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    Opaline Bar

    3.7 (89 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Classy
    Happy hour specials
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Cute Cocktail Menu
    Nessa R.

    The restaurant for the Sofitel Hotel in D.C. is the one and only Opaline Bar. They definitely try to make this experience a high end experience. Immediately greeted upon arrival, and walked to the table. They wait until you're seated to place the menus in front of you. Service was decent, they all work together to serve you. Waiter was a little overwhelmed and it was not packed at all. I was celebrating my friend's bday - Aquarius + Pisces - and told the waiter, but he absolutely forgot I said anything. A huge miss! Ambiance - It's a bar with seating - no need to wear your Sunday's finest. Let's get into it! App: Shrimp Cocktail - Just okay, it was still frozen or maybe just too cold. Entrees: Chicken Parmigiana was considered a side but made into an entree. I added pasta! This was sooooo good. I'd come back for this! Salmon - Cooked well - Great! Brussel Sprouts- Underwhelming wouldn't ever order these again. Dessert: Gelatos - Very GOOD! Drinks: Cute drink menu Michelle Obama was delicious! Nancy Regan was great too! Cute concept. Definitely not date night worthy but colleague hour, happy hour, or I'm hungry and everything else around is packed type of place.

    Dave W.

    Went here for a quick dinner before catching a show. I know it's a French place, but we leaned heavily into the Italian part of the menu. The presentation of the Caesar salad was very unique. I had the four cheese ravioli - it was pretty standard...not bad, but nothing exceptional. My daughter had the Cacio e Pepe and had similar feedback about that dish. I did enjoy the mocktail that our server recommended.

    Croque madame
    Susan L.

    Very tasty breakfast but a bit on the pricey side. The croque madame was delicious and very filling. The service was good and it is a bush restaurant.

    Angela B.

    I'd love to give a better rating. We walked in and found the bar area was closed for a group. We (a group of 5) didn't want to take a TABLE from patrons.. so we chose to go elsewhere. Overall though, the place looked like somewhere we'd go.

    Nita D.

    I have been to Opaline multiple times. Maybe 3 to be exact. It's ones of my favorite places to eat. I also love the cocktails. Every single I have come I'm greeted to kindly and seated pretty fast. I even did a staycation at the hotel they are housed in and ordered room service was amazing! But back to the food! Opaline has really good options and the service is always great. It's a quaint, nicely decorated restaurant nestled in Sofitel. The ambiance is actually pretty relaxing. They have not had anything I didn't like there! If you like French cuisine you will enjoy Opaline!

    Wendy Eli R.

    OVERALL: great afternoon tea FOOD: Opaline catered a private sunday afternoon tea. At each table they provided 2-3 3 Tiered trays one with desserts, another with quiches, and another with a mixture of sandwiches and other finger foods. They also provided deviled eggs and constantly refilled our tea. We got a custom chocolate on our table for each guest. SERVICE: Service was great. The team was very efficient and kind. Always diligently coming back with food and tea and checking in as needed. VENUE: the tea room was the Sofitel. The walls were a beautiful blue color and adorned with gold finishes. The venue had long drapes on the windows and it very much felt like a traditional British tea venue. The only thing I noted was that there wasn't enough hangers for us to check in our coats at the entrance.

    Tea service at Opaline
    Karen V.

    We thought it was great for breakfast. I can't tell you about lunch or dinner. All I know is that we enjoyed our mornings at Opaline while staying at the Sofitel. The breakfast café is to the right of the doorway as you enter the hotel. It's nicely decorated in the colors of Provence. The yellow mosaic tile pops with the blue paint on the walls. It's very pretty. The windows and view of the outdoor tables make it feel authentic. Service was great! The French Press coffee was the first to arrive. We always look forward to coffee at any Sofitel. It's always an amazing experience. I was told it's a special blend of the Lavazza brand. I'd make it myself, but I don't have the time or patience to use this type of coffee maker. The breakfast menu is limited. Keep in mind that it is a hotel restaurant. The prices are comparable to other 5 star hotel restaurants. You do pay more for something substantial such as the Croque Madame and Opaline Breakfast. We enjoyed both of these breakfast offerings. So much so, that my husband ordered the same Opaline Breakfast 2 days in a row. The Croque Madame was so cheesy and crispy. It's a gruyère lover's dream. I'm still dreaming about it. The egg on top was cooked perfectly as well. The salad looked simple, but it was so tasty and fresh. It's the perfect brunch dish. I couldn't eat it all because it was so rich for an early in the morning meal. With that said, I wish I had ordered it again the next day. The Continental Breakfast was good, but the pastries left a lot to be desired. I did like the fresh butter croissant and the blueberry muffin. The chocolate croissant and pain au raisin were very forgettable. I didn't say anything about it to our server. To be honest, I wasn't as hungry that morning. Would we go back? Absolutely! I haven't had a Croque Monsieur/Madame like this in a very long time. Even the mornay sauce on the sandwich was very good. I could eat it for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It was that wonderful.

    French Onion Soup
    Ginger S.

    The Scarlet Vetter says.....we were in Washington DC walking around and we decided to look for a place to get warm and get a quick bite to eat. This looked inviting.....bright and airy with nice available tables and no one was waiting. The menu seemed to have some good diverse choices. We were seated right away. However, it took 25 minutes for any server to approach our table although many walked by serving other tables. Then another table came and left after 15 minutes of no one approaching them. Finally, we were asked what we wanted to order from the menus. Yet we had no menus in our hands. Big fail. Finally menus arrived. Then someone came to take our order. We ordered the French Onion Soup, a Ceasar salad, a bread basket, an unsweetened iced tea and a diet Pepsi. The server did not write anything down, which should have set off a couple of warning bells. But she whisked herself away in a seemingly industrious manner and so we thought things were looking up. We were now hopeful for at least our drinks to arrive before the next ice age. However many more minutes passed with no drinks. Then our server came back to confirm our drink orders as she forgot what we had ordered. Uh-oh. Finally the drinks arrived. We were 38 minutes into this experience at this point. Drinks finally arrived. 25 minutes later our soup, salad and rolls arrived. The food was delicious, but I wondered if it was made more so by the fact we were so ravenous. The bill arrived with a pre-added 18% gratuity. That was annoying since the word "TIP" is supposed to be short for "To Insure Promptness. One star for this experience!

    pastry basket
    Emily G.

    There aren't many options for 10am breakfast in DC, my family and I realized. However, we were able to find a table at Opaline, which is the restaurant within the Sofitel. As a group we ordered a ton, but our favorites from Breakfast were: Opaline Buttermilk Mini Waffles - the brambleberry compote was just tart enough that made the dish not overly sweet. The mini waffles (comes with 3) was the perfect size, leaving my aunt full! It had a pretty presentation with generous whipped cream on top of the waffles too. The Eggs benedict was delicious. The Canadian bacon was indeed a thick cut, sitting on top the english muffin, and the poached egg on top of that. Everyone who ordered this dish at the table devoured it! Not the favorites: Yogurt Parfait - This dish is served in a shallow bowl, which is a strange presentation. You can't see the yogurt, as the granola covered it entirely. The black cherry puree wasn't that sweet. The bits of dark chocolate seemed out of place. Overall not much sweetness to the parfait, but in general just didn't taste that good. The Vegetable Quiche was $20. The eggs benedict IS worth $19; that's standard price anyway. I don't feel like the quiche lived up to its $20 compared to the eggs benedict dish. Also, the vegetable quiche was not firm. The most liquid-y quiches I've ever had. There are not many vegetables in the quiche, at least from what I tasted. It has many ingredients in the description but I only got like one tiny bite of each ingredient in the entire quiche. Also the serving felt small. I was left still a bit hungry, so thank goodness for the pastry basket... The pastry basket was a good call if the entire table is interested in sharing a few bites. All of it was quite good. The service was good, and the interior is very pretty, and a nice experience for breakfast. Thus I give Opaline's breakfast an overall 4/5

    Abigail R.

    The atmosphere and opaline is absolutely wonderful. It is calm, peaceful. And quiet coming here was like stepping back into time. Being able to sit down with high tea with my partner and enjoy absolutely delectable, pastries, and desserts, and a cup of absolutely delectable tea while talking, and stepping away from the hustle and bustle of life, was absolutely to die for , the staff was wonderful and observing my allergy, and provided me an alternative menu to ensure that I stayed safe and did not have a reaction during my time. There is an absolute must do if you're visiting DC.

    James F.

    I've always wanted to try Opaline DC when visiting Washington, and today I did. And guess what, "I wasn't disappointed". Reservations are probably a good idea for weekends or holidays, but today there wasn't an issue as we got in immediately. The staff were super friendly and very attentive. Breakfast choices included: - freshly squeezed OJ - Eggs Benedict - Smoked Salmon Everything Bagel - Strawberry French Toast - Avocado Toast

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    Rebecca H.

    I came here for an event and had a good dinner here. The food and drinks were great. I enjoyed the steak and cocktails. The cheesecake dessert was a good way to end the meal. I also liked the ambiance of the restaurant and the chic decor.

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    Katherine V.

    We are staying at the hotel where this restaurant is located and it seemed so nice when we checked in earlier that we decided to make a reservation to celebrate my birthday. The place looked different at night, mostly empty and with no ambiance, the staff was not attentive (server and food runner), when asking for recommendations the server said everything is good here (not what you expect when you ask that question since you want an actual idea on whats the best or what they like the most). The food was ok most of it, we ordered the Goat Cheese ravioli which were good but the inside was not even warm. We ordered ice and it was dirty, we told the server and they didn't care much just brought new ice which my daughter had to inspect one by one before using it. Menu has some good options but not a lot of variety. We were honestly going to leave after the first 15 minutes there but unfortunately it was raining a lot so we had to stay. Since it was my birthday my husband asked for a dessert to sing me happy birthday (not complementary) and we had Key Lime Pie, it was OK but too sour and its usually my favorite dessert everywhere. Based on other reviews I think it might be more for breakfast and/or lunch so I would recommend giving it a try then... dinner is just OK and not worth of the high prices.

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