Medium Rare - Cleveland Park, Washington, DC

Medium Rare - Cleveland Park

4.6

2149 Reviews

$30 and under

Steak

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2 people

Mar 31, 2025

March 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 37 times today

Neighborhood gem
Good for special occasions
Charming

A Diner's Choice Award winner for the last 12 years! Legendary Medium Rare offers a unique $28.95 prix fixe dinning experience of artisan bread; a mixed green salad; prime, dry-aged steak; and hand-cut fries (Vegetarian option always available) in a relaxed, fun, environment. Please allow us 15 minutes to seat you after your full party has arrived and after checkin at our host stand. As we do only one thing, we do our best to make the food and experience exceptional and also a good value. We also serve brunch on Saturday and Sunday's with a great prix fixe including French Toast, Steak and Eggs, Eggs Benedict and bottomless Bloody Marys, Mimosas and Screwdrivers. WALK INS and CALL AHEAD seating are always welcomed.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Steak, American, French
Hours of operation
Brunch Sat, Sun 10:00 am–2:30 pm Dinner Mon–Thu 4:45 pm–10:00 pm Fri 4:45 pm–11:00 pm Sat 2:30 pm–11:00 pm Sun 2:30 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
(202) 237-1432
Website
http://www.mediumrarerestaurant.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
3500 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
Neighborhood
Cleveland Park
Cross street
Ordway Street NW
Parking details
Small parking lot directly across the street
Public transit
On the corner adjacent to the Metro red line, Cleveland Park entrance
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Popular dishes

Grandma's Apple Pie with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream$12.00
tarte aux pommes grand-mère à la mode
House Specialty Hot Fudge Sundae*$12.00
le sundae maison, sauce au chocolat chaud
Double Chocolate Fudge Layer Cake$12.00
le gâteau aux deux chocolats
Six Layer Carrot Cake**$12.00
le gâteau à la carotte aux six étages
Key Lime Pie$12.00
tarte au citron vert

Drinks

Coffee
Tea
Espresso
Cappuccino
Cafe Latte

What 2,149 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
4.4Service
4.5Ambience
4.6Value

Noise • Moderate

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District of Columbia
Steak

Review summary

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Medium Rare - Cleveland Park offers a delightful dining experience with "excellent food" and "great service." The set menu, featuring steak frites, delivers "perfectly cooked" meals with "tasty, flavorful" sauces. The "friendly staff" and "inviting atmosphere" make it a neighborhood favorite. Brunch is a hit with "bottomless" options and a "fun vibe."

2,149 Reviews

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Jason
Washington DC21 reviews
4.0
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We love to go here once in a while for a red meat fix. Food and drinks were great and atmosphere was lively. Our table seemed to be in a particularly noisy location but it was still a fun time.
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Kim
Washington DC8 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 22, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great brunch experience! Blanca was amazing and so nice.
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OpenTable Diner
Washington DC1 review
3.0
Dined on March 21, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
We felt very rushed, they were clearly overbooked and pushing customers out as fast as they could. We were offered dessert and said no thanks next thing we know the check was dropped and we hadn’t even been offered more wine or a chance to finish what we had in front of us before our plates were cleared. Felt very much like a cafeteria than a restaurant experience and we’ve been many times before.
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Anthony
Unspecified1 review
5.0
Dined on March 16, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The staff was friendly, the food was excellent, and who doesn't enjoy a bottomless brunch? Would gladly return.
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Shane
Washington DC1 review
5.0
Dined on March 16, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
My friend and I came here for brunch on a gloomy sunday morning and we had our day completely changed for good! The bottomless was really bottomless and the food was outstanding. Service is beyond good and all in all we will be back for sure!
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Brian
Washington DC1 review
5.0
Dined on March 15, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
As expected a great meal at a reasonable price and the kids loved it!
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco4 reviews
2.0
Dined on March 15, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
I keep giving medium rare another chance but this may have been the dagger. They simply disregard any reservations and criminaly overbook themselves. It took more than 30 munites PAST our reservation time for us, a party if two, to be sested. Then, the server took another 15 minutes and we ended up having to stand up simply to adk for a menu. Overall, there is no way I will be returning, the food is good, but everything else makes the experience poor.
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Alexandvin
New York City5 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 8, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Food was great, and they give you seconds on both the steak and fries.
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OpenTable Diner
New York City3 reviews
4.0
Dined on March 2, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Brunch was very good. Three of us had the steak frites which was tender and flavorful, although one person ordered theirs medium and it came medium rare. The fourth person had the breakfast sandwich which they said was delicious and was very large. Desserts were excellent. The chocolate cake and carrot cake are huge.
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Katherine
Dallas6 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 27, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
A fun experience. Dinner is delicious, service very attentive, and atmosphere vibey. Brick pubby feel, great music.
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Medium Rare - Cleveland Park is rated 4.6 stars by 2149 OpenTable diners.

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Booked 37 times today

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3500 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008

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Cross street
Ordway Street NW
Neighborhood
Cleveland Park
Hours of operation
Brunch Sat, Sun 10:00 am–2:30 pm Dinner Mon–Thu 4:45 pm–10:00 pm Fri 4:45 pm–11:00 pm Sat 2:30 pm–11:00 pm Sun 2:30 pm–10:00 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Steak, American, French
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Small parking lot directly across the street
Public transit
On the corner adjacent to the Metro red line, Cleveland Park entrance
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Website
http://www.mediumrarerestaurant.com/
Phone number
(202) 237-1432

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Steak & eggs

Steak Frites

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Set Menu

Artisan Rustic Bread

Mixed Green Salad

Award-Winning Culotte Steak & Hand-cut Fries

Desserts

Grandma's Apple Pie with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream$12.00

House Specialty Hot Fudge Sundae*$12.00

Double Chocolate Fudge Layer Cake$12.00

Six Layer Carrot Cake**$12.00

Key Lime Pie$12.00

Drinks

Coffee

Tea

Espresso

Cappuccino

Cafe Latte

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