matchbox
$$ • American, Pizza, New American
Hours:
521 8th St SE, Washington
(202) 548-0369
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matchbox Reviews
This place has sadly gone down hill over the last few years. Service used to be excellent, but the last two times I have been the service has been mediocre at best. My server the last two times has had a limited knowledge of the beer menu, to the point of not understanding the difference in a pale ale and pilsner. The restaurant is constantly out of their tap beers, with no CO2 one time and then being out of a fairly popular local beer the next time. I substituted a "Matchbox...read full review
Came here for brunch. We were seated quickly, but took a while for our food. Servers were decent but not friendly. We ordered pizza, traditional breakfast, salad, a bottle for mimosas (3 juices). The food was less fresh, less delicious this time around. Also missed the “cornflakes French toast” from the previous menu (Nov 2023). All in all, we'd go again just for the mimosas.
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Hours
| Monday | 11AM - 9PM |
| Tuesday | 11AM - 9PM |
| Wednesday | 11AM - 9PM |
| Thursday | 11AM - 9PM |
| Friday | 11AM - 10PM |
| Saturday | 9AM - 10PM |
| Sunday | 9AM - 9PM |
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