Stoney River Steakhouse and Grill

I’ve visited Stoney River Steakhouse a few times and each time I’ve experienced the slowest service on what doesn’t seem to be any type of exceptionally long wait to be seated or crazy busy night. The staff seems extremely disorganized and not very friendly with each other. After finding a few seats at the bar, it took 15 minutes for them to take our drink order and another 15 for them to take our food order. It was a struggle to be acknowledged let alone have an order put in. It took another 45 minutes to get our food which is extreme for this type of establishment. We ended up being there for 2 hours total and this is without appetizers or dessert. Unfortunately, this is the experience I’ve had every time I’ve visited and the food is nothing to write home about. With all of the great restaurants in Nashville, save your money and your time — go elsewhere.

Holy Moly!!! So so good! So far the best steak I’ve had in Nashville. It’s a dark and romantic setting and not a super loud spot. Be sure to get the coffee cured fillet. The. Best. Perfectly cooked and perfectly flavored. The wait staff was amazing. The manager even came to our table (he went to every table) to be sure our experience was up to par and we assured him that it was beyond that. We WILL be returning!

This was my second time dining at Stoney River and in the multiples for my Nashville family. I gave them the benefit of the doubt last time we came (and were sat in a very back cornered booth, with a reservation). We came in on a reservation for 7 with my dad. Everyone ordered cocktails and a meal, we are certainly a good table for the server. And our service was TERRIBLE. Every meal and drink delivered was given to the wrong person and our waitress was more or less absent the whole time.
Upon sitting down two of our plates were dirty before even ordering. Not impressive for a fine dining establishment. The food is decent but for the price the staff was not impressive. My dad raves over the coffee cured filet, which yes is good, but I don’t know that we will continue to be regulars here when we are in town as our experts experience is continually a let down. Save your money for another steakhouse!

Went to this restaurant on Christmas Eve and had an amazing dinner. Excellent food. Especially loved the French onion soup, filet, and potatoes au gratin

Good service, good atmosphere. Portions are huge but the food lacked quality for the price. If you come here, eat the fillet.

Another incredible meal last night. The caesar salad may be the best in the city, the barrel cut filet mignon was cooked perfectly and delicious, the baked potato was just right. And to complement a near perfect dining experience, we had the best server ever. Ask for Tyler, you will not be disappointed.
This continues to be one of my favorite restaurants, if not THE favorite, in town. As I’ve said before, the GM, Anthony Flemons, runs a first class operation. I highly recommend.

We usually dine at Brick Tops across the street or Maggianos up the street. But we decided to take a chance on Stoney River here in West End because, quite frankly, there’s never a wait. Folks have never flocked to Stoney River. There’s never a wait but after tonight I have a feeling that will soon change. The food was great! But that’s never been the issue at Stoney River. Food is always great. Exquisite even. It was always the menu. Limited. Pricey. But that’s been fixed. Still pricey, but Great menu now for eclectic tastes. Salads. Soups. Wonderful appetizers. We ordered the shrimp and biscuits appetizer and the steak and biscuits as an entrée. Yummy. And two orders apiece of the best drinks ever: The ‘All in a day’ drink.
We will be back more often. We will recommend it to our friends who eat out al lot!
Very impressed with the racial diversity of waiters and those working in the kitchen. Nashville restaurants still have an old 1950s plantation field about them. Brown people in the kitchen, White people as the waiters at the fine dining spots. But Stoney River restaurant in West End Ave is one of those rare restaurants with a sophisticated, cosmopolitan air about it when it comes to the people it serves and the people who serve.

Enjoyed a delicious dinner. The food was great, definitely recommend the whiskey shrimp on country toast as a starter. The steak burger was perfect. Our server Sara was friendly and knowledgeable. The manager Ina was warm and accommodating. They definitely put service first here. I’m very happy to have dined here, I would absolutely go back.

The steaks and sides were cooked to perfection. One of best meals I’ve had in quite a while.

I’m not a huge fan of chains but I make an exception for a few places. I’m in LOVE with the salmon at Stoney river. I had dinner here about two weeks ago … We had wine (for me) .& a couple of Old Fashions… I had the salmon & my friend got the filet Oscar style. I had a few bites of his mac & cheese… to die for ! My spinach was sautéed to perfection. There was one error … We ordered shrimp cocktail for our appetizer & it never came. We mentioned it twice. Also, our lovely server suggested we get the lobster tail fried … Ehhhhh no. It came to the table … Everything isn’t meant to be fried: /​overall, I would choose this place over & over again! Great food

We ru new to Nashville visiting our kids. OMG absolutely fabulous! Lobster bisque fab. Prime rib /​ribeye! As gratin potatoes Yum. The bread is like donuts served with a cinnamon butter. And our server Heather was amazing as well as the rest of the staff. We will definitely be back

We have been in Nashville for years and do not know why we haven’t tried this place sooner. Went there for brunch… the French Toast was the best part of the meal. I wish I knew the name of the bread but it was amazing. I had a perfectly medium steak with eggs. They come poached but I went with scrambled instead. A+++ with a great atmosphere. **Tips: bring tip for the valet parking — Jay

Went there and the place looked good. Even though it was half empty, we were told there would be a twenty minute wait. We asked to sit outside since there was one other party there. We were told we could only sit at bar. We watched as the TWO ladies at the entrance talked about their days, their boyfriends and classes. We watched three other couples come in and leave as well. We eventually left and went to Teds, where we saw two of the couples that left here. Nice looking place but service is poor

Went last night (so, 8PM on a Sunday) with a group of 6 people.
The service was not good. And I don’t just mean not good for a steakhouse, this was not good for an Olive Garden. But don’t worry; the check was gratuity included :/​
None of us were drinking, however the appetizers came somehow before there was even water on the table — we had onion rings and spinach dip. The onion rings were honestly great. The spinach dip sucked, it wasn’t creamy, it had no «flavor» and the bread crackers that come with it to dip were IMO stale.
We’re almost done with the apps, haven’t yet ordered dinner, been there for 30 mins, and one of our guests still doesn’t have his unsweet tea. Then two teas show up; one was unsweet and the other was sweet… smh
We ordered steaks and sides. My lady and I both had the coffee cured filet, petite size, med-​rare (as all steak should be cooked, haha). We ordered 3 sides: button mushrooms, asparagus, and house garlic mashed potatoes.
The steak was cooked right (med-​rare) but was surely sitting under the heat lamp for the 20 mins that our server disappeared and maybe forgot about his one table… still missing the unsweet tea refill.
The sides were OK. But I could do better at home without even trying. The asparagus just wasn’t cooked right. The mushrooms were over salty and either undercooked or marinated for too long. The mash potatoes were DRY — probably were BFFs with our steaks under that heat lamp.
Save your money and included gratuity and grill at home.

I’m being slightly extra critical sheerly because of how much they charge and I feel fine doing that for that reason. When you fork out at least $ 50 per person (not per entrée I should note), the meal really should be exceptional, and I have to admit, I regularly make better NY Strip steaks than I had here. My steak was fairly tasty, slightly overcooked, and tough. A $ 35 steak has no business being tough. They also overcooked my brother’s steak. The fried shrimp my date had was described as tough and not that good, and she’s extremely easy to please. Hell, she eats cheese and mayo sandwiches at least once per week.
Seriously, there has got to be better steaks in Nashville. Maybe they don’t employ a good chef on Tuesday nights. Who knows? Strangely the rest of the stuff, drinks, apps and all that was quite good, but when you’re a steakhouse, that’s what should stand out.

Simply great. First time here.
The pre dinner rolls were like dessert my shrimp cocktail was amazing and spicy. My wedge salad with thousand island was best I ever had. My filet was soft and perfect

We dropped by this location for the first time last night as a group of 5. For appetizer we got a whiskey shrimp and spinach dip. Whiskey shrimp was the best thing we had here. The spinach dip was just standard. For dinner,
I tried the legendary Stoney river filet with hash brown.
I got the steak medium but it was rather dry. The hash brown was excellent. Since this is a steakhouse I have to rank it according to the steak. Their filet was not special and rather dry. Everyone else in the group came to the same conclusion. With so many awesome Steakhouses around, I cannot say I will return.

Absolutely wonderful! This place deserves more than five stars. I was in Nashville as part of a vacation and per my vacation tradition one meal of the trip is considered «date night nice night where I actually put on makeup» as usually the rest of the trip is hiking or sightseeing. So needless to say… being the spot picked for super special date night comes with expectations! We picked this spot based off other Unilocal reviews and were SUPER happy we did.
I had made a reservation on Open Table the day before. We got to the restaurant early and they were able to seat us right away. The service from every single person we encountered was flawless. The food was phenomenal. My boyfriend and I both got the coffee cured filet and oh my goodness… it was so good. I can’t begin to explain how good it was. I am Texan. I know beef and steak! And this may have been one of the best steaks I have ever had. I started off with a Caesar salad and my boyfriend and I also split a side of mac and cheese. That as well as the mashed potatoes… I about needed to be rolled out of there because everything was SO good I had to keep eating! I highly recommend this restaurant and would eat here again if I was in Nashville again.
They also have a great wine selection!

My boyfriend and I were going to see the Book of Mormon downtown at TPAC and decided to come to Stoney River before heading over there. We arrived pretty much just as they were opening (wanted to make sure we had enough time to eat and everything before the show) so there were only a couple other parties seated.
I made it a point to remember our server’s name, but now (a month later) I have forgotten. OF COURSE. Anyway, she was fabulous. Gave lots of good recommendations, checked back often, was very knowledgeable about the menu, and was just overall excellent. Service in general was great, the manager stopped by to check on us, and the people up front were nice as well.
We ordered a couple drinks, but they weren’t really anything remarkable, although they tasted pretty good. We ordered the Tenderloin Steak Rolls as an appetizer and they were excellent. The chimichurri sauce was a nice addition to it and really balanced it out well. For my entrée, I went with the prime rib. I had never had it before and I was waiting to go to a decent steakhouse before trying it. And it was great. Super tender, cooked to perfection, and seasoned well. The waitress recommended the au gratin potatoes as my side, and they certainly did not disappoint. Super cheesy and creamy and just freaking delicious.
This place is definitely pricier than some of the other steakhouses in the area (about $ 120 after tip for the two of us — granted, the drinks definitely inflated that) but it is absolutely worth it. The food is amazing, the service is well above average, and the atmosphere is great. More romantic feeling, although I would be fine coming here with friends too, so definitely laid back and not stuffy at all. I would definitely recommend, and plan to come back here again!

What a pleasant surprise. The steaks here occupy a caste somewhere between a place like Morton’s and a place like Longhorn. While the steaks definitely don’t taste prime and dry-​aged, but they are at least choice. As such, prices occupy the middle ground between Morton’s and Longhorn.
We were shocked at how elegant and beautiful the restaurant was… we had brought our three year old and were in shorts. Meanwhile, the setting was every bit the equal of any Morton’s or Ruth’s Chris we had ever been. But we were put at ease by the warm and gracious welcome we received, and by the wonderfully friendly and efficient server. The prime rib was perfectly done and meltingly tender, sides were delicious. I would forego the crab cakes, however… coming from Maryland, they didn’t pass muster.
Overall, what a wonderful experience. The topper was that the cost was relatively moderate as well. Not bad for a chain owned by O’Charlie’s of all companies.