Blue Moon Waterfront Grille, the floating restaurant and bar tucked along the Cumberland River in West Nashville, has reportedly closed, at least for now. The news leaves fans of the self-described one-of-a-kind spot wondering what comes next for a restaurant that has weathered floods, rebuilds, and a marina ownership change over the past decade and a half.
The closure was reported by WKRN News 2 on Tuesday, which described Blue Moon Waterfront Grille as a beloved, one-of-a-kind restaurant now shutting its doors in West Nashville, for now.
A Marina With a History of Turbulence
Blue Moon has been a fixture at Rock Harbor Marina since it opened in the 1980s. The restaurant was destroyed by the historic 2010 flood and rebuilt two years later on a floating platform at the marina, according to Axios. Flooding has disrupted the restaurant's operations before in less dramatic ways too — the same station previously reported that recent flooding kept Blue Moon from opening on time, with the owner at one point joking that he had canoed to work.
The marina itself has been in transition in recent years. It was acquired by the Dallas-based Prescott Group, which set out to transform the property into a mixed-use waterfront destination, per the station's earlier coverage. That same report said the marina would undergo a transformation including significant upgrades and improvements to the facility property over the following year.
Restaurant Was Expected to Stay Put
Notably, a 2023 revitalization plan for Rock Harbor Marina specifically said Blue Moon would continue to anchor the property, with Axios quoting the plan's assurance that the popular restaurant would remain part of the marina's future. That earlier framing stands in contrast to Tuesday's closure report, and the available reporting does not explain how — or whether — the two fit together.
For now, the reasons behind the closure, any connection to the marina's redevelopment, and whether Blue Moon plans to reopen all remain unknown. No statement from the restaurant addressing the closure has surfaced, and it's unclear when the conflicting information on its website might be resolved.
