100 Best Restaurants 2010: 2941

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No. 6: 2941

2941

2941 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, VA 22042
Phone: 703-270-1500

Cuisines:
French, American, Modern

Opening Hours:

Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes

Nearby Metro Stops:
Dunn Loring-Merrifield

Price Range:
Very Expensive

Dress:
Business Attire

Noise Level:
Intimate

Reservations:
Recommended

Special Features:
Party Space

Parking:
Valet

Website:
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Best Dishes
Seared foie gras with huckleberries; burrata-filled ravioli in Robiola cheese; clam chowder; madai snapper with ginger beurre blanc; duck with polenta, acorn squash, and grapes; any Wagyu-beef preparation; chocolate mousse with Baileys Irish Cream; s’mores.

Price Details:
Starters, $12 to $22; main courses, $29 to $48.

Reader's Rating:

3 out of 5

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Cuisine: Chef Bertrand Chemel, who left Manhattan’s esteemed Café Boulud two years ago to command the kitchen at this destination restaurant, creates rich, rigorously executed French dishes with big-money ingredients—he loves truffles—and the occasional Asian accent.

Mood: The address is an office building, but the dining room is serene and lovely, with soaring windows overlooking a glittering pond.

Best for: Celebrations; weekday business lunches; dining at the bar.

Best dishes: Seared foie gras with huckleberries; burrata-filled ravioli smothered in Robiola cheese; just-creamy-enough clam chowder; madai snapper with ginger beurre blanc; duck with polenta, acorn squash, and grapes; any Wagyu-beef preparation; chocolate mousse spiked with Baileys Irish Cream; a decadent take on s’mores.

Insider tips: A weekday lunch deal offers three courses for $23.95; a dinner special available every night but Saturday gets you four courses for $58.

Service: ••½

Open Monday through Friday for lunch and dinner, Saturday and Sunday for dinner. Very expensive.

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Excellent private dining experience

sgb1818 — November 1, 2011 2:00 PM

Had a special birthday with discerning guests who ALL raved about the 2941 experience. Room (Tasting Room) was very nice, every dish was excellent, service very attentive and anticipated virtually every need. Portions plenty large; after reading More ...

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Amazing experience

Niki77 — March 19, 2011 10:26 AM

I am so glad I did not read the reviews of this restaurant prior to dining at 2941 or I would have missed out on a phenomenal meal. Our party of 3 dined on the new vegetarian tasting menu. Every course complemented the previous one and was spot on More ...

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The Worst Expensive Meal I Ever Ate!

dthoburn — January 19, 2011 2:58 PM

Though our waiter tried hard to be impressive, his command of English was so poor, we seldom had any idea what he said. He served my wife and I from the same spot. He bumped into me twice, never acknowledging it. For $90 for the "5 course" meal and More ...

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