Margot Cafe & Bar

This is my second review of Margot! We went for our anniversary on Saturday and had another spectacular experience. Margot has been our go-​to for celebrations for many years and there’s a reason for that. The staff and the food are outstanding. You can’t go wrong with their menu. And, the seasonal cocktails are inventive and fun. I had the Vieux Carre, a rye cocktail, and it was fantastic. Dinner was a skirt steak dish with salsa verde that was delicious. Of course, my favorite must-​have is the house made potato chips with aioli. Destin, who has been there for years, treated us to our choice of desserts, which he always does on our anniversary. The pineapple trifle was killer. And, you just can’t top the kitschy French décor and adorable vintage china. My love affair with this restaurant continues.

Cozy, beautiful restaurant with good food and service. We have only eaten here once for dinner on a cold, winter night, and the atmosphere was lovely and the food was amazing from appetizers to desert. Will definitely go again.

This place is amazing, but I always seem to forget about it as an option. I really need to change that.
The ambiance is superb, and you feel like you’ve actually been transported to a small French bistro. The place is straight up cozy.
Service is also always professional and smooth.
As far as food goes, their menu changes daily to reflect what’s available at the market. There are a few staples that stay on the menu such as their potato chips and olive oil blend. The potato chips are insanely light and crispy and served with a delicious, garlicky aioli. The olive oil blend with housemade focaccia does not sound like much but is also a must order.
For entrees, I generally order one of their fish dishes or the homemade pasta dish. I’ve always been pleased with the quality of the fish and the pairings. And let’s be honest, fresh made pasta never disappoints.
I highly recommend trying Margot for your next date night or special occasion.

YES, YES, YES. Absolutely the best. Amazing romantic environment, great food, and such a great place for any special occasion. Have been here multiple times and every time — we love it more!

5 stars for the memories, but only 3.5 stars for the food. We loved returning here for our 10 year anniversary after eating here on our first date. Everything is much the same – cute, trendy, and eclectic with good food. But after living in places with better food than Nashville traditionally has had, we enjoyed, but were underwhelmed by the food. And parking around there is pretty terrible. But we really enjoyed the night and are thankful for the memories. Margot will always hold a special place in our heart.

Wow. Just wow. Such a gem in Nashville! This is such an incredibly well-​designed restaurant with amazing food and waitstaff. The owner was so kind and welcoming. The menu changes every day depending on the season and availability of items. Made with love! The dessert menu was incredible, too. Don’t skip Margot’s on your next trip to Nashville!

This place changes their menu daily and is so open to an amazing dinning experience. We so enjoyed the whole dinning experience. Give it a try you won’t be disappointed.

Went here for brunch with a friend. I’m not sure what our waiter was doing, but it took about 30 minutes for him to take our order. (Came by our table four times before we ordered? Maybe it was because we got there at 11 when they opened.) Took a while to bring the food out as well, which wasn’t a huge deal since it was a lazy Sunday. But, hers came out steaming hot while mine was lukewarm. I had the steak, eggs, and fries; they were fine, not great. On the plus side, I asked if they could do a spicy Bloody Mary, and it was excellent! I think if i lived in the neighborhood I would go back some because it is a really cute place, but I don’t foresee myself driving across town for it.

My favorite restaurant in Nashville!
I have been here many times with my fiancée and various friends from out of town. The menu is always changing but we have never ordered anything that was less than amazing. We always have their fresh focaccia which we love, and as non-​drinkers we are obsessed with their unsweetened peach tea.
They serve local beef and fresh fish which are both very tasty. The environment is nice but very comfortable, the service is on point. I can’t say enough about this restaurant!

My lovely wife and I shared all of the dishes below:
Starters — olives and the homemade chips
1^st course — tomato soup and shaved foie gras salad
2^nd course — veal and the clam and gulf black drum boullibaisse
Desert — fig tart with honey walnuts and ice cream and a chocolate cake
Everything down to the homemade Rosemary sea salt focaccia bread was top notch. I’ll put this meal in the top ten. Great job Margot!!!
The service was fantastic as well. Chef Margot was greeting people as they came in and making visits to the tables.
If you are ever in East End, Margot Café is a must.

Went there tonight with my wife and a good friend. We each had a different starter and entrée. The food was excellent and the service was very good.
I would have given this place a higher rating if the atmosphere would have been better. Do not go there in the summer time. The place was so hot, (we sat upstairs), that we were too miserable to eat much of our entrees. Our server was sweating so profusely his shirt was soaked through.
We will try again in the Fall or Winter, but reading other reviews leads one to believe that this has been an issue here in the past.

Possibly the best brunch I’ve ever had. Highlights: strawberries and cream starter, steak and eggs, sugar snap ricotta crepes. Mimosas not too shabby either. Gorgeous atmosphere.

You know you are in a place that is probably serving fresh food when the menu changes every day. And at Margot, you can taste that freshness; nothing seems to be prepared ahead of time, but rather carefully crafted each day.
I will admit that I have only been here for brunch; each visit was a magnificent journey of tasty euphoria (not to be over the top or anything). Back in the days of my gluten-​eating glory, I would order the basket of pastries with brunch – for anyone who has not developed a severe reaction to gluten (and possibly even to those people), this is still a highly recommended course of action. The pastries are flaky, light, featuring an array of glazed, nutted, and fruited confections.
The last time I visited Margot for brunch, I indulged in some sort of egg deliciousness – an omelet featuring a variety of seasonal vegetables and cheese. This also was prepared to my order, and tasted fresh, perfectly seasoned, and worth it. Though the menu may be a little pricey here, it is the kind of pricey where I always walk out going, «Yeah. That was worth it.»

I think working and dining at these types of restaurants so often has made me… dare I say… picky.
Let’s say… good taste. That makes me feel only slightly better.
Came here for a birthday brunch. I had a mimosa (one with st Germaine) and a Bloody Mary. Both were good. Mimosas are pretty basic. I’ve had better bloodys. But it did its job.
We shared the bread trio app to start. It was good. But neither it or my entrée (which I forget and it lacks relevance because they change their menu) was impressive. Just ok. Service was good. And I enjoyed the aesthetic of the restaurant. But honestly, I have no draw to come back.

Margot is situated in an up and coming neighborhood of East Nashville. If hipsters make you feel less of a person then it is worth the loss for a meal at Margot. Not only will you surely encounter a hipster or two but you may even have your food served by one. Its best if we comingle people!
Margot is a restaurant which offers up a new menu each night for its patrons making the dining experience unique and fresh (which you can taste). If the following items are on your menu then I would highly recommend you order them. First, the homemade chips with aioli are to die for… seriously this combo should be considered culinary cheating its so good! Their assorted olives are wonderfully fresh and marinated. Next up, you should definitely order the roasted cauliflower with harissa — woah! I ordered the steelhead as my entrée and its grilled flavor had me making sounds at the dinner table of a business meeting that I should have probably been more reserved about.
Margot is a safe haven for anyone with taste buds. Trust me, you’re gonna like everything about this joint.

After being quoted an hour-​long wait for Sunday brunch at Marche Artisan Foods, we wandered over to Margot and were seated in a manner of minutes. I have no comparison on which to judge the 2, but we were more than happy with our selection! My friends and I were seated on the covered patio, which made us feel like we were dining al fresco yet still avoiding the outside chill.
The table next to us was enjoying the most delicious looking sticky bun, so along with our huge french press of very tasty coffee and bloody marys we started with the breakfast pastry trio: sticky bun, coffee cake, and croissant. The croissant was not bad, but we all agreed the sticky bun and coffee cake were the real winners. Would definitely recommend if you have enoug people to share. As for our mains, my friends had a duck sloppy joe and quiche, and I had poached eggs and pork belly over grits. All I can say is that I would happily eat that every morning for breakfast. Absolute perfection and I practically licked my bowl clean. The other dishes also had high praises, but mine appeared to take the cake (or sticky bun in this case). Do not miss this dish if you see it on the menu!
Overall we had a lovely brunch that couldn’t even be ruined by the guy vomiting out of his car door as we walked in. Alas, delicious food and bloody marys really do make everything better!

I went here for dessert. I’d just eaten dinner across the street at Five Points Pizza when I was literally in the car about to drive home. I had a craving for a sweet tooth, so I turned to Unilocal to see what options were available. I saw a picture of the goatcheesecake that someone else uploaded and I knew I had to have it.
Unfortunately it wasn’t meant to be. The place has a menu that changes pretty often. No worries! I ended up getting something chocolate and whipped cream on top. I also had a pear dessert (it had tartin in the name). My apologies for not getting the names right. Anyway, I devoured those dishes and would’ve licked the plates if it wasn’t considered uncouth to do so. Oh yeah. They offer tea from High Garden!
Most of the tables were taken due to reservations. There were open seats at the bar so we were seated there. No complaints here. The staff was really courteous. I really liked the atmosphere of the place. They were playing music that really played to it as well. It was noticeable but it wasn’t overbearing or at all distracting. I will be returning with my girlfriend for a surprise date.
Brian is a bartender here and I just want to mention him in this review because of his kind words and actions. Here’s hoping he has a strong return from his leg injury.

I have been holding onto this review for over a month now. Let’s see how much of the meal I actually remember.
Sue and I were staying in East Nashville on our last night in town. Before heading that way Sue did some research on places we might want to go to eat for the one dinner we would be there for. Margot Café came up as one of the choices and we both agreed that it would be the place we would go to.
You will spend money here, but it will be money well spent. Or at least that is my opinion.
We started out with some cocktails and segued into an appetizer of Monkfish spread with crostini. I grew up with whitefish salad. Monkfish is very similar. Our server (Greg who was fantastic at his job) brought us some extra crostini when he saw we were out and still had spread left.
For my main dish I had a Sheepshead fish which I had never had before. Don’t quite remember what came with it. The fish was mild and simply prepared, but I always enjoy simple food.
For dessert we had a Pumpkin Spice cake with goat cheese cream. A very nice way to end the meal.
This was a wonderful experience for our last night in Nashville and nice to see a spot like this in a very small neighborhood on the east side of town. I hope to get back and explore around more of East Nashville. This left a good taste in my mouth.

It’s been over 2 years since my last visit to Margot’s. We came here for brunch this past Sunday around noon and had a very short wait of 10 minutes. We sat in the screened in patio. It started to get pretty warm after an hour.
We ordered the Bloody Mary with the cucumber infused vodka, sangria, steak and eggs and fried quail.
Great:
Bloody Mary $ 8– The Bloody Mary was fantastic and very well balanced! It was not overly salty, peppery or tomato-​ey like most that I have had in Nashville. Additionally, it was garnished with a green olive and pickled green bean. I’ve never had a pickled green bean before and enjoyed it!
Steak and Eggs $ 14 — Got the steak medium and eggs over easy. The steak was seasoned and cooked perfectly. The eggs had a nice crispy bottom and the yolks were runny and bright yellow. The fries were crispy and not greasy. Just wow!
Fried Quail $ 10– The fried quail was fried and the meat was moist and tender. It was accompanied by a pickled watermelon and pepper salad. YUM…
Okay:
Sangria $ 8– I wasn’t a fan of the sangria. I couldn’t taste the wine… it was much more fruity and tasted more like grape juice.
I can’t wait to go back. :)

Beautiful lil French place that my friend insisted I try while visiting. I’m glad she insisted because it was very much worth it.
The food is stunningly simple but delicious. I had the poached eggs with a tomato-​ham gravy which sounds almost too easy yet it was perfection in my mouth.
My friend ordered the steak and eggs which also sounded a bit too plain, but the steak was the most perfectly cooked and flavored I’d ever had. I actually think they should do the poached egg dish with steak on top.
My other friends really enjoyed their cocktails but since I had to drive 4 hours home after brunch, I stuck to water. The service could have been better but the food made up for it for the most part.
I would certainly be back!