matchbox Merrifield

matchbox Merrifield reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Monique

   Washington DC6 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   I asked the waiter if I could substitute salmon in the chicken Cobb salad. The Cobb salad was $21 and the salmon salad was $22, but I didn’t like some of the ingredients in the salmon salad. I was told there would be a slight up-charge. That was fine. Instead I was charged $10.00 to substitute salmon for chicken!! The salad was very good but if you are going to charge 50% more you should state that. I would not have purchased a $31 salad at matchbox! We were a not needy party of 8. The service was marginal at best.
   

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   Nico

   Washington DC4 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   While the food quality and service was okay, the music was far too loud. What really annoyed our entire party of 10 was the misrepresentation in prices for the unlimited brunch. The price on Matchbox Merrifield's website says $35 on the pdf, but the physical menus when we got there quoted $42. At the end when we received our checks, the drink should've all been $7, but some of them (the exact same drink) were billed at $10. That's because, which we weren't informed, the same drink can be normal and "premium." The latter of course being $10. Over half our party of 10 felt scammed by what we got after seeing what our checks were. Definitely couldn't recommend this place to anyone.
   

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   Jonathan VIP

   Washington DC17 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   we were sat at a high top and the light above us needed a new lightbulb, so it was kind of darkish.
   

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   Doug

   New York City8 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on May 25, 2025

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

   While we should have done our research about the all you can eat brunch as the only option here on Saturdays and Sundays, and we would have preferred the option to order off the regular menu, the food choices here were still very good. Pizzas were the best thing we got, but the mini burgers, wings, and chicken and waffles were all good choices. The only lackluster food item was the cinnamon rolls, but even a mediocre cinnamon roll is still pretty good. Service was outstanding, which we really appreciated since constantly bouncing being tables during an all you can eat event must be exhausting. And food was brought to the table very quickly by an array of different staff members. If the was one thing this place could improve on, it’s the very loud DJ mixing songs that reminded me of a mid-90s bar mitzvah. Not sure if brunch really needs a DJ, but either better, more recent, or quieter music, or a table outside, would have added a star to this review.
   

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   Courtney

   Washington DC9 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on May 25, 2025

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

   Everything was great except for the food. The food… was NOT good, and we tried 6 different dishes plus 2 drinks.
   

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   barbara VIP

   Washington DC59 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 20, 2025

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

   As always great place, great food and with the weather being so nice we really enjoyed eating outside. The new strawberry goat cheese and chicken salad was terrific. The perfect way to spend a perfect afternoon.
   

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   David

   Washington DC1 review

   5.0

   Dined on May 15, 2025

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

   The customer service was great. The only issue was the music was being played extremely loud throughout the restaurant.
   

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   Brian

   Washington DC4 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on May 10, 2025

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

   Pretty good food and vibe! Taco station was excellent!
   

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   Michelle VIP

   Washington DC7 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on May 10, 2025

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

   Matchbox started a bottomless brunch. I did not realize that you did not have an option for the regular lunch menu so I was stuck paying the $38 per person for average at best food. Matchbox has gone downhill. 
   

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    Kimberley

    Washington DC6 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on May 2, 2025

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

    The quality of this restaurant is extremely inconsistent. We have had excellent meals here and horrible ones. Last night was hot (AC is not working properly), extremely noisy (to include screaming children). Some of the food met our expectations but the pizza crust was not cooked through and the calamari portion was very small and heavily breaded. Our server was lovely but taking care of too big a station to give us sufficient attention -- we waited a long time for our check and enlisted someone else's help to box leftovers. This, and a recent disappointing brunch visit, will keep us away for awhile.
    

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