131 Main

Nicer sit-​down restaurant with good air conditioning for those hot humid days in Charlotte. We ordered the devil eggs appetizer and 3 fish tacos for lunch. The eggs had a light creamy taste. The tacos were made with Corvina fish, a meaty soft fish that was smoked grilled and went well with the avocado and salsa filling.
Overall the food was good and justified its higher prices. Service was also good. Best way to try an expensive restaurant is to eat at lunch.

Made reservations for a party of 7 for a graduation dinner 2 months in advance. They only had 4pm or 9pm. I chose the 4pm. We get to the restaurant and they cram us in this small table in the front of the restaurant instead of the large table we reserved. Very disappointed in the treatment of a restaurant we frequent. Will not be returning to celebrate any events in the future.

Only came for apps and beer /​wine. Loved the ambiance. Great service. Get the grilled artichokes! They were great! My Aunt (who has a great pallet and is world traveler) is a local and loves this place.

This restaurant definitely serves some of the best food I’ve ever had! Everything we ate was amazing… the corn bread is delicious and the pork chop my boyfriend got was HUGE! I got shrimp and grits. I don’t always like grits, but these were so tasty!

I’ve been here about 5 times and I’m never disappointed. Good salads, appetizers, and drinks. Perfect for a datenight.

Don’t got to this restaurant if you have a party bigger than 4. So to start reservations were made for seven and we were NOT told at the time we would have to sit at separate tables. This was for a birthday, who would be ok with that?
So we get there and we sit down confused at how they expect us to enjoy our full party of people when some will have to sit elsewhere. You may ask why not just move some tables together? The tables are stuck to the floor.
So we make it work and the birthday girl and her husband end up having to sit at separate tables. So while we wait for the food we have the idea well just come sit at the table with us and we can talk and socialize while we wait but since the table is not made for this many to eat we will use the other table to eat dinner. Well they just cleared the other table and sat people down there to eat without asking us if we were still going to use that table.
Like really? They basically handed her, her gifts that was sitting there on our other table as they just sit someone down. This was totally unacceptable. So we had to cram all of our plates. Ribs, steaks, shrimp and grits, etc. all on a little 4 side square table. We felt like grandmas house at thanksgiving.
The food was good yes it was but I was overtaken by the service that was received. I could barely enjoy my food as we all had to turn our plates ever which way to fit them on the table.
The thing that topped the cake was we had a new waitress. I know that we all start somewhere new but her excuse for everything she did not know, which was a lot I may add was «I just started 2 days ago». To me that means one thing you should have been trained better or longer before they let you by yourself. Don’t use an excuse. Just plainly say «Let me find that out.» Just hearing that all night made me want to just go ask myself.
I am sorry if this was long but this was my first and probably last time coming to this location. I was just sideswiped by the service as a whole. The people were nice, food was good but important birthday experience ruined.

Consistently great food. Love the Ahi Tuna Salad. Deviled Eggs. Skillet Cornbread. Shrimp and Grits. Monday through Thursday special happy hour pricing. This restaurant is always busy which gives you the thumbs up for happy customers. A frequent happy customer.

The grilled artichokes are a must try!!! Great ½ price wine on Tuesday. Try the wedge with a piece of grilled salmon and a side of shoestring fries. You will not be disappointed.

The salmon was ON POINT. Sub the rice with the kale salad and you’ll feel so much better about yourself!
If you go dessert, the strawberry shortcake is unlike any I’ve had at a restaurant before. The cake is crusted on the outside, creating a sort of moist scone that when couple with the ice cream and strawberries is INCREDIBLE. Split it for sure.

One of the best fish dishes of my life. I had the special which was blackened mahi mahi with lump crab meat on top. The fish was plated on some amazing cheese grits and it had a corn salsa sauce on top… Simply amazing.
Service was good and the cocktails were on point as well. All in all, a nice date night with the wife. We’ll be back.

Ooh how I have enjoyed this place over the past 3 years residing in NC. The service is always stellar and the food hasn’t disappointed at all on a normal outing with my family or with my girlfriends.
The only reason I must provide 3 stars is because there is no 3.5 star option. I had my birthday dinner here last year and made the reservations about 3 months in advance and after arriving it took forever to get our orders taken as we sat for 35 minutes before ordering, another hour to get the food and another 45−1hour to get the cake brought it which had everyone extremely tired from the long drawn out dinner and not interested in going out afterwards per the agenda. Plus our several was having a OFF night lets just leave that there as I don’t like to put people out there if I had another experience with them and it was better and this is the case with the server in question.
My go to meal has always been the Shrimp and Grits minus the pork. The husband and I have also done the dinner for two which is 3 courses and wine which was a great deal while out on date night.
Unfortunately I haven’t been able to experience the firepit as its ALWAYS taken when I arrive especially on Half Price wine Wednesday (I think it’s Wednesday). Once I experience that I may update my review with better info and it may sway my STARrage.

I’m updating my review from my last. The general manager reached out to me the day I posted my review to go over our poor experiences and he was very apologetic and understanding. He asked my fiancé and I to come back in and give them another try after he addressed the issues. I was very impressed with the customer service. My review was handled quickly and we spoke immediately to try and get our concerns resolved. Last night, I made a reservation for my fiancé and I to come in and have a dinner to celebrate his birthday. Upon arrival, there was a Happy Birthday balloon waiting for us at the table. Very nice touch! The manager that was on duty introduced himself and also apologized for the previous poor experiences. Our waiter, Justin, was awesome! We never had an empty drink, his timing was always perfect, and the candle he put in the brownie dessert was also a very nice touch! The steaks were also cooked perfectly this first try this time! Overall, we were extremely satisfied with our most recent experience and will return to enjoy another meal at 131. Thank you Billy!

I must admit 131 is one of my go to spots when I don’t feel like cooking. Veggie Burger is Great! Fresh Veggies. Cornbread Is Great! Fish Tacos are Good also. Grilled Fresh Fish Also Good! Although Im not much of a drinker, the 131 Maniac is a great night cap! Good place and pretty consistent food.

Had an amazing steak filet special, cooked to perfection. Had two vodka tonics while waiting which were somewhat strong. We had a large group and it was really disappointing to find out that some of our group could not sit at the same table we were at because the tables are bolted to the floor and cannot be placed together. It’s pricey so bring your wallet. I spent just under $ 80 for myself with the meal and two drinks. The ambiance is fun and lively, but the acoustics do make it difficult to hear other people speaking. The bar was packed and had lots of happy hour specials, it looked like the place to network. It’s dimly lit making it great for a date night.

Tonight we ordered two ahi tuna salads to go – $ 45 after tipping the girl who was supposed to check the contents. The soy sauce containers weren’t closed and had emptied into the lettuce, the mango wasn’t ripe (very hard and added no flavor), and on one of the salads, the tuna was totally inedible (total gristle). We tried to call the restaurant, but could never reach a manager. We will never do take out again, which is sad, because this is one of our family favorites.
Update: Upon receipt of my email, the manager promptly contacted me (2 – 3 times) and was insistent (kindly) that he make things right. He did not want that experience to color our long-​standing positive view of 131 Main. He made a generous offer to make us whole and gave me his personal cell, should there be any problems in the future. He is everything a manager should be. I really appreciated his kindness and thoughtfulness in handling the mess up.

One of my favorite places in Ballantyne… I’d highly recommend the corn bread and shrimp and grits.
Great staff and nice bar and dining room.

I ended up at 131 Main for a Company paid dinner with my coworkers. I’ll be honest, previous to this I hadn’t been too excited to try them because their menu didn’t look that appealing to me. I’d saw a lot of reviews about the cornbread so I brought that up when we discussed appetizers. The cornbread was pretty good. It was definitely not your mommas! Very different, but still decent. They have honey on the table to eat with it which enhanced the flavor in my opinion. I doubt i’d order it again. I ordered the potato soup & the Big Island Ribeye and both MORE THAN made up for what was lacking in the cornbread. That was probably the best Potato Soup and Ribeye that i’d ever tasted. The potato soup was enhanced from your typical potato soup. I wanted more! And with the ribeye the marinade was not too think. And you could taste the marinade through the steak. It was tender and just excited my palate. I literally can not wait to return and order it again. Service was also awesome. Our server was friendly, quick and attentive. The ambience was nice and relaxed. Walking in was a bit weird. I didn’t know which was the main door but I figured it out. This definitely wasn’t the type of place that i’d be comfortable walking in with Jeans and a T-​Shirt on. It was a bit stiff. But all that really matter is the food and that will be the reason why I return.

131 Main begins with a serene décor inside, and there’s a great outdoor patio with tables and a firepit. I have consistently had great food & top notch service. If you sit at the bar, the bartenders are well educated and make you feel at home.
Tuesdays is half price bottles of wine all day, and half price starters til 7pm. Of course, it gets crowded so get there early to get a spot at the bar, or make reservations for the dining room.

My experience actually spurred me to finally register for Unilocal after years of surfing it for reviews here in CLT and everywhere we have gone in our travels. Full disclosure… we did not make it past water.
My mother’s birthday is this weekend. My folks like to have a late lunch when having a big meal (its restaurant week)…around 2PM. My mom also loves her some Prime Rib; its her staple. Not many upscale places serve it for lunch.
Browsed the restaurant week listings and there we go — 131 Main has Prime Rib on the docket. We live north on Rea by 485, so this is close and we have always wanted to give the place a try ever since we moved here just under two years ago.
Called over a week in advance. Spoke to a nice young lady who placed me on hold and confirmed we would be good at 2 for restaurant week menu and noted it in our reservation. Cool!
Called today at 11:50 to confirm reservation and restaurant week menu. Yepper, we have you down and restaurant week menu will be available if requested for lunch and see you have it noted so you should be good sir.
Anyone have a guess where this is heading? Buehler?
We get there on time for our reservation and were told sorry sir we are not prepared yet for restaurant week. I request a manager to discuss. Tell him what is happening and what I did to make sure this very thing did not happen to us on my mother’s birthday. He asks if there anything else on the menu he can provide us… I know the guy was trying but you are an upscale place. Recognize that you screwed this event up for us and pull me aside. Tell me this kind of thing does not happen and ask to give them another chance to make it right. Tell me to ask for him when we come back and he will make sure we have a great experience.
I know we will come back to 131 Main eventually to give it another shot; too many good reviews and its so close to Piper. But I have to express my absolute disappointment in this situation and the way we were handled.

Awesome!
Melissa was a fantastic server but everyone that helped was fantastic.
Smoked salmon was just as great or better than Houston’s.
Skillet cornbread not bad, has cheese and some corn inside.
Fish tacos were swordfish, pretty good. Tortilla was toasted but a bit chewy. Queso dip was great, like pimento dip nice and has a kick.
Double cut pork chop so huge and tasty. Loaded baked potatoe was great!
They have Guinness !!!
Dirty titi with blue cheese stuffed olives YUM made it my desert!
WILL come back!