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Loveless Cafe

8400 Highway 100, Nashville, TN - (615) 646-9700
Posted By cahaden on 11/1/2005 11:00:00 PM
We'd heard about this cafe, so we drove across town for a visit before leaving Nashville to drive home Sunday morning. We waited an hour and a half to be seated, and the older lady that worked at the front desk was just plain rude!

After being seated, service was pretty quick but the food was not very good. The biscuits had no taste and were kinda hard around the edges. The eggs, the bacon, and the grits were good, but the ham was awful. It had a real gamey aftertaste and was VERY tough. Hubby said the fried chicken was pretty good. Overall we were disappointed, as were some of those sitting at tables nearby. We will not recommend this place, nor return to it.

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Family-style fried chicken dinner. Not included in photo: side dishes such as hashbrown casserole, greens, mac & cheese, etc.
"Family-style fried chicken dinner. Not included in photo: side dishes such as hashbrown casserole, greens, mac & cheese, etc."
Michael Stern





Biscuits with a selection of preserves.
"Biscuits with a selection of preserves."
Whitney Harper


Heaven in mid-Tennessee: a Loveless Cafe ham breakfast. The small cup atop the country ham holds red-eye gravy. Those are grits to its right, fried eggs, tomato, and biscuits in the back. And behind the plate is a dish of blackberry preserves.
"Heaven in mid-Tennessee: a Loveless Cafe ham breakfast. The small cup atop the country ham holds red-eye gravy. Those are grits to its right, fried eggs, tomato, and biscuits in the back. And behind the plate is a dish of blackberry preserves."
Michael Stern


The Loveless never used to serve dessert. Now it serves some of the best anywhere. This is banana pudding. Pastry chef Alyssa Huntsman doesn't like store-bought vanilla wafers, so she makes her own!
"The Loveless never used to serve dessert. Now it serves some of the best anywhere. This is banana pudding. Pastry chef Alyssa Huntsman doesn't like store-bought vanilla wafers, so she makes her own!"
Michael Stern


An unimproveable combination of two of the signature foods of the South.
"An unimproveable combination of two of the signature foods of the South."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle


A pair of hot biscuits, one dolloped with blackberry preserves, the other with peach
"A pair of hot biscuits, one dolloped with blackberry preserves, the other with peach"
Michael Stern


Not a regular on the menu, but if they have chicken and dumplings as a special, it's a must!
"Not a regular on the menu, but if they have chicken and dumplings as a special, it's a must!"
Whitney Harper


Carol Fay Ellison, who passed away in 2010, joined the Loveless team 26 years ago. Her legacy endures in the great biscuits and a spirit of welcoming hospitality.
"Carol Fay Ellison, who passed away in 2010, joined the Loveless team 26 years ago. Her legacy endures in the great biscuits and a spirit of welcoming hospitality."
Michael Stern


Fried chicken, with mashed potatoes and the hashbrown casserole on the lower left next to the chicken.
"Fried chicken, with mashed potatoes and the hashbrown casserole on the lower left next to the chicken."
Whitney Harper


Tender biscuits, with gravy that has just enough of a hint of pepper.
"Tender biscuits, with gravy that has just enough of a hint of pepper."
Whitney Harper


Great uniforms.
"Great uniforms."
Whitney Harper


Screened-in smoke shack where those pork aromas come wafting out of...
"Screened-in smoke shack where those pork aromas come wafting out of..."
Whitney Harper


Store next to the Loveless Cafe, which sells souvenirs, and hams and jams as the name implies.
"Store next to the Loveless Cafe, which sells souvenirs, and hams and jams as the name implies."
Whitney Harper


Before it was the Loveless Cafe, this little building was a tea room, and before that a private home. Nowadays, it is rare to see it without people waiting at the door for a seat.
"Before it was the Loveless Cafe, this little building was a tea room, and before that a private home. Nowadays, it is rare to see it without people waiting at the door for a seat."
Michael Stern


The motel was closed years ago, although the
"The motel was closed years ago, although the "Vacancy" sign still glows."
Michael Stern



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