On St Elmo

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   RICHARD

   Mobile

   19 reviews

   5.0

   19 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Ambiance is great. The jazz group was great and unexpected. Service was excellent. A bit pricey especially the drinks but the wine selection is excellent On the whole we will return and do recommend this venue. It is more than a restaurant
   

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   Thomas

   VIP

   Washington DC

   83 reviews

   5.0

   83 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Excellent dishes, which I had not had before. Good band, and very good service.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Tampa

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 16, 2025

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

   The food was amazing! Service fantastic and music was perfecto! Great date night!
   

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   Lisa

   VIP

   Washington DC

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 16, 2025

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

   We came for my husband’s birthday on recommendation of a friend. We love Le Diplomate and were excited to check it out. I don’t think our waitress spoke English well. She couldn’t really make recommendations. She forgot to put in my entree and never came back. Everyone else at our table had finished their meals. I notified the hostess and the manager came over and brought soup and cake which was very nice, but I honestly just wanted the meal I ordered. It never arrived so we paid the bill and left. Everything we ate was delicious. Hopefully, they can work out the kinks on service.
   

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   Tiffany

   VIP

   Washington DC

   46 reviews

   5.0

   46 reviews

   Dined on February 15, 2025

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

   A welcome addition to the dining options in Bethesda. It has a downtown vibe, was a 7 min drive and easy parking. All 3 of those things make it win even before taking a bite or a sip. Service was very good. It's always a plus for me when the server knows the menu and has suggestions. Marie was spot on with all of her recommendations. We enjoyed our drinks and the food was DELICIOUS! Beautiful plating! The menu options are elevated without being pretentious. We ordered the filet special and the sea bass. The tuna tar tar was excellent as well. The head chef warmly greeted us after our meal. Looking forward to returning to try the new things he has planned.
   

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   randall

   Washington DC

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 15, 2025

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

   Food was good but couldve been better service was bad
   

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7. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Washington DC

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 15, 2025

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

   The overall experience was fine — if it was a regular dinner. They had advertised it as if it were a lot more than what it truly was. It was a three meal course, two of which were subpar. The lobster bisque did not taste very good — salty, hint of lobster mixed in it. No actual lobster when I looked at it. The steak was very mediocre and average. Nothing to rave about. The dessert was pretty much laughable. It was a strawberry dipped in chocolate glazed with some condensed milk. Overall it was overpriced. It should really have been a 100 dollar experience at most with the two ladies that did the aerials and the dancing and walking around on stilts. Maybe 150 for two people to be generous to the holiday event. But definitely not a 300+ experience for two people. Way too overpriced!!!
   

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   Mitchell

   Washington DC

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on February 13, 2025

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

   We love the New Bethesda Restaurant On St Elmo but Michael Romeo, its a great looking restaurant, food is delicious and the atmosphere is awesome, I highly reccomend it for a wonderful night out
   

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   Latoya

   Baltimore

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 1, 2025

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

   Food and service was great….one thing to consider is enhancement of the dessert selection…
   

   On St ElmoResponded on February 5, 2025

   Hi Latoya, Thank you for your review and so happy that you also loved the Chilean Sea bass. We also agree with you and are working more on our dessert selection. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback and we hope to see you back real soon.
   

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    Nina

    VIP

    Washington DC

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on January 31, 2025

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

    The food was delicious and the ambiance was uplifting. The live music was a bit loud for trying to have conversations but overall it was a great night!
    

    On St ElmoResponded on February 5, 2025

    Hi Nina, thank you for the 5 star review and for letting us know about the music. We agree it is supposed to be loud enough for conversations and 10:30pm is when it gets loud for dancing. We look forward to having you back soon. Thank you!
    

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