I'm looking for some recommendations of Washington DC restaurants that offer a nice Saturday lunch. Ideally it would be somewhere quiet for easy conversation. The people I will be with are teetotalers so "drinks" are not that important. Type of food and price are very flexible. Thanks for your help.

DC has too many restaurants to recommend without knowing some more information.

Did you want ethnic? A classic DC restaurant? Inexpensive? Expensive?

What part of the city?

Maybe if you can narrow it down a little bit, someone will come up with some good suggestions for you.

Hope Phillip don't mind me jumping in here but how is the 701 Pennsylvania Avenue Restaurant? I just made reservations for dinner.
Any comments or feedback.....

I like 701 a lot - the room has a nice atmosphere and the food is very good. I've been there 3 or 4 times and always enjoyed it very much.

The rooftop restaurant at the Hotel Washington is a wonderful place for lunch on a nice day. Besides the great view of the Washington Monument and other sites on the Mall, the food is very good and reasonably priced.

The 4 Seasons restaurant in Georgetown is supposed to have good food, and a wonderful atmosphere. Afterwards, you can walk around Georgetown if the weather is nice.

The 4 Seasons restaurant in Georgetown is supposed to have good food, and a wonderful atmosphere. Afterwards, you can walk around Georgetown if the weather is nice.

I believe there are pictures of the 4 Seasons web-site.

The Four Seasons food is terrible and very overpriced. Do not go by reputation. The Hotel Washington roof is a tourist locale, with very so-so food. Look, I live in DC and know these places. If you want some decent advice, look in Zagats for DC - it's reliable. DC is not a big food town, except for some asian things. The food os good, but you're making a big mistake if you go expensive when moderate would do just as well.

Just a thought: if you haven't actually eaten at a place, don't recommend it just because you've heard something. People are asking your advice - don't give them a place you know nothing about that will cost them a bundle. People who live here never eat at Four Seasons and Hotel washington - that is strictly for tourists, as are many other places.

Just a thought-don't make statements that you know nothing about. "People who live here never eat at Four Seasons or Hotel Washington." What did you do, survey them all? I've actually eaten at Hotel Washington several times for business lunches while living and working in D.C., so it's not accurate to jump to the conclusion that recommendations are made without going to the place. Just because you might not like the place does not mean you can make wrong assumptions about others. I've never seen a "tourist" up there because, frankly, I don't think they know it exists. Perhaps they're disguised in business suits.

The food is pretty lousy at the Hotel Washington rooftop bar. The view is incredible, and it's a fun place to go for a few drinks, but the food is bad and overpriced. And yes, I have eaten there.

I'm not entirely sure that the places I'm about to recommend are open for lunch, but here goes: DC Coast, Jaleo, 1789 (swanky, great food, atmosphere, etc.), Filomena, Old Ebbitt Grill.

Philip,

So far, what Ann recommends wins! Jaleo, DC Coast and the others (at which I've eaten at except 1789) are EXCELLENT.

You might want to go to either Washingtonian Magazine and read about their Top 100 www.washingtonian.com or to the Washington Post at www.washingtonpost.com - and click on entertainment. You can then read restaurant reviews at both.