21 North Eatery & Cellar

My wife and I visited this establishment for the firs time with friends who have been here many times. I wasn't sure what to expect from the outside, but that's why there's a door, right? Once inside there are two large dining halls and a full bar area. Both dining halls are wide open with brick walls and hard floors, so it can get pretty loud with only a few small crowds. To with I ordered one of the craft beers on hand and their parmesan fries for an appetizer. Both were on the time in a very short matter of time and the fries were impossible to stop eating. For our entrees, my wife ordered the potato encrusted salmon over penne pasta and carrots. For myself, I ordered the Hunny Chicken Sandwich with Brussel sprouts.Despite being rather busy and short-handed at the same time, all of our dishes arrived in short order. After having gorged myself on the parmesan fries, I didn't have room for the brussel sprouts, but I absolutely devoured the Hunny Chicken Sandwich, which was very delicious. Overall, I thought the menu was a bit pricey, but the food was good and the service was great. We will definitely dine here again in the future.

Great place to stop in off the town square. Historic yet modern feel along with a welcoming small town atmosphere. Tried the Waygu burger and was beyond impressed. Have been thinking about this burger ever since! The fries were also phenomenal and thought it was cool they had their logo branded on the burger bun. Would return 10/10 times!

I never knew this place existed until I ate at Greeks last week in the next block. When I searched for Greeks to check in, lo and behold I found out about this place. So naturally I just had to check it out. The storefront is nothing special but once you pass through the doorway, you find an upscale decorated establishment ready to serve your fine dining needs. 21 North has two large dining rooms, a full bar area, and a hostess lectern. Parking is strictly on the street with angled parking across the street facing the courthouse. Once the courthouse closes, probably around five, I would imagine a lot of those spaces will open up. I arrived at 4:30 pm and got a parallel spot right in front of the restaurant. There were two more available on my side of the street as well.I ordered the Beer Battered Fish, Shrimp & Chips with coleslaw. FYI: The menu prices list on their Yelp listing are out of date. My bad for not posting a new one. This entree is now $36 as well as the Beef Filet but they are the most expensive items, everything else is scaled down from there. I'll post an updated menu the next time I stop in which will most likely be very soon.I didn't go with the Spicy Horseradish Cocktail Sauce and substituted ketchup instead. The coleslaw was okay, a little milky for my taste but still good. The tartar sauce was very good. The shrimp were big. It took 2-3 bites to finish one. Two large filets of their fish which was light on batter around thickly cut portions of fish. All extremely good. I managed to finish all of it and still have room for dessert. Then there was a dump truck load of french fries covering the entire large plate, lol. Two or three people could share those fries easily. These were their plain fries, NOT the Truffle Parmesan Fries. If I wasn't watching my weight I would have tried to devour all those fries because they were excellent, cooked perfectly, exactly the way I like them.For dessert, I chose the Italian Lemon Cake. It was the bomb! Not a huge portion (YAY) to help you avoid feeling over stuffed. I'll be ordering that dessert again for sure. It tasted so good. It wasn't too heavy on the lemon flavor which I loved. Looks like I have found a new regular restaurant for my dining needs. I want to try the filet steak for dinner next and one of their sandwiches for lunch.

Frankly, I was quite surprised to learn that Martinsville has such a great restaurant. In addition, I was equally surprised to learn that there is much more to Martinsville than the gas stations and fast food you once passed on SR 37. Shame on me. We arrived a few minutes ahead of our 6:00 reservation and there was a lot of nearby street parking. Located in a town square (ish) area, there's no parking lot, but plenty nearby street parking that appeared to be free. The restaurant is nice and larger than expected. It's rustic with exposed brick and barn doors. It wasn't busy when we walked in to meet the hostess, who will seat you, but it did fill up. We had a large party and our server handled us expertly. She managed to meet all of our needs for more drinks, sauce, this, that, or the other with a smile. My intentions to stick to carb restriction went out the window when an appetizer portion of their Parmesan Truffle Fries showed up with a variety of aioli options for dipping. Ugh. So good. I got the shrimp cocktail and that came with seven plump shrimp that were sweet and delicious. The cocktail sauce was good, but I suffer from an addiction to horseradish and always want more. I tried a dumpling and some fried calamari, both were good. They had a sandwich on the menu called What The Cluck (or something like that) and it's freshly made jalapeño biscuit, fried chicken, crispy bacon, etc. caught my eye. Bring on the carbs. It was incredible. Of course, I got a side of those amazing fries. Oh my goodness, that biscuit. It was tender and flaky. There's still half of the sandwich in my fridge and can't eat it, but knowing that it's there is killing me. They have a rotating chef course menu that comes with wine pairings. It looked amazing and, for the amount of food, was well priced. In fact, everything was very well priced for the quality. Split dessert with my friend. Some kind of tripe chocolate mouse cake. It was really good and not overly sweet, which is great. Had a nibble of the pumpkin cheesecake, too. They have a great wine selection, a generous beer list, and a number of beautifully crafted cocktails. I was driving, so I didn't get to enjoy any of them, which is probably best. I'm already thinking of my next visit. I hope you start thinking about yours.

21 North Eatery & Cellar is an excellent spot for a quick and tasty lunch while enjoying downtown Martinsville. With plenty of exposed brick and beautiful woodwork, the atmosphere was cozy and yet a bit upscale. The menu was limited, but everything on it sounded amazing so it was hard to decide!We ended up splitting two different half and half entrees. One was grilled cheese with fries (and three dipping sauces) and the other was chicken salad with tomato bisque soup. Everything was delicious and very filling, but the favorite was dipping the grilled cheese into the soup. YUM! Comfort food with a twist.Well worth the stop and I'd love to come back in the evening for dinner in the future.

Stopped in for just a drink. Didn't see the Bloody Mary on the menu so I just ordered one not knowing the price. The bar tender was nice and the drink was tasty. But I didn't expect to pay $14 for it. My mistake I guess I should've asked how much first. I mean it was loaded but most likely I wouldn't have ordered it.

Editing my rating to a 1-star critique: I just received a response from the Owner, and here's the reaction they decided was what they thought was the proper response as a business owner to provide me with on my review;Instead of apologizing and owning up to the poor service I recently received from their wait staff. They decided it would be best to point their finger back at Me, their former customer, by criticizing me for something as simple as a spelling error.It makes you stop and think about why people nowadays don't even want to take responsibility for their actions. I'm human. I take responsibility, so I made a mistake in my spelling. I'm human.Then they claim that all of my reviews are negative. That's not true. What is true, however, is that I speak my mind in writing when I have a negative experience.However, when I have a positive experience at a restaurant or business, I pass it on to my clients, whom I talk to every day multiple times a day. Sometimes I speak to good experiences about 40 to 60 times a day, and word-of-mouth recommendations drive business to those places."If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of mouth is very powerful." -Jeff Bezos -Maybe if the owner would open their mouth to their employees about how they need to improve, things might change. Who knows, stranger things have happened.In the future, when my clients ask for recommendations, I will tell my clients and family never to patronize this restaurant because this restaurant seems to be run by a patronizing owner--just my opinion.I will say, though, the one good thing I found about this restaurant is the salad dressing and salad. The salad dressing is fantastic! So hey, if you're a vegetarian, visit this place and have a salad.I suppose if you like to eat foods other than just eating vegetables. I would recommend going somewhere else.So on one last note, I will make sure to pass on my word-of-mouth about my experience with this restaurant and, in my opinion, the response I received from the owner for failing to take responsibility for their actions."The key to running a successful kitchen is what I call the '3 F's.' Be Firm, Be Fair, and Be Friendly with your staff, your guests, and yourself." - Will Gilson-------------------------------------------The service was horrible. It took me 15 minutes after being seated before anyone even came over to offer me a menu. Then after getting the menu, it took me another 5 to 10 minutes to get my coffee because they were more worried about taking care of customers that had ordered alcohol.When I got my burger, it was cooked to medium, even though I asked for medium rare. Also, the lettuce the cooks put on my burger was barely enough to feed a rabbit on an extreme diet.When I asked if the cook could saute the onions on the burger, they told me they could, yet they brought me raw onions on my burger.Because this restaurant has poor service and a lack of quality control measures to ensure that they are providing high-quality food to their customers, it makes it so that this restaurant is not worth wasting your time and money.It would be worth the money if the service was better and they paid attention to proper quality control measures to ensure that the high-quality ingredients they advertise are treated and served correctly. Instead of just paying attention to the fancy-looking menus and fancy ingredients, they might serve some good food.I do not recommend this restaurant unless they train their wait staff better and train their cook actually to cook food properly.

Amazing food and service and not to mention an absolutely beautiful building and bar .

This week we went to the 21 North. This is a big step up to the other restaurant we have visited. The atmosphere was a combination of rustic and classic from the exposed brick and oak hardwood floor to the presentation of food were fantastic. Our server was very attentive. This is a place to come, relax and enjoy the time with friends and family. We started our meal with steamed pork dumplings. The wife was hesitant to try but after the first taste, she was hooked. I ordered the fish, shrimp and chips. I am so sorry that I didn't check my phone to check my photos before eating. Imagine a plate covered in fries, topped with a large slap for fish and 4 jumbo shrimp with a golden beer batter. I could not finish this and had to ask for a box to go.The wife order the Caesar salad. She would have been more than happy with this as her meal after the pork dumplings. She loved the smoked chickpeas. Her entree was a chicken sandwich that was full of complex, but very satisfying flavors. The "bun" is actually a cheddar and light jalapeno biscuit with an aioli sauce. She asked for it on the side out of fear it might be to spicy but quickly added it to the sandwich and the fries I had. She only had room for a small tasting, but it was finished before night was over.All of this made for a great night out!

Wow! Thanks again cello Yelpers for the recommendation of this place. We were in Martinsville and was hungry for lunch... so I check Yelp and found this new restaurant in the area.Fun place in downtown Martinsville the outside needs some work or make it more inviting because the inside is awesome! Old brick walls but a fun new vibe. They have a limited menu but all was fantastic. We started with the truffle fries with 4 different dipping selections... so yummy! My wife and I both ordered the Wagyu Burger with the Tomato Bisque Soup, so good! If you are ever in the Martinsville area, you can't go wrong costing the 21 North Eatery