So, where were we? Ah yes, Nashville! As I mentioned in my earlier posts, I was in town for work back in October. I had the opportunity to explore downtown Nashville on Friday, checking out the Country Music Hall of Fame and dining at BB King’s House of Blues. The next day, after a full day of work, I ventured back out with a colleague so he could see the downtown area and so we could find a place for dinner. After walking through a few very crowded bars and restaurants on Broadway, we came upon this standing sandwich board, pointing us down a quiet street to a place called Past Perfect. We figured we’d give it a shot.
When we found ourselves in front of the restaurant, just about a block off of Broadway, we were happy to see a quieter yet lively restaurant with a table available for us immediately.
We took our time perusing through the menu, both the dinner menu and the nifty looking drink menu found inside this wood door covered book. It included all sorts of classic drinks not often consumed by our generation these days – Manhattan, Singapore Sling, Side Car, Widows Kiss… the list goes on and on.
It included a table of contents broken down by historical time frames 
My colleague decided to try a Harvey Wallbanger and it turned out to be so gross! Although it included all of the ingredients in the menu, we naively didn’t know what Anise was until after the drink came. Licorice and orange juice just don’t mix It was fun trying out one of the classics though… He ended up switching to Vodka Tonics and was much happier.
For my own drinking enjoyment, I went with one of their seasonal specials – a Pumpkin Spice Martini. So very good! I’ve always shied away from milk based liquor drinks but didn’t know what was in this until it arrived. My guess is that it’s a White Russian with Pumpkin Spice syrup thrown in. This was absolutely delish! Not strong, but I enjoyed the flavor.
And now onto the food… There were a lot of good options to choose from and I ended up going with the Smokehouse Bison Burger, listed as one of the house favorites. It was a bison burger topped with caramelized onions, smoked gouda, and bacon. I don’t remember much about the meal, unfortunately, other than I realized I’m not actually a huge fan of smoked gouda. If you are, though, I think you’ll really enjoy this.
Overall, the service was good and we appreciated our waiter giving us lots of time to chat and enjoy our drinks and food. We didn’t feel rushed out even though we sat there for quite some time. I enjoyed the ambiance of the restaurant, a classic old world feel to it. If I lived anywhere near Nashville, I could certainly see myself going back with a group of friends.
