Restaurants near Residence Inn Arlington Capital View

I made reservations here for a Christmas brunch with my family and Wow! I am so happy I did! My family and I had a fabulous time and a fantastic brunch here at Old Ebbitt. Our server, Jasmine, gave excellent recommendations and was an incredible server. She was very warm and inviting, which is something we always look for. The french toast, chicken and waffles, eggs Benedict, crab and artichoke dip, and raw oysters were all top notch and delicious. From start to end, everything was perfect. This is where you want to have brunch in DC. Thank you, Old Ebbitt!

Food was decent. Some of the food was really good. There was only one table beside us and the server just seemed to not look in our direction. We had to wave her over every single time.

I’ve been to this restaurant several times before, but the music noise level this time was very high, so requested to the waitress to lower it. She did, but it was still a bit too high to have a normal conversation with my two friends. Noticed that this time only one server was working, but the restaurant was not busy. Regardless of that, the waitress took longer to take our dinner orders. One of my friends ordered the TROUT AND FARRO PILAF, which I had before, and it’s a pretty large good tasting dish. My other friend had the SEARED SCALLOPS, which from the three dishes had the best presentation, but it could have been more like an appetizer than a regular main dish since it was more like a Tapas dish. I ordered for the first time the STEAK & SALAD and didn’t read the explanation of the dish since I thought it will come on a bed of salad and it didn’t. Was a bit disappointed as it came out with large cut potatoes and a small salad of endives, shaved sweet onion with chervil-white wine vinaigrette. The steak was cooked as a I wanted and the bourbon peppercorn sauce on it was delicious. I paired it with a glass of red wine, Chateau de Parenchere Bordeaux, and it was delicious. For dessert my friends ordered the HOUSE BREAD PUDDING, which I had before, and I think is the best dessert from three right now on the menu. I ordered the SPICED CHOCOLATE CREMEUX which was very rich and couldn’t finished it. We paired it with coffee, espresso, that was not on the menu, but the restaurant manager made it for us ❤️

Just coming back from Paris, my husband and I decided we would organize his birthday dinner here as a loving nod to a wonderful experience abroad. The food was delicious and so very well presented. The wine was impeccable and cocktails were perfect. The ambiance, especially around the holidays, is unmatched. I will say it was surprisingly busy for a late evening dinner on a Tuesday and I think that made wait times for items longer than ideal. That being said, it was a top notch experience and we will be back!

Perfect spot for business meetings. Quet, great service and excellent food.