Monell's
Southern restaurant (US) · Germantown ·
All-you-can-eat Southern fare served family-style in historic surrounds.
All-you-can-eat Southern fare served family-style in historic surrounds.
"Described as a unique, traditional Southern family-style dining experience in a casual setting, highlighted for its communal service format and regional fare." - Missy Frederick
"A Nashville staple, Monell’s is an all-you-can-eat, family-style institution where fried chicken comes with every meal (as it should) and traditional Southern sides are served family-style and shared among strangers who quickly become friends. Monell’s is set in a Victorian-style home first built in 1905, so plan to arrive early for photos out front or in the adjacent garden. Locals know to go after hours for the unadvertised midnight country breakfast, available on Saturdays from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. —JGJ" - Ellen Fort
"Why stop at one meat-and-three plate? Family-style Monell’s lets you scoop from as many platters as your heart desires, passing fried chicken, salads, biscuits, desserts, and so much more from communal table to table throughout your visit, family-style. The beautiful flagship location in Germantown is set fittingly inside a historic home, while the restaurant has a manor-style second location near the airport. If you’re not full when you leave, you’ve done something very wrong." - Kellie Walton
"Dine-In There’s truly no friendlier, jollier way to celebrate Christmas Day outside your own home than a family-style breakfast at Monell’s in Germantown. Christmas country breakfast goes from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., followed by lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Breakfast is an amalgam of true country fixin’s like skillet fried chicken, fried apples, country ham, sausage, cheese grits, biscuits and gravy, and more. Lunch includes all the holiday classics, from roast turkey, sliced rib roast, and glazed ham to corn pudding and yeast rolls. It’ll run $28.95 for adults, and $16.94 for kiddos ages 4 through 12. Or celebrate at home with Monell’s takeout Christmas meal that serves up to three people for $69, as well as a la carte items like breakfast casserole and fruit tea." - Ellen Fort
"Fact: Southern cooking tastes 110% better when it’s enjoyed in a 1905 Victorian-style mansion with the requisite murals, fireplaces, and quaint Southern garden. And with the closure of their location out by the airport, the original Germantown spot is the only way to experience the communal charm at Monell’s. So prepare to sit elbow-to-elbow with strangers as you share a family-style meal of skillet-fried chicken, cheese grits, warm Southern vegetables, and biscuits for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Here’s a sorta secret tidbit: you can also score all of the aforementioned stuff during “Monell’s at Midnight“ on Saturdays from midnight to 3am. But you didn’t hear that from us." - jackie gutierrez jones 2
