Trummer's on Main

Address: 7134 Main St. , Clifton, VA 20124

Phone: 703-266-1623

Cuisines: Modern, Breakfast, American

Opening Hours: Open Tuesday through Thursday 5:30 to 9, Friday 5:30 to 10, Saturday and Sunday 5 to 10.

Wheelchair Accessible: Yes

Price Range: Expensive

Dress: Formal

Noise Level: Intimate

Reservations: Recommended

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Best Dishes Titanic 13 cocktail; flour-dusted ciabatta; pumpkin soup with sweet lump crab, bay-leaf crumble, and pumpkin foam; frisée with curry vinaigrette and celery three ways (puréed, shaved, and steamed); vermouth-braised veal with rutabaga and vermouth cream; N

Price Details: Starters, $9 to $14; main courses, $19 to $34.

Special Features:
Wheelchair Accessible

About 30 miles from DC, historic Clifton offers bucolic therapy to weary urbanites, and you can get a great brunch, too. Chef Cory Lambert is serving terrific starters such as tempura-fried green tomatoes, an impeccable quiche Lorraine, and shrimp cocktail topped with icy “Bloody Mary” froth. Entrées range from pillowy buttermilk pancakes with vanilla-braised-pork brisket and balsamic-tinged maple syrup to sourdough French toast with plums and fried chicken. A sourdough-toast ring contains a hash of chicken confit, oysters, and chorizo—the sort of don’t-try-this-at-home wonder that every destination restaurant should strive for. Sunday 11 to 2.