Republic 437 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA 23510

"I normally don’t do A lot of reviews but I had to write this one. Went here yesterday for brunch with 7 of my friends and we had to sit at the bar because they were “booked”. We sat down at 12:15pm after they finally opened NOT on time. I should have known then it’s was a sign to leave but we stayed. Sat down at the bar, took forever to take our order, and once we placed our food order it took 35 mins to get our drinks. That was after the bartender told us we had to wait to get Mimosas because the manager had the champagne locked up and she hasn’t showed up to work yet with the key. Then after we got our drinks we were finally able to place our food order around 1:15pm. The food came out another 45mins later and all of the food was luke warm! I was the last one to get my food after everyone else was already done eating ! Got the lamb and lobster cheesy grits.. NO LOBSTER was in my grits, so he asked the kitchen to make me some more… he came out 2 mins later with some stiff grits my lobster pieces dropped on top! I just SMH and was just disgusted at this point! I DO NoT recommend this place for brunch! Food was tasteless and service was horrible! Do better Republic! I be trying to support black businesses but most make it so hard!"

"Oxtail Birria was on point and the Jerk Chicken taco. Excellent happy hour prices and hookah. I am really impressed with the service and I will be coming back. Keep grinding!"

"I went to republic tonight before 10pm, to relax and it’s only place I could think of with really good lamb chops! The atmosphere was chill with nice R&B music for dinner. I felt very comfortable. The bartender Cee was so nice and made me feel comfortable as I haven’t been out in awhile. The owners are amazingly kind! And crowd was good and very mature."

"The atmosphere here is welcoming and has a nice vibe in it. We were served by Aryn at the bar and she provided exceptional customer service! I asked her to make me a Jim Bean drink and she did very well with my drink. We even ordered food and it came out very quick. We ordered empanadas and Caribbean Spring Rolls. Everything was good. I would definitely come back!"

"Sipped water from a plastic cup and waited 55 minutes for a mimosa flight and our entrees. We were one of 2 tables and arrived when they opened so they weren't busy. They were out of a couple of things I ordered initially. No sorbet for sorbet mimosas and they were waiting on champagne delivery. On a positive note the food was very good and the 90s playlist was awesome."