The bottom line: 3.5 stars. Fast and decent chain lunch with friendly staff and relatively cheap. The hot honey/pepperoni pizza and Caesar salad express lunch came out fast; but, the pizza was a little greasy and tasted like a chain restaurant pizza despite being baked in a brick oven. The Caesar had limited dressing and also tasted like a chain restaurant salad bar. The flavored lemonades looked good, but I didn't try one. The waitress kindly split the tab without complaint. Nice open room with dark woods. I wouldn't not come here again. read more

Went for brunch and they have a $42/pp all you can eat. Everyone must get it at the table if that's what you choose. It's served family style and the portions are large. 3 of us so we got 3 dishes plus cinnamon rolls ( no raisins). It was good to try but not probably worth it. Seafood scramble 7/10... steak and eggs (7.5/10) and chicken and waffles 7/10. I would recommend smaller portions. Also taco and waffle bar ( advertised) was not available on a Saturday but said nothing about it. Service was very good, clean restaurant , easy parking. read more

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Went for a happy hour.. food was delicious but the service was horrible. It took the waitress 15 minutes to come back to get drink orders and then just immediately took food orders as well. Then the food came out way before our drinks. She never came back to see if we wanted any more drinks just asked if we wanted more water at the end of our visit nothing for 1 hour! I understand the happy hour is bar only however at least make up in decent service.. 10/10 won't be back read more

For a quick hearty lunch, my coworkers decided on Matchbox (courtesy of our Rep paying, thank you so much). I ordered the crab soup + the crab and shrimp fettucine... yes I really wanted crab! The crab and shrimp fettucine fell short by just a tad since it tasted pretty bland... Though, the pasta was cooked al dente and the crab meat was good. The crab soup was phenomenal to eat hot and tasted even better when I dipped the crab fettucine in it. (Dont knock it til you try it)! We ordered for pick up so I cant say much about the service; when we walked in, there was no one at the host stand or any servers on the floor, just one bartender shining glasses. There was one staff member I do want to shout out, wish I caught his name but he called out to us after we had left and gave us the salad dressings that they forgot to include. As for interior, it definitely has a different vibe to it than the Merrifield location that I have been to. It felt more "classy" -- vs. the Merrifield location feels "casual" and more "relatable." read more

Matchbox - Crab Shrimp Fettuccine - Pizza Near Me - McLean, Virginia

We came to try the unlimited brunch option. They had a lot of options to choose from. The mimosas are very good. Some of the food was lacking flavor or seasoning. I think this is a good idea as unlimited brunch is very in now it's just missing the fun and flavor at this location. This location did not get busy at all maybe half the restaurant at one point. It is very clean inside and the staff is friendly. The parking and location is good here. read more

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DO NOT come to this location for BRUNCH! The menu advertises what they DO NOT AND WILL NOT serve. Go to another location that actually has the full unlimited brunch with the actual cotton candy, popcorn, taco bar, and waffle bar. You will walk into disappointment if expected the usual brunch experience. Only come to this location if ordering a la carte only. Atmosphere and customer service is still nice. read more

Friendly alert: choosing the bottomless brunch option means taking any leftovers home is strictly forbidden. I looked at the menu closely, and didn't see this indicated anywhere, nor did the waitress mention it when she advised that everyone at the table would have to choose the unlimited option for anyone to. So when we ended up with a little extra food due mainly to both the wrong and right brunch entrees being delivered, and asked for a couple to-go boxes, after the waitress said no, the frazzled host guy sternly rushed over to our table to disclose this policy, and some food got wasted. I understand and respect the rule, but Matchbox really needs to include it in a little box on the menu, or at least tell customers upfront, so that the desired cost-control result is achieved. Other than that, we were happy campers with the $44 adult/ $14 bottomless brunch offerings. The Buffalo wings were great, the cinnamon roll was big but bland, a cocktail took 20 minutes to come, and everything else was tasty. Still four stars because it was Father's Day and staff gave 100% to keeping up with all the customers. We look forward to returning. read more

It's so interesting how this place is tucked into a suburban neighborhood. My server was very attentive and my pizza was perfect. Almost reminded me of the pizza I grew up with living outside NYC. I'll definitely be back. read more

Matchbox - Pepperoni - Pizza Near Me - McLean, Virginia

"the get fresh crew" and i enjoyed matchbox's new *unlimited brunch menu ($35/per person) during yesterday's sunday funday. what we had: pepperoni pizza catfish & grits buttermilk pancakes sliders chicken alfredo cinnamon rolls not pictured: pineapple juice nectar all-american breakfast *coming soon to other matchbox locations. check the website for updates and details. __ i eat. @f.hux i thrift. @dcthriftish read more

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I would describe Matchbox as a solid choice, if you live in Tysons/McLean area, and you're pressed for time. The menu is Modern American, with options for brick oven pizza -- it has just enough of a variety that everyone should be able to choose something that appeals to them. The space is quite open and I love the fact that the majority of the seating are set up as booths. Side note: I wish more restaurants could be set up this way, it gets you out of the way of the servers and wait staff going up and down the aisles. -- [I realize for restaurants with smaller footprint, it's impractical, as booths take up more space] We came in at 6:30, and we were able to get a table easily, but the restaurant was filling up soon after. We got the Garden Veggie pizza, it said it had roasted vegetables, and the Herb Crusted Salmon Salad - both were quite good. We finished off with one of their dessert items - Donuts. I wish I could have taken a photo of this fried bit of deliciousness, but sadly we attacked it too quickly for me to take a decent photo. In lieu of a photo, let me describe it to you: It wasn't quite a beignet, but it wasn't just some donut either. It was something in between dusted with powdered sugar and it came with a side of two different sauces: chocolate and raspberry. The service was fine, but I think our server was somewhat new (??) -- she seemed somewhat unfamiliar with the menu, when we had questions and taking our order, I think our entire table lowered our expectations slightly to account for possible hiccups with our order. Bottom line, it's the convenience of this restaurant, because the thought of dealing with mall traffic and parking, just to get dinner, especially if you are pressed for time, makes this place ideal read more

Matchbox - Garden Veggie Pizza - Pizza Near Me - McLean, Virginia

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AMAZING PIZZA and lemonade! I take my sister, my friends here all the time. I love the crispy crust.

Greattasting fig and prochutto pizza. I bit pricey for the size of pizza and need to be more generous with the prochutto if im pay 23 dollars for a 14_16inch pizza. I would go back for the tasty pizza bit not as often due to the value. read more

Service was good, ambiance is okay (a bit of family and a bit of bar fun...it depends where you sit). The drinks are nice. I had the flaming hater margaritas, which was a 6 out of 10. The old fashions were a 5 out of 10. I also had the $20 burgers, which was a 3 out of 10. It was oily, not tasty (meaning flavorless), and it had a handful of fries. read more

Matchbox - Burger and margarita - Pizza Near Me - McLean, Virginia

Matchbox has some interesting pizza combinations that may be worth exploring. The cheese pizza I had was soggy, no great quality or flavorful cheese. The salmon salad faired well and a good serving. The crabcake sandwich was better than expected. It had lumb crab and filler with a tasty sauce. It's about the size of a hamburger, there's filler but it's well balanced. read more

Matchbox - Crab cake sandwich - Pizza Near Me - McLean, Virginia

September 29th 2025 I went there today and I'm disappointed for the spare ribs the glaze of the sauce was too sweet had no flavor there was almost no meeting there I do remember long time ago I had that green pigs bistro with the really excellent Shroff silver to die for to lick the fingers compared to those it's a five levels difference so anyway I was disappointed restaurant was empty at 4:00 I know it's happy hour but nobody goes there there is a room for improvements restaurant looks beautiful also I noticed all the plans are plastic inside I will put some life plans inside and it was nobody at the front door no hostess I know it's only 4:00 but you need to keep employees no news channel on like those stupid sports all the time used to be America used to be you know I used to have a sport in new news use the newspapers in the restaurant to share then I go to the bathroom and you have a faucets which you know gives you 10 seconds water like in Virginia with a shortage of water change those faucets don't be so trendy with the green stuff Virginia we have plenty of water you dig the whole the water comes up you need to improve more restaurant your prices also for the food there are too high for the quality of the future of the wine you offer read more

Matchbox - Pizza Near Me - McLean, Virginia

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We came on a Saturday morning at 10:40 am. It want super busy so we were able to get seated immediately. Brunch Food order Apps: Cinnamon rolls 2/5 Disappointing don't get it. It came out cold and was very hard on the outside. Instead of icing they actually use whip cream. I wish it was softer and warmer. Entrees Brunch pizza 3.5/5 Hangover burrito 5/5 Portions were very generous. Pricing was a bit expensive so makes sense. My bf and I were talking about how the steak and eggs could be $40 but we went to a higher end restaurant in DC the prior week called Old Ebbit and their portions were generous and steak and eggs were $28. So just a warning. Drinks Orange juice and coke Service was okay not the best not the worst. They did their job. Ambiance was nicer than some other matchboxes I've been to. read more

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Came for lunch on a Saturday . Wasn't busy at all. After ordering it took awhile for the food to be served. After digging in I realized the food was probably sitting for a bit before the server got the food to us because everything was lukewarm. Ate it anyway. Water glass wasn't refilled even though I placed it by the aisle and the manager walked by several times and saw it was empty. Lots of improvement needed if they want reoccurring business/to survive because this restaurant is kind of off the beaten path with limited foot traffic in downtown McLean which is normally deserted during the summer with people on vacation. read more

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This Matchbox is probably one of the worst of its locations we've been to - The service, from both the floor and the bartending staff, is pretty awful - no host or hostess receives anyone at the door, there are no welcomes, no check-ins, no follow-ups, nothing. It's hard to grab anyone's attention for anything. Located in a plaza off of Chain Bridge, there's plenty of parking in the lot. +awful staff and service +plenty of parking read more

This is my second time coming to Matchbox. It was definitely improved over the last time I visited one of their locations. We stopped in for a little brunch this past Saturday. They updated the menu to have a couple of new items and for it to have a new updated look which was nice. To start, the food was good but some of it is better than others. The cinnamon rolls were not good. They were a bit hard and not even warm. There wasn't much icing on them so they're a definite pass in my opinion. The brunch pizza was good but not great. A couple of slices didn't seem to have much sauce while others had much more sauce. The slices with more sauce tasted better with all the toppings. The star of the meal was the hangover burrito. My girlfriend and I both loved it! It had so much flavor and was filled with a lot of ingredients. It was served with rice and beans as well. The food was definitely filling. The ambiance is pretty standard for any chain restaurant these days. It's open and casual to feel more inviting. It's one of the newer locations so it's definitely more updated and modern. There wasn't much to brag about here though. They do have patio seating from what one of the signs said. The service was good. Our waitress was kind and always made sure we had refills and food was out quickly. I wouldn't say she went above and beyond but it could be that they're still finding their groove since it's a newer location. I'd say it's worth a stop here. They have a parking lot out front which is nice. This is the best Matchbox location that either me or my girlfriend have been to. If they work out some of the bumps they have, then I'm sure they'll be a great restaurant in the near future. read more

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Decent! I don't think it's the most amazing food ever, but there are a lot of options, and most of it is decent. I tried the veggie pizza, which was good but I wish they noted what was in the "medley" in case there is something you don't like (olives for me). I tried the fried chicken fingers, which were good but there was too much of the fry part. I also would have liked to see more sauces. For dessert, I tried the donuts and the brownie, both of which were fine, but nothing to write home about. The ambiance and service are nice, and it's very family friendly. Overall, I think you get what you pay for and I wouldn't mind returning. read more

Matchbox - Garden Veggie pizza - Pizza Near Me - McLean, Virginia

Note this location is called "Matchbox Prime", so they have 16oz ribeye and 16oz NY strip etc. My family had no reservations anywhere and wanted to get dinner last minute - so we stayed local in McLean and we were impressed by everything we ordered. Arancini balls were crispy and the inside actually had texture, crispy chicken Cobb salad was huge and tasty. Fig and prosciutto pizza had just the right amount of blue cheese. The beef was cooked well and had good flavor. Our server was kind and attentive; I kind of got the sense that they're truly making an effort to improve service (I just read some reviews from 1 year ago). Some screaming kids didn't help the ambiance but can't really control that for a local solid spot. read more

The food was great, as always, and our server Kyle was on point, even gave our child some pizza dough to play with while we were waiting for our food :) read more

A good mix of different dishes. We ate outside really enjoyed the outdoor ambiance. Our server was very friendly and accommodating of making any changes we needed. read more

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I was invited to the ribbon cutting. The event was well attended and everyone was friendly. The service was attentive. They provided passed risotto balls, mini crab cakes with arugula, a spicy mini tuna taco, and warm brownies. All were excellent. The risotto balls were crispy on the outside and cheesy in the middle. It was a little precarious serving it in a paper plate and eating it standing. The crab cake was equally delicious and served with fresh arugula. The taco had a great crunch and spice kick but was pretty small. The brownie was warm with a slice of strawberry. The pro was that I got the last parking space! (There is plenty of parking but this was a well-attended event). Also, I got to try four things I never ordered there before (I've eaten at the Matchbox downtown and the one in Pentagon City). They also served Prosecco. The con was they did not offer pizza. I was thinking about it all day! I like their pizza. Oh well. I could have ordered one but wasn't hungry enough. The swag were cool matchboxes. Nice! Been awhile since someone gave out matchboxes and I can always use them to light a candle. I wish this new location of the business the best of luck. I'll be back to have the pizza! read more

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This is our first time eating at Matchbox. Pizza was great. Spicy pepperoni was amazing!! Fish and chips, crispy chicken sandwich and burgers were all yummy according to the family. Darryl was very attentive. will definitely be coming back. read more

Matchbox - Pizza Near Me - McLean, Virginia

Very mediocre food and way overpriced. The 4-star overall rating for this restaurant - no doubt - is generated from fake/false reviews. This place is atrocious! The pizza - their speciality - was meh at best. We (two people) had a drink each, an entree each, and the brussel sprouts. Our bill came out to 87.00, and with tip the total was 100.00 bucks for meh food, meh ambiance, etc. Plus, this horrendous place is so corporate, you can just imagine their corporate execs sitting around the board room and figuring out ways to maximize the money they bring in for each customer. They charged us 4 bucks for the extra olive juice for my dirty martini - in all my years, no one has every charged me for that. In addition, my husband had the fish and chips, which was fried in horrendously stale/bad oil. He was locked in the bathroom for the entire day the next day. Do yourself a favor and save your taste buds, wallet, and your bowels, DON'T DINE AT THIS PLACE!!! read more

Excellent burgers well constructed and cooked. Great side salad with apples, candied pecans, cranberries and fresh mixed greens with a good vinaigrette. Martini I ordered was a Bombay sapphire very dry with three olives. They charged separately for the booze and then the martini. It ended up being $17. I thought the way they billed it was odd. I also thought it was a tad on the expensive side. I originally ordered the shrimp fettuccine and it was not recognizable as fettuccine. Plus they were those tiny salad shrimp. It was an embarrassment. read more

Food was great. Pizza, hamburger, salads. Juan was the perfect waiter. Helpful, always there when needed, but not hovering. Pleasant surroundings. Nice vibe. Missed Sam at the host stand. Hopefully catch him next time. We'll certainly be back, and if you haven't been, please go. You won't be disappointed. 5 stars. read more

Newly opened restaurant in McLean! Fun ambiance for a date or hanging out with family or friends. We didn't bring our kids but we see this place as a restaurant you can bring your entire family, even little ones. Quick and friendly service with great tasting food, makes it a recommendation for me. Hubby and I ordered spinach artichoke dip, fig and prosciutto pizza, and chocolate chip bread pudding. Everything was delicious. However, being a bread pudding fanatic, I would return just for it. read more

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The most family friendly restaurant (but with food and drinks the adults will love too). Staff went out of their way to make sure we had a great experience, including giving our kids dough to make their own pizzas- which honestly turned out amazing. We'll be back for sure! read more

My boyfriend and tried visited the new location. We had an amazing experience our server was Bryon and he had an amazing personality and made us feel welcomed. We tried HH drinks and they were refreshing, they are not top tier cocktails, but fair considering the price. The location is brand new, clean and updated. The best part was the food, my bf is a harsh critique but he was highly satisfied. To start we ordered the spinach dip and pork chop apps which we were served quickly and the perfect temperature. For dinner we order chicken Alfredo and the Red Snapper. I would absolute recommend that everyone tries the Red Snapper, my absolute favorite part was the zucchini/carrots/squash side it is served with. Great parking, great building, and beautiful decor. Cons: I would recommend alcoholic beverages delivered quicker, and more water service. Which could have easily been due to the fact that they are brand new, so the will naturally improve. However, I would recommend prebussing. Servers and managers walked by the plates we set on the edge of the table. And no one even acknowledged it, no table visits or checking in from anyone aside from our server. Which is odd considering it is a new opening, shouldn't management make an effort to check-in with all guests? Overall, we highly recommend! Great HH, great value, beautiful atmosphere and great server Brayon! Any cons are most likely due to the introductory phase and the team is in, and will naturally improve with time. (I think) read more

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We had an exceptional family meal at Matchbox ... something for everyone, including amazing pizzas, salads and awesome fish and meat entrees. The ambiance is fresh and chic. To top it off, Darrell was attentive to every need. Thanks, Matchbox. We will certainly be back soon! read more

We went for brunch, on my birthday. The food was good, service was okay, but could have been better. One thing I did not like, I didn't eat all of my food and they would not let me take it with me, which is really crazy!! I paid for it and you could not sever it to anyone else. You could have charged me for a container. But, you would rather waste food that I paid for and throw in the trashis so crazy to me. I would like to hear from the manager why. So, if I came for dinner I would not get containers to take my leftovers with me????? Make this make sense.Don't think I will go back again. read more

Great service and very good food. My crab bisque was enhanced by some jumbo lump crab meat. Pizza was brick oven. Very pleased that the chain is minority owned and Warren Thompson does things right read more

Matchbox - Fresh Calamari - Pizza Near Me - McLean, Virginia

Great salads, very fresh and nice. Darrell was amazing and super friendly with great recommendations. He made our experience very different. Highly recommended read more

Very very disappointing that McLean FINALLY got a reasonable, casual but good restaurant -Matchbox, only to have them recalculate and roll out a new, upscaled expensive menu "just in our location!". Why gouge, please consider going back to the original menu. We don't want steaks, we want handhelds and salmon and such. What a shame. We aren't frequenting this location any longer. read more

Meh. 3rd time eating here, service is slow and disorganized each time. Food is ok. Little noisy. Came one other time for brunch, waited 5 minutes after opening and door still wasn't open so went elsewhere. Trying to support the investment in McLean but hoping this improves over time. read more

I had three mini burgers... they were the best burgers I have had in a long while. Perfect sear, perfect bun to patty ratio, perfect amount of cheese, and a slice of pickle. Angie did an amazing job serving and Wilbur was the chef who made my night. Nice ambiance. Great food. Great service. read more

The manager Ray Espwhatever has 0 customer service skills. He hung up the phone while I was trying to modify my daughter's birthday reservation. He answered the phone asking what I want ?? AS THE MANAGER ! And I just wanted to change the reservation. lol now nobody is answering the phone to do this for my daughter. This is bullshit. Zero stars. read more

Matchbox McLean used to be good. Good food and reasonably priced. Management for some reason decided to upscale this restaurant and it has somehow caused a steep decline in quality and service. My family has been eating at the Merrifield location for years and were very pleased that they opened the McLean location so this decline is very disappointing. In addition they used to have a nice brunch but have ruined it. You cannot order a light breakfast. They force you to buy the all you can eat for $38. I am not an all you can eat person and neither are the rest of the family. read more