Honky Tonk Central

Love it. Stayed here for pretty much 30 hours this past weekend when my best friend and I spent a weekend in Nashville. It is super touristy, but as a tourist it was just what I wanted to do when I went to Nashville.
Live music on every level, windows open letting in warm air, and a friendly crowd looking to have a good time and enjoy themselves. We found that our favorite level was the third because it seemed to be less crowded than the other two. I love it and will definitely spend just as much time here on my next trip back to Nashville!

I can’t believe the stupidity we encountered, at 27 yrs old I’ve never Been turned away but the idiot in front «big e» pushed us away forcefully. If you want to be assaulted and mishandled then this is the place to be. «Big e» assured that 12 of us would not be visiting honkey tonk central again, tootsies is the place to be.
I can’t stress enough the improper treatment of large groups by the honkey tonk central
Employees especially «big e»: it is exceptionally inappropriate the treatment myself and my family endured at the hands of the honky took central team.

WARNING the bouncers here are VIOLENT! Management is horrible, and instead of asking people to do what is needed of them, the bouncers use physical force to push people around (including girls). Cops have been notified about their activities multiple times and say that they tell women to never go in there. It’s obviously a very touristy spot, but I would recommend trying ALL other bars on Broadway before this one.

Stopped here on a Sunday night and Monday afternoon. I’d say this place was almost as equally packed both times. We were able to get seats both times, once at a large table, after about 15 minutes of looking for one and the second time at the back end of the bar. We didn’t eat here, just came to enjoy drinks and music. The music here was great! They played a lot of crowd favorites and were very entertaining.
My complaint about this place would be the slow service, when we were at a table it took sooooo long for our waitress to come back… on Monday when we sat by the bar it was easy to see why… the waitresses spent ¹⁄₃ of their time working and ²⁄₃ of their time standing around, complaining about customers and watching the basketball game! I mean, it was really uncomfortable hearing them make fun of a patron because they didn’t want a lot of cranberry juice in their drink, or asking for something else specific. The waitresses would throw glass and empty cups into the trashcan behind us and send ice and other bits of trash flying into the air and onto the floor. When we sat down the one bartender completely ignored us, I assumed her job was to only take orders from the waiters because it was blatant, but then I saw her serving the customers right next to us so it was clear she just doesn’t like money. We stayed for one drink and left, it wasn’t worth the hassle of listening to the rude waiters and dealing with the staff. Being on Broadway you can find a great caliber musician at one of the many bars there, you would think they would fight a little harder to keep customers happy!
Personally we liked the music at other places better, so if this place is full you are better off somewhere else!

This place has a great roof top bar area with live music, there is also a downstairs. It gets crazy packed inside but service was fast and friendly upstairs, downstairs seemed a lot busier and hard to get the bartenders attention. We had a great time listening to live music after the Titans game on a 75 degree Sunday in December on the roof!

Deff one of the bigger honky tonks on the broadway strip. I mean theres actually some space to move in this place. When we got here there was no music on any of the floors. Maybe we can during the bands break but even still there was no music playing at all. It was easy getting drinks here, and a good spot for bigger groups, but might have less of the Nashville charm as other places.

You can’t miss with anything on Broadway! Live music everywhere, no cover and cheap drinks! This should be the new marketing slogan for Nashville. My favorite place that I can remember is Honky Tonk Central! This was a 3 level bar with live music on every level. The biggest thing about Nashville is that free live music at a bar is amazing! The talent is beyond good and I don’t even like country music. This bar didn’t disappoint with several bachelorette parties on each level, beers under $ 5 and no cover!

This was one of the recommended places to go to in Nashville. It is a great time: 3 floors of bands, bars, dancing, fun. With that said, it definitely gets crowded. We went here on a Sat night, and it was packed on all floors.
The girl’s bathrooms were filthy esp by the end of the night (you know what kind of filth). The bands they had were great and got people to dance. I was a little scared for my life bc when we were on the 2^nd and 3^rd floors’ dance area, the floor shook when someone jumped much more when everyone was jumping. It’s probably the norm here. Also be careful of the balcony.
It took awhile to get drinks. I was just glad they had my sweet tea vodka and unlike any other bars in other states, I didn’t get a strange look for it. I would recommend to go if it’s your first time, but be warned if you care about sticky floors and tables and bathrooms.

So they have a extensive beer selection as well as over 20 on draft. The food was just ok. I had s brisket melt that was good but with a little more work would have been fantastic. My mans burger was also good but the party was more like a frozen patty. Now his coleslaw was super fresh and obviously home made and he lived it. I had there o ion rings and they melted in my mouth. A solid bar good place

This three-​tiered country club always seemed to be busy and bumping at every time of day. My wife and I came to check it out late at night while we were bar hopping.
The place is clean for as busy as it is. There is a lot of security and wait staff maintaining cleanliness and keeping a good eye on the patrons. The bathrooms are staffed also, and that’s cool too if you’re into that kind of thing.
My biggest issue with this place is that it took me at least ten minutes to get a bottle of beer at the bar. I understand they were busy, but I got passed up for people who walked up after me. That can be really irritating. Although I know they were very busy, I felt perhaps they were understaffed. Overall, I had a good experience here. I just feel that there are bars on Broadway that suit my taste better.

I went here for the music and the view but the fried catfish was surprisingly good. It’s a great cheap lunch option in the area.
Later in the night, the bar atmosphere is a lot of fun.

Wow. This place is huge with 3 different stages and 3 different bands playing on a given night. I was only able to make it to the first floor because we were lucky enough to get a table there. The drinks were reasonably priced compared to the other bars on Broadway. The band was great and they were singing a lot of modern country which I really enjoyed.

This place was fun! We were here celebrating a friends 40^th bday! The band was super fun and they sounded great :)). We were drinking heavily and interacted with them quite a bit haha ;)–

You know those Native Nashvillians who are super anti-​broadway because they feel like it depicts natives inaccurately? Thus they never explore what Honky Tonk highway has to offer? Well, I am not one of those natives. I have lived here since I was three years old and love embracing some of Nashville’s most well known culture, it’s country roots! That being said, even if you don’t like country music you will have a blast here.
Top 5 Reasons Why I LOVE Honky Tonk Central
1) You never know who you are going to meet here. Seriously, I have met people from all over the world here! One time I had a conversation with an astronaut from Australia. I know locals get sick of the tourists, but honestly I love them!
2) The crowd is always rowdy. If you are looking for chill vibes then don’t come here. The crowd is always so much fun! Everyone is mingling, dancing, drinking and it makes for an awesome environment.
3) Celebrations get special treatment. We came here for my friends 21^st and ended up on stage/​getting a ton of free drinks. I always see bachelorette parties here and it is a great place to celebrate anything.
4) They don’t solely play country music. There is some rock, top 40 and throwbacks into the mix. I always love it when they play the old 90’s song! And everyone goes to the stage and dances! Seriously love this place.
5) Three stories, three different vibes, and three balconies. Enough said!
PS: 1^st floor is where a lot of the older people stay and they play a lot of 80’s rock/​famous older songs. 2^nd floor is a lot more chill. 3^rd floor is my favorite, a lot of young people, locals and newer country/​music. Check it out!

Honky Tonk central is on of the better venues on Broadway. The bands are usually very good. Most nights they have a very large crowd if you’re lucky you’ll get a table. The next time I’m in Nashville I will definitely come back to Honky Tonk Central. Great place to listen to good music and watch interesting people.

Gigantic three level party bar. Lots of live music. Lower level is often loud, fun and packed. Level two was a lesser band, but room to sit and hang out. Third floor was also fun. This is one of the larger, more touristy spots, but it does a lot of things very well and it worth a visit.
Food was so-​so, but it this is a bar about music and drinking, so go for that.

What more can i say then this is a great bar, with decent food. No matter what time of day it is you will hear live music. Music was great, bartenders were great, just a laid back chill spot that i could stay for hours!

Another awesome Broadway Street Honkey tonk! Huge bar, food service and great music.
Huge TV for the sports fans!
Didn’t have the food here but the wings smelled amazing!!!

If you are a bachelor/​bachelorette party, this is a required stop for a Nashville night out. If that sort of scene bothers you, I’d probably visit Honky Tonk Central either during the day or just not come at all.
My husband and I visited three times during our 5 day stay in Nashville. The first time was for lunch (nothing to write home about– pretty much the same bar food they sell everywhere else), the second was for a few quick drinks, and the last time was on our last Saturday night in town.
Daytime entertainment is, like most places on Broadway, mostly acoustic. Some acts were better than others. On the Saturday night we visited, we were able to snag two seats at the bar, so we sat tight for hours (especially since there was a big screen TV in front of us, playing the Final Four games). All the times we were there, there were no cover charges.
I liked this place because you have three floors of music and it was pretty wide open (unlike Tootsies) so even though it was packed, you never felt claustrophobic.

If there’s one word to describe Honky Tonk Central, it’s probably «consistent».
During the «winter storm» of 2015, it was the only place consistently open every day. There was always great live music (mostly acoustic when the sun was out). The bartenders are nice.
I had to eat lunch here out of necessity, and it was surprisingly decent for bar food. The fried catfish basket was a lot of food, and was nice and flakey. I also substituted the fries for onion rings.
They had a problem with beer delivery due to the weather — they only had Yazoo Dos Perros, but that’s not a problem because Dos Perros is delicious.
Sadly, I was unable to attend one of the crazy nights here because they never opened up the second and third floors again after the storm while I was there.
So basically, to me, it was a low-​key, family-​friendly music bar with acceptable food. Which I guess is not everyone’s experience with the place.