Bar East Nashville

2.9

11 Reviews

$30 and under

Thai

Lively
Great for creative cocktails
Great for happy hour

An upbeat dining experience in East Nashville. Pan-Asian & Latin inspired cuisine, curated by award-winning and Chopt guest, Nina Singto, accompanied by Thai inspired craft cocktails. Colorful rooftop accompanied by spunky DJs opening this spring!

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Thai
Hours of operation
Wed, Thu 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri 4:00 pm–12:00 am Sat 11:00 am–12:00 am Sun 11:00 am–9:00 pm
Phone number
(615) 730-5472
Website
http://www.bareastnashville.com/
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
970 Woodland St, Nashville, TN 37206
Neighborhood
East Nashville
Parking details
None

Samosas$9.00
chicken, onion, peas, carrots, and cheese blend
Fresh Rolls$7.00
shrimp, vermicelli, and veg mix wrapped in rice paper
Curry Puffs$8.00
sweet curry chicken deep fried with a mix of potatoes, onions, peas, and carrots
Spicy Edemame$7.00
salt and peppered coating with thai chili oil & soy sauce
Calamari*$12.00
lightly fried & seasoned squid
Crab Rangoon*$8.00
crispy wontons stuffed with a mix of imitation crab, sweet cream cheese blend & onion
Cheese-Corn Flambe*$12.00
shaved corn in charred queso, served with tortilla chips
Sante Fe Egg Rolls$10.00
crispy eggs rolls stuffed with chicken, corn, beans, cilantro, and a cheese blend
Gyoza$10.00
dumpling stuffed with pork, shiitake mushroom and onion

Main Bites

Asian Sausage$12.00
Herbs & spices covered pork
Bodacious Burger$13.00
Teriyaki beef with cheddar, onion, lettuce, tomato, & pickle toppings
Macho Tot-Chos*$14.00
Tater tots & tortilla chips coated with ground beef, queso, crumbled chérve, jalapeño, and tomato
Taco Me Bad$9.00
Choice of chicken, shrimp (+$3), or beef. Sautéed & served with warm tortillas
Quesadila Me Home*$10.00
Chicken, cheese blend, onion, & bell peppers cooked in flour tortilla
Heaven Wings$13.00
Sweet & savory bone-in chicken
Spam Fried Rice$12.00
Crispy spam with scrambled egg mix of broccoli, carrots, peas, & onions
Hell Wings$13.00
Hot & spicy bone-in chicken
Birria, Baby*$12.00
Birria & beef served with mozzarella, cilantro & jus
I'M So Drunken Noodles*$13.00
Chicken, torn basil, onions, broccoli, & peppers served over thick rice noodles. Topped with house sauce
Rolli Polli Olli Pad Thai$14.00
Chicken, tamarind sauce, peanuts, bean sprouts, & green onion served omeletstyle over rice noodles

Sweet Bites

Bar East Monkey Rolls*
Deep fried egg roll suffed with coconut sticky rice, bananas, & chocolate

Let's Drink

Cocktails

East Nasty Iced Tea$14.00
Dickel Rye ~ Bacardi ~ Lunazul Blanco ~ Tito's ~ Lemon ~ Ginger ~ Thai Tea
F*ck Around & Find Out*$13.00
Vida Mezcal ~ Ancho Reyes ~ Sparkling Grapefruit ~ Lime ~ Thai Chili
Wanna Pisco Me?$14.00
Pisco ~ Lime ~ Citrus ~ Beet Foam
I Call it Pregnessy$18.00
Hennessy ~ Overproof Rum ~ Disaronno ~ Coconut ~ Ginger
R . B . F .*$13.00
Dry Gin ~ Blackberry ~ Lemon

After Dinner Sippers

Anti Starbucks Club$16.00
Tito's ~ Mr. Black Coffee Amaro ~ Local Cold Brew
Sorry Nut Sorry$15.00
Bacardi ~ Amaro ~ Falernum ~ Coconut Milk

Mix N' Match

pick your choice of a Japanese Whiskey to pair with your choice of a Craft Soda

Hatozaki$11.00
Classic
Suntory$13.00
Granny Smith
Iwai Mars$17.00
Thai Spiced Ginger
Nikka$23.00
Lime Yuzu

Brews

The Basics

Champagne of Beers$5.00
PBR$4.00
Cold Snax$4.00
Red Stripe$4.00
TN Rotational$4.00
Dead Guy$5.00
Mich Ultra$5.00

The Crafts

Dr. Robot Blackberry Lemon Sour$7.00
Monday Night Brewing Co.
Tropicalia IPA$8.00
Creature Comforts Brewing Co.
Hi-Pitch Mosaic IPA$8.00
Hi-Wire Brewing
Oskar's Lager$6.00
Oscar Blues Brewery
Portly Stout$7.00
Turtle Anarchy Brewing Co.
Yazoo Hefeweisen$7.00
Yazoo Brewing

Seltzers

Soku$6.00
Strawberry or Pineapple
Neon Cowboy$6.00
Watermelon Agua Fresca

Winery

Whites

Mayah
Chardonnay ~ Italy 2021
Montefresco
Pinot Grigio ~ Italy 2021
The Loop
Sauv Blanc ~ New Zealand 2022
Seppeltsfield
Riesling ~ Australia 2021
Mérite
Rose ~ California 2021

Reds

Sunspell
Cabernet ~ Australia 2020
Substance
Cabernet ~ Washington 2019
Evolution
Pinot Noir ~ Oregon 2021
Montefalco
Antonelli Red ~ Italy 2019
Chateau Virgile
Cuvée L'eneide ~ France 2019

Bubbles

Naveran
Sparkling Rose ~ Spain 2020
Valdelavia
Prosecco ~ Spain 2020
Moet
Champagne ~ France 1743

What 11 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

2.9

2.9 based on all time ratings

3.1Food
3Service
3.4Ambience
3.1Value

Noise • Energetic

11 Reviews

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Jbrewq
Coastal Georgia
4 reviews
1.0
4 reviews
Dined on September 2, 2023
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
They weren't open? Do not make a reservation here. We made a reservation for 5 people on a Saturday and arrived to a closed establishment.
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Blake
Nashville
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on August 13, 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Second time eating here. This place could be great if they could just figure out their service issues. They had a DJ which was a cool vibe for a Saturday night, but definitely not your typical restaurant vibe. Food order came out sporadically, a second round of drinks never came, food arrived and then had to wait to flag someone down for silverware. Not sure if they need to hire more people or just train the ones they have better. Drinks seemed overpriced for what they were. Drunken noodles are good and the crab Rangoons were good but came with a different dipping sauce than the first time, which wasn’t as good.
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MaryG
Indiana
17 reviews
2.0
17 reviews
Dined on July 8, 2023
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
We had high hopes for Bar East as the look of this place is really cool....but it was a disappointment. Service was horrendous! Three in our party ordered wine so we decided to get a bottle. Only two options for a bottle (????!) so we each ordered a glass. One glass was passed along by one person in our party who got a quick whiff and she could tell something was off. The bottle had obviously gone bad. We returned them to our Server who informed us that neither she nor the Bartender knew anything about wine. Really?! A bartender that can't tell if a bottle of wine has gone bad?! Thankfully, they had no issue with opening a new bottle providing 3 glasses that were fine. The Bar East website says " We take pride in our upbeat dining experience, exhibiting craft cocktails accompanied with lively music" The lively music was piped in...this is Nashville, right? We assumed this would be 'live music' as it was Friday night...so disappointing. The Server would take drink orders and not deliver them. When we would ask about them she'd act as if we never told her. One order took 3 attempts to finally receive. Of note: Server's 'uniform' is not universally attractive on all bodies. Seeing our Servers belly hanging out from under the crop top you must require them to wear isn't exactly appetizing. Crab Rangoon was good. Edamame had good flavor but was WAY too spicy for even an adventurous eater in our group. Entrees were also good. Too bad the service has a good chance of burying what could be a great place.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Nashville
14 reviews
2.0
14 reviews
Dined on May 21, 2023
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 5
Unfortunately there was one bartender and one server in the main dining area. The server was prompt with taking our order and very nice. We waiting 15+ minutes for our initial drinks. ( there were two other tables occupied and maybe a handful of people at the bar ) Our friends showed up. Ordered their drinks - one of which was a beer. She brought back his beer. Me and my Husband still didn’t have our drinks from first encounter. He got a vodka soda with lime. I asked if the drinks would be much longer ( had already been 25+ minutes ) cause if so we would all just order beers. She checked. They would be out soon. The food was tasty and quick. The location and seating was very cool. Bar service was really slow for even basic things.
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AADB
Nashville
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on May 7, 2023
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
Hosts was great, very nice. But the place was empty while other area places were packed. It’s cute but everything is mid at bested. Does not seem like they know what they want to do/be
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OpenTable Diner
VIP
Kansas City
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on May 5, 2023
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Food was average at best. Drunken noodles not very flavored and pad Thai was very dry. Music was more like a club than a restaurant. Never even had a chance to order a second drink as our server never came back to the table after delivering food. Had to flag him down just to get our bill. Was given and charged for the wrong table. Couldn’t even get anyone’s attention. Had to find someone to be able to void that payment and charge us the right amount. Only redeeming quality was that it was in an are of other restaurants so we could go somewhere else for desert and an after dinner drink.
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pinkpunk
E. Tennessee
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on April 22, 2023
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
We had a reservation for 7:30, we weren’t greeted for drinks till almost 8pm. The server never came back to get our food orders. Eventually we had to flag down the manager for food and drink refills. Our food did arrive quickly, but it was clearly canned food, jarred salsa, pre made and overall it was terrible. Our server didn’t come back for the rest of our time there. The bathrooms were not clean. The only good thing I can say about the place was The bartender was working very hard and the drinks she made were great. They were out of glassware. I would not come back here.
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OpenTable Diner
VIP
Nashville
16 reviews
1.0
16 reviews
Dined on March 25, 2023
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Had a reservation. Sat down and after 10 minutes we order 2 drinks. Took 15 minutes to get the drinks. We ordered 3 small plates. Server never came back. Husband went to the bar to get us 2 more drinks. Finally, our server walked by. At this point we had been there an hour. I explained that after we got our small plates, we would be leaving. He said he never put the orders in. 1 hour, 2 drinks, 2 drinks my husband went and procured, $100. Ridiculous.
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EricE
VIP
San Francisco
17 reviews
1.0
17 reviews
Dined on March 12, 2023
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
We didn’t actually get to eat. We were completely ignored. We stood at the host stand for 10 min with another couple being actively ignored. We finally went to the bar and the bartender very nonchalantly said, oh just grab a seat anywhere. We sat ourselves and for maybe 15 min watched as servers diverted their eyes from us. We listened as the table next to us complained about not getting their food and noticed many tables just sitting around with empty cocktails glasses and no food. We realized that it wasn’t worth getting “involved” any further and so stood to out our coats on to leave. Servers actually stepped around us without even acknowledging that we were leaving. We exited the restaurant without anyone saying anything. It’s unfortunate. There are great new asian restaurants popping up all over Nashville. I’ve had great service and great experiences in many of them. I won’t go back to this place. I don’t imagine it will last very long in its current format.
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ShelaghM
Nashville
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 19, 2023
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 1
Very loud. Could barely talk. No olives for dirty martini. We left.
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970 Woodland St, Nashville, TN 37206

Additional information

Neighborhood
East Nashville
Hours of operation
Wed, Thu 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri 4:00 pm–12:00 am Sat 11:00 am–12:00 am Sun 11:00 am–9:00 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Thai
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
None

Website
http://www.bareastnashville.com/
Phone number
(615) 730-5472

Bar East Nashville

Not available on OpenTable

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Let's Eat

Lite Bites

Samosas$9.00

Fresh Rolls$7.00

Curry Puffs$8.00

Spicy Edemame$7.00

Calamari*$12.00

Crab Rangoon*$8.00

Cheese-Corn Flambe*$12.00

Sante Fe Egg Rolls$10.00

Gyoza$10.00

Main Bites

Asian Sausage$12.00

Bodacious Burger$13.00

Macho Tot-Chos*$14.00

Taco Me Bad$9.00

Quesadila Me Home*$10.00

Heaven Wings$13.00

Spam Fried Rice$12.00

Hell Wings$13.00

Birria, Baby*$12.00

I'M So Drunken Noodles*$13.00

Rolli Polli Olli Pad Thai$14.00

Sweet Bites

Bar East Monkey Rolls*

Let's Drink

Cocktails

East Nasty Iced Tea$14.00

F*ck Around & Find Out*$13.00

Wanna Pisco Me?$14.00

I Call it Pregnessy$18.00

R . B . F .*$13.00

After Dinner Sippers

Anti Starbucks Club$16.00

Sorry Nut Sorry$15.00

Mix N' Match

Hatozaki$11.00

Suntory$13.00

Iwai Mars$17.00

Nikka$23.00

Brews

The Basics

Champagne of Beers$5.00

PBR$4.00

Cold Snax$4.00

Red Stripe$4.00

TN Rotational$4.00

Dead Guy$5.00

Mich Ultra$5.00

The Crafts

Dr. Robot Blackberry Lemon Sour$7.00

Tropicalia IPA$8.00

Hi-Pitch Mosaic IPA$8.00

Oskar's Lager$6.00

Portly Stout$7.00

Yazoo Hefeweisen$7.00

Seltzers

Soku$6.00

Neon Cowboy$6.00

Winery

Whites

Mayah

Montefresco

The Loop

Seppeltsfield

Mérite

Reds

Sunspell

Substance

Evolution

Montefalco

Chateau Virgile

Bubbles

Naveran

Valdelavia

Moet

Fck Around & Find Out$13.00