L'Enfant Bar & Grill
Inside the Hilton, 480 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington
(202) 484-1000
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TLDR: Go somewhere else. The service is horrible and the prices are about 40-60/person depending on what you order. The food is good, but not worth the price.
Walked up at about 9pm, politely waited about 5 min trying to figure out if it was seat yourself or not and we were completely ignored. Flagged the bartender down and he said just grab a table, server would be with you. Sat down, waited 10 min, completely ignored again. Flagged down the waiter who I kid you not, made eye contact, gave me the shoulder shrugging motion, and gestured to the table he was at, and ignored us another 2-3min. I finally managed to get a menu from him. The waiter never took a drink order, and vanished for another 2-3 min. Then he walked over, dropped off water we didn't ask for, did not speak a word, vanished again. My wife's cup had someone else's lipstick on it, and mine was full of water spots. Clearly washing dishes here means rinsing them only. At this point, we should have left, except it was almost 10pm with 40mph wind gusts and it was under 30 degrees outside, and we decided to just deal with the terrible service.
We finally managed to order food, and the waiter disappeared again. Never saw him again until food came out. My wife wanted one of the mixed drinks, so I had to wander over to the bar and order it because the waiter was still missing.
The food finally came out, my wife really liked the lemon chicken. I ordered the tortellini. My tortellini came out as rigatoni, so I flagged down the waiter again, and he tells me they ran out of tortellini. Would have been nice to know that, but he never told me and just told the kitchen to go for it. At least he apologized. I swapped to the lemon chicken as well. The food was solid. I wouldn't say it was worth $40/plate, but it was good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Food is great. Ny strip was delicious. Recommended that Enfant)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Loud, happy hour until 6 PM
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Our family had the breakfast buffet which was a great, but expensive for the options. We had dinner one night. The pasta was good, but the charcuterie was over priced for what it was. Do not waste your money! The pizza is a no go too. In a pinch the place works, but unlikely we would do this again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Time the lounge access because it can get pretty loud
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Way over priced. Bland boring, yet expensive food. Avoid if possible.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
I met a colleague for lunch. The salad that I ordered was good and my colleague seemed to enjoy his sandwich and salad. The server was nice and courteous. However, for a long time, she was by herself taking care of all the tables, including two large parties. It was not until the service became too slow that three other folks showed up to help. Getting the bill took a while to get creating some anxiety to get back to work on time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
First time visiting with some friends , I love the atmosphere the food was great I had the salmon and my wife has the snapper everything was cooked to perfection. The service was top notch Mohammed was attentive and knowledgeable he helped us choose our wine that paired perfectly with our food . Thank you Mohammed we will definitely come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Service is extremely slow, no clue whether we sit ourselves or someone seats us, we asked a server, sat at the table she gestured towards, and none came around for 20 mins!
That said, the hummus bowl was quite good.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
I was surprised the Margarita pizza was really good. Coming from NJ we are picky with our pizzas. My bf had a cheeseburger and I had the turkey club and we shared the pizza. This bar and grill is inside the hotel. Reservations are not needed.It was busy because we went during inauguration weekend on a Sunday. All else was closed nearby but they were obviously open. Good food, good service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Nice people. I got a salmon caesar salad and a charcuterie board. The salmon was very undercooked in the middle. I couldn’t even eat all of it. The charcuterie board could have used more and different crackers and some fruit but what was there was alright.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
too expensive
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I hate this place. Service is atrocious. Such a waste as it's a nice bar area. They mess up the bill if a group HH, and soooooo slow. 20 min plus to get a drink.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
We started with loaded nachos. Meals for 4 of us included crab cake dinner, burger and fries, turkey club with fries, and a kids chicken finger and fries. Food was all great quality and good quantity. Staff was attentive. Glad we had sit down meal instead of ordering in fast food items. With one alcohol drink and tip we spent $150. Sorry no food photos. It was well esten.
Kid-friendliness: Kids meals available
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Ultimate Turkey Club Sandwich
Menu has enough variety that you should be able to find something. It's a basic spot, typical hotel restaurant.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
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