We had a large reservation for about 21 people and were sat downstairs. Comparing my experience to Capitol Hill Ambar (where I also had a very large reservation of 30 people) Clarendon has a lot of improvement that needs to be done and has a lot to learn from that location.The first hour, it was the chef sending out food to our table and it was VERY unorganized! When they would bring dishes out, it wasn’t equally spread out amongst our group of 21.They would forget half the table and only put food on one side of the table. (these are small plates so it wasn’t like we could just pass it down) It wasn’t until I brought it to my servers attention that things started to get a bit better in terms of giving everyone food at the table and making the whole party feel included. For the $2,100 we would expect this to not happen and want everyone at the table to be satisfied!The next hour was when things got better as we were able to individually order items off the menuI will say our server was very understanding and do give her big props as this was out of her control. She handled the table well but it just didn’t feel as organized as the experience at Ambar Capital Hill. If you have a big party reservation of 15+, I can’t recommend the Capital Hill location enough. Please save yourself the trouble and don’t book Clarendon
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
niadan
Great experience will return out waiter Moe was super attentive, the food was deliciousDietary restrictions: Vegetarian, pescatarian
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tapas
Hasib Ghulam
Mario was great, great service and always happy to be around customer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ali F
Mario has been a very good server, he comes before we even need him. I’d recommend coming to ambar just because of mario, he makes the experience way better than needed to be!! Thank you Mario!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Morteza Fasihi
Mario was an outstanding waiter, always available when we needed him. Would definitely recommend him for others.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Naveed qourbani
Mario as super nice and goood service ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bassam Jabbour
We had the open brunch, food quality was ok and they have a lot of variety.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Brandon Jarnagin
Moe was an amazing waiter. He kept the drinks flowing and knew exactly what food to bring to the table without anyone asking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken and Croquetas, Tapas, Cevapi Balkan Kebab’, Balkano Slider
Sheridan Gardner
We did a birthday brunch here and the food and service was fantastic for 12 of us. William was the best waiter!! Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Francesco Tassi
William was the best server. He treated us so well and got us refills and even offered us a green tea shot. We were so happy to celebrate a surprise birthday and William accommodated us so well. Will come back!
Wonderful experience! Great place to experience some delicious Balkan food, great atmosphere, and friendly and wonderful staff. Would highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jailene Roman
Moe was exceptional. We didn’t even have to put in our food orders, he just knew what we wanted
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tapas
George Contreras
Nor did an amazing job, thank you!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wiaczeslaw Kubarev
Do you want a small plate experience that is all you can eat and delicious? Come to this place for lunch and you won't be disappointed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
AleMich RosVaz
I was fascinated by the food at this place, in short I will visit it every time I can, I loved the attention that Arizbeth gave me. 1000% recommended.☺️☺️
We had a large reservation for about 21 people and were sat downstairs. Comparing my experience to Capitol Hill Ambar (where I also had a very large reservation of 30 people) Clarendon has a lot of improvement that needs to be done and has a lot to learn from that location.The first hour, it was the chef sending out food to our table and it was VERY unorganized! When they would bring dishes out, it wasn’t equally spread out amongst our group of 21.They would forget half the table and only put food on one side of the table. (these are small plates so it wasn’t like we could just pass it down) It wasn’t until I brought it to my servers attention that things started to get a bit better in terms of giving everyone food at the table and making the whole party feel included. For the $2,100 we would expect this to not happen and want everyone at the table to be satisfied!The next hour was when things got better as we were able to individually order items off the menuI will say our server was very understanding and do give her big props as this was out of her control. She handled the table well but it just didn’t feel as organized as the experience at Ambar Capital Hill. If you have a big party reservation of 15+, I can’t recommend the Capital Hill location enough. Please save yourself the trouble and don’t book Clarendon
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Great experience will return out waiter Moe was super attentive, the food was deliciousDietary restrictions: Vegetarian, pescatarian
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tapas
Mario was great, great service and always happy to be around customer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mario has been a very good server, he comes before we even need him. I’d recommend coming to ambar just because of mario, he makes the experience way better than needed to be!! Thank you Mario!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mario was an outstanding waiter, always available when we needed him. Would definitely recommend him for others.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mario as super nice and goood service ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had the open brunch, food quality was ok and they have a lot of variety.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Moe was an amazing waiter. He kept the drinks flowing and knew exactly what food to bring to the table without anyone asking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken and Croquetas, Tapas, Cevapi Balkan Kebab’, Balkano Slider
We did a birthday brunch here and the food and service was fantastic for 12 of us. William was the best waiter!! Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
William was the best server. He treated us so well and got us refills and even offered us a green tea shot. We were so happy to celebrate a surprise birthday and William accommodated us so well. Will come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Wonderful experience! Great place to experience some delicious Balkan food, great atmosphere, and friendly and wonderful staff. Would highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Moe was exceptional. We didn’t even have to put in our food orders, he just knew what we wanted
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tapas
Nor did an amazing job, thank you!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Do you want a small plate experience that is all you can eat and delicious? Come to this place for lunch and you won't be disappointed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I was fascinated by the food at this place, in short I will visit it every time I can, I loved the attention that Arizbeth gave me. 1000% recommended.☺️☺️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5