Grain

For a place with such a large selection there are only a few that you haven’t had before. The staff are knowledgeable and the service decent as is the food

Billing itself as "Norfolk's Only Rooftop Beer Garden," Grain got some early buzz in the local beer scene. They do offer a pretty solid lineup of craft on draft, with a heavy emphasis on "local" (really, state-wide, but not that many "local") options. It's a sturdy list, but there isn't anything as extraordinary as available at other place, and they charge exorbitant prices for readily available, relatively "normal" beers ($7-11 a pint for stuff I can buy at $8 a 6-pack?). This place's draw is definitely its location, with a very nice rooftop patio attached to the Hilton downtown. If the weather's nice, it's a lure. But the service is terrible, uninterested and slow, and lacking any real beer knowledge. There's a very limited menu, and isn't very good for the price. Go for the view, I guess.