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Medium Rare - Cleveland Park, Washington, DC

Medium Rare - Cleveland Park

4.6
4.6
2104 Reviews
$30 and under
Steak

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2 people
19:00
Booked 17 times today
  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Great for outdoor dining
  • Good for special occasions
A Diner's Choice Award winner for the last 12 years! Legendary Medium Rare offers a unique $28.95 prix fixe dinning experience of artisan bread; a mixed green salad; prime, dry-aged steak; and hand-cut fries (Vegetarian option always available) in a relaxed, fun, environment. Please allow us 15 minutes to seat you after your full party has arrived and after checkin at our host stand. As we do only one thing, we do our best to make the food and experience exceptional and also a good value. We also serve brunch on Saturday and Sunday's with a great prix fixe including French Toast, Steak and Eggs, Eggs Benedict and bottomless Bloody Marys, Mimosas and Screwdrivers. WALK INS and CALL AHEAD seating are always welcomed.

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Steak, American, French
  • Hours of Operation
    Brunch Sat, Sun 10:00–14:30 Dinner Mon–Thu 17:00–22:00 Fri 17:00–23:00 Sat 14:30–23:00 Sun 14:30–22:00
  • Phone number
    (202) 237-1432
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Area
    Cleveland Park
  • Cross Street
    Ordway Street NW
  • Parking details
    Small parking lot directly across the street
  • Public transit
    On the corner adjacent to the Metro red line, Cleveland Park entrance
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Weekend Brunch, Wine

What 2,104 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.6Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • District of Columbia

    Best Value

  • District of Columbia

    Steak

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Medium Rare in Cleveland Park delights with "phenomenal" food and "wonderful" service. Known for its steak frites, patrons appreciate the "great value" and "delicious" offerings. The ambiance, especially on the patio, is "perfect" for gatherings. Despite occasional service hiccups, the overall dining experience remains a "top-notch" favorite among locals and visitors alike.

2,104 Reviews
  1. Daniel

    Washington DC

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined today

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    Restaurant was 35 minutes late in seating our group. The host stand was a mess, it seemed that there were both too many and too few people working the host stand. It seemed that everyone who was working the host stand was not communicating with each other. Carlos, who was training, told us that he was going to check on something, and they never returned to communicate with us. When we were finally seated, our server Daniel greeted us within 30 seconds of us sitting. After asking out water preferences, he immediately asked what if we were ready to put in our drink orders. We had been sitting for 30 seconds and did not even have time to look at the drink menu which was incredibly annoying. When we said we were good with water for the time being, again because we didn’t have time to look at the menu, he collected all the menus. He then returned 5 minutes later notifying us that they also served cocktails, but that they weren’t on the menu. He verbally told us the cocktails which was 1) difficult to hear in the restaurant, and 2) hard to remember what he was saying because I was trying to hear all the choices before deciding. Also I don’t know why he didn’t tell us about the cocktails when he originally asked us about drinks. Food was fine, the fries are overcooked and not just crunchy, they are hard. When we finished our meal, we had staff slowly pre clear our table as we finished. We sat for about 15 minutes with no one interacting with us, and we were looking for Daniel because we didn’t see him on the floor and we were ready to leave. We look out the window and he’s rolling silverware with the trainee Carlos. We gave him a few minutes because we thought he’d eventually come back inside to check in with us. He did not. I had to flag someone else down to close out. While we waited for someone else to run our bill, we thought that by this point he’d be back to check on us. He was not. We signed the bill, and left. What a mess of a restaurant.

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  2. Stephen

    Orange County

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 17 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Tasty and filling meal served by gracious, cheerful and helpful wait staff. Excellent value and a pleasant environment.

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  3. Pamela

    Washington DC

    35 reviews

    4.0

    35 reviews

    Dined on 16 November 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 2
    The food and service were good. We went for brunch. We were disappointed that the cappuccino and espresso was an extra charge and couldn't be a substitute out for a bottomless alcoholic beveridge (which were included along with regular coffee, tea and OJ).

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 16 November 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    The food was good, the ambiance was a little too rowdy and they took a long time to seat our reservation. Clearly they overbook themselves

    1 person found this helpful

  5. OpenTable Diner

    New York City

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 16 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We go to medium rare every year for my son’s birthday. It never disappoints.,

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  6. Dave

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 11 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great time and food……………………………………………………………………………,.

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  7. Samuel

    Washington DC

    19 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on 10 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Love our experience every time we go to DC location. Brunch is the best deal in town

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  8. Alex

    New York City

    16 reviews

    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on 9 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Feel like in Le Relais de L'Entrecot but in DC. Increible tender meat with fabulous fries and the sauce just amazing. Sald and desserts are incredible as well. As for Juliana, she's just amazing.

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  9. Samuel

    Washington DC

    19 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on 5 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Superb dinner. Outdoor dining was really pleasant , and the service was attentive without disturbing our company gathering. This is our company to go choice because of the simple menu and easy access to the metro.

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  10. Tiara

    Washington DC

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 3 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing , great service and you definitely leave FULL

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Medium Rare - Cleveland Park is rated 4.6 stars by 2104 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 17 times today
Google Map for Medium Rare - Cleveland Park

3500 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    Ordway Street NW
  • Area
    Cleveland Park
  • Hours of Operation
    Brunch Sat, Sun 10:00–14:30 Dinner Mon–Thu 17:00–22:00 Fri 17:00–23:00 Sat 14:30–23:00 Sun 14:30–22:00
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Steak, American, French
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Small parking lot directly across the street
  • Public transit
    On the corner adjacent to the Metro red line, Cleveland Park entrance
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Weekend Brunch, Wine
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