Harvey's — Restaurant in Falls Church

Incredible service and great food. The server and staff were awesome. They explained the new menu that came out June 1st, and had tried the food to be able to offer recommendations. We didn't take them up on the fresh made pasta, but it is something I will go back to try knowing how good the other food is. We were asked several times how are meal was, they kept refilling water before cups were empty, and asked on the other drinks. They came by several times as we finished food to clear plates. At one point another patron's knife fell on the floor, and before the patron could figure out where it fell, a staff member was already on it with a new knife. We tried the Duck Special, Ribeye steak, Ceaser salad, Calamari, Deviled Eggs, Fries, and Honey cake. I tried swapping out food to learn how they handled allergies and they were wonderfully helpful. The duck was well cooked, not too dry, and complimented well with the summer vegetables. The steak was well seared to keep in the juices, and wonderfully seasoned. It took a little bit for the butter to melt on the stake, but it beautifully enhanced the steak, potato fingers, and vegetables. The Calamari was tender and delicious. The sauce was a little hotter than one of our party liked, but personally it was fine for me. The deviled eggs were well made with candied bacon and cheese. The kid in our group was a little surprised by the "sprouts" on it, but they enjoyed it. The portions were good, enough to get everyone fairly full and satisfied. The Honey cake was phenomenal. Even though everyone was pretty much full, it was light and so good that it was quickly devoured. The only thing I wish I had gotten was some sort of bread, but I didn't ask for it either. I admit it was a bit more expensive than I had originally anticipated, but with inflation, the incredible service, and great food, well worth it. I will...

Our experience was with brunch, so perhaps not wholly representative, but we don't get the glowing reviews (except for the money that seems to be burning a hole in so many people's pockets here). When we saw the menu selections and prices we briefly considered just leaving. After we were seated, it took a long time for a waiter to take our order, so we had a long time to contemplate doing so. My husband decided on a breakfast platter. I wanted the fried green tomatoes, but they weren't available, so went for a Cobb salad. After a considerable wait, a salad showed up with grilled chicken and some hard boiled eggs. The greens were fresh, and a few trendy multi-colored tomatoes graced it, but otherwise I am at a loss to comprehend the $18 price tag. My fork poked around the salad in vain searching for the gorgonzola cheese that was supposed to be on it, and finally found one or two tiny crumbles. There were no other components that typically mark a Cobb salad like bacon or avocado -- I was so bemused that I looked up "Cobb salad" on Google to see whether I was being unrealistic. The grilled chicken was at least nicely seasoned. No bread or crackers came with it, and none were offered. My husband's breakfast was competent, but once again, expensive for what it was. The coffee was nothing special, and perhaps the wait staff sensed this as no one offered to warm it up, and it wasn't particularly hot when it arrived. No one offered my husband a refill on his iced tea. The woman who came to deliver our food and the check was warm and friendly, but I don't think we'll...

Felt pretty mixed, I'd do 3.5 overall if we were allowed to do half stars.

Service was fine, pretty slow overall, the longest wait was for our check at the end, but everyone was pleasant. Atmosphere seemed nice enough.

My wife got a steak salad and the meat was cooked the way she asked. She was very happy with it and had no complaints.

I got a fried chicken sandwich called the Dirty Bird, and it was delicious. Would highly recommend. The issue was with the side. I turned down the fries in favor of broccolini so I could lie to myself about the meal being healthy.

I'm not from the south so maybe this is how it is supposed to be served here, but the broccolini came out black and charred. There were occasional flecks of green in some of the stalks, but otherwise they appeared to be deep fried. The ends were actually ashing to pieces on my plate when touched with my fork, much like newspaper that is used to start a fire.

Unlike the middle of a steak where the server can't necessarily tell, the server served it without saying anything, so maybe this is how it is supposed to be? If so, that is a terrible idea and they should think about maybe serving green vegetables.

If it was a mistake, I'm not sure what the cook was doing and that's awfully lazy on the servers part. But I'm giving the benefit of the doubt.

Either way, the charcoal vegetables and relatively slow service were off-putting, but the rest of the food was good so maybe we'll try it...