As many of the other reviews state, the food is very good and portion size is generous. The prices are inflated in my opinion, but it is a $$$ restaurant, so you have to expect that, but still $22 for a Cobb salad is over priced. The service was excellent and our waiter and other staff were quick to refill our drinks. The environment is nice and on the dark side, but it is noisy. Overall I would consider going back. read more

The food at 131 Main is always delicious and fresh! My personal go to is the Cast Iron Corn Bread to start and then the Double Cut Pork Chop, with Peanut & Ginger Slaw as a side for my entree! The chop is by far the best I've ever had, and is prepared to absolute perfection that it melts in your mouth! The service is always excellent too, although a bit overbearing at times, but still better than not having anyone check back on you at all. With so many upscale restaurants out there with questionable and uncomfortable business attire dress codes, only to sit down and be served a mediocre meal, 131 Main is a comfortable fine dining atmosphere, whether you choose to dress up or stay casual. Continuously delivering welcoming service, and high quality, fresh food! read more

We had dinner tonight at their location in Cornelius. The service was fabulous from our server Kaden. The skillet cornbread was remarkable, in that it was fluffy and savory sweet instead of some places where it is dry and oily. The wedge salad was yummy. And the ribs and shoestring fries were fabulous. We also subbed the deviled eggs for the sale which was definitely worth it. The founder was at Houston's and there are tremendous similarities between the menu and quality. Definitely recommend! read more

Great food, service and atmosphere. 131 Main has never disappointed or been less than I expected. Go there as often as I can. read more

We love the ambiance and cozy feel here. The food is ALWAYS top notch as is the service. Love the shoe string thin cut fries. The tuna stack yum! And of course the wedge salad. read more

My wife and I both had the prime rib sandwich. It was amazing. It's the next day and I want another right now.

Really enjoyed lunch here. Staff was very nice and food was really good. I had the salmon and it was cooked perfectly. The sauce that came with it was also good. It was served with a cold rice which was funky but good. My friend got the panko chicken sandwich, she said it was alright. The bread to meat ratio was off, too much bread. Overall, I would come back here. read more

131 MAIN Restaurant - Fresh Cut Salmon - American Near Me - Cornelius, North Carolina

The service is absolutely amazing. The food is always consistent and top notch. You can't go wrong with any option. A romantic dimly lit vibe too. read more

I hadn't been to 131 MAIN in years - it was still just as good as I had remembered. My coworker and I split the cornbread - there were a couple of slices leftover and it was just as good for breakfast as it was at dinner. I had the Ahi Tuna Stack and a side of the green beans as my dinner; both were delicious. My coworker had the top chop salad and said it was awesome. Will definitely be back (hopefully with less time in between this time!). read more

It's been a while since I reviewed 131 Main. We went there last night for a small family celebration. Once again consistently great food, and service. I usually get the trout but this time I opted for their delicious ribs...great peanut slaw and fries #yum ...every bit of it delicious. My husband had the pork chop and my daughter the Top Chop salad. Every one raved about their entrees...we had the seasonal strawberry shortcake for dessert. This place is absolutely always solid when it comes to a great dinner out. The lighting lends to the overall coziness and warmth of the place. It is our go to when we have guests in town. An absolute 10+ in our book! Love it!! read more

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Dined here to celebrate a birthday. Made reservations weeks in advance & once we arrived were seated in a booth with lots of room and perfect for people watching. Our server was very attentive & entertained us with playful banter . The cocktails are well made & the food delicious. I definitely recommend for date night. read more

131 MAIN Restaurant - Perfectly cooked green beans - American Near Me - Cornelius, North Carolina

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No handicap parking. Food and service was excellent! Nice ambiance for family gatherings. No dessert menu.

Came here for lunch on a rainy, Friday afternoon. The atmosphere is relaxed, but still nice enough for a date or casual work meal. There's lots of seating and views into the kitchen. Started with the cast iron cornbread that has green chiles and melted cheese baked into it. Smother it in honey! So so good. For my entree I got the linguine limone. Smothered in a fresh lemon cream sauce, spinach, tomatoes, pulled chicken and shrimp. It was so very tasty! I cannot wait to return and try some other menu items! read more

131 MAIN Restaurant - Linguine limone - American Near Me - Cornelius, North Carolina

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one of my favorite spots in Charlotte! The best dirty martini, deviled eggs, salads, and ambiance. It's my favorite place to take people visiting. it is always a 10 out of 10 in my book. read more

It's always a special treat when my wife and I can get to a 131 main location. The service is always fantastic and the food incredible. My wife ordered the barrel cut filet mignon with roasted cauliflower and I had shrimp and grits with a side of deviled eggs. They have the best shrimp and grits! To top it off we ordered the crème brûlée for dessert and it didn't disappoint. The ambience was a little dim lit but that's pretty normal for 131 Main. Great experience and highly recommend this restaurant. The only recommendation I can make is : season your steaks better. My wife's filet mignon was very unseasoned. read more

Crab cake is hands. down. the best. Buttery and so crispy on the outside, brimming with jumbo lump crab. No fillers here, kids. And the accompanying sauce is magnificent. read more

One of the best restaurants around! This is our regular place for special occasions. I'm obsessed with the crab cake salad! Yum! Service is always impeccable! The ambiance is beautiful and very clean. read more

I had the Burrata plate which was delicious!!! Service was great but thought there was a brunch but fine that it wasn't read more

131 MAIN Restaurant - Burrata cheese - American Near Me - Cornelius, North Carolina

I had a huge pork chop and my fiancé a fillet. We only find fine 4-6 times per year and this will be a return visit. The key lime pie was to die for! read more

Love their wedge salad and their ribeye and fillets are amazing. My husband tried the ribs and the meat just fell off the bone. Had the banana cream pie for dessert which was wonderful. Highly recommend. read more

What an amazing meal! The serve was next to none. The food is all fresh and superbly prepared. One of the best meals we've had in the Charlotte area. First class from the front door to the end of the meal. read more

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Consistently delicious! Great date night spot in Huntersville. Try the ribs or a steak and enjoy a drink!

We decided to come here to have a nicer dinner for our friend's birthday. The ambiance of the place is definitely intimate with the low lighting. One of the things that shocked us and almost caused us to leave is that they are not following the NC mandate of wearing a mask. You can see into the kitchen and only 1 of 7 people we saw in there has a mask on. Even our waitress didn't have one on. It showed us that this place doesn't care about the mandate nor about keeping their customers safe during a pandemic. It's why I couldn't rate them higher and they only received 3 stars because the food was great. As for the food, as mentioned, delicious. We started with the double dip, great blend of queso and guac. Between all of us, we tried the salmon, trout, steak, and pasta. The pasta's sauce was on point, just enough lemon hint to it but not overwhelming. It was probably my favorite. The trout was good as was the salmon. I was disappointed they told us about a grouper special which they didn't have any left of. I wish we had room to try dessert, it looked good on other people's table. We were just highly disapppointed at the fact the pandemic wasn't being taken seriously. read more

My husband and I love coming here for lunch and dinner! The bartenders are all amazing and take care of everything! The big island ribeye is our favorite steak (get it before it's gone!). This is the most consistent 5 start restaurant in the area. The ambiance is also so quiet and intimate. read more

My family and I visited tonight with high hopes for this restaurant, but we were all a little let down again. But 4 stars?? How is that let down? Well, I gave points for other items that raised the score up to just about 3.5 so I rounded up. First the good news: They are open for business in the dining room and continue to provide take out for those who choose that option. That deserves kudos. And they have it down pat too! Also, the staff from the hostess to the waitress and everyone in between is well trained and polished. The third caveat is the atmosphere. It's still dark as can be in there, but this time the light that shown in the middle of our table was bright enough to read the menu by, so I was happy. Love the gas lanterns on the wall! The bad news is that the food is still a little lackluster. The quality of food we received tonight was akin to what you might expect from Midtown Sundries or similar, but the prices were on par with Alton's and Chillfire. So, while the food is not bad, it's not worth what we paid. Our table began with a pan of cornbread served with honey. It was fine. It was not wonderfully special, but it was the best dish we had this night. The filet mignon was the dish my daughter chose, and it came with a sizable helping of mashed potatoes. The potatoes were great and creamy. The filet tasted smoked. We agreed it was just ok. My son had the baby back ribs. They were tender, but the sauce tasted somewhat odd. I didn't care for them, but my son ate most of them. The slaw that they are served with was very fresh and delicious. I got the Linguine Limone and that was a big disappointment. First, it came out lukewarm. It felt like it sat in the window while they finished the other entrees. I waited around to ask for it to be warmed up, but no one came over so I just ate in the middle where it was warmer. It just wasn't pleasant. By the time the waitress came over, my kids were almost done and I didn't want to make them wait, so just got mine boxed to go. I didn't mention to the waitress the temperature since I wasn't going to let her fix it, so not knocking off points for that. The points come off for the lack of taste from this dish. The waitress kindly offered us dessert, but we'd had enough. We were ready to go and left from our much anticipated first "nice" restaurant visit since Covid feeling underwhelmed and vaguely disappointed. This was my attempt to update my review as requested by the owner and I had such high hopes, but this restaurant just doesn't hit the mark for me. I realize I am in the minority on that and accept that completely. To each his own! read more

The best restaurant in the Lake Norman area! Food is incredible, service is impeccable and an overall excellent place to have lunch and/or dinner. Reservations are helpful. read more

Took my mom here for lunch and couldn't ask for a better spot. It was beautiful, stylish and friendly. Then the food was great. What else could you ask for to impress mom? The place was stylishly too dark and my mom wanted to eat outside. So guess where we went? Weather was perfect and the porch was awesome, but the heavy traffic less than 20 yards away was a huge nuisance. Very loud cars and trucks screaming down the road was constantly distracting. Waiter was brilliant and fluids kept full all the time. I started out with their soup of the day. It was a red bean soup with sausage and rice sprinkled on top. Very savory, thick and beefy. Sausage was just awesome. I loved that. Then I had the crab cake salad. I almost cried being back east and having a REAL crab cake. Not very lumpy, but tasted Devine. The salad was super fresh. The croutons were like corn fritters and a great mix. All around best meal in a long time. Only advice I could give you is to NOT go outside. read more

131 MAIN Restaurant - Get the red bean soup if they offer it! (Trust me) - American Near Me - Cornelius, North Carolina

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Love this place. I eat at the various locations around Charlotte often. What would we order again? Double Dip Prime Rib Sandwich - A tad too salty just a tad. Shrimp and Grits - Oh my Lord this was good!!! Best I've had in a long time. What would we not order again? The shoe string fries that came with the prime rib sandwich. They were way way too salty. I'd sub out the fries for P&G slaw instead. I've noticed on several of my visits though that they need to dial down the salt and let the actual food shine more. read more

Visiting NC from CT with friends, we decided on 131 Main for a farewell dinner. We were greeted as we entered with a welcoming smile and were promptly seated. Our server, Maverick, introduced himself and we had a lively conversation about his wonderful name. Though a young man, he knew there was a western on TV of the same name. Maverick asked our choice of beverage and as we brought our own wine he uncorked it for us and poured. Note: There is NO corkage fee. While they have a bar and extensive wine list, there is no corkage fee! We were told of the specials for the night and decided to split the large kale salad, which was amazing and plenty for the three of us. We then moved on to our entrees of filet mignon, salmon and pork chop, all cooked to perfection! We decided not to have the smashed potatoes as our sides so we chose the curried corn and the slaw with ginger. Perfect! Though a tiny bit noisy for a Monday night, it certainly didn't interfere with our conversation. Again, Maverick was an absolute delight to meet and superb at his job. Thank you so much, Maverick! 131 Main will be on my list next time I visit NC and we'll ask for him by name! read more

Amazing ambiance; a great place for a lunch business meeting. The food is ok at best for the price - it's not prohibitively expensive but also not wonderful quality and outstanding presentation. Very, very salty. The service is good, not great but repeatedly ok. Good location. read more

Prices have become very high, but always good food and excellent service. I usually get the Thai salad, sometimes switch off to the tuna stack. Love the smell of the wood burning stove. read more

Best grilled Hotdog I may have ever tasted. Nice atmosphere and congenial service. Planning to take my wife in the near future.

Went for birthday lunch celebration. Waitress was fantastic. Food was so good. Highly recommend!!

Food is ALWAYS great, as well as the service. I highly recommend the smoked salmon app

I've been here so many times - I can't believe I've never reviewed this place! We went on Saturday night because we decided at the last minute to have a fun date night. Since it's restaurant week, we had a really hard time finding somewhere to go that had some space. I remembered getting an email from 131 saying they weren't participating in RW this summer so I went to their website and sure enough was able to get an 8 pm reservation! We were seated pretty quickly even though we were a little bit early. To start, we had the deviled eggs - so good! They were perfectly seasoned and quick to come to the table. Normally we get the cornbread - It's SO delicious. If you take some home it's really good reheated with a fried egg. I seriously could eat the cornbread all week long if I got one to go. I had a filet with fries - their fries are so simple, which I love. They don't distract from the flavor of the food you're ordering. They are shoestring, which usually isn't my preference, but I think works here. My boyfriend ordered the Salmon. Not only was the presentation just gorgeous, but it also tasted really nice. Usually we get a dessert, but we were pretty stuffed. Either way I highly recommend the banana pie or the strawberry shortcake (when in season) or the peanut butter pie. I'm drooling already. Service is always really good, so nothing to worry about there! read more

Great food & excellent service ! Wonderful full service bar ! Amazing guacamole & pimiento cheese double dip ! Mesquite grilled meat & best baby back ribs in charlotte ! No frozen food , all from scratch food ! My favorite place for a celebration ! read more

Had double pork chop. Friends had trout and lamb shank. Topped off with key lime pie. Has moved up to number 1 for me. And I'm a food snob!!! read more

131 MAIN Restaurant - American Near Me - Cornelius, North Carolina

Some of the best food in the Lake Norman area. Service excellent. We sat on the patio near the road but it wasn't an issue at all. Restaurant inside has a nice ambiance. Parking is easy. read more

Awesome food and service. Top notch wait staff! Will definitely return asap... consistently offer good food!

A Lake Norman Staple! Always great service and an open kitchen serving up some of the best food around.