Bee & Butter

Outstanding!!!! Both the service and the food were amazing. After reading the reviews, that were all over the board, we decided to give it try. We are so glad we did. The restaurant has an amazing ambiance and the patio is lovely, very comfortable and inviting. The craft cocktails were delicious, I tried 4 of them with no complaints. We had the osso buco with ratatouille, super tender and very flavorful. Reese was our server and she was on point, very pleasant and friendly. We will most definitely be back...maybe tomorrow 😉 Reviews are great to give you an idea...but everyday is a new day...you just never know, so glad we didn't pass this gem up.

We had an EXCELLENT meal and experience at Bee & Butter last week! I’m still thinking about how yummy the salmon with a bourbon pecan topping was. Thank you to Robert and our wonderful server for a delightful evening. We will definitely be back soon and plan to bring friends!

We had a relative visiting from out of town, staying at the Highlander, and met him for dinner at the roof-top restaurant. There are so few good restaurants in the area, but Bee & Butter is now a favorite for certain! The service, superb; the food, delectable and very reasonably priced for the quality. You must try the chocolate ganache tart! We will be back! Highly recommended!

Loved everything about this place! Service was super fast and nice. Food was delicious and cocktails were great. Little pricey but it’s worth it for the atmosphere and the portions were enough but not too much. Will definitely come back!

Bee and Butters food and staff are five star all around. They went above and beyond to accommodate food allergies, and we truly can’t thank them enough. It made our families experience even better this visit. We look forward to coming back in the near future for our daughter’s next college event. Thank you again!

Bee and Butter is such a wonderful addition to Radford! It has become a favorite tradition every time we visit. We love hanging out, enjoying the signature cocktails and the beautiful scenery. Had fun with the new putt putt greens. Bummed the fire tables were not working. We would have stayed for a second round and some food.

Kathryn was so great taking care of a large party and Anthony was very accommodating making room for 14 people without a reservation (if it was me I would have turned us away). Absolutely amazing and went above and beyond.

Chocolate raspberry martini was exceptional. Celebrated a friends birthday, everyone's meals were excellent. Defintely will return.

My fiance and I came here for our Valentine's Day dinner and we really enjoyed ourselves. Due to severe weather in the area the day of our reservation, we had to make contact with them a few times to make some changes, and every person we were in contact with was sincerely friendly and helpful. They were pretty full since it was a Saturday and Valentine's weekend, but the service was quick on everything from the appetizer to dessert. He had the surf & turf and said it was just about perfect. My ribeye was as well. The chocolate torte was so, so good and the mixed drink was MIXED. We really enjoyed it and can't wait to go back when the weather is warm and watch the sunset.

This restaurant for a hotel bar/restaurant has huge potential. Hoping when radford univ goes in session they can increase staffing. However a shout out to two hard working young ladies that deserve raises!!! I overhead Hanah patiently explain issues with card system this weekend to multiple customers and as a director myself i wish my staff had half her customer service skills But Faith who waited on us at breakfast and again almost at closing was super kind, took time to talk up the area and hotel and was an amazing waitress. Food was good prices on par with hotel bar. Cant wait to comeback see the firepit running at night on the deck in the fall.

Twice now we have been served by Serenity and she is a true asset to the Bee & Butter! Even when staffing was short, she kept smiling. She is excellent and we always love to see her when we see her . Laurie Buchwald and Greg Kallen

Went to Easter buffet with my wife. The food was delicious. Great variety, jumbo shrimp, fried chicken, home made desserts. The prime rib was cooked perfectly. Server was excellent. I hope they have the Easter buffet next year!

Thanksgiving buffet: well-prepared and presented. Beautiful venue overlooking the City of Radford. Too chilly at this time of year to sit on the amazing rooftop patio, but inviting, spacious, and comfortable. Employees were friendly and courteous, although some managers appeared to be a bit too casual, talking and walking around eating from hand-held plates - not quite the polished professional deportment one would expect when paying over $50 per person. My wife and I would like to see buffets like this for Mother's Day, Christmas, Easter, and other special days. I imagine that when the quality of the food, presentation, and atmosphere become more widely known locally, there will be larger crowds and demand for seating at such events here. Overall, a beautiful hotel and delightful dining experience.

We had a great fining experience. The food was delicious albeit a little pricy , and I am use to Richmond prices. A beautiful night and gorgeous view of Radford U

Wonderful views of Radford campus and town in any weather. Cocktails menu is not cookie-cutter at all. There is a locovore orientation but they are not showy about it. Has to be a super addition to the area dining scene.

The restaurants food was excellent. However they have a door that bangs really loud as staff and customers go in and out of the balcony area. The manager refused to acknowledge that it was not functioning properly even though the other door worked fine and did not bang. Please get the door fixed so your diners can enjoy the excellent food and view.

The restaurant is nice and the view is beautiful. Our meals were good except my grilled cheese sandwich was served lukewarm at best and the cheese appeared somewhat congealed. The tomato bisque soup was very good.

The food here was good, a bit better than average. Our server was attentive and prompt. We were a bit disappointed with our dessert, the skillet brownie. It was dry and was not served in a small skillet, as expected.

Dined there recently and the menu had Christmas Holiday items still on it. Most of the appetizers are fried. We chose the pimento cheese with pretzels. It didn't have much flavor and no pretzel bread. It was served with some fried sliced bread. My entree choice was tortellini with mushroom broth. I counted three tiny slices of mushroom but no broth or mushroom flavor. Dessert choice was a chocolate cake slice. Again not much flavor. The wine selection is good and the atmosphere is great. They just need to improve the food. This was our second time eating at this restaurant.

I want to start this review by saying that this restaurant has been open for two days. Any restaurant is going to take time to get it's legs underneath it. If you like dining in the new river valley, this is a MUST check out venue. Rooftop dining and bar, as well as an open kitchen, make this restaurant worth a visit alone. The menu is ambitious and has options for everybody from the burger crowd to the more foodventurous. The grilled swordfish, was cooked exactly as requested and served with a delicious mixed olive and fresh herb chutney. What's keeping this review from being entirely positive is hopefully related to its recent opening. Service was not great and was entirely up to a lack of servers. Our interactions with your host, waitperson and floor manager-when they happened-were all positive. But I can't wait 15 minutes for a waiter to show up, continually wait throughout my meal for my beverage of choice and not ding you on service. I'll give it a couple weeks and go back, because it is totally worth giving another try.

From the beginning the Maitre de was rude and never smiled. It was a special day for us celebrating my mom’s 99th birthday. She ordered pork chops which were overcooked and very hard. It was served with a butter knife and we asked for a steak knife. Even that was hard to cut through. The menu was limited. The desserts of 4 plus 2 ice creams left us nothing to put a candle in for our celebration . It felt like a cafeteria. Not a good experience and overpriced. We won’t be going back.

Graduation Dinner I visited this restaurant after Radford graduation on May 10th, and unfortunately, my experience with the buffet was disappointing. Here are some key points: Food Quality: Corn Muffins: Hard and unappetizing. Rice: Cold and hard. Mashed Potatoes: Thick and cold. Lamb Chops: Delicious, a highlight of the meal. Beef: Served rare, not to my preference. Desserts: Unappealing overall. The chocolate chip cookies were hard, the apple cobbler looked unappetizing, and the chocolate cake was plain. Value: The buffet was not worth the $45 price tag. I wished I could have ordered from the menu instead. Ambiance: The rooftop view was beautiful, offering a scenic look at Radford Campus and the mountains. Recommendation: I do not recommend the buffet based on my experience. However, the restaurant's location and rooftop view are noteworthy.

We were hoping to try the restaurant upstairs, pictures look nice but unfortunately, we haven’t been able to get anyone to answer the phone all day for reservations. The front desk attendant downstairs has been helpful by transferring me through out the day. They mentioned that this has been an ongoing issue today. Not sure what’s going on, and I hope everything is okay. The place is still on our list to visit, but maybe today they are just short on staff.

Went to Bee and Butter for the first time tonight and it's a pretty restaurant with great views! Our waitress was sweet. The food was not amazing. I ordered my husband a to go dinner and when it came out I truly thought it was a side of Mac and cheese. I asked and they said that was an entree. After tip this mac and cheese came to 23 dollars. Sad part about it the waitress did try to talk me into adding more protein which would cost around $10 extra dollars (mind you the menu states it has chicken in it). We finished with a warm brownie that was terrible. Our waitress even tried it and said it was terrible. Unfortunately, after this experience I wouldn't go back and would not recommend.

We had such high hopes and heard all the hype about this place! A Michelin Starred trained Chef and Menus in Radford, Virginia! COUNT US IN!!!!!! What a shock to us in every way!!! The prices were shy-high and reward was not even as good as Chik-fil-a!!!!! $46 for a cold and super fatty short rib????!!!! Not to mention the Ice-cold fries for another $8-$12! What the heck just happened????? I'm being punked!!!!!! Right????? It was so bad that we started to giggle because we thought at any moment the TV Show Punked was going to reveal itself! But to no avail...It would have helped them tremendously if it was!!!! Dear GOD!!!!!! I've been many many places in the world and in the States over the years, but this place will take the cake for 2023 so far! There has never been a place so faked and so far off the mark than this place!!!! Seriously!!!!! I swear to God! Unless you want to pay $100 for one meal that will have you flabbergasted, still hungry and in utter shock that they think its good; RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN AND NEVER EVER ABUSE YOURSELF LIKE THIS AGAIN!!!! I've attached the pictures below to show you proof of the aborhorent food actually served!!!! Instead of ordering food, we should have ordered 911!!!!! Between the clueless waiters, to the clueless Managers (almost one for every Guest BTW) make damb sure you have completed your Last Will and Testament--NOTARIZED, WITH THREE COPIES!!!! DO NOT GO!!!!! RUN!!!!!!!!! This place is a disaster!!! SHOCKING!!!! P.S. Yes, we both are sick today and have been married to the toilet!!!!! We have eaten at maybe 1,000 + venues around the world and this was by far the worst food! Add life insurance before taking a chance!!! WOW!!!!!

When I walk into a restaurant I tend to form expectations based on the menu. Bee & Butter is asking $49 for a NY Strip and $45 for crab cakes, which places it among the most expensive restaurants in the NRV. Neither the service nor the quality of food justified the price. My initial impression of the restaurant was poor after entering. Bee & Butter has an open kitchen, and the three men in the kitchen were dressed less professionally than I would expect for a restaurant of this type. Their chef’s uniforms looked soiled and disheveled, and all three were wearing backwards caps, generally of some NFL team. Service was a bit slow at the beginning. We were greeted shortly after we sat down, but the server disappeared for about 15 minutes before coming back to take our appetizer order. My wife was disappointed we weren’t seated at the window; there are a large number of tables along the back of the restaurant with a view and we were instead put at a 2-top at the front. I believe we were the first ones seated inside for dinner and when we left the restaurant only one or two of the tables with a view were occupied. We started with the wedge salad. It had entirely too much dressing on it; it seemed I was eating more dressing than salad. The dressing itself did not taste of blue cheese, and I felt the toppings on the salad were too sparse. For our main course I got the grilled chef’s cut and my wife the bolognese. The chef’s cut was served with potatoes, tomatoes, and a mushroom, which were all quite good. They were warm and well-seasoned, but I cannot say the same for the beef. It was both cold (seemingly below room temperature) and under-seasoned. The food came out fairly quickly after we ordered, so I would be shocked if the beef were cooked to order given the temperature it was served. The bolognese was better, and much closer to real bolognese than any other restaurant in the NRV. That said, it lacked the intense heartiness and creaminess of good bolognese. It seemed to have breadcrumbs on top, which is unusual for bolognese and would have ruined any creamy texture. After the main course we explained to the server we were interested in dessert, but on a time crunch. She dropped off a dessert menu then disappeared. 15 minutes later she had not checked back, and I had to grab someone else to bring our check. For much of this time our server was at the bar conversing with her coworkers. At one point I witnessed a bartender place a drink at the bar to go out, when our server grabbed a straw, plunged it into the drink, plugged the top of the straw with a finger, and withdrew it to take a sip. So at least one patron of Bee & Butter had a cocktail sampled by our server. There was little to like about Bee & Butter, unfortunately. Both the food and the service fell well-short of expectations. I will say the restaurant itself looks great and the views are fantastic.

We had reservations at 7. We were seated right when we checked in. The atmosphere is great! The food was just okay. Our service was not great at all. We ordered an appetizer that never came. Our waitress never acknowledged that we didn’t receive the appetizer. We had to get her attention to get our drinks refilled. We were excited to try this restaurant. Sadly, we will not be returning.

Walking in the restaurant, I didn’t feel like I was still in the NRV. I’m so excited to have this amazing restaurant in our community. Drinks and apps were well priced. Food was so good and the service was excellent! We were served several rounds of drinks and small plates in a timely manner. Edit 5/1/24 Revisited this restaurant last week and was so sad to see the quality of food significantly decreased.

This is a beautiful restaurant. The atmosphere is very nice. However, the food is mediocre at best. The service was OK but when we got our food it was barely warm. It took a long time for us to be served and I think the food must have sat a while before it was brought to the table. The worst thing about the entire experience was they were only allowed to bill one credit card. We were told it would take hours to bill each person seperate. There was twelve in our party and the total amount had to be put on one credit card. Then we each had to figure out how much we owed. Then tax and gratuity had to be figured in for each person. What a hassle. I have eaten at fine restaurants all over the country and have never had this type of experience before. I won't come back because there are too many first class restaurants who really appreciate their customers and would never insist on this policy.

B&B was such a disappointment last night. After 30 min wait for 2 cocktails I told the waitress to forget about it. The waitress told me that if I wanted the cocktails sooner, I should have went to the bar because the bartenders were putting the barstools ahead of the floor. Really.

Heard they had reopened as a “farm to table”, local food kind of place. Really wanted to like it, reviewed the menu beforehand and everything looked great. Boy, can looks be deceiving! We ordered the cauliflower steak. About a quarter head of cauliflower, not much flavor. Black-eyed peas and stewed tomatoes were not bad, but seemed canned. $18. Also ordered the Virginia burger which was good, but upcharged to fried potato cakes instead of chips. When the server brought the meals out she said they were out of potato cakes so they gave me… tater tots. I swear they drove down to Sonic to get them. Didn’t ask me if that was ok, still charged extra! Burger also came with “sweet and sour slaw” which I swear came from the Kroger deli. Also got the pecan crusted salmon with “chef-inspired vegetables” for $22. Salmon was mushy, “pecan crusted” seemed more like “topped with a scoop of wet nuts” and the green beans were straight out of a can. Venue was lovely. Gorgeous view, amazing roof-top seating area. Drinks were ok although one dining partner was unimpressed with both his drinks. Server was adequate; had to ask for water refills. Overall, this was disappointing.

I've been here on 3 different occasions - a business meeting, Resident's night out, and an art show. Business meeting: appetizers were provided by B&B, drinks were to be purchased at the bar. The appetizers were relatively well-seasoned and were hot. The choice of appetizers for a business mingle was odd. Chicken wings are really hard to eat standing up while you're meeting people and so is shrimp cocktail. The spinach dip was good, but really runny. There was no silverware in sight. The event was about an hour long and several guests spent 20+ minutes waiting in line at the bar to get a drink. There were two bartenders, but they made one drink at a time. The female bartender didn't smile, didn't greet anyone, didn't pay attention to who was in line, and looked incredibly annoyed to have to be making drinks. A guest of our group didn't love selection of mixed drinks, but liked one of the non-alcoholic ones. She asked the bartender if she could make it alcoholic. She obliged and told her the total was $22, which was almost twice as much as the mixed drinks. When questioned she shrugged and said that was the total. And to be honest, the $12 mixed drink I got was nothing special and most definitely not worth $12. It definitely wasn't worth $22. When visiting for RNO, we thought the food on the buffet was pretty good. Good selection, everything was fresh, and refilled frequently. The mac and cheese was very good, but it contained shrimp and absolutely was NOT labeled that way. I went up to double-check because seafood allergies are super dangerous and I was shocked that it didn't say it contained shrimp. Our server asked several times if we wanted drinks (we did not) and she seemed frustrated that we weren't ordering anything additional. We asked her how much the buffet would cost if it wasn't included in the room price and she said she didn't know. We were asking because we wanted to tip her appropriately and she said she had no idea because she makes most of her tips on the drinks. While we were finishing up, a super weird, loud sound starting going off. The bartender announced it was just the dishwasher and that the manager told her it was supposed to sound like that (it's not, btw. lol) When attending an art show, dinner was provided to the vendors. The food was good - basically a good size sampler of all their appetizers. No silverware or napkins were provided or within sight. We used beverage napkins and paper towels from the restroom. I visited the bar to order a soft drink. It was the same disinterested, salty bartender from my first visit. I had to say "excuse me" so she would look up at me after I stood there for awhile while she was cleaning. She looked up, annoyed, and said 'yes?' I asked her what soft drinks she has. She said "coke products" and started to walk away. I said "could you tell me which ones?" and she quickly said cokedietcokespritedrpepper. She didn't ask if I wanted to buy one or if she could get me anything, so I didn't order anything. She is one the most miserable bartenders I've ever seen. The view from both rooftop patios is BEAUTIFUL. The furniture is well-suited for the space (both inside and out), and they could have a really special spot in Radford if service would improve. In SWVA, southern hospitality is expected and appreciated and B&B just doesn't have that vibe. I've never been to a restaurant or bar that was this unfriendly and pretentious. Three strikes.

The food is NOT good. The corn bread puppies were very good but the food was bland, undercooked, and very basic considering it was over $100 for two people. Server was very nice though.

I took the "New Year's Dinner" package, which is basically a set menu. It was $85/person, which, in my case, totaled to $170 (+1). I don't know if the standards are the same on other days, but this was genuinely one of the worst experiences I've had with a set menu. My wife and I each picked different options, so I know it wasn't just the case for my picks. The only thing that was somewhat decent was the dessert. I don't know where to start with the rest, honestly. The garden salad we got could not be smaller, and even then, 0 effort was made to make it presentable. The ingredients were just laying there, not mixed or anything. Then, the "bruschetta" was everything but a bruschetta. We got black-eyed peas and minced onions on what was supposed to be a cracker. First, we were expecting some sort of bread instead of a cracker (usually a baguette). Second, the cracker was all soggy! If you're saving up by replacing bread with crackers, at least make sure that the cracker is decent. You'd also think that a plate that has mainly just chicken and pasta can't go wrong... The pasta was so pasty, I had never seen anything like that. It was all stuck together and had such an unpleasant sticky consistency and feel. I don't even know how you could get that wrong! I have very minimal cooking skills, but I still manage to make decent pasta at home! The chicken was so dry it had to be diced just so that it could be swallowed... Extremely disappointed overall, you don't price an event like that and present this quality to your customers. Mind you, we were the only customers there at the time, as other time slots were fully booked (makes it even harder to get it all wrong).

Horrible experience, should have listened to the ratings. Went there for the NYE dinner set menu, stayed there only 40min for the whole ‘experience’. The food was very minimal, salad ingredients weren’t even mixed in the plate that was surprisingly small. My entrée, a pasta dish was poorly cooked and slimy. The chicken on it was very dry, and the “bruschetta” was served on crackers (that weren’t fresh) instead of a proper baguette slice. We traveled quite a distance because the event looked promising but left VERY disappointed. 85$ per person for this ????? I hope the owner takes our feedback seriously and offers a solution.

Had the fish fry. More breading than fish. Breading was hard. Tartar sauce was very strange tasting. Hush puppies were not good. Did not even finish my dinner.

Nikki took excellent care of us at the bar. Such a shame that even though two hours (plus) had passed, and the folks surrounding us got their food, we never took a bite. We left hungry, as our ample food order never arrived. I certainly hope no one else ever has an experience like ours! We will never go back, even though what we ordered sounded so good. An absolute bummer of an evening, especially considering that we very rarely have an opportunity to enjoy dinner out. The stars aligned tonight for us to have a meal, but the kitchen never sent it out. Because of our extreme wait, Nikki brought us (gratis) an appetizer. However, neither of us enjoyed what they comped - and neither of us would have ever ordered what was brought, cold and clearly accidentally made, to appease us. Drinks were tasty, but overly expensive, and I’m still hungry as I type this out. Do not risk it!

DON’T WASTE YOU TIME AND MONEY. This restaurant is overrated. Nice decor and a top floor view doesn’t make for a top restaurant. The food is bad… very bad!!! Small portions and poor quality. The manager cared more about cleaning the tables than addressing issues. Need to train the bar staff on how to make cocktails. This place needs a chef that knows how to put together and execute a proper food menu. For the price you pay it’s going to need a lot of help.

This venue has a lot of potential. The view should be wonderful. The atmosphere should be great. The food should be to die for. It does not deliver on any of these things. The windows are dirty, the menu is printer paper, and the prices are sky high. I wanted to like this restaurant, and it absolutely deserves better. It has all the trimmings of a place that won't upsell chicken to you because their meals do not contain protein.

Came to restaurant a year ago, food was decent if slightly overpriced. Food is now comically expensive for basic hotel cuisine. I do not know what has happened to this restaurant but can not recommend what is now an unrepentant cash grab.