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Main Dining - City Tap House - Penn Quarter, Washington, DC
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City Tap House - Penn Quarter, Washington, DC
City Tap House - Penn Quarter, Washington, DC
City Tap House - Penn Quarter, Washington, DC

City Tap House - Penn Quarter

4.5
4.5
1152 Reviews
$30 and under
American
City Tap House boasts one of the area's most extensive local, national and international microbrew line ups, including over 40 drafts and an extensive bottle collection, with seasonal and rotating options, as well as a house made specialty cocktail menu. Complimented by our American regional cuisine and gourmet brick oven pizza menu; City Tap House offers guests a rustic, comfortable dining and bar setting adjacent to our spacious open kitchen.

Currently open for lunch and nightly dinner service as well as for weekend brunch, City Tap House looks forward to having you join us for any occasion! Enjoy happy hour in our bar area Monday - Friday from 3:00pm - 6:00pm. Seasonal patio dining available.

Please inquire about large group accommodations and catering menus for happy hours, cocktail receptions and seated functions as well as full-venue buy outs. We offer both semi-private and fully private event space.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 28 times today
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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Gastro Pub
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 11:00 am–12:00 am Fri, Sat 11:00 am–1:00 am Sun 11:00 am–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (202) 290-2252
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Catering
    Here at City Tap House, we pride ourselves on catering to any specific needs. Offering various prix fixe menus for seated luncheons or dinners as well a specialized catering menus for cocktail style receptions.
  • Private party facilities
    Located near the Capital One Arena, City Tap House is available for customized private events of all kinds! Whether it's a cocktail party, after work or late night happy hour or full-service dining function, City Tap House is the perfect place to host a memorable event in downtown Washington DC.
  • Private party contact
    Cait Lolis: (202) 290-2252
  • Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Cross street
    9th and I Street NW
  • Parking details
    Parking lot access on I street and K Street for hourly & daily fees. Additional public lot on 9th Street. Metered street parking available.
  • Public transit
    Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro stop (yellow, green and red lines available).
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 1,152 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

1,152 Reviews
  1. RebeccaC

    Miami

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Finally found a restaurant that does gluten free right! My son and husband ordered pizzas, 1 gluten free and 1 regular. I ordered the green and grain bowl. All the ingredients were fresh and nicely chopped. The pizzas were gone quickly! The food came out so fast and our waitress was prompted and asked us if we needed refills, etc. We ordered desserts, GF chocolate torte, cookie crumble and best of all key lime pie. Gotta try it! All was good. Will come back.

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We were seated promptly at or reservation time. The food was served quickly. We enjoyed the meatloaf sandwich with crispy fries and a chicken pot pie. Both were well seasoned. It is a bit loud, but that is overcome by the food and service. All in all, we’ll be back!

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  3. DarrellL

    New Orleans

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Great place, food was tasty, service was quick, attentive to detail, enjoyed watching the staff in the open kitchen, will return.

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    Naples

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great beer selection. Loved the local sours. Margherita Pizza was great. Hummus was amazing as well. Great spot for drinks and apps.

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    Milwaukee

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 28, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Great place for a quick bite of food. Food was tasty, good service and good location.

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  6. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    21 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on November 26, 2023

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Tsk Tsk Tsk! The brown girl at the hostess station when you come in, could use some more customer service skills! Noah our server was trash, the only reason we knew his name was because Ron told us. Went to order the French toast and they didn’t have anything to make it with. That was the first red flag and my party of 6, should have left. Then we ordered the bottomless mimosa as it says on the OpenTable menu, and we were told this location didn’t have it. BUT, Ron the manager redeemed that by giving us the first ones on the house. We then ordered 3 Espresso Martini’s, Noah our server didn’t tell us they didn’t have the ingredients to make them. So we waited all of 20 mins, and when we told Ron he said ‘Noah said he offered you all the chai drink’. Noah NEVER came back to the table to tell us they didn’t have the martini stuff nor offered us anything else. By this time we were done with him (Noah). The food was sub par, the side grits were to coarse, the shrimp and grits was runny as hell, the brewer breakfast scrambled eggs I asked for were fried eggs with cheese on top, the biscuit was hard and my experience wasn’t good. As a unit of 6 we agreed that we will NOT be back. Thank you, Ron for trying to redeem our experience. You were fantastic as a manager!

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 24, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was deletious and the atmosphere was great. The price was little bit high.

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  8. MarkB

    San Francisco

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 22, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Second year in a row visiting City Tap before the Caps game before Thanksgiving. Service last year was terrible, gave them another try this year and the service was just as bad.

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  9. Cecilia

    Washington DC

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on November 6, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Overall, food and service was great - but all our burgers came out very well done instead of medium (we requested medium). Just something to keep an eye on.

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  10. YingZ

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 3, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Good lunch place to meet during conference break.

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  11. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 22, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The elote street corn dip appetizer was AMAZING!!!! The rigatoni was sooooo delicious! The drinks weren’t the greatest for the price but the food was so good I couldn’t take anything away from this rating. It’s a go for me to anyone who asks.

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  12. OpenTable Diner

    Portland

    5 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 19, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Extremely noisy. No environmental noise abatement interventions apparent. Had to yell across the table to be heard.

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  13. DebbieS

    Washington DC

    10 reviews

    3.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on October 15, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Limited menu. We went after a show and picked this restaurant because of the late hours they have. Unless I missed it I didn't see where it said they had a limited menu after a certain hour. Completely out of ALL chardonnay wine. Weird. Service was slow.

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  14. Keith

    Washington DC

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 13, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Norman is THE BEST! He has taken great care of us several times.

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  15. Pashman

    Philadelphia

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on October 9, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great. Seated fast. Food was tasty. Server was very pleasant.

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  16. OpenTable Diner

    Minneapolis

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 4, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had the beet salad which was delicious & the The GOAT pizza. Very tasty

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  17. Craig

    Washington DC

    981 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    981 reviews

    Dined on August 13, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The wings were great. James did a great job. Nice and easy atmosphere.

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  18. StacieC

    Coastal Georgia

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 12, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The Goat Pizza was amazing! The waitress was really nice and the food came out pretty quick

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  19. DRJC

    Chicago

    45 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    45 reviews

    Dined on August 4, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I was impressed with the range of menu items and how well they were prepared. My meal was perfectly prepared and served hot to the table. The local draft beer was excellent. Very reasonable prices. The service was perfect. My waiter was professional and friendly. Great bar vibe. I had a wonderful experience.

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  20. GirardB

    Washington DC

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on July 29, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This is at least my third time dining at this location and I have enjoyed it on every occasion. On this occasion, there was a convention nearby, which meant that City Tap House was extremely busy, but my group and I were still treated with great service. I'll absolutely be coming back!

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  21. OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 28, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great gluten free options. Food came quickly and staff was friendly.

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  22. BPMACG

    Wilmington

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 22, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food and service! Glute-free menu options were delicious and no issues after eating.

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  23. DanielLaux

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 21, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful spot in DC, I hope more people check it out!

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  24. martinh

    Tucson

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on July 11, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Nice buzz. Good comfort food and beer selection. Friendly, attentive wait staff.

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  25. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 6, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent service and food! Good beers too Excellent location

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  26. AngelaH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 29, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Our server was great -- pleasant and attentive. The food was good.

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  27. GeorgeS

    Indiana

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 21, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Good bar food. Menu has some different items along with the standard pub fare. Many good brews on tap! Only knock was the service. We sat down and less than a minute later waiter was ready to take our food order. I asked if we could put in our drink order first and if we could look at the menu since this was our first time there. Not terrible service but its like they wanted to get us in and get us out.

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  28. Lisa

    Baltimore

    14 reviews

    4.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on June 17, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Beer selection was good and easy to explore. The Nashville cauliflower, although a small portion for the price, was VERY VERY good! The Delhi Chicken bowl was really good too (slightly too much dressing, but very good).

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  29. Bmix

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 5, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We were acknowledged right away not just by the hostess but the bartender too that they would be right with us. The service was overall incredible and comfy! The food selection is top tier for comfort food with a little razzle dazzle. It was very challenging to choose what we wanted to order! Highly recommend!

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  30. Mattindc

    Washington DC

    32 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    32 reviews

    Dined on May 18, 2023

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    After waiting 15 minutes for a waiter, we decided to leave and go somewhere else, this in a place that was not full of diners. Also, printed on the menu is a notice of a surcharge of 2% to cover operating expense, nothing to do with tips for wait staff. Incredible on how businesses are imposing charges on consumers. I am now prone not to tip any more and I will certainly start tipping before tax, which I never never done before.

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  31. LeahF

    Denver

    4 reviews

    1.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    We were sat by the kitchen in the very back. After 10 minutes no one had come to give us water or take drink orders. We asked to be moved to a different section where we were at least able to order. We were not given water or utensils, even though we requested them. The food came out reasonably in time but it was mediocre and not at all what we were expecting. I would not recommend this place or eat here again.

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  32. Kourt

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    the drinks was very good and the brunch was event better ! amazing service!

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  33. OpenTable Diner

    Salt Lake City

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 30, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Wow! What great food Washington DC has, including this place! The drinks and food were amazing!

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  34. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Delicious grilled cheese and tomato soup! Service was fast and the restaurant was not crowded upon arrival. Good music and plenty of drink options.

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  35. OpenTable Diner

    Atlanta Metro

    2 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 21, 2023

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    Terrible service. Forgot to put in half of our order. Forgot what we had ordered. Never returned to the table after we were done. Painful

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  36. OpenTable Diner

    Orlando

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 20, 2023

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    Horrible service all around. Our waitress appeared 4 times during 90 minutes. Our appetizer never arrived and it was worth paying for it not to wait another 30 minutes to see our server. Burger was burnt, pizza was over seasoned, and hot chicken sandwich was incorrect.

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  37. DebDC

    Washington DC

    21 reviews

    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on April 16, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great restaurant! Nice variety of meal selections, vast beer menu, outdoor seating is a nice bonus. Very kid and gluten friendly.

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  38. PatriciaD

    New York Area

    34 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    34 reviews

    Dined on April 13, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great spot in DC! Lively and fun. Burgers were delicious and our server was very kind and professional.

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  39. Nashville

    Nashville

    2 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 7, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    Very slow service and many forgotten items. Waitress was nice

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  40. ReneeA

    Philadelphia

    5 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 7, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    Special spring break dinner from out of town with grandchildren

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FAQs

City Tap House - Penn Quarter is rated 4.5 stars by 1152 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 28 times today
Google Map for City Tap House - Penn Quarter

901 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001

Additional information

  • Cross street
    9th and I Street NW
  • Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 11:00 am–12:00 am Fri, Sat 11:00 am–1:00 am Sun 11:00 am–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Gastro Pub
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Parking lot access on I street and K Street for hourly & daily fees. Additional public lot on 9th Street. Metered street parking available.
  • Public transit
    Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro stop (yellow, green and red lines available).
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (202) 290-2252
  • Catering
    Here at City Tap House, we pride ourselves on catering to any specific needs. Offering various prix fixe menus for seated luncheons or dinners as well a specialized catering menus for cocktail style receptions.
  • Private party facilities
    Located near the Capital One Arena, City Tap House is available for customized private events of all kinds! Whether it's a cocktail party, after work or late night happy hour or full-service dining function, City Tap House is the perfect place to host a memorable event in downtown Washington DC.
  • Private party contact
    Cait Lolis: (202) 290-2252
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