Virgina

Had a whirlwind tour with the ol' wifey wife.  I don't think I've ever done a post about the lover's state, so better late than never.

Virginia Beach:

Cavalier Club:
757.428.3131

As this is a private club, not sure you're gonna be too interested beloved eight.  Unless, of course, you're a retired Jew!  The food and service are exactly what you expect from a club--sub par.  The reason being, is any serious cook/waiter/chef, is at a real place working for cash or at the very least a higher hourly rate.

Great golf course though.

Croakers:
757.363.2490

Now here's a really legit shit-hole crab shack.  Low frills.  Mis-matched furniture several decades old.  And a bunch of bloated, tan regulars parking their full-sized pick up trucks to saddle up and drink cold bottles of whatever domestic piss water they prefer.

The food was basically a vessel for drawn butter.  Plenty of Old Bay and lemon kicking around.  Not a bad place, not a culinary epiphany.

Richmond:

Jefferson Hotel:
888.918.1895

Now we're talking.  Let's go 180 degrees the opposite direction from Croakers to the prim and stuffy Southern Jefferson Hotel.  Talk about swanky, this place left no amenity un-turned.  Fuck a bitch.  I mean they had video in the mirrors.  A great pool.  Turn down service.  And the robes, like being draped in a plush shroud of Turin.

Iconman, who cares, how was the food?  The food?  We had brunch and it was brunchy.  The service and quality were commensurate with everything other gilded aspect of this place.

821:
804.649.1042

Welcome to Hipster Richmond.  Quite a departure from the swankiness of the Jerfferson this place was comfort food royale.  I had a chicken salad sandwich with cumin, my wife had a great burger, and my little one rocked a grilled cheese.  The server was mindful of kids, and there was a cool, laid back vibe to this place.

The Roosevelt:
804.658.1935

It helps knowing the executive chef.  And considering that, we basically tried everything on the menu.  And everything was great.  I mean everything.  Great.  Fuck an A man, I'd be hard pressed to find a place in New York that had such a consistent menagerie of unique dishes.  Maybe Diner.  Maybe.  In fact, I'd gander outside of NY and Europe, this place is the best meal I've had.

If you're in Richmond, and looking for a place to eat.  This should be your only selection.