. All you can eat. Southern Hospitality at its best!
AnushaApril 9, 2017
This place has to be on everyone's Nashville list. The communal seating, hospitality, and outrageously good/authentic southern cooking is not to be missed.
April BerkowskiJanuary 9, 2014
Everytime our family travels to Florida to see family, we make sure to plan a route that brings us through Nashville, TN so that we can stop and have dinner at Monells. Save your appetite!!
Jane DobkinJanuary 21, 2019
The best dining experience you can have. Sitting with strangers who become friends over a delicious meal. Pass to the left!
Yvonne SimsSeptember 3, 2014
Awesome food. Love the atmosphere. Always take family members here when they come to town. If you go away hungry, it's your own fault.
The Wall Street JournalAugust 3, 2014
If you want some good Southern dining, go here. It's family style, with no menu and no ordering. They bring out the food, and you just eat it and pass the plates around. Read more
Krystal BlueJuly 29, 2016
Delicious food served family style that makes you feel like you're home surrounded by family. A must do when in Nashville.
Zeke FrancoDecember 29, 2014
All you can eat family style southern breakfast. One of the best brunch places I've been to. Make sure to pace yourself.
Nicole PAugust 19, 2017
The best dining experience I had in Nashville. Truly family style dining. Corn pudding and fried chicken oml 😱
Theda SandifordJune 12, 2011
Try the Dinner Spread - I love the family style dining but be mindful of the rules, pass the plate to the left. The highlights on my plate were the baked apples, cheese grits, mac-n-cheese, pot roast,
Josh DavidsburgSeptember 7, 2014
It's like a buffet but you don't get to choose, you're just fed. The food is amazzzzzzzing. You sit with other people, & it's kind of cool to meet new people.
Ashley NortonJanuary 26, 2020
Excellent Breakfast Buffet! Everything was delicious. I will definitely make a visit the next time I am in Nashville!
Dustin SoperSeptember 7, 2018
Incredible family style restaurant - my favorite is Breakfast! Lines can be a bit long on weekend AM's - so be prepared!
Jason BaxterSeptember 18, 2016
Family style seating and service. Good southern food. Excellent pot roast, fried chicken and mashed potatoes.
CITY GRITAugust 1, 2014
Don your classiest sweats and settle in to one of the communal tables for a family style lunch or dinner and get ready for a feast.
Tiffany CartierAugust 7, 2011
Highlights: sweet tea, pulled pork, green beans, homemade biscuits and by far the best banana pudding of my life. Closed between 3 and 4 to prep for dinner. About $13 dollars after tax. Tip!!!
D. TomJanuary 10, 2017
You better come hungry! Make sure you are like starvin when you get there, trust me you'll be happy that you did!!!
Abbas NJanuary 1, 2012
Great place for southern food with classic southern hospitality served family style Try the corn pudding and the strawberry shortcake. Best I've ever had!
Wyatt FunderburkAugust 11, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Go hungry and leave happy. Simple, spot on southern comfort food that reminds me of my grandma.
Jim RobertNovember 26, 2016
Been here 5+ times
Everything is good. There has to be something for everyone. And it is fun to meet new people.
365Atlanta.comMarch 28, 2012
Meat & 3? Try meats & 7+! Save room and try everything - you won't be disappointed!
Dan GeigerMarch 4, 2013
There's no polite way to eat fried chicken this good without looking like a savage. But go ahead - everyone at the communal table will understand and forgive you.
Hollie SmithOctober 7, 2013
Sat down to a table of strangers and left feeling like friends. Plus it's the best food I had in Nashville BY FAR!
Wayne BentleyJuly 17, 2018
Food and service were outstanding and surprisingly inexpensive. We really connected with our table mates.
Barry BloomDecember 14, 2015
Fantastic fried chicken. Love the home style atmosphere and family style table eating.
Amol UtrankarFebruary 9, 2017
Best brunch in Nashville. More Southern food than you will ever be able to enjoy. Omg.
Erin MosowFebruary 6, 2015
Communal tables; pay and leave tips at the front desk. Set menu. If you don't like eating with strangers, skip this place but it can be really fun to chat.
Alejandro Echevarria GilOctober 6, 2022
Beautiful historical house, great food and awesome experience dining in gourds of ppl!
TarynNovember 11, 2012
Corn pudding and fried chicken. Just those would be enough. With everything else: unbelievable!
Karen FoltzAugust 5, 2014
Excellent big dining experience. Bring your large family.
Jessica EAugust 22, 2017
Went for breakfast on a Monday.The wait was 45 minutes, but we got food as soon as we were seated.Nice outdoor waiting area.The sweet rolls and corn pudding were good, nothing else stood out, though.
Bikash MishraMarch 2, 2017
Excellent fried chicken and southern comfort food served up family style.

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