Agua 301 Restaurant

301 Water St SE, Washington
(202) 484-0301

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DELISH!!! Fantastic food and drink options. Service was great! It was midday on a rainy weekday, so I can't speak to the normal volume but we enjoyed fairly quiet ambiance. Can't wait to return and sit outside when the weather improves!

DanielT

It was fine but had never been there and with it rated so high on tripadvisor I expected a much better experience. House margaritas just sweet. Delivered food without silverware and had to wait while food lost heat. Sat outside which was nice - inside kind of cold feeling. Food was all right but nothing special. Won't be going back there.

Martha

Great location and the food was good but the service was terrible. It took 20 minutes to get anyone to come to our table to take a drink order. Then the food took over an hour and our second order of drinks was forgotten until we asked about them when the food came. No one came to check on us while we were waiting for the food and no one acknowledged the issues. Hostess was great though. Server was either very unhappy to be working and didn't actually put in our orders until much later or there were major issues in the kitchen causing issues for everyone else. Only recommend if you've got lots of time and patience.

John

Okay so let's talk. The drinks took more than 12 minutes to come out. The food was good. The server forgot my appetizer order of chips and guac. And my friend never received her ceviche until the very end. I never received my guacamole till the end. Luckily, my friend stayed cuz we had to leave and hopefully enjoyed it. I've been here before and have raved about the service but tonight was horrible. I will not be coming back. Also - the server blamed the kitchen on everything. And there was no toilet paper in the bathrooms and it was a mess.

Michelle

Slow greeting upon arrival. Restaurant was not crowded, so no wait on seating. Server was new and very polite. Took my order and dinner arrived 45 minutes after seating. I ordered the Agua steak quesadillas. Food was great.

Jessica

A**. Smelt like onions all throughout. Service was not great; he wasn't attentive. Thankfully I asked a lot of questions about the menu because a lot of the ingredients are lies. Drinks are terrible. Go here after you already been somewhere else and you want to go somewhere else and can't find anywhere else to go. At least it's by the water.

Matt Jex

We've been here a few times with up and down results. We've had great food, great service and great fun at times and other times have featured long waits and a promise that the kitchen is way backed up and we might want to go elsewhere. When on point, the food is good and the drinks fun.

Dietary restrictions: Just ask your server- very knowledgeable

Parking: It's hard to find street parking- not a lot of options

Kid-friendliness: Very kid friendly

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Street Tacos

Betty Johnson

I went here the other day and let me tell you the so called manager Anya was one of the worst people I’ve ever encountered, she was on her phone and had the most awful attitude. Seriously I’ve never been so disgusted by a person before. I don’t understand how she is even still working there. On top of all those things i heard her talking to the staff very poorly. Now on to the good things…THE BARTENDERS. They were absolutely amazing I mean honestly they were angels sent from above. Will I be returning? No and it’s all thanks to the manager.

Kelley M

The food is very tasty, portion sizes are fantastic and price appropriate. Staff is great. Owner works his tail off to support his team. View of the River by marina is solid. Outside and inside seating available. Menu has options for everyone - even us dairy free gluten free types!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Guacamole De Jaiba, Street Tacos

Erin McIntyre

Great place to eat! Great views and kid friendly! Definitely go!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fajitas, Agua Nachos, Guacamole De Jaiba, Chicken Tinga, Crab Guacamole

Richard Green

Recently I ordered the chipotle shrimp for lunch. It sounded good on the menu AND the waiter talked it up. The reality is that it was lacking.

It had a very delicious taste...but it's ALL RICE! A LOT of rice! There was very few shrimp in the dish!!

I blame corporate greed! I'm very sure the minimum wage servers and cooks had NOTHING to do with that! The people who DEPEND on tips because "minimum wage" is not ACTUALLY "minimum wage"...had ZERO to do with this!!

Otherwise...their fajitas are AMAZIZING!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fajitas

Rob P

Amazing service! Outside was atmosphere perfect.

Our waiter - Brian C - was phenomenal. He provided the best service we have had in DC.
Very attentive. He has several tables and was very conscious of everyone’s needs.

Cudos Brian

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Faye

My husband and I were promptly seated but that was the only fast thing about the restaurant. We waited about 15 minutes before a server came to take our drink orders. Since we had plenty of time to look at the menu, we placed both our food and drink orders when the server finally came by and that was the last time we saw her. After another 15 minutes, so a total of 30 minutes, we hadn't received any water (we were told they were out of glasses?), our drinks, or even the chips and salsa we ordered. We then saw another table who was just seated get both their drinks and chips/salsa. The restaurant wasn't even overtly busy!! Our patience had run out and we left. Terrible service especially since it's posted that they automatically add a 20% tip to all bills!!!

Paulo Aquino

While the food at the restaurant was okay, the service was incredibly poor. Our server was inattentive, and the overall atmosphere felt rushed. Despite the reasonable price, the subpar service made the experience less satisfying. Given the poor service, we don't intend to return to this restaurant.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Lomo Saltado

Taís Tourinho

First and last time in this place. We had an horrible experience since the beginning when we asked for the tables outside and the hostess said that they were all reseved. Ok. She put us on the worst table on the back. Our server was awful. We had to ask 3, 4 times for water, some never came, and he was definitely not in a good mood. Treating us so bad like we were bothering him in his house. I asked for my fajitas without the peppers, he said it was impossible because they were already mixed. Ok. I ordered anyway. When I received my food what a surprise! The peppers were cut in very thick pieces, not mixed at all with the onions. He just didn’t want to ask the kitchen.
The food was ok. Not bad at all. But the bad service took all the flavor out.
The tip was included on the check, but we asked to not pay for it, since all service was terrible. He called the manager, and she was even more rude than the server. Very impolite and zero professional.
And last surprise, remember the tables that we asked for and the hostess said it was reserved? Nobody never showed up. They were completely empty!!!!! Funny right?!

Never come back. Do not recommend at all.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 1

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