Ole Red Nashville Airport

The menu was quite limited due to the holidays but we both found something we wanted, and the food was pretty decent! The service was great (a bit slow, but understandable given it was the day before Christmas). I had some local whiskey, which was tasty, but quite expensive (even for an airport).

I had a great experience at Ole Red. The Oklahoma Onion burger was substantial and cooked perfectly medium. Tater tots had the most breading I’ve ever seen, but I could dig it. My server was super friendly and funny, and food came out fast. The live music was excellent as expected of Nashville, even if it’s an airport restaurant.

P.S. does anyone know why the face on the logo looks like he’s in mortal agony? I asked my waitress but she didn’t know either.

We were hungry when we arrived so we stopped in to Ole Red at the airport. There were plenty of tables available so we were seated right away.

The service was not good - took our order, brought the food - didn't see anyone again until it was time to get the check. Food was not great either. Salad looked like it was something you could buy at the grocery store for $5 and the brisket sandwich needed more sauce and pickles (there were pickles, but they were under the fries -- server probably would have told me that if she had ever come back).

Stage was empty when we got there but then someone showed up to play. He took requests via Venmo - I hadn't see it done that way before but it made sense once I figured it out.

We were seated pretty quickly and the live music was nice. The atmosphere was good, not too crowded. The food was much smaller portions then we expected for the prices. Quality was average, but decent for an airport. $10 for a biscuit sandwich with a scrambled egg and bacon, supposed to have cheese, but didn't. When I asked about it, the server said it was just mixed in. The "giant" breakfast burrito wasn't giant but tasted pretty good. No coke products, only Pepsi, which was a disappointment. And it's $5 for a soft drink. Overall, we were glad for a place to sit down and eat during our long morning layover and the live music was a nice change of pace from airport chaos.