Kelly’s Tavern first opened its doors on Colley Avenue in 1983. Since then, we’ve grown to become a locals’ favorite across Hampton Roads with 7 locations in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake and Newport News.
Known for our humongous burgers, outdoor dining and excellent casual fare, we are proud to have won a variety of community awards.
Local pub chain serving burgers, wings & other casual American eats in a relaxed setting. Based on 639 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 3.9 stars. Price $
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No delivery
Address:
1010 Loftis Blvd, Newport News, VA 23606
Phone: (757) 246-0080
Hours
| Thursday | 11 AM–2 AM |
| Friday | 11 AM–2 AM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–2 AM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–12 AM |
| Monday | 11 AM–12 AM |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–12 AM |
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Reviews
Willie Dunlap
Wonderful place to relax and watch a game or just meet up with friends. Great food and Tiffany along with the other staff are very friendly and inviting. Burger was made customized without any issues. Definitely will return.
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Brian Powers
This location is in serious need of an upgrade. All the locations are turning into dives. Kellys, in general, whether this location or Chesapeake or Virginia Beach have gone downhill. They used to be our go-to restaurant, now, not so much. The food is decent, but nothing special, that is as long as you like well-done hamburgers. We have a joke in our family that we could request a raw hamburger, and it would still come out well done. The service is good, friendly, and accommodating.
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Becky Stewart
Split personality kind of a place, with two distinct zones: the bar is lively, smoking is allowed, rock and roll. Outside the bar area is a row of tables on one side and a row of booths on the other. I sat in a booth and honestly could not smell any smoke. I had a nice quiet meal consisting of one of the best burgers I’ve had in my life and some sweet potato fries. Bar menu included specialty cocktails and a selection of craft beers that was weak, but which changes all the time. Oh yeah, and they have a nice outdoor patio on the street side. All in all I’d go back. I will say the place is not well marked from the road, because of the large and shady trees. Not a drawback, just trust your GPS and be careful not to miss the turn off of Loftis Blvd.
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Paul Grimes
Had a great time at Kelly’s Tavern. The place was practically empty on Thursday night. Our server was very attentive, and the food was delicious.
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msward
Visited this place 4x, tried the turkey burger twice and the fish sandwich twice, had chicken chili, the food is always delicious. Only had one bad experience, went there at about 10pm and wasn’t aware that the smoking area was closed as the gentleman told me I can sit anywhere, which I set in the smoking area, noone did not come over, even though the waitress was bussing the table next to where I was sitting and never acknowledged anything. So I called them on the phone and asked if I could have my order taken since I had been waiting for half an hour. When the bar maid and waitress came out the bar maid was rude about the situation, however the waitress did customer service recovery and was very professional, other than that isolated incident, can’t dispute the food being excellent! I will visit again and recommend!
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brandon rhodes
The burger and wings were absolutely great. The tuna bites were dry but they wasn’t too bad. But our server darci was absolutely amazing. She was on point from the very beginning to the very end. If you come to this location ask for darci you will not regret it.
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Scatzilla_392
This place is a complete death trap waiting to happen. No one is searched coming in the door . They fail to realize when people has had one too many (incompetent). The security is super friendly with the regulars in that regard they don’t do their job. “Definitely not DCJS certified”. Everyone else is viewed has VISITORS. This place displays cult like behaviors. Be careful in this place it’s not for the faint at heart. Businesses need to understand they have a responsibility to keep EVERYONE safe not just your regulars. I don’t think this place have any management. That’s my resume ♂️. I have videos and footage on how I treated at this establishment. Whoever the owner is…. Management is extremely important.
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JDirty530
I like this place been here a few times and had a great time. Service was excellent. The waitress kept the beer flowing. And the burgers here are some of the best in the area. Will be back again. Nice local place.
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Billy McGowan
We stood at the front for longer than 5 minutes, and the dining room only had o e table with people at it. I will say the fried pickles were good. The turkey sandwich was good for my wife, the broccoli cheese soup was way to salty to eat, and the fish and chips were just ok. The sweet tea was overly sweet. I’m not sold that the fish was Cod either. And the fried batter was super salty too. For a place that was not overly busy, the service was crazy slow, but the waitress was nice. Overall would probably not dine here again.
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Michael Millner
Burgers was crazy thick. Food tasted great. Ate lunch there was quite empty but expected that early. No complaints.
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