The Rusty Nail Bar

"Played a songwriters night there last night. Great little space off the beaten path. Only had wings there. The dry Cajun were good, but their mango habenero was incredible."

"If you are a single person or with friends, this is the bar you have to come to, the food is 200%, I have visited an unlimited number of bars in Nashville and this is the best, it gives you a Caribbean vibe, but at the same time very American, here you can feel however you want, if you like sports this is the bar for you to come with your friends, believe me it is the best bar, the bartenders will love you."

"Great local spot, always hosting awesome events. Foods delicious, drinks are right and the energy is everything. One of my favorite places to go especially when I wanna get away from downtown. Management and bartenders always awesome."

"Stopped in for drinks and to check out the music for the night. First time in. It was clean inside, other than some tables that had empty food baskets sitting on them for the entire time we were there. It was pretty empty when we got there, only 4 other people inside for the first hour we were there. The bartender wasn't behind the bar when we got there. We waited about 5 min and then she came out from the back. I asked her a few questions about some of the beers. She pretty much said all the ones I asked about were just 'light beers'. I had asked if one specifically was a lager. She just shrugged and said it was light. She didn't even look at the can to get an answer. I ordered it anyway cuz I was pretty sure it was a lager. It was. I got my drinks and sat at the end of the bar closest to the stage. The entire time I was there the bartender never once came down to see if I needed anything. Anytime I wanted a drink I'd have to get up, gather my belongings and walk to the other end of the bar and then wait for her to pay attention to the fact that I was there. For most of the time I was there she wasn't even behind the bar, but when she was she stayed down on that far end. After getting up twice I decided I wasn't getting up anymore. I did want to try one of their signature drinks but decided if she came down to check on me I'd get one. Otherwise I wasn't ordering anything else. She never did come down so I didn't try any of the signature drinks. I do wish those had prices on them. I hate when bars don't have prices listed. But on a positive note it was nice ordering a beer that wasn't outrageously priced. For some reason bars in Nashville think charging $8 for a can of yuengling is acceptable. It is not. So it was really great to be somewhere where they aren't trying to gouge their customers. They have a menu with a lot of different bar food. I didn't try anything but it did smell good in there while they were cooking. The live music was great. The sound was really good. Not too loud where you couldn't have a conversation but loud enough that you could easily hear the songs."

"Patty is THE BEST!!! Our first time at the Rusty Nail (we're from Wisconsin), and we felt like we were at our neighborhood bar!"

"I attend the Dam Jam there on occasion which is held every third Sunday of the month. Always packed by musicians who come out to jam with each other Always a great time hosted by aspiring artist and all around great guy Paul Durako. If you're in the Nashville area "The Hermitage"/Stewart's Ferry Dam/Percy Priest Lake located on Andrew Jackson Parkway."