Great food and ambience volume just right on live entertainment everything worked good job

I came out to La Porte to make a purchase of a grooming table, and hadn't ate all day. While looking for local spots, we ran across Main 101. And I'm so glad we decided to try it out. I'd post pictures of the amazing burgers, crab cakes and drinks, but they were so good and gone too fast. Wendy took care of us, and I felt like I had been a regular here with the sweet love. The owners even attended to us, showing they care about each and every single guest they have. Highly recommend this spot. I will definitely be back regardless of the drive!

My family and I love this place! My father has been a long time customer and this is a restaurant we don't frequent nearly as much as we should. I also want for folks to know, that after the devastation of Hurricane Beryl, this place stayed open to cool people down and recharge their phones. Nestled in its own free standing building in downtown La Porte, Fine dining has a place and here it is. You don't have to drive to Houston, Clearlake or Kemah area for a fancy dinner. It's in your own backyard. Our server Sidney was very kind and attentive. Poor thing had to have refilled our drinks a dozen times. She was on it. On our most recent trip there with a family member, we started with their Bone Marrow plate as our appetizer. My cousin ordered a blackened chicken sandwich, my dad ordered a seafood pasta and I ordered their oh so delectable creamy tomato and basil pasta with a perfectly seared Salmon filet. Everything was perfectly cooked and delicious. The owner is a really nice and articulate man that always makes his way over to the tables. I've always enjoyed his presence and how attentive he is to his customers. Main 101 is such a great restaurant and more people should be keeping up with them and what they are doing.

Driving around a few days after the hurricane, we discovered that Main 101 was fully functional. This was our first visit with an already full parking lot. This place is so cute! The decor is perfectly placed. I love the art on the walls, the separate seating area and bar area as well. The fixtures are beautiful! There was a woman singing popular songs but in a chill style, very talented! We ordered drinks and were brought fresh bread and their signature basil butter which was amazing! The service was top notch from start to finish! Franchesca was our server and she was great!! All servers work together as a team. The owner greeted us and checked on us midway through dining and was welcoming and friendly. We ordered a Greek salad and a Caesar salad and I am in love with their dressing! We decided to split an order of fried shrimp with fries and onion rings. I'm not sure if they make their own tartar sauce or not but it has a really good flavor! The onion rings have a great batter and are perfectly cooked! I enjoyed the batter that the shrimp were done in as well. It provided a good accompaniment to the juicy shrimp. We were too full for desert but will look forward to it next time we visit! We've found our new local, favorite restaurant and glad we did!

Small restaurant in Laporte with a pretty decent menu. We went for dinner and I had the crab au gratin, which i liked. The servers were friendly and they delivered great service.

A + for service and food! Wonderful place to go eat in the heart of old La Porte! It has wonderful ambience and staff!

Great food, great atmosphere! Great people! Great drinks! Great location! One of the best restaurants in Laporte!

Tried this this little place on Saturday night. It was a great place. I had the pork belly and it was amazing. The bread before the meal is great too. Highly recommend this place and have the pork belly.

I've eaten here several times over the years, and I'm way late to the party with my review of Main 101. First, you will always see the owner. I've seen him wait tables, bus tables, serve as the host and (on my most recent visit) tend the bar. In my experience, when the owner is present, everything tends to go off without a hitch. Ignore the industrial exterior appearance. Main 101 is akin to a prohibition-era speakeasy or the Wizard of Oz, when Dorothy opens the black & white door to reveal a world of color. When you walk through the doors here, the transformation is instant -- a wonderfully pleasing dining room with plenty of light woods and linen napkins on every table. It's dark enough for a date night, and light enough for a regular dinner. The place is immaculately clean, and the staff is dressed to the nines. Service here has always been good. In the evening, you might be entertained with live instrumental (not-too-loud) music, such as my party was on my most recent visit. Check the menu for yourself, but I would consider it to be "American/Continental." Sure, there are (Italian) pasta dishes and (French) desserts, but there are also burgers and fries, and really good fried Gulf shrimp. No matter how you categorize the menu, it's diverse ... and that's great for groups (or families) with different tastes. On my most recent visit, I ordered the appetizer deviled eggs w/ fried oysters; three others ordered a spinach flatbread; two had a bowtie pasta dish; one had a spinach and shrimp salad, while another had a burger and fries. In other words, there's something for everybody at Main 101. Finally, this place accommodates reasonably-sized groups. Three times I have been here with office staff celebrating retirements and promotions. In all three instances, Main 101 quickly adjusted tables so that 10-15 of us could break bread. Without a doubt, Main 101 is the best all-around restaurant in La Porte. It's also worth the drive for folks who might live a few miles away.