I'm so emotional about how good this food was. I can't even get up from the table. I want to order more. It's expensive and worth every single cent. read more

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Had a great time at J. Gilberts tonight. Always love coming here because the food is consistently amazing. Special thank you to our waiter, Mikail for making sure we were well taken care of during our dinner. read more

Been eating here for years. Understand there are challenges during these difficult times, but when Gilbert's sends one an email encouraging long time customers to order a special for pick up, and then leaves out items that were part of the special and forgets to include the gratuity we requested for the staff, I believe management needs to pay more attention. read more

After attending a birthday dinner at J. Gilbert's I must say WOW, GOLLY GEE WILLIKERS, ZOO WEE MAMA! What a time! The food was phenomenal and the drinks were astounding. Our server Daniel was so swift and wonderful he made our experience not just good, he made it GREAT! Highly recommend to those looking for a nice steak dinner experience. read more

I emailed them soon after I received the reply to my Yelp review, mainly because we never got the refund from the missing side. Didn't hear anything so I sent another email and still nothing. It's been over a month and I've heard nothing nor received any kind of refund. I even sent them a photo of the receipt! In short: bad carryout experience and even worse customer service. read more

Delicious food and it has such a nice atmosphere. Drinks are fabulous and service is always good. Our drinks took awhile but other than that it's a great place for some steak! read more

Our second time coming here and it did not disappoint! The food was amazing and our waiter, Graham was awesome! We will definitely visit again. read more

Great service great food thanks so much Mikail, that brunch was amazing management is also good.

Oh my...today was a holiday and a few of us decided to go to a good lunch so we went to J. Gilbert's. We read the reviews and saw pictures of what looked like the last carrot cake. So off we headed to J. Gilbert's. We arrived about noon today and was seated immediately. The wait-person was cool and stated she was from Italy. She suggested an appetizer of shrimp sautéed in tomatoes, spinach and mint. She said is was slightly spicy but so good. She said it was enough for the table of 4. We were excited because none of us had been here before and we were all hungry because no one had breakfast today. The shrimp arrived with some warm bread. The shrimp were bland with no spice (or so it seemed)! Perhaps someone in the kitchen was having a bad day and couldn't remember the recipe. We knew the main meals would be excellent based on the reviews and couldn't wait to feast. I ordered the ribs with string beans and lobster mac and cheese. Another one had crab cakes.....and two ordered hamburgers. Ribs were tender but bland. There was some strange sauce on them slightly sweet and somewhat salty. The lobster Mac and cheese had one piece of lobster and a milky like cheese sauce, not good. My friend's 2 crab cakes were the size of golf balls and referenced as jumbo on the menu. They were rather dry but had a decent flavor and contained no lump crab, all back fin. The burgers seem to satisfy two of us but not good enough to return. I ordered carrot cake to go based on the menu description and it was noted they were known for it. My friend ordered coconut cake to go. The carrot cake came very dry, had a chocolate color and was very hard to the touch. The coconut cake was described as having 7 layers. It too was very dry and only had 5 layers. At $11 a slice, we returned the cakes in fear of not liking it later and being extremely dissatisfied. All in all, the experience was very disappointing and we won't return. Not sure why Gilbert's gets a 4 star rating. I wish that was the case for our DC and Maryland group. We won't be back and I am so happy we left the cake behind. read more

Food was absolutely horrible. For a steak house they couldn't cook the food correctly. Service was subpar.

The food was great and so was the service. our waiter, Deion, couldn't have been nicer or more attentive! thank you, Deion!

First and foremost I won't compare JG to other steakhouses I've been. Unlike some reviewers, claiming they've had better at XXXX or XXXX is better. 2nd, the place, let me start with the place, it has a small parking lot, we park right around the corner by McD and notice other people were doing so. Valet parking? I didn't see anyone taking keys. I can see why it was busy, this has a nice bar but didn't go into, you can look at it when you come in, the waiters had cool uniforms, the receptionist was nice and courteous, had a 7:15 app, I think they sat us at that time, as the place was packed, but it was the bar the big scene there. Our waiter (Deelon) came and blah, blah, blah...I sat far away in the booth, so I couldn't hear plus I was busy looking around and my bro' and his wife and princess were listening to Deelon, I had already decided what I was gonna get anyway. And this is the most annoying thing for me, a waiters in all restaurants taking an order and not having a notepad to write it down, because I know, I just know that somehow one simple, just one simple thing will be incorrect and Deelon didn't disappoint Friday night. Ordered the Bone-in Ribeye Med-Rare with Mash and asparagus, bro' had same but with spouts and his wife the top sirloin, Med-Rate also, with Mas and asparagus. We didn't decide what to drink till the steaks came out, got the Col Solare which was good, the steaks were perfect Med-Rare, no blood but red on the inside. So, we waited a few min before the wine came out and..... Next, I had room for dessert and got the Apple Crustade and my bros wife had the cheesecake. Both of us got cappuccinos also, very good desserts and the espresso with milk was good, oops I mean cappuccino. Some claimed their steak was too red, some claimed was too over cooked. What's cooked for you, it's under-cooked for others, think about that, restaurants don't know that your red is someone else's too cooked. read more

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This used to be our go-to place in McLean, but last Sunday will have been my final visit. The server immediately asked if we wouldn't prefer to see his face rather than his mask and pulled it off. We were so astonished that we didn't respond for a few seconds which he took for agreement, adding that he was more comfortable without it. Well we were not comfortable at all for the rest of the meal, several of us are older people and a few have health vulnerabilities and to have a stranger who spends his days interacting apparently maskless with other strangers, leaning over us to deliver food and take plates away, was highly unpleasant. We could have made an issue of it but who wants conflict over brunch? We just wanted to be together and relax - and this was far from relaxing. Just hoping we don't have any very unpleasant after-effects of this visit. read more

I wanted to go to a nice steakhouse for my birthday. I made a reservation, but as I made it in my own name I didn't mention it at the time of the reservation, but my dining partner did mention it when we arrived. The outside is lovely, the entrance is warm and inviting, but the booth we were seated (facing the restrooms and with the noise of the kitchen) in was worn out with cracked seats and the table had a lot of paint worn off - it needs to be refurbished. The service was horrible. She mumbled her name and tried to rush us into ordering. She got the order wrong and I didn't get part of my entrée till I was nearly done eating. My dining partner's steak was underdone - I requested rare, and she requested medium rare, both were rare and not even warm. The only time she asked us how we were enjoying the meal was was to get us to try and order more booze. Another busperson tried to take my plate away while it still had half a steak on it. Um, hello, I'm taking a break and my dining partner isn't done yet anyway... The server never acknowledged my birthday and only refilled our water after they took the plates away and likely heard us complain to one another. The prix fixe menu did come with dessert, but the Crème Brûlée was a disappointment too after it was basically thrown on the table while the expeditor didn't even look at us. The server also never asked if we wanted coffee with the dessert. Well, the price for that value was just terrible. We won't go back there or likely any of their other locations after that experience. We didn't even bother with the manager because we could see him interact with other staff and his body language was awful too. Looks like bad morale there, even though it was a busy night with patrons waiting in the entrance when we left. The only cheerful staff were the valets out front. read more

J. Gilbert's Wood-Fired Steaks & Seafood - Cracked seat and worn paint on table. - Steakhouses Near Me - McLean, Virginia

Recently visited in August for a birthday celebration and the service was lacking. I had read reviews about the service but still decided to go. The waiter must have forgot about us because he barely came to our table. We needed water refills and we had to ask another server for it. We asked to see the wine list to get another glass of wine and they never brought it. The food is good/okay. They let dirty dishes pile up and the waiters don't help one another out like they do at the great American restaurants. The servers just walk past your table leaving the dirty dishes and drinks empty. They even brought our meal and didn't clear the appetizer plates! They just pushed them over to the side. You'd be better off going somewhere else. I really wanted to like this place as it was my second time there but it was worse than the first visit. I don't think I will be returning. read more

I went here with my boyfriend for his birthday, the atmosphere was very nice and our server Michael (I think was his name) was super nice and was very sweet about me changing my order after a few minutes- I decided to get the scallops and lobster risotto which was the best meal of my life it was crazy good like a party in my mouth lolol my mans got the lamb with mushroom risotto and spinach and that was also delicious. the oyster rockefeller was so so good too we got that as an appetizer hot damn. definitely recommend! read more

J. Gilbert's Wood-Fired Steaks & Seafood - Lamb Rack with spinach and mushroom risotto- across the table is the scallop and lobster risotto special - Steakhouses Near Me - McLean, Virginia

We had our annual friends Holiday party on Dec 16th. The area we were in was freezing cold. From that point on everything went downhill. The tile floors were wet and slippery. Food was cold, drinks are expensive and have no alcohol in them at all. Folks say don't write negative reviews. Why not? The only good part about our evening was the friendship. I truly may give them another chance as long as it's someone else's American Express Card, but I had to express that our event on Sat was awful!!! The manager offered us coffee for all our inconveniences. Then we had to ask several times for cream and sugar. Ya charge entirely too much for this kind of service!!! read more

We went to J Gilbert's last night. I've been going there since they opened, many years ago. Usually, this place is good. However, last night was horrible. Let me detail the facts: -We had a reservation so we were sat quickly. However, we asked for a table further back and were told there were no tables for 6 except the one we got which had a draft of cold air each time the door opened. Some of us ate with coats and scarf on. We had a 5:45 reservation, and saw many other groups go further back after us. This is a big restaurant. -Our server came over and must have been new. So new he should not be serving (by himself) in a high end restaurant. He had difficulty taking a drink order. Didnt know the difference between scotch and bourbon, and finally said let me go take a picture of the bar so we can see what they have. After 10 minutes, our drink order was in. -Still ok, but now things went south. -We placed our order and waited 25 min. The first course (soup) had not even come. We couldn't find our server or get the attention of others. We finally got up and found another server and asked her to look into our order. 5 min later, our server came over and asked how things were and was oblivious to the fact that we hadn't seen him in 30 min or had not gotten any food. I asked three times if our food order had been placed and he didn't answer me. -Meanwhile, we saw other tables that came after us get food quickly, and multiple courses. -We asked for a manager. 10 min later, we had to get up again and go find the manager. She apologized, however, we were ready to leave. As we were discussing, our entrees came. Never got the first course. We asked the manager for the check as we didn't want to wait another 30 min for that! more on that... -The food was only ok. To salty and not the quality you expect for $40-$60 entrees. Downhill from years past. We finished eating, had to ask for more water (not done on their own like you expect). Still had not gotten the check. Saw no one for 10 min after we finished eating. We had to get up again to find the manager and ask for the check. Then waited another 10 min. She did take some money off the bill for our troubles, but the experience was ruined and it was not pleasant. -Oh, never got our dessert either! Wont be back! read more

I was part of an event earlier in the month and the hospitality was 5 stars. Thank you to our server, Aniya, for proving professional service and always being a step ahead! I recommend planning your next event here. read more

I know reviews are important for businesses but I don't always get to them. Like this might just be the second review I have ever written, but I really had to dedicate the time to do this. Aniya was my server and she completely elevated this experience! She had the best recommendations and some pretty good jokes, I had a great great time! read more

Such a nice dinner tonight with clean and friendly service. Restaurant week menu has great options and my steak was done to perfection! I have never had a bad meal or service here. The manager stopped by to check on us as well which is a nice touch. In terms of covid procedures, they were cleaning all around us and tables are spaced out well, there was no one near us so it all felt very safe. This is my second time going with the extra cleaning measures and they've done an excellent job. read more

I have been wanting to try this Steakhouse for a long time and decided to try it last night. Don't get me wrong, the food is good but going to a restaurant is all about the whole experience. I reserved a table for four for my father in laws birthday, an early dinner @ 6:15 pm Sunday. It was busy but the service is really slow. The ice is already melted on my scotch on the rocks when served. It is so slow that our bread arrived after the entree. No special birthday dessert or anything, not that we are expecting any. Now here comes the bill, we do have a coupon for birthday entree as an email subscriber. I presented it to the waiter and he twice return asking for a special email bar code. I have to search the email and could not find the bar code since it does not come with one. I really don't want to embarass myself in front of my inlaws and just gave him whatever email coupon I can find. I don't think we are going back again. There's a lot of steakhouse at Tysons corner. If you are having a special night out and wanted steak, just head to Eddie Vs or Randys . read more

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Update on Sept 2: I went in on Weds afternoon to speak with a manager regarding the problems below. Manager Dorna listened and was very professional and very sincere about handling what happened. Original post from Aug29; 1 out of 5 stars: Huge disappointment during DC Restaurant Week. The servers couldn't use a credit card reader multiple times resulting in declined transactions; I contacted my credit card company, the transaction never hit my credit card account and there no fraud alerts on my account. Then once their credit card reader finally worked, they weren't sure if that was my to-go offer or not, once the host looked at it, said yes, I picked-up the bag, she grabbed it out of my hands and said it wasn't mine... a total b!tch move, the other host looked at the order and said yes. By the time all this was done, my order was cold. Huge failure on part of the servers, hosts, and employees there. read more

It was my first time there. The Rockefeller Oysters were big and tasty. The bartender makes great cocktails! I really loved the atmosphere!

Order a take out order for 5:30 pick up time and I am sitting in the dining room for 15 min and no one checked with me. The steak shown in picture is medium. Also the restaurant did not give me spinach in the order sheet. Only received risotto. Sourdough bread and risotto was the only highlight of the meal. Do not support this business. Not sure how it's still in business. read more

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Great steak! Skip the chain restaurants please and just get yourself a nice steak. And of course if you want good steak you'll have to pay good money but I promise you this place makes it worth it! The porterhouse is great but the Ribeye is my favorite cut and it was fantastic! Lobster Mac & cheese was alright but the best side would be the friesssssss! This was my first time here and the server was super nice and explained the menu and answered our questions. He was helpful and wanted to really make sure we got the right dish! This place is definitely a "treat yourself" restaurant and I can't wait to go back! GREAT JOB COOKS! read more

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Great local steakhouse and seafood place! Food and service are on par with much higher priced establishments. Mikail, our server tonight was terrific- personable, attentive, and friendly! Monday nights bring half price wine bottles (under $100; 25% off if over $100) - unexpected surprise tonight! Can't wait to go back. read more

We went here twice for lunch and had a very good experience both times. We ordered crab bisque and steak & frites from the special, and thought it was super good deal. The bisque is very creamy and tasty. It goes well with the complimentary bread as well. We ordered our steaks medium rare and medium, and both were grilled perfectly. Somewhat we like the sauce to be put on the side. It could easily over power the steak. They also put a very generous fries which I thought they could put about a third less. Their wine selection is also reasonably priced. For $9-12 you would get a decent glass of red wine. What we thought uniquely good about their steak is their smokiness of their steak. Since most steakhouses in the area don't use a wood grill, Gilbert's becomes a unique place. The place is also quite comfy and romantic old steakhouse especially if you sit by the fireplace. read more

Food was amazing. Ask for Dan as your server, he'll treat you well. My friend doesn't know how to chew and choked on his lobster Mac and cheese, Dan came in, performed the Heimlich, and saved my friends life -- I'll always be thankful for Dan for saving my friend Imren (it was his birthday), 10/10 experience read more

Disappointing Thanksgiving meal ... J. Gilberts is good most times, but Thanksgiving was most disappointing. They took way too many reservations so there was a huge wait to be seated and another huge wait for our food to come (hours). Where we were seated, there were way too many tables in a small space and it seemed that they were only trying to get as many people in as they could. The Thanksgiving dinner looked good, but was way too salty ... even the sweet potatoes were salty! I'm not a super picky eater, but I could hardly eat most of what was on my plate due to the amount of salt. The stuffing was very sweet and did not taste like anything I have tasted before. The waiter was wonderful and we all felt sorry for him having to deal with a lot of people who were unhappy after having to wait so long. The long wait allowed time to visit with family, so the wait could have been overlooked if the meal had been worth the wait. Next time, be more realistic when booking the reservations and maybe hire a new chef! read more

What a pleasant experience we had thanks to the wonderful customer service provided by Hugo. Food was insanely delicious! We will be back and hopes to have Hugo serves again. Thank you Hugo! read more

J. Gilbert's Wood-Fired Steaks & Seafood - Wagu burger - Steakhouses Near Me - McLean, Virginia

I always get the Maryland Crab Bisque regardless of anything else. I'll also order the carpaccio, but I think they only serve that at dinner. I've been able to order that for lunch, but only if the kitchen has the right staff. If you crave carpaccio at lunch, it doesn't hurt to ask. I usually order their ribeye, but I had a special Cowboy Ribeye recently. It was on the bone, which was a large rib bone, and the meat was enough for two people. It was grilled perfectly medium-rare and so good without any sauces. They bagged the bone for me to take home for my fur-baby. He devoured the remaining meat in seconds, then started gnawing on the bone & marrow. It didn't take him long to gnaw it down to half it's size. He was one happy pup! read more

I came here at a friends recommendation I had made a reservation for 8:00pm and upon arrival the hostess told me that they were getting our table ready and it would be a few minutes wait. *narrator* it was not a few minutes. We ended up having to wait another 45mins to an hour to be seated which completely defeats the purpose of making a reservation in my eyes. But it wasn't even the wait time that really rattled me, it was that the hostess kept lying about it. I wish she had just told me how long it would actually be instead of embellishing (how do you go from a few minutes getting the table "ready" to an hour?) also she kept looking over at me and then glancing away to then avoiding eye contact completely. Overall, the experience was mediocre at best as nothing truly stood out to me as special. Drinks & food were the definition of basic. I don't have pictures of my dish & bland margarita I got because it was too dark in the corner we were in (I had to shine my flashlight to see what was even on my plate) and my portion of fries were so small. 3/5 stars since I didn't expect a grade A steak house going into this, I wasn't extremely disappointed. read more

I've come here countless times over the years and it never disappoints!! My absolute favorite thing to eat is the lobster mac & cheese!! I have frequently eaten in their private dining areas; great for larger sized gatherings with family and friends. I've come here with friends for the happy hour too. They have a great menu! I love the hamburgers and fries! The only problem can sometimes be finding somewhere to sit for happy hour! I wish they could offer a few more tables. The bartenders are really good at making mixed drinks, something I don't always find at local restaurants! I don't think I've ever eaten anything here that I disliked! Just a really solid place to go for a nice meal! read more

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Solid 4 star restaurant. Felt our waiter was well informed and I was pleased with the food. We came during restaurant week without realizing it was restaurant week so I'm not sure if that's the reason it was extra busy on a Sunday around 6pm. I was impressed with the crab bisque, lobster tail, mushroom risotto and filet. I would pass on the mac and cheese and mashed potatoes as the flavors weren't quite right. The warm bread was delicious and we enjoyed dipping it into the soup. The dessert selection looked good on paper but the creme brulee was fairly unimpressive and we thought the chocolate cake was lacking flavor. Our biggest gripe was with the dress code or lack thereof. Again, hard to know if this was because of restaurant week or a normal occurrence but basketball shorts with a t-shirt and slides with socks isn't appropriate for a steak restaurant. I'm not saying a suit is required but basketball shorts seems a bit too relaxed. read more

Food was such a delight! Although it was exactly what I expected .... not a pound of everything on your plate. Our initial reservations were for brunch @11:00 somehow we got bumped to 4p. We were told that the regulars have first priority. I gave it a hmmm at first but once's we arrived I was more than glad to have been dismissed by the brunch buffet. The buffet was fresh, not at all turned over. I didn't quite find the variety appealing. All in all the price fixed menu was more than enough that I ate each course empty w/o feeling stuffed. Big ups to Darren our server!!!! you were fantastic! read more

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Where have you been all my life? The food here is delicious! I ordered a bone in ribeye (medium well) it was grilled to perfection! A must is some steak sauce on the side (in house) and top the steak off w/truffle butter. I also enjoyed the delicious coconut cake with pineapple ice cream. Their desserts are made on the premise and it was damn good. Just go... there is ample parking too! No excuses, go now! read more

I went to J Gilberts with a few work colleagues on a Monday evening. Despite being an off night the restaurant was still quite crowded; however we had a reservation and were seated quite quickly. Ambiance was what I would expect from a steakhouse with dark woods and what appeared to be a very large bar. Service was ok and drinks came out quickly. However, during the middle of our meal it slumped off as we were in a small side room. We would like to have ordered another bottle of wine but didn't see the waiter until our food arrived. All of us ordered the wedge which was of good size and well prepared. Unfortunately, my steak came out like shoe leather despite asking for it medium rare. Also the quality of the meat did not appear to be prime and was almost tasteless. I regret not sending it back but it was late and people wanted to eat and get home. The meal would have been a 4 or 4 star experience if not for the steak. When you have plenty of other steakhouses to choose from in the area and are charging similar prices you have to execute. There are plenty of other excellent choices in McLean where the execution and service are consistently on point. read more

I would absolutely recommend this restaurant. The potato soup was the best I have ever had I could have eaten 3 plates The steak was cooked just perfectly and the sides were also delicious! (I wish they had creamy spinach) And to top it all off our server Darren J. was just brilliant. We'll be back! (Ps: Please put the potato soup on the menu!) read more

J. Gilbert's Wood-Fired Steaks & Seafood - 10 oz sirloin with mashed potatoes and asparagus - Steakhouses Near Me - McLean, Virginia

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Amazing steaks! This place was fantastic! Would recommend reservations because they were quite crowded. I had the best scallops ever! Cooked to perfection with a filet and mushrooms in truffle sauce! Oh my what an amazing meal! My husband had his first ever Manhattan and said it was life changing! This place is a must try!! read more

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