The Lafayette

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800 16th St NW
Washington, DC 20006
Directly overlooking Lafayette Square towards the White House, The Lafayette is a destination restaurant in Washington, DC featuring a light-filled dining room and carefully prepared menu of upscale contemporary American cuisine. With an attentive staff, stately setting and meal service for breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch, The Lafayette provides a truly unique fine dining experience in Washington, D.C.

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C B.
4/22/2025

Best hollandaise sauce I've seen from coast to Coast. Executive chef is creative and very successful at executing with his staff. Perfect menu!! For what they charge for breakfast, I would...

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Janine R.
8/1/2024

Beautiful dining area reminiscent of times past. The wait staff is on point and the food is delicious. The poached eggs were perfect. The only negative were the many gnats and mosquitoes in the...

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Walt P.
12/8/2024

Very beautiful and romantic venue. From the beginning the host collects your coats and you are lead past pianist playing soft dinner must to our nicely spaced table by the window. They have an...

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Hannah H.
12/25/2023

About a 1-1.5: Not sure what happened, but The Lafayette is not the same. We loved coming here for holiday brunches, especially for Christmas, but the spread and the set-up are just not what they...

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Lily S.
12/23/2024

This is a classic hotel breakfast meal in an extraordinarily beautiful room. The service is great, the views of the White House are amazing, the celebrity sightings are innumerable. The food is...

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