The Garden Steakhouse and Cocktail Bar

• Dedicated cocktail bar
• Steakhouse kitchen

• Address: 324 N Great Neck Rd, Virginia Beach, VA
• Phone: (757) 524-4665

Last verified 2026-07-19.

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  • Date Night
  • Live Music
  • Happy Hour
  • Open Late

• Twist Martini & Associates

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  • Happy Hour
  • Date Night
  • Live Music

• Beachside Social

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  • Date Night

• Civil Libation

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  • Happy Hour
  • Outdoor Seating

• Black Angus Restaurant

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  • Date Night

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  • Family Friendly

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  • Dog Friendly
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• Coastal Grill

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  • Seasonal

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  • Free
  • Family Friendly
  • Dog Friendly
  • Walking Trails

• Virginia Beach Restaurant Week

  January 15, 2027 – January 24, 2027 · annual

  Hilltop

  The Virginia Beach Restaurant Association's flagship dining event fills each January with prix-fixe menus at roughly five dozen restaurants citywide, from Laskin Road institutions to Oceanfront hotel dining rooms. The 2026 edition ran the theme 'Tastes & Traditions, A Culinary Celebration by Land and by Sea,' spotlighting Chesapeake staples like crab, oysters, ham, and peanuts alongside modern reinterpretations. A companion Dine & Stay program bundles discounted rates at more than a dozen partner hotels, making it as much a slow-season visitor draw as a locals' night out. The VBRA runs the event out of its Laskin Road office in Hilltop, the city's densest cluster of independent kitchens.

• Lynnhaven River NOW Oyster Roast

  May 1, 2027 · annual (first Saturday in May)

  Bayside

  Lynnhaven River NOW's signature fundraiser turns the waterfront lawn at the Brock Environmental Center into an all-you-can-eat oyster roast, marking the nonprofit's multi-decade push to bring the Lynnhaven's namesake oyster back from near-collapse. Roasted and raw oysters pulled from the restoration reefs anchor the spread, backed by barbecue, local beer and spirits, live music, and a shucking contest, with proceeds funding the group's oyster-reef and water-quality restoration work. It's a rare chance to eat Lynnhaven oysters within sight of the reefs that grew them, at a bayfront green building a few minutes off Shore Drive.