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Capitol City Brewing Company - Downtown, Washington, DC
Capitol City Brewing Company - Downtown, Washington, DC
Capitol City Brewing Company - Downtown, Washington, DC
Capitol City Brewing Company - Downtown, Washington, DC
Capitol City Brewing Company - Downtown, Washington, DC

Capitol City Brewing Company - Downtown

3.6
3.6
702 Reviews
$30 and under
American
Located on the corner of 11th and H street NW, Capitol City Brewing Co. opened its doors in 1992 as the first brew pub in our nation's capitol since prohibition, thus giving its citizens and its many visitors the freedom to enjoy some of the finest hand-crafted beer in the country. On the front of our menu is the symbol of freedom, the Lady Liberty, a statue found atop our namesake, the United States Capitol.

Nestled in the heart of Washington's rejuvenated downtown, this location has become a local landmark for celebrating great beer and food with family and friends. We have always taken great pride in our beer so come in and enjoy a cold pint of our very best and match it to one of the many menu selections tailored to the brews we serve.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 10 times today

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Cuisines
    American
  • Hours of operation
    Thu–Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Lunch Tue–Sun 11:00 am–4:00 pm Dinner Tue, Wed, Sun 4:30 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (202) 628-2222
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Douglas Cruz
  • Private party facilities
    Whatever the occasion, let our friendly, seasoned event staff make party planning as easy as enjoying one of our cold brews. Our flexible, professional servers, chefs and event specialists provide individual attention to the requirements of each event.
  • Private party contact
    Bobby Johnson: (202) 628-4606
  • Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Cross street
    on the corner of 11th and H street NW
  • Parking details
    Public Lot - Entrance off 12th Street. (Corner of 12th and H St)
  • Public transit
    The Metro is in walking distance of Capitol City Brewing Company! Metro Center is the closest metro stop to us and its only 2 blocks away.
  • Entertainment
    Large Screen Flat TV's showing your favorite sports teams.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Beer, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 702 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.6
3.6 based on recent ratings
  • 3.7Food
  • 3.5Service
  • 3.7Ambience
  • 3.8Value

NoiseModerate

702 Reviews
  1. Kpemscott

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Th food was perfect and so was the server. Great experience

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  2. SaraH

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 11, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Everything was very good. My only complaint is that the water tasted like dirt, literally. Even after adding lemons, it was just really awful tasting and warm. Otherwise our group enjoyed everything!

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  3. CueT

    Washington DC

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Good food for a good price. Great staff and service.

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  4. Anonymous

    Washington DC

    11 reviews

    4.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on August 3, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience4
    Food was good, inexpensive for area, host and server were brusque but efficient.

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 29, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    Was refused service for having a vertical government ID. I provided numerous forms of ID and was still denied. I got into multiple bars and served at other restaurants with the same ID. They served the whole table of 14 with drinks besides me because of the direction of my ID. Food was awful and incorrect as well. Do NOT come here if you have an out of state ID.

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  6. JoanM

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 28, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    The fried calamari was over cooked. They were too tough to chew.

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 23, 2023

    overall1food3service1ambience1
    Seated at dirty table, waited 20 minutes to order( saw wait staff arguing over whose table we were), watched wait staff receive food order from another restaurant and divide up their dinners and wondered if we had made a poor choice for our own dining if the staff wouldn’t eat it. Very strange. Won’t visit again.

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  8. MichaelP

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 23, 2023

    overall1food5service1ambience5
    Under staffed so the service was terrible. Food was great.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Columbus

    2 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 21, 2023

    overall3food4service1ambience3
    The waitress miscommunicated the side options to our table and ultimately my order was wrong. Instead of apologizing and offering to correct it, the manager came over and accused me of ordering the wrong thing. I told them I wanted exactly what was on the menu for the entree and he then told me it would be a while to place a new order, as if to punish or discourage me for requesting the correct order. The restaurant is definitely not focused on strong customer service, but the prices are cheap and the location is convenient.

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Hawaii

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on July 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The Dinner was very good. Dessert was so awesome.

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  11. OpenTable Diner

    Indiana

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 13, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience3
    Good was wonderful. Staff was friendly but could tell they could use a few more servers as they were running everywhere. Overall - definitely would eat here again!

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  12. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 13, 2023

    overall3food2service5ambience4
    Our Hostess’s , Waiter we perfect , happy, great Service! Food sub par for even a bar food. Greasy fish & chips! Over spiced guacamole for , over cooked tortilla, dry appetizers, 2 salads were good, low on dressing sides as well as low on dip of quesadillas. Taco tortilla dry, no refill offered of 3 of our waters, bathroom not really clean, floors sticky, won’t be back! Will not recommend.

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  13. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great place! Needs to get logo Merch 😂 other then that I wouldn’t change a thing

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  14. OpenTable Diner

    Pinehurst

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 3, 2023

    overall3food4service3ambience4
    Food was ok, not great but ok .service was a little slow

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  15. SarahH

    San Francisco

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 2, 2023

    overall4food5service2ambience3
    The food was great but they were completely unprepared for our large party despite making a reservation several weeks in advance. The host gave us an exasperated look when we checked in for our reservation and honestly seemed upset that we had showed up. It looked like they were quite understaffed, and indeed it took a while to get drinks and get started. Despite all this, the food was great and we made do and had a good time.

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  16. KathleenH

    Greater Boston

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 2, 2023

    overall3food4service1ambience3
    Service very slow and they ran out of clean silverware and glasses. Good food though

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  17. Guest62823

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 28, 2023

    overall2food3service2ambience3
    I made a reservation, but the host wouldn’t seat my group of 7 because not everyone planned to order food, although some did and everyone got drinks. The host made us stand around high tops and then never sent a waiter to take our order until we asked the bartender. At the end of our visit, a mouse scurried past us inside the restaurant.

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  18. EnriqueH

    Washington DC

    6 reviews

    2.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on June 23, 2023

    overall2food4service4ambience3
    It was going great until we saw a mouse running around the place. Not once but 3 times. We left right after.

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  19. JenniferP

    Philadelphia

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on June 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fastest food prep in recorded history. Went with a party of 8 and had our food prepared and eaten in no time. Super easy and great for families.

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  20. MichaelC

    Greater Boston

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 22, 2023

    overall3food3service2ambience5
    The server seemed to be either overwhelmed or new. 3 out of 8 orders placed were incorrect. And had to be remade. Food was good. Beers were good.

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  21. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 18, 2023

    overall1food2service1ambience2
    Server was slow and struggled to bring waters. We ordered blue cheese and it took him 3 attempts to bring out blue cheese. Server thought it was ranch. Food was not ok. Not coming back for sure

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  22. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    15 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on June 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Good food, love outdoor seating option and fast service

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  23. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 11, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Food was very good. Came very quick. Maybe a little too quick. Felt a little rushed

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  24. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    overall2food1service3ambience4
    The food was surprisingly bad. The salmon was like a hockey puck. The fries are the type you get at a summer hotdog shack. The service was nice but extremely slow. The place was not empty but also wasn’t slammed. We saw the server standing around a lot and we needed things, like when our third joined after parking the car. It took 10 minutes for the server to take his drink order. I would not return.

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  25. OpenTable Diner

    Charlotte

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 13, 2023

    overall2food2service2ambience2
    Typical bar food. Beer was good. Long wait for the check.

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  26. LisaF

    Tampa

    4 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 7, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience3
    Food was good, but took longer than expected. Waiter was good at keeping us informed.

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  27. RJM22

    Atlanta Metro

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 7, 2023

    overall1food3service1ambience2
    Booked table but no arrangement. Ordered food but took almost an hour, only 2 appetizers. Asked check out due to late serving, the staff got angry and avoided coming our table.

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  28. OpenTable Diner

    Baltimore

    1 review

    vip
    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 7, 2023

    overall1food3service1ambience1
    They forgot half of the food, brought the wrong drinks and tried to tell us that it was what we ordered, and then blamed the kitchen for the wrong food when I saw the receipt had wrong food orders.

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  29. ErinG

    Philadelphia

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 6, 2023

    overall3food4service1ambience4
    This was our 2nd time visiting Capitol City Brewing when visiting DC. Food is always excellent and beer is great. Service this time was abysmal. We sat for over 10 minutes. Three employees asked if we had been helped and told our server to wait on us. He was on his phone and ignored the repeated requests. When we were giving our order, he kept look at his Apple Watch reading texts or notifications. We had to ask for everything twice. This was not a busy time at all which made it even more disappointing. Worked in the service industry for over 15 years so I always try to give grace but this seemed to be someone not interested in waiting on us and didn’t care if we knew it or not.

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  30. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 3, 2023

    overall1food2service1ambience2
    Service was very slow. Ordering a cheeseburger seemed to be confusing. Food was mediocre at best.

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  31. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 2, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience2
    Worst dining experience… and the management is very rude.

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  32. JohnM

    Charleston

    12 reviews

    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on March 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our servers were great, and the food was awesome as always!

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  33. PJSS

    Edinburgh

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 26, 2023

    overall2food3service1ambience3
    Not great. Wrong food brought out twice and then a very long wait for one meal to be corrected. No apologies. Food we had was ok but experience with service would put us off returning or recommending.

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  34. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was good! We went w kids and it was perfect. Spacious and quick.

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  35. EllenG

    Washington DC

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on March 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always great food and great beer. This is out 3rd time taking out of town guests.

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  36. Helch

    Philadelphia

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 24, 2023

    overall3food2service1ambience4
    Waitress couldn’t answer questions regarding drinks and food. Ordered mojitos and she brought us two veered. Orders bowl of soup… brought us cup! Terrible service except for those who cleaned table and brought food out to us

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  37. LindseyB

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 18, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Our server was busy. He tried his best, but I think he had a lot of tables to keep up with. The food was great. A little over priced in my opinion, but good nonetheless. It was very noisy. Definitely not a bad place to hang out, but don’t expect to be able to talk a lot. All in all, a good place to have dinner.

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  38. Bene

    Washington DC

    21 reviews

    4.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on March 15, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience3
    Cap City maintains its welcoming atmosphere. We met for a family reunion and the food was well prepared. The service, once we got the server’s attention, was good. The noise level was too high to have a group conversation but it is a brew pub after all.

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  39. KevinO

    Washington DC

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Good food, great service. Sat in a booth near the bar area, quite pleasant.

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  40. MatthewD

    South Dakota

    19 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on March 7, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Fabulous! Best salad and tenderloin EVER!

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
    • Contactless payment available
  • Protective equipment

    • Waitstaff wear masks
    • Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking

FAQs

Capitol City Brewing Company - Downtown offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (202) 628-2222.

Capitol City Brewing Company - Downtown is rated 3.6 stars by 702 OpenTable diners.

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

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 10 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Capitol City Brewing Company - Downtown

1100 New York Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20005

Additional information

  • Cross street
    on the corner of 11th and H street NW
  • Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Hours of operation
    Thu–Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Lunch Tue–Sun 11:00 am–4:00 pm Dinner Tue, Wed, Sun 4:30 pm–9:00 pm
  • Cuisines
    American
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Public Lot - Entrance off 12th Street. (Corner of 12th and H St)
  • Public transit
    The Metro is in walking distance of Capitol City Brewing Company! Metro Center is the closest metro stop to us and its only 2 blocks away.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Douglas Cruz
  • Entertainment
    Large Screen Flat TV's showing your favorite sports teams.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Beer, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (202) 628-2222
  • Private party facilities
    Whatever the occasion, let our friendly, seasoned event staff make party planning as easy as enjoying one of our cold brews. Our flexible, professional servers, chefs and event specialists provide individual attention to the requirements of each event.
  • Private party contact
    Bobby Johnson: (202) 628-4606
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