We went here with a Groupon and along with some reasonable expectations from friends we ended really enjoying our meal. The scallop and shrimp risotto was delicious and the scallops were some of the best I've ever had. My husband got the filet mignon and was cooked perfectly and delicious. The atmosophere was trendy and welcoming and the staff was friendly. My only complaint is that it took a bit longer then I would have liked to get our food but they were very busy so I can give them some leeway for that. We got in and out in about 90 minutes which isnt too bad. The prices are also a bit steep (about $5 over then I would have expected). I would definitely go back and try another dish. read more

Very weird, creepy ambiance. Food was pretty good, but very pricey.

My wife and checked out Cobalt for the first time last Friday. I really wanted to like this place based on reviews I read and what I saw on the web site, but unfortunately we were both disappointed. The atmosphere is nice and classy and the food presentation is awesome, but the taste leaves one wanting. My wife had the crab cakes and I had the chicken penne pasta. She wasn't impressed with her crab cakes. I thought they tasted OK - not bad, but I wouldn't recommend them to somone else, though. The chicken penne pasta was just OK. I wound up adding salt to make it more palatable, otherwise, it was kind of bland. I saw some other meals come out that looked really good. The burgers looked very good and if I ever return that's probably what I will order. I'd just hate to go some place like this for a burger and fries. read more

we go once a week for lunch and at least 1-2 times a month for dinner - great chef and great staff - scallop salad for lunch is a favorite and they have great tomato soup for lunch read more

Group-on visit. Went after 7 pm without a reservation. Had to wait 20. Hostess was nice, everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. When seated, service was friendly and quick. Wine prices seemed competive, comprehensive list. We loved the goat cheese appetizer, enough cheese, dried tomatoes, olives and roasted garlic. Delicious. Pork ribeye was dry, asked for it at chef's recommended doneness. Crispy salmon was nicely presented, crispy skin. Sauce tasted of salmon fat ( grey stuff I scrape off under skin) and none of the tastes integrated. Veggies, olives and capers didn't pop, more bland fiber. Salmon was good, mine was underdone. I'm not experienced ordering so think this was partially my error. Parm risotto was good, but missing the hedonistic finish. No desert. Good jazz band. Recommend this place for Tue Burger night, they seemed immense. read more

Just go. The atmosphere is warm and friendly and the food is outstanding. Menu somewhat limited but a fair variety. But omg cocktails. Have one. Have a few. Best ever. Creative tasty exotic sophisticated. Wow. read more

Loved the new Sunday brunch! Eggs Benedict, maple bacon, surprisingly scrumptious biscuits, cheese grits - it was all well done. Not diner fare. Even the sausage was a cut above. I get the feeling I shouldn't have been surprised, but this was my first visit to the restaurant. Live music completed the atmosphere. French toast and French fries were a hit with my kids. I'm stingy with the stars, but not much to improve. I want to go back. read more

My wife and I have eaten at Cobalt Grill often so we were pleased to find a "Groupon" in our Email. Upon being seated we advised the server that we had the Groupon. Our experience in other restaurants when using a Groupon has been that the check is adjusted to reflect the coupon value. However, our server informed us that "we just deduct the forty dollars off the bottom line". I didn't argue; however, it was clear to me that by so doing, the full 10% plus food tax was applied to the whole bill of $75 when the actual restaurant bill was food and drink minus the Groupon. It was that amount to which tax should have been applied. In summary, Cobalt Grill reduced the value of the Groupon through artifice. This accounting issue might have been mitigated by a fine meal; unfortunately, it wasn't. I had the New York Strip steak dinner. After trimming the edges of gristle and membrane, one third of the 10 oz. was gone. Also, The steak had been placed on a bed of cooked spinach and the spinach flavor had penetrated the meat imparting a strange taste. My wife had the duck and found the sauce quite good but the meat flavorless. Not a meal to savor at the menu prices. I don't think we will go back. read more

I've been here several times and each time I wonder why I go back. I've never had a meal that I felt "this was great, I want to have this again." I took my sister and my son there last night, 6 Mar, had the chicken penne pasta, my son had the shrimp and scallop risotto. Strippers in Norfolk has better shrimp and scallops. Like I said, nothing that jumped out and said come back and have this again. Not to mention the prices are way to high. No happy hour specials unless you are in the bar area. So on this night, we had to wear our coats while eating because the heat was out and they couldn't get an HVAC person in until the next day. So why not close for the night or or let your customers know before seating them? If I wanted to wear my coat while eating my high class gourmet dinner I would have sat outside. No discounts offered for our uncomfortable experience, only a guarantee our food would be hot when it came out. I'm just glad I had a gift certificate and didn't have to pay much out of my pocket for this experience. Won't be going back, much better places to go. read more

Great food! We always look forward to dinner at Cobalt. They always have wonderful dinner specials. The wait staff are friendly and make great recommendations. They are doing something right to be in business for as long as they have been.... read more

This place was underwhelming. I had duck which was cooked well but was prepared in a balsamic sauce that was too sweet and pretty much flavorless. Other reviews boast about large portions, but I actually left feeling hungry. My date had steak which had quite a bit of gristle, though it too was cooked as requested. I'm happy to pay $20 plus for a good meal if I leave feeling satisfied, but that really just how I felt about this place! Perhaps they were just having an off night, but with those prices, I'm not willing to chance it again. read more

My new favorite restaurant! Nice atmosphere, friendly staff and wonderful food! I went to a wine paring dinner and they had a dish with scallions that I wanted to pick up and lick the bowl afterwards. I don't even like sea food! The secret is in the sauce! Bon appetite! read more

I've been to Cobalt Grille on several other occasions and the food has always been good. However I went on New Year's Eve early around 4 and the food just tasted OK. I didn't even eat half my food, which was the Shrimp and Scallops with risotto. I realized a couple of hours later why it wasn't good. I wound up getting food poisoning. In the bed really sick by 10 on New Years Eve. I called the restaurant to inform them on Fri and as of Monday, had not even received a call back. Emailed one of the owners on Monday and have yet to receive a response from anyone. I understand that things happen sometimes and I'm not so much upset about the food poisoning (I only eat seafood and I am more susceptible to it than most people - 2-3 times a year) All I wanted was an acknowledgement of my call. And Cobalt failed miserably. read more

Great Friday lunch experience. The atmosphere is upscale from most lunch settings. The service was timely and attentive. The staff was friendly and welcoming. I loved the spinach side - outstanding seasoning and perfect doneness. The price is right. Do yourself a favor and try this outstanding restaurant. read more

This is our favorite restaurant! The food and service are always consistently good. I have brought many people here for lunch and dinner, and have never been disappointed. Cobalt understands customer service and this is why they have been in business so long. read more

Probably my wife and my favorite restaurant in VB area. We've been to a bunch of the higher ed and foodie places and we like a handful or so in the area, so Cobalt is in competition with some high end places. A year or three ago, we tried Cobalt because they offered a groupon. We used to get groupons for all the higher end places we could find in this area. This place is pricey, but less pricey than other high end places in the area (but cobalt doesn't skimp on the food or quality). Cobalt is probably the only one we've gone back to (several times) without the groupon because it's just a great place. The food has amazing taste. The drinks are SUPER strong (which could be good or bad). Overall, the atmosphere, food, and service are great. read more

With a group of 20ppl we can sometimes be hard to please but Cobalt Grill was able to have all of us walk out with smiles on our faces and full bellies. The best thing about a big group is that we were able to try things off each other's plates and it just kept getting better! The only downside was that we were celebrating multiple birthdays and unfortunately our servers did not coordinate the presentation of desserts as we were split between two tables. read more

I had the best dinner I've had in a long time at Cobalt Grille! We started at the swanky bar with wine and delicious Crab Casserole to share. Once we moved to the dining room I had the Pear & Gorgonzola Salad that was AMAZING....and my partner enjoyed the Wedge Salad which looked great! The evening got even better when our entrees arrived. I ordered the Grilled Tuna and he had Shrimp & Scallops....Cobalt really knows how to do it right! The presentation of our meals was beautiful. My tuna was cooked perfectly and tasted better than I could imagine. For dessert we both enjoyed the COBALT Creme Brulee which is genius!! 6 different brulees Chocolate, Orange, Berry, Almond, Lemon, Traditional...spelling out Coblat...yum! Service was extremely professional and helpful when it came to helping with our wine selection. We can't wait to go back again!!! read more

A fantastic experience all round. Beautiful salmon perfectly cooked and fresh tender vegetables. First class service- a wonderful evening to celebrate my husband's birthday. I am also very impressed with the wine list. Some very affordable lovely wines to choose from. I almost forgot! The cocktail waitress made me the most delightful cocktail called Flower box with St Germaine. Heavenly! read more

My hubby and I adore Chef Alvin and his team. The service is great and the food delish. Their duck is awesome as is the salmon, and they have a wonderful creme brulee sampler. read more

What a fantastic place! Excellent food and a great atmosphere! Can't wait to go back again!

The soft shell crab sandwich was very delicious! I had never had one before so I opted for it and was not let down. However, the service was sub par and the butter for the (very late) bread was frozen solid. I got the dip em doughnuts for dessert and could not finish them because it was like eating a burnt ball of crust. Overall, the place was okay. I have been once before where the service was bad and the food was okay, but went again for a second time to give it another chance. I probably won't come back. read more

We originally went here on a guess with a groupon. It's one of the places in this area that we've decided to come back to even without the groupon. Some things are a bit pricey, other things a bit under-priced for what you get. One warning though: The mixed drinks are EXTREMELY strong... at least the ones we've had there (for example, they're "negroni" I think it's called, with gin, gin, some more gin, and another liquor or two). read more

Recently had dinner at the Cobalt Grille early on a Saturday evening. We had not been there in a while and Groupon enticed us to try it again. We both had the rockfish nightly special. The rockfish was excellent although the lobster crab topping did not taste of lobster or crab. Server was very attentive and pleasant. read more

To start off on a positive, the hostess was courteous and outgoing. Now, onto one of the worst experiences in a restaurant I have ever experienced. The date was June 17, 2016 and just could not write a review until now, because we were so shocked and disappointed. Especially, as locals of the area. Clearly, our waitress needs to work in another industry. From the very beginning she appeared frustrated EVERY time she came to the table. We just assumed we didn't " click " with her because we were older. My friend made stupid jokes try to get her to warm up, she rolled her eyes and would just walk off in a huff. She also starting clearing food from the the table and never would speak, or ask us if we were finished. By the 3rd time, it became almost funny, but was getting old. We quietly pointed out that we were eating, and She developed even a bigger attitude. She replied, " it's still on the counter, you can have it back" the events that followed, just worsened by this staff member and she disappeared for about 15 following even though we kept asking If we could just pay bill since food was not yet out. When our server finally returned, she loudly stated " Never come back! " which she rudely yelled out in front of guest, staff, and in FRONT OF A less THAN HELPFUL MANAGER). We were mortified. Manager, never apologized and she could even hear waitress continue to mouth off at other tables, the bar and to other guest!! All less than flattering comments. Even worse, several patrons following us out the door, commented about her strange behavior. read more

Dined here recently as a family of four with severe food allergies (gluten, soy, etc). The waitress was extremely knowledgeable about both ingredients and preparation, which is always such a relief when dining out. She was attentive and helpful, especially when we needed the specials broken down into minute detail. Everything was delicious and the chef made special accommodations so we wouldn't miss out on a thing! read more

Absolutely the best! The chef visited our table after the first bite. He cooked our food himself and then checked on it.

It was my girlfriend and mine first visit to cobalt grill. Upon entering it was very nice in decoration and ambience. We had come in to get some drinks and tapas. When we entered it seemed the staff was preparing to close up early. We felt like we were intruding already. We sat down at the bar; and rudely was asked, "what we wanted to drink?" We got two glasses of house pinot noir. Then the bartender went back to her prior business. We weren't offered a menu. We felt uncomfortable drink the one glass of wine the whole time. read more

My food was cold, they did NOTHING about it. The service was slow, they were nice but slow. I do not recommend this restaurant it is not worth the money. The burgers at Five Guys are better. read more

Stopped in for happy hour drinks and apps. Great service and ambience. However, was not impressed with the food.

yep went there 3 times this visit to va, divine bacon cajun burger dinner now too...owner is chef and my sister eats here about once a week. added to menu fact that organic farm they own supplies much of food....wow as good as it gets! read more

I recently took my 7 year old Granddaughter here for a special Girls Night Out. We thought it would be fun to dine at an upscale, or "fancy" as she put it restaurant. I was excited to try some place new but was disappointed by the evening's end. Prior to being seated, I asked if there was a children's menu, and although the Hostess said there was not, she stated they could accommodate a child's order. I ordered the Flounder with lobster special and was not particularly impressed. At $24.00, I expected a more flavorful dish. The presentation was fairly good but taste, not so much. Our Server stated there was not a children's menu so I asked for a smaller burger, as this is what Kayli wanted. She stated the burgers were premade "into a ball" so they would not be able to make a smaller one. Of course it was way too big for her to eat. My tab was over $45 and although I do not mind paying for good food I t I felt this restaurant charged more than the food was worth. There are many great restaurants in Va Beach but this is not one of them. For evening drinks and appetizers, it is probably a fine place to go, especially with the outdoor fire pits. I will not find out though as I will NOT be returning nor will I recommend to anyone that I know. read more