Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Gillie's Cuisine

    3.9 (341 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

    Gillie's Cuisine Photos

    Business Info

    GILLIE'S CUISINE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Hipster
    Casual
    Good for groups

    You might also consider

    Recommended Reviews - Gillie's Cuisine

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    Reviews With Photos

    Inside - there's also outdoor seating
    Trendy D.

    This was probably the best breakfast here in Blacksburg! The service was alright, and the food came out at a reasonable time considering the busy Sunday morning rush. We ordered the: Short stack pancakes 1 buckwheat and 1 regular with bananas 10/10 Cheese, jalapeño, onion, green pepper omelette 8/10 Breakfast potatoes 9/10 Biscuits (homemade) 10/10 Gillies special 8/10 Casual spot with indoor and outdoor seating. Good for groups. I will be back next time!!!

    Gillie's special
    Devon M.

    I'm shocked that in all my time going to VT, I had never eaten here. My girlfriend and I came here for breakfast last weekend after visiting siblings and were happy with the experience. The food was really good. I ordered the Gillie's Special and she ordered the omelette. The potatoes here are really good and I'm still trying to figure out how they make them so good so I can make them at home. The biscuits are also clearly made fresh and are so soft and delicious. I also ordered a pancake and she ordered a buckwheat pancake with banana. The regular pancake was the winner of the two. Soft and fluffy and delicious. The service was a little slow but I'll chalk that up to it being a new school year and staff likely still learning the ropes. They were all kind and helpful whenever something was needed. Food also came out relatively quick considering it was still busy around 11 am. The ambiance is very casual. They have a bit older feel inside but it adds to the charm of the restaurant. It feels like an original piece of Blacksburg. And with the way they keep replacing all of the old buildings, it's refreshing to have a little rustic left downtown. They have vegan options here including a tofu scramble and the buckwheat pancakes. They also don't have a sign that says the restaurant name on the building but it's near Top of the Stairs on the other side of the alley. Definitely try this place out for breakfast.

    Jackfruit crabcake sandwich
    Billy T.

    Came by for lunch on a weekday and it was pretty quiet and had a good time! I have absolutely no complaints at all except that it was really cold and had to keep my jacket on the whole time. Maybe their heating is broken? The food, on the other hand, was really good. I went with the crabcake sandwich, which was made with jackfruit. It kind of fell apart, but tasted really good! Service was also good. I'd definitely come back, maybe when it's warmer.

    Absolutely the best breakfast place in Blacksburg. Amazing staff, and great food.. The ambiance is old school and being in a college town, it is quite relaxed. One cannot possibly expect immediate service and fast response.. it is a relaxed environment. If you want fast service, may be you should try Burger King.. this is not the place for you. I have been going to Gillies for over 20 years and it is my weekend breakfast place. Absolutely great & fun staff.

    Juevos Rancheros
    M B.

    So...we went for brunch Saturday at noon and it was ok, not bad...but we would not go back. We had the - "Avocado Toast" (winner, best item) (was actually on hash brown patty, not toast) - "Juevos Rancheros" (not good enough. maybe because we have had these at Mexican restaurants. I am not a chef, so I don't know why these were not good, as they had the components. Eggs, chips, beans) - "Chocolate Chip Pancakes" (not good on their own. barely any chips. what kind of chocolate chip pancakes require syrup to be close to acceptable? Syrup should enhance, not be a requirement. Cardboard with syrup tastes good--we could have literally eaten cardboard and had a similar taste with fewer calories haha) - Grits with Beans (good) The food was ok. Lovely that it was vegetarian. Avocado Toast and Grits with beans were best. Pancakes were nowhere near worth the calories and not even close to chocolate. Zero chocolate flavor. I don't know how that is even possible. haha The food was not the deal breaker, though. It was two things, the terrible service and the noise level. The waitress in all black was neither attentive nor anticipatory to our needs. We literally had food in front of us, but still no silverware. (!) The lady behind the bar, wrapping silverware, was great and had to help us several times. We asked for things like silverware, coffee, extra plates. The server came to our table, we were obviously done with empty plates, we asked for coffee and she just left the plates there. Wait staff training 101, don't leave dirty dishes in front of the customers. Clear the space--maybe then they'll order dessert or coffee. But the noise is the real deal-breaker. This place is just noisy. Like you cannot hear the person sitting right next to you, even when you are looking at the mouth to try and read their lips. You know when your teenagers cannot hear each other (as they have perfect, youthful hearing) there is a problem. Providing sound insulation doesn't have to be expensive. Training staff and supervising staff so they provide good service is actually not hard. Oh, well.

    Stack of three pancakes
    Reagan T.

    Our group of four and a baby went here for breakfast/lunch on a late Sunday morning, around 11 am. They were extremely busy with about a 25 minute wait. Since we weren't allowed to wait inside, we ventured over to nearby Squires Student center to stay warm on this freezing March day. Once seated, we were still pretty chilly as our table was right by the door, allowing the cold wind to blow right in. Our server was friendly and attentive. We had the Chappy's Choice and Gillies Special entrees with a side of a stack of pancakes. The food came out piping hot and very good. The biscuits were a bit cold, though. And, the coffee could have been a bit warmer. Overall, a good experience and we'll be back.

    Smoked salmon hash

    See all

    3 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    21 days ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 1

    2 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    9 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Joseph W.
    112
    120
    20

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 months ago

    Cool local restaurant with a lot of gluten-free options. Service and food were great and huge portions.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Alex P.
    198
    36
    10

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Tom G.
    9
    31
    40

    1 year ago

    Incredible experience! We had salmon and catfish both gluten free and the catfish was deep fried. Great service and incredible food.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    8 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    11 months ago

    "Free Palestine" sign on counter. Styrofoam to go boxes. Food was mid. Still great location. Deflated memory lane visit.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of M B.
    1
    109
    618

    3 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    I was totally disappointed. Took me a little over an hour to get there. Was totally disappointed about the food as well as the service.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Richard R.
    4995
    1572
    25885

    6 years ago

    Helpful 182
    Thanks 0
    Love this 174
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Dan G.
    2
    24
    23

    3 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    8 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Nick C.
    128
    6
    0

    2 years ago

    Always delicious, creative menu, large portions, great ambience and service. Best spot in Blacksburg

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Hum M.
    2
    11
    0

    3 years ago

    Country family themed brunch spot. One of the hidden gems of Blacksburg. Food is very good.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    8 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Michael T.
    0
    153
    196

    5 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    Page 1 of 9

    Ask the Community - Gillie's Cuisine

    You might also consider

    Spicity - 蔬菜炒面 Mixed Vegetables with Fried Noodles

    Spicity

    4.1(193 reviews)
    0.5 mi
    $$

    A great find on our road trip from NY to NOLA. Vegan-friendly, with the menu clearly noting…read moreveg-friendly dishes. We stopped in Blacksburg for an overnight stay and I was desperate for something to eat that wasn't from a bag at that point of the evening. If you know me, you know I'm always in the mood for Chinese food and if it's Sichuan, I'm at absurd levels of contentment. Spicity is a swell little spot in a strip mall and has plenty of seating. With it being right after New Years and at the end of winter break, it was very quiet and blissfully empty (I'd had enough of holiday crowds), as was literally every other restaurant we passed in town. It's spacious, has plenty of seating and has a pleasant atmosphere, if a little bright for my liking. Not that I cared because dry pot is on the menu! I started with a tofu ribbon app that is absolutely delicious (not spicy to me, but I think it had a little chili oil). And the cabbage hot pot, which I ordered extra spicy and they delivered! The bits of tofu skin made it even better. While I wasn't a huge fan of it being overwhelmed by bell peppers, I feel like it's one of those things I'd be able to adjust if I came back (perhaps next year?) They get major bonus points for being open late, too. Looks like delivery is until 9 but the restaurant is open til 11 on Fri/Sat, 10 on Sundays and 10:30 all other nights. Driving through so many small college towns, I'm seeing so many places that are only open until 8:30 or 9.

    I got edamame (4/5) and dry pot frog (4.5/5). There was a lot of edamame for only being $4! It was…read moregood, but some of the prices were a little caked in salt. The dry pot frog was great; the frog had a nice and crispy crust, and it was not too spicy! The service was good (4/5); our waited was friendly! The interior of the restaurant is nice and clean (4/5)!

    Photos
    Spicity - Interior entrance.

    Interior entrance.

    Spicity - 水煮牛肉 Spicy Boiled Style Beef

    水煮牛肉 Spicy Boiled Style Beef

    Spicity - Exterior of restaurant.

    See all

    Exterior of restaurant.

    Our Daily Bread Bakery and Bistro - Scallops

    Our Daily Bread Bakery and Bistro

    3.9(295 reviews)
    1.3 mi
    $$

    Seating can be a challenge if you get here mid morning on a weekend but the food is worth the…read morepotential wait. Some of the specials are crazy, like French toast with pickled jalapeños, but somehow it worked. The baked goods selections are worth checking before you leave as well!!

    It saddens me to leave a negative review about Our Daily Bread, but my most recent experience was…read morevery disappointing. I have lived in Blacksburg my whole life and ODB has been a go-to bakery for most locals for a while. Serving a variety of pastries, cakes, breads, and offering lunch, brunch, and dinners. They have a lovely variety of options for customers to enjoy. The bakery primarily serves French pastries and caters to French cuisine at their meals. Although they offer more than just French inspired food. In the past, my family and I have enjoyed grabbing their cakes for celebrations and individual pastries from their pastries case. But recently, they have not been up to par and have left us very unsatisfied. The cakes have been dry and do not taste fresh at all. On my latest visit I tried a couple of things, all of which were cold, with dry, crumbly textures. It was evident to me that these pastries were not made day-of and had clearly sat in a fridge for at least one night (if not more). I found this to be extremely disappointing as ODB used to have a reputation of serving FRESH baked goods and pastries. I cannot attest for the hot food they serve during meal times, but the pastries and cakes have gone down hill. Over the winter break, I had their NY cheesecake bar (which I've gotten in the past and it was phenomenal) and it fell so short of what I remembered. It was lacking flavor and the crust at the bottom was dry. This past visit, I tried a Napoleon (also have had this before and really enjoyed it), a specialty cake, a scone, and a couple macarons and macaroons. The Napoleon was so cold and the puff pastry was super stale, it practically fell apart the second I tried to eat it. The specialty individual cake slice was also very cold and the cake wasn't moist at all. Again, indicating it was not fresh or made day-of. The scone was also a disappointment as it was dry and lacked any moisture. I thought the macrons and macaroons were fine though. While most of this was disappointing, the price didn't help either. Nothing was inexpensive and the quality was completely missing. So disappointing to leave this review as I used to enjoy coming here for sweet treats. It's sad to see that ODB is unfortunately not what it used to be. I will note that the service is very friendly and they do their best dealing with customers. Could have been more efficient, but I did go during a busier time. I hope they can turn things around, but until then I do not think I will be retuning soon.

    Photos
    Our Daily Bread Bakery and Bistro
    Our Daily Bread Bakery and Bistro - I liked the raspberry lemon cheesecake but not the top item. Not enough flavor not enough sweetness

    I liked the raspberry lemon cheesecake but not the top item. Not enough flavor not enough sweetness

    Our Daily Bread Bakery and Bistro

    See all

    The Cellar Restaurant - Cheese Steak combo comes with soda $11.50

    The Cellar Restaurant

    3.8(414 reviews)
    0.1 mi
    $$

    This is a nice hidden gem! On a busy corner of the Main Street is Cellar Restauarant. After a…read morecouple stops down the street, we wanted to end our evening in a quiet place. The Cellar has a basement bar. We snagged a few bar seats. The bar server was great. He provided us waters. He quickly took our cocktail orders and made some very delicious cocktails. My sour apple martini was so good that that a second one was in front of me quickly. One of us ordered a full sandwich meal and that sandwich looked humongous and full of meat. We also ordered sides of curly fries. These were fried fresh. It's somewhat of a dark speakeasy vibe. The crowd was tame compared to some of the other bars down the street. We hope to try the full restaurant in our next visit.

    I asked for the Mad Greek on pita bread, rather than the sub it came with, as I preferred the…read moresofter style of bread The bread came out pretty good - it was pretty soft, cooked well, and had some char marks but wasn't overly so The 12-inch that I ordered was actually two separate 6-inch subs, where each was honestly quite large - enough for a single person to finish Using a lot of willpower, I managed to finish both of them, but it was pretty difficult and required a few breaks The reason for this was the beef I can't discuss the beef without first discussing the portion size. Each pita bread was absolutely loaded with beef - I mean completely stuffed When you'd pick it up, even without a first bite, the beef would already be falling out, and this would continue throughout the eating process until there was an accumulation of pieces on the plate. Due to how packed this was, each bite was like 80% beef. Some may not like this, but because the beef was pretty flavorful, I loved it - you really get your moneys worth with this Since there was so much meat on the sandwich, I really didn't taste much of the other toppings - like olives, onions, peppers, and spinach. There was a little bit of cheese but I felt like there could've been more The lettuce was definitely there but I didn't like how it was just in two huge pieces rather than evenly distributed across in smaller pieces The mostly-beefness did make the flavor a bit one-note as there weren't really many differing flavors in the different bites Lastly, the tzatziki sauce was pretty good - it was a bit unequally distributed but there was a good amount of it - and it certainly was present in most bites For the price of around 15 dollars, this much food is really good. I might recommend getting the 12 inch and splitting it among two people so it'd be pretty cheap per person

    Photos
    The Cellar Restaurant - Bar

    Bar

    The Cellar Restaurant
    The Cellar Restaurant

    See all

    Hefun - Tonkotsu Ramen

    Hefun

    4.2(47 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    My boyfriend and I came on Valentine's Day for our dinner. Hefun is one of our favorite date spots!…read more The restaurant was clearly a bit underprepared for the occasion, but the hosts and servers were friendly and apologetic about the wait (which wasn't bad anyways). They were very clearly busting a move to get everyone seated and taken care of. The ambience was nice and on-theme. Our server ( we WISH we remembered his name but he was amazing ) went above and beyond despite being swamped. Our table was never left abandoned and food came out in good timing. The food itself was amazing as always. My boyfriend loved his sushi, and I loved my beef hibachi plate. We got edamame and takoyaki as appetizers as well as two desserts (mango mountain and thai volcano tea). Will for sure be back and very glad we made the choice to come for Vday.

    Best sushi in Blacksburg. The fish is always super fresh and the avocado is ripe to perfection each…read moretime. I gave my compliments to the chef and she told me that they take quality especially seriously, particularly in their avocados. The service can be a little slow at points, and my beer arrived at the same time as our food, but honestly, the food is so good that I don't mind. They also have a warehouse in the back that they use for parties on weekends sometimes. Lots of great drink options, both alcoholic and NA. If you go here, I recommend the sushi (obviously), but definitely pick something with avocado and raw fish to get the best experience. I haven't tried any of the deep fried rolls, so I can't speak to that, but all of the raw stuff I have had has been delicious. The hibachi is also outstanding, as is the ramen. Very reasonably priced for the portions and the quality and they have great lunch deals on weekdays.

    Photos
    Hefun - Sushi bar

    Sushi bar

    Hefun - Avacado roll

    Avacado roll

    Hefun - California Roll

    See all

    California Roll

    Gillie's Cuisine - seafood - Updated May 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...