Everything was great the food, and service. Atmosphere is nice and the people are friendly. I go at…read moreleast once a week.

LOVE Smith Mountain Lake Coffee House! We visit the lake once or twice year and I go every day…read morewe're there to get my caffeine fix. The s'mores latte is usually my go-to, though I've had several different drinks here and all have been great - hot or iced. They also have some really nice cafe food items that are nice for breakfast or lunch. We've had a number of their baked goods and have never been disappointed. We usually pick up several things to have at our rental for breakfasts and desserts. I've been often enough to make sure and get some of the seasonal options you can't always get. Their fall items are especially good. They've also got some cool merch and gift items. I've added a couple of pretty mugs to my coffee station here at home. The staff is always friendly and are very helpful with suggestions on drinks and food. If you haven't been in, you're really missing out.

The food was delicious. The staff were nice. Tourist and locals were both eating when we went at…read morelunch. The moosie punch was so good too.

The pastrami sandwiches are delicious!!! Tuna salad was ok, it's made with sweet dill…read more There is also a small section on the deck outback that was pet friendly (very small, 3 tables). Good service. Casual atmosphere. Location on the most deck/level in the shopping center.

Part 2 of 2 for W in alphabet series for W is for Westlake Coffee & Cafe. This breaks my current…read morealphabet series of places gone to with my girlfriend from the beginning of our relationship up to Easter 2025, but I had just reviewed Smith Mountain Lake Coffee recently from last 4th of July week visit in 2024 and wanted to compare the two from visiting on the 4th of July itself in 2025 here. Westlake Coffee & Cafe was a bit of a mixed bag for me and perhaps more of a 3.5 stars, but I'm rounding up in this case as I'm giving some benefit of the doubt and some things exceeded expectations. Also, a prior Yelp reviewer essentially said great sandwiches, nice staff, etc., what more could you ask for, and only gave 3-stars; never stated any reason why it was a mediocre 3-stars, so another reason I'm rounding to 4-stars. Also, I gave SML Coffee 3-stars, and I wanted to distinguish that Westlake Coffee & Cafe was superior to me. My girlfriend & I were staying at her parents' home around 4th of July 2025 and wanted to eat out for lunch. Lunch options are a bit limited, but we saw this online, menu, reviews, & seemed like a decent choice. My g/f's mom warned us that they are very slow, so have your patience. I said I know I read that online could take 30 minutes. Also, the portions are big and might consider splitting sandwich. When we arrived, I ordered a chicken salad sandwich & g/f got a turkey caprese both on sourdough bread. We figured we'd eat half of ours & switch to try each others. Also, I said we could split a large Caramel Latte, but it seems like I was charged 70 cents more than the posted price. My g/f believes that it was a 4th tier not on the menu. $5.25 small, $5.75 medium, $6.45 large, & not printed on the menu was a 4th tier Extra Large as it does say Extra Large on the receipt. This extra 70 cent discrepancy bugged me, but I'm going to give them the benefit of doubt per what my g/f thinks. The woman cashier was cordial, but wasn't quite as nice as Smith Mountain Coffee. I asked for water while we were waiting to another person, which I interacted with 2 staff members, the one I asked & one who handed me the water, who were friendlier. As for the wait time, this exceeded our expectations of the long 20-30 minute wait, it was more like 10-15 minutes, and while that's not great, I was pleasantly surprised when the food & drink was ready. The quality of the iced latte was far superior to the drink I got at SML Coffee. Huge win to Westlake on that! The sandwiches were better than the wrap I got at SML too. The sandwiches use Boar's Head Meats & cheeses. The chicken salad sandwich was great, and my g/f Turkey Caprese was solid too. As it turns out, we both liked what our original choice better than the other, but both of us like both. This is a small place with very limited seating, so better to take to go if it makes sense, but it's nicely decorated with comfortable seating. Also, the original cashier was friendlier at the end. She might've been slightly stressed with orders & our couple of questions. Overall, in spite of a couple of negatives, we'd return when down here.

Stopped in while visiting friends at Smith Mountain Lake and was disappointed. We paid $9 for two…read morelarge black coffees, which would have been fine if the coffee had been good--but unfortunately it was some of the worst coffee we've had in a long time. We enjoy supporting local businesses, but for the price, we expected a much better cup. Hopefully this was just an off day.

Always delicious and creative. Love this place for their food and the great attitudes.read more

Farmhouse Catering since it's move last year has only gotten better. Spacious dining room to eat…read morein and lots more refrigerated units with Nora homemade goods. He cold chicken salad is the best and enough for 5 sandwiches at home. Because of Pirate Days she has some specials and we tried her Rueben sandwich. The meat is real corned beef sliced thick but tender. Bread meat and everything heated on the grill while I watched. There is also foods from local farms, canned, jars and fresh. So along with my sandwiches and chicken salad for tomorrow, I got 2 lbs. of fresh peach's for desert.

My favorite is the French toast bagel. If you haven't tried it and you like French toast, you…read moreshould try that bagel. It is awesome.

Wow, so dissappointed. When they first opened, I thought they were great. Almost as good as bagel…read moreplaces in Jersey! But I just picked up a pastrami sandwich bagel. Bagel was good, but there was only 1 piece of brown pastrami on it. Totally not worth $12

We love this locally owned restaurant and enjoy getting breakfast there each time we are in the…read moreSmith Mountain lake area for vacation. Great friendly service and home cooked meals with a smile. Amazing omelets, potatoes, pancakes and desserts. You won't find a better breakfast at SML!

Average food. No military discount especially to a WWII Nact Vet in his late 90's. We are not loyal…read moreto a place thats not loyal to our Veterans.

We stopped here on a whim after getting some work done in a coffee shop nearby. We were SO…read moreimpressed. Cute and classic interior with good music. Our server, Taylor, was so fun and energetic. She was helpful and quick with service. She seemed like the only hostess/waitress/bartender/manager on that day, and despite running around to take care of everyone, she maintained a great attitude and seemed to really care about every customer in the building. The drinks here are made with LOVE (Thanks again Taylor ). The food was fast and delicious. I recommend the fried pickles and the calzone!

We had a very disappointing experience. We ordered two pizzas, one pasta, and an appetizer and…read morewaited 45 minutes with absolutely no communication from the staff. During that entire time, no one checked on us or provided an update on our order. After 45 minutes, I went to ask for an ETA and was told by the hostess, Anita, that she had "no idea." Ten minutes later, I asked again, and she checked with the pizza makers, who said everything would be ready in five minutes. We explained that the only reason we ordered the appetizer was because we were hungry and expected it to come out before the main meal. Since it clearly wasn't coming first, we let her know we no longer wanted the appetizer. Ten minutes after the promised "five minutes," I went back to ask for another update. At that point, the hostess stated that our entire order had been cancelled and no food would be coming out. I explained there had been a misunderstanding...we only wanted to cancel the appetizer, not the entire order. We had been sitting there for over an hour waiting, so obviously we had not intended to cancel everything. The hostess repeatedly cut me off, insisted we had cancelled the whole order, and was extremely rude throughout the interaction. She then told us our food was sitting behind the counter if we wanted it. When she rang us up, she initially charged only for the appetizer part of the order. After I clarified again that we still wanted the pizzas and pasta, she re-rang the order for over $50. To make matters worse, the restaurant was uncomfortably hot (over 80 degrees inside.) My toddler was so hungry from the long wait that my sister had to walk down the street to Food Lion to buy her something to eat while we waited. The most frustrating part was that no one ever apologized, acknowledged the excessive wait, or seemed concerned about what had happened. After all of that, we finally got the food home only to discover that it was both cold and burnt. Delays happen, and we would have understood if the restaurant had simply communicated with us. Instead, we experienced poor service, rude interactions, no accountability, and disappointing food!

Continuing alphabet series with V for V is for Vinny's. My girlfriend & I were at Smith Mountain…read moreLake the week of 4th of July 2024 as her parents have a home there. My g/f recommended Vinny's as being very good. Originally, we were going to go here for an early dinner on Thursday, July 4, but when we were driving from Franklin County, I exclaimed Prime Rib Thursday at Copper Kettle! So, I had her U-turn, and we tried that instead. Please see my 5-star of them from August 2024. We ended up going on Saturday, July 6. We arrived in this cramped front area, and someone sat us at a booth at a reasonable time. We sat in the booth over 10 minutes without anyone coming to even get us water or check on here. We were hungry, and I was already annoyed for this long wait and was looking on Yelp. I asked my g/f about trying Bella Vita, which she agreed and left about 15 minutes after being seated. It was a big disappointment. However, after my 5-star Yelp review of Bella Vita (which I got to reviewing in April 2025), my g/f said Bella Vita is a better Italian than Vinny's, so maybe for the best. Since I didn't actually eat at Vinny's in the end, wasn't actively denied water, or had some other terrible experience, it would be unfair to give than 1-star in this case.

We have eaten here 3 times since we moved - Sept 2025. I was afraid I would miss the other…read moreVinny's... NO way!! This place is awesome!!! The food is delicious and the people seem very genuine. I love pizza, I know it, being originally from the southwest side of Chicago and living in the suburbs, WE have the greatest pizza there! Vinny's is great and really satisfies! I also LOVE the tilapia Vinny - U must try, i just love! My Husband always orders the Stromboli and calamari - it's wonderful... love the food, salads, nice deserts - everything and the restaurant....love the high ceilings, decor, and the space... I don't feel jammed together! This is a great place to sit eat unwind and refresh! Thanx for exceeding things i love to enjoy! SEE you soon!

Had dinner and came back for breakfast. Both were delicious. The menu pics for breakfast don't do…read morejustice to the actual breakfast served. The bagels were amazing. I had a bagel sandwich with 2 over easy eggs, bacon, and American cheese (see pic). Come to find out, one of the workers graduated from culinary school and she makes the bagels herself. For dinner I had the pesto chicken sandwich that has a crazy list of toppings but is amazing as well (chicken cutlet, pesto, chipotle mayo, spinach, onion, banana pepper). This is a hidden gem!!

B is for Bella Vita…read more Continuing my restaurants been to with g/f, Bella Vita was a lifesaver. My g/f parents have a house near Smith Mountain Lake, and we were down there the week of 4th of July 2024. On Saturday, July 6 we were going to Vinny's (which she had recommended), and they totally dropped the ball. We were seated and no one came around for over 10 minutes even with water. We were hungry and didn't want to be sitting there waiting for God knows how long. I was looking on my phone and discovered Bella Vita up the road. So, we got out of there. We had to park a little further, it happened to be their 4th of July weekend celebration. We just wanted to eat; so we entered the restaurant on a specific side as the other side was part of the charged fair. We were served rapidly water, got menus, decided, and got our food in quick timing. Not only that, the food was excellent, and even my g/f acknowledged she liked better than Vinny's. I got the spaghetti chicken parmesan. It was very hearty, but I was hungry and ate it all. Not like I could do leftovers as we were leaving the next day. I even helped eat a little of hers as well as she was like I can't finish this. It was best spaghetti chicken parmesan I've had in quite a while. It's a somewhat small place, but it was comfortably laid out although a bit on the dark side. Overall, this is an excellent place and will try to return.