red pebbles

What red pebbles does

Red Pebbles is a private hospitality operator whose principal asset is Ella's on 2nd, an upscale coastal Italian restaurant located inside the Hyatt Centric hotel at 210 Molloy Street in Nashville's SoBro district. The restaurant was relaunched in March 2024 under celebrity chef Christian Petroni (Food Network star and Chopped champion), who leads the culinary direction with a menu built around homemade pasta, signature pizzas, and coastal Italian interpretations spanning breakfast, brunch, lunch, happy hour, and dinner service. Pricing positions the venue at the premium end of the Nashville market, with dinner entrées ranging from $26 to $46 and reserve wines listed up to $1,050.

The business operates three on-site revenue streams: the main dining room, Lala's Pool Bar (a distinct sub-brand serving cocktails and casual fare Friday through Sunday), and private event catering accommodating 10 to 400 guests for corporate celebrations, weddings, bachelorette parties, and rehearsal dinners. Room service for Hyatt Centric guests is fulfilled through the mycheckapp ordering platform, and walk-in and reservation-based demand is captured directly and through third-party platforms Resy and OpenTable. Customer segments are diversified across local Nashville diners, hotel guests, and event hosters, though the venue's physical location inside Hyatt creates structural dependency on hotel occupancy.

Distribution and marketing rely on earned media (Nashville Scene, Nashville Guru, The Tennessean, News Channel 5), organic social on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, a dedicated PR agency (Grey Fox Public Relations), and weekly Saturday live music brunch programming featuring local Nashville musicians to drive repeat visits and community engagement. The company is privately held with no disclosed venture or private equity funding, no headcount data, and no disclosed financial statements; operational scope remains a single venue.

Name

red pebbles

Legal name

Ella's on 2nd

Website

https://ellason2nd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Red Pebbles operates Ella's on 2nd, an upscale coastal Italian restaurant inside the Hyatt Centric in Nashville, serving hotel guests and local diners with full-day dining, a pool bar sub-brand, and private event catering for groups of 10 to 400.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Full-Service Restaurant Hospitality

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Special Food Services (7223)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH), Brasseries, Bistros & Trattorias (THAFACAI), Rooftop Bars & Beach/Pool Bars (THAFAEAJ)

Keywords

• Italian restaurant
• Private event catering
• Pool bar service
• Hotel dining
• Live music brunch

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dining Room Food & Beverage Sales: Full-service Italian restaurant generating revenue from breakfast, brunch, lunch, happy hour, and dinner service. Menu includes homemade pasta, signature pizzas, coastal Italian cuisine, craft cocktails, extensive wine selection.
2. Event Catering & Private Dining: Catering services for private events accommodating 10 to 400 guests. Pre-fixe and family-style menus, banquet hall events, poolside cocktail parties.
3. Pool Bar Service: Poolside food and beverage service at Lala's Pool Bar, available Friday-Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-5pm. Sandwiches, salads, snacks, cocktails, beer, wine.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Red Pebbles Hospitality operates Ella's on 2nd, a full-service coastal Italian restaurant located within the Hyatt Centric hotel in downtown Nashville's SoBro district. The company provides breakfast, brunch, lunch, happy hour, and dinner service, alongside poolside food and beverage service at Lala's Pool Bar and catering/private event services for groups of 10 to 400 guests. The culinary program is led by celebrity chef Christian Petroni, featuring homemade pasta, signature pizzas, craft cocktails, and an extensive wine list.

Product overview

The source data pertains to Ella's on 2nd, an Italian restaurant located in Nashville, TN at The Hyatt Centric. The restaurant offers coastal Italian cuisine including breakfast, brunch, lunch, happy hour, and dinner services, featuring homemade pasta, signature pizzas, and an extensive wine and cocktail list. The restaurant hosts live music brunch on Saturdays and provides private event catering for groups of 10 to 400 people. However, this is a restaurant business, not a technology product company, so no tech products, modules, or software offerings exist in the provided data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lala's Pool Bar: Pool bar operating Friday-Saturday 11-6 and Sunday 11-5, featuring cocktails, beer, and poolside fare

Products and services

• Ella's on 2nd Dining Room
• Lala's Pool Bar
• Private Event Catering Catering and private event services accommodating groups of 10 to 400 guests for corporate celebrations, bachelorette parties, birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, rehearsal dinners, baby showers, and banquets. Customizable pre-fixe and family-style menus, banquet hall, and poolside cocktail party options. Targeted at individuals and organizations hosting celebrations and corporate events.
• Live Music Brunch Saturday brunch service from 11am-2pm featuring rotating local Nashville musicians including Greg Oliveras, Jay Bragg, and Birds on the Wire, paired with Italian brunch fare and mimosa service. Targeted at weekend diners seeking entertainment-driven dining experiences.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• The Palm Restaurant: Iconic upscale American steakhouse with multiple locations and a strong wine list. Comparable on premium pricing, extensive wine program, and private event/banquet revenue.
• Maggiano's Little Italy: Brinker's national upscale-casual Italian chain. Comparable on Italian family-style menu and event/banquet catering capabilities, though at lower price points and broader scale.
• Buca di Beppo: Planet Hollywood-owned Italian chain known for family-style and event catering. Comparable on Italian family-style menu and large-group event (banquet-style) service, though at lower price points.

Regional players

• Husk Nashville: Sean Brock's flagship Husk location in downtown Nashville. Comparable on chef-driven upscale dining, downtown Nashville tourism capture, and press-driven demand.

Direct peers

• RPM Italian: Celebrity-chef-driven upscale Italian concept (sibling to RPM Steak) from the Lettuce Entertain You group. Comparable on chef-anchored branding, premium Italian menu, and urban hotel-adjacent real estate.
• Carbone: Major Food Group's upscale coastal-Italian restaurant with multiple locations. Comparable on elevated coastal-Italian menu, premium pricing, and chef-driven identity.
• Lilia: Missy Robbins' Italian fine-dining concept in Brooklyn. Comparable on handmade-pasta-forward Italian menu, chef-led positioning, and premium price point.
• Catch Hospitality Group: Multi-location upscale hospitality group (Catch, Steakhouse, NYC). Comparable on premium seafood/Italian-leaning menus, hotel-anchored urban locations, and event-driven private dining.
• True Food Kitchen: Dr. Andrew Weil-inspired upscale-casual concept with a Nashville presence. Comparable on premium daypart-driven dining (brunch/lunch/dinner), bar program, and event hosting.
• Marsh House: Upscale Southern-inspired restaurant inside the Thompson Nashville hotel. The closest direct comparable — hotel-anchored, upscale, downtown Nashville, full-daypart service with strong bar program.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ellasonsecond
• Instagraminstagram.com/ellasnashville
• TikToktiktok.com/@ellasnashville
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/red-pebbles-hospitality

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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