The Dignitary — Restaurant in Washington

Miserable service. Three of us ordered whiskey flights (two of them were the exact same) but it took the bartender almost ten minutes to do the pours. He mischarged two of us, and we waited at the bar for another five minutes trying to get someone's attention so we could get our tabs fixed. It felt like staff was avoiding us - the place certainly wasn't busy, with only a few people sitting at the bar and just a handful at tables. One person behind the bar said he couldn't help us, that the original bartender needed to do it, and then scurried away without any attempt to get the correct bartender for us. While we were waiting, we chatted with another customer seated at the bar who had been waiting to close her tab, wallet out, since before we'd arrived. It took a very loud 'excuse me' to finally get someone to tend to us and get our tabs fixed, with a very meager apology. We ordered at around half past the hour, and weren't able to get everything sorted out so we could enjoy our drinks until ten to.

The flights were fine and the atmosphere was pleasantly both cozy and classy, but the bad service far outweighed any of...

Extremely rude gentleman at the front. I walked in and he didn’t greet me. I walked all the way around to the middle of the bar, were two women were. I asked them how do I place an order and they told me to go out the door to the right, and turn right. Well, the first place that she will run into is beer lab. I walked back in there. Excuse me can someone please tell me where to go to get food because I’m just trying to place an order. He aggressively told me to go all the way back to the right and turn left at the lobby bar. He said that I was insane in front of other customers and proceeded to talk about me as I walked out. I naturally talk loud because I am partially deaf when my migraines are active, and I wasn’t being rude, I was frustrated That they gave me bad directions and all I wanted to do was order food to eat, To help my soothe my migraine. Very bad experience and I will never return. Also, I am a 21 night guest at the Marriott and will be telling the manager how...

Wonderful burbon selection. Especially due to the fact that some of these labels are almost altogether unavailable to the private buyer. Pair that with EXPERT knowledge of every selection and it makes for something special. Its not about the food and its not about buying a domestic beer. There are plenty of places for that (its there however, for the casual stumble in that didnt intend to go to a top flight wiskey bar). It does what its supposed to at a...