Some meals stay with you.

An experience, not a reservation.

Dinner, conversation, and the story behind the plate. A curated table of new friends who'll enjoy the night together, the way you'd share a concert.

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Would you like to go for dinner tonight?

In this fast-paced world, we're all craving connection these days. But the harder you chase it, the more it slips away.

So at Tableside, we don't. We set a beautiful table, share the story behind the food, and let the evening do the rest. Somewhere between the first pour and the last bite, connection finds its own way to the table. No pressure, no expectation. Some nights simply stay with you. Others turn into friendships you never saw coming.

Either way, you leave a little fuller than you came, and not only from the meal.

A grandmother and a young child making fresh pasta together in a warm home kitchen

The story behind it

Every great dish has a story.

Where it came from, why it's on the menu, who decided it mattered. At Tableside you're close enough to hear it, straight from the people who cook it.

Friends raising a toast at an outdoor Tableside dinner under string lights

At the table

Good food is better with company.

You come on your own, and so does everybody else. Depending on the restaurant, some nights you'll order whatever you want off the menu, and some are a set prix fixe. You'll share the night with people who showed up for the same reason you did. The food and the story give you plenty to talk about.

What it feels like

The dinner you'll want to tell others about.

A story is what stays with you: the food, the night, the people you heard it with. No two tables are alike. Here's the kind of thing that might happen at yours.

Craft Close-Up

Where it comes from, how it's made

A chef in the garden holding a basket of just-picked vegetables

The chef walks you through the part you'd never see: the process behind a dish, the farm down the road the vegetables came from, the why behind how it tastes.

Kitchen Story

The recipe with a passport

Two chefs in the kitchen, ready to share the story behind the dish

The owner tells you how it started: a trip to Oaxaca, recipes learned at family tables, and the urge to bring them home. Suddenly the menu makes a different kind of sense.

Tasting Moment

The bite you didn't know to ask for

A chef serving a dish to a candlelit table of diners

A taste no one else in the room is getting: an off-menu bite or a special pour, sent out just for your table.

How it works

A great meal, made into a night you'll want to share.

Nashville's best chefs have a story behind the food. You hear it at a shared table, and that story becomes the night you remember, and the one you'll want to tell.

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Step One

Tell us your taste

Create your free account and answer a few quick questions about what you love to eat, drink and discover.

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Step Two

We curate your table

We match tables to your preferences, let you know when a good fit opens up, and personally invite you to the rare ones.

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Step Three

Accept and enjoy

Say yes to an invite and take your seat. Enjoy the night, and earn 5% back toward your next table.

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For diners

Find a table worth joining.

Create your account for Tableside dinners in Nashville. The Restaurant Cost covers your own food and drinks, at the restaurant's normal prices with no markup. Spending on food earns you 5% back as credit toward your next dinner.

Free to join. $30 Seating Fee per dinner, or Membership at $79 a month for up to 4 standard tables.
A table of eight, matched to you — no planning required.
Tables are open now — sign up and we'll match you with your first one.

Save my seat →Takes about two minutes · Free to join

Want to host instead? Hosts run the table and dine with us.

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A Nashville restaurant kitchen crew celebrating a dish they just sent out

A note from the founder

I kept noticing the meals that stayed with me.

They almost always came down to the same thing: a kitchen full of people who clearly loved what they were making, and someone willing to tell you the story behind it. That's who I'm building Tableside with: Nashville restaurants that pour themselves into a night on purpose. I'd love for you to be at one of the first tables.

— Jonah, Nashville

For restaurants

Fill your quiet nights with people who came for the story.

We bring in a curated group who came for exactly what makes your place special: the story and a dish you're proud of. You share it; we handle the guests, the timing, and the feedback. And because they came for the experience, they're the kind of people who go home and talk about it.

You keep 90% of the food, and all of the tax, service charge and tips. No upfront cost, no marketing fee.
Our tables skew toward people who share what they love. Some have real reach; all of them talk. That's organic marketing you can't buy.

You clearly have something worth sharing. This is the table that came to hear it.

Partner with us →Takes about ten minutes · Free to join

Good to know

A few honest answers before you sign up.

Can I come alone?

Everyone does — that's the whole idea. You book one seat for yourself, we seat you with people who came for the same reason, and there's a host to keep the evening easy from the first minute.

How big is a table?

Around eight people. Big enough that you don't have to click with everyone, small enough that it still feels like one conversation.

What does it cost?

Free to join. The Seating Fee is $30 a seat — what Tableside charges for the booking, the host and the pairing. The Restaurant Cost is your food and drinks, at the restaurant's own menu prices, never marked up. Membership is $79 a month and covers the Seating Fee on up to 4 standard tables a month — the Restaurant Cost is always yours. You earn 5% of your food spend back as credit.

Is it always at a restaurant?

Mostly, yes. But some nights we'll bring in a private chef to host in a private event space. Private chefs have stories too, and those tables tend to feel even closer to the kitchen.

Why is there a Seating Fee?

It pays for the work around the meal: your host, the booking, pairing the table and curating the evening. It is not part of your Restaurant Cost — the restaurant is paid separately, for what you order. Membership at $79 a month covers it on up to 4 standard tables a month.

Is this a dating app?

No. It's a group setting built around a great meal and a story, not a one-on-one date. Connection is just what tends to happen when people share a really good night.

When do the first Nashville tables open?

Now. We're seating Nashville a few tables at a time as new restaurants come on. Sign up and we'll match you with your first one.