Rare Steakhouse - Washington DC

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   TerryD

   Ottawa

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Excellent dinner and steak was fantastic. Would definitely recommend
   

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   Eater

   Atlanta Metro

   22 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   22 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Great experience. Ismael was the best!
   

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   PabloF

   Montreal

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   overall5food4service5ambience5

   A very nice place, with fantastic wine selection worldwide with a very high level. Meals were very correct and the service was fantastic. Very dynamic dinner
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Washington DC

   1 review

   vip
   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 21, 2023

   overall1food2service1ambience1

   I never experienced that level of racism in my life. The waiter made me and my spouse feel invisible. We watch my waiter be extremely attentive to the other customers. Never asking how my food tasted or refills on drinks. My waiter pass over us numerous times !!! And to add insult to injury the manager was extremely dismissive when brought to his attention. I will never patron here again!!!
   

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   SarahM

   Washington DC

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on May 20, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Terrific food, atmosphere and service. Perfect for our son's 20th birthday, as he wanted steak.
   

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   05on20s

   Washington DC

   33 reviews

   5.0

   33 reviews

   Dined on May 19, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   First time going to the restaurant and I was extremely pleased! Great food and a wonderful steak! Definitely going back!
   

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   jeanne0213

   New England

   7 reviews

   vip
   2.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on May 19, 2023

   overall2food4service1ambience5

   Very nice steakhouse in DC. Waitstaff was attentive until there was an issue. We ordered 7 steaks; 5 were cooked perfectly but 2 were ordered medium rare and were delivered very rare. The manager came over and apologized and took them back to the kitchen. But 5 min later when the steaks came back they were still too rare. Manager said he disagreed and couldn’t do anything more. I have never experienced this type of attitude from a restaurant manager before and was completely surprised. He offered to comp our coffees and dessert which also came to the table very late. While I appreciated the gesture from the manager we had 3 of our guests who could not eat their meal. Very disappointed
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Omaha

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 18, 2023

   overall2food2service5ambience3

   The steak we ordered were average at best, especially considering price points. Service was fine.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   New Orleans

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on May 14, 2023

   overall4food4service3ambience3

   Mother's Day dinner
   

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    ChrisG

    Atlantic City

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Service was excellent. Food was cooked perfectly & delicious
    

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    MarcJ

    Jacksonville

    44 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    44 reviews

    Dined on May 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Food and service were excellent, however there were a few large noisy tables that took away from our date night.
    

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    JoeH

    Charleston

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 10, 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience3

    The service was below par for this level restaurant.
    

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    TimH

    Washington DC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great service and delicious food. Loved the peace and quiet and ambience too.
    

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    JosephP

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 29, 2023

    overall4food3service5ambience5

    The food was just average but overprice. The service was outstanding.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    This joins the pantheon of best meals we’ve had. Cannot wait to return.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Orange County

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Anniversary dinner was amazing!! Had the Rib-eye and a wonderful French Martini
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience5

    Great place for a date night. It was our anniversary, so we were given complimentary sparkling wine. We were seated in a booth, it was very comfortable. The restaurant is beautiful. Our service was great, there was a mistake on an item being forgotten, but it was not a big deal. Steaks were cooked perfectly. The rolls served before dinner were wonderful!
    

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    PatriciaB

    New York Area

    14 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on April 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Our waitress was wonderful, warm, friendly and knowledgeable about all the entrees. The filet mignon could have been cut with a fork. The spare ribs were delicious. The sides were a perfect compliment, asparagus, mushrooms and mashed potatoes.
    

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    SlyA

    Washington DC

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on April 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Best steakhouse in DC (proven time and time again)
    

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    ChristabelR

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 14, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience4

    Oysters were excellent, steak was a bit underwhelming (I had the sirloin) for the price. Asparagus was also lovely, garlic-parmesan fries were cut too thin and felt dehydrated. They make their cocktails well though.
    

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    MarianaM

    Guanajuato

    1 review

    vip
    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 13, 2023

    overall3food3service2ambience2

    The most expensive steakhouse I’ve ever been too. We were kicked out at 10:30pm very rudely
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on April 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Ford was delicious they made sure nothing had onions for my food allergy. The service was friendly and helpful
    

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    DKErmer

    Washington DC

    35 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    35 reviews

    Dined on April 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    The service was excellent and the food was superb! Next time I will not be dressing up as they don’t have a dress code in place. There were several guests dressed Extremely casual. The cons; they don’t offer valet, the to go containers are plastic (don’t recommend that for hot food). They don’t do anything special for a person celebrating a birthday or anniversary like other high end places.
    

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    Yaya

    Denver

    83 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    83 reviews

    Dined on April 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The entire experience was amazing...from the greeting to the servers and the meal. Fantastic. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
    

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    JerryP

    New England

    25 reviews

    4.0

    25 reviews

    Dined on March 30, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3

    Ate at the bar. Angel and Jamie very attentive servers. Tasty porterhouse for two. Very good mashed potatoes and creamed spinach.
    

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    PhilipD

    New York Area

    17 reviews

    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on March 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    First time there with family. Great experience. Will be back again.
    

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    SeanC

    Chicago

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great steakhouse. Terrific service, outstanding food and extensive drinks options in great setting. Would definitely recommend.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Indiana

    1 review

    vip
    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 25, 2023

    overall3food2service5ambience5

    Party of 8. Bill nearly $800. Three of our Center Cut Filets were good but not great. They were Outback Steakhouse quality meat for triple the price. We expected much better.
    

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    SamanthaM

    Seattle

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The atmosphere and level of.service from the time you walk in is absolutely wonderful. The knowledgeable staff took time to answer all our questions and explain the different types of processes used to prepare our meal. The food was icing on the cake - delicious!
    

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    TreP

    Atlanta Metro

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Amazing experience. The Wagyu was excellent and cooked perfectly.
    

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    GlenW

    Phoenix

    19 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on March 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    I was in D.C. for business and met up with an old rep-friend for my business and asked him to join me for dinner. He'd never been to Rare and I always enjoy their bar area, so I chose this place again. We were going to get a table in the main dining room upstairs but decided to sit at the bar and eat while watching the Capitals' hockey game. It was an amazing dinner as we were welcomed by the bartenders and they took great care of us between the 2 or 3 of them who were there. We started with drinks and eventually moved on to dinner. We were never hurried and were always served with a smile. We both had the bone-in ribeye and as always, it was fantastic. I even gnawed on the bone a bit too as often is my practice when there's a good steak bone sitting there on my plate. The augratin potatoes were amazingly cheesy with just enough char to the cheese like I enjoy. This place is always good and has more than just steak on the menu. You won't go hungry here and the staff will always take great care of you.
    

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    DarylA

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 12, 2023

    overall1food3service1ambience3

    Our dinner started off positive, the bread and oysters were delicious. However, our experience quickly declined when we ordered the Tomahawk and our waitress replied "do you want to order a sauce because we do not have A1 Steak Sauce". I was completely taken aback by this question/statement which I feel is loaded with stereotypical assumptions (of a group of black patrons) and racial profiling. We have dined at upscale steakhouses around the country and have never been offered or advised on A1 Steak Sauce. This quickly soured our experience. We continued with our meal, paid our $600 bill (and added a 20% tip) because I am positive that if we didn't tip well we would've satisfied many preconceived thoughts by your staff. But even if I give the waitress the full benefit of the doubt, if the restaurant management trains the wait staff to offer patrons A1 Sauce, I would recommend course correcting because I personally was offended and will never dine at that establishment again. Our Tomahawk was also undercooked...we ordered medium and it was definitely medium rare (more so on the rare side). But by that time we just wanted to get out of there so ate what we could and left.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Dallas

    17 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on March 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    I spent several hours researching where me and my group of 8 should eat dinner while here in DC. The menu here offered a variety that my party was happy with. The restaurant when we arrived had a neat old Washington feel. The service was great. The food was just as good. Everyone at my table thanked me for choosing this place and they all were very happy with the experience. I would recommend this restaurant to others.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    St. Louis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Fantastic service, thank you Ishmael. The rolls are incredible and filets were cooked to perfection.
    

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    EverydayDiner

    Oklahoma City

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on February 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Amazing ambiance, service, and food! Great wine selection at a surprisingly reasonable restaurant markup. Amazing features. We got the Maryland Crab Cake, Iceberg Wedge, Lobster Bisque, 20oz Bison Ribeye feature, and the Wagyu Short Rib. Absolutely recommend every option! We were completely satisfied and will return next time we are in DC!
    

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    SharC

    Washington DC

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on February 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food! Great Service! Will return!
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great place for a business meal!!
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Tampa

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Took our three daughters to Washington, DC for the weekend. Decided to have a formal dinner night and Rare was the perfect selection! Excellent Service, atmosphere, and of course the steak was incredible!
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    1 review

    vip
    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 18, 2023

    overall2food3service2ambience4

    Decent restaurant. The service was amateurish and not what’d you’d expect based on the prices of the menu. The waitress corrected my pronunciation when ordering wagyu (waa-gyoo) to proceed to pronounce it as (waa-goo). We let her have her moment but definitely had a good laugh!!
    

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    RyanS

    New England

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 18, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4

    College visit trip
    

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