Seems someone at king and rye wants to silence the reviews. I made a honest review that was deleted. Went to their Northern Lights igloo holiday presentation in December 2025 for my wife’s birthday and had a not so good experience. My Son went in January 2026 with his wife, same experience. Paid over $250 to eat bland, subpar food in the cold and on dirty furniture. My wife had to use a blanket the whole time.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 3
Jamaal Jackson
I’ve went to their themed Holiday dinners in the igloos. Both in December for my wife’s birthday. 2024 being the first time was excellent. Braised short ribs over rice was my favorite. Would have ordered 2! We ordered sliders, mac and cheese, drinks and other things. Staff was excellent. The space/igloo we were in was dirty but we overlooked it for our first time.
2025 was our second time returning. This time was not as pleasurable. Waiter was still good. Never had an issue with staff and service. We had the northern lights igloo. The furniture was dirtier than ever. Some of Lights were not working, it was colder than the year before because they have small heaters. Food seems it was changed and not as good as 2024. Maybe different cook? Braised short ribs came a la carte, no rice. To spend over $250 to eat in the cold, on dirty furniture and the food not as good as the year before should not be acceptable. Would return if things are upgraded and made better. Right now they’re 1 out of 2. Pictures are from 2025. My wife had to use the blanket the whole time.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 5
Patrick Bresley
Best breakfast in NOVA!
Fresh food, amazing service and great ambiance!
The hotel is amazing too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Georgette
Service during brunch was pretty slow but the food was great and plentiful. We plan on returning for happy hour and dinner very soon.
Doug
The food was delicious and our waiter was attentive. My only critique is that the room temperature was uncomfortably cold. I don't think their heater was working.
Michelle Vichith
Extremely slow service, less than mid food. I had the Virginia breakfast and honestly, Cracker Barrel would’ve been considered an upgrade. Blueberry pancakes had very cold blueberries in a sauce dumped on them making the whole stack cold. Server didn’t know what chocolate milk was (ordered for a child, had to ask another employee to get it.) Absolutely would not try this place again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Fj Ness
Beautiful place for dinner and drinks offering a tasty collection of old fashioned.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ruben
My wife and I went on Christmas Eve. The location and restaurant itself was nice! With minimal people seated it took 16 minutes to get our water and an additional 10 to get our beverages. I had the Christmas special (Prime Rib and Stuffing). For $39 the portions were good, but the food was bland and tasted alright at best. My wife ordered the braised rib and mashed potatoes. It was a generous portion that was very bland and was a roast vs a braised rib. Overall location, environment, drinks were good but I would not suggest it to any of my friends.
Abbey
Amazing! We spent Christmas Eve dinner at King & Rye and the staff was incredible so attentive even though they were incredibly busy, and the food was perfectly done. Everything came out in a timely manner without feeling too rushed, the ambience was fabulous, we can not wait to come back!
Vicki H
We rented one of the outdoor igloos and it was very cute and warm. The food was delicious and the service responsive! I'd definitely recommend this place for a small celebration.
Our service and meal were excellent. Please acknowledge Gretchen, your assistant manager. She welcomed us with a smile, very professional, insuring everything was running smoothly.Ethan was welcoming, professional and friendly, he seated us quickly. Saturday was an extremely busy day. The Scottish Walk Parade was held Service ran smoothly. Thank you Gretchen and your amazing team.
Pamela
We enjoyed our leisure breakfast at King and Rye! Great location, very kind staff and delicious food.
Zachary
Reaction to pork chop and smash burger: the sauce obscured anything special about the pork and the smash burger was the poorest quality that I have ever seen at a restaurant and not as good as anything that we could make ourselves. The bun/bread was the same white bread quality as the bag of 8-12 that one finds in the bread rack of a supermarket. Not with sesame seeds and not a potato bun. You know the type. The thickness of the two patties was no more than a Big Mac, which is about 3 oz. per patty before cooking, but since it was just a basic white roll and thin grilled onions on top, it has the appearance of a large slider than a usual burger and bun. The cubic potato croquettes (maybe puffs in their menu?) were fine. The pork chop was bone-in, which kept it relatively moist. It was served in a cast iron pan with green beans and perhaps white beans. They were fine but the pork chop had a sauce over it that detracted from it and did not let the pork come though. Ambiance was pleasant and no loud considering the stone floor, and that was welcome. The server was pleasant as was the person who brought the food from the kitchen.
Granville
This was a 10 out of 10. We were in for Thanksgiving dinner. We had the turkey entrée. And the braised beef. Which was cut with a fork tender. Everything was beautifully seasoned and tasty. And very generous plates. Plenty to take home for after Thanksgiving leftovers.  This was my first time ever having Thanksgiving in a restaurant. I have to say this was a home run. This could be my new go to........ Ps Staff was GREAT also..... All around great experience......
Lynette
The restaurant was not busy on a very chilly Tuesday evening. We arrived a bit early and were seated promptly. Our server was delightful. He understood our desires and timed our meal perfectly. We started with split Manhattan as a cocktail,which was excellent. Crabcakes as our appetizer. Three small,crab patties were served. They were not very interesting. Our main was the pan roasted trout. Very flavorful and filling. We added the roasted,herbed veggies to accompany the meal. A great addition. The wine list by the glass has a good selection. Overall it was a great time and meal...it would have been a 5 star if I skipped the crab cakes!
Seems someone at king and rye wants to silence the reviews. I made a honest review that was deleted. Went to their Northern Lights igloo holiday presentation in December 2025 for my wife’s birthday and had a not so good experience. My Son went in January 2026 with his wife, same experience. Paid over $250 to eat bland, subpar food in the cold and on dirty furniture. My wife had to use a blanket the whole time.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 3
I’ve went to their themed Holiday dinners in the igloos. Both in December for my wife’s birthday. 2024 being the first time was excellent. Braised short ribs over rice was my favorite. Would have ordered 2! We ordered sliders, mac and cheese, drinks and other things. Staff was excellent. The space/igloo we were in was dirty but we overlooked it for our first time.
2025 was our second time returning. This time was not as pleasurable. Waiter was still good. Never had an issue with staff and service. We had the northern lights igloo. The furniture was dirtier than ever. Some of Lights were not working, it was colder than the year before because they have small heaters. Food seems it was changed and not as good as 2024. Maybe different cook? Braised short ribs came a la carte, no rice. To spend over $250 to eat in the cold, on dirty furniture and the food not as good as the year before should not be acceptable. Would return if things are upgraded and made better. Right now they’re 1 out of 2. Pictures are from 2025. My wife had to use the blanket the whole time.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 5
Best breakfast in NOVA!
Fresh food, amazing service and great ambiance!
The hotel is amazing too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Service during brunch was pretty slow but the food was great and plentiful. We plan on returning for happy hour and dinner very soon.
The food was delicious and our waiter was attentive. My only critique is that the room temperature was uncomfortably cold. I don't think their heater was working.
Extremely slow service, less than mid food. I had the Virginia breakfast and honestly, Cracker Barrel would’ve been considered an upgrade. Blueberry pancakes had very cold blueberries in a sauce dumped on them making the whole stack cold. Server didn’t know what chocolate milk was (ordered for a child, had to ask another employee to get it.) Absolutely would not try this place again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Beautiful place for dinner and drinks offering a tasty collection of old fashioned.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My wife and I went on Christmas Eve. The location and restaurant itself was nice! With minimal people seated it took 16 minutes to get our water and an additional 10 to get our beverages. I had the Christmas special (Prime Rib and Stuffing). For $39 the portions were good, but the food was bland and tasted alright at best. My wife ordered the braised rib and mashed potatoes. It was a generous portion that was very bland and was a roast vs a braised rib. Overall location, environment, drinks were good but I would not suggest it to any of my friends.
Amazing! We spent Christmas Eve dinner at King & Rye and the staff was incredible so attentive even though they were incredibly busy, and the food was perfectly done. Everything came out in a timely manner without feeling too rushed, the ambience was fabulous, we can not wait to come back!
We rented one of the outdoor igloos and it was very cute and warm.
The food was delicious and the service responsive!
I'd definitely recommend this place for a small celebration.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Our service and meal were excellent. Please acknowledge Gretchen, your assistant manager. She welcomed us with a smile, very professional, insuring everything was running smoothly.Ethan was welcoming, professional and friendly, he seated us quickly. Saturday was an extremely busy day. The Scottish Walk Parade was held Service ran smoothly. Thank you Gretchen and your amazing team.
We enjoyed our leisure breakfast at King and Rye! Great location, very kind staff and delicious food.
Reaction to pork chop and smash burger: the sauce obscured anything special about the pork and the smash burger was the poorest quality that I have ever seen at a restaurant and not as good as anything that we could make ourselves. The bun/bread was the same white bread quality as the bag of 8-12 that one finds in the bread rack of a supermarket. Not with sesame seeds and not a potato bun. You know the type. The thickness of the two patties was no more than a Big Mac, which is about 3 oz. per patty before cooking, but since it was just a basic white roll and thin grilled onions on top, it has the appearance of a large slider than a usual burger and bun. The cubic potato croquettes (maybe puffs in their menu?) were fine. The pork chop was bone-in, which kept it relatively moist. It was served in a cast iron pan with green beans and perhaps white beans. They were fine but the pork chop had a sauce over it that detracted from it and did not let the pork come though. Ambiance was pleasant and no loud considering the stone floor, and that was welcome. The server was pleasant as was the person who brought the food from the kitchen.
This was a 10 out of 10. We were in for Thanksgiving dinner. We had the turkey entrée. And the braised beef. Which was cut with a fork tender. Everything was beautifully seasoned and tasty. And very generous plates. Plenty to take home for after Thanksgiving leftovers.  This was my first time ever having Thanksgiving in a restaurant. I have to say this was a home run. This could be my new go to........ Ps Staff was GREAT also..... All around great experience......
The restaurant was not busy on a very chilly Tuesday evening. We arrived a bit early and were seated promptly. Our server was delightful. He understood our desires and timed our meal perfectly. We started with split Manhattan as a cocktail,which was excellent. Crabcakes as our appetizer. Three small,crab patties were served. They were not very interesting. Our main was the pan roasted trout. Very flavorful and filling. We added the roasted,herbed veggies to accompany the meal. A great addition. The wine list by the glass has a good selection. Overall it was a great time and meal...it would have been a 5 star if I skipped the crab cakes!
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