Big Sam's Inlet Cafe & Raw Bar Menu
At Big Sam's Inlet Cafe & Raw Bar, located right on 300 Winston Salem Ave in Virginia Beach, you'll find a menu that perfectly captures the vibrant coastal flavors of the area. Whether you're in the mood for freshly shucked oysters, savory shrimp dishes, or a mouthwatering crab cake, there's something to satisfy every seafood craving. The relaxed, welcoming atmosphere of this local gem makes it a great spot for everything from casual bites to a leisurely dinner with friends. The menu is packed with options, from classic seafood boils to creative raw bar offerings, each crafted with the freshest ingredients. There's no shortage of flavor, and every dish is sure to bring a taste of the beach to your table.
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APPETIZERS
Oysters Rockefeller
7 East Coast Oysters stuffed with spinach, tomatoes, onions, smoked bacon, Parmesan & mozzarella cheese
Lobster Claw & Knuckle Salad Tower
New England Lobster, roasted corn, fresh basil, herb-fried tomato & balsamic syrup
Hot Blue Crab Dip
A hot dip made of Lump Blue Crab, Old Bay seasoning, 3 kinds of cheese & Sam's spice blend. Served with toasted pita wedges. Chicks dig it
Blackened, Grilled or Fried Chicken Strips
Boneless chicken breast either blackened in our iron skillet, grilled over an open flame or deep fried your choice! Served with crisp celery and our housemade bleu cheese or ranch dressing.
BBQ Pork Quesadilla
Served with housemade salsa & cilantro lime sauce.
BBQ Chicken Quesadilla
Served with housemade salsa & cilantro lime sauce.
Blackened Tuna Quesadilla
Served with housemade salsa & cilantro lime sauce.
Shrimp Quesadilla
Served with housemade salsa & cilantro lime sauce.
Grilled Steak Quesadilla
Served with housemade salsa & cilantro lime sauce.
Cheese Only Quesadilla
Served with housemade salsa & cilantro lime sauce.
Vegetable Medley Quesadilla
Served with housemade salsa & cilantro lime sauce.
Big Sam's Big Wings
1-dozen jumbo chicken wings deep fried, then fire-grilled & tossed in our "Hometown Formula," served with housemade bleu cheese dressing and crisp celery. The locals' favorite! Comes with 2 dressings. Extra dressing 99 cents each.
5 Jumbo Lump Blue Crab Balls
Fried and served with Cajun aioli
Buffalo Shrimp
Five jumbo Gulf Shrimp, fried and tossed in our Hometown Formula and served with housemade Ranch or bleu cheese dressing
Spicy Tuna Tataki*
4 oz. of Ahi Tuna* diced & tossed with spicy sauce, seaweed salad, wasabi & pickled ginger
Calamari Croatan
Lightly breaded, fried & served with spicy marinara
RAW BAR
Big Sam's Super Steamed Combo
12 oysters, 12 clams, 1 lb. shrimp & fresh steamed broccoli
Fresh East Coast Oysters*
Raw or Steamed. 1/2 Dozen
Fresh Eastern Shore Clams*
Raw or Steamed. 1/2 Dozen
Big Sam's Famous Gulf Shrimp
Large Steamed Shrimp 1 Pound
The Inlet Steamed Combo
3 oysters, 3 clams, half lb. shrimp & fresh steamed broccoli
SOUPS & SALADS
She-Crab Soup
Our homemade she crab served with fresh local jumbo lump on top
Hatteras Clam Chowder
Clams, bacon, potatoes, celery & onion, in a spicy clear broth
Sam's Big House Salad
Baby greens, Roma tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, red onions & cheddar-Jack cheese
Herb Fried Tomato & Fresh Mozzarella Salad
With baby greens, carrots, cucumbers & red onion
The Wedge
Iceberg lettuce, Bermuda onions, roma tomatoes, bleu cheese crumbles and bacon, topped with a balsamic reduction
SIDES
Bay Fries
Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
Cole Slaw
Green Beans
Potato Salad
Charro Beans
(Slow cooked with pork and spices)
Sautéed Baby Spinach
Sautéed Vegetable Medley
Steamed Broccoli
Sautéed Asparagus
BLT
2 SMOKED SAUSAGE LINKS
2 SAUSAGE PATTIES
4 SLICES BACON
HAM
HOMEMADE CORNED BEEF HASH
HASH BROWNS
ONE EGG*
WHITE OR WHEAT TOAST OR A BISCUIT
CHEESE
GRITS
PARMESAN TOMATOES
SUBSTITUTE EGG BEATERS FOR
BIG BURGERS
Bacon Cheeseburger*
American cheese on a sesame seed bun. 1/2 pound Angus Burger served with lettuce, onion, and pickle chips. Choice of one Basic Side.
Chef Clint's Burger*
Grilled onions, sautéed mushrooms, herb fried tomato, & bleu cheese, topped with fresh jumbo lump crab. 1/2 pound Angus Burger served with lettuce, onion, and pickle chips. Choice of one Basic Side.
Black N' Bleu Burger*
Blackened in our iron skillet & topped with Bleu cheese crumbles on a sesame seed bun. 1/2 pound Angus Burger served with lettuce, onion, and pickle chips. Choice of one Basic Side.
The Big Sam's Burger*
On a sesame seed bun. 1/2 pound Angus Burger served with lettuce, onion, and pickle chips. Choice of one Basic Side.
Big Sam's Cheeseburger*
With American Cheese. 1/2 pound Angus Burger served with lettuce, onion, and pickle chips. Choice of one Basic Side.
Bacon Cheddar Patty Melt*
Grilled onions, bacon, cheddar jack cheese on buttered potato bread. 1/2 pound Angus Burger served with lettuce, onion, and pickle chips. Choice of one Basic Side.
SANDWICHES
Chilled Lobster Salad BLT
Lobster claw & knuckle salad with roasted corn, onion, bacon, lettuce & tomato on toasted rosemary bread. All sandwiches come with choice of one basic side.
Double Meat Steak N' Cheese Sub
With sautéed onions, peppers & mozzarella cheese on an Amoroso roll. All sandwiches come with choice of one basic side.
Fried Dolphin Sub
Fresh fried Atlantic Mahi with American cheese, served with tartar sauce. All sandwiches come with choice of one basic side.
Fresh Blackened Tuna Sandwich*
Served medium rare. All sandwiches come with choice of one basic side.
Jumbo Lump Crabcake
100% jumbo lump blue crab and spices, big and meaty. All sandwiches come with choice of one basic side.
NC Pork BBQ Sandwich
Served with our housemade slaw. All sandwiches come with choice of one basic side.
Fried Oyster Sandwich
Select oysters, lightly floured and golden fried. All sandwiches come with choice of one basic side.
Big Sam's Fried Shrimp Sandwich
Crispy Fried Shrimp tossed in sweet sesame sauce topped with house slaw on a toasted bun. All sandwiches come with choice of one basic side.
Shrimp Poor Boy
Fried Shrimp with lettuce, tomato, and Cajun aioli. All sandwiches come with choice of one basic side.
SIGNATURE DISHES
K-38 Fajitas - Chicken
Served with peppers, onions, salsa, sour cream, cheddar jack cheese shredded lettuce & spices & flour tortillas
K-38 Fajitas - Steak or Tuna
Served with peppers, onions, salsa, sour cream, cheddar jack cheese shredded lettuce & spices & flour tortillas
K-38 Fajitas - Shrimp
Served with peppers, onions, salsa, sour cream, cheddar jack cheese shredded lettuce & spices & flour tortillas
Big Burrito - Chicken
Your choice of meat with cheese, rice, Charro beans, peppers, onions & spices, wrapped in a flour tortilla with salsa & sour cream.
Big Burrito - Shrimp or Tuna
Your choice of meat with cheese, rice, Charro beans, peppers, onions & spices, wrapped in a flour tortilla with salsa & sour cream.
Big Burrito - Steak
Your choice of meat with cheese, rice, Charro beans, peppers, onions & spices, wrapped in a flour tortilla with salsa & sour cream.
3 California Style Fish Tacos
Fried flounder, red cabbage, pineapple salsa & cilantro-lime white sauce in flour tortillas; served with Charro beans.
6 oz Grilled Atlantic Mahi Mahi
With Charro beans, baby spinach, pineapple salsa & spicy chili sauce
Blackened Chicken
With Charro beans, baby spinach, pineapple salsa & spicy chili sauce
6 oz Sesame Seared Yellowfin Tuna*
Stir-fried vegetables & roasted cashews in a soy reduction, with pickled ginger and wasabi aioli.
3 Shrimp Tacos
Soft tacos made up of diced jumbo shrimp, sautéed peppers, onions, tomatoes, & spices, with cheese, Charro beans & pico de gallo.
Baja Blackened Tuna Tacos
Three "medium rare" blackened fresh yellowfin tuna soft tacos topped with red cabbage, pineapple salsa, and cilantro lime sauce served with a side of charro beans.
Chicken & Vegetable Pasta
With sautéed peppers, onions, button mushrooms, baby spinach in a tomato cream sauce over penne with Parmesan.
CLASSIC DINNERS
Chesapeake Bay Jumbo Lump Crabcakes
100% jumbo lump blue crab & spices the Locals' Favorite! Big & Meaty.
Fried Clam Dinner
Tender clam strips fried until golden brown.
6 oz Fresh Fish Dinner*
Yellowfin Tuna or Atlantic Mahi; broiled, grilled, blackened or seasoned with lemon-pepper.
Oyster Dinner
12 Lightly floured oysters fried until golden brown.
Jumbo Shrimp Dinner
8 Golden fried or broiled.
Big Sam's Inlet Platter
Jumbo shrimp, select oysters, lump crabcake, clam strips & Mahi all fried until golden piled high.
The Pounder
One pound meatloaf dinner, mashed potatoes, gravy, & green beans.
Jumbo Shrimp & Four Cheese Pasta
Jumbo shrimp sautéed & tossed with a four cheese cream sauce with penne pasta. To die for!
Chicken & Four Cheese Pasta
Chicken sautéed & tossed with a four cheese cream sauce with penne pasta. To die for!
Four Cheese Pasta (No protein)
A four cheese cream sauce with penne pasta. To die for!
Broiled Seafood Sampler
Four jumbo shrimp, three sea scallops and jumbo lump crab imperial all broiled with lemon butter white wine. Served with mashed potatoes and broccoli.
TIKI TIME
.99 Clams*
1.59 Oysters*
1.49 Wings
(each minimum 6)
1/2 Pound Large Steamed Shrimp
Domestic Beer
EA
Select Import Bottled Beer
Well Drinks with Soda
Well Drinks with Juice
BREAKFAST
HOMEMADE CORNED BEEF BREAKFAST
With 2 eggs and toast
EARLY BIRD CHARTER CAPTAIN*
(Served 7am-9am) 2 eggs, any style with toast or biscuit & choice of bacon, sausage patties or ham
EARLY BIRD MATE*
(Served 7am-9am) 2 eggs, any style & 2 pancakes with syrup & butter
GRANDMA'S PANCAKES
WON BEST PANCAKES IN TIDEWATER! Made fresh every day from Sam's Grandma's recipe. 3-buttermilk pancakes with choice of bacon, sausage patties or ham with syrup & butter
FRENCH TOAST
4-pieces of French toast with your choice of bacon, sausage patties or ham, served with syrup & butter
THE DAWN PATROL*
3-eggs any style, 3-hot buttermilk pancakes, choice of bacon, sausage patties or ham, hashbrowns & toast or a biscuit, with syrup & butter
CHARTER CAPTAIN*
2-eggs, any style, with toast or biscuit & choice of bacon, sausage patties or ham
MATE*
2-eggs, any style & 2 pancakes with syrup & butter
WAVE RUNNER*
2-eggs, any style, with choice of bacon, sausage patties or ham, hashbrowns, toast or a biscuit
SHRIMP & GRITS
A large bowl of grits with jumbo Gulf shrimp, sautéed pepper & onion, crumbled bacon, topped with shredded cheese
THE EYE OPENER*
One egg, Parmesan-grilled tomato, American cheese & choice of bacon, ham or sausage patty on a grilled potato roll
THE WATERMAN*
3-eggs, any style, hashbrowns & a jumbo lump crabcake with choice of toast or biscuit
COUNTRY FRIED STEAK*
White gravy, 2-eggs any style, hashbrowns & toast or biscuit
STACY'S BURRITO BREAKFAST
A classic burrito, with your choice of ham, sausage or bacon with egg and cheese served with hashbrowns, salsa & sour cream
SAUSAGE BISCUITS & GRAVY
Chorizo and Surry sausage in a delicious Southern gravy smothering two biscuits
PANCAKES SHORT STACK
FRENCH TOAST SHORT STACK
OMELETTES
Served with hash browns & choice of toast or biscuit. Choose any two items: diced onions, diced green peppers, ham, sausage, bacon, philly steak, mushrooms, shredded cheddar-jack cheese mix Extra items 1.99 each
LUMP CRAB & CHEESE OMELETTE
BEVERAGES
COKE
free refills
DIET COKE
free refills
SPRITE
free refills
GINGER ALE
free refills
MELLO YELLO
free refills
PINK LEMONADE
free refills
SWEET TEA
free refills
UNSWEET TEA
free refills
COFFEE
APPLE JUICE
no refills
ORANGE JUICE
no refills
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE
no refills
CRANBERRY JUICE
no refills
PINEAPPLE JUICE
no refills
MILK
no refills
BREAKFAST HAPPY HOUR
BLOODY MARYS
SCREW DRIVERS
GREY HOUNDS
CAPE CODS
BIG MIMOSA
BREAKFAST SHOTS
CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH
Rumchata and fireball
COFFEE CRUNCH
Rumchata & Van Gogh espresso vodka
GREEN TEA
Jameson Irish whiskey, peach schnapps, splash of sour & Sprite
PANCAKE SHOT
Jameson & Buttershot with a side of OJ
BREAKFAST COCKTAILS
KNOTTS ISLAND MIMOSA
Champagne, peach vodka, and fresh OJ
PATRON MIMOSA
Patron Silver tequila, Champagne, and fresh OJ
PUNGO MIMOSA
Sky Strawberry vodka, Champagne, and fresh OJ
TITOS BLOODY MARY
BOMBAY ORANGE BLOSSOM
Bombay Gin and fresh OJ
BIG DRINKS
BIG SAM'S LIMEADE
Fresh squeezed lime juice, cane sugar & Burnette's lime vodka
BIG SAM'S SKINNY LIMEADE
Fresh squeezed lime juice, Splenda & Burnett's lime vodka
BIG SAM'S CHERRY LIMEADE
Fresh squeezed lime juice, cane sugar & Burnette's cherry vodka. Make skinny same price!
BIG SAM'S RASPBERRY LIMEADE
Fresh squeezed lime juice, cane sugar & Burnette's raspberry vodka. Make skinny same price!
BIG SAM'S PATRON LIMEADE
Patron Silver tequila, soda, splash of agave and fresh squeezed lime juice
SAM'S FAVORITE BIG MARGARITA
Fresh squeezed lime, Hornitos, Agave syrup, splash of OJ, splash of sour, and topped with gran gala
ORANGE CRUSH
Fresh OJ, Burnett's Orange Vodka, Sprite and Triple Sec
SKINNY CRUSH
Fresh OJ, Burnett's Orange Vodka, soda and Splenda
PINEAPPLE CRUSH
Fresh Orange Juice, Burnett's Pineapple Vodka, Sprite and Triple Sec
GRAPEFRUIT CRUSH
Fresh Grapefruit Juice, Absolut Grapefruit Vodka, Soda and Triple Sec
PAIN KILLER
Straight from BVI Dark rum, pineapple juice, cream of coconut, OJ and garnished with nutmeg
RUM RUNNER
Big Sam's recipe, straight from Jamaica "mon"! Light rum, dark rum, amaretto, banana & raspberry liqueur, pineapple, OJ, splash of sour
THE BIG LONG ISLAND
Vodka, gin, tequila, rum & triple sec, with a splash of sours and coke
SHERRI'S LEMONADE
Citrus vodka, fresh squeezed lemon, cane sugar, club soda
BEACH DRINKS
TWIST
Burnett's orange, cranberry juice and sprite
COOLER
Burnett's citrus, pink lemonade, cranberry juice and club soda
MELONBALL
Burnett's Citrus, Melon liqueur, pineapple juice and sour mix
LIFESAVER
Burnett's Raspberry, Whaler's Coconut Rum, Melon Liqueur, pineapple juice and sour mix
OCTOBER SKY
Burnett's Raspberry, Pink Lemonade and Orange Juice
PINK LEMONADE
Burnett's Cherry & Pink Lemonade
BIG COSMO
Burnett's Raspberry, Grangola Orange liqueur, cranberry juice and Sprite
HAWAIIAN PUNCH
Burnett's Cherry, Pineapple, Sprite, OJ, and Grenadine
ICE COLD BEER
CORONA
IMPORTS
CORONA LIGHT
IMPORTS
PACIFICO
IMPORTS
NEGRA MODELO
IMPORTS
24 OZ MODELO ESPECIAL CAN
Value IMPORTS
16 OZ TECATE CAN
Value IMPORTS
BUDWEISER
DOMESTICS
BUD LIGHT
DOMESTICS
COORS LIGHT
DOMESTICS
MICHELOB ULTRA
DOMESTICS
MILLER LIGHT
DOMESTICS
16 OZ PABST BLUE RIBBON CAN
Value DOMESTICS
16 OZ NATURAL LIGHT CAN
Value DOMESTICS
LAND SHARK
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