Ellington Park Bistro

I had the best wagyu smash burger at the Ellington Park Bistro restaurant at The St. Gregory Hotel in Dupont Circle in Georgetown, Washington DC. This restaurant has an elegant ambiance and a swanky Parisian-inspired vibe. Very fancy and sexy atmosphere. This is definitely a culinary experience! All our food and the service was excellent. My favorite was my perfectly cooked burger and the salmon! I will definitely try this place again next time I'm in the DC area because my dinner was so memorable.

So excited that my son brought me here for cocktails. The staff could've been more attentive. I gave up saying that I don't want a refill because they just ignored me. The couple next to us got glass bits in their wine glass. The young woman assigned to our table was more excited to gab with other gals at the bar. Ambiance is nice but wish the staff were friendlier. And wish there were more options on the menus.

Restaurant is located in a hotel. Restaurant's lobby and ambience is top tier. We didn't have to wait for a long and we were seated right away. It was not that busy. Food tasted good and we enjoyed our food.our server was attentive and he kept checking on us and asking, if we needed anything else. Drinks were really good as well. In general it was a good experience. I will be back next time I go to DC.

I very rarely come on here and leave bad reviews because I am all about positivity and work in the service / hospitality industry all day long so I feel very empathetic to restaurant staff and always give the benefit of the doubt, but in this situation I honestly can't. This was the worst service I have experienced in a very long time. Let's set the scene (this will be a long review so bear with me here) me and my best friend want a cute galentines date together. We are both foodies and Yelp elites- we met working in a restaurant and both love a fine dining experience. This place had been on my list to try so I booked us dinner for 2 at 8. I arrive a few minutes early and am asked to wait for my table, I sit down at the bar. I am not greeted for several minutes. By the time I am served my table is ready so I pay for my drink and go to the table. Neither the Host or Bartender was friendly or welcoming to me at all. Honestly I felt awkward. I will say I loved the ambiance of both sides of the restaurant. Very attractive and good vibes decor wise. Once I was seated a server came by and quickly dropped a menu- didn't even introduce himself or any kind of greeting and ran away. My friend arrived and it took another 10 minutes for him to return for her drink order. I had asked if they had any special cocktails for Valentine's Day and he said he'd ask the bar. This will come back up later...So anyways another 30 minutes go by and we haven't even ordered the first course - finally he comes to take our order and we put it all in. At this point we've been there about 45 minutes and been checked on twice. In the meantime the food runners have attempted to bring us two entrees that we didn't order and also a bottle of wine - we had to say "I'm sorry but we didn't order that" and they walked away looking confused, turns out it was for the table next to us. First corse oysters - 6/10 Second corse Lobster pasta - 5/10 Third corse cream brûlée - 10/10 So finally he comes back and I ask again if they have a specialty drink and he says he'll go ask- 20-30 minutes later he returns with two drinks in hand and says "it's rye and blood orange and spice" and we are like - wait what?! But he runs off before we even have a moment to respond. Neither of us drink brown liquor nor did we order that, I was simply inquiring if there was a special? And If you're going to make a specialty cocktail at least ask what base spirit we want! I felt bad sending the drinks back but it was not what we wanted! At that point a manager came over and we explained the situation and she got us a new cocktail that was more to our taste. At that point we've been sat over an hour and a half and our entree hasn't came, bear in mind couples have came- eaten all 3 courses - and left in the time it's taken for us to get the entree. The food comes and we enjoy it: it didn't blow my mind but it was good, not great. I will say the dessert was great. But by the time we finish it's 10:30 and we are the very last table. After being neglected the whole meal we have to ask a server who isn't even ours to get our bill. This leads to my main complaint. The pricing. I was under the impression prie fixe meant one price for the meal. There was no price listed anywhere on the menu so it was a surprise when we got the bill. My lobster dish was $68 - highway robbery: for fun I looked up the cost of a similar dish at ocean prime- $57. And probably way better too!!!! How was my entree $30 more than my friends and it wasn't printed anywhere! Had I known I'd have ordered something different. Secondly there was a $6 charge for "up" on our drinks which to our knowledge as DC bartenders "up" means served in a coupe glass, chilled. Why were we charged for the glassware our drinks came in?! Insanity. We couldn't even complain though because our server disappeared never to be seen or heard from again. No transparency on cost, totally frustrating. I will not be back. I can get a better tasting, higher quality meal with superior service for LESS MONEY! down the street. And I advise you to do the same. After the worst dining experience I've had in a very long time not even the server or manager came by and said thank you for your business, we apologize for our mistakes, nothing. Probably were both hiding because they knew I was upset - rightfully so after the experience we had. Worse customer service than Dave and Busters - and that's saying something!

Decent. Not fantastic. I was torn between a 3 & 4 star rating. We visited on a recent trip to DC. I saw the restaurant and was like "it is so beautiful! We have to go!" and it is beautiful Sort of an odd set up with dining rooms set up in 3 separate areas of the lobby. The food seems to be touch and go. I wasn't super hungry but was cold so I just ordered the french onion soup which was very good (the two women next to us seemed to be regulars and they both ordered just the soup as well). My husband meal on the other hand wasn't great. It was overcooked and dry. He called it "disappointing". The drink menus was large. we asked a few questions to get some ideas before ordering. I ended up getting a mocktail (I'm experimenting with a alcohol lifestyle for a while) and my mocktail was so so good. It was also pretty - like it actually looked like a cocktail (this is not always the case)What tipped the scale for me was the manager (I think) saw us wandering around the lobby after just exploring and came out to talk to us, found out we were celebrating and opened a bottle of champagne that we all shared. She couldn't have been nicer. sat and talked ot us for about an hour over drinks. I'd say this is a good pre-dinner drinks or post dinner drinks & dessert option. I'd go back and give the food another try for sure if we were local.

I went for brunch and we were seated right away. I had a reservation but sometimes you still have to wait even with one(at other places). The restaurant is small but SO CUTE. DEFINITELY a place you'll want to take photos and videos. The food was delish! Staff was super friendly and helpful with the menu options. And of COURSE, there's a bottomless option :)

Food and drinks from happy hr are just ok not bad or good but my fries were not truffle as they say they are and over cooked

I stopped by here for some happy hour wine and enjoyed the atmosphere and great bar service. The food and alcohol deals are good here. $9 for quality wine was a bargain for sure.

Love the vibes in this place and the food is great! Service is a little slow. Got the saturday lobster pasta, steak frites, shrimp cocktail, and crème brûlée. Delicious!

Excellent dining experience. We were a big group and they accomodated our special seating request. Service was first rate - attentive and well informed about the menu. Best roasted Brussels sprouts ever - both crispy yet tender with melt-in-your-mouth pomegranate seeds.