Recently, Sarah and I were looking for a great brunch place. We stumbled upon Southern Bred in East Nashville.  With a motto like “From the south, for the south”, it really doesn’t seem like you could go wrong.  In fact, Southern Bred features some of the best attention to detail we have seen at almost any restaurant, and we couldn’t agree more with the Nashville Scene’s take of the restaurant.

We ordered their miniature cinnamon rolls.  The size allowed for a greater ratio of crispy outside to gooey inside, which is always a plus. The flavors of the cinnamon and icing blended well, while there is a buttery taste to the dough and a smoothness to the cinnamon filling that we haven’t found in your everyday run of the mill cinnamon roll.  Neither of us have ever understood the “giant cinnamon roll” craze and these almost bite sized goodies should be available for dessert (if they’re not already).

The omelets are light and fluffy and you have a variety of fillings to choose from.  This particular one contains mushrooms and bacon.  You can choose potatoes or stuffed grits to accompany your omelet.  The potatoes are well seasoned and delicious.  One especially important note on the omelet is the inclusion of top quality bacon.  While I don’t know if it was the illustrious Benton’s Bacon, any chef who takes the time and care to include the crispy, smoky, salty goodness this omelet had has their priorities in order.

I chose the eggs benedict, which featured a creamy, slightly lemony hollandaise which had a nice smattering of cayenne pepper to top off the dish.  The eggs were nicely poached to a creamy center, and the english muffins served as a crunchy, chewy sponge to the goodness that laid atop it.  Along with the benedict, I also chose the “stuffed” grits, which were loaded with cheese, scallions, and the aforementioned oh so good bacon.  As an additional side, the sausage patties pictured above had a slight spiciness to them and nice crust, rounding out the meal well.

Overall, our first “forking” at Southern Bred was a sublime experience and we can’t wait to see how the restaurant’s daytime menu delivers on traditional meat & 3 specialties (we bet it will do just fine).