The best restaurant in the New River area, hands down. Having traveled the world and been to tons…read moreof restaurants around the US as well, I had the best meal I've had in over a decade here. The outside is an unassuming brick building, kinda in the middle of nowhere. The inside is quaint, like a small Cracker Barrel with nostalgic knick-knacks around the walls. Server was absolutely amazing and the people are very friendly. But, the star of the show is the food that the back of the house prepares. Pizza was great, wood fired and perfectly crispy. Airline chicken caprese was a special and had roasted chicken, parmesan pepper grits, mozzarella with sun-dried tomatoes and sweet potato and kale stir fry. Crispy skin on the chicken, moist on the inside. Grits were peppery and creamy. Cheese was fresh and cold with the tangy tomatoes and then add the sweetness of the sweet potato....hits all the parts of a palate. The kitchen is locked in, firing on all cylinders and doing it right! Creative, fresh and perfectly executed. Please do yourself a favor and try this place. We will continue to return!

I go to The Palisades about four times a year. The food is phenomenal. Lots of people in the place…read more( Saturday night). This week was different- I ordered the special for the night, a tasty fish dish. I am on a keto diet. The fish came topped with slaw. I was supposed to order " a carb" so I asked for more green beans. They said I already had a vegetable ( slaw). And that I couldn't have green beans. I love their green beans. But that was that - the waiter remained firm. So my plate came looking a little bare ( white fish fillet with slaw on top). I had not had that happen before. It annoyed me!

The service was fantastic. Kurt was an attentive and uplifting server and just as nice as could ve…read more The food was wonderful as was the atmosphere. My brother was in town and ges left handed so I thought it would be fun to go. We had a blast! Thanks for being awesome! We will definitely be coming back!

A lively local favorite, with reasonable prices and an array of food and drink for most palates and…read morepocketbooks. Reserve well in advance during football weekends or special events, such as graduation week. We enjoyed the Tuscan Tortellini ($23): shrimp and chicken sautéed in garlic with sun-dried tomatoes and spinach, herb sauce, cheese tortellini with basil and parmesan. Two of us split the tasty three-lamb-chop special for $36. Several nearby booths were enjoying the Southern Ribs ($23 ): seven slow-cooked, then crispy-fried pork ribs in a BBQ sauce, served with pimento mac-n-cheese, cornbread, and vegetable du jour. In addition to the dinner entrées ($20-$32) and specials ($40), Lefty's has dinner sandwiches under $14 and dinner burgers under $15. Plus flatbread pizzas, $14. Wines by the glass from $8 to $10.50. 24 beers on tap. Cocktails are $9 to $11. Service is fast, efficient, and mostly friendly (ours got a little snippy when we asked about a cocktail order that was slow to arrive, but it was a busy graduation night). Dependable on all counts; we'll be back.

The manager is objectively just awful. Yelled "why are you whispering" when I ordered despite me…read morescreaming over the band, and then left out a portion of my order after we had back and forth talked about what exactly I wanted (it was literally just a koozie that she decided the price on on the spot). After the interaction, two other customers that saw it mentioned their bad experiences with her that night. Then she proceeds to give a koozie for free to a guy. Also will straight up ignore you and not serve you if she decides she doesn't like you. Get a real job if you don't want to bartend as a manager at YOUR understaffed bar.

This place is terrible. Oversold tickets to a band and had horrible service. This place blows I…read moredeserve a refund

Ok! Lunch on a busy Friday. I had the chicken salad croissant and my wife had the turkey Gilmore…read more WITH sweet potato fries. We were very happy with the meal. The fries had a cinnamon sugar spice to them and were flavorful. We would recommend the Draper easily!

Such an amazing experience! Our server was very welcoming…read moreand interactive and funny. It was a bit busy so we expected a slight delay on drinks/food, but our server kept checking on us every few minutes and kept our drinks full. The atmosphere/design is very unique and offers great talking points for the table. You can look around and always find something new you haven't seen before. For food, I got the French dip, my husband got the fried catfish, and mom got the smash burger. Food was EXCELLENT. The au jus from the French dip was not overly salty as I've had in the past, and it was the perfect amount for the sandwich. Not like other places that will either give you a big tub of au jus or ever a small saucer cup. After lunch, we walked around as they have a shopping area inside with soaps, handmade pottery/kitchenware, and local vendor products such as hatch chile cream cheese and pickled vegetables. Price was very favorable too and didn't seem to be overly priced where the business/vendor up charges significantly to make a huge profit. Definitely worth stopping by even if you only have time for Togo coffee, a snack, of just to shop around!

Not at all what I expected after looking at the website... but definitely an experience not to…read moremiss! Once we got over the fact that this joint is located inside a gas station convenience store, we placed our order and stood in line with people paying for their gasoline so we could pay for our food and a couple bottles of water. About 10 minutes later, they called our name; we grabbed our food from the counter and sat down at one of the five tables. We popped open our foam clamshells and dug into fluffy pancakes while "Honkytonk Badonkadonk" blared on the radio. This place is about half the cost of a more traditional restaurant, has half the ambiance, but this was one of the best breakfasts I have eaten in a long time. Definitely recommend it if you are passing through.

This is totally the kind of spot you'd love! It's this little cafe tucked away in the back of a…read moreconvenience store/gas station, and they make hot, fresh food to order that's super tasty and won't cost you an arm and a leg. We found it last year by accident and now we always make sure to stop whenever we're around. You just order at the counter, the menu's on a board behind it, and they usually have some specials too. You tell them what you want, give your name, and they'll give you a receipt to pay up front. There are about five or six tables if you want to eat there. Everything's made fresh, so it comes out hot. Right now, the breakfast special is $7.99 and you get three eggs, bacon or sausage, hash browns or seasoned potatoes, and toast. The people who work there are really nice and friendly.

A great place to stop and encourage the mission of feeding folks. So glad we stopped.read more

Food was good and service was great. We had salmon, and it was cooked to order. Nice folks!read more

We have been ordering takeout from Queens for years. It's wings are the best in the area. We also…read moreorder the "hot chicken" pizza. It's not on the menu, but you can tell them you want the BBQ chicken pizza and swap the BbQ sauce with hot wing sauce. Sooo good! The service is great and quick! If you eat in the restaurant's dining room, it's nothing fancy. But they always keep your soft drinks full! The baklava is super good too!

We give this place 5 stars for the food. But if you call in a order be prepared for them to not…read morestart your order until you arrive. It has happened to us twice now.

Was met by owner at door. The waitress was very polite and jovially helpful. The atmosphere was…read morehistoric and told the story of returning home. The art work done by Aunt Lizzy was grand. We had meatloaf and brisket with a Stout and Porter. Remarkable experience and we will return again. A plus was a street festival outside.

I'm in town visiting a childhood friend and we came here for dinner. As we were walking to the…read moreTavern, I noticed a cute little house that didn't match the other architectural designs of the other establishments in the area (brick and "modern" looking buildings). I was caught off guard when my friend walked up the stairs to the house because from initial appearance, I wouldn't have thought this was the restaurant! Upon walking in, the host greeted us and told us his name was Dan and that he was the owner of the restaurant! It was really cool to see that the owner is truly passionate about his restaurant and will show up to put in the work, even during the later hours. In terms of the food, I went with the Hungry Hokie which was a mashed potato bowl with with bits of meatloaf and chicken, green beans, macaroni and cheese. It also came with a biscuit or cornbread, I opted in with the cornbread. The food was absolutely hearty and had pretty good flavor! The one wish that I had was that it came in a bigger portion as it didn't fully fill me up. If I was in town again, I'd definitely consider going back to try the other items on the menu!

This was our first time visiting the area and we were told that The Swinging Bridge was a very good…read moreplace to eat. Well they certainly did not disappoint! The staff was super friendly, very accommodating, and were very pleasant to our children. The food was absolutely delicious and cooked perfectly. The table was very roomy and we were not smashed up against another party or each other. It was very cozy.

The place is surely worth a visit. If you're wanting to try the Bison just do a burger or if it's…read moreon the menu do the chili. I have no problem paying top dollar for a good steak and if I cook bison at home it usually turns out pretty good. Bison is low in fat and can be a little tough. The pinto beans and cornbread were delicious. Taste the slab of seasoned butter before using it on your steak or cornbread. . . It's not for everyone. The coffee here is very good. Potato salad was also tasty and the fried green tomatoes were a nice appetizer. Our waitress Shelia was very attentive and on the spot. The ambiance was nice.

Grayson Restaurant is always filled with friendly staff and good food. Having breakfast at any time…read moreis a treat. The other meal items have been tasty from the country fried steak to the burgers. A reliable stop for any meal.

You feel welcome from the moment you step through the door. The servers knew many of the patrons…read morebut made us feel as at home as the regulars. It was clean and organized. I had looked it up and was set on the blueberry pancakes. Once I arrived it was a struggle deciding because it was meatloaf day. It looked delicious and with a layer of ketchup baked on - the way I liked it. But I couldn't resist the pancake breakfast. Eggs were cooked perfect as ordered and the sausage was flavorful. I could only make a dent in the pancakes which were as big as the plate and loaded with blueberries. I took them with me and nibbled on them the rest of the way through to West Virginia. They held up. They were soft but not fall apart so perfect to take leftovers along. I will be looking forward to my next trip through to stop again.