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Old Ebbitt Grill
Brunch: Saturday - Sunday: 8:30am - 4:00pm
Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:00am - 5:00pm
Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 12:00am,
Saturday & Sunday: 4:00pm - 12:00am
Late Night Dining: Sunday - Thursday: 12:00am - 1:00am,
Friday & Saturday: 12:00am - 2:00am
Closed Christmas Day
Private Dining
Steps away from the White House, the Old Ebbitt Grill is the perfect location for your next event. From intimate dinners in the Cabinet Room to larger receptions on our Rooftop Terrace and Atrium. Old Ebbitt Grill can accommodate events from 10-600 guests.
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Sunday, June 17, 2018
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Doesn’t seat reservations on time and makes up for it by losing your dinner order.
Great service, even though it was very crowded. We were packed like sardines at a table for 2 - that took away from the overall experience. However, the food was very good. Nice twist on a Caesar salad, using tender kale. Succulent jumbo lump crab cakes, loaded with big lumps of sweet crab. The pasta with spicy homemade sausage was also excellent. The hand cut fries are very good, as was the bourbon bread pudding dessert. It's loud and crowded, but full of history and "clubby" character. I'd go back to try some of the fresh seafood offerings.
Had breakfast with wife. I have been going to OE for years. Never been disappointed.
We were sat right next to the server station... literally right next, so servers were constantly passing real close to our table. The food was not great. Steak burnt, fries soggy with oil and vinegar, fish just ok. Not worth the hype or price.
A little loud but, as always, the food and service .... Excellent!
Great place...one of our favorites in DC. Tonight we decided to go family style and, wow, we had a great time!
If you can, make a reservation of the wait will be long; but worth it. The food is excellent and plentiful and the menu has a wide variety of dishes to suit everyone's tastes and/or limitations. The prices are right for what you get.
Left waiting for over 15 minutes to get seated with a reservation. Complete circus at hostess table.
Outstanding experience! Loved the ambience. Very close to The White House. Safe, walkable area for families and couples, even late at night. Crab & artichoke dip is to die for!
Food was wonderful, always a great experience. One of my must go places in DC.
Things were a big crowded and hectic at the host’s podium, but once we were seated our server was lovely and the food was amazing. It’s definitely a nice historic spot to check out when you’re in the DC area.
The one thing that stood out was the service. Yes, the ambience and food were good, but our service was really impressive.
Old Ebbitt Grill is a must-experience if you are ever visiting Washington DC. Excellent food and you never know who might walk through the door....
Perfect service and food. It was great just to walk to my table with a reservation with Open Table.
It was my daughter’s graduation dinner. I spent 412.00.
My steak was tough. The ravioli was inedible.
We go there every time we are in town. Very disappointing. The bathrooms were very unclean.
Been to the OE many times now and everytime after we wonder why we go back. A bit Overpriced and limited selection and extremely noisy! If you eat out in the Atrium it is quieter but still limited and overpriced food selection! Food is half decent but everything is so salty from the Oysters to Even the butter that had a layer of salt on top of it, very strange!
The restaurant was crowded, noisy and uncomfortable. The fresh oysters were fresh and good quality. Our table for two was way too small to accommodate the food and drink brought to us.
Excellent food and excellent service. Good size portions.
A very good historic place to visit/drink/eat near the White House.
Excellent service and food! A perfect pre-theater experience!
Packed and loud but the food was outstanding and the cocktails were divine!
Great food and service along with a piece of history! Even though we arrived during shift change, the manager was quick to come to our table and take our drink order and then server(TuTu) was there before drink came. We were treated very well even got a birthday strawberry cake for my wife! Make this a must stop on your DC trip. Definitely make your reservation on Open Table or expect to wait a while!
We had a reservation, but the restaurant was extremely busy. We had to flag our waitress down to order our meal. The oysters were the best part of the meal. Most everyone at our table (5) felt the food was just okay. I've had better food and service at this restaurant earlier in early April when my sister and I had an early dinner around 4:30 PM. I love the atmosphere of this place, which is why I'll keep coming back...but I think I'll stick to tried and true dishes, such as steak for future orders.
Arrived a little early for our reservation so waited at the bar. Quick service there and a minimum wait for our table. The noise level was very loud maybe because the place was packed. We had the swordfish and the scallops and both were very good. Overall experience was very good but don’t expect a quiet conversation.
First time here based on word of mouth recommendation. Was everything they said it would be! Made another reservation for the summer with family!
Great service as always and an outstanding menu for oysters, grilled or raw or in a stew.
I try to always get here when I'm in DC.
I brought colleagues who were new to the restaurant and they were equally impressed.
Good food, but did not like being seated in the office area
Johnny was our waiter and he was awesome. Great Food. Good Drink, wonderful experience.
I always take my friends to the Old Ebbitt Grill, when we are there from Texas once per year for the 1st Lady's lunch. This year, I was disappointed and embarrassed in the food and the service.
Understanding that this is a busy week but 5 pm on a Monday and an hour to get an appetizer of raw oysters and not once asked if we needed a second glass of wine was a bit disappointing
Glad I made a reservation because it was really busy
Good location from our downtown hotel
We were in Dc for the weekend. Ate that the Old Ebbitt Grill twice in for days. Good food, great service. Convenient location
Great crabcakes. Authentic old feel. Great service.
Mother’s Day
Hadn't been in awhile and glad I visited. Great food and selection with reasonable prices.
My wife and I were celebrating our 1yr anniversary and wanted a nice unique place for our dinner. We were very pleased with the experience. My wife had their trout dish they were well known for. She said it was the best fish dinner she had experienced. I chose the New York strip and I found it excellent as well.
Outstanding made Mother’s Day special for my wife ... way to go OB
Server was absolutely amazing even while rushing from table to table on Mother's Day. Very good place to take tourists and relatively affordable for the atmosphere. Dress code is flexibility is nice as well. I've come in to the side bar in full running gear after doing a 10K and come in dressed up for special occasions without feeling out of place in either. I also love the happy hour specials.
We really enjoyed the atmosphere. The service was very good and the food was exceptional.
Amazing and a must visit when visiting DC. Can't wait to return again!