Reviews for Valley Smoke Restaurant in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Got there early Sat morning. Brunch was available. Sat outside in the tented area. Very pretty view of the intercoastal with... boats passing by. Wife had ribs, garlic green beans and brisket baked beans. I got the hash n eggs(brisket/cheese/onion/peppers) with 2 eggs on top. Had the choice of 6 house made sauses. Alabama white went best with mybrisket. Everything was delicious and the service was very good. Too early for cocktails but above the bar is just about ahundred different bourbons. Read more

Decided to dine here after a recommendation by our server at another Valley restaurant. The hostess was very friendly and... helpful. We had a reservation and arrived earlier than our scheduled time, but she accommodated us quickly. Wait service at thetable was a little off. We sat waiting on our server to acknowledge us for almost 10 minutes, and watched as he served the tableright next to us. Then he turned around and was like “oh hi”, like we just popped up. As he left to get drinks, the couplenext to us said he had just done the same thing to them. Then another server approached our table, introducing himself as ourserver. We explained that we had a server. When the first server came back with drinks, I asked which one would be our server.After the confusion, things got better but our server wasn’t very attentive. Maybe he was just busy….so I deducted a stardue to that. We ordered the 2 for Q dinner that included 3 meats and 3 sides. The meat (pulled pork, lean brisket, and ribs) wastender and flavorful, mac and cheese was just okay and a bit dry, the collards had a nice tangy flavor but a few too many stemsfor me. I had the cocktail on tap, which was refreshing. Overall the place was nice, decorated well, with a spacious outdoordining area. I would dine here again and give the wait staff another try. Forgive my pics, I forgot my camera eats first! Read more

Lots of options, beautiful ambiance for outdoor dining and an amazing bourbon selection! We had a lovely time, until the... mosquitoes came out! My only major complaint was the starter short rib dish- it was super fatty and the popcorn on top wasrandom and mushy on my plate. We ordered ribs, cornbread, deviled eggs, Brunswick stew (a bit on the salty side) and Ceasarsalad (which btw is served like one long charred romaine heart- unconventional which was cool presentation, but not superamazing in flavor) and a slice hummingbird cake. The food left a bit to be desired, but the outdoor seating made up for it. Read more

Although it took a little minute for the waiter to greet us, he was excellent. I think his name was Joey or John but he was kind... and very knowledgeable about the products. Our food was THE BOMB. The drinks were different but lite and tasted great. The Macand cheese was kinda tough and there wasn’t enough sweet potato purée with my shrimp but the meat was tender and falling offthe bone. They didn’t have the pull pork I wanted so Joey/John recommended the ribs and they were superb. Overall theexperience was amazing and I’ll definitely return again. Read more

I have literally never had anything here that wasn’t amazing. Beautiful interior, amazing view of the Intracoastal, and the... food… After coming for years I cannot remember a single time when I didn’t have anything that wasn’t at least “verygood”. Some items are in my “best I’ve ever had” category, such as the ribs. And the sides. And the desserts. And anexpansive cocktail and wine list. It is nearly impossible to go wrong here. My favorite restaurant ever and it’s good thatit’s a 45 minute drive or else I’d be poor and far (but very happy). The ONLY downside is the small parking lot, but thevalet parking helps with that. Run, don’t walk. Or don’t. Leaves more room for us. Read more

Overall Service and food was great. We sat outside in May and it wasn’t too hot. It was beautiful being by the water and... seeing the boats pass. They were kinda skimpy on meat portions. I would have liked to have seen more for the price but hey???????????. Drinks were great and there was usually someone coming by asking if we needed anything- so service is top of linehere. I would still come back. The food did taste really good. Read more

First visit and great lunch at Valley Smoke. Ample seating options indoors and outside, prompt and professional service, nice... daily specials, great BBQ menu, lots of house-made sauce options to try. Inventive cocktail list, amazing bourbon inventory.Highly recommend; we will return! Read more

Great experience. We've had a reserved table ready for us upon arrival. The service was amazing, everyone was very polite and... proactive. It was my mother's birthday and they've put a candle on a warm brownie with a vanilla ice cream that everyone lovedit. We all started with some alligator that were served with potato and a cream. My mother and husband ordered the Salmon and myfather and I ordered the Churrasco. Both dishes were so tasty and well put on the plate. Read more