Kingbird at The Watergate Hotel

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   Kendra

   VIP

   Washington DC

   12 reviews

   5.0

   12 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The Kingbird's 'Spill the Tea' afternoon tea service was wonderful. The food was great and the tea selection was really nice. Service was terrific as well. Overall, a nice experience that I'd recommend to anyone. Would definitely do it again.
   

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   James

   Philadelphia

   7 reviews

   2.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on 23 February 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 5

   Multiple issues with food order, poor interactions with waiter, fruit flies (multiple) in food.
   

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   Jeff

   Washington DC

   2 reviews

   1.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 17 February 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   Restaurant was out of a significant number of items. Got oysters and they were spoiled and terrible. Manager and waiter offered additional food we did not ask for. It was like they were trying to get rid of leftovers. Our entrees were below average and way over priced for the taste and quality.
   

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   Cecil

   Baltimore

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 16 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our server was impeccable. very knowledgeable. There was a family next to us but one person in the party was extremely loud and disruptive. Tainted a very quaint evening for me and my wife. I did not wanted to ruin the moment, but wished someone would have said something to assist him with toning it down. I highly recommend the Bronzino. We also ordered the pre fixe. Great price for the food, service, and ambiance.
   

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   Micah

   Salt Lake City

   3 reviews

   1.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 16 February 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Great service. Mediocre experience. Food was not worth it.
   

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   Vanessa

   New York City

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   What a delightful tea! The variety of savory and sweets were ample and delicious. Some nice surprises as well as more traditional offerings. The four pages of teas to choose from, the gratis glass of proseco and great service sealed the deal!
   

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   Michael

   Hawaii

   4 reviews

   2.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   Went for Valentines Day Dinner, preset 3 course menu with decent portions, taste was average and extremely overpriced for what you get. Drinks were average quality and again overpriced @$25 each. Service seemed off and bumbled through the night. Absolute nightmare with pulling up to park valet, then again nightmare getting car after dinner, no signs, no organization, no management with regards to valet service. You must grab a worker in between them running around and see if they can find your car, best to meet them out on the street and hop into your car or you’re stuck in a massive waiting line with other patrons. Went for a unique and pleasurable experience with my wife and will never return, recommend going somewhere else for a $500+ dinner for two.
   

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   Julius

   Washington DC

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   The Valentine’s Day Pre-Fix Menu was overpriced. Didn’t see the value. I would revamp the entree selections as well as increase the portion sizes.
   

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   Erica

   Baltimore

   20 reviews

   3.0

   20 reviews

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The Kingbird is a very nice restaurant. The ambiance was exceptional as well as the service. However, we went for the first time on a Valentine’s Day pre-fix menu. I did not know what was going to be in that selected menu until the last minute. That did not give me enough time to opt out and just do a la cart dining. The majority of the selections no one was thrilled about. Also, I was not given the option to sit outside in one of the very nice tented setups. Didn’t even know it existed. Additionally, it says on the website that valet parking for dining was $15. We were all charged $25. There were so many people coming that valet parking was backed up. We waited for 10 minutes to allow someone to park out car, and on the way out, waited 30 minutes for someone to bring us the car. We had to meet our car at the corner of the street away from the Hotel. I’ll try going there again. Later in the year, to see how the rest of the menu fairs.
   

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    Kishna

    Washington DC

    7 reviews

    3.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on 15 February 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3

    It’s a nice place. The seating is to close and placing tables in the walk way seems forced and is awkward for those seated to have the restaurant traffic having to literally walk inches from your table because they are that close. Also the tables were extremely unstable 🥴 if I wanted to cut my food my husband would have to hold the table (not kidding)…the food is good but again $$$$$. Each person has to decide if it’s worth it.
    

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