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By Jessica Sidman   Published Thursday, March 19, 2009

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Loved Eventide - suggest noting the dates on the comments; all new restaurants take a little time to adjust and tweak...

We went to the lounge on a Friday night at 7:30p. for appetizers and signature cocktails - Porch Swing and a custom drink made for my husband by the bartender. All were excellent, service at our table as well as directly at the bar was fantastic - friendly, amazingly attentive, and accurate - and this is while the place was full of people having a good time - as we were.

Dinner reservations were at 9:30p, dining room is beautiful, elegant, and private. Service was excellent, food was too: seafood with tagliatelle, scallops, malbec by the glass, dessert & coffee - no issue with timing/service for any of the courses. Really enjoyed the full experience.

Prices are very reasonable considering the innovative menu, quality of ingredients, surroundings, and the opportunity to have dinner just with those with whom you came - not with everyone else in Arlington.

We will definately to return to Eventide for brunch & to try the rooftop, and will definately return with colleagues/friends for cocktails and dinner.

Eventide is an excellent reason to drive to Arlington...or to walk to Wilson & Hudson if you’re lucky enough to live nearby.

Posted by: Elainne, Aug 02, 2009 09:31:34 PM

Love it!

Posted by: Johnny, Jul 19, 2009 06:22:29 PM

not so special food :( and very expensive...decoration is great...

Posted by: Andrew, Apr 25, 2009 01:37:50 PM

So disappointing. Wanted to love it, even tried to like it. Horrible experience. Received another tables food, they removed it, and immediatly placed it at the other table. Bad, bad, bad........Food was horrible, to expensive, did not get a good meal, for what you apid for and wont be back. I was really disappointed. I won’t be going back even though it is near my house. There are much better options for the price, service and decor.

Posted by: JT NOVA, Mar 25, 2009 07:19:54 PM

The food is fine, and the decor is very nice, but the service is horrendous and there are several glitches that someone expecting a fine dining experience would be astounded by. Recently with a group of 6 people, food was delivered to half our group only to be removed by the food runner and taken to the table behind us without any apology or mention of the error. Luckily no one had started to nosh because the restaurant certainly didn’t pay attention. The managers are defensive about criticisms and seek to prove you wrong rather than listen to a diner’s observations or suggestions. I agree with most that it is a disappointment and I won’t be back. Suggest if you want to check it out you stick to the ground floor bar or wait until the roof opens.

Posted by: Va Sq., Mar 25, 2009 04:44:06 PM

So disappointing. Wanted to love it, even tried to like it, but wont be back. Reading the other reviews, I think all of the "mediocre" food comments are too kind.

Posted by: Jennie, Mar 25, 2009 11:33:40 AM

Food was mediocre. I got the bison carpaccio and was lookng forward to the ancho chili mole sauce, but it was just a dot on the plate. Bison was boring and tasteless.

Also, got a fish dish which tasted too fishy. Probably won’t go back until they fix some things and I read some really good reviews.

Posted by: D, Mar 25, 2009 07:16:17 AM

Great atmosphere and hopping bar scene, but the food in the dining room was just mediocre. Everything was bland. I was really disappointed. I won’t be going back even though it is right down the street. Wanted to like this place.

Posted by: Va Sq, Mar 25, 2009 06:48:21 AM

I think the girl with the brown hair is hot!

Posted by: Aaron, Mar 23, 2009 03:15:42 PM

Who’s the loser chick with the brown hair who keeps shaking her head at the end? She clearly does not know what she is talking about.

Posted by: Anonoymous Critic, Mar 23, 2009 02:59:43 PM

My husband and I went there with a group of ten of our friends. The bar was packed, so we were thankful that we had a reservation. The dining room was gorgeous! And, the food was fantastic. Many of us has the awesome scallops appetizer. I had the lobster tagliatelle - perfect! My husband had the pork and he loved it too. The sommelier came to our table and made some great wine recommendations within out chosen price range. Can’t wait to go back!

Posted by: Kris, Mar 20, 2009 10:59:25 AM

Thought the place had some unique items on the menu. I got fish, and Im not the biggest fish fan, and I thought it was delicious. The bartender downstairs was very attentive, and aimed to please every customer in there. The tables are spread apart and you are not packed into a small dining room with many people. Very unique place.

Posted by: B, Mar 20, 2009 06:23:15 AM

the sunday brunch is phenomenal and all kinds of inexpensive.

Posted by: VA, Mar 19, 2009 06:52:22 PM

This place is mediocre at best. Food isn’t seasoned as well as it should be. The decor is really what sets them apart, but more focus needs to be placed on the food. The rustic menu just seems out of place for Clarendon. You’re not going to score a lot of repeat visitors from the no-expense account crowd with those prices. 6.5/10.

Posted by: Shido, Mar 19, 2009 02:26:17 PM

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