Soulivia's Art + Soul Restaurant

4 (69)

$31 to $50

Soul food

141 Hillcrest Pkwy, Chesapeake, VA 23322

About this restaurant

Romantic
Good for special occasions
Great for live music

Welcome to Soulivia's Art + Soul Restaurant!
A upscale fine dining restaurant... Elevating the Southern Soul.

Brunch: Friday, Saturday and Jazz Brunch on Sundays.

At Soulivia’s Art and Soul… we welcome you into our stylish dining room to feed your heart and soul… by sharing love, low-country, southern Gullah food, drinks, conversation, laughter much like we do when gathering with our family. Our desire is that you come to understand true low-country southern hospitality from the moment you cross our threshold.

There’s always cause for celebration – of our neighbors, our food and drink and each other. It’s our great pleasure to share it with you.

*** NO OUTSIDE Cakes, cupcakes, cookies or other bakery products are allowed. If celebrating and you would like sweet treats or a cake please contact us at 757-908-2355 or our sister Bakery - Crave Bakery and Coffee Bar to order your sweet treats at 757-908-2155 and we will deliver it to your table when you are ready.

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Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Elegant Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Soul food, Seafood, Contemporary Southern
Hours of operation
Tue–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri–Sun 9:30 am–1:45 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
(757) 908-2355
Website
http://www.soulivias.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Cash not accepted, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Camille Sheppard

Location
141 Hillcrest Pkwy, Chesapeake, VA 23322
Neighborhood
Virginia Beach
Cross street
Hillcrest & Battlefield-Behind Wawa & next door to Crave Bakery.
Parking details
Private Lot
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Corn Muffins$4.00
2 Sweet Potato Muffins | Drizzled with Honey Butter
Geechee Girl Crab + Lobster Cake$22.00
One 4 oz Lump Crab | Lobster | Sweet Char-Grilled Lemon | Aioli
Fried Green Tomatoes$19.00
Souliva's Pimento Cheese | Applewood Bacon | Tomato Jam | Cajun Aioli
Southern Fried Shrimp$19.00
Fried Fried Shrimp | Tossed in Geechee Girl Sauce | Tarter
Southern Oyster Rockefeller
Collards | Assorted Cheeses | Smoked Bacon | Cornbread Crumbs
- (6)$22.00
- (12)$40.00
Pimento Crab Dip$24.00
Cream Cheese | Pimento Cheese | Lump Crab | Toasted Tortilla
Crab Corn Chowder$14.00
Okra Shrimp and Tomato Soup | Topped with Crawfish
Candied Bacon and Blue$14.00
Romain | Diced Tomato | Pickled Red Onion | Hard-Cooked Egg | Blue Cheese Crumbles | Topped with Candied Bacon | Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dressing
Soulivia's Southern Peach Salad$14.00
Kale | Spinach | Brussels Sprouts | Red Onions | Grilled Peaches | Candied Pecans | Cranberries | Shaved Parmesan Cheese | Sweet Tea Vinaigrette
Soulivia's Ceasar Salad$12.00
Romaine | Tomatoes | Cornbread Croutons | Parmesan Cheese | Ceasar Dressing

Make Your Salad an Entrée' by Adding

Grilled or Fried Chicken$18.00
Shrimp$19.00
Crab Cake$20.00

Main Course

Southern Fried Chicken Breast$28.00
Mac n' Cheese | Collards | Sweet Potato Cornbread
Southern Fried Flounder and Grits$36.00
Grits | Collard Greens | Apple slaw | Sweet Potato Cornbread | Hot Sauce | Tartar
Low Country Shrimp & Grits$36.00
Pan Seared Shrimp | Turkey Sausage | Onions | Peppers | Cheddar | Grits
Southern Fried Shrimps$36.00
Red Rice | Collard Greens | Apple slaw | Sweet Potato Cornbread | Hot Sauce | Tartar
Geeche Girl Crab & Lobster Cakes$42.00
Two 4 oz Lump Crab | Lobster | Sweet Char-Grilled Lemon | Aioli | Sweet Mashed Potatoes | Asparagus
Cajun Seafood Pasta$38.00
Pasta | Shrimp | Scallops | Spinach | Tomatoes | Onions | Peppers. Gluten-Free Pasta Available
- Vegetarian Available$22.00
Southern Fried Seafood Platter (Broiled or Fried)$45.00
Flounder | Shrimps | Scallops | Twista Fries or Red Rice | Apple slaw
Stockyard Angus Filet Mignon*$49.00
8 oz Filet | Sweet Potato Mash | Collards
Bone-In Cowboy Ribeye*$50.00
14 oz | Prime bone-in cut | Mashed Potatoes | Asparagus
Bourbon Braised BBQ Beef Short Ribs*$38.00
Sweet Potato Mash | Collards | Cornbread
Soulivia's Steakhouse Burger*$24.00
Waygu Beef | Pimento Cheese | Bacon | Crispy Onions | Garlic Aloli | Lettuce | Tomato | Pickles | Brioche | Twista Fries
Soulivia's BBQ Pulled Pork$30.00
Crispy Onions | Mac n' Cheese | Candied Yams | Slaw | Bun or Cornbread

Additional Side Offerings

Macaroni and Cheese
Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Garlic Cheddar Mashed Potatoes
Red Rice
Candied Yams
Collards
Asparagus

Signature Cocktails

Low Country Mule$12.00
Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka | Ginger Beer | Lime Bitters
St. James Mule$14.00
St Germaine | Jameson | Ginger Beer | Lime Bitters
Swampwater$12.00
Green Chartreuse | Lime Juice | Pineapple Juice
Southern Peach Lemonade$14.00
Jack Daniels | Peach Schnapps | Lemonade
St. Helena Island Tea$15.00
Gin | Rum | Tequila | Vodka | Trip Sec | Peach Schnapps
Geechie Rita$18.00
Hennessy | Mango Pineapple Rita | Grand Marnier
Peach Cobbler a la Mode$14.00
Vanilla Vodka | Caramel | Peaches | Whipped Cream | Brown Sugar
Electric Blueberry Martini$12.00
Blueberry Vodka | Triple Sec
Old Fashioned$12.00
Makers, Simple Syrup, Dash of Orange Bitters
Red Gal$15.00
Hennessy | Grand Marnier | Strawberry Puree | Sour | Muddled Strawberry | Mint
Hurricane From the South$15.00
Light Dark | Peach Schnapps | OJ | Lime Juice | Dark Rum Float
Junebug$13.00
Midori | Malibu Coconut Rum | Banana Liqueur | Pineapple Juice
Sex In the South$14.00
Vodka | Peach Schnapps | Orange Juice | Cranberry Juice
The Purple Martini$12.00
Vodka | Cranberry Juice | Blue Curacao | Sweet and Sour | Seirra Mist
Orange Cranberry Martini$12.00
Vodka | Orange Liqueur | Cranberry Juice

Coffee Cocktails

Add A scoop of Ice Cream $4

Jacked up$12.00
Jack Daniels + Mint + Coffee + Whip
Jamaican Rum$14.00
Jamaican Rum + Kahlua + Coffee + Whip
Warm & Boozy$15.00
Brandy + Grand Marnier + Kahlua + Coffee + Whip

Wine

Whites

Relax Riesling
- B$28.00
- G$9.00
Pacific Rim | Sweet Riesling
- B$28.00
- G$10.00
Bonterra Organic Blanc | CA
- B$32.00
- G$11.00
Illumination | Sauvignon Blanc | CA
- B$75.00
- G$21.00
Orin Swift, Blank Stare | Sauvignon Blanc | Russian River Valley
- B$90.00
- G$24.00
Canyon Road | Chardonnay | CA
- B$28.00
- G$10.00
Orin Swift | Mannequin | Chardonnay | CA
- B$80.00
- G$23.00
Ferrari Carano | Pinot Grigio
- B$38.00
- G$10.00
Tenshen | Rhone Style | White Blend | Viognier
- B$55.00
- G$14.00

Reds

Maison No. 9 French Rosé Wine | France | Post Malone
- B$45.00
- G$13.00
Growers Guild Wine Co | Cabernet Sauvignon | Columbia Valley
- B$39.00
- G$10.00
Canyon Road | Cabernet Sauvignon
- B$28.00
- G$10.00
Murphy Goode | Merlot
- B$30.00
- G$10.00
Montes | Malbec 2019
- B$32.00
- G$10.00
Flowers | Pinot Noir | Russian River Valley
- B$84.00
- G$35.00
Beringer Bros | Red Blend | Double Barrel
- B$28.00
- G$11.00
Rapidan River | Chocolate
- B$42.00
- G$13.00
Roscato | Sweet Red
- B$32.00
- G$10.00
Jacob Creek Dbl Barrel | Shiraz | Australia
- B$58.00
- G$14.00
Ex Umbris | Syrah | Columbia Valley
- B$45.00
- G$14.00
Orin Swift Machete | Petite Sirah California 2017
- B$140.00
- G$37.00
Terra D'Oro | Zinfandel
- B$40.00
- G$11.00

What 69 people are saying

Soulivia's Art + Soul Restaurant reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.0

4.0 based on all time ratings

4.3Food
3.9Service
4.3Ambience
3.8Value

Noise • Moderate

69 Reviews

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Loveseafood
Virginia2 reviews
4.0
Dined on July 15, 2022
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was phenomenal. Everything was seasoned well.
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BarbaraL
San Francisco Bay Area1 review
5.0
Dined on July 10, 2022
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
What a delightful restaurant! The service was prompt and not intrusive. The food was absolutely delicious! Beautiful live jazz music topped off a wonderful experience. Will definitely go again!
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OpenTable Diner
Virginia3 reviews
1.0
Dined on June 20, 2022
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Pre-Paid for a father’s day package, went to the restaurant, wasnt serviced for almost 2 hours. We ended up leaving and lost money on the father’s day pacakge
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Dani
Virginia12 reviews
2.0
Dined on June 19, 2022
1. Overall 2
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
This was my first time going. The service was extremely slow. I had to ask for water and a menu after about 25 minutes. The food was good and the portions were sized well. I believe with some additional training of staff the experience would be different.
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justmyopinion
Virginia4 reviews
1.0
Dined on June 19, 2022
1. Overall 1
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Save your money and your sanity. A $25 required hold per person, non refundable if any changes or cancellations outside of 2 days notice - we expected much better service and experience than we had. All the reviews about extremely slow and discombobulated service are on point. We had to constantly flag down our server and the manager for drinks and food orders. The wait time for our food was ridiculous. One of our dishes was not put in the system with the rest of our orders so it didn’t come out with everyone else’s meal. The manager then proceeded to put in the order “again” and that was delivered to another table. Third order was finally delivered after we had finished our meals. The food was good but not at all worth the frustration and headache of the 2.5 hr ordeal. The manager, and at times the chef as well, were having to review tabs with several tables around us. Too many other restaurants around to enjoy that get it right.
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MrsRMPK2b
Virginia5 reviews
3.0
Dined on June 19, 2022
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
I took my husband here for Father’s Day. We opted for the outdoor seating (the weather was kind) and they have live music. The food and drinks were really good. However, they were short staffed and not prepared to receive the amount of people that were there for Brunch that day. It took over an hour and 1/2 for us to be served. Hopefully, they fix their staffing issue and get more experienced with dealing with a larger amount of guests for folks to have a better experience. Over all the food was delicious!
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MaiyaC
Virginia1 review
1.0
Dined on June 19, 2022
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
Extremely long wait time for a party of 3 ( myself, my fiancé, and out r little guy). Waitress was very flustered and received many different answers on when they officially closed. Had a 1pm reservation, didn’t get seated until 1:30. Did not come to take orders until 2:15 and said they closed at 2:30. We did get a drink and complementary pastries for the wait. When waitress returned at 2:15, we asked realistically, how long will it take to get our food. She replied 1 hour 30 minutes.. well after the restaurant “closed”. We waiting in an uncovered area of the patio that would have been bearable if the wait was not so long. We decided to take our me losses and leave.
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PhillipD
Washington, D.C. Area2 reviews
1.0
Dined on June 19, 2022
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
We could not have been more disappointed with our first experience at Soulivia’s. We made a reservation for Father’s Day. Hubby loves southern cuisine and I like jazz….we were promptly seated and told we were lucky they had menues because sometimes they don’t. I noticed the sax player was outside! It was piped in but you could barely hear it. The second thing we noticed was how incredibly quiet the other patrons were….this wasn’t a buzzing, upbeat place. The flowers on the tables were pretty dead…Only one table inside had food….which comes to the third issue, after listening to other customers and looking outside, food was taking a really long time - the couple next to us had already waited over an hour. The couple behind us had waited over an hour as well. There was no children’s menu. We did order drinks but those took over 20 minutes. We didn’t even wait for them. We ended up leaving. I understand that there is a staffing shortage and we all need to have patience….. an hour plus for food is not a good fit for our family.
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HeatherC
Fort Lauderdale5 reviews
3.0
Dined on June 19, 2022
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
So beware service is extremely slow. We waited a hour to get our food. The staff was totally overwhelmed and it seemed to be the kitchen was moving very slow. Now with that being said the food was good and the atmosphere was fantastic. If you have time and like a nice chill place this is the spot. Just make sure you don't come hungry. 😏
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QuiQui
Virginia2 reviews
1.0
Dined on June 19, 2022
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Had Father's Day reservations for 10:30am. Once seated, we were greeted by a bartender who stated it was her first day when we asked a question. We ordered off of a limited menu (Fish and Grits). Not one time in the 45 mins we were seated did the bartender/waitress come back to check on us to see if we were ok, refill our water glasses or let us know about our food we were waiting for. Fish and Grits should have not taken that long to be prepared and served. We were highly disappointed with the service and time wasted just sitting there. Wanted to support a black owned business, but this restaurant put a bad taste in our mouth based on the service alone.
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FAQs

Soulivia's Art + Soul Restaurant offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (757) 908-2355.

Soulivia's Art + Soul Restaurant is rated 4 stars by 69 OpenTable diners.

Permanently Closed

This restaurant is permanently closed.

Google Map for Soulivia's Art + Soul Restaurant

141 Hillcrest Pkwy, Chesapeake, VA 23322

Dining areas

Additional information

Cross street
Hillcrest & Battlefield-Behind Wawa & next door to Crave Bakery.
Neighborhood
Virginia Beach
Hours of operation
Tue–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri–Sun 9:30 am–1:45 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Soul food, Seafood, Contemporary Southern
Dining style
Elegant Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Private Lot
Payment options
AMEX, Cash not accepted, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Camille Sheppard
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Website
http://www.soulivias.com/
Phone number
(757) 908-2355

Soulivia's Art + Soul Restaurant

About this restaurant

Permanently Closed

There’s more to explore

Dining areas

Additional information

Starter

Corn Muffins$4.00

Geechee Girl Crab + Lobster Cake$22.00

Fried Green Tomatoes$19.00

Southern Fried Shrimp$19.00

Southern Oyster Rockefeller

Pimento Crab Dip$24.00

Crab Corn Chowder$14.00

Candied Bacon and Blue$14.00

Soulivia's Southern Peach Salad$14.00

Soulivia's Ceasar Salad$12.00

Make Your Salad an Entrée' by Adding

Grilled or Fried Chicken$18.00

Shrimp$19.00

Crab Cake$20.00

Main Course

Southern Fried Chicken Breast$28.00

Southern Fried Flounder and Grits$36.00

Low Country Shrimp & Grits$36.00

Southern Fried Shrimps$36.00

Geeche Girl Crab & Lobster Cakes$42.00

Cajun Seafood Pasta$38.00

Southern Fried Seafood Platter (Broiled or Fried)$45.00

Stockyard Angus Filet Mignon*$49.00

Bone-In Cowboy Ribeye*$50.00

Bourbon Braised BBQ Beef Short Ribs*$38.00

Soulivia's Steakhouse Burger*$24.00

Soulivia's BBQ Pulled Pork$30.00

Additional Side Offerings

Macaroni and Cheese

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Garlic Cheddar Mashed Potatoes

Red Rice

Candied Yams

Collards

Asparagus

Signature Cocktails

Low Country Mule$12.00

St. James Mule$14.00

Swampwater$12.00

Southern Peach Lemonade$14.00

St. Helena Island Tea$15.00

Geechie Rita$18.00

Peach Cobbler a la Mode$14.00

Electric Blueberry Martini$12.00

Old Fashioned$12.00

Red Gal$15.00

Hurricane From the South$15.00

Junebug$13.00

Sex In the South$14.00

The Purple Martini$12.00

Orange Cranberry Martini$12.00

Coffee Cocktails

Jacked up$12.00

Jamaican Rum$14.00

Warm & Boozy$15.00

Wine

Whites

Relax Riesling

Pacific Rim | Sweet Riesling

Bonterra Organic Blanc | CA

Illumination | Sauvignon Blanc | CA

Orin Swift, Blank Stare | Sauvignon Blanc | Russian River Valley

Canyon Road | Chardonnay | CA

Orin Swift | Mannequin | Chardonnay | CA

Ferrari Carano | Pinot Grigio

Tenshen | Rhone Style | White Blend | Viognier

Reds

Maison No. 9 French Rosé Wine | France | Post Malone

Growers Guild Wine Co | Cabernet Sauvignon | Columbia Valley

Canyon Road | Cabernet Sauvignon

Murphy Goode | Merlot

Montes | Malbec 2019

Flowers | Pinot Noir | Russian River Valley