What a pleasant surprise! I've passed by Lyon Hall many times before and have eaten here for brunch years ago (it wasn't super memorable then) but this is my first time having dinner here and I enjoyed the experience! First off, I really love the string lights they have, really adds to the warm, cozy, homey ambiance. I got the duck orecchiette and it was good, though I did think it could've been more flavorful. My friend got the mussels and she enjoyed them. Service was good too throughout the night. I would definitely be down to visit them again! read more

I got very ill after eating at Lyon hall on 2/21. Had dinner around 6:15, ordered filet mignon medium, everything seemed ok and presented nice, when I went to lie down for bed later on that night my body started feeling off quick- I got extremely hot, started sweating, lightheaded, heart racing, stomach pains, face turned white..wasn't sure what was going to happen and I got so weak then vomit and diarrhea. TMI - Not pretty, So sick. 30y/o female, do not have a sensitive stomach usually. Sharing for awareness, and if anyone else has had similar experience here - be aware. Update: when writing my review here I read another persons recent review on the OpenTable app from 2 days ago also mentioning getting sick after eating at Lyon Hall. (updated pic) read more

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I wanted to check this place out because it's in my neighborhood and it is literally always packed. I went here for happy hour the first time a couple weeks ago and just got some drinks, they have a huge selection and a pretty good happy hour. The beer selection is insane, in a great way, and they also have some great French wines. The second time I went was for brunch, I was desperate to try the donuts because they looked delicious but never ended up doing it because I'm trying to make healthy choices. lol Ended up sharing the schnitzel sandwich and it was really good. My only criticism was that it was a little dry, but that could have been fixed with a little mustard. Also, I had a great beer flight to wash it down with. Overall I thought it was fair for the price and the service was great. Definitely would go back and recommend for a friend. read more

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Chef is amazing and always puts out great food! You couldn't possibly find more friendly and attentive and caring servers! It gets a little loud at times, but it's such a great place, it's hard to complain too much. They tend to keep the restaurant on the cool side, so I always take a sweater. read more

Enjoyed Sunday brunch, great menu, even better it was restaurant week. Server was all over the place, but he made up by serving some warm bread, a great latte, tasty French onion soup and a pot of mussels. They ran out of paper napkins, a nice restaurant like this should have non white cloth napkins, like black cloth ones that doesn't leave white lint all over black pants. Or simply paper napkins for these types of issues. Food here is really great, they take reservations and I highly recommend you try this restaurant. read more

Service was great. I ordered the fish that is on their menu. At the table they also ordered the schnitzel and a mussel pot. Everything was very good. I will be going back. read more

Had an amazing Brunch and stayed for the bike race! Green Lizard Regulars (bike club) had front row seats to the Clarendon Cup while we enjoyed coffee, mimosas and beer! Had the eggs Benedict and it was fantastic! Service was great on a very busy Sunday. Will go back! read more

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The highlights were the doughnuts and the bathroom (seriously check out the downstairs bathroom!). We came for brunch - we had the very tall waiter Brice, I think he had been out late the night before - but hey - so had we. We all ordered cocktails - everyone but me got the bloody mary (comes with a shot of beer) I had their take on a Pimms cup. The drinks were strong. The 4 doughnuts (appetizer) for me was the highlight. I got the salad with the fried chicken and lardons and added a fried egg on top - It was okay. My man had the Pork Schnitzel sandwich (also for me just okay). One gal had the granola. The other guy had the omelet and was not impressed. The table next to us had the steak and eggs - which LOOKED AMAZING! read more

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My lamb chops was good though I like it more if it is not cooked medium, I prefer mine medium rare. Risotto was great too even the kung pao cauliflower. Service was great. read more

Yummy. European flair. Great atmosphere. Great location. The happy hour is the bomb! We may have tried everything in there but it even includes drinks. A deal! read more

Perfect for a date night !! We went the night of New Years and sat outside with a warm heater. We started with the mussels and they were delicious!! Has a great date night vibe and the cocktails are great...especially the espresso martinis. If you are looking for a reliable spot in Arlington thats a little more up scale I'd recommend Lyon Hall. Can't wait to go back and try their brunch read more

This place is very unassuming from the outside, i always thought it was a music venue in the evenings, inside has a really nice environment and is spaced us really well right now for social distancing. They bring bread to the table, huge plus for me, and have quick, polite service. I ordered the French dip with a salad on the side, the salad was a little dry, but overall it was really good and filling. For drinks I got the man-mosa and then a glass of rosé, both were excellent and the man-mosa was pretty large. Lastly, I found the prices to be very adequate and they even do a happy hour from 3-5! I definitely recommend checking this spot out. read more

So we joined some friends here for a birthday celebration. Upon arrival we said we will be having separate checks. Most of the table was paired up in separate checks. Our server was friendly and on top of the orders. We must have come hungry because it seemed we ordered a lot of food for the two of us. LOL. I got the french dip. It was amazing. I wished they would have provided a bit more au jus sauce though. It was delicious and juicy. The guy next to me disliked it because he said the cheese didn't smell right. He sent his back. I however, loved the cheese and liked it immensely. He just may not have preferred cheese that had an odor like goat cheese or blue cheese. It wasn't either of those but it was good. We also ordered some mussels in white wine sauce. So good. Dip the bread in the juice. Can't get enough of that deliciousness! Also on the table was a spicy cauliflower side dish. I, for some reason expected it to be a warm dish but it was a cold dish. Delicious nonetheless. Nice with a spicy bite. My girlfriend had the short ribs so she can post about that. On top of the mussels, cauliflower and french dip, we also ordered a side of fries. What the hell? They were crispy and perfect but we were so full it seemed a waste for us to get them. So all in all the food was great! What I didn't like which is why they don't get a five is this: Even though the party each had separate checks and meals, we were charged a catering fee extra charge. That is just ridiculous! Who does that? It lessened his tip unfortunately and this rating. Everyone showed up at different times so it wasn't like they had to make a massive amount of dishes to come out all at the same time. To simply say the party grew by twos became a large party/catered event is just plain silly and not a cool thing to do to separate check guests. This rubbed me the wrong way. read more

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I am so glad I visited this restaurant during restaurant week. I was able to taste three dishes for what one dish and drink would have come out to. The corn chowder had dumplings. Never had it like that before. Great taste and filling. We ordered the Thai curry mussel pots. For the price, you sure get a lot. It wasn't too spicy. The vermicelli gave it the extra Asian flare. For dessert we had the fruit tart. It was a little different than what I expected, but still delicious. I recommend you don't take the dessert to go because you'll miss out on the delicious ice cream it comes with when you eat it in house. Mimosas and bloody Mary's were on point. Service was a little slow, but it was brunch. No one was in a hurry. read more

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This would had been a four star...except for the fact it got me sick afterwards... Arrived around 12:30 for brunch based on recommendation from a friend. Got seated upstairs. It was busy but we got a seat very fast. The upstairs was kind of dim and wish it had more lighting, but it was raining outside so maybe that may have been it. We ordered two bratwurst and eggs, mine was scrambled eggs and he had over easy. The food was very good and I enjoyed the food. However, I did get sick about an hour afterwards :(. It was either the eggs, or the potatoes. My boyfriend didn't eat my eggs or my potatoes so maybe something in there did not agree with me. Good service, good food, probably will give this place another chance for dinner sometimes. read more

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I really wanted to like this place. After a challenging week at work, I needed a solid happy hour. My husband and I met some friends here this evening... We just left and I'm writing this review. The food was Ok. But I had to remove the stars because of the service from Zachary. It was 100% awful. He behaved as if we were inconveniencing him by ordering food and drinks. And he kept forgetting food and drink orders and he was argumentative about it. AVOID. read more

Gathered here with a decent size group (10) for a friend's birthday. We made a reservation which was really easy and did not have to put down a deposit (a plus ). The environment is is very nice. Not too upscale that you only go with your parents but probably not somewhere you'd go every week. There is street parking near by and a garage about a block away. We started with wine, which they had a great variety to select from. Our waiter, Jimmy, then served us bread and butter. The food we ordered for entrees was amazing. We had different types of mussels, the steak frites, escargot, salmon, and even a cheeseburger. No one had a single complaint about anything. It was all delicious. On top of that the staff was extremely friendly and continuously checked in on us. We may have also received some it's on the house. It was really sweet when they brought out dessert for ALL of us! At the end Jimmy even split our checks for us. I was very impressed with Lyon Hall and will definitely be returning! P.S. if you use the restrooms, please be aware that when at the sinks you are facing and can see and communicate with the sinks in the opposite gender bathroom. (I hope that makes sense!) read more

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Super disappointed with my experience at this place. I will start off by saying the mussels in the white sauce were absolutely incredible and so was the French onion soup. But our service was next to none. We sat outside and I saw they had blankets available for those who were cold. I requested one. Never got it. Three of us ordered soup. 2 came out roughly 20 mins before the 3rd when it showed up with our meals. Ordered hot toddy's and they took approximately 30-40 mins to get to us after we reminded our waiter 3 times. There was a large group of men next to us clearly spending a lot of money on food and drinks. As they were taking very well care of while our waiter came to our table few time. We were planning to stay and drink but we didn't care to stay any longer with the lack of service provided. The manager Dania was awesome and handled the situation with such Grace. Oh also the escargot is sub par, I wouldn't recommend it. read more

Mati was super sweet and attentive. She got our orders fired up very quickly and made sure our drinks were never empty. Love coming here for the service and for the French onion soup ... which is BOMB read more

Great service and love the French ambiance in Arlington. The food was delicious and I would definitely recommend to a friend. One of the best espresso martinis in Arlington hands down! read more

This is probably one of my least favorite visits at Lyon Hall. Let me start with what went right. We were greeted as son as we arrived and seated immediately. Our server was gracious to allow us to look at the menus and never rushed us. Noticed the happy hour menu has changed a little from our last visit. I ordered the French dip with beef jus on pretzel roll. When it arrived the Pretzel roll was actually on a round bun. This could have been a pretzel bun and they call it a roll. The beef jus was like a gravy very thick and lacking flavor of a beef jus. The other challenge was the buns round shape so I could not dip in the narrow vessel without cutting it. The bun did not hold up like a crusty type roll. The meal just lacked flavor as they always had in the past. This is usually a great place for flavorful food. I am hoping this was just an off day for them. The best part of the visit was the service. read more

Ordered steak frites to go with extra bearnaise, Med rare. Steak was raw in the middle. Edges were good. They used to serve this steak sliced and no longer do - would be helpful since this is a tougher cut of meat. Fries were good but sealed in a bag so that the once crispy fries quickly steam and become soggy. Received one side of bearnaise and one side of butter? They did not give me bread so why the butter? read more

This was an amazing experience. The food was to die for. Highly recommend for a nice romantic dinner in Arlington.

Service was pretty awful, food was great. The wait staff pretty much forgot about us, but the steak and eggs made it still worth it

Lyon Hall = great happy hour; food was a letdown. This was my first visit and other than the happy hour, I'm not compelled to go back. Arrived around 5:45pm on a Saturday. Now, I know they have happy hour that starts at 3 each day of the week, but given that it was fairly early on a Saturday, I wasn't sure what to expect. If you go, it will probably be crowded. Our plan was to start at happy hour and then eat at the bar - our usual MO - but that definitely didn't happen. We were able to snag two seats at the small 'counter' across from the bar, but the bar itself was completely full. So, if you go and are expecting to sit at the bar - definitely go early. Now, I will say that they have great HH specials - I didn't try any of the food but you can't beat $6 wine (and $10 brut rose) - my husband got the white and I got a brut rose. We settled in and enjoyed ourselves for a bit. After about 20 minutes, we realized that the likelihood of us eating at the bar was very low so we decided to ask the hostess if there was any room in the restaurant. She was very nice and offered us a table for two, so that ended up working out nicely. We settled into our table and still had a bit of our HH wine left, so we didn't order wine right away, but we ordered the pretzels (bonus - free pretzels when you check in on Yelp!). Honestly? This was the best part of the meal. They were warm and fluffy and served with cheddar fondue, honey butter, and spicy mustard - I loved all the dips, but the cheddar one was my favorite, and my normally-doesn't-go-for-sweet-stuff husband loved the honey butter. Next, we decided to split the steak tartare...which was flavorless. I also found it odd that it was served with chips that reminded me of Ruffles - because generally, beef tartare is salty and I didn't understand a salty accompaniment. At this point, we ordered more wine (they have a decent selection of wines by the glass, and are reasonably priced) and then decided to get steaks. I ordered the petite filet steak and frites and my husband ordered the hanger steak and frites. First, the good - my husband said his was ok, and I tasted it - it was definitely better than mine. Mine, unfortunately, was cooked unevenly (I ordered medium rare - some of it was, some of it was rare, some of it was medium), and again, flavorless. I piled on the salt and pepper (which I NEVER do) and made use of the béarnaise (which was thick and nicely flavored). I will say we also felt a bit rushed - I know they are crowded and trying to turn tables - but I was very nice in saying to our waiter that I'd prefer to finish the steak tartare before ordering our main courses, because honestly, we weren't sure how full we'd be (this one main reason why we like eating at bars). He was patient after that, which was good. So...ehhh...2 stars. +1 star for the good happy hour, +1 star for the pretzels and the wines by the glass selection. I can't award any stars for the tartare nor my steak. If I was in the area, I'd come again for the HH, but that's it. read more

We had a very nice late lunch here. The staff was very kind, we had some kids and babies and they were very accommodating. The mussels were fantastic! The patio was shady but they had awesome heaters. read more

Pretty good restaurant on the corner. I'm not sure what it was but wasn't necessarily blown away. The food was actually very good too and I can totally see why people love this place, just me personally would probably eat elsewhere normally. The prices were fair and the burger and pretzel were honestly great. Service was average, and the hostess was necessarily rude but a little confusing when she speak and off putting. One thing, which is necessarily a complaint from me since I don't really care, but the bathroom sinks for men and women overlap kind of? So when you wash your hands you stare into the women's bathroom or vice versa. I honestly stood there laughing because I don't see a singular reason why that would be like that. I feel from an owner's perspective, that's a bit creepy and could only make people feel weird but who knows. Either way, I definitely recommend the place to anyone who's nearby or maybe wants to try something new. read more

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I wish I could remember our server's name because he was fantastic! Got our party of 6 everything we needed, was extremely attentive and even split our checks at the end without us even asking. The food is average, nothing special. I got the eggs Benedict which was tasty but had no wow factor in my opinion. They do give a basket of bread and free refills on the coffee. Overall, a great spot to catch up with friends or having a simple brunch with a mimosa on a Sunday without all the chaos like many of the other restaurants in Clarendon. read more

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I saw this place most of the time when I was driving Washington Blvd and thinking about to go and try there food. Went this Friday and saw lots of open seats but got the cozy one. Which was little awkward. We sat down and ordered mussel pot thai curry with fries and interesting to see the curry comes in a cute little pot. Also had Amish chicken; it taste so different but delicious and comes with veggies. The weird thing was the lady came in to our table to check how we were doing but she took the amish chicken plate from our table which has little gravy in it, which I was thinking to have it in a while. I feel like that she wanted us to leave the place but do not know what her intention was tho. Besides that our waiter was friendly and well knowledgeable about the food they've got in their restaurant. read more

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I came here for lunch on a random Wednesday. I had relatively high expectations as this restaurant is affiliated with north side social and liberty tavern which I am a fan of both! It was quite busy for a Wednesday. A good mixture of working people and other people getting a boozy lunch in! I ended up feasting here and ordered the following: 1. Smoked salmon - this was really good and a a healthy portion of smoked salmon was given. Would suggest to use the bread that is given in the beginning instead of the toasted bread provided with this appetizer. 2. Grilled shrimp salad - this was done well also. Portion was a bit small for a for 15 dollar salad but dressing and combination of ingredients were good. Comes with only 4 shrimps though. 3. Mussel pot - chose the first flavor (forgot the name) but it was pretty darn good also. Plenty of mussels and sauce was really good. Almost had a clam chowder like taste to it. For 10 bucks - probably biggest steal off the lunch menu.make sure to save some bread to dip into the leftover sauce Waiters were busy but I was taken care of in a timely and polite manner. Wouldn't suggest to ball out on a 40 dollar lunch like I did above though - unless you want to treat yoooselfffff, as you should. read more

Stopped in for a late brunch on a Sunday. The four of us sat at the bar as there was a 20 min wait for a table. I ordered the Lyon burger medium with a fried egg and German potato salad. I wasn't impressed. The fried egg yolk was hard, the burger was well and the "German" potato salad was a bland, creamy lump. Service was good, but my food was not. read more

Went here with 2 friends for dinner and we loved it! I really wasn't sure what to get as there are so many great options but I decided to start off with the French onion soup. I loved it. The highlight of my meal was the seared scallops. They give a generous portion that pairs really well with the pomegranate gastrique. The black venus rice was a revelation! For dessert I got the cake with the ganache and praline buttercream topped with blackberry sorbet. What an interesting and unusual combination. The textures also intrigued me. I'm still thinking about it a day later. The service was friendly and welcoming from the front door to our table. I can' believe I hadn't been here sooner and I can't wait to come back! read more

went to this place for brunch on Saturday, it was a friend's choice. The vegetarian options for brunch are very limited (I think a total of 2 dishes on the entire menu but they did do some substitutes. The bread was delicious and the butter was perfectly creamy My boyfriend and I split the mushroom burger and the avocado on a croissant. Overall we thought the dishes were pretty good. The only reason I give this place 3 stars is for the service. We had to hunt someone down to get refills on water/ask for the check/etc. read more

Had the white wine mussels, escargot, short ribs dish and the German sausage platter. Mussels severely lacked flavor - it was mostly tasteless and even when digging for some white wine broth, it did not help much at all. Escargot had a very delicious, garlicky butter. The white wine mussels were actually enhanced when I dipped them into the garlic butter. Short ribs dish was disappointing. The short rib itself was tender, but lacked in flavor. The best part of the dish was the vegetables and mashed potato because they were better seasoned than the main entree. German sausage platter was confusing. There seemed to be a variety of sausages as well as a big piece of pork belly and a whole bunch of potatoes tossed into a platter. All of which were served and eaten at the standing bar area because there was an 1 1/2 wait, which was understandable because reservations should have been made. Just be sure to account for the wait time or call ahead to reserve if you're looking to dine here! read more

We have loved Lyon Hall for years and decided to order their prix fixe Thanksgiving dinner so that we could relax and be with family. The steak, turkey, bread pudding/stuffing and mashed potatoes were phenomenal. They did make an honest mistake and forget to pack one pumpkin pie. We called to just let them know and a few minutes later they said they'd bring it by. It turned out, it was the owner Mark who took the time out of their busy holiday service to ensure that we all had our perfect and complete holiday meal. Above and beyond service, in our opinion. We will continue to frequent Lyon Hall, Liberty Tavern and Northside for years to come! read more

Solid french diner! Had the escargot, oysters, and the mussel pot. All very delicious. Also had the branzino, steak and lamb burger however it was mediocre. I think if you're getting something here thats an oyster or mussel pot, just expect something average and not to really blow you away read more

Steak was perfect with a great sear and nice juicy inside! Service was wonderful. Waitress poured sample each time before pouring a new glass of wine. (Didn't take long to find a great wine but we didn't like our first choice after tasting it so we appreciated that she was happy to find us one we liked) We had the escargot, the garlic mussel pot (which had a very generous share of mussels in really great sauce), and also the risotto which was so tasty. Can't wait to go back. read more

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Had the pretzel app which was good. And the risotto entree which was perfectly made. The peas and asparagus tasted fresh and crunchy and the flavor of the dish was on point. I ordered the dish was grilled chicken which went well with the flavors. read more

I've been to Lyon Hall a couple of times. I went Thanksgiving to have a traditional Thanksgiving meal and then had filet mignon or something else instead, and it was not bad. Then I went back during restaurant week. I spent over $60 for a filling but boring and forgettable meal ($35 meal, $12 for two boring glasses of house wine, then tax and tip). Their schnitzel is completely boring. Their escargot is rubbery and tasteless, and instead of being served in shells full of garlicky butter, it's on toast. Their cheese platter likewise edible bur boring. I wish I'd been able to go to the well reviewed French place (I was looking for a wine bar) in Lee Heights, but it's only doing takeout. Old Europe or Cafe Mozart in DC would have had far better schnitzel. La Piquette in DC has far better French food. I think even Cafe de Luxe or Chef Geoff's would have been better. read more

My husband and I walk past this place all the time. We thought it looked cute and it always seems to be busy. The menu looked good. I will never try it though because their service is terrible and insulting. I recommend somewhere else that doesn't treat would be paying customers like crap. We decided to try for a table early on a Friday night, even though we didn't have a reservation. The hostess had an attitude from the beginning and seemed super frazzled. We were told we only had a little over an hour for the table which was perfectly fine with us because we knew we didn't make a reservation. The hostess told the lady seating us to tell the waiter the time we had to be out. We were sat outside at the only table with direct sunlight. Okay fine, we don't have a reservation so give us the bad table. Whatever. I was still interested in trying this place. The lady seating us said she would get an umbrella but never came back. We sat for a while, saw other tables seated after us. No one showed up to the table to take our drink order but we were on a quick time table to be out because of the restaurant's reservation schedule. We were brought water and the water was refilled in the time we waited. Still no waiter to take the order though. My husband saw the waiter walk in and out of the main door several times. The waiter was twirling his tray, walking around aimlessly. He wasn't serving anyone, he wasn't taking orders. He was just hanging out. He saw us seated and didn't come over. He finally showed up to tables that were seated after us, but completely ignored us. That was it for me. We walked out. They treated us horribly from the beginning and some of it I was willing to excuse. I can't excuse how the waiter behaved and that he seemed to purposely ignore us. I won't give them another chance to treat us horribly again. read more