V-ATE Smokehouse - Automotive Diner

Very unique restaurant. Very unassuming on the outside (shares a building with a Spar), but inside is a totally different story. Tables with car front ends, normal tables with fancy racing seats, and you can even eat in a truck. The food was ok, but we had only a few items. The doubl-cheeseburger didn't taste like beef, it tasted and had the consistency of a brat. We had a chicken sandwich and that was good and so was the Loaded fries. The shakes were delicious. Not a bad place to eat, but not great. Staff were very friendly.

Food was really nice but we drove 1hr 30mins to go here and was not what we expected, the parking is very limited and isn’t well stated. The actual diner is inside a spar shop. Very entertaining decor and very friendly staff but unless your heading that way or passing it, I would say it wasn’t worth going that far out the way for.

I was a little sceptical with the restaurant being at a fuel station but we were pleasantly surprised. The breakfast was good as you can see from the photo. They could invest in some bigger plates!

The decor and seating is really cool. The is a whole wall with loads of history you can read. I think there is more to the story but still, worth visiting, friendly staff, good food.

This has got to be one of the best eating experiences I've ever had! The decor and atmosphere is original, food was tasty and staff were very friendly. My first time here but I'll definitely be back. Please give them a try and support local independent businesses.x

So, my wife suggested this place, initially thinking it was Lincoln. When I said it was Boston, We were a little worried after reading some poor reviews, PLEASE do not let these put you off.

She said she still wanted to try it so reserved a place for 7pm. £10 reservation fee...absolutely fine with that even though they do allow walk in.

So, we left home and arrived, yes it's part of the Spar shop building within the services on the A17 but you wouldn't think it once seated, we went in and and WOW,.
The instant atmosphere and decor is phenomenal.
The kids were amazed (teenagers)...my wife was beside herself.
Then we were seated, we asked to move due to uncomfortable swivel seating at one table and were swiftly provided with an ideal table. No hassles.
The room is a decent size and all ages were there.
The food, what we had, was perfect. To the point I finished off the mains due to Mrs and kids being full but wanting puds. We ordered the same burger, and received about 15% discount (blue light card) I was going to ask for military but any is good. So that was a bonus.

The kids burgers came and had to be returned for replacement as the order had been incorrect...this was promptly fixed. Extremely friendly service, brilliant atmosphere and we will be back.

Worked out at £15/per person. Meal, pud and drink. Not bad to be honest. Highly highly recommended. Staff were spot on and were even polishing as they were clearing at end of service. Last orders 2030hrs.

We took our boys here today, after we saw it in tiktok. We drove a hour and half and it was definitely worth it. The food was amazing, the staff was polite and friendly. And the decor was out of this world both kids loved it

Great little stop, amazing decor and great use of cars (and car parts) to create seating. Food was lovely and staff are friendly.

For those wishing to go here it is in full sense a truck stop, don't expect fine dining and elaborate dishes. However it is a great place to go and eat.

Only gripes I have is the dishes are underwhelming, there's no direction on how to enter (at the time of writing you need to enter the filling stations "Spar" shop to find the main entrance into the place) and there isn't much parking either

Great food, great atmosphere - amazing decor!! Have visited V-ate a few times now with our Mini club, Mini Girls UK. It's always an amazing experience and the club members all absolutely love the place. It's always a huge hit for somewhere for us to meet up and have a decent afternoon out and a coffee and catch up with the girls! Katie is so lovely and helpful and great with helping us organise things, and all the other staff are amazing too! Thanks guy!