Bar Chinois

Bar Chinois reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Mark VIP

   Washington DC78 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Craving some dumplings on a cloudy day. Almost got derailed because of a St. Patrick’s Day parade in DC. Weekend brunch entails unlimited dim sum at $37 per person for two hours. We got through all of them. Everything we had was delightful. Our only complaint was the lull in service after receiving the first set of dim sum at over 11 minutes. Other than that, it was great.
   

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   QueenLove VIP

   New Orleans25 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   I love Bar Chinois! The happy hour deal and quality is always a hit. Be advised this restaurant is cute and small and gets quite packed.
   

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   Oluwakemi VIP

   Washington DC4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Food was so so good! Went for a birthday meal and it did NOT disappoint. We got seated right away and though it was very busy, all of our food came out right away. Thank you : )
   

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   Lauren

   Atlanta7 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Thoughtful, interesting menu but all the sauces were too sweet and extra-greasy. Helpful, friendly staff, but drinks did not arrive until well after the food did, even after we reminded them.
   

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   Latonia

   Atlanta10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Nice atmosphere. Elevated asian cuisine. The hoisin ribs were fantastic and the matcha creme brûlée divine! Andre was our waiter had great suggestions which were all good. Shoutout to Ian who made sure we had a memorable experience!
   

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   Roman

   Washington DC7 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   This is the second time I visited this place, because the first time I really liked the food even though the service wasn't perfect but it was decent. This second time the service was really bad. I had a reservation at 7pm, we sat down at 7:05pm, we ordered drinks and food as soon as we could. At 8:15pm we were offered the dessert menu, but we wanted a couple more drinks. At 8:20pm the server told us that we could only get the drinks if we finished them in the bar because we had reached the maximum time for the table that was 90 minutes, even though we were there for 80 mins (giving them our 5 minutes "late")... Also, how come we could eat dessert but not drink cocktails?? And they round up 75-80 mins to 90 mins just like that? I'm sorry but that's unacceptable service. The server told us that it was "the manager directions, and that I could ask to talk to him". Well my time and money is more important than that, so I just left, got my drinks somewhere else, left half the tip ( very generous, should have been zero), and won't be back anytime soon. Their loss, not mine, DC has many more bars and restaurants.
   

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   OpenTable Diner VIP

   Philadelphia1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 7, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Happy hour was amazing! Defintiely recommend booking a table because the bar area got super crowded. Dumplings were large & half off drinks is a steal!
   

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   Lillien

   Washington DC1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 26, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Genuinely the food was so divine. The staff were also so helpful and sweet and attentive.
   

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   Ashakia

   Philadelphia6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 24, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Amazing happy hour , drinks are A1 ask for Brent the bartender !
   

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    Julie

    Washington DC20 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on February 23, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 5

    Delicious food, great restaurant. However the service was slow, and the dishes came in at different times for our group of 5. We had to wait a long time to get our Dim Sums, and then we were told our time was up. The waitress never checked on us until it was time to kick us out. A 15 minute warning would have been nice.
    

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