Best Family Style Restaurants in Friendship Heights

I enjoy the Tabard Inn but the experience of eating on their patio (I did not this time) is far superior to eating in the interior dining room. Also, I wondered where the doughnuts were that were served as "bread" last time I was there.

The food was really good. We did the family table tasting menu, and everything they brought out was delicious. I really liked the oysters. They brought out more dishes than was on the menu. Each of the main dishes had a pre-dish attached to it, including dessert. The service was great; our waitress was super helpful and friendly. The ambiance was very romantic, and the dining area was fairly quiet and calm, so you don't feel the need to shout and can enjoy a nice, relaxing meal with somebody. We enjoyed sitting near the fireplace. Overall, it was a great experience, and we would go there again. One last thing, the tasting menu was reasonably priced with the amount and quality of food you're getting.

I celebrated my 25th birthday here. I wanted to celebrate in a nice restaurant with an ambiance, and I saw The Pembroke. I made reservations, and by the time my friends and I arrived our table was ready. I forgot the waiter's name, but he was so nice and provided excellent service. The ambiance was perfect. This was the best first birthday dinner ever. Thank you to the cooks, waiters, and the owner. <3

Great view. We were very cold due to air conditioning being on, but manager tried to help getting it switched off (on a 20 degree day in DC).

Maggiano Chevy Chase was pretty good overall. It’s been a while since we have been but notice an increase in price. Everything was good for the most part. I have an issue with the salad. The Maggiano’s salad which is now close to $17 for the entree portion. The amount of the salad was so underwhelming. A salad doesn’t cost them a lot to make but to charge $17 for it is just crazy. I had to get 2 salads to make a full meal. I did take a little home but for it to be enough for a meal cost me about $34, I could have gotten something else for that much but because I love that salad I got the salad. We had 7 people, each got a meal, I had 2 salads and we ordered 2 appetizers for the table, and 3 iced tea The total bill with tip came to $345. That is crazy for what we got. That’s close to $50 per person. The waiter (Marvin) was attentive, always there asking us if we need anything.