Kitchen + Kocktails by Kevin Kelley - DC

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   John

   Unspecified1 review

   3.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   It’s a good restaurant. The location and decore is just right. The price is kinda crazy. Wind up spending $180 for 4 jerk lamb chops, catfish, Mac and cheese, greens,yams and white rice. The service was great the food was good but that price point is not worth the return. I could have gone to Gordon Ramsay for that price. All of the food was good but I can’t say excellent. The value seams off.
   

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   Adrian

   Washington DC6 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Great food great service and great place to eat! I will be returning for sure!
   

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   Robert VIP

   Richmond16 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   The crab cakes and Jerk chicken soup were amazing. My friend that had the crab cake said it was the best he has ever eaten and he has eaten crab cakes from all over the world!! My fried chicken and waffles were also amazing, the crust on the chicken and the flavor of the waffles were the best. The drinks are also top tier and tastes fantastic!!
   

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   Susan

   San Francisco1 review

   2.0

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Nyla was amazing ! But the food was mid , and overpriced .
   

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   Jan

   Washington DC1 review

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Love the customer service, staff, and the food. Ambiance was so relaxing. Wait time was top tier. Will return and share.
   

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   Andrea VIP

   Raleigh7 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Do reservations matter? We were reserved for 2:15pm but had to wait until 3pm to be seated, and that was only after we kept asking “how much longer”. Meanwhile, the restaurant only has a 15 min grace period before they cancel on you…how is this fair? Food was ok—cornbread was dry; deviled eggs were sub-par; best part was my drink—I highly recommend the True Flame though it’s $30. While the music was AMAZING, if you go with friends and plan to have conversation, this is NOT the place!!! Music was way too loud—it’s more like a club vibe though we were there for lunch. Lastly, the food was super expensive and they include a 20% service fee in the bill which the server made clear he only gets half of, somewhat forcing you to feel like you need to give a tip as well. I was very disappointed with this place. I wanted to love it, but…well, if fell flat for me.
   

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   Jelian VIP

   San Francisco19 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   This place is definitely not worth it at all. The food quality is terrible.
   

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   OpenTable Diner VIP

   Washington DC1 review

   4.0

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Too loud in downstairs dining room if band is playing
   

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   Monty

   Denver13 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 12 March 2025

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

   The food is absolutely amazing. The catfish taste so good with the grits. The desserts were perfect to finish off the evening.  The service at the bar was not that impressive. 
   

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    Julia VIP

    New York City6 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on 11 March 2025

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

    While the food is pretty good for what it is (southern comfort), this restaurant is very poorly managed. We arrived on time for our 7:30 reservation. On check in we were told that our table wasn’t yet ready. The bar area was packed so we ended up just standing in the front and we weren’t alone. After 20 minutes of waiting we watched another party of 2 walk in and get seated right away, which made no sense. When I inquired why they were seated before us, the hostess who also claimed to be the manager said this was “their” table while “our” table was still occupied. This just seems like a very inefficient seating system. Who knows how much longer we would have kept waiting had I not complained. Even 20 minutes on a Tuesday evening is going too far! I was almost starting to feel like they wanted us to leave. With that kind of a welcome, there is not enough corn bread or fried chicken in the world to save the evening! When we were finally begrudgingly seated, apparently at a huge inconvenience to the hostess/manager, we saw plenty of open tables while others were still standing waiting for a table out front, so I can’t even take it personally. Seems like this restaurant needs to rethink how they manage their seating.
    

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