Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen is a family-friendly traditional American restaurant at 12280 Jefferson Ave, Newport News, VA 23602, United States. The menu centers on American comfort food with a Texas twist, offering satisfying choices for lunch, dinner, dessert, or a quick bite.
Guests can pair their meal with beer, cocktails, spirits, coffee, or tea, while the restaurant’s selection also includes healthy options and local specialties. With a casual, cozy, and trendy atmosphere, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen provides a welcoming setting for families, groups, and solo diners alike.
Guests can choose the dining option that best fits their plans, including dine-in service, outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, and kerbside pickup. On-site services, table service, a bar, restrooms, Wi-Fi, and free Wi-Fi add convenience to every visit.
Highlights include fast service, a great beer selection, great cocktails, a great dessert selection, a great tea selection, and a great wine list. Whether stopping in for a relaxed meal, enjoying dessert, or meeting friends for drinks, customers have a variety of ways to make their visit comfortable and enjoyable.
Accessibility is an important part of the experience, with a wheelchair-accessible car park, entrance, seating, and toilet. Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen is rated 4.10 out of 5 based on 4,237 customer reviews. The restaurant usually has a wait but accepts reservations, helping guests plan ahead when they want to enjoy its popular food and inviting atmosphere.
Credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments are accepted. For more information or to make plans, call +1 757-249-4000.
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Frequently ordered and highly recommended items at Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen
Our Story
Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.
Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.
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A glimpse of our restaurant experience
Food & Drinks
A half-pound burger served with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions. With fries.
Hand-breaded buttermilk fried chicken on a toasted bun with pickles and mayo. With fries.
This vegetarian philly has sautéed mushrooms, onions, peppers stuffed in a hoagie roll and topped with melted American cheese. With fries.
Blackened chicken breast with red beans & rice**. Topped with handmade pico de gallo.
Three pieces of beer-battered white fish lightly fried, with tartar sauce. With fries.
Filled to the brim with roasted chicken, vegetables and our homemade cream sauce with a light, flaky crust. With a house salad.
Grilled steak, sautéed mushrooms, onions, peppers stuffed in a hoagie roll and topped with melted American cheese.
Single white fish fillet grilled with lemon pepper seasoning or blackened over rice. With two sides.
Hear from our valued guests
I had the garlic herb, chicken, carrots, earrings, and the carrot cake. Everything was amazing. My partner had the ribs mashed potatoes, rice, and apple pie. He really enjoyed it as well. Kendall and Prince delivered top to service with highly recommend.
This place has been here since PH Mall was built!! ALWAYS a wonderful and economical dinning experience. Stopped by to have a late lunch (not too late, lunch closed at 3, dinner opens at 5) and the food quality was as awesome as I remember and the service, stellar!! The hot, buttered croissants 🥐 (nice touch)...melt in your mouth! Always excellent fried chicken tenders but the sides were as good as (or even better than) the entre! Red beans and rice 🍛, coleslaw, green beans, and steamed broccoli 🥦 were all great. My fried fish and shrimp 🍤, very tasty! And did I mention the fantastic service? Can't go wrong with a lunch from Cheddars.
First time here and it was amazing. 10/10 , waitress Ella I believe she was great. Salmon was so fresh overall amazing.
Service to be seated did take a minute, a few people in the place. Once we were seated and ordered food was out pretty quick. Ribs were definitely tender with some crispy bark. Red beans and rice were a close to New orleans taste ive had in a while, fantastic. Bacon cheeseburger was awesome says one kid, and the other says chicken tenders were crispy but not dry. Overall, this place seemed to be on for the day. I think we will be back, soon!
First I’ve tried Cheddars in years. Renewed my interest, I think I’ll be back. Prince was our waiter tonight. Though we differ in personality’s, he was friendly, informative and enlightening. I truly enjoyed our conversations with him. The food must always be good along with interactions with the server for an outstanding dining experience. We enjoyed our dinner at Cheddars tonight.
The food was amazing! Everything tasted great, and I would definitely return. The only issue I had was with the timing of the food. I specifically asked for my appetizer to come out first and wanted time to enjoy it before my main course arrived. Unfortunately, both the appetizer and entrée were brought out at the same time. Since I don’t like my food getting cold and couldn’t eat both at once, I ended up canceling the appetizer. My recommendation to future diners is to order your appetizer first and wait until you’ve finished it before placing your main course order. That may help avoid having everything arrive at the same time.
Best chain restaurant in the area hands down. There is literally something for everybody on this menu. And the honey butter croissants are the best free bread in the game. Not sure what to get? My go to order is the Monte Cristo sandwich. Nobody else serves these making it extra special and worth every delicious calorie.
Have not been here in years. Came in for lunch and really enjoyed. Place still looks the same. Decent atmosphere. Staff was very friendly and attentive. Food as always, good prices and value. My mom went all out and ordered the trio app plus I had my entree. The app was huge and could have been a meal on its own. I ordered the white fish which I think is some sort of catfish. Thought about a burger but wanted something different. I was not disappointed. It tasted fresh not dry at all and plenty of seasoning. I enjoyed the tenders and cheese curds as well. Green beans were delicious also. Reminded me of how my grandma used to make them. We will be back soon!
My man and I had a great time!!! Thanks to the waiter. Drinks were delicious and AFFORDABLE!!! I wish I took the writers name down but a great gentleman who was a server and at the bar on a Wednesday around noon. The croissants were amazing buttery and soft!!! The pain killer was also and amazing drink. Thank you and we will be back!!
This a chain I like but first time at this location. We were with a large group on Saturday night so it was really busy. Even so our server was able to keep up and take care of everyone in a timely manner. Although quite busy, the atmosphere was comfortable as you maybe able to tell by the photos. Our group was so large we had almost everything on the menu. I had the ribs. All good. You may want to check it out.
Common questions about Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen is located at 12280 Jefferson Ave, Newport News, VA 23602, United States , Jefferson Ave, 12280 Jefferson Ave, United States.
You can reach Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen by calling +1 757-249-4000.
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen has a rating of 4.1 out of 5 based on 4237 customer reviews.
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet.
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen features the following service options: Outdoor seating, Kerbside pickup, On-site services, Takeaway, Dine-in, Delivery.
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen features the following highlights: Fast service, Great beer selection, Great cocktails, Great dessert, Great tea selection, Great wine list, Serves local specialty.
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen features the following popular for: Lunch, Dinner, Solo dining.
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen features the following offerings: Alcohol, Beer, Cocktails, Coffee, Comfort food, Healthy options, Quick bite, Spirits, Vegetarian options, Wine.
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen features the following dining options: Lunch, Dinner, Dessert, Seating, Table service.
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen features the following amenities: Bar on site, Restroom, Wi-Fi, Free Wi-Fi.
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen features the following atmosphere: Casual, Cozy, Trendy.
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen features the following crowd: Family friendly, Groups, Tourists, University students.
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen features the following planning: Usually a wait, Accepts reservations.
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments.
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen features the following children: Good for kids, Has changing table(s), High chairs, Kids' menu.
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen features the following parking: Free parking lot, Free street parking, Paid parking lot, Plenty of parking.
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen features the following pets: Dogs allowed inside, Dogs allowed outside.
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