At The Table

sad to see this source of southern comfort has shut it’s doors. amazing cornbread. hands down, the best fried catfish in town. and it was the only ‘meat & three’ in town i know of that did not season their collard greens with ham.

Oh no!
Sad to say, but one of the friendliest meat-​and-​three restaurants in town is closing.
Stopped in today for lunch — fried chicken, greens, baked apples and that marvelous cornbread — and was stunned to see a sign at the register saying that tomorrow (January 31, 2013) would be the restaurant’s last day.
I think it’s cool that Nashville is getting lots of fancy new high-​end restaurants and all, but I hope Unilocalers will give more support to places like At the Table that capture the Southern Soul of Nashville.
The owner is a real nice guy. I wish him luck in his next venture and hope we’ll see him open another restaurant around town someday…

Holy hot water cornbread! I think I’m in love.
I’ve been trying to test out some newer meat & 3 spots over the past few weeks. So far, this is my favorite. The afore mentioned hot water cornbread is heavenly. The mashed potatoes and gravy tastes so much like my grandmothers. Mac & Cheese is a little saucier than I prefer, but baked (and that is key!). Green beans seasoned to perfection. I got the turkey casserole, which was pretty tasty but I will probably try something different next time.
The ladies behind the steam table were super nice. The price for a meat and 3 plus a big slice of lemon cake was $ 11.

A solid, no frills meat and 3.
I have been to At the Table twice for lunch. Both times I had some tasty home cookin’.
The pepper steak, fried chicken, and all the vegetables I have had there are good. Their cornbread is a hot water style which I Iike — I just bring it up b/​c you might be disappointed if you are expecting traditionally prepared cornbread. As with any Meat and 3, they have a list of daily specials, a few desserts, and iced tea. The service is efficient, and you could get in and out quickly if you needed to. I will be back.

I’m a lover, not a fighter. My roommate and I walked in and the air shifted immediately. We got looks from the staff like, «You don’t belong here.» Can’t a Mexican girl love some fried chicken too??? Apparently not here. Just as well, the food was awful. $ 18 for unseasoned fried chicken, rubbery mac and cheese, greens that tasted unwashed, dry chocolate cake and a grape Fanta. Most of the food ended up in the trash.

Okay, I would have only given it two stars but their green beans and corn was my favorite. keep in mind i’m a true southern belle and you don’t meet an Asian with a southern accent often, haha!
The chicken wasn’t very good, it tasted like fat. I also had the ribs. they were pretty dry. I was pretty disappointed. Although, the sweet tea was pretty magnificent. The corn was really good and is in a sweet, thick sauce. Don’t get the corn if you don’t like sweet foods. Green beans were different from what I am used to, it had a bit of a seasoning which made me want those as my meal!
If you guys want really tasty fried chicken and ribs, come to my place. Okay, please don’t. but try Kleer Vu in Murfreesboro, they’ve got quite a bit more choices compared to At The Table. Much better place (food-​wise), just make sure you have some kind of self defense and come during the daytime.

At The Table is good. It’s just not great.
It is priced fairly and gives you large portions. I do like the fact that the kitchen is open, and you can see into it. I went after the lunch rush and the service was prompt. My problem with ATT is the food itself. When I show up to a meat and three and they are playing Girls Just Want to Have Fun, I think that this is not the place for me. It could be because I am used to one of the best meat and threes, Peaches Fine Foods in Athens, Georgia, that I wasn’t blown away with ATT. The chicken was good, but I was given two legs, which isn’t the largest portion when paying for fried chicken. Mac and Cheese was creamy, but not full of flavor. The gravy on the mashed potatoes was the best thing that I ate. The cornbread was good and thick. It isn’t sweet cornbread, as you rarely find sweet cornbread at a meat and three, but with a little butter turned out to be quite enjoyable. Like any soul food restaurant you have to get sweet tea right. ATT’s sweat tea is awesome, and they give you a large cup of ice to go with it.
I will give ATT another try in order to eat some more menu options as they change often, but for now the rating stays as is.

Stopped in to have my first meat & three before leaving Nashville. Since I haven’t had fried chicken in nearly a decade, I did not have much to compare it to — but it was delicious! We came here on a recommendation, and I’d say it met our expectations. The chicken was crispy and not too greasy. The corn had just the right hint of sweetness. Mark was very friendly and kind to us. Hi Mark!
Thanks for our last great meal in Nashville!

Decided to check this place out after reading the reviews, and I’m glad I did. I decided on the fried chicken with mac and cheese and apples. Everything was delicious, including the sweet tea!
The mac and cheese was so creamy and full of flavor. Definitely the best I’ve had in awhile. I am looking forward to my next trip there.

If you value self control, stay far, far away.
I myself have become addicted as it is both easy to get to, and is open Sunday.
Great everything with exception of the ribs… well cooked but bottled sauce.
The chocolate pie is seriously good.
Really the best place to come down the pike in a long time

at the table is just great. i got to try the catfish, fried chicken, mac and cheese, black eyed peas, cabbage, corn, and fried cornbread/​hushpuppy thing. the catfish is cooked to order and was incredibly crispy but perfectly moist, and the portion was huge. the fried chicken was also nice and crispy, very flavorful, and moist. the mac and cheese was clearly made from scratch and was rich, but not overwhelming. i was a big fan of the other sides as well, though the mac and cheese was probably the standout – everything tasted fresh, well seasoned, and had a nice diversity in flavor. i actually loved the fried cornbread – it was perfect to sop up sauce. probably the most amazing thing about this place is that i left it feeling full and well-​fed, but not like i’d consumed a huge, fattening meal (which i probably had). everything is clearly made fresh and with lots of care. also, the staff is lovely. only thing i would change is get rid of all the styrofoam, but i will definitely be going back.

Tried At the Table today for a lunch meeting — we had a coupon good for a buy one, get one free kind of situation, and I’m always down for a good meat-​and-​three (especially since I can never hit those places with my boyfriend, who doesn’t eat meat).
It’s simple, southern cooking served cafeteria style — a menu limited to what’s in the hot bar in front of you. We both had fried pork chops (you get two small pork chops with the order), mashed potatoes and creamed corn, served with a round little fried disc of saltwater cornbread, which was new to me — like cornbread with a little crisp crunch on the outside.
Everything was delicious, if not the healthiest meal imaginable — nor the lightest on a 100+ degree day. Copper Kettle is still my meat-​and-​three fave (I love the option of cold salads as sides, instead of all hot, fried, or heavy side options), but I can see myself visiting At the Table for some kick-​ass comfort food when the weather gets cooler.

I’m not the best person to ask about a Meat and Three since I’ve never been a big fan. However, the Fried Chicken I had was good and the portions of Vegetables was not lacking. The staff was friendly and the service was quick. The menu changes regularly, so call ahead if you want to know what is on special.

Seriously awesome! Great food and the woman that helped me out that day was so sweet. Just good food (think standard southern-​cornbread, greens, mashed potatoes, fried chicken, cobblers of all kinds wrapped in cellophane!) served on paper plates with plastic silverware at reasonable if not downright a steal prices. I was visiting the area and stumbled upon this place. Lunch time got pretty busy. It was cool to see the owner in the back cooking. Love that kind of dedication. You can tell in the food and service.

Okay, when I first moved to Nashville, I kept hearing about something called a «meat & three, but I never knew what the hell all these weird Nashville folk were talking about. Of course over the years I have had my fair share of «meat & three» here in Nashville.
I think there are several stand out «meat & three» joints in Nashville, Sylvan Park, being one of the. However, I think that At The Table is almost, if not better than Sylvan Park. It is a mall place with a huge sign that reads, «At The Table, Great Homestyle Cooking» and it is just that, great homestyle cooking. I was lucky enough to get there on the night they had fried chicken. Very tasty and juicy, the breading was really good. Right up there with Sylvan Park, for sure.
Like most «meat & three» places, the people who work there are almost as important as the food. As for At The Table, the people are super nice. I even spoke with the owner named Robert Hudson, who told me a bit about his family history in Nashville and the restaurants history. But when I asked him about what the components of the awesome batter he makes for his fried chicken, he would not tell me!
Definitely try this place out if you are a «meat & three» aficionado.