JV's Restaurant

I've been coming here for years. This is a dive bar with great live music and OK food. The music is always great. The bar serves bottle/can beer and wine only but no tap beer or liquor service. I'd love to see them double down on a great plate of nachos (theirs are dry and tasteless) as well as offer a draft beer option but if they did that, they wouldn't be a dive bar now would they? I've come back here over and over again over the year to see fantastic bands. My advice is absolutely come for the music but eat before you go or at least know what you're getting. Have some beer or wine, dance with a partner or all by yourself because it's all OK here. Folks are friendly, the bartenders are great folks, the patrons are easy going and nobody gets rowdy in a bad way. Drop any pretentiousness you have when you walk in and plan to have a great time and enjoy the show.

Wow.... Havent been in for a long while. Far drive and retired and no longer up that way avoiding horrific traffic home from work and in night owl mode . Previously had lasagna and meatloaf to die for 👍👍.
Looking for light fare ...ordered the club with chips and real fresh brewed tea.....can't do it justice describing ....absolutely delicious . Five plus hours later ...last part of said sandwich as bedtime snack just as fresh and so mind blowingly good . I want to know where they find real and tasty tomatoes this time of year ....amazing thick slices throughout . Real tomatoes !!! Two thumbs way up ......and ill be back .

Tacos folks seated with had .....also just as spectacular 👍

I really enjoyed this place. The food was great. I wanted a low calorie healthy dinner which they had and it was delicious. They served beer and wine only which was ok, I had a chardonnay. I would love to have had a margarita but wine was good enough. Service was great as well but the best part was the live jazz/blues band. Excellent entertainment!

Lorraine is doing a stellar job of carrying on her dad's tradition and bringing in the good music and providing tasty grub and beer and
wine with the excellent fun atmosphere of JV's.
Always good times at JV's!

Live music every night, nice people enjoying dancing, good food. What’s not to like about this charming place!

Nice bar with good atmosphere,delicious food and drinks.There is also life music and is awesome place for relaxation and chilling.

Great place to see music music practically every night of the week. The food is good, and the kitchen is open late. They don't have beer on tap, which is a negative, but they do have a pretty good selection of beer in cans and bottles. I found stuff I was happy with.

Music 365 days a year! Great pizza and steak and cheese! Lisa behind the bar is the best!!

JV's is the best bar for live music in Northern Virginia and possibly the whole world! Thanks to Lorraine for keeping this classic joint hopping all these years.

Nice place for food and beverages and bands that play good music that makes everyone get up to dance. Everyone is so friendly.

Great bluegrass & jazz sounds 7 days and friendly people. Beer & wine only+sodas. Most people don't realize they have great down home southern food till 0130 (midnight munchies) and blues brunch on Sunday. New expanded place big bandstand and hardwood dance floor for us patriots and vets too! Added chef for even more variety in foods and 2-3 bands FRI, SAT, SUN. 70 years of doing things right! Started from GI Bill in 1947 with continued family run. Once in a while big name performers pop in to check it out.

Can't go in and not hear a great band - whether it be on a Friday or Saturday Night, or any night of the week. Bring your own voice, strings and things and experience your own Rock 'n Roll Fantasy during a Tuesday or Wednesday open mic. Say hello to Loraine and introduce yourself to her staff - they will take care of you. Remember, if you got to make a call - take a ride in the last remaining "Phone Booth" in Northern Virginia...haha. A good time, great food, fine drinks and Triple Chocolate Cake too. It's been 74 years come November. Keep this train rolling.

We enjoyed this place. They had a good band. Staff was friendly. They only serve wine and bottled beer for beverages. I would definitely recommend this place.

Small and intimate setting to enjoy live music! The food menu features pub grub and comfort food, and it's very good. We love listening to the Blues and find that many local blues artists play here often.

I did not eat but enjoyed the live music. Friendly and safe place.

Older crowd but the live music is acceptable. I go with people who enjoy dancing and music.

Love to go here to listen to the live music, Drinking the hard cider and dancing is always a great night out!

Jv's is a wonderful place to see live music. it's small so it's good to get in there early at happy hour. it' is one of the best local bars in the whole area and has been in business for more than 50 years. I've been stopping in there since 1991. Definitely go here if you're staying at one of the local motels like Motel 6

Brilliant. Magnificent. A work of history and great music. 👍 Don't miss this one if you are in town. Michael is very welcoming and takes ery good care of customer.

Great, friendly service. Don't miss the regular show by the Cactus Liquors!