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.

Ice cream was branded ice cream Not a high end product…read more Had pricing like they were premium It was not Will not visit again

My family has never been so quiet as when they were devouring their Hershey's ice cream. Cones and…read morecups are affordable in a wide variety of flavors with and without chocolate, coffee, or fruit. They have non dairy options and snacks/drinks, too. The staff was nice, and the shop was air conditioned without loud music playing.

Didn't get anything fancy, just a bagel and shmear, and it was really good! The service was very…read morefriendly and welcoming. For Rocky Mount - this is a 5/5! Super cute atmosphere, good prices. Compared to the "best bagel of of my life" - this is a 2.5/5. Most places load up the shmear (almost too much to my liking) and I feel they sort of under did it here. All in all though, it's a cute breakfast stop and I would absolutely come back again to try out more of their menu!

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.

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.

This was a great find when we were down at our lake house. My daughter has dietary allergies and…read morethey accommodated her needs. The gals serving were awesome too!

Cute "ma & pa" spot. If Cracker Barrel & Waffle House had a little baby, this cute hole in the wall…read morewould be it. Worth a visit. Limited seating.

This store has great products. I use their candles for ear candling. They have food grade DE for…read moregardening. Some of the vitamins are cheaper on Amazon but I like being able to pick up an item when I need it. There are all sorts of nice body lotions, jewelry and body products. They have pet products too. The staff members are helpful. If they don't have an item, they will order it for you. The store is very close to Kroger.

From the owner: VitaZen is a supplement store for your body, mind & soul! We carry a large variety of supplements,…read moreselect amount of dry foods, health & beauty, essential oils and even PET FOOD! Attached is our Yoga Studio, The Centre at VitaZen.

I come here usually every Saturday morning when at lake to get some gas, a drink, and breakfast…read morebiscuit. Great staff and great local stations.

Whoa, when did the prices jump? The breakfast platter was 2.99 now 6.99!? 2 hotdogs and a drink…read more9.99? Yikes! The only reason to eat at a gas station is cheap food! Sadly, we won't be back-not worth the money

Horrible store- horrible main store manager! RUDE!! Unkept…read more store - when I asked to speak with the store manager ( Mohamed ) he wasn't very willing to answer my questions or resolve any of my concerns. This Kroger is always out of products - mainly in produce dept.

Had a horrible experience with this store and/or Kroger corporate. I'm not sure who is at fault…read morebut, ultimately, it should be resolved by this Kroger. I drove 30+ minutes late at night to pick up things for a special breakfast. Website said store was open till midnight each day. Arrived 11:02pm. Store was closed. Sign on door says store is open 7-11 each day, different from website. Called store (confirmed it was right one) to find out what was going on and which was right, or if store was open but I just failed to get in for some reason. Asked automated system for hours. It said 7-10 each day. So now we have three different sets of hours. While doing this, two other cars, unrelated to each other, pulled up and people tried and failed to enter the store. You web site and phone system both have different store hours listed than the ones listed on the door. So three sets of hours and no idea what's right. You are doing a disservice to your customers. I wasted more than an hour of my time and, more importantly, don't have what I need for a special breakfast. How many people show up each night thinking you are open? How long has this been incorrect? When will it be fixed. We do like the store, but in this day and age of technology, there is no excuse for publishing three sets of hours, two of which are incorrect and leave people sitting in your parking lot late at night after having driven far from home.