matchbox Capitol Hill

matchbox Capitol Hill reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Ramieka

   Washington DC2 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Upon entering the restaurant we were sat upstairs. Waiter came to our table to take our order and he informed us that we can’t sit at the table unless we were ordering unlimited brunch and drinks. He then said we’d have to move to the bar but we made reservations for a table and wasn’t informed about this prior to sitting down. We moved to a table near the bar and service was EXTREMELY SLOWWW. We waited for everything including sauces. Portions were small and we paid $25 +. Nice establishment but poor service and communication.
   

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   Brett

   Washington DC4 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Great experience if you want a fun upbeat environment
   

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   ERICKA

   Washington DC1 review

   1.0

   Dined on April 27, 2025

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

   Definitely Wasn’t Worth The Hype , Between My Server Jayla/Jasmine Who Kept Forgetting About Us Down To Never Giving Us Silverware Until After Our 2nd Round of Appetizers , The Food Being Under Cooked , Having 3 Out of The Bottomless Drinks I Paid For .. Never Again.
   

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   Drea

   Baltimore1 review

   2.0

   Dined on April 27, 2025

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

   Seemed to offer great food possibly if it were hot and consistently delivered fresh. Just seemed like everything was cold and waaay under a "FRESH" Temperature. Our server was gone quite a bit and we were fairly close to the bar. Don't know what the breakdown was but it was a birthday celebration and we weren't happy. We left the restaurant basically full on chicken wings and with all they had to offer just seems a shame nothing was of HOGH Quality.
   

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   Mr. Jonathan VIP

   Washington DC18 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on April 20, 2025

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

   I went here Sunday 4/20 with family and it was a TERRIFIC EXPERIENCE!!! I have been going to match box for years and was excited to take my family to experience what I thought would be a great time. The atmosphere was like a club or lounge and the music was TOO LOUD! It was so loud the server couldn't take order correctly and keep messing it up to the point he was getting frustrated and begin to throw away food. I was very appalled when I witness him do that. He constantly messed up the order and one member in my party never received his food at all! We had to beg for silverware and due to an apparent language barrier with one servers she got trusted and just left. When we brought this to the attention of management he took off only a small percentage of the bill after we literally waited over ten minutes to talk to him! So after settling the bill 2 days later I discovered that the server had given himself an extra $25 tip! In my book that's stealing when I called the manager Tyshawn I believe he was very nonchalant about it. This leads me to believe it's happened before. Needless to say Matchbox will never receive my business again
   

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   Eric VIP

   Washington DC30 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 20, 2025

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

   We had a really good experience. Jefferson was the only server on the upper level. He attended to our needs the best be could, considering he had to go up and down the stairs to get things during that time. It made NO SENSE that he was the only server up there, and there was a table of people who complained about him to the manager. I really feel like the manager should have had his back, since he is the one who allowed the server to be alone. It was just too much for one person to be in that section serving so many people. The food was very good and mostly hot when we received it. The music is TOO LOUD.
   

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   Shannon

   Washington DC2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 13, 2025

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

   Overall the experience was good. But the noise level was way too high in the restaurant
   

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   Elizabeth

   Washington DC14 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 12, 2025

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

   First - The service was fantastic- everyone we interacted with was friendly and helpful and made us feel welcome. They treated my requests (leave this out, cook this way, etc) like they were brilliant ideas that they should have thought of first. The food - we ordered the biscuits (so good!), the roasted salmon, and the Cajun chicken pasta, with side salads. There was nothing left on our plates when we were finished. The portions were substantial, and if we didn’t have plans afterwards, I would have probably taken half of mine home (and still been stuffed). Even the salads were fantastic. The only thing that wasn’t 100% was the music level. It was REALLY loud. *Almost* uncomfortably so, but I’m getting older (50s) and I recognize that my tolerance for loud music isn’t what it was in my 20s. But we did have a challenging time talking. I’ve been to Matchbox several times, and this isn’t a persistent issue, but it is something they need to be aware of. Would we come back? Absolutely. And I hope we get the same servers. Well done, Matchbox!
   

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   Tyeisha

   Washington DC1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 12, 2025

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

   I would like to start by saying go for the brunch!!!! It was such a great time. The General Manager Tracy was very accommodating, interactive and ensured we were ok the entire time. Our waiter was kind and attentive. The food was amazing and the atmosphere was cute. Will definitely return! 100/10!!!!!!
   

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    Aurora

    Washington DC2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 5, 2025

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

    Tiffany was our server and was absolutely amazing. Shamik the manager was also attentive and friendly. The DJ was point. We will be back!
    

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