Review Trattoria Il Mulino - Nashville

5 stars from start to finish. Staff works as a team to ensure you have a beautiful experience. The meatball app was delightful! I could eat an entire entree of just those! The ravioli was perfect! The noodles, the sauce, the cheese. My husband's veal was so tender he could cut it with a fork. I EVEN loved it! The creme brulee was the best finishing touch to a perfect meal. I would absolutely come back and eat here anytime I visited Nashville!

Really stepped out and took a chance on dinner. Made reservations and my son and I absolutely loved it. Perfect choice and the food was AMAZING! A nice fancy dinner is something everyone needs.

This food was over the top fresh and delicious. We chose Trattoria II Mulino after our original Thanksgiving plans didn’t work out… so happy we did. The service and food was amazing.

Amazing experience! Service was phenomenal! Food was incredible! Best lasagna I've ever eaten. Meatball app also amazing; meatballs so tender and flavor exquisite. Bread sampler a nice variety all of which tasty.

First off service by Ben (can’t remember the ladies name ) but both of them were nice ! And attentive . Food ,I don’t recommend the octopus . I do recommend the lasagna and the crème brûlée was amaazzzzinggg . Wasn’t to sweet or to plain . Definitely recommend for a nicer Italian place in town

I felt so special. We accidentally got there right before they opened and they were still understanding about it. A man in a suit personally escorted us to our seats and our waiters were phenomenal. Don’t even get me started on the food, it is literally the best vodka pasta I have ever had in my life. 10/10 highly recommend

Where do I begin. Truly 5 out of 5 stars. Making the reservation was easy, once we arrived we were greeted with a friendly smiling face and we’re escorted to our table immediately. Our servers were Benjamin and Melissa and they were great and attentive. To start we shared the Cesar salad and they brought out bread. For drinks we ordered the Pear Martini and a glass of Moscato. For our main course we ordered the Ravioli and Frutti De Mare. Everything was amazing, well seasoned and cooked to perfection not to mention the ambiance. The dining area was dimly lit very romantic. Definitely date night vibes but also family friendly.

Best meal I had in Nashville! Wanted to buy the dressing on the panzanella salad it was so good, but the waitress told me all the ingredients so I can make it myself! I created my own entree (rigatoni, with pink vodka sauce, a big dollop of goat cheese and finely chopped arugula) and they happily accommodated me! It was superb! Chef’s kiss! 😘 Sorry I didn’t take a photo until after I started eating it.

I had the best experience here! I made reservations for a birthday dinner and they wrote us a little card and put a little candle on our dessert for us. The food was amazing. There were many vegetarian friendly options for me and I usually don’t find much in an upscale restaurant.

The food is out of this world good! Everything we tasted was magnificent. They also had a Dutton Ranch bottle of wine that we had to try (like any Yellowstone fan!). The atmosphere was delightful for a couple on date night. I will definitely be coming back!

We started with the truffle fries, they were excellent. Not quite as good as Mr. B's in New Orleans but very good. My wife had the gnocchi and the Bolognese and bechamel were a fantastic combination. I had the Cacio e Pepe raviolis and they were scrumptious. For dessert she had gelato and I had the lemoncello tiramisu, I personally suggest it, all washed down with the house chianti. Trent was our server and did an awesome job, as did the whole staff. Thanks

We had a wonderful experience at Il Mulino. Wine selection is great, and staff is knowledgeable. The bread is so yummy! The lasagna has so many layers we couldn't count them. Vodka sauce and bolognese is the way to go!

Knowing you are going to spend quite a bit of money and then seeing at least a fair amount of three and four star reviews when you know you should be seeing probably next to zero doesn't exactly give you warm fuzzy feelings. In town for a conference. However, this restaurant was recommended by someone who has been to downtown Nashville and so we visited tonight! Within walking distance of the Convention Center, the Omni, Broadway, and Bridgestone Arena. We were a bit early for our reservations but were seated immediately. The service was amazing and we had two servers both of whom were very knowledgeable about the wine and dinner menu. I'm a wino and knew more about the wine list than I was letting on, but they gave extremely solid recommendations. We were just about the first people in the place, and sat right near the wine lockers which is really a pretty incredible display. I had read several reviews about the food being bland. Well, it is not. If you want food that is appropriately salted and spiced, with excellent Italian herbs and great balance, this is the place for you. Their wine list is actually pretty decent. They have some bottles that are insanely priced for what they are (AKA, not that they are bad wines, they are actually very good wines but have next to no age on them. Why would somebody pay $700 for a 2011 Solaia Reserve when that wine is still extremely asleep??). The second label wine by Ornellaia was very good and matched well with the calamari which I did not photograph because it was pretty much destroyed by the time I thought to get a picture of it. One of the pictures is the prosciutto and arugula pizza, which was very good. The meatball pizza was also very good, marinara was really very good. The salmon is pictured here with a little crust on top of it and was very good. However, I would say the best thing of the night was the salted caramel gelato. Never even thought to have a combination of salted caramel and gelato, but this stuff was absolutely incredible. I almost asked if there was a way I could get a pint of this to-go. Knowing I was going to get some really strange looks, I didn't ask! Would definitely go back here again. To everyone, don't fear the three and four-star reviews that are predominantly complaining about food not being oversalted and the price. This is post COVID, in a town that is notoriously expensive so if you can't afford to go here then You probably just need to go to McDonald's and call it a night. We enjoyed ourselves here immensely. The bill? Yes, it was ugly. But we enjoyed every minute of it and the staff was great.

The best part is the wine selection! I eat Italian often and would rank this in the "above average" category. Our food was hot and served quickly. We were a bigger group and everyone had a different plate and everyone enjoyed. Deserts were great too.

Great meal, great atmosphere, and good staff. We had an early dinner and everything was really good. I got the filet and it was excellent. Would definitely come back here again.

Food was amazing! Atmosphere is nice too. We didn’t have a reservation so had to wait about 30 min to get seated for dinner but it was absolutely worth it.

Definately need to add this to your bucket list. Dinning experience was fantastic and I couldn't have chosen a better restaurant to celebrate my wifes' birthday. We sampled the meatballs (Best Restaurant Meatballs ever), Calamari Picante which was off the hook, enjoyed thier Capresse salad. I really loved the rack of Lamb, by the way don't let the description "breaded" deter you from ordering becuase the "breaded" should have been described as dusted, was so light and flavorful and allowed the Lamb flavor to come through. The wife got the SHRIMP FRANCESE and I capitalized it because it is absolutely the best shrimp dish I have ever tatsed. (The wife only let me have one..hey it's her birthday). Wait staff was excellent. Overall fantastic dinning experience. Ask to be seated with Kaity what a great waitress

Took my friend here for a birthday dinner she loves it. Valet parked was on point no issue. Reservation recommended. Unless Yu going to wait. We sat at the bar. She said the place was really nice an I agree. This food at this place is REALLY REALLY REALLY GOOD. Mussels really good. I had the wild mushroom risotto it's was delicious. Fye🔥 my friend had the salmon I try a lil bit it was good. With also 2wine mascot. An she also enjoyed it. Overall these two dishes was great. Not a cheap place. $$$ definitely will be back for sure.

Excellent food, wait staff and environment! My husband and I visited for our anniversary. We had reservations at 5, arrived early and were seated at the bar. Ordered a pizza for an appetizer, it was the best pizza we've ever had, did not finish the pizza because we didn't want to be too full for dinner. Then we went to our table. We were given our menus and were told about the specials, I was undecided between two dishes so I asked our waitors the younger waiter suggest the special but the other one recommended the black ink fettuccine so I picked the black ink fettuccine. My husband had the fettuccine and added the salmon, both were delicious! Cannot remember the name of the dessert we shared but it was the chocolate one, it was delicious! They did not charge us for the dessert since it was our anniversary. Everything including tip was under $100 but it was well worth the price. We will be going again!

Josie our server is excellent. The macaroni is to die for! The Octopus is the best I’ve ever had in the US. The filet and potatoes are top notch! Highly recommend this place.

The atmosphere, service and food were all wonderful. We ordered the tuna tartare and octopus as appetizers. Delicious! Entrees included: lamb (excellent), porcini ravioli (melt in your mouth delicious), squid ink fettuccine (so flavorful). Highly recommend!

Literally the BEST Italian food I've ever had!! I had Caesar salad and Linguine with clam sauce, my husband had the mushroom ravioli which I really wanted for myself because I don't think I've ever tasted anything so wonderful! My Mom had the grouper with butter caper sauce on top of corn risotto and hers was magnificent!!!!!! We ended with a raspberry gelato and the Limoncello Tiramisu and cappuccinos....again, outstanding!!! The service was fabulous, specifically Byron....he was such a knowledgeable waiter, he was personable and he made us feel so important and like we were his only guests (he's amazing, he had other tables)! He's specifically why I would go back and ask for him!!!

Food was very good. Andy, our server was doing his best to make up for a kitchen that apparently was not prepared for the preconcert crowd. Full dinner service took nearly 1 hour & 45 minutes, and that is mainly due to scarfing down our entree in 10 minutes. I was told by 4 different employees(server, front house manager, general manager, and hostess)that they were “really busy” tonight and that’s why we had to wait so long. As we walked in the dining room was approximately 1/2 full. Not acceptable! Would not recommend before any event at Bridgestone Arena.

Excellent Italian food directly across from Bridgestone. Large menu, something for everyone. Kitchen will make any sauce and dish variation you want based on menu ingredients. Service was absolutely five star! Great food.

Trattoria II Mulino is one of my favorite restaurants downtown. A must if you are attending an event at the Bridgestone arena as it is conveniently located right across the street. Sit outside on the patio if you enjoy hearing live music!

My wife and I enjoyed our dinner here for our last night in Nashville on vacation. Very nice atmosphere and service was impeccable. Very good drinks and the meatball appetizer is amazing. My wife had an enormous chicken parm entree and I had the veal piccata. Both were delicious. Dessert was chocolate and caramel gelato. Fantastic place and we will return. Nice way to end a great vacation

We enjoyed our dinner here. We were impressed by the attention to the details in every aspect of the dining- from seating, beverage service, food plating. The food was delicious - we had the ravioli and the black grouper with home made pasta. Definitely recommended!

Went there on a Saturday afternoon with my family. The food was excellent, nice atmosphere, and the staff was friendly and attentive. The food was actually better than other, more expensive, downtown Nashville restaurants. Will certainly eat there again.

Awesome food and our server James was amazing. The wine selection had my wife over the moon!

Beautiful place, great service, and the food was off the chart. Couldn't have spent our 20 year wedding anniversary at a better place

Fantastic wedding anniversary experience! From the ricotta meatballs, to the veal chop milanese, to the chicken in crosta, all of the food was nothing short of superb! But most importantly, our server Ben and the rest of the staff went out of their way to cater to our 5 year old daughter, who's specially prepared fried shrimp made her feel like a princess! Thank you Trattoria Il Mulino for a memorable evening!!

Fabulous. The mussels appetizer and veal picatta main course was incredible. The gnocci was the best I’ve had anywhere. Outstanding service too. Best I’ve had anywhere in Nashville. Will definitely be back! ���

Food was wonderful. Spiced sangria was awesome. Service fabulous. Great atmosphere. Dessert was not great. Cheesecake didn’t taste like cheesecake. It had an unusual texture. Everything else was amazing.