Medium Rare - Cleveland Park

Name: Medium Rare - Cleveland Park
Address: 3500 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States, 20008
Telephone: (202) 237-1432
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.6

4.6 (2168)

$30 and under

Steak

3500 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008

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2 people

Jul 1, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 21 times today

About this restaurant

Neighborhood gem
Good for groups
Great for outdoor dining

A Diner's Choice Award winner for the last 12 years! Legendary Medium Rare offers a unique $28.95 prix fixe dinning experience of artisan bread; a mixed green salad; prime, dry-aged steak; and hand-cut fries (Vegetarian option always available) in a relaxed, fun, environment. Please allow us 15 minutes to seat you after your full party has arrived and after checkin at our host stand. As we do only one thing, we do our best to make the food and experience exceptional and also a good value. We also serve brunch on Saturday and Sunday's with a great prix fixe including French Toast, Steak and Eggs, Eggs Benedict and bottomless Bloody Marys, Mimosas and Screwdrivers. WALK INS and CALL AHEAD seating are always welcomed.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Steak, American, French
Hours of operation
Brunch Sat, Sun 10:00 am–2:30 pm Dinner Mon–Thu 4:45 pm–10:00 pm Fri 4:45 pm–11:00 pm Sat 2:30 pm–11:00 pm Sun 2:30 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
(202) 237-1432
Website
http://www.mediumrarerestaurant.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
3500 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
Neighborhood
Cleveland Park
Cross street
Ordway Street NW
Parking details
Small parking lot directly across the street
Public transit
On the corner adjacent to the Metro red line, Cleveland Park entrance
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Weekend Brunch, Wine

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Popular dishes

Grandma's Apple Pie with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream$12.00
tarte aux pommes grand-mère à la mode
House Specialty Hot Fudge Sundae*$12.00
le sundae maison, sauce au chocolat chaud
Double Chocolate Fudge Layer Cake$12.00
le gâteau aux deux chocolats
Six Layer Carrot Cake**$12.00
le gâteau à la carotte aux six étages
Key Lime Pie$12.00
tarte au citron vert

Drinks

Coffee
Tea
Espresso
Cappuccino
Cafe Latte

What 2,168 people are saying

Medium Rare - Cleveland Park reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.6Food
4.4Service
4.4Ambience
4.6Value

Noise • Moderate

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District of Columbia
Steak

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Medium Rare - Cleveland Park offers a "delightfully simple" menu of steak, fries, and their signature sauce, praised for its flavor. Guests enjoy the "great value" and "excellent service," with many noting the "intimate but not pretentious atmosphere." Outdoor seating adds to the appeal, and desserts like carrot cake are "amazing."

2,168 Reviews

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Gracie
Virginia1 review
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food was great and service was awesome. Our drinks were always full and our service was fast. Will definitely be back
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Marc
Washington, D.C. Area7 reviews
2.0
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
There have been many occasions with my patronage since the opening of this restaurant where my friends and I have thoroughly enjoyed dining at Medium Rare. However, in recent years a decline in service, atmosphere, and consequently the food has become more and more evident with each visit. Last night, I was throughly disappointed. The evening started with my request to turn-down the volume of the music only a bit. Shortly thereafter, someone turned the music back up and throughout the dinner I could not hear what my companion was saying aross the tiny two-person table. We regretted sitting inside and felt we should've opted for a more pleasant experience outside in the humidity and the auto traffic. It's inexplicable to me why this interior ambience with loud music is management's preference. I've always sensed an urgency at MR to get one served and out the door to seat additional guests, but it was bad last night. We are not slow eaters, and the salad is not of the size to require extra time, but no sooner had we been halfway into our salads that out portobello mushrooms arrived and were squeezed onto the table before us which can barely accommodate for dinner-size plates. So, now I'm eating my salad and my entree because I know these mushrooms get cold quickly. And they did. Though not before the second helping was piled upon the first serving further ensuring a fully cold dinner. Additionally, I've always loved the fries though last night they were so overcooked that they were just crispy and hollow potato husks with all the interior potato fried-out. We came a little early to beat the dinner rush, but this pressure to get us fed with cold entrees and out the door while shouting to be heard has me wondering why I would ever eat at Medium Rare again. Such a disappointment for what had been a neighborhood favorite.
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Cindy
Dallas - Fort Worth4 reviews
5.0
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
One of our favorites when visiting DC. RAREly disappoints. Desserts are yummy!
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Susanna VIP
Washington, D.C. Area19 reviews
3.0
Dined on June 17, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
What’s happened to the fries?? They’re now quite dry and anemic whereas they used to be golden brown and delicious. The reason we come here all the time is for the consistent delivery of the same food and we like it all just the way it is. Even the presentation has changed. My friends left saying we’ll need to try somewhere else but I like our tradition so hoping that was just a blip.
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Donna
Charlotte7 reviews
4.0
Dined on June 14, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
The food was pretty good enjoyed the french toast for brunch I would have picked somewhere else now that I've been there. Never could get refills on anything when you were supposed to and we were lucky to have one drink at all water, tea anything. Had to flag down someone just to get our bill.
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Lauren VIP
Washington, D.C. Area27 reviews
1.0
Dined on June 6, 2025
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
If you’re doing to do one thing, do it well. This place has gone way downhill since it opened. The steak was cold and chewy. The fries tasted stale. The music inside was so loud we moved outside. Then had the pleasure of metro fumes and insane wind gusts blasting our table every 5 minutes as we were seated above the metro grate. Service was slow and inattentive. Used to be a great spot for a fun, reasonably priced steak frites meal. Now it’s a kitchen nightmare. Will not go back. Ever.
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Zamo
Washington, D.C. Area1 review
4.0
Dined on May 26, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Managed by a very good manager ………………. I think he tried and succeeded in making the team better
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Brian
Washington, D.C. Area3 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 17, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Loved it. Can’t beat the value!! Sitting outside at the Cleveland Park location makes it all the more enjoyable!
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Yasmin
Washington, D.C. Area1 review
2.0
Dined on May 17, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
I was so excited to go have a girls brunch here. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed. The mimosas barely had any champagne in them. At no point did I feel like I had alcohol. Next, the food portion was very small. For it to be an entree, it was a serving for an appetizer. Of course for the meat I tried my steak as medium rare, it lacked flavor. I also had a poached egg and it was cooked like a boiled egg smh. The service was good,but the food sucked. The environment was ok, nothing special.
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Amber
Asheville / Western North Carolina10 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 14, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I had eaten at the Medium Rare Arlington location a couple of years ago when visiting the area. I wanted my carnivorous husband and son get to enjoy the experience. For this trip, we had dinner at the Cleveland location. The two locations have a very different ambience, but both have consistency with service and food. The Medium Rare in Cleveland is conveniently located right off the Metro station. Parking in the area is a bit of a challenge. There is a parking lot across from the restaurant that starts at $20. The service at Medium Rare is efficient, friendly and engaging. Upon arrival, our waiters brought us water. After that, everything flowed smoothly. The fixed menu includes artisanal bread, salad, fries, and steak. The food is flavorful and essentially all you can eat. My husband and son were able to eat 2 plates full! This cost is pricey, but it's definitely an experience worth trying at least once.
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Medium Rare - Cleveland Park is rated 4.6 stars by 2168 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

Jul 1, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 21 times today

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3500 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008

Dining areas

Additional information

Cross street
Ordway Street NW
Neighborhood
Cleveland Park
Hours of operation
Brunch Sat, Sun 10:00 am–2:30 pm Dinner Mon–Thu 4:45 pm–10:00 pm Fri 4:45 pm–11:00 pm Sat 2:30 pm–11:00 pm Sun 2:30 pm–10:00 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Steak, American, French
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Small parking lot directly across the street
Public transit
On the corner adjacent to the Metro red line, Cleveland Park entrance
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Website
http://www.mediumrarerestaurant.com/
Phone number
(202) 237-1432

Medium Rare - Cleveland Park

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About this restaurant

Dining areas

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Popular dishes

Steak & eggs

Steak Frites

French Toast & Sausage

Menu

Set Menu

Artisan Rustic Bread

Mixed Green Salad

Award-Winning Culotte Steak & Hand-cut Fries

Desserts

Grandma's Apple Pie with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream$12.00

House Specialty Hot Fudge Sundae*$12.00

Double Chocolate Fudge Layer Cake$12.00

Six Layer Carrot Cake**$12.00

Key Lime Pie$12.00

Drinks

Coffee

Tea

Espresso

Cappuccino

Cafe Latte

What 2,168 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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