Neighborhood Eats: Cafe Deluxe

Reviewed by Ann Limpert , Cynthia Hacinli , Sara Levine

Cafe Deluxe - Bethesda

4910 Elm Street
Bethesda, MD
Phone: 301-656-3131

Cuisines:
American, Modern

Opening Hours:
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu:
General: 11:30 AM - 10:30 PM
Fri,Sat:
General: 11:30 AM - 11:00 PM
Sun:
General: 10:30 AM - 10:00 PM

Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes

Nearby Metro Stops:
Bethesda

Price Range:
Moderate

Dress:
Informal

Noise Level:
Chatty

Reservations:
Not Accepted

Special Features:
Party Space, Weekend Brunch, Kid Friendly

Website:
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Best Dishes
Fire-roasted-tomato soup; roasted beets with blood-orange vinaigrette; grilled-tilapia BLT; lamb and goat cheese on sourdough; pan-roasted sea bass over grilled corn with beurre blanc; hamburger.

Price Details:
Appetizers, $3.95 to $8.95; entrees, $7.50 to $21.95.


 

Reader's Rating:
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The original outpost in DC’s Cleveland Park—which has the best kitchen—attracts a power crowd, McLean pulls in Tysons-area shoppers, and Bethesda is a family scene and a pre- and postmovie stop. White butcher paper on the tables, glossy wood booths, and market umbrellas on the patio give the place a raffish style.

What to get: Fire-roasted-tomato soup; roasted beets with blood-orange vinaigrette; grilled-tilapia BLT; lamb and goat cheese on sourdough; pan-roasted sea bass over grilled corn with beurre blanc; the house hamburger.

-March, 2008