Le DeSales restaurant is situated in a great location in downtown DC with the added bonus of a PMI parking in the same building. We had made a reservation but I arrived 30 minutes early. I was greeted by a friendly waitress who gave me a table immediately . We had a late lunch at almost 2.30. The cocktails, the appetizers, the entrees were all very good and the crème brûlée was delicious. I will definitely be back. L
Jonathan
Outstanding greeting and service. Food choices included deviled eggs, caviar, onion soup and caeser salad chicken. Plus three different cocktails.
Coco Chai
It’s a nice restaurant. We were seated promptly thanks to making a reservation and the staff were friendly and attentive. The food was okay but a little disappointing overall after seeing such great reviews. I got the buffalo mozzarella and side of broccolini as an appetizer. The broccolini had a nice smoky flavor but was extremely tough. Only the florets were cooked enough to eat, which left a plateful of stems. The buffalo mozzarella appetizer was good and very filling.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Claire Peterson
FANTASTIC sushi! It was SO good that we forgot how much we enjoyed French cuisine and we ordered ALL sushi and sashimi. Abs high quality and delicious. Would love to go back tomorrow. LOVELY ambience and great service. We also had very good desserts: crème brûlée & spectacular gluten free flourless choc cake
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Michael
The cheese board was incredibly dissapointing. Not worth it compared to just about any other restaurant on earth. Chicken was delicious, broccoli great. Service superb. Chocolate cake was good, could be better. Pricey for what we ordered but a very nice change of pace. Give it a shot.
Marlin
Was excited to try this place bc of the interesting menu combination. Started w/cocktails that were ok but too sweet to really be interesting. The sushi was nice, the Kobe beef roll standout. For some reason they have beef tartare listed on the menu as tarte de boeuf, which is absolutely a different dish, and also wasn’t recognizable as either. We were unimpressed by the mains. Service was fine. Not worth it for the price
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Joey
Best sushi in DC. When I come into town from NYC, I always dine here. The fish and chips rolls are the best anywhere!
Carole
My husband and I were overwhelmed with the noise level. We ordered drinks, paid and left. We eat out several times a week and daily even on a trip (as we were in DC) but this noise was terrible. Nothing in the design was noise abating. While 25 and younger might not care, we could not carry on a conversation at all. My degree was in deaf education and I can tell you the decibel level was dangerously high. Our drinks were good; no idea about the food. What a shame
Merih
My first time at Le DeSales.ı was staying at Mayflower and it was my last day decided to go to a nearby restaurant which I found through OpenTable. It was so good and tasty.
Sanford
We went for a light lunch. My wife got the pokey bowl which she raved about. Absolutely loved it. I had a couple of sushi rolls which were very good. Great staff and ambience. I recommend it.
We loved food, but when we asked for extra bread, 4 times, I might add, and were told one moment, we never got it. Maybe it was shortage, but at least be honest and tell us.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Scott
The food and service was amazing. I ate there multiple times while in the city for a week. I highly recommend their salmon. Inside seating was a little loud. We ate in their outside seating which was was very nice.
ADevin
The food was delicious however the intimate space was too loud for us to hear each other. We gave up our table for a far corner of the bar. It was better but not as comfortable. I would go back though.
jeff
First time there looked like it had a lot of potential. Fun menu and bar was packed. Dining area half empty. Ordered sushi which was good, wanted to try other things but it took forever to get the food after a 45 minute wait half of the ordered items still didn't come so we cancelled the rest and left. May try again but it just isn't run right. For half the dining area being full they weren't able to handle it.
Richard
This is a charming spot off Connecticut Avenue. The drinks are amazing, and the menu was creative and delicious.
Le DeSales restaurant is situated in a great location in downtown DC with the added bonus of a PMI parking in the same building. We had made a reservation but I arrived 30 minutes early. I was greeted by a friendly waitress who gave me a table immediately . We had a late lunch at almost 2.30. The cocktails, the appetizers, the entrees were all very good and the crème brûlée was delicious. I will definitely be back. L
Outstanding greeting and service. Food choices included deviled eggs, caviar, onion soup and caeser salad chicken. Plus three different cocktails.
It’s a nice restaurant. We were seated promptly thanks to making a reservation and the staff were friendly and attentive.
The food was okay but a little disappointing overall after seeing such great reviews. I got the buffalo mozzarella and side of broccolini as an appetizer.
The broccolini had a nice smoky flavor but was extremely tough. Only the florets were cooked enough to eat, which left a plateful of stems.
The buffalo mozzarella appetizer was good and very filling.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
FANTASTIC sushi! It was SO good that we forgot how much we enjoyed French cuisine and we ordered ALL sushi and sashimi. Abs high quality and delicious. Would love to go back tomorrow. LOVELY ambience and great service. We also had very good desserts: crème brûlée & spectacular gluten free flourless choc cake
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
The cheese board was incredibly dissapointing. Not worth it compared to just about any other restaurant on earth. Chicken was delicious, broccoli great. Service superb. Chocolate cake was good, could be better. Pricey for what we ordered but a very nice change of pace. Give it a shot.
Was excited to try this place bc of the interesting menu combination. Started w/cocktails that were ok but too sweet to really be interesting. The sushi was nice, the Kobe beef roll standout. For some reason they have beef tartare listed on the menu as tarte de boeuf, which is absolutely a different dish, and also wasn’t recognizable as either. We were unimpressed by the mains. Service was fine. Not worth it for the price
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Best sushi in DC. When I come into town from NYC, I always dine here. The fish and chips rolls are the best anywhere!
My husband and I were overwhelmed with the noise level. We ordered drinks, paid and left. We eat out several times a week and daily even on a trip (as we were in DC) but this noise was terrible. Nothing in the design was noise abating. While 25 and younger might not care, we could not carry on a conversation at all. My degree was in deaf education and I can tell you the decibel level was dangerously high. Our drinks were good; no idea about the food. What a shame
My first time at Le DeSales.ı was staying at Mayflower and it was my last day decided to go to a nearby restaurant which I found through OpenTable. It was so good and tasty.
We went for a light lunch. My wife got the pokey bowl which she raved about. Absolutely loved it. I had a couple of sushi rolls which were very good. Great staff and ambience. I recommend it.
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We loved food, but when we asked for extra bread, 4 times, I might add, and were told one moment, we never got it. Maybe it was shortage, but at least be honest and tell us.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
The food and service was amazing. I ate there multiple times while in the city for a week. I highly recommend their salmon. Inside seating was a little loud. We ate in their outside seating which was was very nice.
The food was delicious however the intimate space was too loud for us to hear each other. We gave up our table for a far corner of the bar. It was better but not as comfortable. I would go back though.
First time there looked like it had a lot of potential. Fun menu and bar was packed. Dining area half empty. Ordered sushi which was good, wanted to try other things but it took forever to get the food after a 45 minute wait half of the ordered items still didn't come so we cancelled the rest and left. May try again but it just isn't run right. For half the dining area being full they weren't able to handle it.
This is a charming spot off Connecticut Avenue. The drinks are amazing, and the menu was creative and delicious.
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