Meat and three
Meat and two sides
the kitchen and dining area
Menu
Entrance to the Belle Meade Plantation and Winery. The restaurant does not require separate admission as do the other attractions.
outside
interior
The best Southern meal I have had in many a day: fried chicken, fried okra, collard greens, corn cakes, and mild sweetened iced tea.
Pulled pork with fried okra and green beans as sides
Meatloaf mac and cheese and sweet potatoe casserole
interior
We had a delicious lunch here on their patio! Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, corn cake, and bread pudding
Brisket, fried okra, corn cake, bread pudding
Fried chicken with side of fried okra, mac n cheese, and mashed potatoes. So good I could hardly finish the plate!
food
Meatloaf, Mac and cheese, mixed veggie with a corn cake. Side of the apple bread pudding! Yum!!!
interior
pancakes, food
A full plate with bbq chicken fried okra and Brussels sprouts bread pudding and corn bread.
bbq chicken, fried chicken wings, fried chicken, poultry, food, chicken, chicken wings and fried chicken, chicken wings, bbq wings
Flapjacks (comes with every meal)
Smoked Pork
Smoked Chicken, Mac and Cheese, Fried Okra, White BBQ Sauce
Homemade Pies
Joy S.
Aug 6, 2024
We took the Mansion Tour, then stopped by here for a quick bite before walking around the grounds. We got the pulled pork with two sides to share. The meat was tender and flavorful. They had a place to choose the bbq sauces you wanted to try. We sampled serveral of them. The little restaurant had indoor and outdoor seating and was clean and welcoming.
Read MoreTJ Q.
Jul 3, 2023
Forgot to take a photo but man the meatloaf was amazing. It all smelled so good we just weren't super hungry but just had to give it a shot. Great little spot to grab a bite to eat if you're here for the plantation tour. The service was absolutely top notch a real nice dose of that southern hospitality.
Read MoreCharlie F.
Apr 15, 2022
Our group was touring the Plantation, and our original plan was to have lunch elsewhere. However, the group leaders made a last-minute decision for us to have lunch at Meat and Three, Good call!The lunch options include salad options that have been pre-packaged or a choice of a meat and up to three sides (hence the name). I went the baked ham that they carved in front of me with a very generous portion, plus two sides from a nice variety of options. All of the employees were very polite and efficient. On this spring day, we had dining options inside or on their porch, which was very pleasant.Great flavor in the ham, the corn pudding, and the macaroni and cheese. So glad that we dined there instead of some fast food place further down the interstate,
Read MoreGreg F.
Dec 28, 2022
I was pretty hungry after touring the belle meade site and wine tasting. Decided to stop in the their restaurant. There was no line at all and was served pretty quickly. Food was better then I expected and the sides were really good. Atmosphere could have been a little better, there were a few pictures on the walls, but other then that it was like a cafeteria. The ladies serving food were super nice.
Read MoreSteve R.
Jul 31, 2022
Stopped in here after our Mansion tour, and the food was great!Buffet service was super convenient opposed to sitdown ordering with a waitress, a time saver for sure.My wife got a 2 veggie platterI grabbed a meat + 3Meatloaf, Mac and cheese, mixed veggies and the apple pie breaded pudding. Overall, the food was good! The standouts were the mac and the mixed veg. The meatloaf was average.The staff were husting to keep everything clean but it seemed like some of the condiments had run out. When I went to throw out my trash the front door of the trash can had something on it that got all over my hand. No big deal... but not very pleasant.We were offered a to go box when we went to leave, and all the staff members up there were very friendly.Wishe we could have dined outside, but it was full.
Read MoreGerald W.
Aug 7, 2023
What a nice surprise. It's been here for years, but being a local, I did not know about it. It's a true meat and three. The ribs and fried chicken were amazing. Mash pots and collard greens, too! My wife foune the meatloaf too salty so they allowed her to exchange the meat. They ambiance was nice too. The service was friendly and attentive. I will be back often. Looks like a great place to have small group's too.
Read MoreTabatha R.
Jul 31, 2022
We popped over to Belle Meade Madison tour and wanted to grab a bit to eat before heading back out to take care of errands. Was a little nervous since I have a lot of food intolerances and don't like to have meat. Will eat it heat and there but in general gravitate towards vegetarian lifestyle. Just easier with my stomach. They had plenty to choose from and was quick to let me know what contained pork or beef, discloses ingredients when asked! Food tasted absolutely amazing. There is inside and outside dining available. About 5-7 BBQ sauces for those who do order beef, brisket, chicken or meatloaf. Prices are right where they need to especially with the portions they serve you! The employees are hustling! Man they never stopped moving. Greeting everyone, always smiling, and made you feel like you were the only one in line even through they were pushing you through. If that makes sense. Over all we were absolutely delighted we decided to come and try some lunch.
Read MoreMarie M.
Feb 25, 2023
Come early if you are looking for brisket. Catfish was the surprise flavorful dish. Pulled pork, pulled chicken, chicken tenders. Friend okra, mashed potatoes, collard greens.Sweet potatoes were delicious and had pecans whipped in. Corn bread cakes were tasty and moist on inside. Self seating Super fast service not lacking in flavorful servings.
Read MoreMike S.
Jul 7, 2023
Ah, the Nashville meat-and-three tradition. Comfort, at least a touch of Southern-ness (no, not the whiskey!), and ability to fill the tummy of even the pickiest eater. Time was, it seemed practically every street corner in Metro had one, or at least a restaurant that offered say, fried chicken, okra, green beans, and such on the side from its regular menu at lunchtime. This reviewer remembers even a pizza place (near the famed Exit/In nightclub and closed for many years) that did it at one time a quarter century ago.But as high-rises and corresponding high rents bring in a more sophisticated, hurried approach to dining (and an unrelated displacement as Nashville's signature food by hot chicken), the old-timey meat-and-twos/threes/four veggies may wind up on the Federal Endangered Species list before long, because the most celebrated of them in recent times, Arnold's, bit the dust not too long back. Not if Belle Meade Mansion and Winery can help it, though.As a tourist attraction in its own right, the Mansion is a fine tourist stop for devotees of Southern culture and antebellum artifacts. But one does not need a ticket to there to dig in to fine Southern eats. On a Summer Sunday afternoon, it was surprisingly un-crowded, with a predictable mix of tourists and after-church types (a Dad in a shirt and tie and a Mom in a long dress, a dead giveaway right there--does anyone else don clothes like those except for high-end office pros and workers these days?). Now, the food? I cannot help but go for fried chicken at these establishments, no matter how fine a reputation, say, its meatloaf might have. I figure that, much like pork shoulder is for barbecue, birds are for Southern home-cooking places, a standard by which they should be tested. Get them wrong, and there really is no point to anything else. I need not have worried one iota. A great golden crust worthy of my late grandmother encapsulated a tender thigh (I am a dark meat fan). And on the side, I had doses of my beloved fried okra and collard greens. All were solid and brought back fine memories of "Sunday dinner" from childhood. Nostalgia is not always bad, especially when it comes to food. Sometimes, when you come back to the basics, you can pull yourself together in a hyperactive world. At least I think I did that Sunday afternoon.The only potential controversy might be the cornbread wars. I grew up on the dry, bland, crumbly, buttermilk kind typical of the Tennessee Valley, and for a long time, I thought, like other Southern food nuts, that no other kind was acceptable. But my mind was changed years ago when I had Nashville's "light" cornbread--with flour added into the meal to make it less gritty and softer--and my horizons were broadened! Belle Meade serves a "Johnny cake" version of this that is fried with a touch of oil. Eaten quickly (before it goes cold) and used to sop up sauces on a plate or the collard greens' "pot likker," it caps off a fine plate of food.Now, this is not a cheap buffet, as you might imagine. Service is cafeteria-style, and as one might surmise from being located in the silk-stocking section of a metropolitan area of some 2 million souls, you will pay a good bit extra for the fine quality. So this will likely be an occasional treat rather than a regular haunt. And do beware that your GPS will not prepare you for exiting and re-entering Harding Road via a street without a traffic light, which may be an issue on a regular weekday. Still, if you have "got to have" your Southern vittles, Belle Meade Meat and Three will set you up very well.
Read MoreBarbara J.
May 18, 2024
Food was excellent,the waitress was lovely and very efficient. The place was clean. The prices were very reasonable. Especially for seniors. I'm looking forward to going back with a few friends.
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