McCormick & Schmick's Seafood - McLeanambianceFood is excellent but we really like the curtained tables. the privacy and quiet make for a totally enjoyable evening. this is one of the few restaurants that one can have a great meal and dinner conversation in a normal tone without any extraneous noise. very relaxing.5/13/2013 12:00:00 AMDelighted DinersEveryone in our Mother's Day party was pleased with our meals and the outstanding service. We would definitely go back.5/12/2013 12:00:00 AMThe food was excellent asThe food was excellent as I have come to expect. The service was very good.5/12/2013 12:00:00 AMGreat Mother's Day DinnerWe managed to get a reservation very close to our preferred time at the last minute on Mother's Day. Had to wait a few minutes in the bar but the host was very gracious and we had a chance to review the menu. The food was excellent - especially the stuffed salmon special - and the service was outstanding. Our server, Mamoun, was prompt, helpful and charming. The complementary truffles for Mom were fabulous! This has become our favorite McCormick & Schmick's location!5/12/2013 12:00:00 AMMother's Day Dinner for FourThe size of the crowd made us wait in the bar for half an hour before being seated but the food and service were well worth the wait. The restaurant apologized by buying our appetizers: heaping platters of mixed seafood and fried calamari with cocktail and tartar sauce - scrumptious! The Menage a Trois white complimented all of our choices. Chincoteague oysters on the half-shell were plump and succulent. Equally delicious pan-fried scallops with potato pancake, and mussels, shrimp and scallops over pasta followed, only barely leaving room for apple-walnut pie with cinnamon ice cream. And the service was right there when called for and handled our requests with intelligence and good humor. Take your mom, even if it isn't Mother's Day.5/12/2013 12:00:00 AMGreat as alwaysWould have been 5-stars all the way across...Delicious Shrimp Kisses for appetizer...King Salmon to die for...awesome deserts...but the mashed potatoes were ice cold. So there is a lack of quality control somewhere.5/11/2013 12:00:00 AMGreat Night Out!Came here early on a quiet Monday evening and it was great. From the minute we walked in the door the service was friendly, attentive and not overbearing. Food was fantastic well prepared and delivered with good timing. Hope to go back again soon for another special occasion.5/6/2013 12:00:00 AMGreat for a few drinks atGreat for a few drinks at the bar and a relaxing dinner with my wife...5/3/2013 12:00:00 AMAlways Good Seafood and DessertsWe dine at McCormack & Schmick's on F Street often. This was our first time in McLean. This branch is quieter than downtown, but the food is the same high quality. The desserts were fabulous!4/30/2013 12:00:00 AMMy Favorite Eatery!M&S in McLean has long been my favorite DC-area eatery, and my recent dinner there for my 65th birthday was no exception. From the "Happy 65th" atop my menu (and a rolled up clean copy tied with a ribbon as a keepsake), to one of the best shrimp cocktails I have had in years, to my Caesar salad, to the Parmesan Crusted Flounder (my personal favor), to a final simply dessert of wonderful locally-made vanilla bean ice cream (with candle!), my dinner was all I could have expected. The wait staff was extremely attentive and helpful, yet not intrusive. Reserved one of the curtained off private booths, so it was a very quiet and elegant setting. Kudos to the chef and wait staff for a wonderful evening!! WE WILL BE BACK OFTEN!!!4/30/2013 12:00:00 AMChris is excellent..without my soupChris our waiter is always cordial and entertaining. There was an issue with the kitchen not bringing out my cup of soup prior to my entree, so I just cancelled the soup. But that's very minor considering how helpful and polite Chris (always) is/was.4/15/2013 12:00:00 AMThe seafood is always freshThe seafood is always fresh and perfectly prepared....never disappoints.4/15/2013 12:00:00 AMThe ambiance is outstanding.The ambiance is outstanding. Beautiful cut glass, individual curtained dining areas, fabulous looking bar and the display for fresh oyster and crab legs is something else. Service, we had 7:15 reservations on a Saturday night and it took much too long for the maitre de to to come up front and ask our names. At least 6 waiters passed us while we were waiting. When he arrived and asked our names he seemed to have some trouble as about 2 minutes later he had to ask for them again. Once seated the wait staff was great but the cocktail menu was soiled on an inner page with an undry gravely substance. Waiter advised of specials and we ordered. Food was tasty and properly cooked. Interesting menu.4/13/2013 12:00:00 AMGreat for Special Occasions!An excellent location for all special occasions! Beautiful decor, quiet atmosphere, very conducive to conversation. I ordered the salmon and was not disappointed. Grilled and flaky, the salmon was accompanied with a side sauce and vegetables. A great combination! Our server was "on time" and never intrusive. All involved with this outing made my wife's birthday very memorable. Thanks you!4/13/2013 12:00:00 AMSalmon was slightly undercookedSalmon was slightly undercooked and the waiter and kitchen took care of it right away. The manager checked with us to see if we were okay. Great experience.4/13/2013 12:00:00 AMIt was perfect. I had theIt was perfect. I had the best waiter in the world, really a professional, not someone waiting on tables while he went to school or supplemented his income. I had the best grilled trout, grilled asparagus and carrot strips, and mashed potatoes with room for apple pie (without ice cream so that I could taste the apples). Perfect!!! I wonder how the next meal will compare. How can one have any thing better than simple fresh grilled fish and veg!!!!!4/8/2013 12:00:00 AMEating Out a Great RestaurantThe meal was great as usual. It does seem that many folks who eat here are dressed very casually (jeans, t-shirts, flip flops). Maybe it was just the way I was brought up but dressing up to at least the business casual level seems appropriate for an upscale restaurant like this one. Also, there was only one valet--he did a good job but we had a long wait to get our car. They usally have two valets, so I don't what happened this past Saturday.4/6/2013 12:00:00 AMIt was a quiet Sunday evening,It was a quiet Sunday evening, we had a private booth that seated 8 comfortably. Food/service/atmosphere was excellent.3/24/2013 12:00:00 AMfood is always great. reallyfood is always great. really like the fact that you can close the curtains and have a QUIET conversation and enjoy the meal. there are very few restaurants that you can eat at without screaming above the ambient room noise.3/21/2013 12:00:00 AMWe were seated in an enclosedWe were seated in an enclosed booth that was perfect for those who wanted less noise. Would highly recommend the booth if you want a more intimate setting. Wonderful evening.3/20/2013 12:00:00 AMvery good for business!food was very good and service also. keep in mind the food is expensive. two entrees for lunch with no alcohol and no appetizers was $60. it is business friendly with enclosed tables which are excellent for business conversation.3/12/2013 12:00:00 AMInterestingly my client wasInterestingly my client was over 35 minutes late for our lunch and the staff was wonderful and my server was not hovering or impatient. I decided to leave without our lunch and just then my very tardy client arrived. We were graciously seated at the same table and Mahmoud refreshed my drink that I had previously left on the table. A wonderful experience in an awkward situation. Thank you McCormick & Schmick....2/28/2013 12:00:00 AM