As a fairly regular yelper, I've learned a few things about reviews: long time, local places, tend to have lower ratings. At first, I was put off by anything less than four stars, but the truth is, places like Dalton's have so many loyal customers that have probably never even heard of yelp, but the only people that review them are one time tourists or folks who don't understand the attraction of a local, community centered bar restaurant. I grew up in the Midwest where neighborhood taverns and bars were a staple of community. They were the social gathering, the place where you literally went and "everyone knew your name" Dalton's is that kind of place. It's always the same staff. The food is as you want it and expect it. There's always a smile and someone checking on you. They do get busy, sometimes the service is a little slower than others, and sometimes it's super fast. That's the nature of a familiar place. But it's ok because we're family here. So if you love the atmosphere of a neighborhood, Tavern, a restaurant, where the regulars come every week, where the value is strong, and they genuinely care if you come back. This is your place. read more

We felt immediately comfortable when we walked in. Friendly faces and immediate greeting plus such great artwork on the walls. With 4 adults and 2 children, we had the opportunity to try several different items on the menu. There was something for everyone! From Chicken Fried Steak to French Dip...chopped steak with onions and gravy and a very yummy burger! It did not disappoint. Food arrived quickly which was great...having kids with us. Speaking of kids...the kids meals are good size and the kids loved the Spaghetti! Our server was Connie and she made sure we had everything we needed and very quickly as well! This was our first time there and we will for sure be back. read more

Super yummy food as always. French dip and sweet potato waffle fries - hubby had the meat and 2 - clean plate award!! Always quick, friendly service in this locals Bellevue favorite. Best prices in Nashville read more

Waitstaff and owner always incredible. Catfish on Friday nights is fantastic. All their vegetable's are cooked well and healthy. Things to consider. read more

Fast friendly service and amazing spaghetti with heavy meat sauce ! Restaurant clean !

Great variety of comfort food! Great service! Great value! Casual atmosphere. A Nashville (Bellevue) restaurant that is somewhat of a throw back to years gone by. Nothing foo foo or pretentious about this place. More like going to a favorite hang out for a terrific, well prepared, tasty meal, beverage of your choice and dessert if you please!!! Food, service and reasonable prices are hallmarks of Dalton's Grill and have been for a long time without fail! read more

Glad we found Dalton's on our trip to TN. Memorial Day lunch, delicious baby back ribs, sweet potato, broccoli, fried green tomatoes, and rolls. Excellent. Comfortable atmosphere, not fancy. Reasonable prices. Best of all, our server was the nicest guy you could meet. read more

We had good service, but the food was not that good at all. They called it their barbecue special plate and the barbecue had a bit of fat and not a lot of taste. The baked beans tasted like they just came out of a can with a few peppers added and the mac & cheese wasn't anything great and she bragged about it so a bit disappointed. read more

Food is so good. When it comes to southern cooking in Nashville (Bellevue), Dalton's is hard to beat. The service is always friendly. Go there! read more

Food is excellent, service is good, and the ambiance is casual and friendly. I recently the restaurant for a great meat and two or three vegetables in a nice neighborhood environment. read more

The price are great. Servers are nice, professional and friendly Especially Ryan. The restaurants very clean and a great atmosphere.

Service and food quality has gone down have been going there since they opened. Ambiance was ok

If you are looking for meat and three ! This is the place to go ! Yummy wide variety of items , to choose from off the menu . Priced well to fit anyone's pocketbook! Try it out , you won't regret it ! It will become one of your favorite spots ! read more

Great place. Old school meat & three. Good menu, good prices, good fresh food, good service. My wife and I are at the Ford Ice Center in Bellevue quite a bit. This place will be a great addition to the other places in town that we frequent between hockey games & practices. read more

Been there a few times and have enjoyed everything I've order. It's a great meat and 3 so order accordingly. Also, older crowd and a small place so plan your visit accordingly. I've seen a lot of the complaints which are just poor judgement and/or planning by the reviewer. If you have ten people in your party that is going to be an issue around 4-5 (news flash- older people eat early) read more

Went for lunch yesterday. Found a spot to sit and a menu was delivered. Very clean and staff working hard. Ordered water, milk, and an assortment of breads (yeast roll, corn bread muffin and corn bread flap jack). Ordered meatloaf, mashed potato, broccoli casserole, and Lima beans. All was good - as usual. read more

Very friendly servers and the food was delicious and fresh. Chocolate pie is the next best thing to my mommas.

Meat and threes are getting harder to find. This place was a welcome surprise. My coworker and I had a great lunch. Lots of meats to choose from. Portions were sized right for an overeater like me. The place was not busy on a Monday at noon and there was only 1 or 2 people working the floor, but they did a super job. We wanted for nothing and the food was great. I could see this place suffering if it gets too busy, but as it was things were great. read more

Always great food good service great ambience Dalton's, the best the meat and three is the best in Bellevue

Great meat and three. Locals eat here often and are repeat customers. Also around noon expect to see workers which is always a good sign for lunch time eats. Vegetable plate is great with many options from which to choose. Friendly staff make this a "return to" place in Bellevue. read more

I'm sure this place is fine for some people but, if you're like me, here is why you won't like this place. 1. It's a meat and three but also has a bar? Just kind of a weird atmosphere, like a cross between a sports bar and a country kitchen. There's nothing wrong with either of those things, but it was not the environment I was looking for. 2. It seemed a bit overpriced for a meat and three. They also have two menus - one for daily specials and one with sandwiches, burgers, and other things. We had to ask for that second menu. They were laminated and sticky. 3. I ordered a French Dip because I just didn't have high expectations and I didn't want to spend a lot of money there. The first bite without the au jus was good. The cheese was nice and melty. I nearly gagged when I tried the au jus. It was inedible as it was pure salt. It was like someone colored ocean water brown and poured it into a small bowl. After my sandwich cooled off a bit, the cheese solidified. I didn't finish it. 4. The older ladies I was with loved the place and their food. I think this might be their target market as 75% of the people in there during lunch time were over 75. We're talking shuffling and walkers. Maybe your grandparents would like it. read more

Friendly, casual place with a great steak biscuit. Juicy and flavorful steak and the biscuit was warm and fluffy with enough substance to eat with steak. Perfect. The cucumber and onion salad side was great, too. Nope, it's not a fancy place, but definitely worth a try if you are in the neighborhood and looking for an easy, relaxed meal. read more

Dalton's Grill - Steak Biscuit lunch special - American Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

I will preface this review with the statement: It really depends on what you are looking for, as it was not my cup of tea, but might be yours. I will focus on the pluses and minuses so you can make an informed decision. This was a family night out, and I have 4 children. Finding a table for all of us was a bit difficult, as it seems all of the tables are designed to fit four. After that, our server kept missing on nearly all cylinders which made it a drawn out experience with us reminding him many times of things that are missing. I am sure this is not always the case, but everything was moving in slow motion, on a night when slow motion was not my vibe. Dalton's is a bit weird in its layout, at least for a restaurant. Unlike Publicity, a few doors down, which is wider and shorter, Dalton's is very elongated. The trip to the bathroom, which is all the way in the back, feels like you are walking into the kitchen larder. There is a nice sized bar in the center of the establishment, which seemed to be a drawing place for some people I gathered as regulars (they knew the staff). It looks like they have some form of happy hour, as well, and I would guess at least one of the guests had been there since happy hour, as he was a few sheets to the wind. I don't take that out on the restaurant, just stating happy hour might be interesting to check out. The food is meat and three (or rather meat and two in most cases). Many of the items taste like they are poured out of cans without much additional prep. There are many other meat & three restaurants in the greater Nashville area, most of which are better, IMO. On the positive side, Dalton's is one of the more economical choices in Bellevue (other than Mexican or fast food) and has an extensive menu, a decent number of sides and a rotating specials menu. Talking to someone I knew who was leaving as we walked in, it is quite popular with the senior crowd. And, as it is one of a few restaurants in the immediate area that has the meat and three style. The only other homestyle American restaurant within a few miles at least, is Three Stones Pub, but their menu is not as extensive, either in menu or number of sides. Particulars: One of my daughter ordered the ribeye. It was okay, rather thin cut, and tasted a bit like it was marinated in beef broth to give it more flavor. But I guess steak is not the prime thing for a meat and three. I also tasted her cream corn, which was extremely bland. I had the Chicken Fried Steak. Standard frozen deep fried patty. The gravy was okay, which is a positive note. Green beans had a heavy canned taste. Wife said the Salmon was okay, but also commented on the green beans. The baked potato was a positive, although I am not a big fan of butter like spread in a small plastic cup, so I stole the real butter from the bread dish. Bread and corn cakes were probably the highlight of the meal, but we had to ask a few times to finally get them. I will talk to the seniors at church and see if there is any consensus on a favorite meal. If so, I may try back to see if we just ordered the "wrong" items. If not, there are better places I can spend my money. read more

Ribs, steak, pasta, burgers, wings, veggie plates, nachos, tons of salads, happy hour, all you can eat catfish on Friday nights... What else do you need? read more

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It's like a sports bar opened inside this mom & pop's meat and three. A neighborhood joint with good food. read more

Dalton's Grill - Dalton's Grill - American Near Me - Nashville, Tennessee

Food was good for the most part. Ordered a cup of chili with my reuben sandwich. Chili was barely warm. The reuben sandwich was good. My wife ordered the chicken and biscuits. Took a long time to get the food. When we finished we asked for a box and the bill. Took over 20 minutes to get the bill and another 10 minutes to pay. No itemized bill, just a total. Seemed higher than it should've been but didn't want to wait another 20 minutes to get it right so we just paid it. There were only two waitresses so I get it that they were shorthanded but shouldn't take that long to get and pay your bill. Allow an hour and a half to get in and out if you're going here. read more

This is a nice local, southern eatery. They have a very limited draft selection, and not a craft beer in sight. The menu had lots of southern comfort food options. The food was decent, and very reasonably priced. Two of us ate for $25, including a beer! read more

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Great service. Rolls and johnny cakes are excellent. My burger was a bit over cooked (I ordered it medium, came med well) but was quite tasty. Fries were limp and needed more salt. My wife's chicken tenders were excellent. Hand breaded, and you could tell they were soaked in buttermilk and hand-cut. Her fried green tomatoes were great as well. Mac and cheese was pretty good. read more

Things change, and despite my pessimism, sometimes for the better. I have returned to Dalton's Grill and left smiling. I did the meat and 2. Hot Chicken, turnip greens and squash casserole. Now when I say "Hot Chicken" it's not Princes hallucination inducing crazy hot, but old folk with a little heat hot. Most importantly it was moist good flavored chicken served on top of two slices of white bread. The sides were good as well. ( hint for Yankees: ask for a little vinegar for the greens) The staff are very friendly and know everyone that steps through the door. Most are way past carding age but they are a fun loving group. Decor?... well, it's a grill. Ya got TVs and a place to sit quit cha whining! read more

This is a great, affordable, and family friendly restaurant in the heart of Bellevue! They have a meat and three daily with fresh food that is sure to please! They have different specials throughout the week, including drink specials, wing specials, etc. Give it a try! read more

If your looking for quality food at a real price this is the place The staff go out their way to make you feel welcome the food is really great and I always look forward to eating out here if theirs one thing missing it would have to be a bigger stomach all their food is always plentiful and delightful read more

This place was delish!!! Grilled Grouper and Mac and cheese with the steamed zucchini and squash. Absolutely perfect!!! Couldn't have had a better dinner in Nashville. Worth the drive. read more

I get chills when I think about the food at Dalton's. First let me say that our server was very nice and attentive. It was later in the evening when we went but I don't think that affected the quality, it already had its issues. There's no way around this, the food comes out of a can. The nachos are inedible, it had about 6 inches of canned cheese piled on it and something resembling chili. The flavor was not anything that I have ever tasted before. My husband had the shrimp and rice and it was flavorless and tasted previously frozen. My family got the steak biscuits which they seemed to enjoy. The employees are just making the best out of terrible quality ingredients so I wasn't going to complain to them. This was the worst meal I have ever spent money on. read more

Love this place!! food was great, service service excellent. Glad we found it. Was told they have been around since 1998, I see why!!!

This is has THE BEST rolls... they are nice gooey and warm every time. Plus the hospitality is so welcoming, definitely would recommend

meat loaf, turnip greens pork chop specially good quaint and small place, only negative? hard to get attention for refills, We like lots to drink with our meals and we don't like our glass to go dry. read more

Great place to eat in Bellevue. They serve nice home cooked types of meals. Meat and 3 type menu in the day and more entree type meals at night. The steak and biscuits are definitely a must try and they have hand breaded never frozen fried catfish on Friday nights. Menu is huge, lots of choices so everyone is sure to find something they like. Servers are always right on things!! read more

Manager regularly eats in front of customers at the bar. Staff is nice. Food is 7/10Yeast Roll

Love this place!! We moved to the area 6 months ago and a local business owner recommend Daltons to us. I kept hearing about Loveless Cafe and how great the food was. I've been to both and no question....Daltons is our pick! The food is amazing. We still have not had a meal we were not happy with. When we walk in everyone is so friendly, including the customers. The atmosphere is kid friendly and very accommodating. They even had a Christmas party for customers including a visit from Santa. Staff is very appreciative of their customers and it shows! read more

Super casual place to grab a quick lunch or a cold beer after work. While not posh in any way, the food is consistently good and the servers are friendly and efficient. My husband enjoys the meat-and-three - the creamed corn in particular, while I am partial to their grilled cheese and soup lunch special. On a cold, dreary winter day, you can't go wrong with a hot grilled cheese and a delicious (and big) bowl of vegetable beef soup. Yum. While I'd never think to bring guests to Dalton's, I'd definitely return for a quick and tasty lunch or dinner. We'll be back! read more