Loveless Cafe - Nashville, TN

The Loveless Cafe is the quintessential country-western eatery: wood-paneled walls, red-checked tablecloths, waitresses with sweet mountain accents, and out-of-this-world downhome vittles that include fried chicken, country ham, and biscuits served with the Loveless's legendary preserves.

83% Approval Rating (49 votes)

Overall: Worth planning a day around

Must Eats

Pulled Pork ($12.00)

Banana Pudding ($3.00)

Biscuits (N/A)

Fried Okra (N/A)

fried chicken ($12.00)

Coconut Cream Pie ($4.00)

Ham Biscuits (N/A)

ham ($12.00)

Chicken 'N' Dumplings ($13.00)

Hashbrown Casserole ($3.00)

Biscuits and Gravy ($3.00)

Peanut Butter Pie ($4.00)

Written Reviews

Michael Stern

"The Loveless Cafe, attached to the Loveless Motel on the highway west of Nashville, is the quintessential country-western eatery: wood-paneled walls, red-checked tablecloths, waitresses with sweet mountain accents, and out-of-this-world downhome vittles. For a long ..." [Read More].

Whitney Harper

October 17, 2009

"Loveless Café was the first stop on a feasting-focused tour of Tennessee. We heard rumors about Loveless from locals and visitors and decided it was a good introduction to Tennessee’s food. We arrived around three in the afternoon and must’ve hit a sweet spot as we ..." [Read More].

Ken Riddle

February 14, 2006

"The Loveless has been destroyed. This was one fine place, home of some of the best ham, biscuits, chicken, and preserves you would find anywhere, and I know what I am talking about. The "NEW CORPORATE OWNERS" have taken this fine place and turned it into a ..." [Read More].

Bushie

November 05, 2005

"I ate breakfast here last month after not eating a meal here for four years. Overall, I think the changes are fine. It's hard to take an institution like the Loveless and "save it", but the new owners have done that pretty well. I came here on a Sunday morning, ..." [Read More].

cahaden

November 01, 2005

"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 ..." [Read More].

BillVol

August 05, 2005

"Loveless was sold to new owners a couple of years ago. It then closed for several months for a major renovation. A new wing was added to the side, which must triple seating capacity. A new kitchen was built. New restroom facilities were added. A gift shop was ..." [Read More].

Logbooks

1/17/2009 - tburkett, $18
4/28/2007 - Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle, $6
4/28/2007 - Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle, $4
4/27/2001 - Michael Stern, $12

Map & Directions

8400 Highway 100, Nashville, TN
615-646-9700

http://www.lovelesscafe.com/

Hours & Policies

Seasons:	Open Year Round
Meals Served:	Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Operational Hours:	Always Call Ahead!
Credit Cards Accepted:	Yes
Alcohol Served:	Yes
Outdoor Seating:	No
Reservations Accepted:	No
Delivery Available:	No
Takeout Counters:	Yes

"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."
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."
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!"
Michael Stern

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

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

"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 joined the Loveless team 26 years ago. She's the one who knows how to make the cafe's biscuits."
Michael Stern

"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."
Whitney Harper

"Great uniforms."
Whitney Harper

"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."
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."
Michael Stern

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