The Whole Ox

Soko Bag

2024-01

Hands down the best burger in all of Virginia! The hospitality happens to be unmatched as well. Will always make the trip to The Whole Ox when driving thru Virginia. 🍔 🍺👍🏻

Aubrey Ryan

2024-03

Honestly the cooked food is good, but half the time it feels like the people there don’t want you in and the other half they don’t even follow their hours posted or stick to them when you call to confirm an hour before. It’s a higher price than any local meat in the area and have gotten half rotten meat more than twice and had to run back exchange it making dinner for my kids late. Great place to stop for cooked food there, not so great as a reliable store.

David Clare

2023-11

Really charming. Best burger I’ve ever eaten, hands down. Beef tallow fries are amazing. Curry ketchup is a nice different choice. Soft drink selection a bit limited. Very comfortable, if limited seating, we were lucky to be on a slow day. Retail looks interesting - an oddly expansive vermouth selection. Is vermouth a thing now?

Cynthia Salamone

2024-03

Sooo Very Good! Foods & fresh meats & breads! Luv the sourdough! Best burger & soups.

K Day

2022-05

Visited on the 4th of July. We ordered a burger and the fried chicken on a bun and shared an order of fries. We loved the Chicken and the fries. The burger was disappointing as it reminded me of an old Wendy's commercial "where's the B...". Staff was very pleasant and the place was busy with customers. It seems to have a following. If I return, I will just order the chicken again.

Elias Buchanan Ohrstrom

2024-02

They've been the best for over ten years. Their sourcing cannot be matched. For streaks, chicken, ect they're excellent. The skill of the sausage maker is also unmatched. Even the eye-of-round is eye-popping.

Susan Ray

2023-12

I was passing through town for work and decided to stop at The Whole Ox instead of going home to my normal butcher - what a good choice on my part! The Whole Ox is a cheerful little store with exceptional service and reasonably priced local meats and goods. The employees were extremely friendly, helpful, and eager to share information about their local vendors. I highly recommend The Whole Ox to anyone passing through Marshall.

Chanler Jewett

2023-08

10/10 food love getting the wedge salad with grilled chicken. Also love all the local produce and fresh meat. Staff is always helpful and friendly.

Franklyn Louis Selzer

2023-11

What a gem of a place! One of the best burgers I have had in years! Their fries are home cut and delicious! Well worth the stop!Bravo!

Nadine Pickard

2024-02

Delicious random stop on our road trip! Friend chicken sandwich and beet salad + a beer made for an amazing lunch. High quality stuff & busy with locals.

Kelly Normand

2024-04

Order at the counter and get their amazing burger. Then go to their freezer and bring home some of their grear soups (carrot ginger is a fav of mine), and beef or chicken pot pie. So good!

T.J. Edwards

2023-12

Went to get a few things for dinner as we were staying at a place nearby. Incredibly snooty attitude for seemingly no reason. Bought crackers and cheese groceries and were told "there's a tip option" for buying our groceries. Wow. I've never been asked to tip at another grocery store in my life. So if you're into overpriced attitude to pick up mediocre meats and cheese this is your spot

Gregory Gonzales

2024-02

Amazing local butcher with outstanding food. If you're looking for fresh meats, vegetables, wine, beer and amazing food. Definitely stop by you won't regret it.

Sarah Ouellette

2024-05

Classic burger and chicken sandwich was delicious.

Karo Banks

2023-11

Best hamburger I’ve had in my life ❤️

Maria

2023-11

This place makes the worse charcuterie board. For a place the sells all the ingredients to make a good charcuterie board they suck at making one for you.I went over the other day to purchase one cause I was in a hurry and they literally just put American and Swiss cheese with ham. That was all. There were no Crackers no exotic cheeses or sauces nor olives. I was blown by how horrible of a job they did. Unfortunately I didn’t notice until I got home but it was such a disappointment I’m never coming here again.

Geoff O

2023-12

we stumbled upon this place, ate delicious burgers. Beer fries and sides were very good. Then took more to-go food home.

Norman Gagnon

2024-03

Order to go their: cheese burger, fried chicken sandwich, grilled cheese, and a side of curry chicken salad. Thick, hearty, delicious!

Heather Y

2018-05

Excellent meat and wine selections! This is a cute little store with friendly and helpful staff. We love making the drive out to pick up the best cuts of meat.

Seth Atchley

2023-10

I’m a little confused on this place. It was so hyped up and we were so excited to go.Womp womp.I had the burger. Driest, crumbliest burger ever. The crust tasted…… ok….. but it was dry as a bone. I had to ask for extra sauce just to be able to get it down. I was also asked if I wanted pink. No pink. It was cooked to oblivion. Husband had a chicken schnitzel. It was….. meh.All in all…… not worth it. Definitely a skip. I have had better meat and food at Martins.

Chewey

2018-05

Had a class on how to butcher a lamb. It's obvious by talking to these guys how much they care about their products and what they do. It shows in the quality of meats. Worth the little extra you pay. The class was excellent and their selection was great, looking forward to another visit sooon.

Paul Frank

2023-08

Love the burgers we had for lunch, BUT don’t waste your money on the meatloaf.We paid $26.00 for a take home meal and we couldn’t even eat it, tasted nothing but seasoning. Who ever is making the meat loaf’s is awful heavy handed with the seasoning.We ended up throwing it away,I guess it’s buyer beware…

Leviticus Newton

2024-01

Authentic charm. Energetic Staff. Deliscous Food. 5 Stars is not Good Enough.

J Kane

2019-05

Amazing place to get fresh meats, produce, bread and dairy! They carry meat from Creekstone farms (my personal favorite), roseda farms and buffalo creek farms. I highly recommend coming in here if you are in the area.

Harry

2022-05

There is no better burger than the one here...Fresh, juicy, & tasty. So good I sometimes catch myself daydreaming about this burger..To top it off, The Whole Ox is also a butcher shop with local wines/beers/foods/treats. A must try if you have never been and a must go back if you have!

Cindy Webber

2022-05

The Ox is a very nice place to grab a hamburger with a cider or a glass of wine.(no cork fee). I purchased a chicken sandwich to bring home for my husband. He said it was “great”! You must try the sandwich’s with the in house smoked bacon!!I would very much recommend this place!!Service was excellent.

Scott Lee

2023-05

This past Christmas I went on a search for a free range, fresh turkey from a butcher. I landed on the Whole Ox, who was selling what they described as a fresh turkey, called a Kelly Bronze, from a manufacturer that claims to raise the animals in a fields instead of pens etc. There was an emphasis on the fact that this was a fresh bird that had been hand plucked and dry hung. And the word fresh was used multiple time in the literature. Hence the price point of almost $300 dollars for a 16 lb bird. The day I picked up my turkey I was shocked to find that it was frozen in the box. On Christmas Day when I went to prepare the turkey for cooking I found large chunks of a hard white substance all over the bird that looked a lot like wax. I picked most of them off and then emailed the farm about it. I was shocked when the farm acknowledged that this was in fact food grade wax and that they use it in their plucking process. They essentially dip the birds in the wax to make the plucking easier. This infuriated me as I didn’t pay that kind of money for a turkey of this quality to have to deal with picking wax off of the bird so that it didn’t contaminate the drippings etc. also contaminating a organically grown fresh product like this by dipping it in wax is in direct conflict with the whole purpose of buying such an item. I expressed my displeasure to the farm and to the whole ox. To date I haven’t gotten a response from the whole ox who marketed and sold this fraudulently marketed scam of a product. I won’t be buying from this place again.

Randall B

2021-05

I was having a retirement party and wanted to buy a dozen steaks. These were the best steaks I have ever eaten. I was born and raised in Texas and I'm not unfamiliar with steak. You will not be disappointed. This is high quality custom cut meat so it's not "Costco priced." It also wont taste like anything you ever got from there either. Friendly staff and nice ambience also.

Mauren Jones Pereira

2021-05

Locally owned and operated butcher shop at a level of quality that is rarely seen nowadays. Their meat is top-notch, their lunch specials are the highlight of my week, and we LOVE their take-away products and pop-up dining events! Truly a don't miss stop when you're in Marshall!

Candace

2023-06

The bid for catering a wedding was TBD on all food/menu items, but they certainly had no problem quoting a dollar amount for a small group (15ish) at $12,000…and they were still fishing for a tip. NO THANK YOU. Go someplace - anyplace - else. I’m serious.