The Birch

1231 W Olney Rd, Norfolk
(757) 962-5400

Recent Reviews

Beckie Waterfield

Great grilled cheese sandwich.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sandwich

Markus Fornelius

Pleasantly surprised coming here. Fantastic beer and food with a fun weekly flight of beer and cheese pairings will definitely convince me to come back to here. An actual hidden gem I wish I had known about sooner!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Becka L.

Awesome place - awesome vibe - awesome tapas ! Not what I expected when I entered. So much to love about this place! Also. Staff is ready and attentive to find your pleasure.

Sam Scott

Low light, intimate ambiance. More beers than you can count, in each kind, from all over the US and the World. Good mix of draught, and bottle and can collection. Fancy grilled cheeses is the majority of the main food options, I love the Viking Blod. Nice appetizers including bacon wrapped dates, charcuterie, and pimento cheese.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Popcorn, Beer Flight, Pretzel, Sandwich, Pimento Cheese, Cheese Plate, Charcuterie

Raz Tech

Great beer selection and a chill atmosphere. The staff is really cool. Highly recommend this place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Andrew Lynch

Amazing grilled cheese options and a huge selection of beer. Love it

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sam A.

If you love craft beer, you need to come to the Birch. Such an amazing , diverse selection of beers that you will not see almost anywhere else. Along with great American craft breweries, they also feature some amazing European beers I've never seen anywhere else. Very friendly, welcoming, knowledgeable service too makes it the perfect spot. They also have some really good food. The bacon wrapped stuffed dates are delicious. They also have some great unique sandwiches. In addition, you can order Chelsea Bakehouse (best in the 757) pizza from next door and they'll bring it to you. This is a new favorite place!

Katie Aguilar-Langella

We love to come here and try a flight of very unique beers, ciders, and meads. The favorite this time was the white fig mead from South Africa! We had to take a growler home with us! The grilled cheese pairings are also amazing!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Beer Flight, Cheese Plate, Charcuterie

I/ R/

Fun and tasty beers, but rather costly. The atmosphere is nice but sitting outside there was a bad odor from something. Employees were attentive but not pushy during the afternoon.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 5

David Z.

Never a dull moment at the Birch. So much to choose from, amazing food, great selection of brews, stellar service and an atmosphere that can't be beat.

ppandbw

Large beer rotation, 20-30 beers on tap. Checked in on a Thursday around 5pm and was not too crowded, service was excellent.

Kat T.

Great selection on drafts. All the snacks were good. Especially liked the pickled okra & pickled cauliflower & hummus. 10 out of 10. I did a cider/mead flight. And hubs got a sours & stout. Staff was super friendly and I loved the vibe in their. Such a cool spot.

Alana C.

Just a really pleasant spot for a good meal and a drink (or two lol).I popped in for dinner at the bar. Very large and diverse beer selection on tap. If there's nothing that strikes your fancy on tap, there's an even larger selection of cans and bottles. Had a couple of really good IPAs and was very satisfied. Food: I mentioned to my server what I was in the mood for and ended up with the Vikings Blod sandwich. It was bacon cheesy perfection. Great beer and food? Already winning. The menu seems geared towards fancy grilled cheeses but they also have some appetizers and build-your-own charcuterie boards.Service: as I was at the bar, I ended up having a good chat with the bartenders. Along with being very helpful with both food and drink selections, it was great conversation. Winning again on enjoyment/experience.The place has a chill ambiance about it and outdoor seating is available as well.Overall, great experience and would highly recommend it for food and drinks.

Nancy H.

Love the vibes here! Dark, cozy and very trendy. We came for a late night beer flight on a Friday night. It wasn't very busy, we sat at the bar and the servers were all super welcoming and helpful. We didn't order any food, but it smelled and looked great. Beer options were fantastic. Will be back!

Chelsea West

Forced us to sit near the door instead of move two tables together. The restaurant was empty other than one table of four that they forced us to sit next to. "Please sit wherever you want." is obviously a misnomer.

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