Scoreboard Bar & Grill

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Scoreboard sits across from Opryland, so it skips the downtown crush. Walk in early on a weekday and grab a deck table with a clear screen.

Scoreboard Bar and Grill sits on Music Valley Drive, right across from Opryland. The official site counts a screen for every play, more than 75 of them. The room is built to watch the game with a crowd.

This is the call when downtown is too packed. Music Valley keeps the tourist crush off your night. You still get the game, the deck, and live music on the calendar.

Skip it if you came for a quiet cocktail. Scoreboard is a sports room first. It opened in July 1996 and it has not changed its job since.

The kitchen backs up the screens. The menu runs wings, barbecue, oysters, and the hot chicken, so a long game does not mean a bad meal.

The room runs big and built for groups. Screens line every wall, so your table keeps its game no matter where it lands.

Out back there is a sun deck with yard games. Visit Music City lists the deck and the family friendly setup. On a warm Sunday it is the best seat in the building.

Sightlines hold up from the floor and from the deck. For a room this size, that is the whole point.

What to order

  • 01

    Cold domestic draft

  • 02

    Satan's Tongue hot chicken and a beer

  • 03

    A bucket for the table

  • 04

    Something cold on the deck

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