Coasters

Everything was good enough for a casual, lakes-side dining experience. Staff was cheerful and attentive. We ordered burnt end salad and tacos, Lobster Lui salad. Home made potato chips, sprinkled with Old Bay, were tasty. Unfortunate they were out of sweet tea (7pm on a Saturday?!?) and I had to sweeten my tea with artificial sweetener at the table, also, not attractive having a rat trap on the top step to the door of the upstairs dining area. Still some growing pains as they've been open about a month.

We visited Coasters at Smith Mountain Lake for their soft opening and were blown away! Our server, Grace, was outstanding — friendly, attentive, and on top of everything, making sure we had a perfect dining experience. The Buffalo chicken dip, shrimp nachos, Huli Huli burger, and lobster bisque were all fresh, flavorful, and perfectly prepared. The atmosphere is inviting with that perfect lake-town charm. For a first day open to the public, everything ran flawlessly. Highly recommend and can’t wait to return!

The staff did a great job! We were greeted right away and were seated within 10 minutes. We received our appetizers before we received beverages, but our server was running. I enjoyed my shrimp tacos. They were a bit in the bland side, but I don't use cocktail sauce, so perhaps other customers would use the cocktail sauce and think the tacos we well seasoned. Prices were reasonable EXCEPT for charging $9 for about 3ounces of wine. No exaggeration. I will skip the wine next time.

Pros: location and food Cons: our whole experience ! At arrival the just said she just needed to clean a table, waited over 30 minutes. Once seated and drinks were ordered, we received one of the two teas we ordered and the waitress later returned and stated she couldn’t find tea bags ti make more. ( although the tea was on our bill) My friend asked for a plate and was tossed a French fry boat and told this was as good as it gets. 🤦‍♀️ When offered the sides for our entrees there was no mention of an up charge for certain things. When the bill arrived we had a $4 up charge for Mac n cheese each person. Management is totally missing the mark with this great location!!! Unfortunately we won’t be back.

Cold Food and Billing: My wife and I ate at Coasters on Sept. 20, 2025. We had to wait for a table longer than told, but we expected that. The staff we encountered were friendly and busy. The beer was cold and good. When the food arrived, 45 minutes after ordering, it was cold with the fries colder than my remaining beer I had in my glass. When the bill arrived, I was surprised to see the entrees that as presented by the waitress, "came with one side dish" had the side dishes as an extra charge. Even the cheese on the burger, that the menu clearly stated came with "your choice of cheese", cost extra as well. The menu or waitress said nothing about the about the "extra" charges and when asked, the response was basically that is the way the management does it. Very disappointing and