Capital Grille in DC - prices?
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Anonymous
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My daughter wants to celebrate her 28th birthday at Capital Grille, and I want to make a reservation--but I'd like to know how expensive the place is (we're a party of 10).
For the life of me, I can't find menu prices anywhere online. I've read that the average price is $62/person, but my family members vary widely in terms of how much they'll order & whether or not they'll have cocktails, etc. Can anyone tell me the price of a steak? A side dish? A soup? A salad? A cocktail? A dessert? Thanks for any help! |
Anonymous
It's going to be more than $62/person unless you do an entree only plus maybe a side. http://washingtondc.menupages.com/restaurants/capital-grille/menu |
Anonymous
| I'm thinking it was around $80 per person for our family of 4. Including just two drinks and two shared deserts. I'm a good tipper though. |
Anonymous
| DH hosts dinners for 10 there often. It's usually 10 grown men who like to drink and they order a few bottles of wine with dinner. Last time he commented that dinner was around 1200 without tip. |
Anonymous
| Haven't been in a while, but steaks at most steakhouses are around $40-$50 for the steak and $10 for sides big enough for sharing. So the $60 is probably accurate without tip and maybe one drink. |
Anonymous
| I eat there fairly often for work/social events. I would count on $100/pp if each people either has a cocktail (I would guess $12-15 per drink), and either an appetizer or dessert. Don't forget the 10% tax in DC. That can add up quickly. |
Anonymous
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Steaks are $40-$60
Sides are $10 Desserts are $10ish Appetizers are $10-$$$ (seafood tower, market price) Salads $8-12 Cocktails- $10ish Wine, well, you know how that goes. As expensive as you can go, it goes. Or you can do a $9 glass. Altogether I think you should plan on more like $80-$90 a person if you're factoring in drinks and someone will want a salad with dinner and usually everyone wants a dessert. |
Anonymous
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Yikes! We're going to head to McCormick & Schmick's instead--more affordable options and a more extensive menu.
Thanks for the help! |
Anonymous
| One thing you don't get at M&S though is dry aged steaks which Capital Grille does have. There is a difference. Steak houses actually lose money on their steaks and try to make it up through liquor and sides. If you really want a deal, go eat a steak only with iced tea and you've just gotten a steak cooked at cost. If you look at Smith and Wollensky's steak order section for uncooked steaks, the costs are pretty close to what you pay in the restaurant. |
Anonymous
| Speak to the resteraunt and they may be able to offer you a private dining experience with a fixed menu and fixed PP cost. We have done this over the years at many places around town. |
Anonymous
| OP would you consider lunch? At my Cap Grille they have lunch specials/'lunch plates' for $18 which include soup or salad and an entree. Granted, it's not a huge steak but anyway FYI. I am not in DC so don't know if the DC one does that...but lunch is much less expensive than dinner there and here,lunch menu is 11 or 1130 til 3pm. |
Anonymous
| Lunch is way cheaper. The reality is that Capital Grille and M&S are very different. I took my son to Capital Grille for dinner recently and was a little shocked by the pricing, but he felt very special. I go for lunch quite a bit so I didn't know the jump between dinner and lunch was so much. |
Anonymous
| M&S is terrible. Don't go there. For great steaks go to Ray's the Steaks in Arlington. Capital Grille will be $100/pp. |
Anonymous
I can't tell any difference. |
Anonymous
This is a good suggestion. Ray's is just as good, less expensive and WAY less stuffy. |