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    The Ugly Mug

    4.8 (15 reviews)
    Closed • 3:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Emily B.

    Visiting from out of state, loved this gem! Amazing quality food and the people are so sweet. Very cool bar and back patio area is gorgeous, highly recommended. Would come back!

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    Great atmosphere, great live music, & great food! The staff was super friendly! The Cowboy Fiddler played fun songs & walked around playing the fiddle for everyone!

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    2 months ago

    Very friendly, good food and service. Dog friendly. Newer establishment. I believe they have bands on certain nights.

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    Best place for food and drink in Spencer. Good servive, great food and friendly staff.

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    8 months ago

    The food and staff are great. Love the restaurants atmosphere. Haven't gone during there many live music events but plan to.

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    Service is very good and great atmosphere.jalapeno margarita was good nice place to go eat in tiny Spencer

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    Great food. Great service and highly personable owner. True hidden gem! Great place for a unique dining venue!

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    Twisted Oaks Saloon - Bar  area with big TV's and great conversations

    Twisted Oaks Saloon

    4.2(74 reviews)
    30.0 mi

    The prime rib is delicious, with a smoky flavor. The sweet potato fries are waffle style and…read moreperfectly fried, just the right amount of crispiness. The hamburger is also very tasty and messy to eat but good! Pickle chips as an appetizer and wings are consistently good. Pet friendly outside with a band that plays all good songs. We will be back! Our servers have been attentive and brought refills as needed.

    I stopped in for lunch with a friend while in the area recently and had an ok experience. The space…read moreis definitely kitschy, but it also works and is a large with a big outdoor area and a fun, relaxed vibe that I enjoyed. They were busy on a Friday and the service was a bit slow, but our server was friendly and doing the best she could. We were pretty sure she was the only server on the floor so we gave her some grace. Unfortunately we were starving and ordered the soft pretzel with beer cheese dip, a chicken sandwich with fries, and I had the chicken fingers with a side salad. The server said the chicken fingers were breaded in house with their own seasoning and tried a side of homemade sauce with hot honey buffalo sauce that was really good. The chicken tenders were really good but the side salad came out with a package of dressing instead of being homemade. The fries had good seasoning but weren't hot so I don't know how fresh they were. Unfortunately, the worst part of the meal was the soft pretzel which we were pretty sure was forgotten and came out burned. We were so hungry we ate as much of it as we could stomach, and the cheese was good but it was a small portion and overall a disappointment. I'd definitely come back and give them another try on a day when hopefully they are better staffed and the food is fresher.

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    Honky Tonk National - Sushi menu

    Honky Tonk National

    4.0(3 reviews)
    19.5 mi

    I came here for lunch with 2 girlfriends a couple weeks ago and I ordered The Honky Roll sushi and…read moreBoom Boom shrimp appetizer. They were both excellent! I would definitely order these again. I also had 2 cocktails, a Moscow Mule and the John Daly's Lemonade. The Mule was mediocre, I would not order this drink here again, but the John Daly's Lemonade was soooo good! There is a nice large bar in this restaurant and we heard that they have live music on the weekends and it draws a good crowd. At lunch however, the atmosphere is a little blah, no music, only 3 tables of guests on the Friday we were there. Definitely needs a little something! The big shocker though was the bill. My sushi, Boom Boom shrimp and 2 cocktails at lunch came to $70. Be aware they charge an 18% gratuity to ALL checks even if you are 1 person. This is Sparta, not Nashville!! For me, this is not a place I will frequent because of the prices and atmosphere, which is sad because I live so close and I really liked what I ordered and our waitress was very nice and polite! Something I didn't notice, but my 2 friends both expressed was that the women's bathroom had a horrible strong cleaner smell. It did look like they are putting in an amphitheater and outdoor seating which would be nice especially if they have live music in the evenings during the summer.

    Upscale bar food. Upscale decor. Crazy expensive for a golf course bar/restaurant. They want to…read moreattract Nashville on price and ambiance, forgetting about all of the locals!

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    The Caverns

    The Caverns

    4.5(208 reviews)
    35.4 mi
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    We had never heard of the bands playing on the night we attended but wanted to experience a concert…read morein this venue. There is a cave tour you can do before the concert for a discounted price so we did that as well. We had a great guide (Langdon?). It was about an hour in length. The doors opened an hour before we got there after our tour and we were able to walk right in. Security is thorough so bring as little as possible. Drinks were a bit pricy. Wine in a can. They also have food trucks outside of the venue but we didn't try those. There is no seating. Standing room only. I thought stage right was a little higher than left. Also a little less loud. The area in front of the stage is not very well angled so if you are short, you will likely struggle to see. While the back is farther back, it's higher so you can get a better view of the whole stage. You can pay extra to stand right in front of the stage but we did not do that. Parking lots are nearby. Someone directs you to a spot. We were fairly close to the venue door. It was a cool place to see a band play. Well worth the price of the ticket.

    Second time visiting this music venue for a concert in the caves. It's always a fun experience…read more Getting there is easy with GPS, parking is free (unless you want VIP), and there is plenty of staff directing cars in and out of the lot at the start and end of the concert. There is a bar in the cave serving a good variety of beers, seltzers and cocktails, as well as energy drinks and sodas. They also offer small snacks like candy and chips, as well as ear plugs. There is also a food truck just outside the cave, Wild Game, which served some very interesting options. I'm not sure if that truck is there all the time, but next time I go, if they are, I might try their Kangaroo or Camel Burger. Not sure where they're getting some of their meat options, but it sounded interesting. My wife and I had a great time, we went to see my favorite band, Murder By Death (not what it sounds like, just give them a shot), and as always they put on an amazing show. Throughout, they put on a projected display show on the walls above and behind them. I'm not sure if other performers do that there too, but it makes for some interesting visuals. It's such a unique venue, and if you're a music fan, I recommend going to a show there at least once. They bathrooms in the cave, and it is fully wheel chair accessible. Not a doubt in my mind, I'll be back again for MBD's annual weekend show. The venue does offer camping, as well as some tiny home and yurt rentals. So if you're looking to stay close, you can't get much closer than that. Look up their concert schedule, and go see a show! Pro-Tip: EAR PLUGS ARE A MUST - if you're coming for a concert, you can buy them there, very reasonably priced at $1, but if you have some, bring them. The cave is nothing but hard surfaces, so the sound deflects off, and loud becomes VERY LOUD.

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