Marcel's by Robert Wiedmaier

2401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington
(202) 296-1166

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Eduardo Castillo

Food was disappointing. Menu sounds better than how the food tastes. Tried 10 dishes (between my wife and I). 3 were good, 3 were ok, 3 were not good and 1 was inedible. Service was not great. They all seemed busy and overwhelmed. I found incredible I had to wait 20 min for someone to fill my glass of water. Atmosphere is nice. I think it is way overpriced for the quality of the dining experience.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 2

In Kyu Jang

Enjoyed a memorable birthday dinner. Simply good food with amazing service (especially with the wine). Haven't had this much fun at a restaurant in a while.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tuffypuff toby

Had a wonderful time at the 25th anniversary celebration. The food ; wine; and drinks were spectacular. The service was overwhelming! My wife and I love this special place. Everyone needs to experience the greatest restaurant in town! You be pleased you went.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lamb Pyramides, Marcel's Boudin Blanc, Caviar

Patrick Brenner

White linen. Superior service. Impeccable delivery. Stupendous cuisine. These descriptions do not give Marcel's the justice it deserves. Vinny and team provided the finest dining I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rosa T

The food was phenomenal. The experience was special. What set Marcel’s apart from other restaurants was the service. From the moment we walked in multiple staff members greeted us and asked us how we were.Enrique was an absolute delight. He took time to discuss the menu and was part of what made our experience so wonderful. Delante was a gem and took time out of his evening to discuss the wonderful dishes as well. Every course was amazing and unique and full of flavor. I really liked that we were able to choose from a variety of options and tailer the chef’s tasting menu to our likes.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pinot Noir Reduction, Sorbet

Larissa Hernandez

2nd time coming to Marcels and it did not disappoint. We went for our 10 year anniversary and everything about Marcels- food, atmosphere, service made our anniversary dinner very special, they even gave us an extra dessert plate that said Happy Anniversary. Our server Enrique was amazing, he delivered top notch upscale service, always ready to place our napkins when we sat, kept our food and drinks coming perfect timing, and was funny and personable talking to us like family. Everyone was very nice. Every dish was delicious, impressive and unique which is what we love most. The only things I would change is to bring back the caviar appetizer item and the escargo they had on the menu about 6 years ago it was amazing, also the desserts were not as impressive with taste, and the 1st time it was like the waiters were hiding but were always right there on point refilling and serving you when needed I missed that lended to a fun mystery experience.But still a very special place and we will be back for other special occasions.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Blue Bethlehem

I was here for a Solidarity Dinner. The people were so friendly. The food was good, I just wish it was a little bit more food for the money.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Orlando Rodriguez

The food was just incredible and delicious. Very elegant dinning and with very attentive service. Thank you Enrique for a warm welcome and amazing service. This place is definitely on the books the come back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chocolate Mousse Bombe, Lobster Timbale, Squab, Marcel's Boudin Blanc

Philia G. Bekele

Food is mid for the price ://

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

aln Esq

Very sophisticated food, elegant presentation and excellent wine pairings.But for an event for 50-60 on a weeknight, we were seated in a bland and crowded space behind the dining room, with chairs and tables so close together that diners couldn’t get out to use the restroom and servers could hardly move among the tables to serve the guests. No atmosphere or ambiance, no music or art on the walls. It felt like eating good French food in very small portions in a nameless hotel somewhere. And all this occurred on a midweek evening when the main dining room was 90% empty. I don’t get it.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 4

Eve Chauchard

I went to a charity dinner at Marcel's yesterday (price $95 plus a $25 donation to the charity) and had a wonderful evening. Four delicious courses, simple but perfect aragula salad, mushroom tortelli perfectly cooked and with an intense mushroom taste, delicious slightly crispy red snapper and a fantastic chocolate mouse/ salted caramel dessert. All 51 guests were served in good timing and the staff was excellent. The restaurant atmosphere is elegant. No loud music. I will definitely go back to this restaurant!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Elham Vakili

Went to Marcel's on 1/30/2024 for a group dinner, four-course prefix menu $120/person. The food was very mediocre, far from so called fine dining experience. first course arugula salad nothing special, second course two mushroom ravioli which was very chewy, third course red snapper size of a finger, I took two bites, and I was done eating my main course. We all filled up on bread which was so hard to come by! Finally, the dessert chocolate mousse nothing special. The wait staff are very robotic. It was very hard to get the wait staff attention. Don't waste your time and money. I feel cheated!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Henry Chou

Went there for a group dinner, with four-course prix fixe menu, $120/person. First course was salad, nothing special. Second course was bay scallops, which was over-cooked and rubbery. Third course was red snapper. The piece was about 1"x1", I kid you not, and no vegetables on the side. Dessert was chocolate mousse, not the best I have had. After four courses, I was still hungry. Service can best be described as indifferent. At $120, this was the worst dining experience I have had in a very long time. I felt robbed.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Jeffrey Singer

Vinny was a great server. Food was more than excellent. Wine was excellent. Very highly recommend Marcels Restaurant.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

KC LIn

Very pleasant, high quality cuisine. Gio was excellent with recommendations on dishes and matching wine, and a cordial conversationalist. A thoroughly enjoyable anniversary experience! Understated elegance decor good for any occasion.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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