Butcher & Bee
Mediterranean restaurant · East Nashville ·
Mediterranean-inspired small plates, inventive seasonal cuisine, and fresh local ingredients
Mediterranean-inspired small plates, inventive seasonal cuisine, and fresh local ingredients
"Butcher & Bee is a long-time East Nashville staple that’s an excellent choice for a lazy weekend brunch—especially if it's a nice day and you want to eat outside on their spacious patio. The food has increasingly begun to lean more into Mediterranean and Middle Eastern territory and we’re not mad at it. The brunch menu includes some great dishes that support that statement like hummus with skhug, a lox platter with sambal-pickled onion, shakshuka, and a shortstack of pancakes drizzled with a thick chocolate tahini maple syrup. The seasonal gazoz—a fruit shrub with sparkling water—is a nice NA alternative to a mimosa." - jackie gutierrez jones 2, ann walczak
"Butcher & Bee has been a reliable East Nashville staple for almost 10 years. Everybody is going to find something they like here, plus they have a bunch of seating options for a sizeable crowd. You can go semi-private with a long stretch of table in the main dining room, take over the cozy upstairs mezzanine that overlooks the restaurant, or rent out the loungy Rose Room for a totally private affair. If you’re going with the main dining room, your best best is locking in for the Chef’s Choice option. For $56 per person, you’ll get platters of some of their greatest hits—stuff like whipped feta with fermented honey, avocado crispy rice, chicken gormeh sabzi, and tomato risotto." - jackie gutierrez jones 2
"At this point, Butcher and Bee’s whipped feta is a Nashville staple, and it’s best shared with friends. This East Nashville restaurant is ready for partying with options for private parties and dinners both inside or on the patio. A semi-private room seats 16, while the mezzanine holds 24 seated diners, and the pink-hued Rose Room is ready for 40 seated (and up to 60 standing). Family-style, buffet, or chef’s choice menus are all options — just make sure to order that feta, and the avocado crispy rice for good measure." - Ellen Fort
"When everyone’s in one of those annoying, indecisive brunch moods, just come to Butcher & Bee in East Nashville. They take all the decision-making off your hands with the Middle Eastern family-style feast: For $35 per person, you’ll get a surprise mix of brunch items which could include the whipped feta or hummus plate, avocado crispy rice, pancakes with chocolate tahini maple, or shakshuka. You could also opt to have a bigger say over your weekend brunch and order a la carte, but sometimes, it’s just nice to give yourself a break." - Jackie Gutierrez-Jones
"A Charleston-born restaurant that has become an East Nashville destination, Butcher & Bee has a lovely patio for brunch. It’s best to start with the crowd-favorite whipped feta; from there, move on to Bubie’s short stack, two griddled pancakes with chocolate tahini maple. Or opt for another Butcher & Bee specialty, the avocado crispy rice with collards, peanuts, and serrano chiles (for a brunch-y twist, add an egg for an additional $2.50)." - Kellie Walton