I would review the food but we didn't eat here. We came in because they advertised the best whiskey drink in the south. It's called Anthem Spirit and it was pretty damn amazing. The wife had a Moscow Mule with a cranberry liquor kicker recommend by the bartender Rae. She raved about how good it was. The food looked awesome and was very well plated. The bartender was excellent and very personable. read more

GRAY'S On Main - Bars Near Me - Franklin, Tennessee

The drinks and food here is fantastic! I highly recommend sitting upstairs to hear some amazing live music. The service is always over the top and very quick. read more

First time to Franklin, TN and was advised by a wonderful Usher at the Ryman suggested Grays! The only negative was the lunch Caesars Salad was too small to share. The Cheese Balls - 5 in an order, were yummy with the chili sauce giving it a good flavor together. My favorite was the bacon wrapped figs. They were flavorful and the balsamic reduction was good with them. 4 in an order. The Steak Frites were cooked perfect for flavor and these were real hand cut frites. Side salad added for $6 was great. And plentiful. The toast with whipped spread with jam Romulade was my favorite. Beautiful atmosphere a cross between rustic and urban vibe. 4 stars means I'll be back! read more

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The food here is incredible. We ordered way too much for two because everything on the menu sounded great, and the food lived up to all of our hopes and dreams. read more

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Great ambiance, service and food. Lettuce wraps were great and cocktails were deliciously handcrafted read more

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I have been here several times and it's always fantastic !!! Our waiter this time was a little odd but overall I will always recommend this restaurant especially to out of towners !! read more

Great southern cuisine - staff was super friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend!

Very limited menu! Food and atmosphere were okay! Had to sit upstairs due to few tables on main level.

We had such an amazing experience here for my graduation dinner. Jenna, our waitress made us feel so special and provided the best service! All the food, drinks and dessert we got was such great quality and very tasty. Definitely coming back! read more

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The atmosphere was nice. Server was really nice. Not many choices on their menu but decided on the koji raised flat iron steak with Mac and cheese. The steak was pretty good. read more

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Service and drinks were very good. Food was just okay. Would not go back just because I can get that quality food but cheaper at other places. read more

Meh. Food was average and very salty. There are definitely better places in town. On the plus side, it is a fun place to hang out. read more

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Great food and atmosphere, delicious n/cocktails too! On a short trip to Franklin we dined out a few times, this was the only place we came back to. First night we sat in the downstairs bar area and had the pleasure of Jake the bartender serving us. Chatty and fun, he helped us navigate the menu and was just a nice guy in general. We shared the pimento balls and the tuna tartar, both flavorful and delicious. Husband had the fried chicken, loved it(i thought it had a cumin taste that i didn't love but that's just me) very crispy and perfectly cooked. the star: the halibut special. there's no way to cook a piece of fish better than what they gave me, spot on and with a delicious sauce. Had lunch a couple days later, we both had the cuban. delicious, great service again, this time upstairs. It's a winner, highly recommend! read more

I don't think I've ever spent $150 on an appetizer, one drink for each of us, and an average priced entree and had the meal taste so bland. My wife had the lobster ravioli and immediately she said I ordered the wrong thing. The ravioli was chewy and had no flavor profile. I ordered the fried chicken which looked to be breaded in Panko and served with mashed potatoes and green beans. That entire dish needed more seasoning. Probably our best dish was the corn bread appetizer. The peach topping and other butter was good. My house special cocktail with whiskey was good as well. Finally we sat along a wall near the stage. A pipe in the ceiling had a slow drip and landed on my wife at least five times. Table 255. Just sums up how our dinner experience went. Sorry Grays on Main. Could have been much better. read more

This spot is good, but didn't surprise me in any way. I went with a group of friends and ordered a few of food items to share. The bacon wrapped figs were really good. They have multiple wine and cocktail options. I would say it's a good standard place to grab lunch. The atmosphere is a bit on the dimmer side, not super uplifting. There are three stories to the building. They also host live music. There is street parking. read more

GRAY'S On Main - Bars Near Me - Franklin, Tennessee

Gray's on main was a very average place for me. They were out of multiple things that my party attempted to order. We waited awhile for drinks and food despite a fairly empty restaurant. We did enjoy the small plates - we ordered basically all of them. The fried pimento cheese balls were delicious. read more

Restaurant located in the heart of downtown Franklin. There's an upstairs area with a stage with live music. Limited dinner menu but each item was executed well! We got a variety of appetizers to share among the table. A couple of Gluten Free options available, just let your server know and they can help you out. Standout appetizer was the bacon wrapped goat cheese figs. The biscuits were fluffy and quite large, and the Brussel sprouts were also quite good. For entrees, they were all decently portioned and enough to split between two not very hungry people or + appetizers. Everyone seemed happy with their entree (fried chicken, shrimp, steak and pork). read more

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The drinks were on point. I love the low lighting, old school vibe of the restaurant. It's classy but very welcoming. The hummus was one of the best I've ever had. And I should know! Trust me. Don't get the cornbread, it needs some help. We just had drinks and apps. We sat up top and listened to music. It was fun and we all said we'd go back again. I'd love to try some of their main menu items. read more

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I went here last night for dinner. I was shocked when my bill was $85 so with tip over $100 and I didn't order any alcohol. There was a group of 4 of us for dinner. The restaurant itself is beautiful inside. The decor and ambience are really nice. It's a beautiful restaurant. I started with the Pom-erita from the Non Alcoholic menu. It was really delicious. A little spicy. I could have had more than 1! We got the bacon wrapped figs to start. They are tiny. They were fine but a little sour. I think there were 5 or 6 so I only had one. I wouldn't order them again. We also got the potatoes to start. The potatoes themselves were good but there was a weird sourness in the accompanying ranch dip. For my main dish, I got the Market Fish which was Halibut. I was pretty disappointed in this. It was $42. The fish itself was very dry and lacked any flavor. I asked the waiter to bring me some lemon and salt and pepper and I doused it in both to make it taste like anything. The zucchini it came with were fine. It also came with asparagus which were very hard. I wish they had been a bit more tender. It tasted as though they had barely been cooked at all. I wish more care had been made to the vegetables considering how tiny this dish was to start with. The sauce that came on the fish was good but not enough to give it the flavor it needed. I got a side of the cheesy grits which were tasty but definitely nothing special. The fish itself was a tiny piece of fish with just a few vegetables. For dessert, I got the carrot cake which was good but something about it didn't taste quite fresh. The standout portion of the cake were these brown sugar crumbles on it which were good. Overall, I felt like the value here was a bit off for the food. I don't know why it was so expensive. I think I'll come back, but probably won't be rushing back. read more

Our server Skyler was great! It was my mom's 60th birthday and they made it very special for her. We got wonderful recommendations for food and the drinks were awesome as well. read more

What a cool place! Don't leave without ordering the pimento cheese biscuits. They are 100% homemade southern goodness y'all. Biscuit perfection. As for the rest of the menu, I really don't think you can go wrong with any of the selections. Good stuff. I'll definitely be back. read more

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Drinks- 100% fantastic Food- pretty good. I'd love to see a major menu change here. There is pretty much nothing on this menu that interests me. I hope the chef/management consider a new menu. read more

Great place to just chill and have a quick snack and drink. I haven't had a bad visit here and always op for going upstairs to the pharmacy bar. This is where u can get some pretty cool signature cocktails made! Crab hush puppies, and the cheese balls are my favorite snack items read more

GRAY'S On Main - Cheese balls - Bars Near Me - Franklin, Tennessee

Just wasn't good last night. Over $100 with tip for 1 app, 2 sub par entrees and no alcohol. The pimento balls had great flavor but were cold. I had the fried chicken which was cold, tough. The mashed potatoes were ok but the gravy was overly sweet accompanied by what I swear were canned green beans. My daughter had the lobster ravioli which didn't taste like lobster and although she likes al dente, they were al dente al dente and were also served lukewarm. The waitress was nice but the culinary experience was not. I never write reviews but this place has gone downhill and was a waste of my hard earned money last night. read more

Located behind a beautiful historic facade is one of Franklin's most overpriced and overrated eateries. The limited menu lacked variety and the hostile waiter was reluctant to accommodate for those with limited diets. The food was good, but highly priced. The waiter was working the whole floor, so refills were nonexistent. This wouldn't be my first choice if I was back in Franklin again. I'm quite sure that nobody would actually get reservations to eat here because of the food, but rather the Franklin charm. read more

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I've never given a 2-star review to a restaurant; I really wanted to like this place for food but I haven't been this disappointed in a while. We have come for drinks at the bar and had a great time! We brought out-of-town guests for lunch and were so embarrassed by our entire experience. There was no wait and there were tons of open tables, but it took 25 minutes to be greeted by our waitress and another 50 minutes to receive our food (all salads) and the only reason it came out was because we were going to check out and leave. An hour and 15 minutes for salads is crazy. The food runner was rude and dismissive and we were excited for the corn bread and it came out completely burnt. We didn't say anything and just left it because we didn't want to cause a fuss, but we each tried only one bite and put it to the side. The salads were good enough but nothing special. My husband did like his Old Fashioned and hot chicken. We were offered a free dessert in exchange for this experience, but we didn't want to sit there any longer. I'm disappointed to say that I would not recommend. read more

Overpriced, average at best! 8" cornbread is 12 bucks? Come on! Fish was lukewarm, bland. Chicken bread is 3.00lb at Costco. $28.00 with mashed potatoes? $20.00 for med sized salad. Won't go back. Need better quality for these prices!! read more

I took my girlfriend on a date night to Grays this past Saturday night. The Nightshade looked good to my girlfriend and I knew that OBJ is under the same ownership, great cocktails there. We were seated upstairs and ordered an old fashioned. The restaurant wasn't terribly busy. When it was brought to me it tasted off. I realized it was missing the luxardo cherries, no big deal. I asked my waitress for some luxardos and she said ok. 20-30 minutes later she was nowhere to be found, so I walked up to the bar and asked the bartender for a few cherries. He told me that he could not help me and told me to speak to my server. Fortunately another employee overheard this and spent the 30 seconds to complete my cocktail. I then returned to the table happy I could enjoy my cocktail and then waited for another 20-30 minutes before our food was brought out. It was good! Our waitress was still nowhere to be seen. My girlfriend finally saw her and locked eyes with her. She noticed and came over. She got her drink refilled and I asked for the check. Though the food was good and the cocktail was as well, I didn't appreciate the lack of service and the flippant attitude of the bartender. read more

This is a great spot to catch some live music while enjoying a meal with libations. We came on a Thursday night without a reservation and had about a 20min wait before being seated - they have a text system to notify you when your table is ready so you can walk around downtown Franklin while you wait. We were seated upstairs which is where the live music would be happening, so that was convenient. I couldn't pass up the friend chicken dinner - everything was cooked to perfection. I love a good mashed potato and these really hit the mark for me. Service was also friendly and fast. read more

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This might be my favorite restaurant. Amazing upstairs atmosphere. We had an awesome waiter, who made great food and drink recommendations. Some of the best whiskey cocktails I've ever had in my life. We were in town visiting for only a few nights and ended up going here two nights in a row. Great experience! This place should absolutely have 5 stars and when you look at the reviews you'll see it's people complaining about Covid, next time get up, leave the restaurant and go hide in your house if you don't like it. read more

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I'm sure the food was good but it was really overshadowed by how unbearably cold it was on the 2nd floor. A table next to us asked to be moved to a warmer area. We and another table asked if the temp could be changed so it wasn't so cold. We were told it was being adjusted but there was no change during our stay. All the while, someone by the front windows had one open to be warmer, which, in turn, keeps the AC blasting for the rest of the room. Food was probably good. Service was slow. Environment was freezing. Not very enjoyable. read more

Food is incredible. Great place for a true foodies. Brandon. Our service was on point, friendly and knowledgeable. Love the retro apothecary vibe. The bacon wrapped figs are a must have. If you like a good whiskey drink be sure to order The Anthym. read more

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Great food , great atmosphere, efficient but unobtrusive servers. Staff knowledgeable and willing to share opinions/preferences on the various menu items. Bacon wrapped figs were divine and my steak was cooked to perfection. Drinks (cocktails) were well presented and delicious. Definitely be back here for happy hour drinks/appetizers or dinner. Hopefully catch some music next time too. read more

Wasn't impressed at all. We split 2 appetizers the pimento cheese and the crispy smashed potatoes. Not sure why the potatoes are described on the menu as smashed, they are far from it. Basically they are just pieces of potato fried and served with a sour cream. Reminded me of potatoes that would be served with a breakfast. The Parmesan added no flavor. The pimento cheese were fried balls and served with a sweet sauce. The pimento itself had no flavor and the sweet sauce just didn't seem like it belonged in the dish. The other thing I noticed was the peeling paint on the ceiling. First thing that came to mind was someone like a Gordon Ramsey looking up and yelling at the owners how the peeling paint could fall into someone's plate. Overall I would past on this place. read more

ZERO COVID protocol! Don't be fooled by the one and only worker, the host wearing a mask, they are the only one! With Williamson County and the City of Franklin having a mask mandate, this is pure negligence and disregard to social responsibility for safety! I would love to say that the great cocktails and food outweigh the risk, it doesn't. Think twice before choosing to dine here! There are many other safe and responsible places to enjoy great food! read more

GRAY'S On Main - Bars Near Me - Franklin, Tennessee

I don't live too far away, but had never tried this restaurant. We decided to stop by for a quick bite and had high hopes. Our hopes were a bit let down. First off, the pimento bread is good, but honestly just tastes like a regular roll. For dinner I had the salmon and Brussels. I can say the Brussels were by far the better choice. The salmon did not have a great taste or texture. Granted, I really like seafood and have it quite often along the coast. My friend had the shrimp and grits. While the taste was good, there were literally only 3 shrimp in the whole thing. Now to the good part:dessert. I had the gelato and the person with me had banana pudding. I can honestly say it was really good and if I came back it would probably be mainly for dessert. Both had great flavor and almost made up for the dinner just being meh. The waitress that we had was also very nice and pleasant so it made it hard to give just an ok review. Not bad, but don't expect stupendous food here, maybe it's more about the ambiance. read more

Best cocktails. Go to the second floor. Bartenderess - Rae. - is the most knowledgeable and equipped cocktail created ever. Afternoon wine: Fess Parker. read more

"Don't California My Tennessee," is all I have to say to those trashing Gray's with incompetent emotional reviews. Moving on... Gray's is one of my favorite restaurants that exists. This is a compliment I don't give out too freely, and this coming from someone who has access to amazing restaurants in Southern California (San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles). We loved coming here when we lived in town and this is the first stop we make whenever we're back for a visit. It's just too good and there's a reason A-list celebs frequent here. Their cocktail bar goes unmatched to any others in the area. I recently dined at a casual fine dining restaurant a few doors down from Gray's, and while their food felt equal to Gray's, their drinks were a sorry disappointment. This was another reminder of how unparalleled they are to anything else around. Onto food, how can one make up their mind? Their fried chicken is a classic and never disappoints, but their daily chef's special is always a delectable treat. End your night with banana pudding and you'll have no regrets. Gray's knows how it's done and offers true southern hospitality. read more

We got poisoning eating here. Additionally, two of four cocktails took 30+ minutes to arrive. Our server was unfriendly. Thumbs down all the way. This place is awful, except for the decor. read more

Food was very good - a bit pricey Great location. Nice atmosphere. Been a couple times - before a show at the Franklin Theatre. Will return read more