The String Bean used to be very unique in Belmont. That was 2013-2018. Since then, it has gone through some changes, modifications to the menu, etc. and IMO isn't as strong as a restaurant as it was back then. It is still good, but not great. I wish they'd bring back some of the variety that was on their menu pre-COVID. The menu now is too similar to other spots in Belmont (sandwiches and burgers). read more

Good food, but if you're taking a work lunch make sure you put in for vacation. Takes way too long to receive your order even if you beat the lunch crowd. I didn't even get to eat my lunch there, had to put it in a to -go box. I got a "Sorry" out of it, yeah, you are. Server was spot on though. read more

Racist establishment. Do not eat here. Waited over 20 minutes for a refill. Didn't even finish my food I was so disgusted. I guess they stay open with yt money. Racist vibes. I would NOT recommend read more

Awful customer service. Made a reservation and waited over 30 minutes with a hostess who seated groups who entered after us. No acknowledgment. Horrible service. Place is very dirty as well. Save your time and go elsewhere. read more

Great place. Great food. Great staff, very friendly. And the meats sold in the butcher section are awesome too!

Belmont desperately needs more establishments like this! Fresh ingredients, top notch service, and great ambiance. If you're lucky enough to have Gordon as your server he will point you in the right direction. For me, I love the angry cow pig burger, and the chicken sandwich. Always get the duck fat fries, it's worth the upcharge! read more

The String Bean is a really fun, local, Belmont staple. I don't think they get enough credit for the market side of the business, but I truly think it's because the food is so great. I just wish they offered cocktails! read more

Good variety of food choices. Nice outdoor patio for fur-babies. Try the delicious eggplant fries & bison burger.

SB is consistent with the quality on food and they have a friendly staff! Their chicken tenders are some of the best I've had and the duck fat fries! read more

Great food, good selection of beers and wines. A little pricy to fit into the new Belmont feel, now that Belmont is the hot place to go. I would go back, just can't afford to go often read more

This place has gone way down hill. I went there for their special on March 16th, the corned beef and cabbage for St Patty's Day. Needless to say I had the worst corned beef experience ever. They gave me a bowl of minced corned beef and bowl of cabbage. The waiter realized it was wrong and instead of bringing me a plate of sliced corned beef they brought me another mince meat bowl and said because I had 1-bowl that I had to get another side bowl of this. Place is a joke. No focus on the doing the right thing for the customer. Tied to this my wife's burger came out raw after ordering medium well. I hope the owners read this and think about who running the kitchen at this place. Great menu and environment but poor choices and terrible food and management. read more

The String Bean - This is my dinner special - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Belmont, North Carolina

Horrible experience. First of all the food was a HUGE disappointment. We ordered the calamari app and it was a big plate of thick over salted, breaded, dried out calamari. As for dinner, it didn't get any better. I had the scallops with asparagus and eggplant fries. It was $25 and came with 3 small DRY over salted scallops. The eggplant and asparagus were the same... over salted. My husband ordered the ribeye steak. I have no idea why they ask what temp you want bc it was 1/4" thick. Oh and $36! I did let the server know about my dinner being way too salty and they took 2.50 off our bill. Seriously?! 2.50?! We will NEVER visit here again. It was an expensive underwhelming dinner experience. Don't waste time or money going here. read more

This is a restaurant named after a vegetable and the only two things on the menu for vegetarians are a salad and veggie burger? For those looking for a vegan option, go elsewhere. The salad was some lettuce with four cucumber slices with about a cup of dried cranberries and walnuts - it was like dessert, and not even close to worth $13. The veggie burger has dairy in it. My mother's flatbread looked pretty good. The wine was very good and also well-priced. But I wouldn't come back here for food, personally. read more

I have been to the String Bean a handful of times. Usually I sat inside at the bar because most tables inside were occupied but the last time we were there we sat outside for dinner in a pleasant fall evening. The hostess only gave us the food menu and asked if we need the drink menu. The String Bean is known for its beer selection and my husband loves his IPAs, so of course, but we waited quite a while before another hostess brought it to us. Since we didn't have the drink menu when our assigned waitress came to take drink orders, my husband asked what IPAs they have. She said she needed to check and left. When she came back, my husband had the drink menu that was just dropped off and asked for a seasonal NC beer on tap. Nope we are out, so he asked for a NC bottled beer listed on the menu. Our waitress left and came back empty-handedly. He asked for yet another NC bottled beer and it was unavailable either. Finally the fourth one he asked for was available. You would expect the waitress would bring it out right away but it was not the case. Ordering food was not as hard as ordering drinks but our patience was tested again waiting for the food. It was around 7:30 PM on a weekday and the restaurant was full, so I guess it's kind of understandable. My husband ordered a southwest chicken wrap, and guess what. it wasn't cut into half when it came out. It looked like a burrito! I tried the eggplant fries for the first time and it wasn't bad but the sea salt sprinkles made them too salty for me. The sweet potato fries were sprinkled with sea salt as well which I can also do without. The spicy butternut squash soup was fine. When I first moved to the area, the String Bean seemed to be the place to be in Belmont. Less than a year later, I felt the lure has faded. I think the menu was updated a few months ago with a slight increase in prices and less options. Moreover, I have my new favorite restaurant in Belmont now. With a booming restaurant scene in this charming town, even a well-established place.like the String Bean needs to up its game. read more

The String Bean - Soup and 1/2 sandwich combo for $9. The sausage potato kale soup was delicious and the portabella sandwich was not bad (great focaccia). - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Belmont, North Carolina

First time we went - great! Second time was quite underwhelming. Our first visit we sat outside, had great service and enjoyed a fig pizza. We enjoyed it so much we came back a few months later for a second one. The second time, we were there for over 20 minutes and were never even acknowledged. I had to go back to the hostess desk and ask for a server. Apparently nobody was ever assigned to our table. Ordered the eggplant fries as an app. Good sized pieces and hefty portion, but WAY too salty. Got the fig pizza and they were missing ingredients on it and it was not very good. The place has definite potential. Great outdoor seating, variety of items on the menu from healthy to hearty, and a cute array of items that you can buy to take home inside. However, after our last experience, I am not really jumping to go back like I was after our first visit. read more

Came here on a Friday evening around 5/530p. I was with a party of 3, including a baby so we had to wait about 40 minutes or so to get a table. There were some high tops available at that point but, unfortunately, no bueno for babies. Our server was Justin and he was fantastic. Super knowledgable and attentive. He was very busy due to his number of tables but our orders were all correct and he was great at checking up on us. The baby started to get a little fussy towards the end of the meal and he was super sweet and quick when we had to pack everything up to go. I had the friend pickles, which were much bigger (in diameter and thickness) than any other fried pickles I'd ever seen. They were served hot from the fryer, however, I found them to taste better towards the middle/end of the meal when they were closer to being warm slash room temperature. I also had the veggie burger with a side of mashed potatoes. The veggie burger was made in house and was delicious. It was a little dry but that is because I ordered it without the sour cream. Overall a winner though. They don't have tons of vegetarian options (one other entree, a portobella sandwich and an eggplant sandwich) that are creative so I likely wouldn't go back while in the area; I'd prefer to check out a new place. But excellent service by both our server and host staff. There's also a butcher and small market that sells various food items and alcohol inside. The actual restaurant area is a little on the smaller side so I would skip this place for a party larger than 6. Parking lot can get crowded so street parking may be necessary. read more

The String Bean - Black bean burger with mashed potatoes as side - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Belmont, North Carolina

The best duck fat fries and boom boom shrimp ever! I love to sit outside by the fire and enjoy the sunshine and rosè.

This restaurant is only about 2 blocks away from my home so I have tried it often on the weekends. Since I tried a certain salad we catered at lunch,I wanted that salad one weekend but it was not on the menu so the owner made it for me. I was so honored. They have outdoor seating with a fire in the middle of the table for cool days. This restaurant is for families and also for those dining alone. This is one of my favorites. read more

This is 5 star all the way. We were in town for spring break from Michigan and looking for a place with outdoor seating, luckily, we found this place near the Whitewater Center. Our party of 7 had plenty of room at an outdoor table and our server was delightful ( I wish I knew her name but she did tell us that her son works at the Whitewater place). The kids meals were delicious and all of the adults enjoyed our burgers, chicken sandwich and beer/wine. I highly recommend. read more

Great little spot. It's a butcher shop, specialty beer/wine market, and restaurant! They have so many options on the menu, which I loved! For apps/bites we tried fried green tomatoes w their homemade pimento cheese, and it was my favorite that we chose. Due to reviews we had to try duck fat fries. They were tasty, but I think a little overcooked. I wanted to try the ban mi rolls, which sounded amazing. The bison burger was substantial in size. I think the pickles over powered the flavor, and they didn't put a sauce on it, but it definitely could have used one. The meat was cooked medium and a little gamey (I think because of the lack of sauce). Overall ambiance and experience is A+ and food was super unique. It's nice to experience something different with fresh/homemade ingredients. I'm tired of restaurants that buy low quality canned products and sell them for a premium. This place was just overall an awesome choice. Will definitely be back. You can get some really high quality wines here too. Like a wine snob heaven without the snobs. And mixing and matching bombers and bottles for beer is equally awesome for the beer connoisseurs! read more

Ordered turkey croissant to go, it wasn't lightly toasted nor did it have avocado or the Asiago cheese. Over paid for a dry cold cut plain turkey on a dry croissant. Do yourself a favor and check your orders as they obviously don't. Very disappointed for the money paid. Costly mistake for me. read more

This is to grab management's attention! Unfortunately, I brought my friend to this place on Thursday evening. It had rained earlier in the evening and we were looking for an outdoor covered spot to you know, avoid Covid 19 if at all possible. We found a spot outside that was covered and dry. There was people outside at one table with drinks. When we asked the host to wipe off an outside table for us, she said they were not serving anyone outside. The restaurant looked full. She mentioned there was a table outside but they were ONLY drinking. This host basically rejected and lost money for the restaurant, had a snarky attitude, did not even TRY to accommodate us during a pandemic (aren't there CDC rules about this), and tried to justify her reasoning for people being outside as JUST having drinks. This makes me wonder: 1) Was the host lazy and inadequate at her simple job? It was not raining anymore. The host's job is to wipe down tables, give customers menus, and tell servers which tables they have. 2) Were the servers too lazy to go outside? I mean, are they not already putting their lives at risk to make money during a pandemic? Taking a table OUTSIDE lessens your chance of getting Covid. So they were afraid of the rain? - even though it wasn't raining anymore. This host basically stopped money from going to a server's tip and the restaurant's revenue. 3) The table of people already outside- You mean to tell me those people walked inside and ordered a drink with the host or found a random server EVERY SINGLE TIME they wanted a drink? Did they not have a server? I don't remember this place being a bar so what exactly did they do to get their drinks? SMH anyways.... do better!!! This host sucked. Management needs to address this. I know about customer service especially after working in the restaurant industry and now after this bad experience, my friend said she will never return again! It was her FIRST EXPERIENCE! It only takes one bad front of house experience to lose potential recurring income. She DID NOT look like an owner therefore did not have the brains or know how to make sure we could be served there. Or was it something deeper? *** Lucky for us, we went down the street to The Bottle Tree!! They have a full backyard and a covered outdoor area! The service was impeccable and the food was good too! The chef rocks and the owners are awesome! So based off this experience, if you want to support a local restaurant in Belmont without full risk to Covid 19 exposure, go somewhere else than here! They are not accommodating and tell lies about why there is still a table full of people outside yet they are not serving outside anymore. Bullshit. I'd really like management to respond to this review bc I actually do like some of the dishes and would hate to boycott this restaurant. My friend won't return. ***Based off other reviews, this place just doesn't seem to fit the Covid safety precautions, not to mention poor customer service. Too bad. Do the right thing y'all read more

Very pleasant staff and the inside of the restaurant has a nice store, I loved that the menu included pairings for the alcohol list. The food was very good and the atmosphere was even better. read more

I probably need to update my String Bean review - mostly because I really like them but also because they're going to open one in Shelby!!Yay! When Nellie's was packed and overwhelmed and staff looked confused, String Bean kept their composure and seated us right away. And although the patio is hotter than heck, that's unfortunately outdoor dining in NC. Still hoping they get some outdoor fans!! I polished off an entire bowl of Edamame by myself - love that stuff! I always order the Green Monster - they can really cook a Fried Green Tomato here. For main course we had a Tuna steak (rare - market price) with aside of twice baked potato and asparagus. The tuna was a nice sized portion, cooked perfectly and had that nice mild but substantial meaty flavor rare tuna has. My mother had the Angry Cow Pig Burger with ground jalapenos and ghost pepper cheese - I did have some meal envy but did get a couple of bites. Just enough heat to follow the bite from start to finish without "spiking" and making it too hot to eat. BTW - I am now in love with eggplant fries (or at least theirs) I would expect eggplant fries to be a greasy and limp product - these were nothing like that - delicious and addictive. And we can't forget the incredible beer selection they have. Mmmm Triple C 3C IPA...... Thanks for having my back String Bean! I got yours! read more

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I wasn't as impressed as I expected to be, but still an overall decent meal. They had an impressive draft and bottle list, which we were excited about. We were able to have great beer with our meal. However, it is difficult to keep the menu up b/c of the constant bottle rotation. We asked our server about several beers, and she had to continue to go inside and check if the bottle was still available. We ordered the bison quesadilla and a reuben with duck fat fries. Now don't get me wrong the duck fat fries are good, but I do not think they are as good as everyone is saying. I have had better, but I did enjoy them. The reuben was solid. As was the quesadilla. I think I may have preferred the quesadilla a bit more. I will say one thing. They need to make sure their hours are consistent with what is shown online. Their doors had different hours posted than online. We came in plenty of time to be seated, but there were several parties who showed up after the posted hours on the door, but they had to serve them because the hours listed online were longer. I felt bad for the servers because they were technically closed, but they still had to serve those who came in because of the discrepancies. I live in Charlotte and will likely not drive all the way to Belmont for the String Bean, but I definitely will enjoy it when driving through. The staff was excellent and kind and that is half the battle. read more

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Great food and great service.... Good environment !!! Also, once seated there was s as quick response from the wait staff!!!!

The food is great and there's a gentleman server that is awesome don't remember name . The shrimp appetizer is amazing

So. You know how I like to tell you what to do and what to order in my reviews? Well, this one is not any different. DUCK FAT FRIES. No, typing this in all upper case is not exaggerating. I know that everyone else has written this as well, believe us - order them. They are amazing. And I'll be the first to admit, I'm a little picky and sometimes turn my nose up at new things - but I put my trust in my fantastic server, Jennifer, and my fellow yelpers. They are wonderful, crispy, & delicious. They're like regular french fries and crack had a baby, and now this is the only kind of french fry that I want to eat. (Note: I do not suggest actual crack, lets keep it PG & safe over here friends.) Duck fat fries ruined regular fries for me, and I never want to go back. And apparently duck fat is better for you than vegetable oil? I'll believe that, because I'm blinded by love. Next. After you've secured your fries order - I ordered the Italian Monk. It was really good. It looks kind of basic when it comes out, but its packed with perfect flavor pairings. I also recommend this. :) The feel of this place is awesome, the people are friendly and welcoming - and its like 1/3 bottle shop (with "mystery" bags! What!? I LOVE mysteries!), 1/3 restaurant & 1/3 butcher/seafood counter. Three of my favorite things! I noticed a little coffee section too, but didn't peruse over that way. Also, if it's nice out, check out that gorgeous patio. Like something out of a whimsy romantic comedy, I loved it. Oh, AND they were voted for The Best Place to Bring a Date in Gaston County 2016. So, let me take this time to remind you, handsome, single Yelpers - I am also single, and I really like bottle shop/restaurant/whimsy patios. #shamelessplug In conclusion, go here - bring another cool yelper, sit on the patio, order duck fat fries, and consider the Italian Monk. read more

The String Bean - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Belmont, North Carolina

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This place has the best patio in Belmont. Can't beat the service--ask for Belinda. The food and drinks are also great--very good beer selection! read more

The String Bean - Patio - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Belmont, North Carolina

I've been here about 15 times in the last 3 years. It's a really nice area and they have a lot of quality in their food! My go-to is the shrimp and grits and a Shirley temple. Whenever we come to this place it's always with family and it always gives a great experience. The only thing that creeped me out the last time was because one of the male servers was creepily looking at me. It kind of made me feel uncomfortable so I'm gonna give this a 4 star review. read more

Not that the food was bad. It always satisfies, but food isn't everything. When I paid $16 for a lunch consisting of sautéed vegetables and grits, I told the management that was outrageously priced. The front of house manager was a total jerk and said that this is a normal price for a vegan meal and made no effort to appease my complaint. It simply isn't a good price for greasy slimy vegetables. And as someone who enjoys gourmet food, even if you get the highest quality grits, they don't run over $3/lbs! I refuse to eat here again, which sucks because they are the only decent place to eat in Belmont. I guess that's why they think they can charge whatever they want. read more

The String Bean - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Belmont, North Carolina

The String Bean is a great spot for a fast lunch. Drinks were always filled and food was quick to come out. The parking is difficult. I had to park several blocks down to walk here to meet a friend. Seating is decent, unfortunately the booth I was in was very uneven. The booth was sunken down where it was uncomfortable to reach the table. My salad was the Catawba Cobb salad. It was decent, but nothing that gave a wow factor. I did enjoy the croissant croutons. read more

The String Bean - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Belmont, North Carolina

Such a great place. Their duck fat fries are addictive and the food and service was top notch. We now live close by and will be stopping by to try other items. My husband had the steak while I had one of the flatbreads for my entree. Really great with a. Good wine and beer list. read more

I've been a Charlottean for over ten years now and I never thought I would find he best shrimp and grips in the city in... Belmont. I've heard friends over the years say how good this place is... I was finally able to taste it! I wish this place was closer to Charlotte, it would be there all the time. The menu was extensive and it all looked good. I'm looking forward to eating here again! read more

The String Bean - Best shrimp and grits in town! - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Belmont, North Carolina

This catering shop/deli/bottle shop is worthy of a major city. Belmont is quite lucky to have them. Its not necessarily the cheapest option around, but well worth the money. I'm just going to reiterate what most everyone else has already said. Get the duck fat fries! And go sit outside if the weather is nice. read more

Got brunch here with a few friends visiting from out of town. We actually came here because Nellie's was packed down the street. I was a bit sad and wasn't sure how I would String Bean but I ended up LOVING my experience. Service was fast and friendly and to the point. I got the creamy garlic shrimp gnocchi and duck fat fries. It was delicious. One of the other servers saw my dish and we had a conversation about how good it is. All-in-all, a solid place in quaint downtown Belmont perfect for a late morning out with friends. read more

Extraordinary beer selection l. Great service and fare. Aubs and I shared the pesto flat bread and the southern Cesar salad, both great. The flat bread comes with filet mignon cubed on every slice, Carmelized onions and fresh mozzarella. This place is also a grocery but they're known for their cow pig sandwich: according to the menu it's a bacon burger with a large serving of bacon, sounds good but no one at our table ordered it, I'm not one to mess with the already wildly successful formula of bacon on a hamburger. The southern Cesar salad is a Cesar salad but with cornbread croutons and a heavy serving of fried chicken. What's not to like about that. I wouldn't hesitate to get either item again. read more

The String Bean - Pizza - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Belmont, North Carolina

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On entry, not so good. The place smelled of burnt cooking oil. Once seated, Lefty and I picked two apps and they are out; picked a beer, out; Lefty wanted a Sun Drop Soda, out; I pick a hard cider; not out but the last bottle. This was on top of the 2 menu items that they were out of. :0/ it must be my cologne. I was so deflated, we just ordered a couple of available apps; the bbq egg rolls and Duck fat fries. We followed up with the fried Oreos with ice cream. The fries were crisp and light, A definite plus. The BBQ egg rolls had plenty of meat but the shell was too overcooked and too crispy, which made the Q dry. The fried O-R-E-O's were awesome! They are dipped in funnel cake batter and served smothered with vanilla ice cream with a sundae sauce drizzle. I would have preferred the ice cream on the side to lessen the quick melting and enhance the presentation (for Yelp photo). I learned after it was served (and devoured) that it was an option. We had to wait, but there were plenty of empty tables :0(. The server (Kevin) was great; knew the menu and very friendly. This menu reads great, but with so many things not available on a Saturday night it's just a good fiction read. Another point was that Left had a different menu than mine (old vs. new) Though I was really disappointed in this visit I will try again when in the area. The patrons all seemed relaxed and happy, so this must have been an off night. Lots of wine bottles on deck, I gotta step my grape game up I'll be back. read more

Came here on a Saturday night and they were packed. The restaurant isn't big so it was very crowded at the bar area. We ended up sitting outside and really enjoyed it. We started off with the pimento cheese dip and we were all highly pleased. They have a good selection on their menu and it was hard to choose from. I ended up getting the Angry Cow Pig burger. It comes with jalapenos and onions topped with a ghost pepper cheese. Burger was large and juicy. Everyone at our table got burgers and we were all loving it. Service was a little slow I guess due to it being a saturday night but our drinks were practically empty. We hardly saw our server. We actually had to stop him and ask him for more beers. We would definitely come back though. read more

Friday night date at the String Bean was great! First time here and I will be back! Close to my Nanny job and lots of great choices on the menu. This sweet spot also has a meat and cheese counter and a decent selection of wines, beers and the like I had the Southwestern Chicken Wrap with duck fat fries and I would get it again! I ordered mine minus the black beans since I'm not a fan, but the chicken was plentiful and flavorful and with just a hint of heat. The duck fat fries were worth the $2 up charge and crispy, well seasoned though too many for my appetite tonight. Hubby had The String Bean Steak Burger cooked medium with homemade chips and was super pleased. I tasted the cooked edge since I'm a medium well girl, but it was quite flavorful! The chips were good, though probably not at the top of the list for best ever. We ordered the White Chocolate Oreo Cheesecake to go since we were full but wanted to try one of the in house made offerings. It looks delish! read more

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