Wren

This restaurant is located in the watermark hotel and has vibes on vibes on vibes! I came here for date night and the ambiance was quite lively. The restaurant is pretty noisy but not in an obnoxious way and the bar area seemed to be a focal point. Our server was pretty helpful in helping us navigate the menu. We ordered a few a la carte items including:Warm kimoko salad: 8/10Gindara: 9/10Jidori: 9/10Country miso ramen: 6.5/10 (our server cautioned us that it wasn't as good as the previous ramen that is no longer on the menuSinging in the rain cocktail: 9/10Mochi donuts and ice-cream: 10/10Ultimately I would return, plenty of photo opps and aesthetically pleasing.

We had the most amazing meal here last weekend. Our waitress, Heather was phenomenal and provided us the best service, which added so much to the quality of the food and the atmosphere. I was really impressed with the vibe, it felt like we were sitting in a New York City restaurant with the skyline view, trendy bar, and moody vibe We had a group of four and decided to do the Izakaya, which I highly recommend if you're open to eating most things. It was an incredible amount of food and everything was so delicious. We loved the Tokyo chicken, short rib skewer, Hamachi crudo, and the mochi donuts and ice cream. The lychee martini was also fantastic. We can't wait to come back and try it all again!

Thought we would just pop in to Wren for a pre show bite. We were seeing a concert at capital one hall. Wren is in the Watermark Hotel which is attached to Capital One Hall. We did not have reservations so we sat at the large bar area which had plenty of seats. As soon as we sat down, we were greeted and provided menus. We ordered edamame and wagyu fried rice. The beef in the fried rice was so tender and tasted great with all the flavors in the dish. I would like to go back when we have more time and try some additional dishes. Everything looked great.

This restaurant is such a gem to be located inside The Watermark Hotel. The cocktails options are amazing and the food is a good combination of flavor explosion that leaves you salivating for more. If you are searching for tapas style Japanese inspired cuisine then do not sleep on Wren.

This restaurant has been popping up on my search whenever i am in northern Va. so. Finally made it. It's inside a hotel. Watermark i believe. Easy parking. In the garage. Restaurant was pretty quiet for Friday night. Bar busy yet had seating. Bartenders super nice. Ambience i would say quiet and semi romantic. I enjoyed it for sure. Food was great. I think my partner who had wagoo rice said it could have been a little more tender and seasoned. However, everything else was great. Rare burger came juicy and delicious. Yellow tail was fresh and i wanted one more plate but of course held myself back. But honesty. Two of those and my dinner would have been just as perfect. Service was quick and servers were nice and responsive. It's neatly decorated. Really cool spot. Give it a try. If in the area

I love the food here. It's a lot of space, and the service and food are always great. They have really good bao buns too which is my favorite thing on their menu. Also the Wagyu!

My husband and I dined at Wren for Restaurant Week. The restaurant is trendy and has a great ambiance. We parked in the Wegmans garage which is free for the first two hours.We loved the pork buns, bingsoo, and ice cream (made in house)! The wagyu burgers were good, but we ultimately felt they were a bit too greasy and the soft brioche bun didn't complement the greasy burger.Overall we had a good experience and we will likely dine here again.

I really wanted to like Wren but my experience was mixed. Since my friend works at CO, I decided to tag along with him to try out Wren and see if the food is great as it looked.It's really nice and spacious in there; lots of people chatting and mingling around after a long day of work. I think majority of them were employees of CO so that would make sense.We weren't able to get a table at all as every table has been booked in advance. There were empty tables but the host that we went up to said that it was reserved so we had no choice but to sit at the bar. I don't mind the bar section but it was so crowded with many people that I wasn't really able to enjoy my food in silence.At least I got a drink to help me out with. The server who served me actually gave me the wrong drink and I even pointed it out to him on the menu. I'm not really sure what else I could do to clarify but it is what it is. I got some pink drink which was a Palatini. It's Vodka, Carpano Blanco and Grapefruit bitters. It wasn't a bad drink but it got me buzzed to at least keep my thoughts at bay.I got the Tokyo Chicken which was basically Karaage with House Tare and Cabbage Slaw. In my honest opinion the portion size is too small and not worth the price. My friend got Kaisen Ramen and that looked way better than what I'm eating. Perhaps I ate an appetizer and that'd just be on me but I expected a bit more.I think if it was less busy and we got a table where I could actually hear my friend and my server this would have been more enjoyable. For now, it's alright.

Planned a girl's night out and we agreed to start the evening with dinner and drinks at Wren. I was beyond excited because I've heard all the jazz about this place and I love visiting anything attached to a cool rooftop with views (which this is + it's also attached to The Perch at The Capital One Center). I made a resy for 8:30 (bc that was the earliest available for a table) but I told my girlfriend to meet there are 7:30 with hopes of scoring a seat at the bar which we did (despite it being pretty packed)!We were immediately greeted by a server at the bar and ordered 2 of their specialty cocktails which were presented beautifully and very flavorful and we thought we were off to what would be a 5 star evening ... SIGH ... but that wasn't the case. It seemed that after ordering our first round of drinks that we had to literally flag down a server at the bar to first get their attention and to then wait a bit for them to come over and take our second round cocktail and food order.The bar service was so mediocre that we literally had other patrons asking to see our menus because it was impossible to get one from anyone and then also asking us how long it to took to receive our food and drinks because they were experiencing the same service (or lack thereof that we were) ... and to make matters worse, our empty plates needing to be bussed sat in front of us crowding our space plus bar space for over 30 minutes which was not only annoying but also a major eyesore for us and other patrons. This is a clear indicator in my opinion that there was zero presence of any bar or restaurant manager potentially coupled with lack of service training bc we are talking the basics here. While the food was pretty good (we had the Wren Sushi Roll, Tokyo Chicken and Pork Belly Bao Buns) the above experience truly negatively impacted the overall experience and rating because this was not on our " Wren bingo card" given just how highly favored the restaurant has been since opening...but it proves yet again that food is not the sole thing that carries a restaurant to greatness.

LOVE! This place is beautiful!!!!! The aesthetic is so upscale while not being snotty. Great for a GNO or date night! Go on a friday so you can experience their sushi because it's soooo good! My favorite bite was the tuna. Their service is incredible, friendly, and quick! Definitely dark and moody lighting so be prepared. Park in the garage attached to the hotel that's $25 because they validate parking!