Melina

Melina reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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1. B

   Bruce VIP

   Washington DC46 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Outstanding, innovative, delicious food. Excellent waiter; very attentive.
   

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   Jennefer

   Washington DC1 review

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Great service. Delicious creative combinations. So worth it.
   

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   Adrienne VIP

   Washington DC136 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 26, 2025

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

   We have loyal fans of Melina for years. It started with Cava Mezze at Eastern Market. Everything we had was delicious from the Melina salad, baked feta, branzino, crispy potatoes and drinks. We always sit at bar and the staff is outstanding.
   

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   Christina VIP

   Washington DC88 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 25, 2025

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

   Fabulous place with delicious food (but note it’s loud). There is a lively corner booth at able for six if you need a quieter location. Food cannot be equaled.
   

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5. C

   Carole

   Washington DC12 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on April 23, 2025

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

   I have eaten at Melina's for dinner a number of times and brought other friends there for dinner too. I thought the food and the service/servers made it one of the the best places in the DMV and the best restaurant close to Bethesda One night when there were 5 of us, we kept on trying just about everything on the menu and dish after dish were winners. Today I took a friend out for her birthday expecting it to be great. The waitress was very good, suggesting two wines that we each enjoyed a glass of. We ordered the spinach salad with chicken, pickled onions and feta and it was delicious. The thigh meat chicken came on skewers just like the chicken dish they have on the dinner menu. If you like your chicken moist, using thigh meat makes a huge difference and they use a fantastic marinade because there is a special taste that makes it moist and delicious. Would love to know what is in the marinade. I hope they NEVER stop putting that on their menu. The 2nd dish was the fried potatoes with tzatzitki sauce. The potatoes were not freshly cooked, not even warmish - just hard and stale tasting. Our reservation was at 1 and I suspect that if we had come earlier the food would have been fresher. Seemed like it was left over from the cooking during the lunchtime rush. We left most of it. So that was a big disappointment. Also, no bread was offered or suggested which was surprising.
   

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   Kevin

   Washington DC8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 20, 2025

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

   Awesome as usual. Had the special of lamb Chops which were delicious.
   

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   Amina VIP

   Washington DC4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 20, 2025

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

   Great food, great service. Always an enjoyable experience.
   

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   Nicholas

   Charleston4 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 13, 2025

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

   Menu choices were varied & service was very good.
   

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   Morgan

   Washington DC15 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 12, 2025

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

   The service was amazing and the food was delicious!
   

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    Eileen VIP

    Washington DC13 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 11, 2025

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

    Food and service was excellent. We will definitely be back!
    

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