Great nachos and service by Sarah. They could have had more…read moreof anything on the 4th, but I won't hold that against them.

Amazing food, even better service! Great place to relax with friends and family. Inside seating…read morewith air conditioning and full bar. Or you can sit next to the Virginia dare and enjoy food and great live music! Highly recommend. -SML resident

All around great meal. Ordered block Ribeye medium rare. Smash burger and Rainbow trout. Ribeye…read morewas cooked perfectly. Son loved the smash burger and the Rainbow trout was incredible. Best place we've been to in this area.

Went to BD on a Thursday night with 2 other couples. None of us had been. Made reservations but…read morewouldn't have been needed. Website states creative cocktails yet they don't serve frozen drinks or Moscow mules. Our waitress didn't know the difference between a whiskey sour and a gin and tonic. One in our party had his heart set on a low country boil that was pictured in one of the websites. He was told they didn't have it. Also the price of scallops over risotto ($49) and a martini ($13.95) is more than I pay at the beach at an upscale restaurant. I will say that all of us thoroughly enjoyed our food. The side salads were nice. After we finished our meal our plates remained on the table until our waitress appeared and ask how we wanted our checks. Never mentioned dessert or coffee, etc. We told her that one of us wanted dessert and another a coffee. When we did receive our checks 2 of them were wrong. Also, was charged for 2 sides when the menu clearly stated 2 sides included. We just paid it and left frustrated. I say all this because management needs to properly train their wait staff and also update the web pages.

Visited this spot for the first time for a birthday dinner, and they handled our party of 16…read moreperfectly! The staff was incredibly organized and professional. They have a solid menu variety--I highly recommend the Kingston Trio if you like pasta, and my wife loved her steamed shrimp with extra Old Bay. ​The vibe here is great: clean, inviting, and it smells amazing the second you walk in. It's a very welcoming environment that isn't too loud or "over-the-top." Whether you're looking for a casual lunch or a big family dinner, this is the place. Everyone in our group left happy. A huge thank you to the cooks and servers for the hard work--it was well worth the tip. Definitely check them out!

I stopped in because my mother loves seafood and there is a shortage of seafood restaurants in the…read moreArea. Ordered the oysters and Calamari. The calamari wasn't cooked crispy enough for me but it was fresh. My mother had the fried oysters and fries. She loved it! The service was great. The decor was nice. Bathrooms were clean. They have a bar off to the side of the dining room. What a creative name for the mountains!

Food was good as always or most of the time. Service can be a little slow depending on how busy…read morethey are. We had a problem with one of our dishes and they wouldn't remove it from the bill. We never ask for that. We eat out all the time.

My experience at Copper Kettle on Mother's Day was extremely frustrating, mostly due to poor…read moreservice and management. Service was slow from the start. We waited a long time just to order drinks, and our waitress, Maggie, had to come back and ask for our drink order again. Later, I ordered a salad to go, and it came out wrong. I asked Maggie to send it back, but after waiting 25 minutes, nothing happened. I eventually had to ask for a manager. Manager James never came to speak with me. I was told he was "too busy" and that I'd need to wait until he had time, blaming the delay on it being Mother's Day. However, the restaurant did not appear that busy--there were multiple empty tables. After another 10-15 minutes, I still never spoke with James, and only then did I finally receive the corrected salad to go. I spent $200.66 including tip, which is a lot to pay for this level of service. While the food itself was good, it was very overpriced for what you receive, and the lack of attentiveness and accountability from management ruined what should have been a special meal. Unfortunately, I would not return based on this experience.

What a wonderful little place. I had the Chicken Oscar, wife had the blueberry fields salad…read more Presentation is great and the food tasted incredible. You are doing yourself a disservice if you are in the area and don't check this place out.

Love this place! The food is great and reasonably priced. Definitely worth coming in.read more

Nice waterfront restaurant nestled in with an RV park, rental cabins and a very large marina. You…read morecan sit inside or outside, it was 90plus and humid so we ate inside. The place is clean and bright with great views of the lake and boats. We arrived at 5:15 and were immediately seated. The waitress was very friendly and knowledgeable. She made a dinner recommendation that my wife took and enjoyed. She had the fish and chips and I had a NY strip steak. Both meals were served hot and were delicious. We had peel and eat shrimp appetizer with house margaritas which were also delicious. For dessert we had what they advertised as a "deconstructed pie", basically a nice slice of key lime pie served in a mason jar. It was very good and served so uniquely. Overall we enjoyed the experience and the meal.

Probably my favorite restaurant of all that we tried during our week at Smith Mountain Lake. We…read moreopted to sit outside on what had been a mostly cloudy day... then the sun came out and it got a little toasty during dinner. Our server was attentive, and kept all our drinks topped off throughout dinner. I asked her about the paninis and she recommended the blackened tuna panini. Definitely a good choice! (Next time, I may opt for the wasabi aioli on the side, though.) Would definitely eat here again!

Stopped by for a quick bite sometime, and boy were they busy. They have indoor seating and outdoor…read moretables with a stage where live bands sometimes play. The service was quick and not too bad. I just got a burger and onion petals. It was all okay: portion-size, taste, temperature, etc. Overall, had an okay experience.

I waited over a half hour to get to the host there were 4 people ahead of me. I get a table and the…read moreserver never came

Really good seafood restaurant. The raw oysters were really big and delicious. I had flounder and…read moreit was superb

Clam Digger's is an unassuming and unexpected delight! It was quite late for lunch so most places…read morewere closed when we happened upon CD's open sign. My husband immediately had a hard time making a decision about what to get on the seafood-rich menu, but lucky for him and you, CD's has a la carte options for their more popular scallop servings. I was a bit more hesitant about the many choices until I asked where the clams and mussels came from and the waitress shared that they were regionally local! My husband and I shared a platter of each and he thoroughly enjoyed his bacon-wrapped scallop. We left full and happy.

A year ago it would have been 3-4 rating. Over the past year Blackwater is lucky to get 1 star…read more Menu prices have gone up over 30% and portions have gone done more than that. Their specials are just recycled leftovers. Thursday is "prime rib night". Prime rib is , fine at best, but the next Tuesday you can have 5 day old prime rib as a "prime rib sandwich special" wink, wink. When you arrive less than an hour after they are open and there is only 3 specials left, you know it is just a leftover from the night before, which was affirmed by the wait staff. If you like mediocre food with okay service, this is the place for you.

Convenient location at Smith Mountain Lake, We sat in the…read morebar area which is nice, good energy and not too loud. The warm pretzels were awesome! Hubby had the prime rib which was good, baked potato was charred on the skin and the green beans were not seasoned and under cooked. Both had beers which were local and good.

I've been following their social media for awhile now and finally had the chance to try their…read morelobster roll! I'm a fan of a Connecticut style roll (hot buttered lobster roll) so this was on my must-try list. The roll was expensive ($25) for a very small roll (we finished it in three bites) BUT it did contain both claw and tail meat. The roll was fresh and buttery and the lobster was cooked well. I only wished the lobster contained a little more butter. They had other items on the menu such as crab fries, coconut shrimp and on Facebook they show snow crab rolls coming soon (yuuum). The staff were really kind and even threw in a few fries for us to try. Overall, a nice experience but just expect to spend some money!

Note that this review is for the food truck when it was in RVA…read more Ok, so I should have tempered my expectations because this is a food truck, and I'm not in Maine, though with the lines and the social media hype, I was hoping to be blown away. Sadly, I wasn't. Service: I stood in line for 40 minutes before I ordered and then another 12 minutes for my food. Yes, there was a line ahead of me, yet there really was zero sense of urgency to move that line at above a snails pace. I also had to ask for forks and napkins Sandwich was pretty small, and lobster was chopped up and heavily seasoned. IMHO, it didn't taste fresh either, like maybe the seasoning was an attempt to cover the quality or freshness. Roll was not sturdy enough to support the lobster (pretty sure it was a cheap hotdog bun) Two sandwiches =$52. Alot for what it was and for lunch at a food truck My rating rationale Service +.5 Food~Taste/flavor/quality +1. Presentation +1 Atmosphere/vibe Value