Whipped ricotta finished with truffle and black pepper honey, a Tennessee prime Angus burger, and a spritz made with black tea, orange and pineapple feature on Bacco’s new lunch menu in downtown Nashville. Inside Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Nashville, the Tuscan-inspired steakhouse is adding a midday service that suits both a quick meal and a more leisurely afternoon.
Four Seasons has announced that weekday lunch begins today, Monday, November 2, 2026, with service from 11:30am to 1:30pm, Monday to Friday. Guests can book through OpenTable and eat in either the main dining room or the Bar & Lounge, where the same full lunch menu will be available.
Bacco opened on April 10 this year, establishing its Italian focus through premium steaks, house-made pasta and an Italian wine programme. Lunch introduces a more casual selection of bruschetta, pizzette, salads and handhelds, with enough choice to make it useful for hotel guests, downtown visitors and anyone meeting over a meal.
Velvet, olive tones and an open kitchen
AvroKO designed Bacco’s interiors around Italian-inspired curves and tailoring, alongside Spaghetti Western imagery, Four Seasons says. The restaurant sits on the hotel’s first floor, just off the main lobby, with an entrance framed by floor-to-ceiling wooden fins and velvet drapery.
The Bar & Lounge combines rondel-glass accents, panels of antiqued mirror and olive tufting alongside a quartzite countertop threaded with taupe veining. Low-slung furnishings and generous proportions give the room a relaxed feel, making it an appealing choice for a casual meeting or lunch with a spritz.
In the separate main dining room, deeper espresso tones pair with fabric-and-wood ceiling panels and integrated lighting. Rondel glass portals and drapery divide it from the lounge, while an open kitchen, mosaic pizza oven, custom dry-ageing cabinet and temperature-controlled wine display make the restaurant’s culinary interests part of the setting.
Bacco takes its name from Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and revelry. That reference feels particularly fitting for a restaurant where the bar is as much a part of the lunch offering as the dining room, and where an Italian aperitivo can accompany something as straightforward as a flatbread.
What to order for lunch
The lunch menu offers several ways to approach the meal, from a starter and salad to a burger or pizzetta followed by dessert. Executive chef Derek Simcik says the menu was developed with both business lunches and leisurely downtown afternoons in mind.
The ricotta version, at $8, pairs whipped cheese with truffle-infused honey seasoned with black pepper; the $10 mortadella version adds sweet-and-sour cherry mostarda and Sicilian pistachio. Olives and lupini beans with citrus, garlic and rosemary cost $6, giving the table something small to share while deciding on the rest.
For $16, the fritto misto pairs calamari with a coriander-citrus aioli, alongside olives and lemon. Gnocchi fritti, at $12, come with Parmigiano-Reggiano and cacio e pepe fonduta, while burrata with fall squash, pumpkin seeds and brassicas is $25. The squash dish gives the opening lunch menu a distinctly autumnal option.
Pizzette keep the Italian flavours familiar. The $15 D.O.P. Margherita combines tomato, fior di latte and basil, while the $17 mortadella version uses burrata and Sicilian pistachio pesto. Alongside them, the panuozzo choices include mushroom with fior di latte and salsa verde for $16, or prosciutto with fior di latte, arugula and balsamico for $17.
Salads offer another route through lunch. Local Market Greens, dressed with aromatic herbs and lemon vinaigrette, cost $19, with roast chicken available for an additional $10 or the daily butcher’s steak at market price. The $22 Autunno Salad combines Castelfranco, ricotta salata and pear with honey-Dijon vinaigrette; pan-seared branzino can be added for $20.
The Bacco Dry-Aged Burger keeps a connection to the restaurant’s steakhouse identity. At $17, it uses five ounces of Tennessee prime Angus, topped with caramelised onion and fontina plus a relish of sundried tomato and Calabrian chilli. Marco’s Tacos, priced at $25, bring together salsa verde, salsa roja and skirt steak.
Vegetarian choices are clearly represented, including the ricotta bruschetta, gnocchi fritti, Margherita pizzetta and mushroom panuozzo. For dessert, the $14 Nutella Pizzetta comes with powdered sugar and strawberry, while the daily seasonal sorbetto or gelato selection costs $8. All prices are in US dollars.
A spritz with lunch
Three named spritzes accompany the lunch menu. Fruit Tea, at $16, combines prosecco with pineapple, orange and black tea. Rosolio, also $16, uses strawberry, Lillet Blanc, soda and prosecco, while the $25 Study Abroad brings together Aperol, passion fruit, Luxardo, soda and Champagne.
The wider drinks list includes a classic Aperol spritz at $16, alongside non-alcoholic cocktails. Amalfi Spa Day combines lemon and cucumber cordial, mint and soda for $14; Crodino with club soda and lemon is also $14, and the clay-aged No-Groni costs $15. Freshly squeezed orange juice is $8.
The choice makes it easy to tailor the drinks to the occasion, whether lunch is a break between meetings or an unhurried part of a Nashville stay. The Bar & Lounge is the natural setting for the latter, with its low seating, olive detailing and full lunch offering.
A Sunday supper for a longer stay
Bacco also has an evening option for visitors planning a November trip. Its monthly Sunday Supper series, The Big Night, brings visiting chefs and sommeliers together for family-style menus and beverage pairings.
The November edition is scheduled for November 15 at 7pm, with chef and television personality Joe Sasto preparing a four-course, family-style menu centred on lamb. Pairings are by Bacco’s lead sommelier, David Stasko. Four Seasons lists tickets at $225 per person, with $30 from each ticket donated to No Kid Hungry. Details sit alongside the restaurant’s other dining experiences, making this worth considering separately from a weekday lunch booking.
Planning a visit
Bacco is at 100 Demonbreun Street in downtown’s SoBro neighbourhood, one block from Broadway. Riverfront Park, the Cumberland River and the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge are nearby, so lunch can fit into an afternoon exploring the waterfront. The hotel also places Ascend Amphitheater and the Music City Center convention complex within walking distance.
For the new service, plan around the announced Monday-to-Friday window of 11:30am to 1:30pm. The restaurant’s online listings also advertise daily lunch until 2pm, so confirm the available hours when booking, particularly for a later lunch or weekend visit.
Reservations are available through OpenTable. For further information, the lunch announcement gives the telephone number +1 615 610 6995. Bacco offers complimentary parking for up to three hours.
