Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining in National Harbor

Always a great time, delicious food, and good wine.

Arrived on a very busy Saturday night and were seated promptly. My guest and I both selected Voyage entrees which included a starter (we chose salads) in the price. The salads were outstanding and a large size. Then the entrees we chose were Bourbon Salmon and Lobster Carbonara. Both were served piping hot and were excellent and enjoyed very much. Many festive holiday decorations in the National Harbor area to see before or after dinner.

Run, do not walk, to Succotash! I was not expecting much, as I am a Northerner, and greens and grits are out of my wheelhouse. But everything at Succotash was eye-rolling, out-of-this-world delicious. We got the Taste of the South, which is shareable plates of most of everything on the menu. Our server, Xavier, assured us there would be plenty of food, and he was not kidding. We started with kimchi deviled eggs and fried green tomato salad with goat cheese. Then smoked chicken wings and an incredible hot sweet cornbread. The mains included local crispy catfish, BBQ pork ribs, chicken and waffles (amazingly crunchy crust and meltingly tender chicken!), collard greens with country ham, awesome mac'n' cheese. Xavier was magical, whisking away empty plates and bringing new ones. THEN mini pecan pies, and hummingbird cake truffles. We had to get a take-home box. Wow, wow, wow! Kudos to the chef and the kitchen staff. Everything was hot and beautifully plated. The only things we didn't get were grits and.. succotash!

Omg, EVERYTHING was amazing! Had the fish and birria tacos! The house salsa was the most flavorful we’ve ever had, hands down. Definitely will revisit!

It was a great experience overall, great food, looking to come back again.