Martin's Bar-b-que Joint

Came to this lively BBQ restaurant on 4th Street South just a few steps from Peabody Street, on a Saturday night for dinner. When you enter the restaurant, you will queue up in the ordering area, which doubles as the gift shop, to place your order. You receive a small metal sign holder with a number on it, and go sit wherever you like on the first or second floors, until the servers bring your food to you. Very spacious area on the first floor with lots of tables, chairs, and a bar area...but you'll be even more surprised at the amount of space on the second floor, which includes a stage for a live band, games area with ping-pong table, and even more seats/tables. The food is very good and delicious - we had the Big Brother Sampler, which comes with 4 bones of big and meaty ribs, a few slices of brisket, three slices of Texas Toast, and two sides (we had fries and broccoli salad). Added six smoked chicken wings as well - very tender and very nicely done! Friendly and helpful staff, and great atmosphere befitting a BBQ restaurant. Highly recommended!

The lock on the door in the women’s restroom is sharp! It took a chunk of my skin off my finger 🤢 be careful unlocking the stalls. I didn’t care much for the mac n cheese and coleslaw. Pulled pork sandwich was yummy. Seating was available once we placed the order. Brisket and hoecake were good. Peach soda was good. My husband really enjoyed the mac n cheese.

Great spot for Barbecue in Nashville. We arrived right at 11 when they opened, and there was a short line to get in. You don't get seated like a traditional restaurant. You order your food at the front, and they give you a number to display at your table. A server will then bring your food to your table. We ordered the Kid Brother Sampler and changed the brisket for turkey and another order of brisket tacos. The food was brought out to our table quickly and was perfect. The table had a bottle of Martin's traditional barbecue sauce, which was very good. If you have a taste for something with a little more heat, ask for the devils nectar sauce. They smoke the meat on the second floor. I highly recommend stopping by the second floor to get a smell of the barbeque. There is a good amount of seating on the first floor with a few bars to get drinks. There is also a large second floor beer garden style area where you will find more seating and bars. There are many game areas on the second floor with shuffleboard, ping ping, and darts. They also have a unique section with old car seats to sit on. If you are looking for a great BBQ spot in Nashville, you will not be disappointed if you go to Martin's

Great venue! Perfect balance of ambience, great food and music. Upstairs is an almost greenhouse/abandoned warehouse type vibe. Picnic tables with an open-air vibe but inside. They have ping-pong, darts, and honestly a very chill vibe. Such a refreshing alternative to Broadway. Will definitely be back.

Martin's has dine in and take out options. There are large picnic tables available for dining in (there is also a bar area and smaller tables) I opted to seat at a larger table although I was alone. Halfway through my meal 5 guys asked if they could sit with me. It ended up being a very entertaining experience. The food was good. Brisket and ribs were seasoned well and super tender. The baked beans were delicious as well. Now if I'm being honest the Mac and cheese wasn't my speed, but 4 out of the 5 gents who sat at my table thought it was delicious. So overall my experience at Martin's was great. I enjoyed good food and made a few 5 min friends.

Friendly staff, live music, great BBQ, good drinks, pub games and quick service. Nothing more i could ask for on a Nashville trip. A local told me Martin’s has a great selection of BBQ so we stopped by on our Nashville weekend trip and we were not disappointed. The staff were kind enough to show us the process on how the pork was made. The drinks were decent and the pub games were fun. The live music that night was country and added to the old warehouse BBQ Nashville atmosphere. Felt very authentic and I will be back.

I had a very good meal at Martin’s BBQ Joint. I really enjoyed the little gift shop as soon as you walk in as you wait in line to order. Even though I got a half rack of ribs I would recommend getting either of the taco trays, they were to die for. The mac n cheese was the best thing I ate. It is worth getting two sides of it, if you are a mac n cheese lover like me. I thought the cornbread wasn’t anything special, they can do better than that.I loved the atmosphere the restaurant had. There are so many different spots to sit that offer a lot of different experiences. If you want to sit at a bar you can but if you want to sit away from the TV’s and the noise, there are a lot of tables spread out throughout the “Joint”. They also have an outside area with a stage and green picnic tables that I would like to sit there to eat some time. I was really impressed with how fast our food came out even though we had a party of nine. They really know how to get people in and out. Which is nice because there is so much to experience in Nashville.

Large venue. Ordered in line near the front door. Menu is posted and they handed me one while waiting (10 minutes) in line. I wanted to try both the sausage and Brisket. I could do that with a Junior Platter for $30. I also chose green beans and hush puppies. Overall good. I preferred the brisket over the sausage. Sausage was a bit chewy and did not have a deep flavor? I could have easily shared the platter. The BBQ sauce was pretty good.

First time visit and we were pleased with the dishes. The restaurant was clean and a great ambiance. The brisket was tender, had a great bark, and definitely passed the pull test. The chicken was dry and was the least liked on the table. The pulled pork nachos were as expected and the slaw dressing added a unique flavor to the overall dish. The dry rub Ribs were tender and delicious. The potato salad left something to be desired. Looks deceived us on them. They were just bland. The Mac and cheese had splitting of opinions throughout our table. Most enjoyed. They did have a slight gritty sauce to them. The location was an easy walk from Broadway. Overall we were very satisfied with our experience and would recommend to others.