Rappahannock Oyster Bar

United States District of Columbia WashingtonRappahannock Oyster Bar

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1150 Maine Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024

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(202) 484-0572

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rroysters.com

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Causal, glass-enclosed stop serving oysters & raw shellfish plus burgers, craft beers & cocktails.

Had a really great and refreshing lunch at Rappahannock oyster bar. Staff was amazing and they place was very clean! Plenty of out door seating and and indoor as well. We of course started with a dozen raw oysters which was good and very fresh. Next we had the Scallop Carpaccio which was very good! Never had this dish before and I really enjoyed it. It was with pickled strawberries, ramps, with ponzu sauce and crushed pistachios. Could have ate two orders! 🤤 Next we the kimchi fried rice, a pound of the peel and eat shrimp and a burger! All really good, the burger was cooked to perfection and the kimchi fried rice had a great kick to it, wonderful flavors! The peel and eat jumbo shrimp was extremely good, and the sauce was also very good! And we can’t forget about the cocktails, a Bloody Mary and a sangria.

J

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Visiting DC and was craving some oysters and a crab cake. They had 3 different choices for raw oysters, but they seemed kind of small and 2 still had shell in it (not enough to have a problem with it, just a small inconvenience). The crab cake was definitely pretty solid and tasty, I did like it (but if I were to make a request, I wish the sauce was a plate design on the side of the crab cake and veg or something because the dish was kind of drowning in it making it a bit soggy?). My lackluster experience was mostly because of the lack of staff attention to be honest. We sat there for a while before even being acknowledged and we sat right at the middle of the bar. When we did, it was from one of the bar backs who asked if we had been helped and then it still took a while for someone to look at us. The restaurant wasn't at capacity and there were staff standing around waiting, but we didn't make a fuss just in case the kitchen was behind or something. They weren't rude or anything, just kind of felt we could've walked out without being noticed for being a bit invisible. Mind you, I'm usually kind of loud and hard to miss usually, but I did make some fun new friends with other customers while waiting! For the price point, I guess I was just expecting more. It's not a bad rating, but I think maybe we should've started somewhere else. FYI gratuity of 18% is automatically included, I usually tip more, but I always feel a bit weird when they don't say anything about it except for a line on the menu and I guess it doesn't matter how service is. I really hope it was just an off day shrug

Kim My Cao

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Should have known after my initial contact when ordering my drink it wasn’t going to be the best experience. We were not offered a drink menu so when I try to order some thing, she abruptly coming off and said “oh baby we don’t do that. Everything here is local we don’t have anything standard. that’s great. I’m all about supporting local however, the way she was speaking to us, addressing us as “babies”, “honeys”, “lovelies” was just VERY off putting. Just was pretty much speaking down to us which was not appreciated. Once she showed us a drink menu and I asked a question her answer was yea I just said we only have speciality drinks because it’s all local liquor and beer. And as you can see in the photo the drinks are VERY small (in a whisky glass) and they were $18 each. Oysters were good and fair market price. The fried shrimp was good but for $22 for 8 shrimp was not what I was expecting. I asked our server CC if it was a meal that could be shared and she said well technically anything could shared. (Like no kidding) the fried shrimp came with an ton of fries and they were good. The lighter plate of Clams was a great portion for the price, and tasty. Also they automatically charge 18% tip, and from our experience yesterday I can understand why if that is standard service. The view was good and the food was ok, drinks not so great and service not so great so thAt reason I give it a 2

Erica L.

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My boyfriend and I wanted to have a nice date night and eat clam chowder, so we looked it up on Google maps and this place popped up. We made a reservation and got there on time. We waited behind another couple who was seeing the host and getting seated. This took about 5 minutes. We were then shown to the table right next to the host area, but we preferred seating with a view so we asked if we could have a different table and they obliged. I noticed they didn’t have clam chowder on the menu immediately and was pretty confused. We didn’t see a server until around 15 minutes after we sat down. He told us the chowder is only served when it’s cold outside, so I was pretty bummed, but we ordered a pair of each of their three types of oysters, a burger with fries, and a DIPA draft. The oysters ($2.75 each) were fresh and delicious, but the shell had sand on it so slurping got a bunch of sand in my mouth. Yuck. The $21 burger was ordered to be medium cooked, but turned out to be more well-done. The small portion of overly salted flimsy fries was a bit of a let down too. Our server forgot to give us our beer, so we had to ask him for it near the end of our meal. The only thing that was fast was the check and cleaning up our table while we were seated. The 18% automatic gratuity didn’t feel well deserved given the lack of attentive staff.

kelli yogi

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I recently had an experience at Rappahannock Oyster Bar that left me feeling frustrated and disappointed. My boyfriend and I went inside of the restaurant to grab a bite, but as the temperature started to drop and we learned that the kitchen was closing soon, we decided to order something to go instead, and we made it very clear to the server who took our order. I was excited to enjoy a meal after a long day, but my enthusiasm quickly turned to dismay when I received my bill and noticed an automatic 18% gratuity charge added to it. I understand that restaurants often rely on tips as a significant part of their employees' income, and I'm happy to contribute when appropriate. But when I'm picking up my order and there is very little table service(to be fair, we did get a bottle of tap and two cups), no refills, or any additional assistance provided, and we were in and out of the restaurant within 20 minutes, it feels excessive to be compelled to pay an automatic 18% gratuity. I believe it's crucial for businesses to be transparent about such practices, either by mentioning it during the ordering process or displaying it prominently at the establishment. It allows customers to make informed decisions and prevents unwelcome surprises upon receiving the bill.

juno jacksono

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Every single dish was delicious. The Chesapeake raw oysters were amazing. Enjoyed the oysters Rockefeller, mussel pasta which my partner said was one of the best sauces he has ever tasted, and the crab cake was one of the largest I had which I partner enjoyed and he normally doesn’t like crab cakes. Great wine and ambiance.

Breana McGowan

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