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Medium Rare - Arlington, Arlington, VA

Medium Rare - Arlington

4.6
4.6
1433 Reviews
$30 and under
Steak

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2 people
19:00
Booked 105 times today
  • Good for groups
  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Good for special occasions
A Diner's Choice Award winner for the last 12 years! Legendary Medium Rare offers a unique, 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..
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Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Steak, American, Steakhouse
  • Hours of Operation
    Brunch Sat, Sun 10:30–16:00 Dinner Mon–Thu 17:00–22:00 Fri 17:00–23:00 Sat 14:30–23:00 Sun 14:30–22:00
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    We also provide free garage parking in our building
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa

What 1,433 people are saying

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4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 4.5Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

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Medium Rare - Arlington offers a consistently enjoyable dining experience with "great food, great value and great service." Despite occasional wait times, the "steak frites do live up to the hype!" The ambiance is lively, with "a fun atmosphere" and "excellent service." Ideal for brunch or dinner, reservations recommended.

1,433 Reviews
  1. Geri

    VIP

    Washington DC

    68 reviews

    5.0

    68 reviews

    Dined today

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We love Medium Rare. We love the simple menu. And the food is always good

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  2. Michele

    Washington DC

    36 reviews

    5.0

    36 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    ALWAYS outstanding! Delicious food! Excellent service! Fun atmosphere! Good for any size group & all types of celebrations!

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  3. Laura

    Washington DC

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    This place has gone downhill. When I ordered a medium steak I received a completely rare one and when I got the new one the fries were hard as rocks. This is the first time I’ve had an experience like this there, and it was pretty disappointing.

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  4. Ashlee

    VIP

    Washington DC

    16 reviews

    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    The food was really good and so was the service. This place is consistently good, but there was a little something more this time. Definitely enjoyed my meal and will continue to patronize this location.

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  5. John Hackett

    VIP

    Washington DC

    6 reviews

    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 23 February 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Busy, a bit loud, food was plentiful, service good

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  6. Brooke

    VIP

    Washington DC

    13 reviews

    3.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on 22 February 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 1
    Medium Rare has been on my list to try for a while and honestly I wish it would have stayed that way a little longer. While the food, for the price, was good and the servers were on their game all night the rest of the experience left much to be desired. The restaurant was clearly over booked and the hostesses were wholly unable to correctly estimate the waiting time (even for us with reservations). I'm fine to wait but waiting for more than 30 minutes after my reservation after I was told it would be 5 minutes is irritating. The managers were clearly unprepared to direct the staff to stop taking walk-ins and were generally rude to the staff (bumping into them while they tried to serve customers, reseating customers in the middle of service, etc.). While I enjoyed the food, I will never be coming back to this location and advise that others do not go to it.

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  7. Jennifer

    VIP

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 22 February 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    The food is delicious - but the service is poor. Once the initial round of drinks is served, no additional drinks were provided after being requested and ordered. The tables are too close together and the staff constantly run into chairs. It's very loud inside.

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  8. Dorothée

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 22 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Good service, great brunch! I had bottomless mimosas and a serving of steak, fruits and fruit salad for like $35

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  9. EL

    Unspecified

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 22 February 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    Had to wait more than 15 minutes before getting my table. Tiny table and cold food with long time to be served. Unbelievable experience

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  10. Pari

    Washington DC

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 20 February 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    Great restaurant for my son’s 10th birthday. He loved the food! Service was slow

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FAQs

Medium Rare - Arlington does offer delivery in partnership with Postmates. Medium Rare - Arlington also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (703) 243-2020.

Medium Rare - Arlington is rated 4.6 stars by 1433 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 105 times today
Google Map for Medium Rare - Arlington

3601 Fairfax Dr, Arlington, VA 22201-2352

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Steak, American, Steakhouse
  • Hours of Operation
    Brunch Sat, Sun 10:30–16:00 Dinner Mon–Thu 17:00–22:00 Fri 17:00–23:00 Sat 14:30–23:00 Sun 14:30–22:00
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    We also provide free garage parking in our building
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
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