Clarity

442 Maple Ave E, Vienna
(703) 539-8400

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Kiley Smith

We decided to try Clarity for the first time to celebrate my husband’s birthday, not entirely sure what to expect but excited for a special meal. Overall, we enjoyed almost everything we ordered!

We began with the Pork Belly appetizer—it was decent, but not a standout. After that, my husband and I had the mushroom soup, which was absolutely delicious and highly recommended. For our entrées, my husband chose the Pumpkin Curry with vegetables and loved it, one of our kids had the Pork Schnitzel, and my other child and I opted for the Foie Gras-Stuffed Chicken. Some of our meals were better than others...the foie gras-stuffed chicken was so heavy that after two bites I was done.

For dessert, we shared the Mixed Berry Pie with Lemon Soufflé and the Caramel Pear and Apple Sundae. Unfortunately, the desserts and the appetizer weren’t quite as memorable as the soup and some of the entrees.

One of the best parts of our experience was Clarity’s thoughtful handling of my gluten allergy. They offered an impressive range of gluten-free options, and their homemade gluten-free bread was some of the best I’ve ever had.

The interior felt a bit dated.

Given the price point and the inconsistency in the food, we probably won’t return.

Lee

Service was excellent. Unfortunately, my Alaskan Halibut was not that fresh and was rather dry and firm. People near the bar were having a wonderful but noisy time with their friends. Maybe it's not a comfortable place folks like us.

Rita

The food and service was fantastic! The drinks and wines are pricy and the noise level is very loud! If you want a nice quiet dinner, I would not recommend it.

Brittany Blanchard

Incredibly delicious! Clarity was the perfect choice to enjoy a birthday dinner with my boyfriend. We had such a wonderful meal and look forward to dining here again.

D Choi

Good food. Very slow service though.

Edward

Haven't been in a few years until recently for a friend's birthday dinner. I was instantly reminded how great Clarity is. My whole party agreed that the food is amazing. I specifically loved the shrimp and salmon. We all appreciated the sleek ambience and the staff is exceptionally attentive. I'll definitely be attending the restaurant on a more consistent basis to share the experience with more loved ones.

Paul Dodgson

Food was good, but the atmosphere does not match the price. Entrees are comparable in price to 2941 or other local higher-ish-end dining with a far cheaper feel and less attentive wait staff. There were flies buzzing around the table - something small in the grand scheme of things, sure, but easily fixable and very off-putting to patrons. Decent place, but not worth a second visit.

Novi Beerens

Found Clarity from the best restaurants list. We didn’t do menu tasting. Decided to pick items from ala carte menu. Bread service served prior to first course. Then we were able to order Scottish Salmon Tartare eventho it wasn’t listed on the first course items (thank you Chef!). It was a fresh light starter to our meal the combination of beets, avocado, horseradish cream and (some mint emulsion maybe) and salmon. For main course I got 10oz NY strip and my friend got Foie Grass stuffed free bird chicken both delicious, a little thing that we wished they could do better was both of our entree weren’t hot (they both warm) and they didn’t cleared the rest of set of silverwares (we sat at the 4 seats table with 4 set up), it’s a minor service things but for a restaurant at their level this could’ve been improved. Overall experience was good. Our wait staff gave us suggestions and clearly know their menu. I would def be back and next time I would love to try the tasting menu.

Janice

Had a dinner with friends. Food was excellent especially the beet carpaccio & the halibut. Our server was extremely good too.

Sarah

We were expecting the same level of food and service that we had for dinner a couple of weeks ago. We were disappointed.

Julian

Firstly, thank you, as this was a first time expetince, the corner booth table requested was amazing. This place was incredible—delicious food, a fantastic vibe, and the best people-watching. And being able to sit next to someone in the corner table near the door was amazing. Pure magic! I have to go back to the wine and pasta, which was authentic and the o die for!

Eric

Nice decor and good service. Very noisy. Hard to have a conversation. Great onion soup, but the fillet minion would have benefited from a more intense sauce.

Ismael Lopez

Honest Review, wife is a chef and she struggles with finding food that meets her standards, and this place blew her mind. The Lamb was phenomenal, the bread, the desserts, and the portions are big, i would recommend to change the name of starters to sharables.

Scott S

Service was good. The atmosphere was fine, but the food was quite a letdown.

They took amazing ingredients and created mediocre results. As an example, lots of us had wagyu beef - and it wasn't even as good as a standard steak, much less wagyu.

This was with a large group, so I get that can be challenging, but we reserved a room and had a set menu, and even with that limitation, everyone was very underwhelmed with the food. The mushroom foam was amazing, but it was about 5% of the food on my dish.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 5

Colton Waldack

Had a wonderful time tonight at Clarity. We ordered the scallop and the pork belly starters, then had the Wagyu steaks for the main entree. Our server was very friendly and accommodating. The atmosphere was great. Definitely recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Caramelized Day Boat Scallops

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