Best Farm To Table Restaurants in Station North

First time and definitely not the last! Food was amazing... gotta try the french onion oysters! Impressive wine list. Everybody was inviting and cheery during our visit. The owner came over to introduce himself and share some stories of the restaurant and answered any questions we had. That was a great touch! Would highly recommend for a date night and/or even some cocktails and apps at the bar for a chill night.

This was our first time dining at Pairings Bistro. I was not happy with our original seating and was quickly re-seated. The food was excellent. I tried the Pre-Fix menu with pairings. Our waitress was extremely helpful. We will definitely add this restaurant to our list for a return visit.

I went on a girl date last night to meet a friend, and this restaurant was the perfect spot! The ambiance was on point with dim lighting and live music that really set the mood. From the moment we walked in, the staff made us feel so welcome. Our waitress was incredibly attentive and friendly, and even the other waiter checked on us with a big smile—every employee we encountered was just so pleasant, which is rare to find these days. Now, onto the food… absolutely delicious! We started with a Caesar salad and fried green tomatoes—both were so fresh and flavorful. For my entrée, I had the mahi-mahi with spinach and potatoes, and it was cooked to perfection. My friend had a pizza with some amazing toppings, and she loved every bite. And the drinks? Incredible. They were tasty, well-balanced, and had just the right amount of kick. I also ordered a moonshine flight with four different flavors, which was such a fun experience! Overall, this place exceeded my expectations in every way. Between the great food, amazing drinks, and outstanding service, I’ll definitely be coming back more often! Highly recommend!

The Dabney is an outstanding place to dine. The restaurant offers a fixed menu with very limited capacity for substitution and no choices offered at any of the courses. We have been to and have enjoyed dining at several restaurants with that format, such as Metier and Glen Gordon Manor. If this approach to dining is not to your liking, then you might not enjoy The Dabney or any others using this format as much as we did. Several of the dishes were highly original. There was nothing that we would not order again. However, I must say, that I want a whole plate of the little oyster pie we had as an appetizer. And the clam. And the charred carrot. And the grilled rockfish. Service gets a 10. Friendly, knowledgable and attentive. The wine service requires special mention. We have the wine pairings, which were very well thought out and excellent matches for the dishes that were served. We especially enjoyed being served wines from two regions that were new to us. I am now trying to find both in local wine shops. Bottom line: we plan to return to The Dabney after the menu changes so we can try additional dishes. One note of caution: the mapping service that our Uber driver used had trouble finding the resaturant. The driver let us off in front of Unconventional Diner on 9th St. I could see on his phone that this was the location he was sent to by the mapping service he was using. We were actually let off across the street from one of the entrances to Blagden Alley where the resataurant is located. No matter, it was a short walk to the restaurant from there. Do bring your smart phone and do turn on google maps before you go.

Other DC restaurants may generate gushy reviews and play hard-to-get with reservations, but Centrolina is consistently one of the very best high-end restaurants in the DMV--period. And it's all good: the wines and cocktails, the flawlessly grilled fish, the dreamy pastas, the awesome-in-their-own-right contorni and desserts. At lunch the waitress recommended the tomato soup. It was insanely rich and spiked with Calabrian chile oil and (I think) pickled vegetables. Who does tomato soup like that? Who does a bread service with cheesy focaccia and perfectly crunchy whole-wheat bread sticks? Centrolina. This is a serious restaurant that doesn't take itself too seriously. Just come and eat.