Citrus Breakfast & Lunch

Virginia Beach brunch is a practical category first: people want a good plate and a meal that does not require turning breakfast into a production. Citrus Breakfast & Lunch works when that is the brief. The better play is not a drawn-out special-occasion meal; it is a relaxed American breakfast-and-brunch café where the order can range from pancakes to Benedicts to sandwiches.

The positioning is simple: this is a casual café, not a formal dining destination. For travelers working through Virginia Beach restaurants, that makes it a useful daytime option for breakfast or lunch plans. It is a better fit for casual comfort than for anyone looking for a highly formal dining room or a destination built around evening service.

A casual brunch room that works hardest for mixed groups

Choose this for diners with different appetites. The signatures give a good read on the kitchen’s lane: citrus-glazed pancakes with bananas and pecans, an étouffée Benedict special, omelettes and Benedicts, a chicken avocado sandwich, a Hawaiian burger. That is not a narrow specialist menu, that is the point. Citrus Breakfast & Lunch is strongest when the table wants breakfast-and-lunch range in a casual setting.

The café’s public recognition gives it more credibility than a standard breakfast stop. It is listed as a Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured restaurant for 2026. That national food-TV recognition helps explain why it can make sense for visitors who do not want to gamble on brunch, while the casual format keeps expectations practical rather than formal.

The ideal way to think about Citrus Breakfast & Lunch is as a daytime café. It is open Monday through Sunday from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Virginia Beach, with the grill closing at 2:45 PM. That schedule makes it a breakfast, brunch, or lunch choice rather than a dinner destination.

What to order if the goal is value, not novelty

Smart order starts with the dishes that define the café’s range. The citrus-glazed pancakes with bananas and pecans are the obvious sweet-leaning call, while the Benedicts are the better choice for a more savory brunch. Lunch-leaning diners should look at the chicken avocado sandwich or Hawaiian burger rather than forcing a breakfast order after the morning mood has passed.

Value is a real part of the recommendation. At the listed $20 per-person spend, this sits in the comfortable brunch zone: enough above fast food to expect a proper casual meal, but not so high that the table needs a special reason. That price positioning is why the café makes sense for repeat breakfasts or lunches during a Virginia Beach trip, not only for the one meal a visitor has researched in advance. For broader planning, pair it with Virginia Beach hotels, Virginia Beach bars, Virginia Beach wineries, Virginia Beach experiences rather than treating it as an isolated destination.