The Edge

SOOOOOO GHETTO. If you are an attractive female with standards, prepared to be aggressively harassed. I was harassed by a 45 year old with chains and gold teeth. He asked to get to know me then proceeded to ask if I use ‘sex toys’. I said ‘you’re rude go away.’ And he said ‘F*** YOU NOW IM BEING RUDE!!!’ And kept screaming at me. He was later removed by security. DISGUSTING.

Today, I gave myself a challenge to review some of the bars at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. For one reason and one reason only, the people that work at those Gold Key kiosks are not your tour guide. I am.
So, here’s some cool trivia about The Edge and it’s neighbor, Sandbar: these two bars are, actually, some of the oldest bars at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront that have maintained their name/​theme. The Boxx used to be Chicho’s (now located a tad closer to the North-​end on Pacific), both Chemistry and Retro used to be something else (Hammerheads, I believe?).
If you’re a 20-​something, visiting on a Bachelorette («girls just wanna have fun”-type of trip) vacay … This is probably going to be your spot. Hip-​hop music, colorful shooters and fast-​paced bartenders radiate throughout the floor. There is a «stage» of some sort that dons the back of the establishment near the bathrooms that girls that have drank one-​too-​many vodka cranberries can grind on … If you’re feelin’ like some attention.
This spot is a solid OK to me. Without the bartenders that work here, it would be incredibly forgettable. So, here goes:
THE GOOD:
–Bartenders here are really awesome.
–If you’re a regular, you get thrown a free shot here and there during happy hour.
–Creative shooters (just say what color you want and they’re on it).
–Cheap drinks (for bingers-​on-​a-​budget).
THE BAD:
–Quite a few fights happen here on a regular basis.
–Once or twice, my tab got mixed up with someone else’s.
–The crowd can be a little rough.
–Very tight, crammed space during Summer Saturday nights.
THE UGLY:
–Sometimes it smells like vomit.
–Sometimes people get overserved because it’s so packed and difficult to regulate how much alcohol each person is drinking.
For now, that’s about all I have to say about The Edge. Meh.

This place is a dump they need bartenders who actually know how to make drinks. Don’t waste your time going to this place!

Service was decent, but my buddy order a jäger bomb and there was broken glass in the bottom of the drink. Luckily he didn’t swallow it and alerted the waitress and was given a free shot. Minutes later a brawl broke out of about 5 or 6 people and it was contained quickly, but it could have been averted earlier because there was a lot of shouting and fowl gestures. Not to mention security failed to see if my friend was ok after the brawl because he was minding his own business and then the brawl consumed him and was under the fight. Will not becoming back unless this place is cleaned up and under new management. Horrible experience.

I came here on a Tuesday night, vacationing. Good music for a Tuesday. The bartenders were all really cool and even looked out for us. There’s a fog machine, not too many people. people were in and out. The bouncer outside was telling us that Tuesday usually pick up but guessing from the wind it was kind of dead. Def will check this place out during the weekend.

Way back wednesdays with Ryan is the shit!!! Had the best time with the bartenders & the Dj. they know exactly what the crowd needed!!! I mean where else can you win porn in a raffle?! There’s a first time for everything & I’ll be back! :-)

They overcharged my debit card and the drinks I had were not very strong at all. I will not return.

Ugh. The Edge is a college bar for college kids, and I am not a college kid. When I was younger I liked going to The Edge but now I realize I am just way too old to go to a place like this. It’s dark and dingy inside and the bathrooms are usually pretty nasty. Usually I find the staff to be kind of stuck up and stuffy but they do seem to make the drinks pretty strong. They have a happy hour here during the week but the drinks are never expensive.
In the middle of the summer this place gets so packed and hot that it’s disgusting. It’s no fun to go to a bar and get bumped into constantly. The whole scene here can be pretty skeezy. There are much better places to go down at the Oceanfront.

As I said about Hammerheads, there’s nothing special about The Edge. It’s a hallway with drinks and the same music you were just listening to on the radio (and as all the other bars on the Block). Another local favorite, again mostly during the off-​season, it’s sweatingly and smellingly overcrowded during the summer. Dancing? Not a chance. But still plenty of room to grind on some strangers and spill your drinks on many others, if that’s your pleasure for the evening. Sitting? There are no chairs and no place to put them and you don’t want to even know what’s on the floor. But the drinks are flowing and the bass is bumping.
One last note: Do not go into the bathroom

It’s still open! PJ’s still there and Billy opened up his own club Central 111 off of great neck rd. This place is great for happy hour and when your broke. Only downside is it’s at the block

this club was closed down and demolished years ago. too bad because they had a nice set in dance floor and foam parties.