Beautiful location. Catered food was ok. Service wasn't very fast - needed some help at the bar
mike mcferron
Booo! They wouldn’t serve us drinks at 9:45 on a Thursday because the head (?) bartender decided to close early… there were quite a few people there, but I guess the staff was ready to go home. We were just interested in ordering a night cap. FWIW, the website indicates they are open until 11pm.
Andrew Wong
DC regular here. Probably the worst pour on a dirty martini I’ve seen in my life. Bartender didn’t like that we complained, and to “prove it was per measurement” she poured it out and made another exactly the same, about half the glass, then acted like we were her enemy for the rest of the round. Pic of pour attached. I wish we could not tip, but 20% was included. Worst dirty martini I’ve ever had, made worse by being treated like a nuisance and an idiot!!
Sarah Dean
My husband and I were so excited to visit this place on our trip to DC for the holidays. I booked a reservation to be able to experience the winter chalet after our trip to the holiday market. When we arrived early, I asked if we could go to the chalet for drinks before our table seating. We were told no, we had to sit right away. We were led to a back room, four black walls with no one else in the room the entire time we were there. Our waiter came in every 20 minutes or so to check on us. After over $200 in drinks and food, we left very disappointed and certainly not in the holiday spirit. What a waste of money, definitely not what we expected to bring in the holiday season. We thought we would go to the winter chalet afterwards, but all it was was a tent in the back with overpriced drinks, nothing in the holiday spirit or relaxing. Don’t waste your time or money.
Al
It’s a great looking restaurant and that’s about it! We would have enjoyed if they had the food that we went there to have or a nice table like we asked for and the hostess/host refused! We were placed right by the kitchen. The place is very noisy, food is mediocre and the service is nothing to brag about! They refused to give us a nice table at even with having a reservation! There are much better restaurants in DC!
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 2
trevor nunez
No food until after 5pm, not even a cheese plate. Slow var service, line up to get drinks. Five drinks, $133...before a tip.
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 3
Anja Srienc
The Winter Chalet was beyond terrible. For $50, we had two drinks to which an overly generous tip was pre-added. The drinks themselves were awful. The Spiced Butter Rum was lukewarm without any flavor while the hot chocolate-based cocktail had a crust over it that looked like dirty dish water and was so unpalatable that I couldn’t sip it without gagging. Decor is cute but does not make up for the exceptionally bad drinks. Not sure why this place is on all the DC Christmas bar lists. Save your money and don’t come here.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Mark Mozena
Came in for their Christmas chalet theme winter bar while visiting the Christmas market across the street. Wanted a couple warm drinks and a nice atmosphere. I was quite disappointed. The decorations are fine. The drinks we ordered came out of a premixed container and one was fine but not interesting (a slightly boozy hot chocolate) while the other one was not drinkable (spiced butter rum) and we left it on the table. Seems insane to pay $50+ for two drinks that are mediocre at best. A nice reminder why I don’t come to Dirty Habit.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 2
Sha
The food was absolutely delicious!!!! With a nice intimate vibe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kala Dunn
I loved everything about this restaurant! We went for brunch on Sunday. The aesthetics /decor is super cute , The food was great, mimosas were on point and the service matched ! Eduardo was awesome! We will definitely go back the next we are in DC!
I had the seabass and it was prepared well. I usually aim for leftovers to leave room for dessert. Not this time, I cleaned my plate. It was a delicious pre-show dining experience. I also had a virgin mojito. Delicious! Finally, the dessert was a chocolate lovers dream (the scoop of ice cream was too small to offset the richness of the chocolate 😘). I then walked to Capitol One to see MaverickCity. I have another concert coming up in December. I plan to return to the Dirty Habit. This time it for an after show dinner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Em Sav
Food was good not great but decent for the price, service absolutely sucked
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Stella Wallace
The mussels were amazing and our bartender Eber was great! Probably the best espresso martini I’ve ever had. Love the ambiance in the glass room, as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christina Walker
Food and atmosphere were amazing! Service was a bit slow, including 1 of the appetizers coming out a while after dinner had been served. Even soda refills took forever.
Beautiful location. Catered food was ok. Service wasn't very fast - needed some help at the bar
Booo! They wouldn’t serve us drinks at 9:45 on a Thursday because the head (?) bartender decided to close early… there were quite a few people there, but I guess the staff was ready to go home. We were just interested in ordering a night cap. FWIW, the website indicates they are open until 11pm.
DC regular here. Probably the worst pour on a dirty martini I’ve seen in my life. Bartender didn’t like that we complained, and to “prove it was per measurement” she poured it out and made another exactly the same, about half the glass, then acted like we were her enemy for the rest of the round. Pic of pour attached. I wish we could not tip, but 20% was included. Worst dirty martini I’ve ever had, made worse by being treated like a nuisance and an idiot!!
My husband and I were so excited to visit this place on our trip to DC for the holidays. I booked a reservation to be able to experience the winter chalet after our trip to the holiday market. When we arrived early, I asked if we could go to the chalet for drinks before our table seating. We were told no, we had to sit right away. We were led to a back room, four black walls with no one else in the room the entire time we were there. Our waiter came in every 20 minutes or so to check on us. After over $200 in drinks and food, we left very disappointed and certainly not in the holiday spirit. What a waste of money, definitely not what we expected to bring in the holiday season. We thought we would go to the winter chalet afterwards, but all it was was a tent in the back with overpriced drinks, nothing in the holiday spirit or relaxing. Don’t waste your time or money.
It’s a great looking restaurant and that’s about it! We would have enjoyed if they had the food that we went there to have or a nice table like we asked for and the hostess/host refused! We were placed right by the kitchen. The place is very noisy, food is mediocre and the service is nothing to brag about! They refused to give us a nice table at even with having a reservation! There are much better restaurants in DC!
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 2
No food until after 5pm, not even a cheese plate.
Slow var service, line up to get drinks. Five drinks, $133...before a tip.
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 3
The Winter Chalet was beyond terrible. For $50, we had two drinks to which an overly generous tip was pre-added. The drinks themselves were awful. The Spiced Butter Rum was lukewarm without any flavor while the hot chocolate-based cocktail had a crust over it that looked like dirty dish water and was so unpalatable that I couldn’t sip it without gagging. Decor is cute but does not make up for the exceptionally bad drinks. Not sure why this place is on all the DC Christmas bar lists. Save your money and don’t come here.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Came in for their Christmas chalet theme winter bar while visiting the Christmas market across the street. Wanted a couple warm drinks and a nice atmosphere. I was quite disappointed. The decorations are fine. The drinks we ordered came out of a premixed container and one was fine but not interesting (a slightly boozy hot chocolate) while the other one was not drinkable (spiced butter rum) and we left it on the table. Seems insane to pay $50+ for two drinks that are mediocre at best. A nice reminder why I don’t come to Dirty Habit.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 2
The food was absolutely delicious!!!! With a nice intimate vibe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I loved everything about this restaurant! We went for brunch on Sunday. The aesthetics /decor is super cute , The food was great, mimosas were on point and the service matched ! Eduardo was awesome! We will definitely go back the next we are in DC!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Great
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
I had the seabass and it was prepared well. I usually aim for leftovers to leave room for dessert. Not this time, I cleaned my plate. It was a delicious pre-show dining experience. I also had a virgin mojito. Delicious! Finally, the dessert was a chocolate lovers dream (the scoop of ice cream was too small to offset the richness of the chocolate 😘). I then walked to Capitol One to see MaverickCity. I have another concert coming up in December. I plan to return to the Dirty Habit. This time it for an after show dinner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Food was good not great but decent for the price, service absolutely sucked
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
The mussels were amazing and our bartender Eber was great! Probably the best espresso martini I’ve ever had. Love the ambiance in the glass room, as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food and atmosphere were amazing! Service was a bit slow, including 1 of the appetizers coming out a while after dinner had been served. Even soda refills took forever.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
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