Lafayette Restaurant

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   Deborah

   Washington DC

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   A fabulous lunch! Nice menu, very attentive service, good food, nice presentation! Dining room was festively decorated!! Always a pleasure to dine here !
   

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   Susan

   New York City

   29 reviews

   5.0

   29 reviews

   Dined on 7 December 2024

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

   The service, the atmosphere and the food are all wonderful! Highly recommend.
   

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   Justin

   VIP

   New York City

   14 reviews

   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined on 6 December 2024

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

   Amazing food and atmosphere. My goto place when in DC and want an elegant high quality experience for breakfast, brunch, or dinner.
   

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   Julie

   VIP

   Palm Springs

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on 4 December 2024

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

   The food was absolutely amazing… Loved the piano music! The ambience was incredible
   

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   Tracy

   Dallas

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 4 December 2024

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

   Everything was amazing! Staff, service, food, wine, atmosphere!
   

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   Adrian

   VIP

   Washington DC

   14 reviews

   4.0

   14 reviews

   Dined on 30 November 2024

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

   Amazing dining experience, but be prepared to need to hit Taco Bell on your way home. Service was fantastic and the food was amazing, but good lord my toddler eats more. We both left hungry.
   

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   Chris

   Denver

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 23 November 2024

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

   Amazing steak, cooked perfectly. Scallops were great! Piano playing, great atmosphere. Valet was perfect and the speakeasy type bar downstairs where the bathrooms are was amazing. Will definitely come back here, great date night!!!
   

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   Paul

   San Francisco

   5 reviews

   1.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 17 November 2024

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

   Dropped nearly $500 on dinner for two. Horrible service and screaming kids. Wait staff appeared discombobulated and hotel manager could not have cared less. When I relayed our poor experience, he said, and I quote, we will try to do better next time. There won't be a next time.
   

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   Meredith

   Washington DC

   26 reviews

   5.0

   26 reviews

   Dined on 11 November 2024

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

   As always, wonerful food and superb, flawless service in a magnificent setting. From the gracious parking valet to the delectable, complimentary birthday dessert, it was a memorable experience.
   

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    Sonia

    New York City

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 7 November 2024

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

    Vastly and impressively DISAPPOINTED!! Filet Sole, as the most expensive entre on the menu ($95) was Red Lobster grade! The only bread items were raisin bread or sourdough! When I requested plain French bread, and they brought Texas toast...and it even was a poor imitation of that! I requested souffle while placing the initial order, knowing it should take time to make, and the waiter only found out at the end of our meal, that the chef could not make it! Undoubtedly, the waiter completely forgot to order it, and then requested the chef too late. The waiter barely understood English such that he would get 50% of our requests correct! For instance, we requested a specific sequence of our order, and, while he outwardly indicated that he understood, he got it all wrong and brought all the dishes out at once. The wine never got poured on time, such that I finally just grabbed the bottle from the bucket and served ourselves. There were many more little failures in food and service that even Waffle House staff would not commit, and which are unforgivable in a restaurant that used to be first class dining experience. This restaurant needs a complete shakedown, starting with the chef! Ah, for the days 10+ years ago when Charu still was there. I fear the management might be powerless to make the needed changes, either due to finances or due to the employees being able to run the show? So sorry we even bothered to even make advanced reservations for a purely devastating experience. We will never come back, unless there are well-published reviews by established gourmands
    

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