Perky's is a charming little restaurant with a long line at dinner time...for good reasons. The steaks we had were without a question THE BEST EVER. We could not believe a tiny little quirky restaurant in this area could have sch great food and the prices are MORE THAN reasonable. Service is excellent and be sure to READ THE WALLS! If anywhere near Lynchburg, it is worth the drive, but be expected to wait so bring your book! LOVE THIS PLACE! read more

Our dinner cooked right on the grill by Greg and his crew. Amazing food and fun in Altavista! read more

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Was in Virginia for an event went there for dinner a line around the building, but man was it worth the wait one of the best steaks I've ever had.next time I'm up that way. I will definitely be back. read more

The food was good. I had the fried mushrooms, house salad w/blue cheese dressing, baked potato, and the ribeye medium rare. Everything came at comfortable intervals, so I didn't feel rushed. The salad was fresh and crisp, the potato was baked nicely and served hot. The steak was larger than I expected, big for a 10 oz., average thickness, well marbled, flavorful, cooked perfectly, nicely seasoned, maybe a little too much pepper-but that might just be my taste. Servings sizes were good, filled me up so no dessert. Service was attentive but not intrusive. Atmosphere was very casual and comfortable. Only complaint, the booth was a little tight. If I'm in Altavista again it will definitely be a do over. Would like to try the cajón crayfish. read more

This is a family owned business since 1993, every time in visits Altavista I always eat here. The staff are friendly and efficient, they grill right out in front, amazing food from burgers to steaks to fish. My favorite is the Cajun crawfish for appetizer it's sooooo good I could eat it twice over, the soak up all the soup with bread mmmmmm Then I get the rack of lamb, medium rare it's absolutely delicious juicy tender and lots of flavor, if this is not on the menu I then have the sea food platter, this is a tuna steak scallops and shrimp Mmmm perfectly done and full of flavor!! I had to buy a t shirt Love this place, never had a bad meal read more

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Very good comfort food....reasonable prices.....courteous service....will return.....

Literally the best prime rib I've eaten in my life. Absolutely amazing and cooked to perfection!!! The sides were fantastic. Amazing environment and setting in the country! Service was second to none! read more

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Great food, great service! I ordered the grilled shrimp and the ribeye steak. Both were cooked perfectly and were very flavorful. This was my first visit and I will definitely return. read more

Outstanding steak and good sides in a funky, old school setting. Service is always excellent. Usually a good idea to make a reservation.

The steaks are to die for. Cooked perfectly, no matter how you order them. Seasoned just right, tender and juicy. The sides and salad leaves a little to be desired, but the crawfish ettouffe and fried mushroom appetizers are amazing. Best Bloody Mary's in the world. And the staff is super friendly. Be warned: it's always crowded, so either make a reservation or plan lots of time to wait for a table. read more

Food was very fast, tasty, and cooked perfectly. Staff was awesome. We were meeting our future in-laws and the staff let us talk and didn't rush us at all. Ambiance was exactly what you want from a local steakhouse. If I lived closer it would be a regular choice. read more

Doesn't look like much when you walk in, but be prepared for the best steak of your life. I'll admit, the salad and sides aren't great, but the crawfish étouffée is amazing. Available as either an appetizers entree size. The fried mushroom app is great, also. The hamburger is awesome and Rick makes the best Bloody Mary's in town (tell him Mary sent ya! He'll know what you mean.). read more

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Boneless BBQ ribs Seared Scallops Barbecue plate Tea We went to Perky's on Friday night. I checked their website in advance and, as it advised, made a reservation for 3 at 5:30. That was good advice because Perky's is not big and it fills up quickly. We were seated immediately and ordered soon after. Our food was absolutely delicious, and we each had some left to take home. Our server was friendly and service was great. We weren't rushed or made to wait. The servers and the busser were totally focused on doing their jobs well. Perky's is casual and has a comfortable, come-as-you-are vibe. Diners' clothes ranged from tees + shorts + work boots all the way to church clothes. The walls are covered with personalized license plates from all over. I highly recommend Perky's and will definitely go again! read more

Had a reservation, showed up on time with my party. The two younger girls at the front were rude and basically said no, they said they didn't find it. There was a very kind server that tried to make this right. We waited for over an hour just to be told by the younger girls no again. The waitress shook her head in frustration because she knew there was space for us and we were the second group in the door. Won't be trying to attend this place again. read more

Perkeys is a local Steakhouse Restaurant known by everyone locally! If you are not from around here ( central VA) or never been; I will strongly suggest that you make a reservation and wear a mask. If you want to go from their menu order before 5pm! read more

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Great place to eat. Tired of the steak chain restaurants. This is a mom and pop restaurant. The steak was excellent. Great service, staff at entrance were very nice and polite. Finally found a place that knows how to cook a steak the way you want it. You may have to wait awhile to get seated because they stay busy. Which tells you how good a place it is to eat. read more

This place is very unique and you will be hard pressed to find a better and more delicious steak. And, they have many other selections too, and a fantastic staff waiting to serve you. read more

Well, we showed up at 6:30pm and was seated at 8pm. The food was ok, not great. Got the NY Strip with fries and corn. Hot wings as an app and cookie/ice cream thing for dessert. Strip was tasty but slightly overcooked, no doubt a by product of a really busy night for the small kitchen. The dessert was store bought for sure but again not bad. I'm here in the Burg for business and would say I wouldn't eat here again. Cheap chairs/tables...pricey food with a long seating time (reoccurring theme in other reviews). Seems more like a place for locals then for outsiders. Shame. Hopefully the locals will keep it going forever. Service was timely and efficient from the waitress. Not overly friendly but she was running her butt off so I was ok with that. Haha read more

Best steaks ever! The ambiance, etc, is always fun, too. Love the staff. Always friendly working with us to get the food to us quickly.

One star for the steak and one for the service the rest I could have done without. First, I want to say I came into this with a open mind and being fully aware this is not a chain steakhouse. The inside is very small and cramped which wouldn't have mattered if the food lived up to the hype. To sum up the food it was like going to your grandpa's house for for dinner and he breaks out his family famous steak. The salad was a palm full of lettuce with a couple tomato dices and cheese, the baked potato was the size you'd find in a 5lb bag at your grocery store, and my wife's upcharge mushrooms were the ones that come from a jar and we're heated up and the butter were the tiny square packs you get at dinners. My wife made the remark it's like they did the bare minimum so they could say you got a steak "dinner". The steak was good on par with Texas Roadhouse but for $25 all I got was a 10oz ribeye where at TR you'd get 16oz. The $10 scallops I got were good as well but only four so I was disappointed there too. I'm sure the local older crowd are thrilled with the food and prices but for me it's a pass! read more

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I've been wanting to try this for a while due to such praise they get. The restaurant is SMALL. They would make a killing if it was bigger. At 7:15 on a Thursday night they had to turn people away and had a 45 min wait. I'm so glad we made a reservation! Ambience- Very welcoming. Loud. You can sit at the "bar" with stools and watch all the meat get cooked. Super neat for such a small location. Food- we ordered 2 ribeyes and skewer of shrimp plates. Steak was a PERFECT med-rare. Char was amazing and the flavor sooooo good. Juiciest steak I might have ever had. Only downfall was it had soooooo much fat. It was so good I ate most of the fat but my husband doesn't so the 10oz was more like a 7oz of meat, 3 oz of fat. Again, the flavor was delicious. The shrimp was good. I could taste that it was shrimp and I liked that. Salads small....not really worth mention. Bread was nice and warm. The sides- fries, zucchini in tomato sauce, mashed potatoes, green beans. Honestly they were nothing spectacular. They were all good though. The real reason to come is the meat. Overall, I would go again and focus only on the meats. If I want a good steak I would come here. read more

Crawfish as good as any I've had in New Orleans (and I travel and eat there often) Grilled Rockfish and sides were outstanding Incredible service and food quality with a really fun atmosphere. Recommended by many locals on my trips to Altavista and Leesville Lake, I was a bit skeptical going in but all the hype was right on the money. Fantastic experience all around! GW read more

From the outside... Not very impressive... But from the inside... WOW!.. This is the kind of place you come where they know you by name... The food is amazing and it all made with lots of love... I had the boneless BBQ ribs... With fries and green beans - ribs are fall off the bone (if it was in the bone) with a touch of smokiness - the BBQ sauce was just right with a touch of sweet and vinegar... With layers of flavor abs spice If you are passing by and see this place you gotta stop... I believe they open up around 4pm so come hungry... The staff is wonderful and the atmosphere just right to give you that small town feeling with out of this world food... A must try read more

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This little hole in the wall is all but 16 minutes from my home. My uncle in law mentioned it in passing as a place that knows how to cook a steak. When I asked a few friends if they've heard of the place and how they liked it every single person raved about their steaks, among other things as well. My husband and I decided to make reservations for a Saturday night at 545 and I'm so glad we did, the place was bursting from the seams when we got there. They have a nice little waiting area and all the waiting staff we had contact with were great. Not 1 thing to complain about when it came to our appetizer, meals, drinks, and service. Everything was too chart. I just wish we hadn't gotten so full because they have desert specials we had to miss out on. Definitely the best steak I've ever had. We'd go back in a heartbeat. read more

Came here for my father-in-law's birthday dinner a few weeks ago, and everything we ordered was delicious! My favorite was the grilled shrimp. The service here is always top-notch and we love coming back. read more

I love this place! I've been going to the restaurant since I was a little kid and I have never once had a bad experience. The staff and chef is kind and friendly. They really engage with their customers and make them feel welcome every time. Not to mention the food is always AMAZING! This place is perfect for a really nice date or you can go there for casual eating! Even with COVID-19, the owner still found a way to get food to his customers and had some of the best customer service! read more

Omg!!! I have been dying to come here, the smells entering my car from he highway! However the parking lot being full always stopped me, wrong! My mistake - this place is delicious and wait isn't to bad at all and usually bar seats are open! Watch ur meal be grilled in front of you. The staff was top notch the waitress Funny and charming the grill master killing it on the grill still took time to turn around and ask how was everything and if we need anything!Awesome! Trust me stop stop stop you will not regret it !! read more

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Great place to catch up with friends. Gail the owner is the best at making you feel at home. Great food and spirits. And a great atmosphere.

Love Perky's. The food is exceptional and the staff makes you feel like you are family. We always enjoy the food and the atmosphere.

This place came highly recommended from our coworkers and hotel front desk. "Best steak in town!" they told us and they weren't wrong. My ribeye was cooked to rare perfection and the crawfish in creole sauce were delicious. Green beans came out of a can, but whatever doctoring they did to them made me not care. My mushrooms were not really worth extra, but my coworker loved her baked potato. The warm pecan pie with ice cream we shared for dessert was sublime. Highly recommend. read more

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First visit and got steak and shrimp special of the day for $28. Steak and shrimp had a seasoning on them that was spicy. I was able to eat the 5 shrimp but steak was too spicy. Waitress was very nice and asked if something was wrong and I explained about the steak. She offered to get me something else but we didn't have the extra time to wait while being cooked. She came back took my plate with steak and the uneaten side and said they were taking something of our check! They took a big $3 off, so we pd $25 for 5 shrimp, house salad, and bake potatoes! Needless to say we won't be going back. read more

Finally, a chef that knows how to grill a rib eye and serve it piping hot! We have been driving past this little jewel for years and never considered it's possibilities. Today my bride was referred here for our traditional date night, as we are visiting Lynchburg, Va. for Christmas. They told her the steaks were excellent and the green beans were worth the price of the dinner. Called for reservations and they were booked solid so we opted for a 4:30 dinner. Good idea as the line went out to the parking lot when we left, just after 5:30. Rib eye and shrimp were on the Special board as was their fried flounder. We had both. Service was incredible and very Southern friendly and our waitress Rhonda was tops. The steak melts in your mouth, and unlike other steak places that tout their meat, this one was as good as it gets. Very little fat, an incredible seasoning and char grilled to perfection. Shrimp was on a skewer and they were tasty. Coming from a foodie and a chef, who gets his shrimp fresh off the boats in SC,, that's as high a compliment as you can get. The green beans were excellent, accompanied with some bacon and not over cooked. Wild rice was a perfect finish to the plate. My bride's flounder was cooked crisp and there were two large pieces...a plate full for sure. The local crowd gathers here and there was plenty of hugging and lots of Christmas greetings everywhere. The one thing that impressed me was the open kitchen and watching the grill chef do his art. Perky's will be on our list of places to dine when we aren't cooking here in the Mountains. It's just that good. If you plan dinner there on a Friday, call and make a reservation, or you're gonna wait for a seat. "Cooking is not an art, cooking is generosity." Perky's walks that walk, for sure. read more

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What a great find this place was. We were wandering around downtown Lynchburg and didn't find anything interesting. Heading south on Route 29, we found this place. The steaks looked amazing as we were able to watch the grill cook at work. The staff was super friendly. We had coconut shrimp to start. I had the pulled pork sandwich. My wife had a cheeseburger. The burgers start out on the grill the size of dinner plates! I thought the prices were very fair. This place is popular and it's small; so expect to wait for a while. If your looking for a fast meal, you should go somewhere else! The food here is worth the wait! read more

Food is delicious, but can't get take out! We called one evening about 6 pm, were told by the hostess they weren't accepting takeout orders, to call back in an hour, which we did. We were told the same thing an hour later. Obviously starving by this point, we called New London Steakhouse and placed our order and picked it up with no issues and it was delicious! This has happened before sat Perkys. I don't recommend for take out or without a reservation!! read more

My husband an I are here from Nevada visiting family. They had told us about Perky's an that we needed to try it, that the steaks are very good along with the scallops an ect. We had also heard about it from another family member who lives in Gladstone who also said we needed to try it. So we made reservations as we were told if you don't you will have a wait. An I am so glad we did. Even on a Thursday it was packed in. An from what I understand it's always packed. So We walked in an you can see them cooking your food right brhind the bar. Its very cool. The appetizers were very good we had the cheese sticks an scallops an both were very good. Cooked perfectly. We all had steaks an they were cooked perfect an the flavor was fantastic. I can clearly see why this place has such high ratings. The desserts were also very good. I'm so glad we tried this place. Even though it's small an loud especially in the back it's with it. An don't let the looks of it full you. It's great. Highly recommended perkys to everyone in the area. read more

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Don't judge a book by its cover! This place looks like a little roadside hole-in-the-wall and once inside, the walls are covered with license plates from all over the world but the food and the service is awesome! Great beer selection too! Grilled shrimp and scallops TO DIE FOR! read more

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The service here is absolutely horrible we made a reservation for my moms birthday and we get here and they tell us 45 minutes to wait because they gave our table up when we weren't late we even called before hand..... so pissed... read more

This restaurant is always packed for several reasons: 1. The seafood is well done. I was particularly impressed with the crayfish and scallops. Plump, juicy, signature. 2. They have the best green beans I have ever tasted. 3. It's five star restaurant food with a down home feel. It's what Crown Sterling should aspire to be. 4. The beer and wine list will blow you out of the water--especially if you are familiar with Altavista. I heard a lot of hype, thought the decor was a little odd/off for my expectations, but I can honestly said, I was not disappointed by any of the food nor the service. This missing star is due to the wait if you don't have reservations. read more

How to describe Perky's? The parking lot is almost always full, but the restaurant itself it totally unremarkable, but we had heard good things so we looked a the website and the selection was impressive so made a reservation. Wasn't sure how to dress so decided to go with jeans and a button down shirt and jacket. We got there and walked thru the door and realized that if we had come dressed up anymore we would not have been comfortable. The place has a very cozy, homey feeling and people are dressed very casually. Don't let appearances fool you though, the food was totally amazing. The filet mignon was huge and melted in my mouth and the scallops were delicious. Someone else in our party loves Cajun food and since Jazz Street closed has missed a local place for etouffee. He asked the waitress if they would put the spicy crawfish and he said it was quite good. read more

Always awesome food and service! Worth the cost and wait when you have the time and $$! Ribs ,steak or grilled chicken salad are the best,!