Continuing alphabet series with V for V is for Vinny's. My girlfriend & I were at Smith Mountain…read moreLake the week of 4th of July 2024 as her parents have a home there. My g/f recommended Vinny's as being very good. Originally, we were going to go here for an early dinner on Thursday, July 4, but when we were driving from Franklin County, I exclaimed Prime Rib Thursday at Copper Kettle! So, I had her U-turn, and we tried that instead. Please see my 5-star of them from August 2024. We ended up going on Saturday, July 6. We arrived in this cramped front area, and someone sat us at a booth at a reasonable time. We sat in the booth over 10 minutes without anyone coming to even get us water or check on here. We were hungry, and I was already annoyed for this long wait and was looking on Yelp. I asked my g/f about trying Bella Vita, which she agreed and left about 15 minutes after being seated. It was a big disappointment. However, after my 5-star Yelp review of Bella Vita (which I got to reviewing in April 2025), my g/f said Bella Vita is a better Italian than Vinny's, so maybe for the best. Since I didn't actually eat at Vinny's in the end, wasn't actively denied water, or had some other terrible experience, it would be unfair to give than 1-star in this case.

Yummy food. They have sandwiches, pizza, salads and a nice restaurant. The location is convenient…read morewhen visiting Smith Mountain Lake.

Amazing, never ever had a bad experience here. We go here at least once a month use to be two or…read morethree times. Needless to say they know our order without our names needed. Order the Buffalo Chicken Pizza, extra crispy. It's not spicy so don't worry about that just a good buffalo sauce with good well cooked chicken. If you've never been, make this your first order hands down, hats off to the chef never stop making this, ever. Oh the mozzarella sticks are big, long and cheesy order them too.

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.

Still the best pizza in Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, Maryland. Must try. If worth the…read moredrive.

Great NY pizza using quality ingredients with a great staff. I will have to try the Chicago when I…read morecome back

I have been visiting M&A since I was just a kid. Its a FAMOUS take out spot, call ahead of time and…read moreget your order hot and fresh by the time you arrive. Because they are famous, call ahead by 25 mins or so. Jose is wonderful, so kind, so friendly. Its a small old country store but stocked with selection and if you want an item back, just ask and they will get it done.

Love the food!!! Get the sausage poofs or biscuits and gravy. French fries and great too!read more

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.

You could actually take a complete order instead of taking half of a drink order and walking off to…read moreseat another table. If you don't want people at your restaurant, don't seat them. Plenty of other places on the lake. Most of them want your business. Another suggestion... when you take a food order, bring the food that was ordered. Don't bring some other random item of your choosing. Never again.

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!

Our waitress, Jen, gave us exceptional service on Thursday, January 22nd at 4:45 p.m. Jen, you went…read moreabove and beyond when others might have pointed out the closing time. The Chicken Parmesan and Italian subs were just what we needed. Otis and Cindy Cole Moneta

This is the only game in town when it comes to pizza. The pizza was fine, reminiscent of the pizza…read morein your modal public school cafeteria (but prettier), which brought back pleasant memories. The mozzarella sticks, in contrast, were exceptional - excellent crisp on the crust and easily broken in half (thus preempting double-dipping in marinara. Interestingly, the sticks came with tortilla chips for extra dipping, which i thought was a nice (if unusual) touch. Service was nice and vibe was beach mellow.

The fig and goat cheese pizza was amazing. The wine is excellent. Loved the roosters and the…read morecats. Love this place.

My friend and I each tried the chocolate and wine pairing and then shared a girl scout cookie and…read morewine pairing. The wines were pretty good but what was really great was the ambiance. They had a live guitarist/singer who was really good (Chris Hammock) and they had a lot of games available to play as well as a pool table. The girl who helped us was very friendly. It was an enjoyable afternoon.

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.

Came here last night and they had a live band. Great food and drinks, dancing and all!read more

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.