We were up in Appomattox for a family event and went to grab food. Cute little area and we barked behind the building in a little paved lot. It's a little sparse on the inside, but nothing bad. We ordered our food and it took a little longer than we were expecting for breakfast - maybe around 25-30 minutes, but I also know it's a small place in a really small town so no biggie. Our server was nice enough but a little quiet. I got eggs, bacon, toast, and a pancake. My boyfriend got eggs and biscuits and gravy and our friend got chocolate chip pancakes. It was all pretty good. I'm not mad at it. All together it was around $33 bucks. Being from the city, I thought this was a mistake for 3 people but it was the actual price so that was great. I would recommend this place; it's solid with good food and a great price. read more

Lunch at the Rail Yard Restaurant was a fun treat! Wait staff was personable and efficient. He didn't rush us as we decided what to order. They have quite a menu and everything looked tempting. We were happy to see they had a light fare section, who wants to over eat lunch! Hubby had a nice wander around looking at the artwork of trains and the model trains, while waiting for our food. Hubby went for a burger and fries. I tried out the meatloaf with gravy and turnip greens. Hubby tried my meatloaf and wished he had gotten that too but he did love his burger. I feel the highlight for me was the turnip greens! They were perfect! Nice and smoky and not too salty. Thanks for the special treat since we don't get them in Maine! read more

Rail Yard Restaurant - Sorry....... Meatloaf with gravy and turnip greens! - Sports Bars Near Me - Appomattox, Virginia

This place was a swell place for breakfast before my visit to Appomattox. I walked in and it's a wide restaurant and quiet in the morning. I sat in the middle where I ordered bacon and eggs with home fries and wheat toast. While the photo you'll see may not have looked like much, it was actually perfect like something id make at home. I enjoyed it very much. The price was shockingly low and I decided that the service should get more than what I paid for the breakfast entirely. I happen to love trains so that was an added plus for me. If I ever do go back, id like to see what it's like at night because they have a bar behind the other door next to the restrooms. It definitely brought back memories of my childhood. read more

Rail Yard Restaurant - Bacon and Egg breakfast with home fries and wheat toast. - Sports Bars Near Me - Appomattox, Virginia

We stopped in and had lunch here while visiting Appomattox and the Court House. The food was good. We tried breakfast, sandwiches, and chicken. All of it was good. The prices were really reasonable and our waitress was really nice. She was busy but she really managed everything well. read more

Food was good. Prices were ok. Service was friendly. Stopped for a quick bite for lunch.

We moved to Appomattox VA in July. We've been to the Rail Yard many times. For breakfast and dinner. Very nice and good food. Especially their daily specials. Plus we have been there a few times to shoot some pool in the sports bar. read more

I absolutely love finding restaurants that have the home cooked meals that you long for days after eating it. The homemade blueberry muffins are a must! They were very busy but never skipped a beat and made sure we were taken care of. read more

Typical small town diner in appearance but this one you can keep on going into Lynchburg. We ordered meatloaf dinner and portion of meatloaf was very skimpy. Fries were ok but did come with gravy as ordered. Fried apples not bad. My friend ordered same but got tired looking canned green beans. Another person ordered steak which looked charred but did manage to have some red in it. Cole slaw inedible and butter beans the same. Onion rings looked good and club sandwich so so. Must be one cook there because took long time for food to come out. Sorry to say this but little redeeming value here. read more

Good Afternoon Yelpers, it's ya fav critic again with a hole in the wall experience. My co-worker told me about this place last week, so I had to try it. We decided to go here today, so I could find out for myself what all the fuss was about. The menu is plain but full of life! You cannot beat the price ANYWHERE!! I ordered the Meat Loaf (2 slices) ,with Fried Potatoes, Turnip Greens, a extra side of Macaroni salad and Sweet Tea for my beverage. I wish I cpuld tell you what my co-worker ordered, but I was focused on myself, lol. I can only take a pic to share with you guys what he ordered. My apologies, I will be more attentive next time. He ordered the Meat Loaf with Gravy, Mashed potatoes and Gravy, Mac and Cheese and Scottish Eggs read more

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Good food and prices. Corn pudding is wonderful! Service was good as well. Was recommended by the owner at the B&B we stayed at. read more

Rail Yard Restaurant - Sports Bars Near Me - Appomattox, Virginia

Stopped by this place for breakfast on the way to visit Appomattox court house and was pleasantly surprised. It's definitely a popular place for locals-- and I'd come here for Sunday breakfast every weekend if I were a local. The atmosphere is your typical small town restaurant: every one is friendly and the food is fresh and AMAZING. Expect a little bit of a wait if they're busy since all the food is homemade. I hope to be back if I'm ever in this part of Virginia again! read more

Rail Yard Restaurant - French toast with side of bacon and eggs. Over easy eggs with brisket and side of biscuits and gravy. - Sports Bars Near Me - Appomattox, Virginia

Service was good. Ambience was mediocre. Food was not that good. Brisket fatty and tough, mac & cheese was weird (taste) and green beans - meh. read more

Don't recommend anything here. I normally do not leave reviews because of the struggles a restaurant goes thru these days. However, when the restaurant doesn't even try to do anything to provide quality. Beginning with waiting forever to even be greeted, only to order coffee, and be told it will take a minute to even heat it up. Finally getting to order, while watching people who came in still continued not to be even greeted by anyone. Tables walking out because of this is unacceptable. It doesn't take much effort to at least speak to someone. We got an omelette, and a wrap and waiting 30 minutes after that before even getting it. The omelette and potatoes were greasy, and the wrap looked like they just crammed a soggy salad in a tortilla. No check back with anything we ordered. The mens bathroom looked like it hadn't seen any cleaning products in forever, and the door has holes all in it. Come on people, you have to do better. If you can't, give it up. I understand the owners may be nice people, and probably are very sweet, but their staff cares nothing about caring for or feeding the public. Do better or shut down. Being closed on Mondays may eventually leas to being closed everyday read more

I've been here many many times. I have yet to have a Plate that I have not thoroughly enjoyed. I love this place for breakfast or lunch. read more

Rail Yard Restaurant - Omelette with salsa, fried potatoes and onions, biscuits, gravy, pancakes - Sports Bars Near Me - Appomattox, Virginia

The food was great and the service pleasant. The chicken sandwich was tasty and moist. The railroad chicken sandwich was large and very good. I would recommend the Rail Yard if you are looking for a nice place for lunch. read more

Don't judge a place by the looks - this place was a local diner with friendly staff and good food. It isn't gourmet, but it's great diner food. We came for lunch and everyone enjoyed their meal. Our favorites were the onion rings, baked apples, and club sandwich. There was nothing on the menu above $10. Our waitress told us they were known for their biscuits and bbq. None of us got those, so I can't comment on it, but thought I'd mention it anyway! read more

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It's a quiet little place for breakfast. The biscuits are a bit crumbly but good and the French toast is yummy. Service is good and the server was cheerful and attentive. read more

Rail Yard Restaurant - French toast. Bacon costs extra. - Sports Bars Near Me - Appomattox, Virginia

DELICIOUS!! Kelly, our server, was amazing! If you like good home-cooking...stop and eat here. The corn pudding was SO GOOD. EVERYTHING WAS GREAT. The prices were great too!! read more

Good home cooking. Great old train picture and memorabilia. Friendly service. Down home.

Lots of good home-cooked food. Friendly staff. I had chicken livers and turnip greens. Excellent.

This restaurant was a great find and the food and service (Alisa) was excellent. I had the ribs, dry rubbed, and selected my sauce from the selection brought to the table. They were excellent. I've added this little gem to my favorites and when I am in the area again I will definitely stop in again. Oh yes, the sweet tea is very, very, good! The others in my group had the sirloin steak salad, grilled chicken salad, and the railyard steak & cheese sandwich (with the Mac & cheese side). Everyone enjoyed their selections and ate everything (I Had some left over ribs that I finished off later). read more

We have been twice now in our way to Smith Mountain Lake. I think it's a new breakfast spot. Love the biscuits and turkey bacon.

Found using Yelp and so thankful we did! Establishment was clean, service was friendly and fast and the food was hot and delicious! We came for breakfast - the BEST potatoes and onions I've had in a long time! Inexpensive and yummy! read more

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Delicious food! Quiet, spacious restaurant. Visit the sports lounge! I had the honor of meeting Mike who began this restaurant with his wife, Betty. All food is homestyle cooked and delicious! First visit while in town and definitely deserves a return visit. Victoria is a very friendly waitress who will tell you that everything is delicious, truthfully! read more

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Good food and service at a good price. Only had breakfast Small town diner that met expectations

Food was not good but the service was excellent. Maybe just eat breakfast when you go and not BBQ.

The average little town diner. I ordered the steak and cheese sandwich. It wasn't bad. It could have been way better if they used a not so well done piece of meat. I would say it was old roast beef and cheese sandwich I should have went with the omelette like my buddy did. It looked amazing. He enjoyed that as well as the fried potatoes. Now I know. read more

Love the food!! 95% of the sides are completely homemade and so delicious!! The pulled pork BBQ is to die for and the brisket is even better! I would highly recommend the place, good food great staff. Everyone is so friendly I love it!! read more

Got a Buffalo chicken wrap and potato salad. Never. Again. Walked in the side door (which is where i parked) with no sign on the door nor inside to tell someone that isn't where any servers are. It was a bar area with a couple booths and game machines. I'd never been here before and I had called in an order. Only one person in there, playing the game machine. And there was a doorway beside the bar that seemed to go to the kitchen and/or bathrooms. Again no signs. I stood there for 20 minutes with not a single sign of anyone who works there. I finally decided I'd go through the doorway, maybe knock on the kitchen door or something, to try and get service. Upon walking through the doorway and further down that hall, I realized there's an entire other side to the place that has restaurant tables. Who knew?! (Not me since there were NO SIGNS.) Finally I see one server for the whole place and I let them know I'm there for a pick up order. I paid around $20 for a tiny Buffalo chicken wrap with frozen Tyson nuggets on it. And some very watery potato salad. Ugh. I ate half the wrap and threw the whole rest of the plate away. I could've gotten better from Sheetz honestly. Whoever says this place is good has very obviously not had good food lol. read more

Worst experience ever!! me and some friends went to have lunch at this place and found a hair in my blue berry biscuit which I let go because I know things like that happen every now and then , shortly after I got my steak and cheese sandwich and what do you know another hair it gross my friends out so bad that they couldn't even finish their lunch!! We will never eat there again!! read more

This place has the best breakfast I have ever ate! All for 16 bucks! Bang for your buck! Their lunch and dinners are amazing as well! Got a sports bar in back too! read more

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Often overlooked and shouldn't be. Incredible breakfast all day, a country diner menu, meat smoker menu, and burger/sandwiches. The dining room is a bit bright from the florescent lighting and service hit or miss, but the food is ALWAYS A PLUS! Mike the owner will come out often to check that all was good....and the answer is an overwhelming yes! Try the chicken livers with gravy and onions! Heck, try anything....it's all great! read more

Came in for a drink and appetizer. The building is older, it looks like they have a bar area and a separate dining area and they had had outdated flyers on the wall. The staff was friendly. The wine I ordered was fine. I ordered mozzarella sticks as well. When the woman brought my order one of the mozzarella sticks rolled off the plate onto the bar tabletop. I love how she picked it up with her bare hand and told me that they wipe the bar so it's clean and put it back on my plate...ummm. I took the mozzarella stick off my plate cause I'm not into that but I did eat the others after I prayed over them ... She saw the mozzarella stick lying on a napkin and she told me she would give me a credit of .83¢ for the one that fell off that I didn't eat. I mean the food came out quick and she did try to rectify the situation, but that was definitely a turn off. read more

From the outside it looks like another small town diner, but don't let the looks fool you! The food is fantastic! My husband and I both had the meatloaf with mashed potatoes and turnip greens. All very delicious! However, that said, the turnip greens are the best I've ever had and I lived in Savannah, GA! The turnip greens had a light smoked flavor to it, and it wasn't salty. The Key lime pie was obviously home made and to die for! We arrived around 3 pm and Delaney was the only server because two others had quit that morning, but she was on the ball, keeping up with all the tables! Next time we come to Appomattox Court House Area, this is going to be our go to spot! I'm attaching the lunch and dinner menus. You'll see the prices are very reasonable too! read more

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I stopped here for breakfast while working in the area. Amanda was a prompt and cheerful server. She even offered to make a pot of decaf coffee for me. Breakfast was absolutely delicious. Sausage gravy, light as a feather biscuits, tasty bacon and a perfect over- medium egg. They got everything perfect. Just eat here! They also have a sports bar attached. The owner stopped by as well to check on me. Great people and wonderful food. read more

Rail Yard Restaurant - Sports Bars Near Me - Appomattox, Virginia

Very disappointed. Handed lunch menu at 4pm. Been here before, but this was not up to my standards. Bbq had a funny taste. The bbq sauce containers were neatly empty and sitting out and drips on container, not appetizing. The order included french fries, but there were less than 20 fries on the plate. More like a lunch serving. We had salmon cakes which were supposed to be homemade, not. Cracker crumb hockey pucks. And again, 20 french fries stringy cheddar and bacon but cold. Good things to say: not crowded, service was good, had the blueberry biscuits. read more

Fast friendly service with good food. Nothing on the menu above $10. I had the Philly cheese steak and fries. read more

Rail Yard Restaurant - Sports Bars Near Me - Appomattox, Virginia

Stopped for a late lunch after touring Appomattox Court House. Excellent food and service. The biscuits are light fluffy and delicious! I had the brisket platter with green beans and mac n cheese. My wife had pulled pork platter with turnip greens and corn bread pudding which was excellent! A shout out to our waitress, Corin. She was great!!! read more

Great service and really good pub type food. Had the club and the crispy chicken wrap. Both really good.

Waitress gave less than a shit about us, the food took 45 minutes to arrive, and it was wrong when got our order. We had breakfast: eggs (ordered scrambled, got fried), sausage, biscuits, gravy, and breakfast potatoes. The biscuits were very small and had a hair in it and the gravy had an odd garlic powder taste. The potatoes were pretty good and the sausage/bacon were average. There were lots of locals, so we got to listen to local gossip. It took an exceptionally long time to get the food, and again, the waitress wasn't interested in our service at all. Perhaps it was just an off day, but I don't understand the 4+ stars. read more