Coastal Grill

What Coastal Grill does

Coastal Grill is an independently owned, single-location seafood restaurant operating since 1989 at 1440 N. Great Neck Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia — roughly three miles from the oceanfront strip. Its core offering is sit-down dinner service Monday through Sunday with an emphasis on freshly caught regional seafood, traditional American fare, and an ever-changing "blackboard specials" menu; signature items include soft shell crabs and tuna. The restaurant also operates Coastal East, an in-house private dining and full-service catering event space for celebrations and corporate events, and sells digital e-gift cards through the ToastTab platform.

The business model is straightforward consumer dining plus ancillary private events and gift card sales. The published dinner menu prices appetizers at $12.95–$24.95, main courses at $24.95–$46.95 (with certified Black Angus NY Strip at $46.95), and nightly specials ranging from $19.95 to $48.95. A curated wine program spans champagne, whites, rosés, and reds with bottles from $42 (rosé) to $525 (Opus One). Policy items include a $25 corkage fee (750ml bottles, max two) and an automatic 20% gratuity for parties of six or more. Reservations are accepted and the restaurant is listed on OpenTable, where it holds a 2023 Diners' Choice award.

Coastal Grill serves locals and visitors seeking premium seafood and special-occasion dining in the Virginia Beach/Norfolk corridor, as well as customers booking private events at Coastal East. Distribution is exclusively through its single physical location, supported by a Wix-built website, Facebook and Instagram accounts, OpenTable for reservations and customer reviews, and ToastTab for gift card fulfillment. The firm is privately held with no disclosed investors, no parent company, and no funding history in the provided data. Revenue and ownership details are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Coastal Grill

Legal name

Coastal Grill

Website

https://coastalgrill.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Coastal Grill is an independently owned, single-location seafood restaurant in Virginia Beach, VA, founded in 1989. It serves locals and visitors seeking premium regional seafood, nightly specials, private events at its Coastal East venue, and an extensive wine program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Seafood Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Steakhouses & Seafood Restaurants (THAFACAE)

Keywords

• Seafood restaurant
• Fine dining
• Private dining events
• Wine program
• Seafood dining

Headquarters

HQ city

Virginia Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Dine-in restaurant service: Traditional fine dining restaurant revenue from food and beverage sales, including nightly specials, standard menu items, and an extensive wine program. The restaurant operates as a sit-down dinner service establishment with private event catering capabilities through their Coastal East venue.
2. Private event catering: Revenue from private dining events and catering services through their Coastal East private event space, offering full on-site catering for events.
3. E-Gift cards: Digital gift card sales through ToastTab platform for gift purchases.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Coastal Grill operates a single-location sit-down seafood dinner restaurant in Virginia Beach, VA, serving freshly caught regional seafood, traditional American fare, and an extensive wine program nightly from 5:00 pm. The restaurant supplements its core dine-in service with a private event space (Coastal East) that offers full on-site catering for celebrations and gatherings, and sells digital e-gift cards through the ToastTab platform.

Product overview

Coastal Grill is a single-location award-winning seafood restaurant founded in 1989, offering a unified dining experience centered on fresh regional seafood and traditional American cuisine. The core product is the main restaurant experience, supplemented by Coastal East (private event dining space), and supported by distinct menu modules including the standard dinner menu, nightly specials, and wine menu. The restaurant has maintained consistent operations for over 35 years, featuring signature dishes and seasonal blackboard specials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Coastal East: Private dining room and event space for celebrations and special occasions

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Bonefish Grill: National casual-upscale seafood chain with a wood-fired grill and rotating seasonal features. Comparable seafood-led menu architecture, though at lower price points and more casual service style than Coastal Grill.
• Capital Grille: Premium steakhouse chain with a deep wine program (bin-numbered list). Comparable to Coastal Grill on high-end pricing, wine-led beverage economics, and special-occasion positioning, though with a more steak-centric core menu.
• Legal Sea Foods: National seafood restaurant chain with a multi-decade reputation for fresh, sustainably sourced seafood. Comparable category focus and fine-dining-leaning locations, but operates broadly across multiple U.S. markets rather than a single coastal node.
• Eddie V's Prime Seafood: National upscale seafood-and-steak concept known for extensive wine list, jazz lounge, and special-occasion positioning. Closest chain analog to Coastal Grill's premium pricing, wine program depth, and occasion-driven guest mix.
• McCormick & Schmick's: Multi-location upscale seafood and steak chain. Overlaps with Coastal Grill on fresh-seafood-dominant menus, daily printed specials mechanic, and full-service white-tablecloth service style.

Direct peers

• Mahi Mah's Seafood + Sushi: Virginia Beach seafood-focused restaurant serving fresh fish and sushi in a casual-upscale format. Comparable in seafood-forward positioning and Virginia Beach customer base, though with a more sushi-leaning menu.
• Waterman's Surfside Grille: Long-established, high-volume seafood restaurant in Virginia Beach with comparable oceanfront-adjacent positioning, casual-to-mid-scale seafood menu, and local/regional draw. Closest geographic and category competitor to Coastal Grill.
• Catch 31: Upscale seafood restaurant located on the Virginia Beach boardwalk at the oceanfront. Directly comparable in menu category (fresh seafood, steaks) and dinner/occasion-driven guest mix, competing for the same tourist and special-occasion dollars.

Regional players

• The Lobster Pot: Iconic independent seafood restaurant in Provincetown, MA, operating for decades in a coastal tourist market. Highly comparable as a long-running, family/independent, seafood-focused destination restaurant — though on a different coast.
• Coastal Flats: Mid-Atlantic seafood-forward full-service restaurant in the Bethesda/Friendship Heights area. Comparable seafood-plus-American menu mix and full-service dinner positioning, though serving a DC-metro rather than coastal-tourist market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/coastalgrill
• Instagraminstagram.com/coastalgrill
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coastal-grill

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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