For this event to be the first ever, they hit a major league homerun!…read more We arrived about 645pm and the event kicked off at 7 p.m. Free parking was offered right next to the Courtyard...within walking distance so this was a plus! We walked in the building and immediately was greeted by the PTA President of W.H. Taylor. She seemed very excited about the event and stressed to us that it's their first event as they are trying to work out kinks in order to make this night successful. Of course it was no issue to us and we understood and waited patiently to be checked in. They ran out of owl paddles to be used for bidding. But one of the helpers quickly transformed one for me. Downstairs featured a live auction as well as their setup for the mystery cooking competition that was taking place later on that evening. It was setup like something that you would see on TV. There were 3 stations for the chefs to do their thing and seating for the live audience. There was also a photographer downstairs that was available to take your still shots behind a beautiful gold backdrop. But the main attractions were upstairs...the tastings!! The room not even larger than a standard hotel conference room featured at least 10 vendors. Vendors included: Jessy's Taco Bistro, La Bella Ghent, Pendulum, Supper and others. Beer tasting samples from O'Connor were in the lobby alongside cash bars. In another conference room of some sort was the silent bid auction. The second floor were the action was taking place was pretty much standing room only. The temperature was super hot and borderline uncomfortable. But luckily someone saw a need to open all the Windows on the floor...what a relief! Overall, everyone seemed super excited for the night. We even met some of the parents, administrators and employees of W.H. Taylor. And we were well received and complimented by them all. It seemed as though they didn't expect "outsiders" of the school to attend. When I mentioned we were apart of the Yelp community they were in total shock like in a great way. Not only was this event sold out but the vendors featured some great eats. My favs Pendulum and Jessy's! I'd say this event was a huge success!! It started off with 100% in attendance and then the live auction...insane bids all for a great cause!! I don't know if a 100% percent of the proceeds go back to the school but if so I'm sure this fundraiser will return next year and years to come. I'm glad I was a part of their first event and so looking forward to next year. I'm looking forward to more of a variety of tastings and perhaps a larger room/venue. Have fun | enjoy life

Loved visiting this location! Borjo coffee was so good! I got a hot hazelnut latte…read moreIt was very clean and people were so nice, kind, and super friendly! Wish I live close to here!

Blue Pete's is such a cute place! What a good spot to hang out on a nice day. The outdoor seating…read moreis lovely, and they have a lot of fun outdoor activities. The deck is nice, right along the water. They have a stage and live music. The service was very nice. Everyone was very kind. They even adjusted the umbrellas to shade us from the sun. The food was yummy! I enjoyed the spinach artichoke dip with chips and the biscuits. The chips are thick and homemade, which I love. The dip is cheesy. The brisket had good flavor. The raspberry dip with the coconut shrimp was odd, but the raspberry tasted good with the biscuit. The lumpia was standard. Thank you for having us! I will definitely be back to enjoy the ambiance and explore more of the menu!

Blue Pete's is located in the Pungo area of Virginia Beach. For those that haven't been here…read morebefore, you will be going through some roads that can be prone to flooding. There are signs along the way noting that. There are some deep ditches along the way, with no shoulder on the road. This starts shortly after getting onto Indian River Road from Princess Anne Rd. at the Pungo traffic light and continues onto N. Muddy Creek Rd. too. This event was held here on June 18, 2026. I had gotten here a little early as you never know how it will be getting here on the type of roads they are on. I've been here before, so I know the general terrain to get here though. When coming along N. Muddy Creek Rd, it can be hard to miss for some people. There is a road sign for it, but the colors can blend in. Once you turn in, you will see that there isn't any paved parking, however it is pretty easy to park here. Once I came over to that side of the place, Victoria was still getting things finalized before starting the event. There were leis on the wall that we could choose from. I went for a blue one, but it ended up being stuck to another one, so it ended up being a blue and purple lei set. Once it was time for the event to begin, Victoria let us come in and find places to sit for the event. I did look out specifically for areas in the shade, as it was a fairly hot and humid day, with partly sunny skies. At the check in table for the event, anyone that is an all star for the month had a Yelp themed electric fan. Everyone was able to get a Yelp hand fan too. We all got a red ticket for the event drink as well. While everyone was still coming in and getting settled, I went around getting photos around the event space, including looking at what would be on the menu for the event. Our server came around asking if we wanted to cash in our tickets for the event drink, the Pungo Smash (light rum, dark rum, pineapple juice, orange juice, sprite, and a splash of grenadine). You had the option to have a non-alcoholic version of the drink. I figured I'd just go with the alcoholic version. The drink was really good. You want to stir it a bit to mix the flavors in it if it was sitting for a bit. I could taste the hints of orange and pineapple in there. It was nice sweet drink, but not too sweet. Around 6 pm, the event officially kicked off with Victoria speaking about the event (of course the mic wanted to cause a few issues at first). It was great to see that some were here for the first time, and also for their first Yelp event too. Once she was done, she introduced Nick, the owner of Blue Pete's. He gave us a brief history of how this business came about and how it's going now. Once that part was over, it was time to partake in the food options available. Victoria had everyone come up by table in order to not overwhelm the overall line. Even though I normally try to limit my carb intake, I didn't do that for this event. There was just too much good stuff to have. The first item in the food line were the Sweet Potato Biscuits, Coconut Shrimp with Raspberry Dipping Sauce, Chicken Lumpia with Sweet Chili Sauce, Spinach & Artichoke Dip with Homemade Tortilla Chips, and Slow Roasted Beef Brisket with Dinner Rolls. There was a water station next to that as well. After getting everything there, I headed back to the table to partake in the food. Let's go through the food rundown. The Sweet Potato Biscuits were good and had a great taste to them. I would never know that they were with sweet potatoes (though I think my blood sugar would tell me otherwise later on). I'm not as much a fan of raspberry, so I did pass on the dip, but the Coconut Shrimp were amazing. They weren't overly breaded either, which was a plus for me too. I always like things with a bit of a kick to it, so the Chicken Lumpia with the Sweet Chili Sauce was a great complement to each other. The Spinach & Artichoke Dip was very tasty and the tortilla chips were nice and fluffy, but were firm enough to dip with. The Slow Roasted Beef Brisket was nice and tender. There was a nice amount of flavor in it and it complemented well with the dinner rolls. I was definitely full by the time I was done. There was some available, so I did take a box to bring some home for my mom to try, which she also liked it when having it the following day. I did make sure to let Janice know when they brought out more tortilla chips, as she was looking for that to go with the Spinach & Artichoke Dip to go. Food wasn't the only highlight of the event. There was live music going on too by Cody Stagberg. The music was a great complement to this event and theme. At the end of the day, there was a rainbow as I was leaving. Overall, this was an excellent event by Blue Pete's and Victoria. Be sure to come back here in the future. They are part of the VB Restaurant Week in the winter too, so be sure to check that out too.

I was originally super excited to check out this coffee shop that so many of my yelp friends…read moreenjoyed. The parking situation is a gravel road with a good bit of parking spots. In the backyard of the house, there's a playground and picnic tables, making this a cute spot to bring the little ones while you enjoy a treat outside too. Of course, I ordered a Lavender Honey Latte because that's just my go to. It was beautifully and perfectly crafted! It was so delicious. At the end of the cup, I was debating ordering another because it was that good! I also order the breakfast bowl, but wish I hadn't. I knocked off one star due to the poor food experience. I waited maybe 15 mins or so for my food to be ready (no biggy as I wasn't in a rush). But when I bit into my food, it was cold. The eggs were inedible. The bacon was chilled and I guess served in syrup. The avocado was perfectly ripe. Overall, I wouldn't recommend the breakfast bowl, especially not this for $15+ dollars. If I visit again, I'll stick with the lattes and skip the food!

I haven't been here since it changed from Sawdust Road. I absolutely love the drive out to Pungo,…read moreso decided on Sunday morning to take the drive out and give Corduroy a try! For a Sunday at 9AM, it was not busy which was great since I was on a time crunch. It's an old, rustic farmhouse that when you walk in, truly feels like you're walking into someone's home. I ordered an iced latte with their homemade strawberry syrup and almond milk, and my friend got a black cold brew. The strawberry syrup was incredible. Not too sweet, and it was the PERFECT addition to my usual coffee order. 10/10 recommend for you strawberry fans. The food menu looked fantastic, but I was not hungry so we settled for the liquid diet this morning. But, the burrito and the pimento BLT definitely caught my eye for next time. The inside is super cute, with such a cool vibe. It would be a great place to come back with my laptop to get work done! We sat outside before it started to get too hot, and it truly felt like we were at someones house, drinking coffee on their porch. Such a cozy vibe. I loved this spot.

I think I heard about this attraction before, but never really knew it was super close to me…read more Well, visiting friends Saturday night, and this attraction was a topic of discussion. I looked up the address and saw it was only 15 minutes away. Usually evvvverything is located in VAB and that's a 25 - 30 min ride easily and a toll cost. But this Wonderland was worth the visit. I checked out their FB page before visiting. Well it was about 9pm when my husbae and I decided to visit. Santa was there on Saturday from 5pm to 8pm... we just missed him... awwwe! It would have been nice to see him, but it's all good. We approached the street from the main road (Dock Landing) and cars were double parked leading up the house. Well we found a space and walked about five minutes to the house. Yes! The house! The Wonderland is a home transformed into a miniature Christmas Town or a miniature Coleman's Nursey (if you are from the area, you should remember this throwback). The weather was a beauty on Saturday night and as we approached the walk up, others took advantage of this beauty of a night as well. The land is massive. About 50 people or more were visiting at the same time and not one time did the Wonderland become over crowded. We were able to move around with ease. This is a nice attraction for yourself, a date, family or with friends. You cannot be the cost... FREE! They do however accept donations. Tis the season... Have fun and enjoy life :)

Let me start off by saying that the Mariners Museum knows how to pull of an event. I stopped in…read morelast night for the Battle of the Beers / North vs South. The idea behind this was to have 10 breweries, 5 from the North & 5 from the South pit their recipes against one another in 5 different categories Winters, IPA's Stouts, Pale Ales & Lagers. Once you've sampled both beers in a specific category, you vote for which one is best. I arrived about 20 minutes before the event started and everyone was mingling in the lobby. I stopped by the Yelp table and said hello to Xerxes and Yajaida, and also helped a new Yelper get signed up on his Windows phone. From there I ran into Matt & Cherry. At 7pm the doors opened into the main area. The closest brewers were the Winter beers so we started off with St. George's Winter Scotch. This was an awesome beer. We grabbed a table right after that as the place was really filling up and it's a good thing we did because shortly after that it was standing room only. From our vantage in dining area there were 3 more categories close by, the Stouts, Lagers & IPA's. We took turns leaving the table and visiting each and voting. In addition there was a band playing mostly more traditional southern music. I was thinking it was a home field advantage trying to sway the votes, but maybe that's just me. There was also a ton of food at 2 different serving areas. I just got in line and didn't know what I was going to get until I actually got to the servers. Ultimately I received a plate with a mini chili hot dog with some baked beans, 2 chicken wings and a cup cake. The meal hit the spot and the portion was perfect, not to much, not to little. I noticed the other table was serving mini BBQ sandwiches which also looked delicious. After eating we finished sampling the rest of the beers. I sampled 7 of the 10 completely bypassing the IPA's which I just don't like. They're to hoppy for my taste. All in all my favorite beer of the night was the very first one we sampled, the St George Winter Scotch which had a wonderful taste with a lingering smokey flavor. It was just outstanding and I'm going to have to find a 6 pack of it somewhere. I had an awesome time and can't wait to come back. The next event here will be the return of Craft Beer Festival in May of 2014. If you like beer and would enjoy spending the afternoon sampling a bunch of different kinds the Mariners Museum is the place do it. You'll be happy you did.

I really, really wanted to like this event. First off, let it be known that I enjoy a good…read morebeer...German, Belgian, Belgian, and Dutch are some of my faves...don't mess with centuries of tried and true ingredients and methods to brew! But out of the 10 beers, I could only manage to down one of them, the Devil's Backbone. The location was great, and the people were friendly, but the "atmosphere" wasn't really my thing, I guess. The "southern" band they had sounded like they came straight out of Appalachia, which is probably the intent, but I'm not a fan of banjos and people who sing like they're dying. And I'm from the South! If the Mariner's Museum can do a wine event in the same fashion with a little more upbeat music, I'm there. The highlight of my night was meeting Yelp's Xerxes. It was like meeting a celebrity :) If one phrase can some up my night, it would have to be "I see white people" Saw someone with a baby at the event...who brings a baby to a drinking event?!?!

I remember years ago, when the project was first discussed, the vision that there should be a…read morerevitalized pathway between the Oceanfront & the Convention Center. The area would provide a walking zone for tourists, turning the rundown area into an arts & entertainment center. Fast forward to 2015 when City Council voted to establish the ViBe Creative District. In addition to the city's participation, a nonprofit organization was created and the vision of the ViBe began to be created into reality. An area adjacent to the Oceanfront didn't need to be filled with rundown buildings and vacant lots. It deserved to be a vibrant area that both locals and tourists would love and appreciate. Today the area contains restaurants, coffee shops, art galleries and a plethora of beautiful murals. Longtime popular surf shop WRV shares new neighbors that range from a distillery to leather smiths. The district is home to an annual mural festival and the Old Beach Farmer's Market. It's an area that calls for walking and exploration, rather than driving to a favorite eatery or coffee shop. If one motors through the area today there isn't a lot of foot traffic, even during tourist season. That's disappointing. Hopefully its new neighbor, the long anticipated Atlantic Park, will change that. The Dome Concert Arena has already opened as has the Surf Park, the only man made wave park in the world located near an ocean. Under construction are still urban residences, office space, shopping & restaurants. The future looks bright for the ViBe Creative District. So park your vehicle and walk the area built on the vision of a world where art is an integral component of the community.

Absolutely love wandering around & bringing friends to see all the cool art in the Vibe District! :)read more

General Douglas MacArthur was America's war hero for over 52 years and a Norfork, Va hometown…read morefavorite. This memorial is a stunning lifetime tribute as well as a final resting place to an individual (and his 2nd wife) who fought and succeeded in four(4) major wars. A 5-star rating for one of our own 5-star generals well-earned especially since the entire site has FREE Admission for 1. The history/tribute museum 2. A 34 minute biographical movie 3. Memorial/crypts 4. The research library Don't miss this site and it is a worthwhile side trip if ever visiting Virginia Beach too. Plan to spend at least 2 hours which includes the 34 minute movie.......However, be aware: 1. Its closed Sunday and Monday 2. You will need to pay for parking which runs around $4 per hour.

This is an in-depth museum on General MacArthur and the wars of his time. For a history buff,…read moreit's a great visit with lots of text exhibits and a few artifacts. The final resting place of him and his wife is solemn and appropriate. A lot of this museum is paid for by Norfolk taxpayers, so you can decide if that's appropriate. It's in need of an update to be a more modern museum. It's also odd that the exhibits in the two buildings seem to be different versions of the same thing.

This mural was painted in 2019 by Shaylen Broughton and Carl Medley. It is located on the back of…read morethe Dough Boys California Pizza Kitchen and overlooks a dirt lot that is in front of a commercial lot. They created the piece for the Art Walk sponsored by American Express during the inaugural Something in the Water Festival. It depicts the word "FEELS" in large letters that are in some type of pinata style font set against a realistic and detailed water background. The fluid pattern background was created by Shaylen and was meant to be a symbol of life and the connection of all things. Medley did the letters with the intent of speaking to the idea of potential and how that can be scary for some and exciting for others. Together the mural is supposed to hit the viewer in the "feels". The detail of both the lettering and background is awesome. I also like the artists' use of colors. The letters are very vivid and almost look 3D. If you want to get out and take a closer look, there is metered street parking and a few commercial lots and garages within walking distance that you can park at to visit here. The meters cost about $2/ hour and the lots vary in price depending on what is going on and the season. I parked in the dirt lot in front of the mural and I was fine. Of course it was a slow weekday though. Anyway, as with most murals that I have visited and reviewed, this is not a very long stop. I was there less than 5 minutes. You may want to consider planning out additional stops at many of the other boardwalk attractions/shops, or making this stop part of a larger itinerary to maximize your time and trip. I would start with Barreled and Broken Current, which is right across the street.