Sabell's — Restaurant in Nashville-Davidson

We arrived right before 6pm, and the bartender was kind enough to alert us happy hour was almost over. We immediately ordered the happy hour cocktail. It was a sazerac. Normally, I don’t like absinthe, but they made it in such a way that I could barely taste that licorice mimicking horror. Seriously, the cocktail was delicious.

Milanese Chicken Sandwich - immediately surprised at how sizeable the portion was. This tall boy required the knife the bartender so generously provided. After treating this mountain like the magician’s assistant, I took a big bite. The crunch of the outer shell of the evenly pounded flat, schnitzel style meat was consistent through the entire meal. The sauce was creamy, delicious and they put the perfect amount to complement the other flavors.

Did I mention the sandwich came with fries? The fries are a little thinner than restaurant cut, but not as thin as shoestring. They were lightly battered—not as heavily battered as most places. There was also a distinct seasoning on them I could not quite distinguish. Pro tip: if you get any kind of hummus, dip the fries in it. Especially the garlic feta.

The Mezze was also delicious and plentiful. I might get this wrong, but it came with three dips—- garlic whipped feta, chili oil hummus, and this honey walnut tabouli green hummus. While they were all delicious, the gold star goes to the garlic whipped feta. The highlight of this dish was not the dips, the olives, or even the arugula. While everything tasted great, what stood out to me was the appropriate amount of pita given to scoop up all these goodies. Most places don’t give you enough chips for your salsa, bread for your charcuterie or pita for your hummus. Sabell’s gives you the right amount.

We added felafel to the mezze platter. I don’t know if it’s traditionally made, but it’s some of the best felafel I have had. There was a distinct, familiar flavor to the green interior of these crunchy balls. Another thing I couldn’t distinguish, but still enjoyed very much.

I will be back to try some other things. The...

I went to Sabell's for a dinner date with my boyfriend--we were both very pleased with our experience! It's the atmosphere and the food that did it for me. It's a 1930s quaint bungalow with little knick knacks and vintage style furniture as decor; they really do make you feel like you've traveled back in time. It felt very "hip" as the kids say, in the style of the neighborhood it's in, East Nashville.

We got the loaded fries as an appetizer, and each got the RRP Curry, (I got it with chicken, R. got it with falafel). We were delighted with the flavor of both.

Service was very fast and the servers were approachable. We were also very pleased with the prices--drinks were not bad AT ALL, and we noticed amicable happy hour prices for those who may want to come for that.

All in all, thank you Sabell's for a great date night. We'll be sure to be back to try more items on the menu and enjoy the cozy...

Only giving a 5 so this review is shown. Tried this restaurant and first noticed very plain menus. More drink options than food Not sure if this is Lebanese or American mix food. Almost every choice had feta added to it and menu does not have any detail of entire just names of entree’s. First came out the pita plate. Pita was very hard to bite into and rip apart. Not fresh felt like it had been sitting out. Got the chicken sandwich SUPER DRY… like chocking hazard DRY. No sauce just feta, lettuce and cucumber and tomatoes. Tried the chicken Melanesia and also very over fried hardly had taste to it and choking dry inside. Portions are huge, but everything including the bread the sandwiches were made of was mouth cutting dry. Bartender taking shots and avoiding us. Would not recommend anyone to go there. Very...