Jula's on the Potomac

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   Ricky

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Sarah was an outstanding server, patient and helpful. She made our first visit to Jula’s unforgettable. We’ll be back thanks to her amazing service.
   

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   Becky

   New Mexico

   4 reviews

   4.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Sadly, a group of very rowdy women in an adjacent space ruined the ambiance of the luncheon dining room. Appalling. I am so glad we picked a very early lunch @1130. By one o’clock, their noise was ear shattering and we could. It even hear our own thoughts.
   

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   Karen

   Washington DC

   19 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   19 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Wonderful restaurant with a great view, great food and wonderful staff.
   

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   ann

   Richmond

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   A perfect evening for a perfect festive evening watching the Boat Parade!!!
   

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   Rebecca

   Washington DC

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   A party of 5 gathered to watch the boat parade and have a holiday meal... the attention to our table was amazing given the place was fully booked. The staff professional , friendly and efficient ... the food was good and the drinks were delicious.Highly recommend...
   

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   Dana

   Washington DC

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Old Town Boat Christmas Parade. This was very organized and efficient. All the staff were so pleasant and helpful. Food was excellent. Overall experience was great from ambience, DJ, and outside space.
   

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   Ada

   Washington DC

   22 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   22 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   First time dining here. I found the menu limited compared to other local restaurants. Cacio e Pepe was lacking in taste The italian sausage tortellini was very good. The Pistachio cake was good and the seasonal bread pudding was a bit sugary so unfortunately it masked the pumpkin taste. The cheese and meat charcuterie board only had 4 very small pieces of cheese and 4 pieces of salami and 4 of serrano ham. It had 3 small pieces of bread 4 tiny pieces of some sort of cracker and some kalamata olives .Compared to the rest, the 8 olives b were a generous portion. For $25.00 it is overpriced. We may return ifor brunch sometime. The server, Ash was good. 😊
   

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   Lorna Mae

   Washington DC

   22 reviews

   vip
   1.0

   22 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Disappointed with this paid experience. Not sure why Jula's charged $10.00 for parking validation when parking in the garage was only $5.00. Very confused about how this experience was advertised and when I inquired about seating, the response I received was, this is how it's been done for the past seven years. I equate that to a red flag = this is how we've always done it = no room for growth or thinking outside the box for improvement = set in her ways. We paid and left after an hour. The experience was to watch the annual boat show from indoors due to ADA reasons. I don't consider Jula's to be ADA friendly. In fairness, I was told I could have called in advance to ask for accommodations, that is a lesson learned on my part. The crowd at Jula's appeared to be very clicky. Staff was friendly. Not sure of the seating process and why seating was not staggered. All reservations sat at once, slamming the kitchen and the wait staff, that delayed the ordering and service. Server was nice and respectful, but inexperienced for a sold out night like tonight. Jula's will be fine without my patronage, I'm just disappointed that the package I purchased did not live up to what was advertised and what I was hoping for during my first time at Jula's. View from where we sat was completely blocked. The photo I am attaching was the view from my paid experience table.
   

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   Annette

   Washington DC

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   We had an absolutely fabulous time. We enjoyed the Holiday light boat show. Thanks again for a great evening.
   

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    Tara

    Tampa

    7 reviews

    2.0

    7 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

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

    We went for Easter Brunch and it was amazing, so we thought we would brave the cold and enjoy some cocktails and dinner while enjoying the Christmas boat parade. We were so disappointed drinks were weak and I had the Pappardelle pasta and it just tasted like tomato water no salt the bacon had no flavor, it was so disappointing. Our server Q was awesome it was just sad and we had such high expectations coming from our past experience but with the cost of the meal to leave hungry and no feeling of having any cocktails it was really sad, I hope they can fix the mistakes.
    

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