The sea has much to teach us: its tides foretell the lunar cycle, its salt treats us to delicious shark jerky, and its colorful creatures prove that nature looks better in Blu-ray. Celebrate the big salty's sagacity with today's Groupon: for $15, you get $30 worth of coastal fare and more at Outer Banks Seafood Company, located in the Redmill area of Virginia Beach at the corner of Nimmo Parkway and Upton Drive. This deal is not valid for alcoholic drinks or the Taste of the Beach tapas menu.

Outer Banks Seafood Company's freshly caught seafood dishes are conceptualized by owner Chef Wes Stepp, who is also the culinary brains behind Red Sky café (click here to see him in action.) Flip through the new fall menu and encounter oven-roasted parmesan-encrusted flounder-and-crab florentine ($22.99) and the nags header, which keeps seafood diehards canoeing through the door for jumbo lump crab-cake, scallops, fresh shrimp, and flounder fillet ($25.99). Non-seafoodies can chomp Carova grilled barbecue chicken, which rests on a bed of red neck risotto and a smattering of mango relish ($14.99). For dessert, indulge in the red velvet cake ($6.99), layered so high that it would be considered the second-tallest building in Delaware.

With an elegant waterfront deck, Outer Banks Seafood Company has the ideal setting for a charming date on a gorgeous evening. Sample the sea’s finest fare while watching it serenely rise, fall, and gurgle the Moonlight Sonata.

Reviews

Eighty-five percent of Urbanspooners and more than 600 Facebookers like Outer Banks Seafood Company. Six Yelpers give it an average of four stars:

• We were pleased with the … quality, presentation, and quantity of the food, and the overall experience. Definite yes on the Carolina Crab Fritter appetizer. – theresa b., Yelp
• VERY delicious, very fresh tasting, wonderful presentation and service… – M I., Yelp