Cute spot with good music and affordable drinks. I came to Silver Strings for post-dinner drinks, and it was reasonably priced ($10-13) for staple cocktails. I ordered the French 75, and no complaints. We were the only people there on a Wednesday night, and the service was great. I deducted a point because the bathroom was a little sketchy though and the lights were blinking. Plus, we could hear the music classes banging from next door. I was getting bit up by mosquitos; bring bug spray. read more

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This is such a great place! We sat at the bar when it was empty and got two cocktails we loved as well as Chicken Noodle Soup, Rockin' Broccoli Balls, Shakshuka Oud, and Smoked Salmon Sarod that were all delicious. The service was good but a bit understaffed which is understandable. The ambiance is nice and would love to go when music is playing in the future and would love to bring some friends and family but the tables only hold up to six from what they told us. read more

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A rough meal to get down. Couldn't finish. Not sure how they smoke/sauce/cook their meat but found the standard hamburger to be inedible. Fries were thin and hard sticks. Pretty poor beer selection given it's a bar. Service was pretty slow gi. A couple of tvs with the most unappealing, random tv shows on that showed mostly commercials. I'm sure they have their regulars. I just couldn't appreciate them although they look great from the outside in. read more

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From all the other reviews I can definitely understand folks' frustration. Came here on a Saturday before a show and before the rush. We had a great time. Our bartender Matthew was great. Friendly, personable, and talented with a guitar. So A+ there. We were kind of surprised there was only one person there for a Saturday night with a relatively know act on at the Fillmore next door. I think if we would've gotten there 30 minutes, we may have had to wait a while for drinks since it filled up pretty quickly. Great decor and people inside. read more

I pick up dinner at Strings once a week. My favorites are the wings (dry rub), blackened salmon, and the crab cake dinners. They have never disappointed me on the quality of the food. John T. read more

My new favorite local hangout! I absolutely love the decor and ambience here...it's very jazzy! Had it bookmarked for awhile and recently stumbled upon it. They're located near to the Fillmore! They've been open just under a year (September 2019). In the last two weeks I've been here twice for happy hour. Francis is an amazing bartender! He knows his drinks and is fun to chat with. Right now (due to Covid), their hours are limited but they are open. Stop by and check them out! You won't be disappointed. read more

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We had a solid experience here. We came by for drinks on Saturday night. It was surprisingly empty but we loved the company and music. The place is pretty classy and has a cozy appeal to it. The bar area has really comfy stools... and Gary was the best! My margarita was really tasty but pricey. Overall drinks were good, but they were definitely "DC" priced. I'd like to come back on a night to experience some live jazz and try some food. read more

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The ambience is just beautiful. The way it's decorated inside is peaceful and they have jazz music playing too. They have live music on Fridays and Saturdays. For being a new business they're actually pretty good. We came in during happy hour time. They have $7 rail drinks/beer/wine, $5 wings (5wings), and an $8 burger with fries. We ordered the sweet chili wings and a drink. They brought us warm delicious cornbread. It was so soft and just tasted amazing. As entrees we ordered the burger and fries and my boyfriend ordered the crab cake entree and exchanged the fries for Mac and cheese. All of it was delicious. I'm not a huge fan of shoe string fries but that's what they serve. The crab cakes were medium size and my boyfriend said it was good. Definitely want to come back during the live entertainment and when they have their brunch. read more

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Ew, gross. Never again. My husband and I stopped by looking for a drink and potential snack. We asked for the wine/beer menu but they didn't have one. Eh? The bar tender also had no clue what he was talking about. The final straw was that we soon realized the place was swarming with gnats. No place for food or drinks imo. read more

Nice place. Good atmosphere. I would mention it's wise to ask about the price before ordering a drink.I had a local IPA on tap which ended up costing $11.A little high in my opinion. I then ordered a double shot of Four Roses Bourbon. When I got my check I realized they charged $36 for the bourbon. I could have bought a bottle for a little over $40.Since their mixed drinks were in the $12-13 range I thought that a bit out of line. read more

I enjoyed my Silver Strings experience. It is really cute and well decorated, creating an intimate environment. The pianist was a delight, playing all evening long. I had the chicken fried chicken on a bed of mac and cheese...it was so yummy! The only downside so far is a properly trained serve staff, but that will get better in time. All new restaurants seem to have that challenge at first. I really love that we have a nice date night spot in Silver Spring now. read more

Oh boy. Where to start? Allow me to begin by saying my wife and I were strolling around DTSS lamenting the lack of a nice, chill cocktail bar in the area when we happened down Colesville Road and spotted Silver Strings, recalling it had opened just a few weeks ago and we'd been meaning to check it out. From the outside? Impressive! Some cute outdoor seating and a large, beautiful, wooden front door. We peaked inside the window. Quite the lovely looking interior as well! "Is this the cocktail bar we'd been wishing for?" we hoped aloud. Only one way to find out: we gave the door a pull. Stuck. Or locked? We looked inside the window again. Quite a few folks at the bar and seated at tables. Bar staff and servers. A soft opening? We tried the door again. Definitely locked. Another couple remarked "We couldn't open it either" as they walked off, having given up. I, on the other hand, was determined, and I decided to give them a call to see what was going on. The owner answered and came to greet us at the door. Indeed, it somehow seems it had been locked. Strange, but no matter. We were inside now, and the place was even more impressive looking inside than it seemed from the outside looking in. Wonderful attention to detail. Jazz music played at a nice volume, attractive wood work and paintings on the walls, and a long, well built bar along the left side of the space with comfortable looking leather stools. If I were rating this place on appearance and ambiance alone, I'd give it five stars. However, that's when things took a turn for the much, much worse... We took two seats at the bar. Two barmen were working. More accurately: two barmen were moving about behind the bar. I admired the older gentlemen's suspenders. Nice barman aesthetic! Apparently giving off this aesthetic was the totality of his job description because, other than this, in our approximately 30 minutes at the bar, all we saw him do was break off a cork in a bottle of red wine and turn down a spoon from his colleague, electing instead to reach into a jar of martini olives with his fingers for my Gibson. But let's back up. Our bartender was a friendly, slow moving, rather befuddled fellow. He welcomed us and gave us a bar menu which consisted of your standard cocktails: martini, old fashioned, Manhattan, and the like. I surveyed the liquor behind the bar and noticed a few integral items (Campari for instance) missing. "Okay," I quickly readjusted my expectations, "this isn't really a cocktail bar; more of a jazz/supper club, maybe." We ordered our drinks: an old fashioned for my wife and the aforementioned Gibson for me. The bartender very methodically yet clearly uncertainly went about making our drinks. While we nervously watched him use peychaud bitters instead of angostora in the old fashioned, we took in some of the other scenery: The poorly ventilated kitchen poured smoke out into the bar/dining area while a waiter stood idly by, his frantically attention m-seeking table failing to grab his attention. Several other employees stood around idly as well. It became apparent very quickly that no one working here knew what they were supposed to be doing. That's on management. Back to the old fashioned. The bottle of Bulleit didn't contain a full pour. "Would you mind if I blend it?" Uhhhh. "Sure, that's fine." At this point we realized this was not going well and frankly just wanted him to finish making our drinks so we could leave. Suffice it to say, the resulting drink wasn't an old fashioned. It was... something else altogether, and not good at all. My Gibson with the fingered onions? Fine. Whatever. The menu didn't have prices and I was hoping the saving grace would be that these amateurishly crafted concoctions would at least be reasonably priced. Negative. $14 for the "old fashioned" and $16 (!) for the Gibson. Wtf. Also of note: this place is touting itself as a music venue. It was a Saturday night and there was no live music. We really, really, really wanted this place to be good. It's not. It's really bad, actually. And that's tragic because the owner clearly spent a lot of money and put a lot of thought into decorating and designing the space. Ownership, presuming you read this: hire a professional bar/restaurant manager and staff. Please. I've never been to such a promising establishment so desperately in need of help as this one. I hope I can revise my review in the near future to something positive. In the meantime, there's A LOT that needs to be fixed at Silver Strings. read more

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The food is quite yummy. I love the Buffalo chicken sandwich. The only problem I have is that they never open on time!! They are supposed to be open at 4 and on several occasions at as late as 4:45pm they still weren't open. read more

Great spot for reasonably priced food and good live music. Food is standard bar food but good, especially for the $. Very low key vibe and nice for an evening of drinks and music and something to eat. read more

The food was absolutely exquisite along with the ambience, and Sunny was positively amazing-- unparalleled service. And the chef came out which was wonderful! thank you for an enjoyable evening. read more

I love this place. It is not often that you find a wonderful restaurant spot that has character and ambiance. This makes me feel like I'm back in the 1920s in a classy restaurant with great food and even greater people. The owner really took the time to make this a dining experience and I just appreciate that in restaurants. I will forever be a customer! read more

This place is absolutely horrible from Service to the food ! One thing I hate is absolutely bad service , my burger bun was " came out refrigerator" cold and when complained they still brought out the extremely cold burger . I did not eat it because I refuse to get food poisoning from standard food . There is no flavor in this food , I should have stayed home and made me a better well cooked burger . read more

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Great food, entertaining live music, accommodating management, the very first place I improvised on the piano in front of strangers

OMG here for NYE Lovely atmosphere and band but the service!!! Good grief make the change. Update the wait staff and the kitchen so that you keep the clientele. Slow and inattentive. Two good people at 3,4, 5 bad. Great potential but not if you don't swiftly make changes to serve the customer. We paid a premium for NYE and it took an hour just to get lentil soup and one drink. #SMH please silver strings listen to your customers and adjust the staff, and you will be here to stay. read more

The service was terrible. We were overcharged and can not get anyone to correct this. The phone is disconnected, so contacting them can only be done through social media. I got a response on fb about two weeks after messaging them saying that they would look into our issue with our bill, but then that was it. No further contact. read more

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My husband and I decided to go out for dinner. I picked out this place, Silver Strings, because it was really ne/w and claimed be accessible. I am a person with a disability (that's so awkward but I don't want to offend, uh, myself). Well it's a great .place wide open and easy to get in and out of. We chose to sit at the bar, hoping the bartender would agree to turn on the television so we could watch the Democratic debates. Gary, like the song, Gary Indiana, he explained, so we settled in to a dinner hour of entertaining politics and great food. I really recommend Silver Strings. read more

Went here after a concert. Let's just say terrible food and terrible service. There were only 9 people in the establishment counting the 2 bartenders, me and my friend. The service was horrible. It took forever for our food to come out. The food was worse than a subpar diner. The service with the waitstaff was slow as well. Spend your money elsewhere! One of the pros: the ambiance and decor of the restaurant is very cute and charming. read more

Great beautiful venue with great tunes , clean bathrooms and relaxed atmosphere. Expensive drinks and slow service. Friendly clientele. Has piano but not sure if it's used. Needs some entertainment or a reason to go back. Tvs can only show gunsmoke or old western movies. Parking in front or nearby parking garages. 2 doors down from The Fillmore. read more

My wife and I went here and ate dinner at the bar. We really enjoyed it. The bartenders were really nice and the food was good. I hear they're going to start having bands on the weekends. read more

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Greta ambiance, servers, cleanliness, food portions and meals are good! Bathroom is super cute and clean. read more

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Super cozy and cute, very friendly and quick service! Highly recommend! Quick tip- super cute table for 6 tucked in the back read more

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Visited for the first time on a Saturday night. Nice ambience and live music. There was a jazz pianist who sang. Limited wine selection, pricey drinks and food. Cheese platter was $21. The platter coats as much as the seafood dinner. Platter had a nice, varied array of cheeses, crackers, fruit, chutneys. Clams with pasta was watery and bland tasting. We're on the fence whether we will return once this new business becomes more established. We'd like to see if there are improvements with food, wine & pricing. read more

This is our friend Zed from Zeds Cafe where we've spent countlesss happy hours - working alone, or doing quick intimate meetings, or communing with concerned neighbors. Zeds is like being entertained at someone's home. So we have high hopes for the ambitious jump to Silver Strings! We'll support the spot and know our MoCo neighbors might want to know about it. Near all those tourist hotels too - real food within range of your hotel. That kind of thing matters to me. (Just a few years ago you couldn't get a decent meal in DC after 9:00 so let's not get too uppity, eh? ) Silver Strings food was decent and well priced . The service was fine. Give them time! :) read more

Staples found in our food. Then was blamed that we put them there after confronting the owner?! We were being polite and calm about it but said we can't eat that. He got incredibly defensive threatened to call the police on us if we didn't pay. We were astounded. When my buddy showed it to him, the owner picked it up out of his plate and tried to dispose of it nonchalantly like he was hiding it. Never seen anything like it. Please someone tell Gordon to come tell this clown to step his game up or shut down! He's obviously in the business for the money not the food. Everything was obviously pre frozen and tasted pretty awful and soggy, not to mention it was wayyyy over priced. Looked like a classic place you might see on the TV show Kitchen Nightmares with Gordon Ramsey where they show the worst restaurants! Was completely empty in there and now I know why! He tries to make it look upscale when they're doing everything as cheap as possible. I'll always remember this as the worst restaurant in to metro area by a LONG SHOT. DO NOT EAT HERE!!!!!!!!!! OR RISK STAPLES IN YOUR MEAL!!!!! read more

Had a birthday party at this new restaurant shortly after it opened. Great food, friendly service, fun and different atmosphere for Silver Spring. The other commenter criticizing the bartender doesn't match my experience at all. The bartender was friendly, had decades of experience and accommodated several of my specific requests. If you're looking for a laid back new place to eat and drink in Silver Spring, definitely try it! read more

Silver Strings surprised me with an amazing array of fall vegetables served with fried flounder. The meal tasted home cooked and was filling my meal had yellow corn, squash tomato and white tomato served with fried flounder. My fried oyster appetizer was huge and was better than those I have had in Rhode Island and Baltimore. I recommend Silver Strings for dinner when your in Silver Springs. read more

They are always so nice when we come there after work . Great food great atmosphere and I always have leftovers . & if You like old movies there is always 1 on in the background behind bar lol read more

Decor was nice, and music was on point. Everything else was just average. Ordered an Old fashioned and my wife ordered a Manhattan. Both were completely filled with ice and were not made very well. Kitchen can be seen from dining area and the kitchen lights are very bright. Drinks were moderately priced ($12) but there was an additional $1 up charge for the rye/bourbon that were listed as the main ingredients on the menu. We were going to order food but decided against after seeing the manner in which the kitchen staff acted. read more

The owner said I don't care, go on Yelp and give me a bad review so here it is! This place takes horrible customer service to another negative level. I decided to take my Mom here after my first visit was really nice. I ABSOLUTELY regret it. The only good thing about it was the piano guy. We walked in around 11pm after he just ended his session. We asked him to play one song and he played four. Such a nice guy! Afterwards, I mentioned to the bartender that the last time I came they were playing Motown and wondered why the music was so different. I was told that they do not play Motown after 10pm. I was really surprised to hear that and thought it was really strange. In my opinion he's missing out on more business. It's really sad because the place has so much potential. I was so excited to bring my Mom, now I wish we would have gone to the Society Lounge or somewhere else for a quick drink. I wish this place the best but I won't be back. read more

I stopped by here last night with some friends. I had a fantastic chicken-fried-chicken with gravy. I wanted to order another to-go. I would recommend this place to anyone. We will definitely be coming back very soon! read more

It's a no for me. They can't make a decent old fashions They overcooked my medium rare burger to well well well done burger where you can taste the charcoal. I told the manager what the problem was and he said, "y'all to the bartender." oh okay!? Guess what - he asked "do you want this instead?" The open face chicken entree. I just agreed bc they were slow anyways. The meal was so dry and I regretted it so much - I didn't finish it. The bill?! Uhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!! I just left telling myself I'm not coming back. read more

Silver Strings is a great place to for upscale dining in an elegant and comfortable setting with live music ...has a nice jazzy feel. It was a great find. We had several rounds of cocktails (cosmo and Moscow mule) both were well mixed. The hamburger arrived cooked to the desired temperature and prepared as indicated on the menu. Very good flavor combinations. The broccoli balls are fantastic. They have spinach, garlic, and 3 cheeses... fantastic. I would recommend this even if you are short on time and just want to grab a quick appetizer and a drink before a show. Crab cakes have more crab than cake. Worth the money. Next door to the Fillmore , it was a nice evening from top to bottom with friendly and attentive staff. read more

Great Mac and Cheese! Burger was cooked perfect. Broccoli bits really good and great beer!

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Love this place. All the employees are angels and their drinks are fabulous-- come for the vibes so unique