I went here for my 21st birthday at midnight and the bouncer wasn't that nice. He should have celebrated!!! Other than that, it was crowded, yet fun. Kind of populated with creepers tryin to dance up on little girls. read more

Totally my fault for coming here peak-time (Saturday around midnight, but I was out, my sis was out, and we wanted to meet somewhere between us). Stooopid! I would rather break something (not a full-fledged arm or leg, but a wrist/finger/toe) than come back here on a Saturday night. Freaking awful... dance floor and bar area was so packed it was hard to move and get to the bar, hordes of obnoxious people (I was one of 'em since I was so irritated), yadda yadda, you get the picture. On a positive note, I did come one weekend afternoon, sat at the bar with my sis, had a few beers, and really enjoyed it. Another positive: it doesn't smell like vomit (yet) like the old mathatter. read more

Don't go here if you want any quality drinks. Asked for a whiskey sour and my drink tasted like water with lemon. I asked for another drink and was told to deal with it. Bartenders name was Andrew F. He was very rude and nasty with me. Horrible service, will never set foot there again. read more

while i acknowledge that there are tons of brunch spots in dc, hell in dupont circle, i have to give props to madhatter because of the exclusive service my dudes and I have experienced everytime we went for brunch. each sunday, we'd head straight to the top floor which would be completely unoccupied by anyone other than the man only known as "coach". coach is a middle aged server with a bit of a limp tasked with any business that comes into his domain, and make no mistakes about it, the top floor is his domain. said domain is perfectly accommodating for the sorry lot of hungover fools we always were when visiting coach. no dining tables or booths, just a nice couch, some plush chairs, its own bathroom, and plenty of hd tvs displaying a random assortment of sports that coach has a mindful eye on at all times, especially when he's just around the corner from your every beck and call. lit with just enough sunlight through windows to keep you feeling like you're in a cave, my friends and i easily have spent several daytime hours here in efforts to nurse ourselves back to life with bottomless mimosas and omelettes. read more

This review is for a weekday happy hour in December, when there were plenty of people in the bar area without it being crowded. The place is far less dingy than the old Madhatter, but that's an easy feat. The area behind the bar featured TVs and huge Christmas decorations. Service was fast. read more

Tinderella número dos became tinderella número uno by showing off his sweet dance moves here. Docking a star because I've yet to hear any Pitbull. read more

Quiet afterwork work spot for a beer and a bacony burger. Less divey than the other pubs nearby, very little bullshitty Irish pub feel.

I found this place walking near Dupont Circle with some coworkers and their families and we were all pleasantly surprised. The place is half bar (filled with a bunch of 20 somethings), half restaurant (empty). The food here was better than I was expecting with an empty dining area. I had the sirloin and it was served with a gravy that I was expecting to be savory, and I was pleasantly surprised that it was kinda sweet, very interesting and tasty. In the bar area they had some really good live music that spilled over into the dining area. Overall I had a nice experience and wished I could've hung out a little longer with the cool vibe they had there. read more

I love this place. The drinks are phenomenal and the food matches. They are very friendly Sn

Even for bar food, this was straight up nasty. The tacos seemed like they were waiting for us all day. The sour cream was the best part of the meal. The salsa was like tomato water with a little pepper. White "Mexican" food at best. The soft tacos were harder than the crunchy tacos. The lemonade taste like watered down water. If you have had real Mexican food, you'll be very unimpressed with this food. The Pepsi literally had lime on it and only people with zero taste buds would like this. And I almost forgot, the chicken was raw and frozen. read more

The DJ is VERY HORRIBLE.. Plays the same music OVER AND OVER and it's always pop like let's be versatile.

Am I in Wonderland? I think so. Fucking fantastic fun time. A bar with 2 floors, fun dancing, and a bunch of East Coast people loving the girls from Cali all while being surrounded by the Cheshire Cat and, of course, the Mad Hatter. Bars are open until 3 on weekends in D.C. which I think is SUH-WEET!. read more

NEVER GOING AGAIN! Waited for ever on food, got something we didn't order, waiter walked right by us and never asked if we needed anything, we had a raw burger ordered well done. To throw salt on the wound they charged us for the RAW burger and the item we didn't even order (we didn't even eat it) Terrible experience over all, I'm willing to put most things up to a bad day (we all have them) but that was a downright rude and unpleasant dinner. read more

Very well priced beers ($2.25 Blue Moon in a bottle) but crowded and definitely a dive bar. I didn't feel like it was all that for people watching, but hey, they have three flat-screen plasma's upstairs if you're into games. I wouldn't recommend coming here for a date, but if you'd like to meet some GW students, pre and post grad, this is the place. read more

I came here for the official grand opening a couple weeks ago and it was very crowded on the upstairs level but they may have been due to a free open bar they were offering. Staff was very friendly and for a bar the food was pretty decent. Upon leaving I finally checked the downstairs which seemed pretty cool. Less crowded and a very diverse crowd when it came to age. I def will go back to check it out on a normal weekend or weekday night and maybe order a full dinner. If that experience is a little better I will adjust my rating :). read more

My friends and I affectionately refer to this place as Hatter's. It's the place we go after work when we want to swear, drink shots, and just generally debrief from the legal world (no pun intended). It's a fabulous dive with hot bartenders, big TVs, lots of noise, and the cave-like feel is calming and warm after a long day at the office. read more

I would say that this place is more of a 3-star joint, but the last time I came here it was Thursday and it was $1 beer night (which is a 10 oz glass of bud light, but come on $1 is $1) . I was pleasantly surprised about how large the crowd got on a Thursday night. It is pretty hard to find anything happening on Thursday in DC, and for the price I will definitely be going again. read more

We got there for an early dinner on Saturday (around 5) and the bar was pretty busy but the restaurant was pretty empty. Our food came out very fast and the old bay wings as an appetizer were amazing! All of the Alice in Wonderland decorations were neat and they bring you tiny cups of tea when you sit down. read more

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I've had a couple of dishes here and the food is pretty basic to me.

Great atmosphere and drinks but the food is horrible quality. Loved the bottomless mimosas but the sausage patties are frozen . Won't be returning. read more

Went here for my 23rd birthday brunch with a few friends. The food was ok, nothing awesome. However with bottomless mimosas, I will definitely be coming back! read more

I attended Madhatter for my birthday a week ago. The food was either over cooked or not cooked enough. I also end up getting food poisoning (along with 5/8 members of my party) and when I called to inform management the manager in duty was kind and tried investigating it. When upper management did not follow up as I was told they would, I called and was brushed to the side saying my allegations weren't true due to they didn't receive any other complaints that night. My server was also very rude and barely wanted to attend to my table. The customer service there SUCKS all in all. I will never eat here again. read more

I have been trying to book a large party for a birthday brunch, and I kept getting the runarounds. Apparently only Nikki handles large party reservations via email. Ok, so I emailed her... Didn't hear anything back. ok so I called the restaurant; I was informed that she would be in and that she would respond to my inquiry by the end of the day, and if not to call back the next day. So of course she did not respond to my email, therefore I called again the next day, as advised. Unfortunately the lady who answered the phone couldn't help. I asked for the manager, who by the way never came to the phone, but instructed the lady who answered to tell me that, "There's nothing she could do, Nikki handles large parties". Wow! Some manager couldn't even come to the phone to address me directly. Anyway I was told to wait another day or so.. Ugh so I guess I'm still waiting even though time is ticking... *Checking for other places* read more

I was highly disappointed. We reserved a room and the day of the event we were moved without any prior notification.

Great customer service ! Great food! Great Music ! I booked a table for 8 for a bachelorette party and we were more than satisfied with the upbeat atmosphere and smiling faces. The unlimited mimosas were the besssst! read more

Madhatter is pretty much always a fun night since the drinks are pretty cheap and it's always crowded. It's definitely populated with a younger crowd on most nights, especially Thursdays. It does have two floors but gets pretty packed quickly. They also play music so it becomes a place to dance as well. I feel like the ration between males and females might be uneven on given nights, but it's always worth a try to meet new people! read more

I will not return. We went to the dining room for dinner, not the bar. The good: good cheap kids menu, reasonable price, generous portions, near the metro, kitschy decor including the upside down room. The bad: we were practically (edit: totally) ignored by the waitstaff (repeatedly, despite OBVIOUS attempts to get attention when they were looking RIGHT AT US), it's loud, and the music is obnoxious. It's probably Pandora "Creed Radio." A bunch of loud Pearl Jam, Eddy Vedder, Tonic, and similar grunge. read more

LOVE IT. Not typically my kind of bar ( I generally prefer bars that rage hiphop), I enjoyed this place. There's hats hanging on the wall, hence the name, mad-hatter. Supposedly there used to be bras but the owner's wife didn't like them so she took all 8 of them off when they took off the white hats to wash. Now, like Lucky's, it does smell like piss and it actually doesn't go away until quite awhile after.The music is 90's-00's, and played from the laptop & ipod by one of our friend's friends. My friend knew the bouncer who was super nice and also the bartender from Texas who was super sweet. HE LOVES HIS JAEGAR! haha the bar is pretty extensive.. =) Overall, I had a really good time. Everyone was so nice and I just had alot of fun. read more

Went here for evening drinks and had an amazing time. Prices were good and atmosphere was friendly.

Fun for a loud bar with a dance floor. I wasn't expecting too much out of the bar when we went, and it lived up to it's expectations- hard to get drinks at the bar, sweaty dance floor, and guys trying to pick up girls. read more

Matt has been my server twice and he knows what great service is....keep the bottomless mimosa coming!!! I love him!!!

Best fish tacos and Philly cheesesteak in a wrap in the city. Awesome bartenders with great half priced wine on Mondays.

My favorite brunch spot! The music is always great, the unlimited mimosas are strong and food is great! I always get the Hangover Helper and it's always good. I'm excited to try something different next time. read more

So I went here yesterday with my friends and frankly I won't be back again! The buzz around this place out weighs the quality of service and food. For it to be so busy Sunday they only had one server upstairs who was clearly overwhelmed by the 4 parties he had- by no means was this a reflection of him but of management in general. We had a problem with our seating that we tried to address with the manger but to no avail did she understand and really seemed dismissive of the fact that her host team made a mistake. Honestly if it wasn't for the DJ this place would get no star from me. read more

A great place for cheap happy hour and/or a college bar for the evening. The deck is a great spot for spending a few hours on a nice day. We took the suggestion of the waitress to mix the pina colado with their mango margarita and it didn't taste extremely strong but it definitely was! Mix a few of those and some of their cheap and average happy hour food and I think you'll have a fun evening! For the nightlife they have huge bowls of booze in a top hat that I'd like to try next time. read more

The decor was fun, the ambiance was comfortable, and the food was great. The veggie burger I got was more of a potato pancake with whole red kidney beans and smaller chunks of veggies (corn and zucchini, it looked like) than a Morningstar-type burger you'd normally get. The service was just a little slow, but the waiter was extremely friendly. read more

Back in the day, I would drop by their M st. location for an after-work drink and some fun music. I haven't had the opportunity to do the same at their new location but I *did* go there for some World Cup viewings last Saturday. The place is much larger and brighter, and the management is very friendly. Who knew Madhatter could get so spruced up? I was pleased to discover their huge brunch spread set up equipped with an omelette station, fresh belgian waffles and a carving station. Did I mention it's all-you-can-eat?? I'm a big DC brunch fan and I think this is a great value. Saturdays the brunch is $15, Sundays it's $21. Bottomless mimosas or champagne for $4! I highly recommend it. read more

I like the food and drinks here a lot, but I sadly cannot give 5 stars; I work very close to here, so I often get food to go. Every time I have ever ordered food to go(at least 10 times now) something is always wrong with the order. They either forgot something or totally gave me the wrong thing. Once I ordered a veggie burger with a Cesar salad and they gave me a bacon cheese burger with fries. Then when I sent it back they didn't put anything on the burger id asked for and gave me some other salad with wilted lettuce. When I get the right thing it's usually great, but I don't understand why they keep messing up my order over and over again. It's really strange. read more

I went here for dinner and was truly disappointed with the food. I ordered the crab cake sandwich and the crab cake looked like it got into a fight with a sickly tuna fish and lost. The price definitely didn't reflect the type of food we were getting in return. The service was good but unfortunately, the food was too bad to overlook. read more

Disorganized. I coordinated with a person online in reserving a long table & an open bar for a party of 20+. She literally replies after 5 days. When we finally went to the place, she did not leave instructions to the management/crew per the agreement to the details in our contract so everything was chaotic. Avoid this place for functions. read more