Best Mediterranean Restaurants in Merrifield

Excellent service and even better food. Saturday night included free musical entertainment. Ordered the shrimp ajo and calamari - both excellent appetizers that we soaked the steaming hot complimentary bread with. My wife ordered the branzino (Mediterranean Sea Bass), which was moist with crispy skin, accompanying with equally delectable veggies. I had the lamb shank with risotto - fall of the bone and melt in your mouth, and the risotto had perfectly cooked squash and zucchini. Desert was German Chocolate cake - the best we ever had and my wife is a professional baker. Full of pecans and roasted coconut with deep caramel and fudge notes. Highly reccomend for any casual or semi-formal date night. Family / neighborhood vibes.

A unique, authentic Mediterranean experience… wonderful fare and atmosphere!

The food was delicious and the service was excellent. Thank you!

Wonderful food (and some unique dishes), decent prices, good service. Sometimes the overhead music gets a bit loud (be sure not to sit underneath a speaker), but everything else is wonderful. My last visit was about the 5th or 6th time for me (mostly at lunchtime), and I introduced yet another friend to this place. The menu can be a bit confusing, but the staff are extremely (emphasis added) helpful. The absolute go-to appetizer are the spreads: hummus, havuc, grilled red pepper dip (also on offer is an olive/walnut spread as well as a labneh mint dip) -- served with bread but do also get an order of the sumac chips. In the past I've shared the Gold Plate (chicken kabob, kofta, toum (garlic sauce). Have also enjoyed the falafel, as well as the pickle plate (these are pickled veg, not cucumber pickles). Most recent trip was a shared kofta pita (ground beef and lamb kebab, feta, toum, pink tahina). I was able to easily cut this in half (the knives provided in the set-ups were more than adequate to do so), and it was served with a salad. Wine selections are fine -- a bit overpriced for what they are, but several you will not find anywhere else. The staff have always been willing to let me and my party have a taste of a couple of wines before we commit to bottle; they haven't steered me wrong yet! There are other restaurants in the Mosaic District, to be sure, but The Kirby Club looks elegant (decor is really nice) but is not stuffy. If you like Middle Eastern style food that is raised up several notches. this is a great place to go.

Excellent as always; love this restaurant! And very happy to see they have expanded into beautiful new space.