What a surprise to find the best Chinese food at Smith Mountain Lake and the nightlife is…read moreunderrated.

Online order at 6pm showed up at 6:40 wasn't ready. Waited until 7:45. No food. Food here isn't the…read moregreatest. Only thing it has going for it is lack of competition.

Consistently good food and friendly staff. Our favorite spot when visiting Smith Mountain Lake.read more

I ordered online. Simple right?! NOT my order had everything I didn't want on it! It was even on…read morethe ticket correct but I guess they just make it how they want. I asked for a refund. Let's see if I get it! Will not order from there again! They say you can get a free one next time you come in. How about my dinner now?! Yall suck!

Always order my pizza " to go" with an extra splash of sauce. Best Pizza around. I've never been…read moredisappointed.

We had a very disappointing experience. We ordered two pizzas, one pasta, and an appetizer and…read morewaited 45 minutes with absolutely no communication from the staff. During that entire time, no one checked on us or provided an update on our order. After 45 minutes, I went to ask for an ETA and was told by the hostess, Anita, that she had "no idea." Ten minutes later, I asked again, and she checked with the pizza makers, who said everything would be ready in five minutes. We explained that the only reason we ordered the appetizer was because we were hungry and expected it to come out before the main meal. Since it clearly wasn't coming first, we let her know we no longer wanted the appetizer. Ten minutes after the promised "five minutes," I went back to ask for another update. At that point, the hostess stated that our entire order had been cancelled and no food would be coming out. I explained there had been a misunderstanding...we only wanted to cancel the appetizer, not the entire order. We had been sitting there for over an hour waiting, so obviously we had not intended to cancel everything. The hostess repeatedly cut me off, insisted we had cancelled the whole order, and was extremely rude throughout the interaction. She then told us our food was sitting behind the counter if we wanted it. When she rang us up, she initially charged only for the appetizer part of the order. After I clarified again that we still wanted the pizzas and pasta, she re-rang the order for over $50. To make matters worse, the restaurant was uncomfortably hot (over 80 degrees inside.) My toddler was so hungry from the long wait that my sister had to walk down the street to Food Lion to buy her something to eat while we waited. The most frustrating part was that no one ever apologized, acknowledged the excessive wait, or seemed concerned about what had happened. After all of that, we finally got the food home only to discover that it was both cold and burnt. Delays happen, and we would have understood if the restaurant had simply communicated with us. Instead, we experienced poor service, rude interactions, no accountability, and disappointing food!

Local Favorite We…read morehad such a great experience here! The live music made for such a fun atmosphere, and it was especially nice that the owner came out and introduced himself. You could really tell he cares about his restaurant and his guests. The mango ahi tuna bites were a 10/10--absolutely delicious! The cheeseburger and fish sandwich were also both on point and cooked perfectly. Great food, friendly service, and a relaxed atmosphere made for a really enjoyable evening. My only suggestion would be to add a few more two-person tables and bar seating for smaller groups. Other than that, we really enjoyed our visit and would definitely come back!

Great location on the water with chill vibes and live music. Food is better than I expected but WAY…read moremore expensive than it's worth. Definitely a great spot for drinks and a bite after a full day on the water. Service is slow but mostly friendly. Would visit again.

We got there before the crowd. Great service. Good food. Nice view of the fairway. Both of our…read moremeals were brought out fresh and hot. My only suggestions would be to serve the fish and chips on a plate rather than a basket. It's not that easy to cut the fish sitting on top of a bed of fries. The cod was very good.

Please do yourself a favor and do not go here. Our server and services horrible. Listen to the…read morereviews and do not even try to go here. Food is fine but not even remotely worth it. There were multiple people who left after being seated. We did not get checked on/receive water until 40 minutes after being seated. There were even people who ordered food and left because it took so long. After A while, we realized they were understaffed. But that being said, the servers should be upfront from the beginning. Maybe warn you about a long wait. Super frustrating experience and hate to give my money to a place like that. There are other places to give your money to and support. 0 stars if I could.

Very good pizza, great selection of toppings and different appetizers to choose from.read more

New York Pizza is the best pizza at the lake! Consistent and delicious, every time. Not to mention,…read moreJackie is always so sweet!

Had dinner and came back for breakfast. Both were delicious. The menu pics for breakfast don't do…read morejustice to the actual breakfast served. The bagels were amazing. I had a bagel sandwich with 2 over easy eggs, bacon, and American cheese (see pic). Come to find out, one of the workers graduated from culinary school and she makes the bagels herself. For dinner I had the pesto chicken sandwich that has a crazy list of toppings but is amazing as well (chicken cutlet, pesto, chipotle mayo, spinach, onion, banana pepper). This is a hidden gem!!

B is for Bella Vita…read more Continuing my restaurants been to with g/f, Bella Vita was a lifesaver. My g/f parents have a house near Smith Mountain Lake, and we were down there the week of 4th of July 2024. On Saturday, July 6 we were going to Vinny's (which she had recommended), and they totally dropped the ball. We were seated and no one came around for over 10 minutes even with water. We were hungry and didn't want to be sitting there waiting for God knows how long. I was looking on my phone and discovered Bella Vita up the road. So, we got out of there. We had to park a little further, it happened to be their 4th of July weekend celebration. We just wanted to eat; so we entered the restaurant on a specific side as the other side was part of the charged fair. We were served rapidly water, got menus, decided, and got our food in quick timing. Not only that, the food was excellent, and even my g/f acknowledged she liked better than Vinny's. I got the spaghetti chicken parmesan. It was very hearty, but I was hungry and ate it all. Not like I could do leftovers as we were leaving the next day. I even helped eat a little of hers as well as she was like I can't finish this. It was best spaghetti chicken parmesan I've had in quite a while. It's a somewhat small place, but it was comfortably laid out although a bit on the dark side. Overall, this is an excellent place and will try to return.

Tried to callto order from this business and no answer, then I see online it's permanently closed.read more

We went there last Wednesday night while we were vacationing in SML. We were very disappointed, to…read moresay the leAst. We ordered 3 appetizers, one came out about 35 mins after we ordered it. The other 2 came with the meals. Also we had a party of 5. Three meals came out first and the other 2 meals came out when the first three people were finished eating. Those last two meals were cold. The pizza that was ordered had to be the worst pizza we ever had. Awful timing for guests coming to eat dinner together. I don't like to ever do negative reviews, however for a meal that cost over $150 you would expect to be satisfied with the food and service. We were not. Hopefully you have a better experience than we did.

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.

They made my party of Church ladies wait a half an hour for a table and we had a woman who was over…read more90 with us. When we finally got a table, there was literally no one in the restaurant at all.

Burnt chicken tenders. Ham on pizza needs to be called Spam, bc that's what it looks and tastes…read morelike.

When you live at the lake, your local choices for pizza is quite limited. The pizzas aren't that…read moreexpensive. They taste good sometimes. The main issue with living remotely and not having a lot of competition is putting up with issues that you wouldn't anywhere else. The staff have forgotten to make orders or even turn the pizza oven on. If this was happening to me more than once, I wouldn't go back. When you don't have a convenient second option, you have to deal with what you have. The manager has been very nice about remaking pizzas or making up for something that went wrong. I don't know how a business can forget to turn a pizza oven on.