Dauphine’s

Dauphine's is amazing! It has such a chic and upscale vibe. It's the perfect place for happy hour on a Thursday or Friday. I would recommend making a reservation because it can get crowded. Even though there were a lot of people at the restaurant, it wasn't loud at all! The food on the happy hour menu was so delicious. There's a variety of food options and drink options as well. The HH margarita is a must try. I wasn't a fan of the HH red wine. It tasted like vinegar. The deviled eggs were so delicious. The po boy sliders had a spicy kick to it and were very filling. The prices were so amazing. I had 3 drinks and 3 appetizers, and the bill was only $60!

Dined at 6pm on 2/15/25 before a show. We sat in the bar area. We knew that they had a Saturday happy hour before our arrival, but were surprised that we were not given that menu (or any knowledge of a happy hour) when we sat down We had to ask for the happy hour from our server. We ordered the burger, crab and artichoke dip, shrimp gumbo, boudin balls, and numerous margaritas. I will say that the margaritas a fresh and tasty. They went down easy. Burger was good (however our server never ask for a temperature and it was a bit undercooked at a med-rare). The rest of the food was pretty mid. The crab and artichoke dip was not warm. The boudin balls were fine, but very small (comes with 3). The dish that should have been sent back was the shrimp gumbo and potato salad. It was SO hot (actual dish and the food) that it appeared as if it had been heated up (possibly in the microwave). Texture was bleh. My husband said "it's fine" and just ate it.Service was friendly, but pretty nonexistent. We had to flag our server down for another drink, napkin, etc. He never checked on us to see if we needed anything, if the food came out correctly, was it good, do we want dessert, the check, etc. Had to ask each time. For $150 happy hour, I would say average. Would not make a huge effort to come back.

I came to DC for a few days for work & my first night in town we had a dinner with the whole team at Dauphines. One of our coworkers lives in the Roslyn area & while she's never been it was highly recommended to her from others.We ordered appetizers for the table which included bread service, charred broccoli salad, & Brussels sprouts I don't really drink much but I do enjoy a good mock tail so I had the Anita Garibaldi which had Martini & Rossi Vibrante, grapefruit soda, citrus oil. It was very refreshing and tasty.For dinner I didn't have many options as there was only 1 vegetarian meal. While I was highly skeptical & disappointed with only having one option. I had the Ricotta cavatelli root vegetable ragu, stracciatella. I was pleasantly surprised as they did a good job with it as it was so good & just the right portion size.Every one enjoyed their dinner my coworkers the meat eaters had the quail, short ribs, pork loins, & yellow fin tuna.We tried various deserts on the menu Beignets, king cake bread pudding, strawberry shortcake, chocolate pears, & Vietnamese coffee cheesecake. All of the desserts were so good but the Vietnamese & strawberry shortcake cheesecakes were my favorite.This place is great I highly recommend. The ambience & decor was great very aesthetically pleasing great for a date or dinner with friends or family. I will definitely come back next time I'm in town for work.t

Sunday Jazz Brunch is a must go. The music is a perfect addition to the morning. Not too loud so you can still enjoy conversation, but loud enough to fill moments of silence.I was with a group of 8 and service was great. I ordered the Creole Bloody Mary with vodka. It had a good kick but not too spicy. The creole spice rim was a nice touch.We split two orders of the brunch basket. Everything was great and baked with love.I had the fried catfish & grits as my entree. Was a little apprehensive about the brown butter, but was pleasantly surprised at how well all the flavors worked. The grits were creamy and the catfish fried to perfection. I don't get to DC too often but will absolutely be back for another jazz brunch!

Great experience at Dauphine's! The ambiance is lovely. They went above and beyond with the elegant New Orleans decor. Everything in the restaurant is picturesque (very Instagramable). The service was good! We were seated for our reservation on time. The server was friendly. You must get the bread service! It's incredible. Arguably my favorite part of the meal. I had a delicious tequila-based cocktail. They have a unique selection of house made cocktails. It seemed like the classic Hurricanes were most popular based on what I saw the waiters carrying around. Highlights included the crudo toast appetizer, the broiled oysters, and bbq shrimp. For my main, I had the mushroom stuffed chicken. It was delicious. The cauliflower that came with the chicken was my favorite. It was so fresh!We had a great time. This was my third time here, and I've been happy with each experience.

Southern food is the best food let me tell you! Stayed at the Le Meridien across the street and didn't know I was so close to such an amazing restaurant. I've heard things about Daphines but never been so it was a good time to try it. The inside is gorgeous, I like having to walk down the stairs to get to my table and seeing all of the beautiful decor. Didn't really have to wait long & the service really gave me that southern hospitality feel if you know what I mean. Food was 10 out of 10 especially the Daphine Oysters and Gumbo but the Catfish was my absolute favorite, I could order that for lunch every single day lolol. What through me off was how good the Pommes Souffle. They are essentially extremely light French fries but elevated to a level you can't imagine. Loved Daphines and I'll be back soon

Beautifully decorated restaurant with classic New Orleans flare. The hostess were amazing!! Kudos to them for knowing their customers and also messaging to change to indoor tables when the weather is chilly. We were celebrating an early birthday dinner and they both greeted me so warmly.On to the food!! We tried the bbq shrimp, oyster dauphine's, creole catfish, yellowtail tuna Au poivre, and birthday beignets! The oysters were my favorite a play on oysters Rockefeller essentially. They were well balanced. The bbq shrimp lacked flavor and ours unfortunately were a tad overdone and chewy. The catfish was light with well balanced acidity of the sauce. The yellowtail tuna was unfortunately lukewarm but the flavor made up for it. Possibly the dish was sitting and waiting for the catfish to be done. Another issue with the tuna was the cut, with stringy texture on one side. The birthday beignets were delicious and surprisingly light and airy. I loved that you could control the amount of powdered sugar.A few more notes, we were seated upstairs next to 3 large parties and it got quite loud and in terms of service we were sometimes forgotten about. The cocktails/mocktails aren't the greatest mine was incredibly sweet and I only took one sip and they took it back. But overall I give this place a four because there were more hits than misses. Check it out!

Food - creole food and we wanted to try it. A slight disappointment that they didn't have some kind of andouille inspired rice dish or even gumbo. Had the andouille and pimento board and pig ear salad. I wanted to try a fish dish but somehow the two orders filled me up. So next time. We also had oysters and wifey said it was good!Service - i forgot the waitress' name, maybe Lucy, but she was so warm and welcoming darling. She's a keeper and perfect example of awesomeness.Ambiance - place was nice and fancy but rockin' place!Verdict - definitely a must try at least once if you are in the DC area!

Came here for restaurant week, so glad I didn't pay full price... I'm from New Orleans, and while I didn't expect it to be completely authentic, it was disappointing. Gumbo was super dark and heavy... didn't come with rice. Entree was not hot (egregious) & when dessert came I was just annoyed and ready to leave. Another disappointing DC meal

Great vibes and friendly staff!! Decor is beautiful!! However, the food was underwhelming. May go back just for the vibes and a drink. Would be a good place to catch up with someone at the bar and feel fancy!!!