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Nest Kitchen & Taphouse, Newport News, VA

Nest Kitchen & Taphouse

4.3
4.3
475 Reviews
$30 and under
Contemporary American
Our menu changes with the seasons, ingredient availability, and the innovative vision of our culinary team. Only when a dish intrigues and exceeds our high standards do we share it here with you. Taste it now because change is the only constant at NEST.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 4 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Other options

  • Order online

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Elegant

  • Cuisines

    Contemporary American, Breakfast, Vegetarian / Vegan

  • Hours of operation

    Daily 8:00 am–9:00 pm

  • Phone number

    (757) 988-8585

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Cash not accepted, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress code

    Resort Casual

  • Executive chef

    Dane Tomaszewski

  • Private party facilities

    http://www.kilncreekgolf.com/CELEBRATE

  • Neighborhood

    Newport News

  • Parking details

    Private Lot

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Offers

  • Too Much Adulting? Grab a Friend & a Drink!

    Multiple dates available
    Mon - Thu - 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    Long day of Adulting? Leaving the Office -or- Logging Off for the Day? Ready to Unwind and Forget Your Responsibilities for a Bit? Join us for Happy Hour ∙ Monday - Friday from 3-6p $2 Off House Spirits ∙ $2 Off House Wines by the Glass ∙ $2 Off Craft Can Beer
  • The Early Bird Catches . . . Double Reward Points!

    Multiple dates available
    Mon - Thu - 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Join us for Brunch Monday - Thursday before 11a and you will receive DOUBLE NEST REWARD POINTS! That's right, for each dollar that you spend, you'll receive TWO POINTS instead of ONE! Be the rush & earn double Reward Points when you Brunch with us Early! If you have not signed up for our Rewards Program, ask your Server & you could Earn a Free Meal on us! **Reward Points can only be earned & redeemed on Food (alcohol is excluded).

What 475 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.3
4.3 based on recent ratings
  • 4.2Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Virginia

    Great for brunch

  • Virginia

    Healthy

  • Virginia

    Great for outdoor dining

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  1. DebbieP

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 17, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Great food, cocktails and friendly, helpful service. I will go back again the next time I am in town.
  2. JamesO

    Richmond

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great menu. Good service. All six in party enjoyed their entrees
  3. JoeD

    Richmond

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 20, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience4
    Very busy and service was a little slow Food quality was good
  4. OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great Valentines Dinner!!! We will definitely be back
  5. OpenTable Diner

    New England

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on February 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food and service was great! I would definitely return.
  6. Delicious

    Western NC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Incredible food and friendly service. Fantastic meal.
  7. DeborahG

    Richmond

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I look forward to my meals at NEST and I love trying new menu items. The tuna bites were delicious and hearty enough for two. It was great to have a quiet corner to catch up with a dear friend
  8. AshleyO

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 27, 2023

    overall2food1service4ambience3
    A very beautiful restaurant right on the golf course. Our waitress was so lovely. But our food was horrible. Me and my friend both had the carne asada bowl. It was so over cooked, the rice was mush and was sitting in a cup of oil. After a few bites we both started to not feel well. For $20 a plate it’s a bit unacceptable. We also had the buffalo bites and they were very tasty.
  9. KristyW

    Richmond

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 26, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience5
    There was a hair in my breakfast. The server never came back to check on us after serving until about 20 minutes.
  10. EricH

    Las Vegas

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 31, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing service and even better food! Had the best Mary and campsite Benedict! Overall great experience for my work team brunch
  11. Tammaralh

    Louisville

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 24, 2022

    overall3food3service2ambience4
    Christmas Eve, I was dining alone. My reservations were for 1310. Immediately after I placed my order and I wanted to place an order for Togo home. I’m informed that I needed to order everything thing now, because he has a table of 30 people and it may take longer to get my orders. Both my Togo meal and dining order arrived at the same time , which meant my to go order was cold. Also they seated 6 people right beside me and they was a little bit louder than the rest. My experience was not good and I felt rush and obligated to go with the flow.
  12. NSwmsbg

    Richmond

    134 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    134 reviews

    Dined on December 23, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    We had brunch, spur of the moment sort of thing, at Nest. Turns out to have been a great decision. We had a dish of etouffee and grits and another entree of biscuits and gravy. Each choice was delicious and hefty portions. The biscuits and gravy came with three biscuits, eggs and sausage patties. We all said WOW! Way too much. It was all so delicious and made for another meal the next day. The grits dish was very flavorful, loaded with shrimp and andouille sausage. The grits were delicious too! We tremendously enjoyed our visit to Nest and look forward to returning and bringing more friends to be introduced to the pleasure of going to Nest.
  13. JadaH

    Washington DC

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 18, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience4
    The customer service was lack. Was seated outside with heaters, however, people kept coming in and out from a back door right where my party was seated and we felt every breeze. The food was not as good as my first experience.
  14. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 27, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Music playing was great. Service was attentive and excellent. Food had big portions and all very tasty.
  15. Jacquie

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 20, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Best brunch restaurant so far! My friend and I is always on the hunt for a new restaurant to eat at and Nest by far was the BEST! We sat fairly quickly and the hostess was very friendly.
  16. Latisha

    Las Vegas

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 12, 2022

    overall3food5service3ambience4
    Good food. Service was okay, checking on customer a little more would be good.
  17. OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on October 30, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent service
  18. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 29, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing service,food,and drinks!
  19. PhilipH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 27, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    well done outstanding look forward to coming back
  20. OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    8 reviews

    3.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on October 23, 2022

    overall3food3service5ambience3
    Our server was excellent, very attentive and welcoming. The food however, was just “ok”. I ordered the etouffee and grits; the grits were over-cooked and clumpy. My husband had a side of the cheddar grits and his came out the same. The kids however, seemed to enjoy their meals. All in all the experience was just “ok”, but we were happy with the service we received. Not sure I’d dine here again.
  21. AmyY

    Washington DC

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 22, 2022

    overall4food5service2ambience5
    Love the ambience and the food was great. Service was subpar at best. The waitress forgot things and never brought them out, and was pretty much absent our whole meal.
  22. Katw

    Richmond

    3 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 16, 2022

    overall1food1service4ambience4
    The food was so bad. I haven’t been since Covid, it used to be good. The deviled eggs were hard, definitely not fresh, seemed like they had been made days before & had been sitting in the fridge. The scrambled eggs were a weird color & very oily. The fruit wasn’t fresh. Very disappointing.
  23. OpenTable Diner

    Atlanta Metro

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 14, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Service was great. Food was exceptional, will definitely be returning.
  24. DeniseS

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 25, 2022

    overall2food2service3ambience4
    The food quality was horrible my food tasted burnt and dried out… I had the wings fries and pancit… was not good my friend had blue corn jerk chicken taco horrible… The flies that were in the establishment was horrendous first time there last time going 🤷🏽‍♀️
  25. JMS24

    Washington DC

    4 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 25, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Beautiful setting, and excellent food. We dined outside, and there were some issues with flying bugs which did not arrive until the food arrived. We should have listened to the diners at the other patio table and moved inside.
  26. Patshark

    Richmond

    9 reviews

    2.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on September 25, 2022

    overall2food2service2ambience4
    This was our first visit and we will likely not return. The food was ok. One of the sandwiches was mostly lettuce and bread and the stuffed french toast did not appear to have anything “stuffed” inside. Bloody Mary and mimosa arrived more than halfway through our meal and we ordered them at the very beginning. Server was friendly and the setting is nice. We had a reservation and waited in line to be seated. Not too long of a wait. We will check the reviews and if things improve, we will give it another try. LOTS of great brunch spots in our area!
  27. Unhappy

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 25, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience3
    I was not impressed at all by this restaurant. Our server finally addressed our table after waiting for 25 minutes and apologized for the long wait. We did not see her again until the meal was over. We had to get up to get refills of our own coffee and tea, when finally another server helped us. My food was so greasy it was inedible. The ambiance was cool but that is the only positive I have to say about this restaurant. Don’t waste your money!
  28. bobbie

    Richmond

    6 reviews

    2.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on September 19, 2022

    overall2food3service2ambience1
    Floors and table were dirty. Something sticky was all over our table and I had to brush off the seats myself. Moved us to a clean table right at the entryway so everyone walking in and out went by us. Service and food mediocre.
  29. OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 11, 2022

    overall3food1service4ambience3
    Meal was tasteless. I’ve been here many times but the food today was not very good
  30. JK45

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 5, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    The website clearly states that brunch is from 8-4 pm *last seating at 3 pm. So we get there at 3pm. Wait 5 minutes for the host to come to the front to get us a table only to be told that brunch is no longer available and gave us a tiny menu before their dinner service started at 4. My dreams of getting biscuits and gravy died right there. So my wife and I got a few beers and ordered wings and fries. After the food came we never got plates, napkins, or silverware. So after a couple of minutes I went up to the bar and after being ignored I asked a random worker if I could get some silverware for our table. After a few minutes he came back and handed me a plastic bag with plastic utensils and napkins, lol. Our server eventually brought us out proper utensils to the table after we finished our snack. The fries were mushy and the wings were chewy. The wings were supposed to come with a celery salad that consisted of kale drenched in wing sauce (gross) and three tiny tiny slivers of celery. Ranch and Blu cheese were not very good either. It was not busy. Inattentive staff. Eat elsewhere. Beer was good and our server was super nice. Please do better and update website to reflect when brunch actually ends. Hopefully brunch is actually good. I doubt it though after the experience I had there.
  31. KellyL

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 4, 2022

    overall1food4service1ambience2
    We had a reservation, but once the hostess asked us if we had one, she then seemed confused. Our table was not ready, despite the fact that our hostess advised there were two 5-tops available (we had a party of four). The hostess then advised she would not be able to honor one of the requests in my reservation (I had asked to be seated at a quiet out of the way table). We initially asked to be seated inside due to the heat. The hostess then started to clear off a small table packed in the middle of a bunch of other tables (we had eaten at this table before and it was just large enough for two - there is no way 4 people could be comfortably crammed into that table). We then asked to be seated at a table on the patio outside where we would be able to sit without being crowded. The table had been cleared, but not cleaned. The hostess then sprayed off the table and chairs, but only wiped down the table, leaving the chairs wet with cleaner. We sat down to review the menus. After almost 20 minutes, not one server had come by the table to check on us, bring water or take our order. At that point we decided enough was enough and left. (The food and value ratings were based on previous visits and because I could not finish the review without completing those options.)
  32. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 4, 2022

    overall2food1service1ambience3
    We made a reservation because we were told this is one of the best brunch places when visiting Newport News. This was one of the WORST experiences I’ve ever had at any restaurant. It took us almost 2 hours to get food after placing our order; when the food finally arrived it was incorrect, some of the food was over cooked and looked like it was made days ago. The GM Nikki has the WORST customer service I’ve ever seen; when she finally approached the table she made excuses after excuses and basically told us our complaints were invalid and times were not correct, when attempting to correct the issue she again made additional excuses and had a i don’t care attitude. We ended up speaking with the owner Chris who was actually pleasant to speak with! He came with a better attitude and customer service, he made a horrible experience turn around slightly.
  33. Momof2

    Richmond

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 20, 2022

    overall3food2service4ambience5
    The menu at restaurant isn’t the same as on line menu, the biscuits were really dry even with gravy on them. However, my expresso martini made everything fine
  34. OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing ! My Wife and All had an amazing date . Definitely will be coming back .!
  35. MichaelS

    Washington DC

    8 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on August 13, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    One of my favorites places to eat when I visit Newport News. Have stopped in here about 4-5 times. Seems food service is getting slower and slower. Don’t get me wrong. The quality and taste of the food is fantastic. It’s just when we are 1 of 2 families in there eating, I would expect our food to come out relatively quickly. Starting to get a little pricey as well but hey what isn’t over priced these days!
  36. BradB

    Greensboro

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 6, 2022

    overall4food3service5ambience5
    Our waiter Derek took good care of us. Food/drinks were pretty good, but not spectacular. We will return to try different menu items.
  37. DiningGirl

    Richmond

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 31, 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience4
    Very nice looking restaurant—good appearance. Chalk/menu board a bit out of date. Server stated there were no brunch drink specials? Food was generally okay. Some choices appeared to be more style than substance. Basic items/ingredients are fine too. Our table was hesitant to order as a breakfast sandwich as it had to have duck bacon, pepper relish, and baconaise. And what are “Brunswick rabbit stewed beans”? A lot going on in the Campfire Benedict! Almost tried the stuffed French toast, but the idea of Cherry Lime-aid” sounded way too sweet and off putting. “Upscale” restaurants seem to think that all tea drinkers want flavored tea. Basic black or breakfast tea should be the staple tea, but server could not find anything but flavored. Server was friendly, but very, very, slow. Though we did ask for a few minutes to decide what to order, we waited over 15 minutes. Entire meal took 2 hours due to delay in ordering, getting food, waiting for boxes and checks. Appeared to be three servers and three people clearing tables, but…… It was an okay experience, but I’m not sure we will hurry back. Our first choice was Byrds Restauant, but they don’t take reservations. However, the service, food choices and taste are better, so we might put up with the wait next time.
  38. OpenTable Diner

    Kansas City

    1 review

    vip
    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 30, 2022

    overall2food3service1ambience2
    Service was poor.
  39. OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    1 review

    vip
    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 23, 2022

    overall2food1service4ambience2
    It was somewhat okay at best. Wouldn’t miss it if I didn’t go back again.
  40. Pauley

    Richmond

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 23, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was great! The food was awesome and the staff were all very attentive.

Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
  • Physical distancing

    • Limited number of seated diners
    • Distancing maintained in common areas
    • Extra space between tables
  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

You can order delivery directly from Nest Kitchen & Taphouse using the Order Online button. Nest Kitchen & Taphouse also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (757) 988-8585.

Nest Kitchen & Taphouse is rated 4.3 stars by 475 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 4 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Other options

  • Order online
Google Map for Nest Kitchen & Taphouse

1003 Brick Kiln Blvd, Newport News, VA 23602

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Neighborhood

    Newport News

  • Hours of operation

    Daily 8:00 am–9:00 pm

  • Cuisines

    Contemporary American, Breakfast, Vegetarian / Vegan

  • Dining style

    Casual Elegant

  • Dress code

    Resort Casual

  • Parking details

    Private Lot

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Cash not accepted, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Executive chef

    Dane Tomaszewski

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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