True Food Kitchen - Arlington, Ballston Quarter

The garden bowl is so yummy and clean!

Great seasonal menu items! Delicious! Loved the speciality drinks too!

Awesome food, good service and a great patio for outdoor dining

I have been to other true food kitchens - bethesda, west palm beach and boca raton and food was better at the other restaurants. Waiter very nice but very busy so service was okay

Overall great restaurant and ambiance. Staff was super nice

So refreshing to discover a restaurant that isn't afraid the make fresh produce the star of the show!

Amazing food, excellent service, great ambiance...I cannot say enough positive things about this fabulous restaurant!

We’ve been to True Food many times and have always enjoyed our experience. But last night was absolutely horrible. We were seated and proceeded to wait for 15 minutes to have anyone check in with us.
When we went to order our drinks they said they were out of the rum that was used to make the drinks. Then when when our meal came my food looked like it was literally thrown on my plate and my husbands sweet potatoes hash was dried up and shriveled. For the first time it felt we we’re eating low quality chain restaurant food.
It was shocking. My husband ordered a second drink during dinner that took an additional 20 minutes to be delivered to our table. All around it was a terrible enough experience that we will never go back to True Food kitchen.

Ordering and payment options are really easy here.

True Food constantly sets the bar high on both product and service. Our server, I did not catch his name, was absolutely wonderful. It was date night and he was just the perfect amount of attentiveness and also gave us our space. Knew the menu very well and was very friendly. Both of us thoroughly enjoyed our meals and like always it sits extremely well for the amount of volume that you get. I have no complaints and was thoroughly impressed from top to bottom. Also the cleanliness was second to none.

Overall, we enjoyed the meal. We ate outside on a high top table and it was pleasantly spaced. Service was mostly fine. My husband and I both ordered the lasagne and it arrived luke-warm in both cases. No one checked with us after the arrival of the food so I had to go find the wait person. We just wanted the plates heated up, but it took another 10 minutes or more for the meals to arrive. The lasagne was warmer this time, still not hot, but at least it was tasty. In the end, though, we were a bit surprised that the entree did not include anything else - no bread, no small salad or side and the portion of lasagne was not at all large, and the dishes cost $17 each. This does not seem to be excellent value. I know restaurant times are hard during covid, but still...

The food is always good but the service left a bit to be desired.

The only problems were that the front desk messed up our reservation so we had to wait 25 minutes, and the staff assistance was hit or miss (although he staffer was very nice).

We ate outside in the sunshine! Parking in the mall lot was $1 for three hours - can’t be beat! Our server Mercedes was delightful and very helpful. Everything was delivered. Could not have asked for anything better - especially since we ate vegan.

I love True Food! Great value, delicious, fresh foods and clean, bright artful environment. On top of that, the customer service is top-notch.

Wonderful fall evening to sit outdoors and enjoy the squash and goat cheese pizza.

This was a great choice for a casual business lunch.

LOVE this place! Food is amazing, with a wide diversity of delicious and healthy dishes. Servers were friendly and efficient. They have a nice outdoor space but it does fill up. We ended up eating inside but next to an open window and well-spaced from other diners. It was fantastic!

We have been to true Food kitchen on several occasions, and overall it has been excellent. However this experience was lacking. The waiter and wait staff was often absent and did not follow up on several requests after reminding them numerous times. Also the food was inconsistent. Probably just an off night but hope it is not a trend downward.

It was absolutely perfect! Our server was so kind and the setting was lovely, food amazing! We really love it, thank you!!!

Third True Food visit, first at the Ballston location. Very consistent quality and service. The spaces here are fantastic.

We had a fabulous dinner and enjoy the ambience very much! The food was unique and delicious!

Quality food lovely outdoor space

Terrific spot for casual lunch. Plenty of outdoor seating.

Food was partly okay. Appetizers that we ordered were good, guac and ravioli. The shrimp tacos need a lotbof work. Shrimp was just boiled, not sautéed or grilled. Not verg palatable. Pizza was tasty, small in size. I have to try other entrées to determine how the food is. But definitely would not recommend shrimp tacos. 😐

We sat outside and it was a very pleasant experience.

Abysmal service and some inedible food. I ordered the humus, the edamame dumplings, and the grass-fed burger. First, the humus and dumplings were delivered to the table next to me and they started to eat (nothing was touched) until they realized it wasn’t their order. Rather than prepare new plates, the waitress and the server decided it was OK to give me the dishes, anyway. I think not. That I had to explain to the waitperson why I needed a new serving during the pandemic (and the patrons who were served my food were not wearing masks) was a mystery to me. She seemed confused about it. Then, when the grass-fed burger arrived, it was uncooked – no where near medium-rare. I passed. When the primary waitperson came by about 10 mins. later and I told her it was raw, she asked if I wanted another one? That was a “no.” When the check came, the uneaten burger was still on the check. For crying out loud – really? S-i-g-h. I would like to support restaurants, but as the pandemic continues, we’re left with new untrained individuals and very little management oversight. I’m learning: just stay home.

We sat outside, which is great for conversation. Inside, the music is a bit too loud for good, intimate conversation. My date and I had our burger orders mixed up, so I ended up getting his “medium well” request and could barely make it through the dry patty and he got my “medium,” which he was too polite to say anything bad about. We also got a starter that was promised to have 6 pieces but came out with 5 and only one set of chopsticks was brought, so my date used a fork. Not the gravest of errors all these mishaps, but some things to pay attention to next time.

We met a couple friends here for dinner and enjoyed a healthy meal with fun drinks. The outside atmosphere was great for the first cool day of the end of summer.

Nice service and ambiance, tasty healthful food. The outside seating area is very comfortable.

Nice place healthy options!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amazing experience here! I just wish we had eaten here before the last night of the trip so we could come back! Service was stellar! Also, as someone with a severe basil allergy that doesn’t want to be ‘that person’ and tries hard to order carefully to not be a pain, I was SO impressed that not only were we asked about any allergies, every time an item was delivered to the table it was stated that the dish was free of basil, no matter who delivered it. I have never experienced this before, but have to say that it was such a different experience to feel like they cared about me and I wasn’t being an annoying person with an allergy. It made it the perfect experience!

Wonderful vibe and good energy. The wait staff was wonderful and the food was fresh and delicious.

super sweet server and was really patient with us when we took a while to order. food was great and i got a free cake because it was my birthday!

We recently went to True Food Kitchen for brunch and overall, were very happy with our experience. The food was flavorful and the portion sizes were ample. We felt safe inside the restaurant, as we were well-spaced from other diners.

Our server was not as attentive as we would have liked, but that may have been due to the restaurant being short-staffed.

We shall return!

Great location, tasty and healthy food and super atmosphere.

Kudos to our waitress Mercedes. She did a great job!

Food came overcooked they took back and replaced but still overly well done
Food there is typically better

Hannah, our server, certainly made our first dining experience at this restaurant a wonderful one! She was joyful and offered great suggestions from the variety of dishes offered. Everything was delicious! The key lime avocado was a perfect size to share! I will be back!

Sat outside on a non-humid day. Our waiter Brian gave us great suggestions. The food was wonderful. Thank you.