Moving out of state, what amazing expensive restaurant in DC should we try before we leave?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bourbon Steak!!!

Valet parking.
Swanky bar.
Complimentary duck fat fries.
Complimentary pan of piping hot truffle rolls.
Amazing steaks.
Great service.

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Bourbon Steak is great.

You may also want to consider Marcel's.

+2 to Bourbon Steak (me and my husband!)

Go to the bar first and have a cocktail. Amazing. Great people watching too. We sat next to Lebron James at the bar (he is absolutely gigantic in person).

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Fiola is a beautiful restaurant. Off of 6th and Penn, I think.

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Jaleo for tapas the drinks dessert at W hotel rooftop

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I like Central on Penn Ave. Filomena in Georgetown for Italian. or Primi Piatti. Those are old places so maybe not hard to get into

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Try to pick a non chain. So no The Prime Rib, Capital Grille, Fogo de Chao. You've been given lots of great recommendations for local, special, upscale restaurants.

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Yes, OP here and a PP correctly identified that we are not foodies in any way. Just want to treat ourselves to a semi fancy night with some good food (but full service). I'm not really into stuff I've never heard of which is what a lot of those trendy restaurants nowadays are pushing! Thank you all for so many more recs, I have a lot of googling to do!

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I don't see why everyone is still giving recommendations for the BEST DC restaurants when clearly, OP wants a steak. Just go to Ray's.

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Capital Grille is mediocre. If you want a steak type place that also has seafood, I agree with the posters who recommend Bourbon. If you want something unique with more unusual food, Komi or Restaurant Eve.

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Anonymous wrote:Fiola is a beautiful restaurant. Off of 6th and Penn, I think.

I was disappointed in Fiola. Good but not memorable.

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I don't understand how Capital Grille ever makes it into these types of posts. We were there in January and the food was horrible: a tasteless ribeye and gross tenderloin tips. So disappointed; I'm not the best cook, but could've done better myself.

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Anonymous wrote:Too bad Duke Ziebert's closed. And for God's sake, don't go to the Palm. It's a lawyers' joint that used to be a see-and-be-seen. (Come to think of it, that's what Duke's was, but we get nostalgic after they're gone.)

Ah, toasting legislative victories (or drowning sorrows) with martinis on Duke's terrace. Good times!

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Anonymous wrote:I don't see why everyone is still giving recommendations for the BEST DC restaurants when clearly, OP wants a steak. Just go to Ray's.

Rays is terrible for service with mediocre steak. The OP said they want full service. If they want to be rushed in and out in 40 minutes, then Rays is a good option.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't see why everyone is still giving recommendations for the BEST DC restaurants when clearly, OP wants a steak. Just go to Ray's.

Rays is terrible for service with mediocre steak. The OP said they want full service. If they want to be rushed in and out in 40 minutes, then Rays is a good option.

So where is the best place for a steak? I had a good experience there but I really don't care about steakhouses. I would rather go to Komi or any of the other options. Rose's or Corduroy. I did not love Restaurant Eve but it was a lovely place. I think that OP might like a more traditional menu in a nice place like 8407 Kitchen Bar in Silver Spring. It isn't going to cost $500 either. They do have good steak there. Also 1789 is very traditional, very upscale and very good. As is Black's in Bethesda.

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Anonymous wrote:Based on your headline, I was going to say Komi, above everything else.

But Komi's a "foodie"-type tasting menu. From your post, it sounds like you're more classic steak and service sort of folks. You might find Komi a little foo-foo.

For a "just the classics" type dinner, I'd suggest the Grill Room at the Capella Hotel in Georgetown (Frank Ruta's new place); Bourbon Steak in the Four Seasons; the Oval Room, with its new renovation and new chef, near the White House; or if you want really old classic, the Prime Rib on K Street--dated, but still there, doing what they do. Jacket and tie required for gentlemen.

You know what would be a nice DC experience? Dinner at the Oval Room, then a walk through Lafayette Park, in front of the White House, to after-dinner drinks. For a view and a hangout with the currently fashionable set, you could do the drinks or dessert on the roof of the W hotel. I forget the name of that place. It gets a crowd, and you'll probably need a reservation, even for drinks/dessert. If you want quiet and classic instead, you could get cocktails at Off the Record in the Hay Adams, or at the Round Robin Bar in the Willard.

You could also do the classic cocktail before dinner, and dessert on the roof after dinner. And if you don't want all that walking back and forth across the park, you could do the dinner at J&G Steakhouse or Joe & Tony's instead. Both of those are on the same side of the White House as the above-mentioned cocktail bars--they're all at various points on 15th Street or just around the corner on Pennsylvania / Freedom Plaza. (The Oval Room is at the other corner of Lafayette Park, at H and Connecticut.)

Great idea! Dinner at the Oval Room, drinks at the W, Off the Record, or Round Robin.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too bad Duke Ziebert's closed. And for God's sake, don't go to the Palm. It's a lawyers' joint that used to be a see-and-be-seen. (Come to think of it, that's what Duke's was, but we get nostalgic after they're gone.)

Ah, toasting legislative victories (or drowning sorrows) with martinis on Duke's terrace. Good times!

OP here again.

We are definitely not going to the Palm. My boss and his partner go to the Palm every.single.day. for lunch. Totally agree that it's a lawyers' hangout!

I think we will go to Bourbon Steak!