Review
About
Redheaded Stranger does not pretend to be something it isn't, which is one of the more admirable qualities a bar can have. This is an East Nashville neighborhood joint named after a Willie Nelson album, staffed by people who clearly enjoy their work, and built around the simple proposition that drinking should be fun and the food should be good enough that you don't need to leave when you get hungry.
The bar program is the anchor. The beer selection is well-curated with a bias toward craft and local, the cocktails are properly mixed without trying too hard, and the whole thing runs with the laid-back efficiency of a bar where the staff has been doing this long enough to actually like it. The food side earns its place without overreaching. The burgers are good, the bar snacks hit the right notes, and nothing on the menu is going to embarrass the concept.
The bar program is the anchor. The beer selection is well-curated with a bias toward craft and local, the cocktails are properly mixed without trying too hard, and the whole thing runs with the laid-back efficiency of a bar where the staff has been doing this long enough to actually like it. The food side earns its place without overreaching. The burgers are good, the bar snacks hit the right notes, and nothing on the menu is going to embarrass the concept.
Redheaded Stranger is a neighborhood bar first and a restaurant second, and it's honest about that hierarchy. Cold beer, solid bar food, and the East Nashville attitude that goes with it.
Redheaded Stranger is an East Nashville bar named after a Willie Nelson album, serving Tex-Mex-leaning bar food that earns its keep. Counter service, cold beer, tacos that are better than they need to be. A neighborhood joint that doesn't pretend to be more.
