So wonderful the first morning of our stay at Smith Mountain Lake that we returned for the 2nd!…read moreFood, service - all top notch! Old Oak Cafe is situated in a strip shopping center, but is designed to make you feel like you've stepped into someone's home. The back room houses a faux (I assume) fireplace and round oak dining tables. The southern hospitality we received from the staff is as inviting as the space. They also have a large bookshelf of children's picture books and activities. So thoughtful and a wonderful option for tablet-free families. Our first visit was around 11:30 am on a Sunday and there was about a 20-min wait with the post-church crowd. The interior waiting space was full so we opted to wait outside. They offer a buffet breakfast on the weekends for $14.99. It looked to have biscuits and gravy, eggs, a variety of meats and fruit. We opted for menu options. I noticed they offered foam plates for buffet-goers, which made me cringe. I hope they will consider changing to something more environmentally-friendly. We were greeted as soon as we sat and offered coffee. Our server on both visits were incredibly kind! On Sunday, our server was a bit slower with coffee refills, but it was incredibly busy so I understood why. On our first visit, hubs had the cinnamon sweet potato pancakes while I chose multigrain. Both were so fluffy and delicious! The sweet potato pancakes drew us back the next day. They were topped with a cinnamon sugar butter and fresh pecans. The flavor was out of this world! Even the multigrain pancakes were light, fluffy and so yummy. I got blueberry pancakes on my 2nd trip and wish I had ordered these. The blueberry, while tasty, were more dense and not quite as flavorful. The Sweet Potato and Multigrain pancakes are worth 5 stars alone, but the service and value set Old Oak Cafe over the top. I'm ready to plan another trip to SML solely for this breakfast!

My family loved this place. If you are in the area (or have errands nearby) stop in. There are a…read morehandful of restaurants around Kroger/Movie Theater. If you want something other than Cancun or pizza, make a visit. Great food.

Stopped by for a really quick bite one day. They have limited seating, but we didn't have to wait…read moretoo long until a booth opened up. Half of the place is like a convenience store like a 7Eleven, so if you wanted to grab some snacks on your way out, that's also quite convenient. The servers provide quick, no fuss service. I ordered a Philly cheesesteak sandwich with fries. It wasn't too bad. The fries could've been crisper, but they were still good. The portion size was decent for a lunch meal. You could get fountain drink refills if needed. Overall, a solid experience.

Good morning to Carl's Place! Wow... where to start. We went here Saturday morning to begin. Race…read moreweekend (Martinsville) if that really matters anymore. Wait was around 15 minutes. Not bad considering the limited amount of seating. Keep in mind it is half a convenient store too. Food was average for breakfast. Service was decent. Sweet tea on point. Worth the wait if you have the time.

The food and service is great! We try to go at least twice a week. The hotdogs are amazing.read more

Tiny little place in Martinsville that serves breakfast and lunch during the week. They are closed…read moreon Sat-Sun. We went in for breakfast, which was good. They invited us to come back some time for lunch. The waitstaff was very pleasant and efficient. There are only 8 tables, so you might have to wait if they're busy.

One of my favorites! Cool little spot for hotdogs and hamburgers! Great breakfast too!read more

We wanted to eat breakfast here during the week since we expected it to not be so busy. We came by…read morepontoon boat. We did not end up eating here, because there is no place to park a pontoon that we could see. I gave a 3 star because I don't want to drag down the overall rating because their food might be great, but I wanted to warn others thinking about coming by boat, that you can park a speed boat here, but not a pontoon. Maybe next time, we will drive there and try their tiple berry pancakes!

Very tasty food and friendly staff. The pancakes and sausage breakfast sandwich so far are my…read morefaves. I'm keeping my eye open for when they have the chicken casserole lunch special... it looks delish! Food is made to order so you can't be impatient. It may take a little longer to get your food than a "fast food" place.

We love coming here! The food is always delicious and the…read morestaff is wonderful. Highly recommend if you're craving small town deliciousness in all its glory!

Great breakfast and lunch in a cozy informat setting. Food…read moreis consistantly good, and the staff is as friendly as the owner, Skip. It is a once a week (at least) stop fpr us.

I love Skip's. The food is excellent and I've had about everything on the menu. The staff is like a…read morefamily. They're very friendly and give the best service. Skip thanks everyone personally for coming to enjoy his restaurant. The place isn't very big but there have been many times when it's been standing room only. If you haven't been you need to give it a try. Great place with great food and service.

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.

Continuing my alphabet series with S is for Smith Mountain Lake Coffee House, 1 of 2 for letter S;…read moreboth places out of town for me. My girlfriend's parent's have a house by Smith Mountain Lake, and she recommended SML. We were down there during the week around 4th of July 2024. We went the day before the 4th on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. In terms of the quality of drink & food, it's subpar, but staff was friendly & accommodating, which gets it from 2 to 3-stars for me. We went for lunch getting a turkey wrap & iced chai. Turkey wrap was decent, but it was kind of a small amount of meat & wrap overall. It came with chips. It wasn't that much food, but I didn't care too much as I was ok with a bit lighter. As for the iced chai, it was weak. It was mostly milk, not much of the flavoring. I told them to add more chai to it, which they did but it was kind of too late. They were nice and remade me a latte drink since I didn't like the chai. The latte was better, but not great either. My g/f agreed afterward that SML was weaker than she remembered. It's a cute place with a gift shop, nice staff, but drink especially was subpar.

First let's start off with the parking, parking is so tight here and hard to find. I was lucky when…read moreI arrived that someone was leaving out of a parking space. There is a business next door but they have strict signs up that for state no parking for "the pod" only their business. Which is understandable. Once entering I was greeted promptly by a smiling male employee. He was super friendly, made me feel welcomed, it definitely made me feel that I was valued as a customer. Thank you young man! The inside is beautifully decorated, they have a variety of things for purchase also. It's so clean, super DOOPER clean!! The restroom is so clean also. The menu is not overwhelming which is good. Enough variety to please anyone. I ended up getting the chicken and gnocchi soup, homemade pimento cheese sandwich. The soup was the bomb, very chunky, carrots, celery, plenty of gnocchi, the chicken seemed grilled and it was a good amount of it. The pimento cheese sandwich was very good, very stout sharp cheese flavor, it's pretty strong, with lots of flavor. I got the bread toasted which is so good, try it. I did try a speciality coffee, Cupid Kiss, it has notes of white chocolate and raspberries. This combination is so yummy together. It was definitely awesome! They do have oak milk, which I prefer. Highly recommend this business keeping this as a routine on their menu. They do have a variety of pastries and other sweets if you would like to give them a try. They looked super yummy! I was full so no room for any sweets. I would definitely, highly recommend , you better stop in and give this place a try!!! You will not be disappointed!!!! Service is off the charts!!!! Food is off the charts!!! Coffee is off the charts!!

What an oasis! Did not expect such a beautiful cafe in this small town. Was so glad I took a slight…read moredetour and didn't settle for fast food coffee. Service was wonderful and they made the most amazing coconut and white chocolate specialty latte. Food options looked great but had no time to stop for a meal so just grabbed a strawberry/blueberry muffin which was yummy.

Was in town stopped to eat breakfast Ordered grits which…read morewere runny and 1 over medium eggs were over cooked,was gonna let waitress know wasn't busy so she had no reason not to check on me to see if I needed anything Had to ask the cashier for napkins Left tip Food was 9.00 paid with a 10.00 Asked for my 1.00 back and she. Cashier told me that it was food tax

This spot is great country food and great southern hospitality. My eggs were cooked perfectly. The…read morepork chop was so full of flavor. Our server Brandy was so genuine and kept the coffee full. She has such a beautiful Appalachian accent.