Basin Street Lounge
219 King St, Alexandria
(703) 549-1141
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First and last time. Food was not tasty! The vibe wasn't great and the music wasn't all of that.
Great experience overall but I did not appreciate the mandatory 20% service charge (tip) fee. We were a table of three. Waitress then mentioned that I could add tip.....really?
Cool and mellow vibe. Cigars are a bit pricey for the selection that they have. If you smoke you’d be better off brining your own. Live music and a pretty cool atmosphere
We celebrated my 29th birthday there and it was amazing. Great food, great cigars, so many whiskey options!
Good atmosphere. Live music and good food. Not wheelchair accessible for the music venues.
Came with 3 friends to celebrate my birthday early on 3/29/25. Service was definitely very slow, but our server was lovely and we used the time to talk. Also, they extended my reservation 30 minutes without complaint when we were running late. The best part was the food. I couldn't find fault with one meal. Everyone's food was delicious. That steak might've been the best I've ever tasted; the salmon dinner, jambalaya meal; fried oysters; wings - all outstanding. Then we went upstairs to try to listen to some music, but it is a smaller space than I remembered from the single other time I came in 2022. It wasn't comfortable for us, so we went to the basement to listen to the DJ play a little millennial hip hop, and that was a perfect cap to our night. I definitely recommend.
I truly enjoyed the food but the initial service gave me pause. There was no one at the front desk to greet us. A kitchen worked happened to see us and tried to locate someone but that took about 10 mins which I thought was odd. Unfortunately the restaurant smells like smoke due to the cigar lounge next door which could be problematic if you have respiratory issues. The food was good. I had the jambalaya which I would order again.
We stopped by 219 on our drive home from the airport. The food was incredible and really hit the spot! Everything was delicious and the service was incredible. Strongly recommend trying this place out!
Very nice club for serior gay men. Best place to step away from the married life and hold hands with one of the bar men...
Good experience but the food and service weren't as good as I expected. Granted it was a very busy night. Food was just okay.
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This was my first time. It was a recommendation. Since I'm from NWALINS. But sadly tíos was not good. I ordered the crab cake sandwich- the crab was mushy with zero flavor, my friends shrimp and grits was overpowered by bbq sauce, the appetizer pretzel was so hard. They tried to fix it but there wasn't anything appealing.. was contemplating the salmon but saw it looked over cooked at the next table. They gave a dessert-red velvet cake but it was a circle cake that had been frozen inland it was served hard. The service was great and the Cesar salad was ok. It didn't have any dressing and what was provided was very thick. I'm so sorry I couldn't give a better review.
Overall positive experience. Good food, atmosphere, and service. We also enjoyed our cocktails. Location is lovely and intimate. We would go again. Quality experience made for a nice evening out.
Came here with a girlfriend for Galentines dinner but had to leave because I forgot she doesn't eat seafood and we didn't look at the menu before. :( Will have to come back to try
I had drinks and enjoyed the band in the cigar lounge. It was a good time.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Could not find parking.
Never made to the meeting.
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