Clare and Don's
Clare and Don's
Crabcake combo with 3 sauteed shrimp, mashed potatoes, veggies and salad.
Band Pasta with Rose sauce and a salad
Chicken Breast with mashed potatoes and broccoli
Burrito with Guac, Chips, salsa
Chicken Taco Bar with rice, beans, and all the fixins'
Large Mixed Green Salad Topped with Ceviche and served with homemade Chips
A Fried Haddock Fillet and Four Jumbo Shrimp atop of Linguini Noodles tossed with in Our Rose Sauce and Crab Meat. Comes with a salad
Southern soul food specialty that melts in your mouth
Breaded and deep-fried with dipping sauce
Made to order in homemade batter
Corn or flour tortilla filled with cheddar and pepper jack cheese with sides of salsa and sour cream
Topped with lettuce, chimole, guacamole, sour cream and your choice of chili, veggie chili, carnitas or chicken
8 pieces of our award-winning wings
Washington Post top ten rated crab cake
Beer-battered, Coconut, Buffalo or Traditional
Seasoned and lightly fried
Seasoned and lightly fried crawdad meat
Cracker-meal breaded and deep-fried Chesapeake oysters
A lemony spicy shrimp sensation with crispy homemade tortilla chips
Homemade, fresh & delicious
Beer-battered, Coconut, Buffalo or Traditional
Alabama's finest jumbo shrimp
Alabama's finest jumbo shrimp
Romaine with homemade croutons and fresh Romano
Romaine with homemade croutons and fresh Romano
With onions, cheese and sour cream
Romaine with chopped veggies
Romaine with chopped veggies
Mixed Greens and fresh strawberries tossed in house key lime dressing and topped with crumbled feta cheese.
Creamy shrimp, crab, fish and scallops with veggies and potatoes topped with crushed Ritz crackers
Raf's original recipe with lentils and sweet potato
Soup of the day
Prepared your way, topped with lettuce and tomato. Served with a side of fries or tots. Sub salad, onion rings or hush puppies for 1.00
Deliciously seasoned house-made jumbo lump crabmeat, pan-seared
1/2lb hand pattied burger
1/2lb hand pattied vegan burger
Char grilled, deep fried, coconut, buffalo or blackened
Classic with BBQ
Classic with BBQ
Caesar or house chopped with blackened chicken or tofu
Flaky fish fillets dipped in homemade beer batter and fried to order
8 Large prawns prepared your way
Coconut crusted, Buffalo, beer-battered or crackermeal
Crackermeal breaded and deep-fried Chesapeake oysters
1 or 2 all-beef hot dogs topped with Mama's Beef Chili, shredded cheddar and raw onions
2 corn Dogs
Char grilled, deep fried, coconut, buffalo or blackened
Spicy blackened, fried, grilled or Buffalo
Homemade beer-battered extra firm tofu
Prepared your way. Served with marinated cabbage, rice, your choice of beans and tortillas
Prepared your way. Served with marinated cabbage, rice, your choice of beans and tortillas
Brown rice, your choice of beans, chimole, cheddar with your choice of protein served in a bowl with homemade chips
Brown rice, your choice of beans, chimole, cheddar and pepper jack with your choice of protein wrapped in flour tortilla
Pulled chicken, steak or tofu with lettuce, tomato and cheddar in corn or flour tortillas. Served withbrown rice and whole or refried beans.
Homemade smokey pork topped with chimole and sriracha sour cream on the side
Large Flour Tortilla filled with cheddar and pepper jack cheese served with lettuce, chimole and salsa
Sauteed shrimp, scallops and fish
Grilled chicken breast with broccoli
Spicy Cajun dirty rice with tofu and veggies
With your choice of blackened shrimp, aligator, chicken or tofu
Our homemade beef chili over linguini served with cheddar cheese, sour cream and onions.
Sauteed onion, zucchini, squash, red pepper and broccoli
Homemade and topped with pulled pork
Choose 3 diffrent items
Two of our own homemade jumbo lump crab cakes, pan-seared to melt in your mouth!
Sauteed shrimp, scallops and a jumbo lump crab cake (try it blackened for a little spice)
Our Fresh catch served with salad and 2 sides
Skewered, grilled and brushed with lemon butter
Prepared your way
Grilled, blackened or teriyaki glazed
Blackened flank steak with award winning crab cake, served with mashed potatoes and deep fried Brussels sprouts. Starts with strawberry mixed green salad.
Shrimp Basket
Shrimp that was not deveined
a smiley face balloon in the air
Rum Runner!!
Elijah's Bird
Winston had a great time on the patio!
Interior
Entrance
Fish 'N' Chips
Strawberry, feta cheese salad with haddock
Bar
I'll be back!
Menu cover
interior
drink, donuts
drink
tacos
Shrimp Tacos
Entrance
Fried Oyster Basket with Hush Puppies
Outdoor patio
Outside
House Salad
Maryann C.
Dec 15, 2024
Met a friend here for a quick dinner on a Sunday night, so it wasn't very crowded. Luckily parking isn't too bad since there is a large garage nearby. The interior is like a dive bar meets tiki hut, which is fun and casual! The menu has a good amount of options on it, and even my friend who's a vegetarian could find something to choose from. I got a burger and tater tots as a side. Both were good, nothing to write home about but perfect for a quick bite.Service was fine, nothing to complain about. I ordered did get swapped with our sides, but no biggie. Pricing was overalll reasonable too.
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Michael N.
Oct 22, 2024
Idk who Clare and Don are , but you guys figured it out! The restaurant / live music vibe here is great. This is more so a summer spot, but the interior boasts what could complement as a staycation. Great staff and comfortably spaced out seating arrangements. The crab cakes were absolutely gorgeous, were ordered them 3 times in one go as they were so flavorful. 5*!
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Heather R.
Sep 28, 2024
We return to Clare & Don's repeatedly - mostly because of all the vegetarian options, but also because there are meat, fish, and gluten-free options, making it a great place to meet friends of all eating preferences. The atmosphere is beachy, they add more items on the walls over the years, and they play beachy music too. They have live bands both on their outdoor stage and indoors, usually in the evening. They are also good for sports fans - they have a few screens showing whatever sports are in season. Service is very good for a casual place. I have seen some of the same staff there for years, which I think is a good sign. It does have some grit to it, it's not highly polished, and the bathrooms could use an upgrade. But it is a reliable eating and drinking establishment, we have never had a bad time.
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Jennifer Y.
Feb 22, 2025
First time trying out Claire and Don's. Had lunch with my daughter while in town visiting. The service was very good waitress was very helpful. Cute atmosphere very beachy themed looks like it would be a fun place in the warmer months. Also appears to be a good late night spot. The food was fantastic. I'd have to say it was the best jambalaya I've ever had.
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David H.
Aug 27, 2024
I'm native Floridian so I'm probably biased but this place is a little piece of Florida in Falls Church.I always enjoy coming here and having a tasty beverage or two on the patio and listening to some live music while enjoying some grilled shrimp tacos. Food and drinks are just as good in the winter but it's not quite Florida weather so I'm eating inside when it's too cold for flip flops.The margaritas are always enjoyable as is everything else I've ever had to drink. The grilled shrimp appetizer features properly de-veined freshly cooked shrimp. The grilled shrimp tacos are also always just right and they bring the shells and tortillas separately so you can fill the shells yourself make them just how you want them.Service is always fast and friendly here, even when they're crowded on a weekend.This place is a must try if you're a Floridian in exile or just want to enjoy the beach bar experience in Falls Church.
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Trecia L.
Jul 11, 2024
We were wanting to do takeout for dinner but after seeing the menu online, I'm glad we went there and ate. It was hot out on a Wednesday evening. We sat inside along with other customers. We were greeted while we were outside. The tables were but sticky. Service was good although it took a while toward the end to find and flag our waitress. I ordered a crab cake appetizer and a bowl of shrimp gambolaya. The gambolaya was spicy but just enough spiciness for me to tolerate and the flavor was good. (Do not order this if you don't like spicy foods.) The side of crab cake was just right for me. It was flavorful but I came across a few shell pieces. I would order both again. My husband had the crab cake dinner with the side salad entree which he enjoyed since he is a huge crab cake fan. My MIL had the blackened fish tacos which she found it to be a little spicy for her but she did like it. She only ate one of her two tacos since there was a lot of rice and beans to fill you up. Great themed place to check out when you're in Falls Church.
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Tom O.
Jun 7, 2024
Just...gross!Was it the filthy walls, the sticky tables, the worn out floors, or the black mold growing on the ventilation pipe over my head?Some of our friends love this place, and they were certainly busy. Good for them. FOODIt wasn't great. Fish tacos is their big thing, and our friends all say they're good. I got two 6oz. fillets, which was more than expected, but awkward with the three tortillas provided. No seasoning, nothing to add into the tacos provided, except some bright pink slaw. It was okay. Add some dry uncle Ben's rice and some beans for the complete meal. There was a lemon wedge, but it was full of seeds -- not worth the trouble. SERVICEAll the servers seemed cheerful and helpful. Ours was upbeat, if dilettante. We saw him about every 20 minutes or more, and he was off again in a flash. Thankfully, my wife shared her drink with me, so I didn't choke. After an hour long ordeal, we gave up on dessert , drink refills and boxes for leftovers and asked simply, "can we go?"AMBIANCENoisy, dirty, packed tight. Restroom is unisex. Clearly appeals to a certain kind of customer. Just not me or my family. BOTTOM LINEIt was painful. Not going back until they make some big changes, if ever.
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Jerry B.
Dec 29, 2024
Got takeout it was awesome highly recommend I will return when in area for my work trip
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Ellen K.
Jan 27, 2025
Burger night on Mondays! The burger was great. There are many options for creative burgers. I got the salad upgrade rather than fries. The service from Connor was exceptional. Fun way to start the week.
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Tori R.
Feb 4, 2025
Started Falls Church Restaurant Week 2025 at Clare & Don's. Ceviche was as fresh as it always is. And the fried oysters were perfectly prepared!
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