Best Seasonal Restaurants in Old Hickory / Hermitage

This was such a special date night! While we were already lovey-dovey celebrating our recent engagement, the Optimist staff and food just made it that much better. Before I talk about our food, I want to say THANK YOU to our server, Gabriel for making the night so special. He brought us champagne to celebrate, gave us all the input on what to get based on what we like, and even bought our dessert for us at the end of the night. We didn't catch her name, but one of the hostess also hand-made an engagement ring, flowers and small box and brought it to our table for us. This was way way wayyyyy beyond what we could've ever imagined, so thank you so much for making this night even more magical. The food was incredible. In total, we had two apps, four cocktails, two entrees, three sides and a dessert. Now obviously we were celebrating, but the biggest thing we noticed was while we felt full, we never felt bloated, gross, etc. like you do with some restaurants when you've probably eaten a bit too much. For appetizers I recommend the smoked fish dip! It was the perfect amount and such a nice start to the meal. I had the flounder and thought it was perfect. They even present the fish to you table side and debone it. The sides were hard to decide, but ultimately I think the broccolini was my top favorite. And for dessert we did a pineapple upside down cake and it was everything nostalgic and indulgent. Transparently, this isn't a price point that we could afford to go to on a random Wednesday for dinner. But, this is probably the best "celebration" restaurant experience we've had in Nashville. The sticker price may surprise you (or maybe it won't if you eat seafood out often!!) but it was worth every penny.

We had a great time bowling and then had lunch. The food was great! Even better was our server, Ari. He was very attentive and helpful with accommodating our children. One of the best servers we have ever had.

Everything was fabulous! The raw oysters, the green curry oysters (my fav), the red snapper crudo, the crab cakes and mimosas! If you haven’t been here, you need to try it! Service was excellent, our server Abbey was fantastic! We will definitely be back!!

My 3 year old loved it, I loved it, husband loved it. Will definitely be back!

One of the best eating experiences of my life. Every course had amazing flavors. Have to watch how much you eat because the portions are very generous, and my eyes were definitely bigger than my stomach. Service was amazing and although it was expensive, it was worth every penny. Not a meal for the budget conscience, however, if you really want to impress somebody who is a foodie it is definitely the place to go to get a real fine dining experience.