Best American Restaurants in Virginia Vale

We moved from coastal Northern California to Colorado a couple of years ago, and really miss buying our own oysters at the docks, as well as the plethora of fantastic seafood restaurants. We were skeptical about any restaurant here claiming to serve fresh seafood, but finally decided to try Blue Island Oyster Bar - and, to our delight, it was amazing. The clam chowder was great, as was my prosciutto-wrapped scallop entree. We’ll definitely return, and soon!

Great service, great food! Some thing for everyone, even our vegan and celiac family members. Plus they celebrated my mom’s birthday and we’re so patient with her! Wonderful experience!

Been here a bunch. Love the Peaches and Rye cocktail. The food is good and I really appreciate how they allow you to customize ingredients in a dish for dietary preferences. I’ve been when they’ve had live music on a decent number of occasions and always think it’s too loud and have never been particularly intrigued by the music. They had a solo performer, a guy named Joel playing some awesome classic tunes with a great voice as really pleasant volume level. Please have him back more often! I would come on a night he was playing for sure. Really made the atmosphere more enjoyable with pleasant music at a nice volume level.

I had the best experience having Thanksgiving dinner here! My father came to town, so I wanted to choose a place that was impressive. Every dish was perfectly cooked. I think my favorite, aside from the New York Strip, was the potatoes au gratin. Really, everything on the menu was impeccable. I definitely think everyone who is looking for a high quality experience should visit Guard and Grace. The service was phenomenal, the food was delicious. and we had the most amazing experience!

I met with 2 other girlfriends and we shared 3 appetizers for lunch. They were all great tasting and enough that we didn't finish all of them! Had tiramisu for dessert which was delicious.