701 Restaurant, Washington, District of Columbia Restaurant Details

Food:

The restaurant is rather tiny and the food options not as vast as I would hope. The service is friendly and the cocktails are well made, but the experience wasn't memorable enough to return again.

Food:

I came here for DC Restaurant Week 2014 with a small group, so obviously I was limited to Chef Lambert's prix-fixe menu. It's a nice restaurant, although a bit dim inside - not ideal for lunches on sunny days but good for evening dates.

For my first course, I went with the shrimp ceviche in a tomatillo-cilantro broth, alongside watermelon and pickled anaheim chiles. Light, not too filling. For my entree, I ordered the Norwegian salmon with quinoa and charred cucumber salsa in a tomato-tamarind sauce. Salmon was cooked to my liking (medium). For dessert, I had the bread pudding with vanilla anglaise. All in all, I thought the food was good although not unique or exceptional enough for 4 stars. I think non-Restaurant Week may be a little better, as there are more interesting items.

The service, however, was top notch. Our server was very friendly. He went through all the items on the menu and recommended his top dishes. Our food came out promptly. One of the girls wanted a second beer, but unfortunately they ran out so our server gave her a similar beer free of charge, to make up for the inconvenience. Whenever one of us left to go use the restroom, someone would come by and fold napkins. After our entree, our server gave us all champagne on the house. It felt like everyone was bending over backwards trying to accommodate us. Also prior to dinner, I made several requests via phone and they warmly accepted all these requests.

It's right next to the Archives metro station and just two blocks from the Mall.

Food:

Pricing beware. Taste buds beware. Some sites say 50 per person. That's if you are eating cheap. My wife and I don't go to fancier places very often so this was a treat for her and I.

Pros: Amazing service. The staff made a point if keeping drinks filled and checking on us. The food was out of normal for us but we loved it. Live piano was nice.

Con: Pricing online from third party sites was inaccurate. People started talking over the live piano.

We will probably be back. There are too many restaurants to try in dc. We will be recommending this place to others.

Food:

The atmosphere was great and the food was really good. I rated it as a 4 star as opposed to a 5 because I expected a little bit more from the food for that price, but the atmosphere was great. We loved the live jazz. We took a taxi, but if we had known about it, we would have taken advantage of the valet parking. I will definitely be returning to the restaurant the next time that I'm in D.C.

Food:

Had dinner here as part of a private event. Cocktails to start were all made exceptionally well. As for the meal, I had an excellent sunchoke soup to start and a tenderloin as my entree. The steak was fantastic. I wasn't blown away by the desserts--the ones I tried were tasty, just nothing special. Very nice restaurant for a catered event. Service was incredible.

Food:

One can dine elegantly in peace and quiet at this sophisticated Penn Quarter New American that treats patrons with dignity and serves them meals cooked just right; its modern ambiance impresses for both business or romantic dining, while lunch and pre-theater specials supply some good value in an otherwise high-rent neighborhood.