Matisse

Matisse reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Lee

   Washington DC6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Long time Washington restaurant in a great location!
   

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   Ozgur VIP

   Washington DC85 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Everything was excellent. Great food and service!!!
   

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   Philip VIP

   Washington DC5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We love you guys. You are all attentive to us, kind and courteous. And of course, the food is excellent, beautifully presented, clearly considerable attention is paid to its preparation.
   

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   Carol VIP

   Washington DC27 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   meal was over priced but delicious. Service was excellent.
   

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   Michael VIP

   Washington DC92 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fantastic Mother’s Day brunch at Matisse - food and service were fantastic!
   

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   Rosanne VIP

   Washington DC17 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   We really enjoyed our evening at Matisse. The cocktails were a little pricey but they were delicious and our food was exactly what we wanted.
   

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   Maryann VIP

   Washington DC17 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The service was nice with a very zealous waiter 😊 - The food was good, except that, I specifically asked for the octopus not to be grilled which changed the taste of the octopus👎 and then of course it was served grilled, instead bringing it steamed before being grilled - also, what they did not say is, when you have an iced tea if they ask you if I want to have a refill, I said yes, but they did not mention that you have to pay for the refill - that is not correct - for the first time I saw that it was an extra charge of 3% and when I asked what for? … it is, if you use your credit card - but before running the bill they should ask first how we will pay to know that if I will be using a credit card (visa or master which have different rates 3% & 4%) or paying cash! If people are paying cash, they don’t know about that and they will be paying unnecessarily and unjustifiably the 3% without asking or knowing - There are some adjustments to be made there to make the things right about “Transparency”😏
   

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   Linda VIP

   Washington DC73 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 4, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The service st Matisse is meticulous. Always friendly, courteous, and professional. The food is prepared and presented with precision. Pay attention to the daily specials and wine selections - always a good value. One of our very favorite places to dine.
   

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   Janet VIP

   Washington DC214 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 30, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was creative, well prepared, and delicious. They had a nice selection of wines by the glass and I appreciated being offered tastings to choose from! We sat at a hightop in the bar area and enjoyed the relative quiet to visit. I will return!
   

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    Sally VIP

    Washington DC24 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on April 26, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    This is a lovely small restaurant that we haven’t dined at in years. Service was excellent, ambiance pretty and relaxing. Food: We ordered a Caesar salad to share— it had barely any dressing on it, one tiny little anchovy lying at the edge of the lettuce, and the romaine even had some wilted pieces in it. Not good. Main courses: seafood risotto was delicious- rice was perfectly cooked with generous portions of seafood and a wonderful lobster stock. Branzino- a nice fresh piece of fishbut very bland. No sauce or noticeable seasoning. Small potatoes and green beans that came with it were okay but nothing special. Wine was reasonably priced - very limited beer selection. Bread was delicious - we skipped dessert.
    

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