BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT — MOCKINGBIRD RESTAURANT

Authentic Southern Cuisine ...

Mockingbird

RESTAURANT

SPRING HILL

3035 Reserve Blvd. | 931.487.9787 | themockingbirdtn.com

TARA STOUDER — CO-OWNER The Mockingbird Restaurant, named after the Tennessee state bird and located in Spring Hill, is a dining experience that is truly unique. The restaurant serves authentic Southern cuisine in the rooms of a charming 1850s farmhouse. One of the special places in the house you will want to check out is the bar where a beautiful mahogany and oak spiral staircase and a gorgeous stained-glass window above the bar showcase the home’s exceptionality. Mixologists are sure to make a craft drink of your liking or ask about the rotating beer selection.

The menu features favorite Southern fares as Chef Mandy Horner dishes up starters such as fried green tomatoes or farmhouse truffle fries. Shrimp and grits, balsamic brown sugar meatloaf, or bourbon peach porch chops are a few of the mouthwatering entrees available and there is a selection of sweets everyone will be tempted by like the cast-iron skillet chocolate chip cookie or banana pudding crème brulee.

Late in 2020, the Mockingbird changed ownership and new co-owners Tara Stouder and her father Les purchased it from founder Tanya Prifitera, who opened the restaurant five years ago. This farmhouse is a symbol of history, survival, triumph, and most importantly of family, love, and preservation of Tennessee heritage that Tara and her father plan to keep alive for years to come. In fact, in the 1980s, Barbara Jo Jenkins and her family lived on the property and during that time, Jenkins co-authored two international bestselling books, The Road Unseen and The Walk West, which spent three months on The New York Times bestseller list and are now a part of cultural history.

The Mockingbird is open for dinner Tuesday–Friday, and for brunch and dinner on Saturday. They invite you to come in, sit back, relax, and join them for supper! n