Best Restaurants for Birthdays in Newington

Amazing sushi. Great Sake selection. Perfect date night restaurant.

This was my first time at Medium Rare. Let's start with my initial impressions. Wow! This place was hopping. Loved the music mix played. The restaurant was packed. There were at least 5-10 parties waiting to get seated. But you have to take into account it's Arlington, 7:00 pm on a Saturday night, and it's a popular restaurant. Even after I checked in, parties were still rolling in. There were no walk-ins accepted. It would be over an hour for a table to be open. My reservation was 7:00 pm, but I knew it would be a while before getting seated. No one was leaving. There were some parties getting impatient with waiting for their table to be ready. There was one person who had a 7:15 pm reservation and expressed disappointment that his group was not seated a t 7:15 pm. Hey buddy, no one is leaving. They can't knock out a wall and add more tables. The hostess and host did a fantastic job managing customer's expectations and making sure groups were seated in order. My party was able to get seated around 7:30 pm. The 30 minutes wait was worth it. Even on a busy night, our drink orders were turned around quickly and not long after they brought the bread and salads. The steaks were cooked perfectly, medium rare, tender, and sliced in portions that didn't require a knife. The french fries were hot and crispy. The sauce was a fantastic compliment for both the steak and fries. By the time we were done, our second round of steaks and fries were served. We had no problem finishing. We ordered the sundae, keylime pie, and apple pie to share. If there was a favorite, it was the sundae. Our group agreed that we'll be coming back to Medium Rare again. They did not disappoint. I want to compliment the staff for working so hard to get everyone served. And a big shout out to the hostess and host for managing the crowd waiting for tables.

Food was excellent. Servers were great. Atmosphere was comfortable and the food was amazing.

Every dish was delicious. And the staff and food service were wonderful as always.

The food and service is amazing. I’ve used this restaurant for catering before and you can’t go wrong with them.