All’Antico Vinaio — Restaurant in Nashville-Davidson

This Italian Sandwich shop was recommended by my brother-in-law who lives in Nashville so I thought I would give it a try. I drove to the restaurant location and was quickly irritated with the fact that in Nashville, there is literally nowhere you can park for free, even to pick up a simple sandwich. I first started to park at a PMC parking location and there was a minimum $15 charge for parking which I was not about to pay to park for 15 minutes. I circled the block several times and finally settled on parking through ParkSmart which was much more reasonable and was able to park 30 minutes for $1.73. They do put a $20 hold on your card but should get that back. Now to the sandwich shop. It was a typical deli setting with a few tables for sitting. As you walk down the line to order, you are treated to the display case with a few of the meats, cheeses, sauces and toppings available for the sandwiches. The first thing that stood out is that most of the sandwiches were priced in the $18 to $25 range and could increasingly go up by $3 per adding topping. This was very pricey to me, especially for the cost of add-ons. Still, I got two sandwiches, the New Yorker and the Venice Beach. The Venice Beach I took to my daughter at work so didn’t get to try it but she said it was very good. Now for around $20, the sandwiches were good size. One sandwich can feed two people unless you are really hungry. The New Yorker was very tasty but what stood out was the bread. This was some of the best bread I’ve tasted. The sandwich is cold meats but the do warm the bread but I was taking mine home so didn’t get to enjoy that. The service was a little slow considering it wasn’t super busy inside but it was a reasonable wait. While the price of the sandwiches are pretty expensive, for most people you can get two meals out of one sandwich. So, if you look at it from that perspective, that’s about the price of a sandwich from anywhere else. This is definitely a place I will return to and try the many other delicious looking sandwiches they have...

Really wanted to love this place, had heard great things about it and always saw a line out the door. When I went they weren't busy and I was able to order immediately. The staff was standoffish and not very welcoming. Even though there was an "order here" sign, we thought we were doing something wrong because no one greeted us, despite the fact that there were three workers behind the counter. We got two different sandwiches, the L.A. Fadeaway and the La Favolosa. The "spicy" toppings on the L.A. Fadeaway were flavorless (sorry, but true), and there was only a sprinkle of arugula. The Favolosa did taste better, but there was barely anything on it (pictured). It was just super disappointing paying $50 for two sandwiches that left us still hungry. I honestly would not recommend this place, extremely overhyped. Too expensive for...

Hope I just caught them on a bad day. Was SUPER excited about this. Spent $90 bucks to n 3 sandwiches and two soft drinks.(by the time the girl flipped the tip screen around). By all reports, this sandwich is all about the bread. Expected “Alveoli” crispy, and airy. On our visit the bread was barely browned on the outside and soggy in the middle. Quality ingredients stacked inside, but overall disappointing for what is hyped as “The best sandwich in the world”. In a town famous for fish sandwiches, and graced by joints like Fat Belly Pretzel Bakery, Bills Sandwich Palace, East Side Bahn Mi and Turkey and the Wolf, Ots gonna be a while before I give this “sensation” another shot. No hate. Sincerely WANT to love this. I just hate that I felt ripped off.. and oh yea. It will cost you...