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Obelisk Washington Reviews
Obelisk — A Hidden DC Gem for Food Lovers Who Crave Intimacy & Craft
If you’re traveling through DC and looking for something that feels more like stepping into someone’s private townhouse than a bustling restaurant, Obelisk is that spot. With only about 30 seats, it’s an intimate experience where the staff is a
What a special place.
We've been a few times over the past 20 or so years and last week we had a celebratory dinner that was just wonderful. Obelisk is a unique restaurant. Chef driven, small with a dedicated small staff somehow elegant and rustic at the same time. T
We went here for my fiancée's birthday dinner and it's now
We went here for my fiancée's birthday dinner and it's now one of our favorite restaurants in the city. It's a typical choice-style tasting menu where you choose a dish from each of the courses. We started by sharing the antipasti th
Dinner took 2.
5 hours, which was a bit too long for my liking. We started at 5:30pm and concluded at 8pm. As others have said, the 5 course menu changes often. 1st is antipasti- we got five dishes that we both shared but we had our own burrata (yum). A person cho
We first enjoyed Obelisk in 1988 when we moved to the DMV.
We had experienced real Italian cuisine when we had lived in Italy in the late 80s. We discovered that, as opposed to formulaic Americanized Italian food, Obelisk was offering unpretentious, creative, imaginative and delicious food inspired by region
Perfect as always in every way.
Phenomenal service, a plethora of flavors, personal attention, perfect portions. We'll continue to come back until they close...which we hope never happens. People can keep fiola and other Italian spots, we'll keep Obelisk as our top spo
Just left this place and it was such a memorable experience.
For a great night with amazing atmosphere come to obelisk the servers are nice and the food is even nicer
Wonderful and high quality food presented in an intimate
Wonderful and high quality food presented in an intimate setting with great service. First rate cuisine.
Amazing!!
Obelisk has been in business for 37 yrs and is still my favorite restaurant for Italian food in the US. It consistently defines the essence of Italian cuisine: simplicity, the best quality of ingredients and using what is,in season. Last night the me
Awesome, especially gnocchi, mushroom soup, freshest fish!
Awesome, especially gnocchi, mushroom soup, freshest fish! Freshest fish! Looking forward to our next visit!
Very good! Great service and nice quiet place.
Loved the appetizers and breadsticks! Delicious burrata too. Not many choices but pasta is delicious!
We've gone to numerous special dinners here over the years,
We've gone to numerous special dinners here over the years, and it is always outstanding. Great service and food.
God this place is so fantastic.
I would say 3 of the best 5 meals I have had in the last decade have been here. Ambience awesome, service awesome, food sublime.
So Glad to be back
My husband and I have eaten at Obelisk for years and were delighted when it reopened to on site dining! The dining room is a peaceful place, like being in someone's home. The staff are attentive and knowledgeable. And, the food is simply fabulous-
Absolutely incredible!What an experience.
Foodies wouldlove this restaurant. Atmosphere is calm, elegant, special. The food and pace of it was not rushed. Yum. The service was excellent.Can't wait to go back. Put it at the top of your list.
Lovely small restaurant, terrific food.
This is fabulous restaurant, so discreet that you can hardly find it(a sign might help). We hadn't realized it was a prix fixe set menu, so were a bit surprised at that, but we adjusted expectations and were delighted all around. It's small, has lov
I love this beautiful restaurant.
Very charming and I love the format. This was my second visit, the first was maybe fifteen years ago? Because it's pricy like that! The flurry of antipasti is the most exciting part, but the best part was the secondi (branzino for me soooo good an
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