Bird's Nest Cafe

36 Franklin St, Nashville
(812) 720-7040

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Grace

I love this place. The food is really good. You must try the Nutella Creps with strawberries and bananas. It is mouthwatering. I recommend this place anytime.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Genevieve Knight

Not terrible, but this dining experience left a lot to be desired. We went here for breakfast on a Monday (Columbus Day). We arrived right around opening time (9:00 A.M.). We did not have reservations, but I noticed the two parties in front of me did, so maybe that’s why we were seated way out in almost a separate building which was more like a small bar area, even though the main dining area was not even half full. We were alone for a while at our high-top table before they brought in another party of 4 who I’m guessing also did not have reservations and sat at the bar.

Our server was very friendly and capable. That said, it ultimately took 50 minutes to get our food, all of which we ordered as-is off the menu – breakfast burrito, French toast and bacon, kids’ meal (eggs, English muffin, sausage). My coffee was borderline cold by the time it arrived. My son’s kids’ meal was really good (I helped him finish it), but the French toast was disappointing. It was just one very thick piece made of sourdough, and the crust was so hard I couldn’t cut it with a knife or bite through it so I ended up not eating that part. Not gonna lie, I’d take IHOP over this if given a choice again.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Curtis Moseley

The wait for a table was twice what we were told (45 minutes) and the restaurant had empty tables everywhere. The food was average and certainly not worth waiting for. They were out of everything we ordered (burgers) and it took over 20 minutes for turkey sandwiches. Very poor sanitation! I do not recommend this restaurant.

Parking: Parking is difficult everywhere and hard to find.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 4

Tracy Stults

This place is worth the wait!! Delicious and specialty items that taste amazing ?!! Highly recommend!! Haven't had anything I didn't like yet!! The scrap pile is 10/10. The French toast is 8/10. Both were so good! They were extremely busy, but we went and shopped while we were on the wait list and got a text when the table was ready! Can't wait to go back here again!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Daniel Menetrey

Ate breakfast here on a Sunday morning. Breakfast was included as part our stay at the Robinwood Inn. Food took an hour to come out. Restaurant was cute but dusty and had lots of flies everywhere. Food was ok but wouldn’t eat here if it wasn’t part of the stay.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

Stan Barron

The avocado turkey sandwich was one of the best sandwiches I have ever eaten. Excellent.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Michael Patterson

Biquit & gravy were cold. While waiting around to see waitress, I ate my eggs, bacon, ham and potatos. When waitress finally showed up, I told her bisquit & gravy was cold but I am done now just take it off the bill. She said she had to talk to someone to see if she could. They gave me 2.00 off, which was not enough. I let it go because I did not want to make my wife uncomfortable. Whole thing ruined my meal and the rest of my day. I was not giong to leave much of a tip. I left 15% only for my wife. I will never pay more than 15%. If I need to leave more than 15% than these places should pay there help more. I think in this case 40.00 including tip for 2 meals and only 1 drink was more than enough.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Matthew Barry

Dined here for the Bluegrass Brunch - and we loved everything about! Great food, great music - and great coffee on a misty morning. Will definitely be back next time we are in town.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lyndsey Raymond

Hate to say it because the place is so cute, but the service was shocking and the food hardly worth the wait. The bathroom was also filthy which there is little excuse for :(

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 1

Nate Fox

If I could give 0 stars I would. Our braw-less stiff-nipped waitress ignored our table and never rang in our food. After an hour of waiting, we walked out. They didn’t even balk. Because they knew they had failed. Don’t bother. In fact, don’t even bother with Nashville, IN.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Bode Hoover

Food was bad (pancakes were dry with watery, flavorless syrup), rude service, and a very long wait time. Disappointing that Sunday has a different menu so many items are not available

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Cheryl Ernst

I really enjoyed this place. I love gardens and this place is right in the middle of a garden. It is also dog friendly. I was very happy about that as we had checked out of our VRBO, so we didn't have anywhere we could leave the dog. I enjoyed having her with us. We sat outside, of course. The hostess sat us on the porch since it was supposed to rain and glad she did, because it did start raining before we left. Our waitress was very nice and attentive. She gave our dog a piece of bacon ( with our permission). We both had the biscuits and bacon gravy with a scrambled egg and a side of bacon. Everything was very enjoyable, but we were disappointed that the gravy didn't have more flavor. The only other negative is that it took quite a while to get our food. Not sure why that was since they weren't that busy, but still I enjoyed the experience. They have a variety of dishes and I would go back again to try something else and enjoy the atmosphere. One other thing, you definitely need a reservation, at least if it's a Saturday or holiday. We tried to go on Saturday and it was a 2 hour wait if you didn't have a reservation. I learned my lesson and made a reservation for Sunday. They weren't as busy, but I was still glad I had a reservation.

Parking: Parking is in paid lots of on the street, so it's difficult to find. We had to park a couple blocks away.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Joseph B.

Recommend! Check if you need reservations.
Service this time was not great, they were out of a few menu items including fountain drinks, which could be an issue if you wanted that.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Bloody Mary Burger, Avocado Toast, Blueberry Lemon Pancakes, Griddlecake, Green Tomato

Matthew Hawkins

Food was great! Service was quick and staff was friendly!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

T Lane

A Nashville hideaway. Eclectic menu and a secret pleasure. It's not easy to find but worth the search. The BLT with green fried tomato on a bun with crisp bacon was choice.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

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