The Delegate

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

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   Lesley

   Washington DC11 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 16, 2025

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

   the Ahi Tuna on the salad was over cooked and so was the chicken. definitely won't return.
   

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   Audrey

   Washington DC16 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on January 26, 2025

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

   The Shrimp and Grits was awesome! I selected the restaurant because they serve Milk & Honey entrees. Would like to have seen more than 3 on the menu.
   

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   OpenTablefoodie

   Washington DC3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on September 6, 2024

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

   This "restaurant" is in the lobby of the Marriott Courtyard. It's a large bar with tables sprinkled around the side lobby area. We were early for our reservation and sat at the bar for a drink. My drink came with a fruit fly in it. The bartender was quick to apologize and remake the drink, but there were fruit flies flying around the bar area. The other bar tender was using pretty salty language talking about the football game. At reservation time let the hostess know we were finishing up our drinks - she was very friendly. Once finished, we walked over to her and she was surprised we still wanted our table - not a big deal. She led us back to the table area and the few tables had some people in them and the two open ones had dirty dishes on them. She turned to us and asked if we were "rethinking" -- we said yes. We moved to the formal lobby area to find another restaurant and a young man, I assume the night manager, came up to us and asked if there was a problem (Kudos to the hostess letting him know). I explained what happened he said " I'm sorry" and walked away. No attempt to fix the problem - just walked away.
   

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4. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Washington DC1 review

   5.0

   Dined on July 23, 2024

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

   We went for Black Restaurant Week and had a wonder time! The menu they curated was very good. We ordered the devil eggs and flat bread for appetizers. Both were delicious. For the main course we ordered the Salmon and Pasta were amazing as well as the blueberry cobble! Derrick, our server was very informed and was able to assist us with ordering. He was very friendly and attened to us with impeccable service. We will be coming back!
   

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   Debbiedoesdctoo VIP

   Washington DC144 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on June 11, 2024

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

   Ick. Just a blah hotel bar with awful service. I had higher hopes.
   

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   ShanuO VIP

   Washington DC5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 26, 2024

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

   The food was really good. I had the biscuits with egg and cheese, with chicken tenders and cajun gravy. Yummy!
   

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   SharonD VIP

   Charleston7 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on May 21, 2024

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

   Don’t order the Fig and prosciutto flatbread! No fig. Flatbread undercooked. My colleague had a cradle salad which fared a bit better. Service so-so.
   

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   RayM

   Fort Lauderdale4 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on March 31, 2024

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

   Booked Easter brunch. Good food but no ambiance was created for the event. But overall they did okay.
   

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   Brennden

   New York City13 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on March 19, 2024

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

   I want to ensure that the waitress who served us is not blamed for our disappointing experience at the restaurant we visited in Washington D.C. I have been a regular customer at this venue and I usually have a great time there. However, this time was different. When I tried to order the cajun chicken and biscuits, the waitress went to check if it was available and came back saying it was. But then she returned and told me that the chef said it was not available due to the breakfast rush. I was disappointed, but I let it go. I also asked if the chef could make more biscuits, but the waitress told me that the chef said no. Later, the manager came out and said there was only one biscuit left, and we were okay with that. When the food arrived, we noticed that the biscuits were missing, so we asked the waitress about them. She told us that the chef had thrown them away because he was annoyed that we kept asking for them. This was unprofessional and petty behavior, and it made us lose our appetite. We are not upset about the biscuits themselves, but about the way the kitchen staff treated us. We were happy with the waitress, who was very professional and courteous throughout our meal. We tipped her well. I was disappointed that a restaurant that celebrates black culture and cuisine would treat its customers this way. I hope that they will change their behavior and become more professional in the future. Refusing to make new food simply because the restaurant is about to close is not acceptable. As a person of color, I find this behavior particularly disappointing. I hope that they will do better.
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    Atlanta1 review

    1.0

    Dined on February 25, 2024

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

    Not worth the price, food was mediocre. Wish I had tried another breakfast restaurant in the area.
    

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