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Martin's Restaurant
Categories: Restaurants Southern Restaurants American (New) Southern, American (New) [Edit]
1796 Carter Hill RdMontgomery, AL 36106
(334) 265-1767
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 11 am - 8 pm
Sun 11 am - 2 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
9 reviews for Martin's Restaurant
9 reviews in English
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Review from Paul G.
Los Angeles, CA
1/6/2012
I hope I can eat here again some day! Loved this place...
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Review from Beth D.
Montgomery, AL
8/20/2011
We followed the reviews to find this place on a Sunday afternoon after church. Even though it was busy, we were seated and served quickly. The fried chicken was as good as everyone said, and the services was spot on. The dinner plates come with WAY TO MUCH food, but they have the "to go" boxes ready for you.
The price was great, service was great, and food was great southern cooking.
I wish I would have saved room for the desserts, they looked amazing.
Recommended: Fried chicken, string beans, baked apples, candied yams, english peas.
I didn't love the corn bread (too dense for my liking).
Go here! -
Review from Sungmin H.
Santa Monica, CA
2/14/2011 2 photos
Cornbread, Fried Chiken, Mac and Cheese, Rice and Beans, and plaid table top cover.
As a Montgomery transplant, I had most fun visitng Martins restaurant.
Place was packed on Sunday after noon ( after church service).
I posted the menu on the pic section to give you the general idea about what they serve at this restaurant.
Decor. 4/5 - for uniqueness
Wood grain panels, cashier on the front, unfinised wooden bench, and plastic checker pattern table cloth. If they told me they shot "Dukes of Hazzard" here, I would believe it. Unique experieance.
Food 3.8/5
I had their fried chiken. the skin was crisp and well seasoned. my side items came in heafy portion and I left the place with full stomach for sure.
I had a high expectation for their corn bread.. but I think M&M Soul Food IN Inglewood,CA have better Corn Bread.
Parking 5/5
I'm used to writing Parking section.. it's old habit from writing L.A. reviews. there is ample parking lot, as the restaurant share the parking lot witha grocery store. parking is no prob. -
Review from Matt A.
Montgomery, AL
1/6/2011
Want Fried Chicken? Fantastic chicken, even if a little more salty than I like it. 5 stars.
Sides? Not so hot for me. 3 stars.
And that's where I fall off. I wish there was a 3.5 stars avenue to take. So I'll round to 4.
This is a Southern restaurant with a Southern food selection - you'd be remiss to not stop by if you are just passing through Montgomery, or Alabama, or the Deep South.
Sweet tea is excellent, as should be at any Southern restaurant.
Staff is friendly and on top of things, even when busy.
They've been around for forever, and I'm sure they'll be here for years to come. -
Review from Gwen M.
Morristown, NJ
7/1/2011
Best on Sundays, but if you don't go to church first, do take out or feel guilty for being in casual clothes when the church folk walk in. Corn bread is great and I get broccoli and cheese for ALL three of my sides. I always go with the fried chicken.
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Review from Archie R.
8/25/2008
Having seen first hand the damage the Waffle House can do to someone, I always choose my southern eating places carefully.
Earlier in the day I received a text from Grace making fun of me for being 2,000 miles away from Ad Hoc's fried chicken night. Because of this, I was determined to get some real southern fried chicken.
Lucky for me, Martin's specializes in fried chicken.
While I haven't yet tried Mr. Keller's chicken at Ad Hoc, I can say that he's got his work cut out for him if he wants to compete with Martin's.
Finding Martin's was a little tricky. I asked the concierge at the hotel how to get there.
Archie: So you say I pass the Winn Dixie and the Sonic after the 6 churches?
Concierge: Yes sir. But don't go past the 6th church, there are 4 more after that. It's easy though.
Archie: Easy? How so?
Concierge: Well, it goes Protestant, Lutheran, Methodist, Jesuit, Bapist and then it repeats with Protestant so once you pass the 2nd protestant, you're there.
Archie: Sweet.
What makes a place 5 star worthy?
The food? The service?
Of course.
But another 5 star quality is intangible. It's that feeling you get when you are in a uniquely local place.
A place that you know that if you lived around the corner, you would be go nightly.
A place where you want to call every member of the staff an aunt or a grandma.
A place where everyone genuinely wants you to enjoy the food because they are proud of their little slice of heaven.
This is Martin's.
While I don't get to Montgomery that often, if I do come back, I will be coming to Martin's again for that seriously ridiculous fried chicken.
Home.Listed in: Alabama was good for Forrest,…
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Review from Alvaro H.
San Francisco, CA
9/23/2010
When I think fried chicken, I think Southern cooking (even though there are Asian cultures that have mastered fried chicken too). And when I think Southern cooking, I think of excessive carbs, fried okra, and cornbread (you are damn right I am going to eat my cornbread). This is what I went to Martin's restaurant to eat and this is exactly what I ate. In the words of some dead Roman, I came, I saw, I ate too much.
Ambiance (4): If I had a Southern grandma, this is what I imagine her kitchen would look like; fake fruit, old school Americana paintings (including one of a family praying prior to supper), and little tables covered in you guessed it, checkered plastic tablecloths. You came to visit grandma, so just sit down and eat your big plate of food. If it was a stylish sterile environment, the food would not taste as good, trust me.
Food (5): Southern grandmas take care of their kin. Roll call! Mashed potatoes with gravy: plain and simple, not one of those dressed up types, but this is one of the basic food groups of Southern cuisine so there is no way of circumventing this carb foundation. Unless of course you get the potato salad which was damn tasty (quick shout out to Publix's southern potato salad, you are still my preferred deli picnic pick up). Fried okra: made to order goodness, not greasy at all. Where else besides Church's Chicken are you going to get this stuff? Cornbread: dense like the Incredible Hulk, was a little disappointed but the whipped butter helped. Basically, it's not bad, it's more a style preference. Lemonade: I swear the lemon's citric acid must be a base after being mugged by all that sugar (not that I am certain where sugar lies in pH scale). I am not complaining and neither are the lesser gods of diabetes. This was mighty tasty and I heard the sweet tea was just as sugar packing. And finally, fried chicken (two thighs). The fried chicken was juicy with a wonderful crunchy skin and once you add some hot sauce it's at the apex of fried chickendom. Darwin talked about variation and natural selection and this chicken is the real evolutionary deal. There was nothing I could think of to make that chicken better and it really tied the whole meal into a nice package with a bow on top. Of course after this meal, I had some health concerns so don't make this a weekly meal ritual!
Service (3): A little dry at first and all business, our waitress did make sure we got what we needed and was hospitable in an unspoken sort of way by the end.
Value (5): A ton of food, no room for dessert, and we came in around 10 bucks. Can I give this place a 6?
Overall: I loved this place. The food was amazing thanks to that chicken and I will definitely make it top priority next time I am in town to stop in. If you like fried chicken or other Southern staples like catfish and pecan pie, this is the place for you. -
Review from Steve L.
Birmingham, AL
I would sell my momma to eat that fried chicken every day!!!!
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Review from Sandra W.
Marbury, AL
11/9/2010
Great everything. For lunch get here early
