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    4.1 (96 reviews)
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    Pork Belly
    Cleo G.

    I reviewed ABA 4 months ago and it was not the best experience. The team reached out and were gracious in taking care of us to try it again, so we came for Brunch. I'd love to say it was outstanding this go around but it was still pretty sub par. Whipped feta: 7/10 - Pretty good! I've had better ones but it was fairly tasty. The pita bread was AMAZING. It was soft fluffy, and perfectly seasoned. Braised beef shakshuka: 2/10 - Something was not good in this sauce. Everything tasted of it and had this odd aftertaste. There was also barely any meat. Feta frittata: 9/10 - This was actually one of the best egg dishes I've had in a bit. The phyllo pieces were a bit weird in it but the eggs were perfectly cooked and the feta was a great creamy addition. Chocolate babka French toast: 7/10 - chocolatey, but kind of dry in parts. Mostly just chocolate flavor, and tasted no "French", all toast. Overall, again, not somewhere I'd come again. If I did have to, I'd suggest brunch though.

    Entrance
    Sasha P.

    New in Nashville and as pretty as ever! I went to the Chicago location a couple of years ago and was absolutely blown away by the beauty of the restaurant and the quality of the food and service. I was excited to try the new location for dinner this past week. Reservations were tight and even on a Tuesday at 5:15pm, it was BUSY! Both indoors and outdoors. Our server was solid and helped us with some recommendations -- lots of options depending on what you want to try. Hot, cold, small, big, sweet, savory. I thought all of the food we had was solid. I liked the temperatures and the presentation. My only issue was the saltiness -- of pretty much every single dish we ordered. I can appreciate that this restaurant is new and adjusting, but every plate was over salted. My friend and I both agreed, and we both don't usually mind a little extra touch of salt. The watermelon and tuna was amazing and fresh, the green falafel was solid, the chicken was tender. Again, just too much salt on everything. The crispy chickpeas on the smoky garlic hummus were inedible due to salt. We had wine with dinner and they had a solid selection; my friend also had an espresso martini that was an A! Overall -- I know they are new, so I would come back again for another shot. Rating 4 stars in fairness for overall experience. Cheers!

    Smoky Garlic Hummus
    Caroline L.

    We made a super early 4:00 rez and I'm so glad we did, by 5:00 the restaurant was packed! As others have noted, it looks like a Restoration Hardware inside, but the effect works and is lovely. And it's open air to the outside so it's very fresh inside. The food was very good. Our server recommended 2-3 dishes per person. We got 5 between the two of us and it was too much food, I was butsting at the end of the meal. We got: smoky garlic hummus, strawberry rhubarb labneh, halloumi in hot honey, green falafel, & green chili shrimp. We loved all of them (the halloumi was fine but our least favorite). Hubs said the shrimp was outstanding. I got a mocktail. We would definitely come back. Service was great, I was really surprised how much staff they had, not something you see often post-pandemic, so that was great.

    Krista K.

    TEN STARS!!!!! If that's even possible! Whoever the chef is needs a serious raise! You have to taste it to believe it. The Artichoke Tapenade was out of this world. It was perfectly balanced, sweet, salty, crunchy, creamy and all my friend and I could say when trying this and the Chard Eggplant, was mmmm and wow, for Iike a minute straight. The ambiance matches the menu! It's no just good food and a good vibe, it's a feeling you leave with. Truly one of my favorite meals of all time. They deserve a Michelin star! I'm wishing they had one in Los Angeles.

    Indoors
    Austin F.

    Aba is such a cool restaurant - the atmosphere and service are exceptional. It's truly one of the prettiest restaurants I've been to. We were able to try a number of tapas - - Smokey garlic hummus - tuna and watermelon - crispy chicken - green falafel - beef tenderloin kebabs - sticky date cake The entire meal was good, call outs were the hummus, tuna, and falafel. 4/5 - only thing holding this back from a 5 was that the table agreed nearly every dish was just a touch too salty. Will be back!

    Braised beef short rib - excellent!
    Steve S.

    Four of us had dinner here and it was excellent. It's small plates of delicious Mediterranean food. We all shared all the dishes. We had: Hummus Muhammara Labneh Kefta Greek salad Beef short rib Chicken kabob Shawarma steak frites They were all excellent with the exception of the steak frites, they had great flavor but were chewy and somewhat greasy. The price is what you would expect in a fine dining restaurant, this ain't Taco Bell. I'd certainly come back and I'd like to try more items!

    This place is worth EVERY pic you can take!!
    Indigo P. N.

    The establishment, 5 stars. The service (everyone whom I came into contact with) 5 stars! Hell 10!!! The food.... I just think it was a bad day for the chef! My lamb chops missed seasonings!! And the biggest disappointment of the lamb chops.... they had more FAT than MEAT!!!! But the brocolini... perfectly seasoned and cooked! Super delicious!! And the garlic hummus.... firrrrrreeeeee in my Gap Band voice! But those lamb chops.... bland af!! And I tried to even eat the fat. Yuck! Should have stuck with my 1st choice of the Branzino! But I'll give them another try! Because I want to try the mushroom hummus. Just won't order any meat! Hummus and Brussels Sprouts! The chef on sides duty on 03.15.2026, Sunday, you rock!! The chef on meats.... no partying the night before a shift... PLEASE!!

    Whipped Feta
    Makaylin M.

    This is the cutest new spot to hit Nashville! I loved all the food in these shareable portions with pita bread! Tons of flavor and the ambiance is immaculate as you're transformed into the Mediterranean! I will be back + excited for when they have a happy hour!

    Monica K.

    Finally the Instagram hype is spot on! This restaurant is all the rave and it deserves the highest praises! The restaurant is beautiful. You almost forget that you're in Nashville. The service and food is top tier. My steak frites was very good. The medium rare steak was seasoned well and juicy. The fries were fresh and crispy. The added feta took the fries to another level. Shout out to the bartender because my drink was refreshing and strong! I only needed one, so thank you! I immediately made another reservation after leaving here and I can't wait!

    Sticky Date Cake
    Lana B.

    I have such mixed feelings. The food overall was bomb, but the service was so so so unbelievably slow. We went for a birthday celebration a few weeks ago. Since we had a large party the birthday girl chose a set menu and all we had to order was drinks. Granted, there were 13 of us and of course the server has other tables as well. I just feel if there is a set menu with a large party who made a reservation well in advance we can plan for these things. We were there for almost four hours. We had a personal driver for the night and did not account for this long of a dinner so we had to extend our driver which was not ideal for either party. The spirtz tower is so fun and each spritz is delicious. My dirty martini with hendricks was not very good. I switched the a henricks and tonic instead. The espresso martini was delicious though! I appreciated the amount of food brought to us, but at a certain point it felt almost sad how much we weren't eating. I couldn't stop thinking about how much was being wasted. We brought our own cake for the birthday girl and we were told we still had to choose two desserts. We porbably should have declined and just sucked it up and paid for the dessert but not have it come out. I dont think we even touched it. I want to emphasize that the food was in fact very delicious and our server was very friendly and great. She was set up for failure as the courses were not appropriately coursed out. I gotta say, this might have been the best pork belly I've ever had. It was perfect. I took one bite of the chicken skewers, didn't love it, and decided to focus my attention to the pork belly. The cucumber salad was so good and the best way to start our meal. The short rib hummus and whipped feta as a starter were also very good. It was kinda weird going between the two so I would suggest either just getting one or eating one portion of one and move to the next instead of a bite back and forth.

    ANCIENT OAK ESPRESSO MARTINI
    Katharine N.

    One of the most beautiful restaurants in Nashville! The food was good, but some of the dishes were pretty spicy without having it described on the menu. Will definitely be back and highly recommend any of the kebabs! We're on the pricey side, but worth it for the ambience!

    Catalina C.

    Sophisticated Miami vibes comes to Wedgewood! This is such a cute, photo friendly, chic location for dinner AND the quality delicious food totally matches the vibe. Recommendation is to uber here or park at the Soho house because parking is so challenging in this ar It makes me sad how hard it is to get a reservation here, but once you do is totally worth the weight. The dishes are tapas style and they have so much variety from spreads and whipped dips to actual meals you can easily navigate the menu and order a few of everything. It is tapas style so I would recommend about 2 dishes per person to be shared as a group.

    Whipped Feta
    Carolina W.

    One of my favorite new spots in Nashville! You can't go wrong with the kebabs. They say the menu is mezze where you want to get 3-5 plates a person. I always leave full with just a spread and a kebab dish. I've tried them all now and the Salmon is definitely my favorite! The whipped feta is good, but super thick, not too whipped. But still fully flavorful! My favorite item on the menu so far though is the Truffled Salmon. SO good.

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