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Tabard Inn Restaurantvs1789 Restaurant & Bar
Both establishments are rated very highly by expert writers. Overall, Tabard Inn Restaurant scores marginally better than 1789 Restaurant. Tabard Inn Restaurant is ranked #14 in Washington DC with accolades from 11 sources including Time Out, Not For Tourists and Frommer's.
Tabard Inn Restaurant
Frommer's
Zagat
Gayot
DK Eyewitness
Time Out
Washington Post
Afar Magazine
Not For Tourists
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1739 N St NW, Washington DC, DC 20036-2801
From $0/night
Frommer's "The kitchen smokes its own salmon (as it has for 29 years); cures its own pastrami, tasso ham, and prosciutto; and bakes its own bread and pastries, so these items are awfully good." Full review
Zagat4.2
"It's a perfect "rendezvous" for dinner in the "intimate" main room, "cozy" drinks by the fire or a "wonderful" reservation-worthy brunch in the "hidden" garden." Full review
Gayot14.0
"Revisiting one of DC's most charming yet least publicized restaurants is much like a trip down memory lane." Full review
DK Eyewitness "The menu of this historic inn always offers a delicious surprise. The garden is lovely and the funky interior has several inviting nooks and crannies."
Time Out "Tucked at the back of a 19th-century brownstone, home to a family-run hotel, the Tabard is an eclectic and shamelessly romantic destination." Full review
Washington Post Editors' Pick
"The beautiful surroundings offer a place to talk, to relax and unwind with contemporary American food." Full review
Afar Magazine "What I love about the Tabard Inn is that most D.C. visitors and transplants have never heard of it, yet this place requires a brunch reservation 2 weeks in advance." Full review
Not For Tourists "Romantic rendezvous."
Fodor's "Fading portraits and overstuffed furniture make the lobby lounge look like an antiques store, but this hotel restaurant's culinary sensibilities are thoroughly modern." Full review
The Infatuation "If you like jazz and don’t mind being youngest person in the room by 20 years, you'll enjoy the live music at Tabard Inn on most evenings." Full review
1789 Restaurant & Bar Frommer's
Travel + Leisure Zagat
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1226 36th St NW, Washington DC, DC 20007-2627
From $50/night
Frommer's "This 50-year-old restaurant near Georgetown University draws from its upper-crust neighborhood of media types, socialites, politicians, and corporate execs." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Chef Anthony Lombardo's roast pheasant and Carolina red snapper are served on Limoges china and silver, and the whole affair is warmed by fireplaces and a gas chandelier." Full review
Zagat ""White gloves and pearls" might suit this "distinguished" Georgetown "classic" with a "refined", "historic" townhouse setting and "expertly prepared" "farm-to-table" New American cooking." Full review
BlackBook "Ye olde colonial dining room imbues Georgetown ethos in a walnut shell. Baroque on the outside, ceremonial on the inside."
Gayot15.0
"Perhaps the grande dame of Washington restaurants, 1789 plays host to many of DC's and the nation's power players." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Chef Dan Giusti, one of Washington’s premier chefs, makes a creative use of seasonal ingredients."
Michelin Guide "Start with the foie gras or beef crudo two ways and move on to a main course of Alaskan halibut or rack of lamb."
Time Out "Georgetown’s 1789, site of countless graduation fêtes and anniversary dinners, is evocative of a Washington of old, when men wore ties and women smiled and nodded." Full review
Washington Post Editors' Pick
"A Georgetown institution with a sense of Old World dignity staffs a talented kitchen producing seasonal delights." Full review
Not For Tourists "1789: Age of the patrons, or total for your bill?"
