Lily and the Cactus

Lily and the Cactus reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

1. EB

   EdBoulware VIP

   Washington, D.C. Area1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 3, 2020

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   An excellent place to share a meal. Great food quality, ambiance, and very convenient to us. We like it a great deal and look forward to many more meals there.
   

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   KristinW

   Washington, D.C. Area1 review

   4.0

   Dined on November 5, 2019

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   The staff was friendly and the atmosphere pleasant for an open restaruant setting in a hotel. We had a group of 8 and were seated together at a hight-table in the center of the room. While the restaruant wasn't full (three or four other smaller parties) there was a bit of delay on the arrival our dishes. They did bring out various entree dishes as they were ready, instead of all at once, if that matters to some diners. Overall a great expereience for a celebratory lunch with coworkers.
   

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   GeorgeM

   New York City9 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on October 29, 2019

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We chose Lily and the Cactus for a small group dinner meeting of friends from 3 countries and 4 states. Everyone at the restaurant was friendly and helped make dinner a delightful experience.
   

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   Juno

   Washington, D.C. Area63 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on October 11, 2019

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The $20 express lunch (select Appetizer and Entree) is a pretty good deal. Service was pleasant and the food was good. I would come back again for a business lunch. Only other option around here are fast food joints so it was a nice break eat properly .
   

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5. DD

   DiscerningDiner VIP

   Washington, D.C. Area74 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on October 4, 2019

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   And interesting and tasty menu & our server was attentive & super friendly! I’ll definitely be back!!
   

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6. MW

   MatthewW

   Atlanta10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on August 15, 2019

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   It was busy and loud, but a great spot for a large business lunch. Food was absolutely excellent for the third time in a row, the “power lunch” option is highly recommended. The gazpacho was addicting. Service is generally prompt and the food came out mostly timely; servers seemed a little frazzled/rushed and distracted by the noise and pace of the lunch onslaught. Perhaps they’re not normally this busy at lunch. Even so, it didn’t affect service overall.
   

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   GJHGJH

   Washington, D.C. Area53 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on July 22, 2019

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   I wanted this to be better than it was somehow. Food was vegetarian, which was different, but preparations were uninspiring. Service was average. Setting, not fault of the restaurant, was a hotel anywhere in the US.
   

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8. IM

   IssacM

   Washington, D.C. Area11 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on June 21, 2019

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Went there for lunch. The food was great. They had this lunch special for $20. Exceptional value. The Chipotle shrimp and the chicken quesadillas were delicious. Would recommend getting that combination. I will be back.
   

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   AnnieP

   Atlanta3 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on May 17, 2019

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 2

   The service was superb! Monique was extremely friendly and accommodating. The scallop appetizer was tasty, the salmon was good; however, I wouldn’t order a steak because I ordered Rare to medium rare and got well done. I ask for a new one and it was the same steak that was well done just now charred. Who does that? So I said just give me the salmon because the other person at my table got it and it was very good. Mine was ok, a little over cooked but a lot better than the how the steak was cooked. No manager showed up and I was surprised to see the salmon dish on the bill. My guest had to sit there and watch me it because they were already done. The bottle of wine served was a different year than what was listed on the menu. I have had meals at other Hilton’s and they have been really good and reviews looked good; however, it must be hit or miss.
   

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10. B

    Buckeyeterry VIP

    Columbus83 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on April 15, 2019

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1

    Poor service and hostess did not know what opentable was about. Wanted to charge us $1.00 per bread roll. The wine and drink price was higher on menu . They said they failed to update the prices of drinks. Now how hard can that be. Before we got into restaurant we were bothered by two homeless men asking for money . Not cool
    

    Lily and the CactusResponded on April 18, 2019

    Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience. We are sorry that you did not enjoy your experience. It is not our policy to charge for bread, however it is an item that we only only serve with breakfast and the server did take it upon herself to charge for it. I do believe that item was removed from your bill. It's an incredibly easy process to update a price however the server also rang in the incorrect wine. Please let us know if you were still charged incorrectly.
    

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