J. Alexander's - Nashville

I went here for my 30th birthday because I love J Alexander's food and wanted to celebrate with my closest friends. I wanted them to experience the good food and service that I have always received. We had a party of 10 and the hostess was not accommodating to us at all. They told my husband on the phone that we would be good to all sit near each other if not sit together. When we got to the restaurant they stated that we had to split up 6 and 4 which was fine but they put my other half of the party on the other side of the restaurant. Not only were they very rude about it but they said if we didn't agree to do that we could just leave. The most upsetting part is that they had 3-4 tables around us that were 4 tops and they didn't get seated the entire time we were there. Not only did they not want to deal with our party of 10 but they showed us very poor service. We will no longer be back at this location. I will go to the West End location or Cool Springs when we go out again.

My husband and I are here for the anniversary tonight. Had a wonderful experience. Hamid was our server and he didn't let us feel in a hurry, was very nice and checked for us very well. This was our first time here and def will be back. Also the chocolate cake with ice is THE FOR! I'd eat it all day if I could. Food was great. The service was just as great. I would definitely recommend.

Steak is good, but the Mac and cheese is amazing. Good, quick service and friendly staff. This is the ?Steak N fries? but I subbed the fries for the Mac and cheese at no extra charge!

This place has some GREAT food. The ambiance is nice, low lighting and good seating. Prices are a little on the higher side, but I don 't complain when I 'm served good food. The meat was cooked perfectly, exactly as I ordered and it was delicious. My party also sampled each of the offered desserts and they were each phenomenal. Fresh and made from scratch. Worth every single calorie! The service was also quick and efficient and our server was delightful. I didn 't give it the perfect score only because there was nothing offered to the table like a bread basket or anything. It seemed odd and for the pricing we did expect something.

3 of my friends and I had a reservation Saturday Evening. It was a birthday dinner. We were seated promptly by a very professional and friendly hostess. She even gave my friend a birthday card signed by some of the staff. I thought we were all in for a fun night of good food and great service. I thought wrong. The server took our drink order, but we didn't get them for about 15 minutes. All we had was water. Our food order was taken and when it was delivered, it was like playing musical plates. The server and helper didn't seem to know who got what. 3 of our entrees were correct. But one ordered a salad with blue cheese dressing and a rotisserie chicken. He received a salad with a few pieces of chicken on it. No dressing. Finally, 2 of us asked for another drink which never came. We flagged down the manager and told her we did not receive our drinks and did not want them at that point. Then the server came over later and asked if we were sure we didn't want the drinks. We just wanted to leave that bad experience. The food and drinks are a bit pricey which is fine if the service given is high quality. It wasn't. The dining room was half empty which makes sense given the service we received.