Martha's Kitchen of New Kent — Restaurant in West Point

My wife and I have driven by Martha's for years, traveling between Richmond and Gloucester. We finally had an opportunity to stop for dinner this past Sunday evening around 7pm. The parking lot was almost empty which had us a little concerned although many people visit earlier on Sundays for dinner. We entered thru the side door and were still a little concerned as it was empty with formica-topped tables looking very neglected. As we made our way into the front hallway, we were greeted by Meghan who looked very tired but she still greeted us with a smile. She led us to the back room where several other couples were eating and it was a very appealing room - continuous windows around, nice dining tables and cloth napkins. As it turns out, Meghan was the full staff for the day - hostess, waitress, bar tender and busser. Despite being the only staff, besides the cook, she was cheery, very personable and very professional at all tasks. Our cocktails were excellent (not included in our cost/person) but the best was yet to come. We had the fried chicken and meatloaf (they were out of the trout) which was superb, the collards were terrific and the smashed potatoes/gravy were perfect. I'm not a huge fan of mac 'n' cheese but it was the best I've ever had - prepared to order. Fortunately, we were able to tell the chef, in person, how much we enjoyed everything as I believe we were the last patrons of the night. Obviously, we can't attest to everything else on the menu but we will, definitely, be stopping there again to try the other menu items. We recommend that everyone make sure to include Martha's in your plans for dining out and we recommend to the owner that you really try to hire additional help - tough these days. Meghan & Brandon are invaluable but will burn out if they are overworked - just our observation. Thanks to those two, we...

We’ve patronized Martha’s Kitchen since they opened a few years ago and generally enjoy coming here. The food is delicious and keeps us coming back, so we’re used to overlooking the slow service or occasionally miscalculated bill. Usually if we come during off-hours we avoid these things and have a pleasant experience. However, we’ve been wanting to try breakfast/brunch for a while and figured that making a reservation for New Year’s Eve would be a safe bet. We arrived at our reservation time (10 am) and found a crowd of people waiting to be seated and a hostess who was clearly overwhelmed. Right off the bat, she repeatedly said she was the only one there and that a coworker should arrive shortly. We were eventually brought to a table but never sat down because by the time the hostess brought us a high chair (which we specified needing when we made the reservation), we realized it was broken. My husband waited a few minutes at the hostess stand to ask for another one, but the hostess shouted from the kitchen that she didn’t have any other high chairs. Then she told him to wait a minute and by the time she came back only to repeat that she didn’t have any other high chairs, we had decided to leave. The hostess seemed surprised by our choice, followed us as we left, and again said her coworker was supposed to be there soon. I’m not sure why she mentioned that yet again like it was going to keep us there. Was the coworker bringing functional high chairs? Or maybe the coworker was a ringmaster who could handle the circus inside? Regardless, we were extremely disappointed and likely will take a break from visiting...

Well isn't this just the cutest little place. The decore was wonderful and the Christmas theme in the bar is amazing. Everything was tastefully decorated for the holidays. We did not make reservations and just showed up there at 6:00 p.m. and there seemed to be a pretty good rush of people coming in. I would recommend making a reservation. Even though we didn't have one, for our party of four, we were quickly seated at a nice table. Are greeter was also our server. There were only two servers this evening but they did really well keeping up with everything. We ordered the fried green tomatoes and fried oysters as appetizers. The oysters were a little bit overdone but still had great flavor. The sriracha sauce with the fried green tomatoes was excellent. Got the honey fried Chicken which was very tender and juicy along with three sides. All things were hand prepared as ordered. Everything came out hot and ready to eat. I do not understand why a lot of people seem to be leaving reviews for no flavor or seasoning because ours was seasoned well and had excellent flavor. The Ritz cracker covered trout was excellent. My wife had the beef stew which quickly disappeared from her plate because it was so delicious. And our last plate was the fried pork chops. They were juicy as well and very flavorful. If you're in the area and need a little ambience as well as some really good Southern cooking this is...