Riverfront Tavern

Love Josh, Shana and Chris. Best spot in Nashville! My wife loves the Lobster Pizza/​Dip!

Always a great staff. Good atmosphere. Amazing food. seriously, the food is fire and the potato salad is so unique and just amazing. They have darts, skiball and few other games. No drink specials at the moment but they appear to have some decent specials available at other times. Cool décor. Highly recommend.

I honestly believe this is Nashville’s best dive bar. Great food and great service from awesome bartenders. If you don’t want to take my word for it, then ask any of the other regulars that you will find in here any given day of the week.

Went there on Thursday afternoon during cma music fest, looking for some lunch, drinks and a way to beat the heat. Super dead which I thought was surprising being only a short walk from Broadway. We order some drinks. I got a bottled beer, and my girlfriend order a Dolly Parton, I believe that’s what it was called. Apple pie moonshine and ginger beer pretty much… which was horrible. Took one sip and returned it and asked for a margarita. Which was equally as bad, so that just sat at the end of the table with one sip taken out of it. Finally she just order a beer as well. While waiting for the beer, which was ready at the service station we noticed the waitress was sitting at the bar smoking. So it took a few extra minutes to get that beer. Food was decent. We had the chicken wraps, warmed up in a sandwich press with lettuce on it already so it was nice and soggy. Bill came… in the neighborhood of 60 bucks. Both of the drinks that were sent back/​not drank were on there still. Just figured screw it, paid the bill and got outta there… figured out really quick why they were so slow.

Cute place, dead in the day but I’m sure it’s lively at night. Avoid the queso though. It was like soup.

Came here on a bright Wednesday afternoon to watch the FA Cup quarter final. It’s dark and a bit smelly in this large open bar, largely because people can smoke. We were seated in a corner with a venting machine. The game was not on when we came in but the lovely Sherra sorted that out for us and got the volume up. She kept our drinks topped up and was very attentive. Great experience and my team won!

Great location and tons of beer options on tap. Nice and open space, not your typical tightly packed bar scene. A couple games and look tables make it a nice place to hang with some friends. Happy hour specials are pretty sweet too.

Just came for drinks in the afternoon. Nice bartender. It’s not on the menu but he made me a grapefruit/​cucumber/​vodka/​gin drink… his suggestion. Maybe one of the best drinks I’ve ever had! Cool spot for sure!

If you want a place to watch sports with great people and servers check this place out

Everything about this place is amazing and the people are the best around… So much love

I’m happy this place was open late as well as their kitchen. However, it was pretty sad when we went and though there were maybe 15 people there tops it took a while for us to get served, even with us going to the bar. My sandwich was okay, and my friend bit into her chicken quesadilla and got a mouth of frozen pre-​grilled chicken. Ew. No thank you.

The good:
Both kitchen and bar are open late.
Food is good (I had the Cuban and loved it).
Good beer selection.
The bad:
The service was slow, but that’s because they only had one server.
Smoking is allowed and there’s no non-​smoking section.
The experience:
I went here because it was the only place that was open. I almost left because the smoke was getting to me and it was taking a really long time for the server to arrive. It wasn’t her fault as she was the only server for the whole place. This isn’t an uncommon problem for late night dining. She was very sweet and moving as swiftly as could be. She definitely single handedly cranked the place up a couple of stars. The Cuban was awesome and so was the beer.

Probably the best, most attentive bar tenders in this area. Even on NYE, this bar was run like a well oiled machine. 5 star service!

Great local hangout to watch all NFL games! Food was ok. not great.beer was cold wi good selection!

Not really riverfront as the name would imply. It is on the road that goes next to the river, but there isn’t much window visibility of anything on the street. And if you did, it would be the wall along the river. So disappointed when I went there expecting to have a drink and watch the river go by. But in reality there isn’t anyplace in Nashville that offers this, which is surprising.
But they have a good happy hour. People are friendly. More of a local spot. Interesting décor — beer taps of all shapes and sizes hanging from the ceiling. Food is your usual bar food but looks to be good enough for the local police to frequent for lunch and early dinner.

A good place to go downtown without the tourist vibe for drinks. A bar/​restaurant without a deep fryer? Yes. They do have a decent beer list, and the trivia can be fun on Sunday night. Not the best TV’s in the works for watching sports, but they do have them.

Great hidden gem! I almost don’t want to share this place with anyone else. Food is Excellent! Service is Excellent! Atmosphere is fun and laid back! Best place if you want a drink, smoke, and relax. By far, Best place to go off Broadway!

We loved the Riverfront Tavern! There was tons of open seating and the food was really good. Plus everything was priced really well, we felt like the service was really good and there was a fair amount of people in the bar even after midnight. My only issue was that we left smelling like smoke but i want surprised considering it’s a bar. :) Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for food, a great atmosphere and good music without the rowdy crowd on Broadway Street.

I am surprised it took me this long to try out Riverfront Tavern. Maybe because it is off 2^nd Ave and pretty hidden. But I finally made it and I can dig it.
So this is a sports bar — plenty of TVs. Also saw some dart boards. The bar is a nice wide bar — looks like i could get up on there and dance if I got drunk enough. Not sure if they would ALLOW that, but I could do it. On a Saturday night this place was fairly dead at 6pm but filled in as the night went on.
I drank beer in a bottle, Miller Lite, cold and refreshing. Not sure the cost because I didn’t pay. Free beer tastes better than beer you pay for I always say. It is just a fact. The bartender was attentive when my beer needed to be refreshed.
Clientele is all over the place. Seems like locals and some lost tourists looking to avoid the crazy 2^nd Ave bars hang out here. Friendly people though, managed to insert myself into a few random conversations while I was there.
Overall an oasis away from the amateur night that is 2^nd Ave. Go here when you want to escape, maybe watch a game, definitely drink your face off.

13 for a pitcher of miller light. 28 people here, hour long visit, 2 waitresses and we got service once. Friend who showed up late had waitress for a second and had to g to bar when it was obvius she was not coming back.
Sit at the bar and the place is awesome. Three peeps at a table, not so great.
Was on a random Thursday (10.7.2010).
Too expensive, freaking great atmosphere, wait service away from bar not so awesome. Not a game killer. Went back during a concert, great bar service.
4 stars at bar
2 stars at table
Make of it what you will, it’s like a slightly more expensive Beer Seller with a lot less smoke. I’d advise you check this place out.