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1. KP

   KPark

   Washington DC

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   I had asked for high top tables, but because of the noise in that room, we were able to go upstairs. Good switch and excellent chicken sandwich and beef sliders.

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   tweetgood

   Washington DC

   139 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   139 reviews

   Dined on June 24, 2022

   overall5food5service4ambience5

   The food and service was really good. I was surprised nothing was not done for a birthday celebration with no one ordering dessert. We also weren’t able to get the happy hour pricing because we didn’t sit at the bar. They were very accommodating. Thank you!

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3. ML

   MichelL

   Washington DC

   71 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   71 reviews

   Dined on June 23, 2022

   overall3food3service4ambience2

   I selected the calamari and a pizza margherita. I respectively found them bland and spongy. My wife likes mixed salad and found none (salad on the menu included meat items). She ate the crab cakes and they were good. But, at $39, this entree looked overpriced (the online menu of Matchbox Rockville shows them at $34?). No problem with the service. As for the ambiance, the big room with high ceiling and brick walls makes you feel you eat in a warehouse. It may fit well the younger generation's taste but, both elders, we concluded Matchbox was not for us.

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4. RM

   RachelM

   Washington DC

   8 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on June 20, 2022

   overall3food5service3ambience5

   I've been coming to this location for almost a decade, and I've never been disappointed but last night was a mixed bag. I am not sure if the kitchen was understaffed or if our server was having an off night. My reservation was for 6pm. We were seated promptly; it wasn't crowded at all as it was a Monday. Our server came over, took our order and the appetizer came out in a timely manner but from then on, it was very spotty. Our server didn't check on us much to see if we needed anything and it got to a point where we were sitting there with our leftovers all ready to go but no one in site to even ask for a check. We didn't get out until around 8:05pm and my reservation was for 6. I've never had this happen before so I am going to call this one a one-off. We come to this Matchbox all the time and hope you will be back to your usual self the next time.

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5. AG

   AllisonG

   Washington DC

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on June 19, 2022

   overall3food2service5ambience5

   Went to Sunday brunch for Father’s Day. We were seated immediately since we had reservations. Our server was kind and prompt. The options were brunch buffet for everyone (family of 5) or order off the menu (you can’t do a mix of menu and buffet). We opted for buffet. Bad idea. Food selection was not very good and the quality of the food was subpar. And it was expensive @$35/person. Definitely should have opted to eat off the menu. Haven’t eaten anything but pizza here before, and it was excellent. Thought we would try something different. Sadly disappointed and out a nice chunk of cash. Pizza? Strong yes. Brunch Buffet? Hard pass.

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6. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on June 19, 2022

   overall3food3service1ambience1

   65th birthday and Father’s Day

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7. AK

   ArliK

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on June 18, 2022

   overall2food2service4ambience2

   Shrimp appetizer was good. Drinks were fair. Poke salad was disappointing. Crab cake sandwich was so poor in quality that I don't plan to come back for another meal at this place after many prior dinners. Come on guys. Get your act together.

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8. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Washington DC

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on June 18, 2022

   overall4food4service4ambience4

   A really solid restaurant for pizza.

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9. m

   mhs101255

   Washington DC

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on June 11, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Matchbox was a very enjoyable, moderately-priced, informal but extremely attractive, dining experience. Tables were very well spaced out. It is a plus to see a menu that has both brunch and lunch items. My co-diner had some dietary issues and asked for substitutions that were accommodated without hesitation. I will return to Matchbox and am happy to recommend it.

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10. RM

    RMB20

    Toronto

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on June 10, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    Better than average after being in operation for several years.

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    Steve

    Washington DC

    8 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on June 10, 2022

    overall1food1service5ambience4

    Portions were tiny. Tina tuna tacos each had two specs of tuna on them. $40 crab cakes silly small Prices very high for this level of dining After years and years of enjoying occasional meals at matchbox, we won’t be back. Waiter was very good

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12. M

    Mari

    Washington DC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 4, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The food was great and the personnel was attentive and friendly

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13. B

    Bill

    Pittsburgh

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 29, 2022

    overall4food3service4ambience5

    The restaurant itself is really cool. It's architecturally interesting with several different dining areas to suit just about anyone's taste. When we entered the restaurant, the piped in music was far too loud to conduct any sort of conversation. So we chose the outdoor dining. It was the perfect spot. Despite being only 100 ft from Rockville Pike, there was a high brick wall separating the outdoor dining from the parking lot and the highway. And there was a roof over the outdoor dining that for noise abatement as well as variations in weather and sun was a really great spot to eat. The food was very good, albeit a bit pricey. I had the crab cakes that were $39. I know the price of crab now is quite high and to their credit. While the crab cakes were on the small side, there was an abundance of very large chunks of crab. My negative comment is that I can't understand why the serving of coleslaw was so small. This comment is not unique to matchbox. The serving of fries was in my opinion and for my appetite spot on. Typically restaurants provide far too many french fries yet underserved on the coleslaw which cost next to nothing. My wife had the grilled chicken avocado sandwich and the kitchen neglected to put the avocado on. However, once she realized it our server, Joshua was quick to address it. And Josh was very attentive and very personable.

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14. R

    Rasheda

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 29, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience5

    The food was great and for the price it was even better. We had an ok server but everything was good overall

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    RoeReasons

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 29, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    had a beautiful brunch date with my nephew. the staff was very helpful and polite.

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    AmyG

    Washington DC

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 29, 2022

    overall2food2service3ambience3

    After seeing pictures on Instagram and we decided to give brunch a shot. Unfortunately it was very disappointing. And extremely overpriced for what we had and what was available. Definitely not worth spending almost $200 for four people at a barely mediocre brunch.

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17. DN

    DoNotEatHere

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 28, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience2

    It was a horrible experience. Food was mediocre at best, very dry dehydrated food (pancakes, potato hash, etc). Service was the worst, even though it was buffet style and self serve, we had to ask 4 different staff member for our server and waited over 30 mins. Our group had to stand up and go over to the host stand where we had to wait some more for our server to give us our check. I came to enjoy a birthday brunch meal but it was absolutely terrible. Would never recommend

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    sbc1023

    Washington DC

    36 reviews

    4.0

    36 reviews

    Dined on May 27, 2022

    overall4food5service5ambience4

    Matchbox was our choice for lunch. Tables were well spaced. Staff was attentive. Food was great.

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19. SV

    SamanthaV

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 21, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    Good experience pre-prom, good food, a bit pricey but so is everything else in Rockville so can't complain. Convenient location

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20. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    1 review

    vip
    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 21, 2022

    overall4food4service3ambience3

    We had to look and ask for the server a few times.

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    TiffanyL

    Baltimore

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 21, 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience2

    The food was not ready, the brunch buffet was still being set up when we arrived. Our server Gustav was the only polite person in the place. We waited for items to be set up, food was pretty good. When it was time to pay, I had a $50 gift card that I had recieved from BMW dealership across the street for purchasing a car. I wanted to use it as a credit. The manager proceeased the card wrong and had an attitude because I wanted to use it and somehow his machine processed it wrong. I checked the balance and the problem was on matchboxes end. The manager- Antonio - got loud as if I was wrong, and said that the machine couldnt be wrong; but he'd check the card again. After he checked, He had Gustav come back to tell me I was right, and gave me the correct charged balance on my personal card. He made no apology, and said nothing after. Poor customer service on the managers end. I would not recommend this location

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22. DW

    DonnaW

    Washington DC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Service was good. We were able to get a nice table for 6 outdoors.

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23. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    4 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 17, 2022

    overall4food3service4ambience4

    Food was fine, not really anything to write home about. Our server was very good.

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24. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Orlando

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great service and seating . Server was attentive. Food was tasty

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25. KS

    KierstinS

    Washington DC

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2022

    overall2food3service4ambience4

    Gone to several Matchbox’s but this was the worst. Food was extremely slow. Ordered calarmari and after waiting 12 min was told the kitchen was out of it. Ordered dynamite shrimp and had to send it back because it was extremely salty. Waited about 40 min for entrees to come out (just pizza). Waitress was friendly and responsive- kitchen was just extremely slow

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26. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 8, 2022

    overall3food4service3ambience3

    Early reservation and they still ran out of crab cakes. Service slow and inattentive.

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27. JA

    JennA

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 8, 2022

    overall1food2service1ambience2

    We made reservations for brunch buffet only to get there and the waiter telling us we can't have the brunch buffet. He later came and said it's okay for us to have the buffet at the time there was hardly anything left. Was just not a good experience

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28. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 8, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We had a wonderful Mother's Day brunch for my wife. The service and food were great!

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    momof3boys

    Washington DC

    24 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    24 reviews

    Dined on May 8, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience4

    Brunch for Mother’s Day! Good food and overall experience. The buffet food looked like it had been sitting there so we opted to order from the menu. Nice server and pace was very good for a busy holiday.

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30. T

    Tahrea

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 8, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The food was delicious and the staff were very polite, kind, patient, and accommodating. I had a great Mother’s Day experience! ☺️

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31. CD

    CarolineD

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 8, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Host was superb. We arrived 20 minutes early. He was patient, funny, and accommodating. Very pleasant surprise during hectic Mother’s Day brunch.

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32. a

    ah1234

    Washington DC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 8, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Mother’s Day brunch was great!

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33. f

    frankie

    Washington DC

    67 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    67 reviews

    Dined on May 6, 2022

    overall4food4service3ambience3

    A good neighborhood eatery, not a large menu but varied choices. When crowded it's pretty noisy, but tables mostly are well separated. A good choice for lunch or a light dinner.

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34. AN

    AprilN

    Washington DC

    28 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    28 reviews

    Dined on May 3, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Food I had questions about using open table points & they were very helpful & even offered me the use of a laptop.

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35. DI

    DonnaI

    Washington DC

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 29, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience4

    The waiter was very good. The only complaint is the bartender doesn’t make a good tasting dirty martini .

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36. KK

    KitKat74

    Washington DC

    5 reviews

    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 29, 2022

    overall2food3service2ambience2

    Not at all what it used to be. Recipe and menus have changed. It’s like they’re trying to skimp out on things. And drinks are so overpriced.

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    Mark

    Washington DC

    6 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on April 29, 2022

    overall3food5service5ambience5

    I noticed that when two different parties completed paying and departed their respective tables neither table was cleaned between customers. I am a long term customer and have never seen that before.

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38. m

    michaelg

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 28, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    A great place for drinks after work or family. The service was fabulous and while the food tasted fine, the portions seemed a bit scanty. But overall a place I would go back to.

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39. TT

    TashiekaT

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 24, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Matchbox was so awesome the server Jimena was very attentive, super sweet and just overall a great server. I definitely would recommend my friends and family to matchbox and I definitely plan on coming again.

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40. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 23, 2022

    overall3food4service5ambience5

    Our server was amazing - management isn’t nothing to brag about overall it’s a good place to have a nice night out!

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