Josephine Nashville TN

Josephine
2316 12th Ave. South
Nashville,TN 37204
615-292-7766
http://www.josephineon12th.com

Brunch Saturday and Sunday - 10:00 to 3:00

Bus Line - 12 South Bus #17

Overall: 2/5
Food: 2/5
Service: 5/5
Value: 2/5

Comments: Go for dinner, but brunch... not so much.

Meals Reviewed:

Candied Carrot Soup - sweet and warm cooked carrot taste with brown sugar.  Wonderful but not a brunch item for me.

Caramelized Union Tart - This is a wonderful flat bread.  I was expecting something of the mini pie crust variety.  Again it was quite nice but what I would call lunch, not brunch.

Eggs Benedict - was the worst combination of flavors on an Eggs Benedict I've had in Nashville.  It was prepared fine but the tastes didn't go well together.  It has a brown butter Hollandaise sauce but it doesn't go with the ham and in general I don't think tasted balanced.  The menu said Country Ham but I'm almost certain it was Prosciutto. 

Crispy Pretzel Toast: This is what I'd call a pretzel doughnut.  It is fried and really isn't all that great.  Kind of like French Toast but too dense.  Also, I thought there would be a play on salt and sweet with the maple syrup but there was none.  It just wasn't that appealing to me and felt very much extra fried and overwhelming.  You couldn't tell it was anything to do with a pretzel. Some food looks bad when photographed, but this is exactly what it looks like.

Drinks: Bloody Mary - it was good but very strong with Horseradish.  I liked it but some might find it overpowering.

Service: 5/5

We ate at the bar and had fantastic service.  Food came out timely and was evenly spaced.  I've eaten there many times for dinner also and service at the bar as always been extremely good.

Price / Value: 2/5

This is what I'd call an expensive lunch.

Pros: A different take on the brunch menu and quite frankly is more of lunch with a few brunch items.  Not my favorite and more of a non-brunch brunch menu if there is such a thing.  Who knows some may love it but I still want my brunch to clearly be brunch.

Cons: This is lunch not really much of what I'd call traditional brunch.  Unfortunately I'm not a fan of their take on brunch.  Their dinner is outstanding and I'd probably recommend that instead.

Overall Summary: 2/5

Great service, good drinks but not a typical brunch and maybe not even good at all.

Josephine Nashville Brunch Menu: