Taverna on the Green — Restaurant in Cookeville

When I tell you there is no more of an authentic Greek Restaurant in Tn. I’m telling you the truth not even Nashville has something that compares. From the moment we got there till the moment we left we had the best customer service the best experience and excellent AUTHENTIC Greek food I’ve ever had in Tn. Starting off with GRILLED OCTOPUS , Spanikopita and Dolamands for appetizer and they even had Saganaki . My main course was Moussaka and it was excellent. Our waitress was personable and the Bartender made a mean Painkiller and Espresso Martini!! I’ve had in a restaurant in a long time. I was lucky enough to just stumble upon this in Google and we live 2hr away and I will gladly travel two hours in the future just to come here again except this time I’m bringing my family! This place has only been open a few months and I wish them and send them all the good juju because I WANT this restaurant to succeed and if they treat all their customers and serve the level of food and drinks the way we werre treated tonight they could easily become one of the top fine dining experiences in the area if not Tn.

Nick it was great to meet you and we wish you all the best and success with this endeavor. We will be back and can’t wait to dine here again!

08/30- We are back!!! We were in Cookeville for MuddyRoots and we were looking forward to dinner here again. At first there was a slight mixup and understanding from the bar. This was quickly rectified and I thought nothing more of it. The waitress apologized and even the bartender himself came over and explained what happened and I was like no worries!!! First thing that happened is they gave me the right drink (which was excelllent) and comped the drink. Now I thought that’s customer service and thanked him for it. Our dinner continued and just like our first meal there everything was excellent!!! Nick himself even came over and we talked for a second. Such a great experience now for the second time. Imagine my surprise when for this little mixup they COMPED our whole meal. I insisted on paying but he wouldn’t let me. I will def pay it forward Nick and I made sure to leave the waitress a very good tip. We will absolutely be back. Again the mixup was really not that big of a deal but we appreciate the genuine unexpected kindness and...

First of all, the food is very very good. I had moussaka which was a very large portion and excellent. I wish it'd come with a small side Greek salad would be my only addition. My wife had the stuffed cabbage with lemon sauce which was fantastic and also a huge portion. Again, side salad here would have been nice.

They gave us pita bread, hummus, and tzatziki, all homemade and delicious on the house. Not sure if this is always the case, but it would be great to always include with meals like chips and salsa at Mexican restaurants.

We also got the baklava, which was huge and sweet.

What really sets this place apart is the service. The waitresses were all excellent, the manager came by our table several times to introduce herself, and at one point the owner/ cook himself even checked on us. Could not have asked for better service.

As noted in other reviews, the restaurant is newly refinished in an older building at the Tennessee Tech golf course clubhouse. It's nicely done and has an airy feel to it as you look out over the golf course and swimming pool. Both TVs were playing montages of fish and coral reefs, which isn't bad but if you're not into fish while you eat can be slightly distracting. Some montages of Greece would be more appropriate since it is a Greek restaurant to put you more in the mood.

Overall a fantastic experience. We're looking forward to bringing friends and family there...

My husband and I had an outstanding experience here. It began when we were seated at our table and continued through the dessert. The salad was so beautiful with the freshest of ingredients and was almost too beautiful to eat. The Kalamata olives were the icing on the cake. The portion sizes are fantastic as well. My husband had to finish off my gyro because I needed to save room for the homemade baklava. We each ordered a slice, but we could have ordered only one to share and still had plenty. I’ve truly never seen anyone serve such large portions. The servers were so kind, and each one, whether servicing our table or one of the others, was more friendly than the one before. We truly loved our experience and will definitely go back…..actually, we did return two days later for a salad to go! It was just as fresh and beautiful as the first one, and the to go salad was just as large as the one eaten in-house. Very often, take out portions are much smaller…..definitely not the case here. This little hidden away gem has become one of our favorites. I...