I don't know why everyone is raving about the food, because I've been there twice already with different groups of people and we all left majorly disappointed with our meals. It's not absolutely horrid, but it is not fantastic either. It's mediocre at best. The first time I went, I tried the fish and chips. While the fish was cooked perfectly and tasted great, the tartar sauce was nasty. It was very watery, and made with uncut capers, so they would roll off when you tried to eat. The watery tartar sauce was just a complete disaster, so basically the fish has to be eaten plain, which is not how I eat fish and chips. But seriously... How can you mess up tartar sauce? Jeez. The second time I went, I ordered the rib eye steak sandwich. It came out cooked perfectly rare as I requested, and the cheese was melted nicely on it and the sauteed onions looked great, but the menu said it would have horseradish mayonnaise and aioli pesto on it, and it had neither, and thus the sandwich was extremely dry. Another person at my table who ordered the same sandwich got neither of the sauces as well. Why list ingredients on the menu and then not put them in a dish? Just bizarre. Maybe they just have problems with basic condiments in general? I had two friends that ate there as well and said the lobster and crab roll was just nasty. I would not recommend anyone get it based on both of my friends severe unhappiness with that sandwich. Also, the first glass of water I was served was fine, and I drank the whole glass (I ordered soda too, so I am not cheap, but just like water with my meal too), but when they refilled the water, it tasted like it had chemicals in it. WTF did they do to it? Nobody at the table could drink the water anymore. That is not good. Other than the poor food, the service is pretty good and they have some good beer selections on tap. It's pretty much an average joint, and nothing at all to rave about, and thus the three stars. read more

Music on point, good mix of top 40, 90/00s classics, hip-hop, etc. You can go from Fugees to N*Sync to Kendrick. -3 stars for having almost 8 people have their phones stolen here on different nights. Not necessarily Mad Hatter's fault, but obviously a very strong reason to avoid as someone is targeting people here. If you can secure your phone a this is a great spot to drink and dance read more

Never before have I returned a drink at a bar in my life. Until tonight. I was first served a "shot" of whiskey in a tiny tiny plastic cup. Couldn't have been more than half an actual shot. Whatever i paid the overpriced $7 for it. Then when I ordered a vodka red bull I literally watched the bartender fill it halfway with water before splashing it with red bull and vodka. You couldn't taste either. Just tastes like water. So I returned it. Guy remade it and did an awesome job. But apparently the manager was pissed with me. Maybe your bartenders shouldn't scam your patrons?!?! Also place is WAY overpacked. No way are they meeting fire code. Pretty sure they water down their shots too because I took 4 shots on a totally empty stomach and barely got a buzz and I'm a lightweight. Will not return. Stay away. Seriously. read more

Works for big parties but food is ever mediocre. Takes forever to answer to not answer the phone but when where you are there about general questions. One of the servers is very rude and very uncomfortable and very unprofessional. I do not know if it was because we were college students but he did not treat me with the respect I deserved. I was very disappointed so I give it a 6/10 experience. Thank you. read more

Use to be a great place to go , if you're popping in for some mid bottomless mimosas a nice spot for the prices compared to the rest of the city but other than that service is decent nothing spectacular, food didn't slap like it use to. My party of 6 didn't really enjoy their food either read more

Yuck. Last time I was here my best friend's wife swatted a cockroach off the wall right as it was about to get in my hair. Needless to say, we aren't going back. Aside from our roach friend, Madhatter is in the average to below average range. The food, drinks and prices are all fine but nothing special. The bar has a decent selection of spirits but nothing amazing. The booths are somewhat spacious. The atmosphere is quintessential Dark Boring Basement Bar. There are some TVs that usually have sports, should that be your thing. The crowd, while usually plentiful, is nothing to write home about (there's a poster on one of the walls that states that the "Grand Marnier Shot Club" meets there. WTF? Grand Marnier shots? That's really all I needed to know about the bar's regulars). The bathrooms are squished. In all-- before the roach incident I never would have sought the 'hatter out. Now, I'll never set food in the place. read more

I won't comment much about the food as this place is a typical place that sells your average pub grub. What I will comment about is a funny experience that I had at madhatter. It was one Friday nite when my friends and I decided to go to a place to grab a bite for dinner in the Dupont area. Many places were closing down b/c of the time and it so happens that madhatter was open. We were eating and it was close to the time when the dining area transitions into a club. The funny thing was that one of the orders arrived a bit late and it was time to open up the dance floor...so all the tables were cleared out except ours and we start to see the lights flicker and people dance. Meanwhile, everyone is starring at us, the wait staff is politely asking if we need anything (aka when the f are you gonna be done in a nice way), and we are just munching away and waving our forks and knives in the air like we just don't care~ Anyway it was a hilarious experience to be able to be the lone table on the dance floor and watching others dance while we were munching away. 5 thumbs up to madhatter!!!! read more

The best part about this place was the service. I sat at the bar on a Monday night (yay football) and was helped by Ruth. She seems to have an excellent attitude and was very attentive and friendly. The Old Bay wings were better than some that I have had lately although I have said before that I would eat a piece of cardboard if it had Old Bay sprinkled on it. I had a Cesar salad as well. The best part was when the bill came I found out that both of my dishes were just 5 bucks each because their happy hour runs until 8:00 PM. read more

Madhatter - Old bay wings - Bars Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I felt extremely unsafe and uncomfortable here. Would never recommend, there are many other places in DC to go than here. They said they'd rather me be harassed than let in. read more

On this most recent visit to Madhatter, for a tweetup with googledc and Sisarina, I did the whole networking bit. Happy Handed everyone I could upstairs in the crowded, hot private networking bar room until I couldn't take it anymore. Enough with the elevator speech. Enough with the "sooooooo, what do you do?". It is time to eat. Fortunately, there was a Scoutmob deal on at the time for dinner. I got the bacon wrapped scallops and they were outstanding. I actually thought I was dining at a very fine establishment not your college level hookup bar. No. The same bar that doles out beers for $1.00 if you have on the correct university wristband could not have produced delicious scallops wrapped in bacon over sauteed spinach with a very light cream sauce such as this. It must have been the little lightly fried onion strings that topped the whole deal. Mmmm. Mmmmm. Mmm. The former friend I was dining with had the cajun shrimp pasta and it was delicious, too. I thought I was a the Cheese cake factory or something. Yep. Plus, the entrees come with a cup of soup and a tiny pot of (you guessed it) tea to start with. I must say Madhatter, you surprised me. I'm a fan! read more

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When I go to Madhatter--I've only been at night--I almost always sit at the bar and almost always find myself surrounded by people who do not live in Dupont Circle. What I appreciate about this place is that the bartenders are really sincere and friendly. They are patient with the goofy 20-somethings who are there to drink and grope, and they also take a little extra time with me and my girlfriend who just came to eat fish and chips (they do this very well) and watch the game somewhere other than the hazy depths of Buffalo Billiards. read more

Madhatter is closed and no one is answering the phone. Yelp is inaccurate. The reservation system needs to be updated.

$17 for a brunch "deal". For shitty green eggs that are cold and soggy, meat product and soft potatoes. No bottomless drinks and the drink deals are the same as anyone walking in the bar. No green beer as advertised. If you want good food and drinks deals I suggest going almost anywhere else. read more

MadHatter Survival Guide/Chandana K's first year of law school: Enter only between M-F between the hours of 4-8 pm Order copious amounts of half priced drinks Fall asleep by 9 pm read more

*high pitched voice* "Oh yes I like it! -E. Iglesias I like this bar, mostly because they serve Leffe on tap. DELICIOUS beer! Service is always nice, and I've never stopped in when games weren't playing on the TVs behind the bar. Last night I ordered the penne pasta and while it wasn't earth-shattering, it did the trick. My only minor complaint - the waitstaff came to the bar around 11 to move the chairs out of the way (which I had no problem with). They didn't even wait for me to get up - as I was getting up from the chair, they grabbed it out from under me (which I wasn't expecting) and whisked it away. Geez, at least give a gal 2 seconds to stand up! Overall though, thumbs up. read more

Fort he longest time, I really thought of Madhatter as just a place to go after midnight where I'd hope to be lucky enough to squeeze onto the dance floor and hopefully my girlfriends and I could make it without getting creeped on. Then someone clued me in that they had brunch, and I decided to give it a try. That was a few months ago, and it's quickly become one of my fave places to go. The food isn't especially amazing, but the menu has something for everyone. I've so far tried the nachos, Hangover Helper (it does just that - it's a big bowl of eggs, sausage or bacon, hashbrowns, a biscuit and cheese, covered in gravy), open faced breakfast burger (doesn't come with a top bun, so it's super messy and needs a knife and fork, but is perfect for a hungry morning), and the Mad Man's breakfast (pancakes, sausage or bacon, toast, eggs, and home fries). Everything is delicious and reminds me of diner food, which is perfect for when you need a heavy breakfast to go along with bottomless drinks. They also have a patio in back, so I love being able to take my dog along too. The servers are always really nice. Sometimes service can be slow, but I think that's just because they don't ever seem to have enough servers, not because they have lazy servers. Our waiter/waitress is always super friendly, and keeps the drinks coming. The brunch isn't trying to be the next big fusion restaurant and you won't see anything super inventive on the menu, but it's definitely a solid choice. Good drinks, good food, and for a really good price. read more

I can only judge Madhatter based on the times of the day/week I've been there. I work in DC, but don't live there, and have absolutely NO desire to stay in that city past COB save for the very rare happy hour that I'm dragged to. Working in Dupont, Madhatter is the happy hour place I usually have to go to. The happy hour is decent. Good prices on rail drinks and house wine, as well as the appetizers. I have gone here several times for lunch, and they have great deals during mid-day. $5 burgers is a great deal. I do know from co-workers that during late night, this place gets completely obnoxious though. I'd never be in DC that late, so thankfully I'll never have to experience that, but I do have to take that into consideration for my review. Madhatter is good for lunch and a short happy hour, but nothing beyond that. read more

honestly this is my fav happy hour in dupont--no-frills, good food/drinks, and super friendly staff! Morgan was our bartender i believe and she was friendly and super helpful. we split nachos and hummus and both were really great portions and well-priced. i love that HH goes til 8pm. i'll continue coming here! read more

I have been here twice. Once for dinner. Once for drinks. I would come here for dinner again, but God help me if I ever get suckered into coming here again on a Friday or Saturday night, post-dinner crowd. Dinner portion first. We had to wait over an hour for a table and what was the most annoying part, is that at one point we counted 6 empty tables and we were still waiting and waiting...So we finally get seated and ordered our dinner. For an appetizer, we had bruscetta. It was nothing special. I have had far bettter. I had the fried chicken for dinner and the portion was huge. It could have been split as an entree. It was flavorful and good, but the temperature was lukewarm and it should have come out piping hot. Overall, my friend and I decided that the food was what it was for the space we were in. Also, it was really loud in here - maybe still the post-happy hour crowd. For drinks, on a weekend night. Never, ever again. It was just so crowded, that there was nowhere to stand where you weren't being pushed up against or pushed through. There's dancing and that was fun. But, I don't know if we came on total creeper night, because there were a lot of them just hanging on the perimeter just staring at groups of girls dancing. Leering even. Not my cup of tea. I was not having fun and was more than excited when we moved onto somewhere else. Moral of the story - come for dinner during the week. Avoid like the plague on the weekend. read more

This review is for the nightlife aspect of Madhatter. I had actually been wanting to try this place for a while, simply because I liked the name... got there around midnight on a Friday night to meet some friends and had to wait in line. When I got inside, I realized it wasn't worth the wait. For some odd reason every single person in that bar felt the need to shove. I understand pushing your way through a crowded room, but shoving like that was over the top. Made me want to punch someone, and I'm a pretty docile girl. Bartenders were less than charming, but I assume that's because they were swamped. Dance floor was soooo crowded. Forget dancing for fun, it's a grind fest, which I didn't much care for. The beach balls seemed like a fun idea, but ended up in people getting hit in the head or face repeatedly as drunken fists all try to connect with the beach ball and... miss completely. I'd go back to try happy hour when things are chill, but late night? Forget it. read more

Well, I ate everything on my plate. I had brunch here with my friends a couple of times, it's become a tradition, and we come for the French toast, which comes with its up and downs, but the potatoes are always crispy. read more

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I have been here a couple of times with a large group of friends, about 12 and we always head upstairs. It feels like a private party up there with your own bar and even a hidden bathroom. Great flat screen tvs up there, Buckhunter, and some stand-up tables. We always order some niblets to nosh on. My picks are the fried fat back and the pot stickers. Beers are not over priced and bartenders are very friendly. read more

After a morning spent shopping in Georgetown and driving all over DC my friends and I needed a place to sit and a cold beverage to enjoy. The warm weather of Friday turn a turn for the windy worse so we needed some indoor refuge and a good drink list quick. We found a metered spot and hit up Mad Hatter. As our friend told us about it, we joked. Is it a hat shop? It is a souvenir shop? Is it a spoof on Alice in Wonderland serving little cups of tea and cakes? Turns out it was the latter, and while they serve complimentary mini-cups of tea the cakes are on you. The place is absolutely huge but we came at a good time to get easy seating. The beer list is small, but covers all the basics and taste preferences. The average was $6-$7 per draft. The decor was a combination of reddish paint, Alice in Wonderland paintings, and flat screen TVs playing sports. Something for all I suppose. Friendly staff and great ambiance; that's my type of place. Downside - to sit at a table you need to order food. If you're doing a lot of sightseeing, though, you're probably hungry for some kind of snack anyway. Go for the edamame. Just make sure you map out public restrooms for later. Speaking of restrooms, they had those waterless urinals that I have never seen anywhere else but DC. I am still puzzled on how these work, but Go Green! read more

I really love this place for Happy Hour, and at night post happy hour. They have amazing specials and really good food. Today (Friday) from 5-8 they had $2.50 rails and domestic drafts, and BoGo appetizers! How can you beat that. The place is always fun and crowded but not too crowded. A great place to meet people and hang out with friends. They do drink specials post-happy hour every night except Friday and Saturday. Some nights beers are as cheap as $1 (On Thursday's I believe). All around great bar, I think it might be my favorite go to spot in Dupont/Logan. read more

Overall great experience! Unfortunately my food was a little cold when I got it, but it wasn't bad.

A fine little pub where the bartender will: sell it to you straight and recommend that you NOT order any of the wines they serve, laugh and ridicule you if you ask if they have PBR, and make you a vodka soda in a pint glass. It would've been fun if they had been more playful with the Mad Hatter theme; the baseball caps are okay and all, but come on. I was insanely distracted by the safari video game in the corner and I think that might be the only thing I'll remember about this place. read more

We stopped in Madhatter as a backup option because the line at Golden Brown Delicious was too long, but we definitely wished we'd waited. While the service was friendly and fast, the food was really super mediocre. D barely ate his "Mad Man's Breakfast", noting that the pancakes seemed like they'd been cooked prior and then reheated, the eggs were gummy, and the homefries were bland. My french toast, labeled "DC's best french toast," was far far too sweet (and I got the less sweet bread option of baguette) and extremely gummy. Totally one-note, it was hard to eat more than one piece. The side of turkey bacon that it came with was burned, but very necessary as a salty contrast to the sugary bread. We won't be back, there are many better options around. read more

2 is actually being generous considering our experience. Check it. Party of 20 or so in the private room upstairs. Start time? 7:30. When we begin ordering? A bit passed 8pm. We were told that one of the main courses on our menu (mind you, we had a private menu created just for our party) "ran out." But how is that possible! Unprepared, of course. 1st course (a simple salad, which was quite delicious) arrives in a timely manner. 2nd course, however, is no where to be found... missing in action. With only leaves and balsamic vinegar reductions in our bellies, we try to distract one another from our ravenous hunger pangs. An hour passes and not a steak, chicken, burger, fish, or hell a white rabbit is to be found in the house. Then around 9:30pm ish, a man walks in with plates of food. His arms were almost gnawed at, but I restrained a few of the adults. The food was nothing spectacular. Though when you're THAT hungry, things do taste much more wonderful. Our steak knives arrived upon completion of the dish. The steak itself was about 40% fat and a pretty cheap cut. The pasta was probably the one quasi decent and safe dish. But now desert. Chocolate cake and cheesecake that was NOT made in house, but clearly came from a factory as you were able to taste the artificial everything in it. There were also FINGERPRINTS on the frosting of the cake. Management failed tonight. They should have appointed more staff to handle our party. Despite our server doing a good job, we're disappointed with the poor management. If you couldn't accommodate us well, then please let us know from the start. We would happily take our money elsewhere. read more

Bad service, bad food. Won't be back. Went here with a group because I heard the atmosphere was cute. The server vanished several times, got our order wrong, and was rude. She talked so quietly we could barely hear her. When someone in our group asked a question about one of the dishes she didn't know the answer and didn't offer to find out. It seemed as if she wasn't at all familiar with the food on the menu. My husband ordered a hot dog and said it was no good-- stale bun, bad hot dog, just all around a bad meal. I ordered a salad but didn't get the one I ordered. I asked for dressing on the side and it came on the salad. I was tempted to send it back but didn't want to deal with the drama so I just kept it. We ordered the red velvet cake and the fried brownie for dessert for the group to share. The brownie was not good at all-- I guess they fried it in old oil and the flavors that were in the oil already did not mesh well with chocolate. The red velvet tasted hard and stale and the icing wasn't sweet at all. The waiter didn't bring us any side plates for the desserts and I had to physically get up to go find her to ask her for utensils for everyone to eat the dessert with. I asked her for 5 forks and she had an attitude. She acted like she was in no rush to bring any to our table. A few minutes later she brought 5 spoons instead and just dropped them on the table. She tried to be nice when she brought the check it, but at this point it was a little too late. read more

I hate leaving bad reviews but I was very disappointed on my meal that I had to write this. I came here for lunch with my boyfriend and we both ordered from the lunch special menu. It was on a Tuesday and he wanted the Tuesday drink special from the menu but the waiter said that it's not valid until dinner. Why would you have a Tuesday special printed but it's not granted? That was strike one! I ordered the chicken pesto wrap.. The chicken was super salty and their house chips on the side were also super salty. I couldn't believe how salty it was. So hard to swallow! Strike two! My boyfriend had the enchiladas and when it came out.. It didn't look like an enchilada. It looked more like a taquito. I'm sorry but our experience at this restaurant was pretty upsetting. We went to another restaurant and ate there instead. read more

The food is great and I love the theme! The happy hours are great and the best time to go here is during the day or during the week around evening time. However on Saturday nights, if you do not like being squished or being around obnoxious drunk preppy DC frat boys, this place is not for you. There are way better places in DC to go than here especially on a Saturday night. The dancefloor is not big enough and the upstairs dance area is a pain to get too and the bartender and DJ were not the best. read more

I came here for my friend's black tie brunch with maybe 30-40 guests. It was priced at $45 per person on a Saturday. Pros: -large space for 30-40 people -waitress was efficient in the smooth operation of collecting money from each guest -arm bands given for the private party -unlimited mimosa and Bloody Mary until a certain time Cons: - WAY TOO expensive for like 6 items of food: bagels, toasted bread, sausage, bacon, eggs, and salad *that's it.... Just 6 items of food for $45 per person - you can only pay in cash -open area (not too private) anyone can walk in and eat your brunch because there's no monitoring Given these reviews, If you have another place to host your brunch event, I would go somewhere else because it's not worth $45 for just that. read more

Came in on a March madness Friday. The crowd was pretty cool. Started off with the Frito Pie. Just like Mom used to make. TIP: Get the sour cream on the side. Portion was appropriate for one. Also, you might want some hot sauce. The chili is a bit bland for this So-Cal boy. Next had the chili dog and the Mac & Cheese. The dog was wonderful with a nice 1/4lb dog covered in chili and cheese. Had I'd known it came with a hefty basket of yummy fries, I wouldn't have gotten the Mac & Cheese. Luckily I DID order it. The fact that I had to take half the Mac & Cheese home has nothing to do with it's yumminess. Awesome cheese mixture and al dente pasta with a toasted dome of cheese and chives will only taste better tomorrow (might add some more salt too, just a pinch though). The atmosphere was great. Large TVs had the game on and the jukebox played 70s-90s classic Rock and Roll. The staff was courteous and well informed as to the menu items and their content. One suggestion. If you have chili and Mac & Cheese, where's the Chili-Mac menu item?? Mix the chili and the Mac & Cheese, top with bread crumbs or crushed potato chips & more cheese and pit it under the salamander (broiler) until ooey-gooey ( a culinary term, I think). It's one of the ultimate military comfort foods and shouldn't cost more than $10. Looking forward to dining at the Hatter again. read more

To tell you how bad this place is, I still have a living social coupon good til the end of this week. $40 for free...and you can have it if you want. Yes, even at free this place isn't worth it for dinner. It's my second time there, so I've given it a chance. I love the Theme...well, the Alice Theme, but I think the story behind it is that the place must be owned by a couple. One is an Alice in Wonderland geek, the other a huge sports fan - and they together opened up one restaurant that doesn't do either one well. I'll say the first time I was there we has salads and the very expensive bruschetta - really kinda bland, boring and not worth the money. Tonight I went there with my housemate. We were told that it would be about a 15 minute wait. After about 25 minutes of being stuck in the corner of the overly crowded bar I finally walked up and asked how long the wait would be because we were ready to walk out. She says...let me check...comes back 5 minutes later, and then seats us in a dining room that WAS HALF EMPTY! So yeah, they made us suffer hanging out in a crowded room of people I guess drinking $3 buds for nothing. Decided to go simple this time, because got the feeling that was what they were better at. I got the fish and chips, my housemate got the pasta. Flavorless, soggy, and almost seemed like it came out of a frozen box from the Teeter is the best way I could describe it. Housemate says...."This is the blandest, most boring pasta I have ever had in my life" - This is when I told him truthfully that I would have preferred a Fillet-o-Fish combo from McDonalds to what I had. As we were setting up, one of he managers and/or owners came buy and saw OTHER living social deal and offered to take it back. I informed her that we had already send back one of the coupons. She said..."Well, we will see you soon since they expire on Friday" I said, that's okay...I don't think we'll be back. She walked away, but came back and asked why not, and I said "The food wasn't great" And the one good thing I can say is that she asked what we had, and that she honestly wanted to know what we thought. And well, I told her too that I would have preferred McDonalds...and her response kinda said she understood...like she's heard that more then a few times. I did let her know my past experience there was no better. She did mention something about a new menu...I think even before the week is out.....but...yeah, anyone want $40 for Mad Hatter....get in touch. Has to be for dine in for a meal. read more

I've been here twice within the last month for my birthday celebration and my older sister's. Id suggest this place if you'd like to end your weekend horribly. I've experienced the waiter Blair (about 6'1 black guy with glasses) both times and he was unbelievably RUDE. He came to the table twice, to take the order and get the check. If you ask him for something such as a refill or a part or your meal they've forgotten to include he is extremely agitated as if you're bothering him. Since this was my second back-to-back horrible experience I chose to incorporate the manager....huge mistake. I can see why the staff(Blair) act the way that e does because the manager was no better. I was told "this is too much" and that he "didn't like the energy I was giving off"...an upset paying customer who has experience horrible service, a nasty attitude, incorrect meal that I sent back twice and no type of customer service. He sat there and had a smirk on his face and proceeded to do nothing. We asked for our checks to leave and assured them we would never be back. Blair decided to throw our checkbook at us so rudely and quickly that he actually ended up throwing the card from the other checkbook at my sister and it hit the floor. Had we been unaware we could've left with that card, but luckily took a second look as we saw the THIRD customer that morning complaining to the same manager about the same waiter, Blair. He need an attitude adjustment or a new job. Otherwise Madhatter will continue to lose customers and profit as this will make a total of twelve now who will not be back. read more

Very disappointed in this place. I tried going there last night for a friend's birthday and the bouncer would not let me in, stating I was too drunk. I had 2 drinks the whole night so I was sober, but I have a speech impediment. I stutter and have blocks so sometimes I'm hard to understand. I was not stumbling, I was not falling down, I was not loud, I was not exhibiting any signs that I was drunk, because I wasn't. After my friends and I left the bar, I was allowed in 3 other bars no problem. Only Mad hatter gave me issues. My friends and I will not be going back there, it was a very unpleasant experience. Please train your bouncers better. Speech isn't the only indication of intoxication. read more

i thought this bar was really fun! i liked that they had different rooms for different vibes and no cover, would totally come back!

Went here with 3 others last night for dinner and to scout the place for a possible wedding reception for ~20 guests. We made a reservation using OpenTable and they had our table ready when we showed up on time. The rest of the experience was horrible after that. Our waitress was TERRIBLE. Apparently the kitchen was behind or slow and instead of telling us that up front so we could order an app our waitress decided to ignore us for the 45 minutes we waited for our food to come out. She missed an opportunity to continue refilling our alcoholic drinks (thus increasing her tip) and to keep our business. When our food came out it was cold. Sorry - I'm wrong... the coleslaw was HOT. Everything else was cold. We never got service from our waitress from the time the food was dropped till she came back with the check. We never had a chance to tell her the food was cold or to get condiments. So, not only bad service but bad kitchen at this restaurant. We will NOT be bringing our wedding reception here. Also - the receipt says "WIN A $100.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE visit madhatterdc.com Fill out a short questionaire Thanks for your patronage!" There is no such questionnaire on their website (and they spelled questionnaire wrong). read more

This is now my second foray to this bar. By the time we arrived here on the crawl - it was well into the night. Though it was crowded, our crowd managed to find room enough at the bar to order drinks. The service was fast considering how many people were in here before we got there (and we only added to the "din"). All in all a good bar with a decent amount of choices for beer (or other drinks you may want). I'm sure I'll be back. read more

What can I say I really enjoyed my visit to Madhatter, probably because of the many drinks I consumed during my time there. Speaking of drinks, prices were extremely reasonable between all the drinks and shots I bought for myself another others totaling between 14 or 15, my bill came to just north of 100 dollars, this included shots, mixed drinks and beers, all in my opinion very affordable. I spent my entire time on the top floor bar, bartender was friendly and made a strong drink. Later in the evening, a DJ starts to spin some records or hooks up his laptop and plays off his playlist, I guess would be a more accurate description. Mostly top 40 hits mixed with some hip hop, something you can dance to but nothing special. All in all a nice fun spot, no cover, very casual dress code and very strong drinks. Worth a visit if you have nothing else going on Friday night. read more