Sat at the bar and ordered a lime ricky and the buffalo mac and cheese. The bartender was rude to me and my friend because my friend is lactose intolerant and asked for the pork nachos without the cheese and to add chili on top. The nachos arrived and had sour cream on top and also no pork. My friend asked about the pork and the bartender said that he didn't think that he wanted it (despite the fact my friend saying he wanted pork and chili). Drinks were tall but nothing special. The mac and cheese was spicy but with very little cubed chicken on top and diced celery. The corn muffin that was served with it was tasty. read more

I have only been to Stoney's for lunch - well I should say I have been to Stoney's almost every Tuesday for the past 2 years for lunch. You get quick service, it's cheap (about $10pp) and quite possibly one of the best burger's I've ever had. (well the texas burger anyway - yum to cole slaw, bbq sauce and fried onions) If you have time for an afternoon nap, make sure you sub the onion rings for the fries... you won't regret it. read more

Stoney's is the "Cheers" of Logan Circle, where "everyone knows your name." I've lived in the neighborhood for 23 years and always longed for a bar & grill that had an authentic local vibe. This place is it. The building itself has been around since forever, so it didn't take a massive renovation to modernize it just enough to house a 21st-century pub with an old-time atmosphere. The managers and staff here are uniformly friendly and attentive (except when the occasional overly chatty patron dominates and they have trouble walking away because they're too nice). The bar is full service with 11 drafts, including Stoney's own Amber, lots more bottles, great traditional cocktails, and a wickedly good Bloody Mary (homemade mix, of course). And unlike must pubs, they serve a decent Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir along with the usual Chardonnay and Merlot. There are nine burgers on the menu, the most astonishing of which is the "Boss of the Sauce," wiith Swiss, Thousand Island, pastrami (!) and coleslaw on an onion poppy-seed roll. Served with fries, which are great, but you can also substitute an excellent house salad at no extra charge. Other highlights include a Buffalo chicken sandwich; the famous "Super Grilled Cheese" with tomato, bacon, and raw onion; and the "melts," including meatloaf and tuna. Also, the crab cake, turkey club, and salads--Cobb, Caesar, and Greek, the latter two available with added tuna, salmon, or steak. The chili is solid, with excellent cornbread on the side. Oops, I forgot the pizza. Try the Chesapeake with Alfredo sauce and lump crabmeat. Or Buffalo. If you're local, go at lunch. It's busy but reasonably quiet and staff aren't too busy. It fills up and rocks at night, but go anyway, especially early if you're going to the Studio Theatre. On game days and nights, it's a hot spot. Expect enthusiasm, er, pandemonium. And a good time. read more

Wow, Stoney's is rather darn cool. Good value for the money. What I really wanted to try here was Texas Burger, and I am really glad that I did, it was absolutely delightful. The staff is really courteous. I really liked that. Would totally come back again to Stoney's. read more

We stopped in at this place for lunch. I had a bacon cheddar burger and it was pretty solid. They only had one person servicing about 15 tables, but she did a good job and was very friendly. Overall, a nice place to stop in for a quick bite to eat! read more

Spotty service but great place to watch any game. They have a good amount of seating in and around the bar with full service and views of TVs (1 on each side). The burger and fries are good but nothing super special. Their deals are what will bring you back. They do happy hour from 3-7 then again 11-12 and always have specials for the games going on. I went during March Madness which featured $5-6 select drafts and $12-20 select pitchers. House wine is $6! Great neighborhood spot for sports fans! read more

The best grilled cheese sandwich I've had in a long time. Buffalo mac and cheese is a must.

The Yelp event after-party locations are usually where the pretend drinking ends and the real drinking begins, and we get to gorge ourselves on some more satisfying food than what's offered for free by whatever bar happens to be hosting us. This time around, after the Trailer Park (http://www.yelp.com/biz/yelps-trailer-park-chic-party-at-townhouse-tavern-washington#hrid:ZtWGm_apajo2K5dajxBltg) event at Townhouse Tavern, a group of us decided to head over to Stoney's just a couple blocks over to continue the festivities. We had heard many great things about a legendary grilled cheese, one of life's great drunken food pleasures, so we were all quite enticed. As I noted pretty recently in another review, hype in DC is something that more often than not is not lived up to, and unfortunately in the case of this grilled cheese they fell miserably short of the promises made. Without ever looking at the menu I ordered the supreme (or whatever they called it) version of the sandwich, which additionally comes with raw onion, tomato, and bacon. Had I actually seen it on the menu I would have at least known to order it without the raw onion, as that's one of my least favorite ingredients. I loved them cooked, but raw they overpower virtually everything, and that was definitely the case here. Also on my least-favorite list about this sandwich was the bacon that resembled cow more than pig, due to the leathery texture that had zero crunch whatsoever. The fact that there didn't even seem to be that much cheese in the sandwich didn't really redeem them very much either. Maybe I'm just expecting too much from this, based on the hype? I can only imagine how disappointed I would have been had I not already had a dozen drinks and simply needed to load up on carbs and grease. Nick ordered the plain grilled cheese, which seemed to have significantly more of the actual cheese, and bread which was much less burnt than mine, so there may be a sliver of hope. There were fries on the side too, but they were pretty bland and somewhat stale, not much of a significant addition. That last bit sort of sums up everything I experienced here, including the uninspired and generic draft selection, and a bartender who seemed more annoyed to have to serve us than happy to have customers. There was a cool waitress who came by towards the end and chatted with us all about online dating services, initiating some interesting stories and arguments after, but when the highlight of a business for the evening is someone you interact with for roughly 60 seconds it doesn't really encourage me to return, even if it is just right around the corner from where I live. read more

Really cool spot for a beer and some Tot-chos, which are tater tot nachos. $12 Bud Light pitchers and $15 Shock Top pitchers and food deal during NFL games. We'll definitely be back. read more

The chaps at Stoney's have had the misfortune of witnessing me mostly at my all-time lows; when I'm sulking at the bar, pounding whiskey and stuffing my face with THE most well made grilled cheese sandwich you can get in DC. I feel like I need to go back there when I'm absurdly cheerful and confuse the fu*k out of them. This place can be best described as an "upscale local dive bar". Please don't embarrass yourself and order a mojito or cocktails here. In any case, I'm not the typical patron here. You are more likely to find me shopping for tofu at the Whole Foods across the street, but Stoney's with its old school charm, artery clogging but ridiculously good food and attentive service has turned me into a regular. This is also the place where I end up stepping out to bum cigarettes off of the very attractive gay men from the bar next door. Oh Stoney's, you are like a big bear hug when I need it the most. And I love you for that. read more

A group of friends and I went to Stoney's to attend Venu N's birthday/NFL Draft party. Stoney's is a sports-minded bar & grill in Logan Circle. Frankly, it looked and felt like any number of bars of its type. HD flat panels strategically placed around the bar? Check! Cold beer on tap? Check! To its credit, Stoney's did have a couple of IPAs on tap, Devils Backbone Eight Point IPA and Founders Centennial IPA, which were decent. Standard bar fare? Check...with one nice exception. Stoney's offered up a very tasty grilled cheese sandwich. I went with the Super Grilled Cheese sandwich consisting of American cheese topped with thick slices of bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, and onion grilled in between two slices of Texas toast. It was hearty, filling and not so surprisingly delicious. But for the grilled cheese, Stoney's was largely indistinguishable from its peers. Still, as neighborhood bars go, you could do far worse. read more

You know, I have REALLY wanted to like Stoney's, but I won't kid myself, this place is not that great. Living a block away from Stoney's made me want to really embrace the place. For years I lived about a five minute drive from the Quarry House, and I loved having a regular bar where I could always go, feel comfortable, hear good tunes, have a great burger, and chose from a great variety of beers with many at very reasonable prices. I really hoped Stoney's would succeed as that spot in my new neighborhood. I will say that Stoney's really tries to succeed at approximating the feel of an authentic, comfortable neighborhood bar, though it can't help but feeling like a recently set-up bar explicitly designed to fill the role of "comfortable neighborhood pub" in the larger plans of an urban developer. And please...if you think this place in any way is a "dive bar" then you obviously have never been to a real dive bar - this place is about as close to a dive bar as Epcot Center's French pavilion is to actually visiting Paris. That sense is only reinforced by having been at the original Stoney's a few times, and recognizing the difference in "soul" between a truly old and lived-in community dive bar, and an attempt to recreate it with a more cleaned-up version on a trendy street lined with trendy new shops in a trendy neighborhood. So, the place feels kind've fake. I could live with that if it had something, anything else going for it. Good beer selection? No, not really. I mean, you could do a lot worse, and more power to them for regularly rotating beers and having a number of micros on tap. though it's worth noting they almost always seem to be Coastal Brewing products, which are both mediocre beers and more-or-less products of Anheuser-Busch. But are the beers affordable, like they should be in a comfortable neighborhood pub? No, not really. A pint will run you about $7. Let's say you actually tip 20%, that's basically $8.50 a beer, for average beer, in a dull bar. Say you stay for an hour and a half with friends and just order three pints, that's going to cost you around $27! At a certain point, it's hard not to think that for the cost of a few beers at Stoney's, I could get a good dinner at a fairly nice restaurant or a few cocktails at a truly great cocktail joint like The Gibson. But maybe the food is good? No, not really. The vaunted grilled cheese is greasy, salty, and left me feeling sick after eating about two-thirds of it. If you live off fried food, maybe this will be your joint, but for those of us who try to eat healthy while still enjoying a regular burger, the thing is nasty. The burger always seems over-cooked (unless you like it VERY medium). The pizza is forgettable. The spinach artichoke dip comes with twice as much pita as dip, and tastes about as unremarkable as any spinach artichoke dip you've ever had at any old chain restaurant. The calamari is thickly breaded, chewy, and likely is bought pre-made and frozen. My one brunch experience was entirely mediocre. Of course to add insult to all this, there is no happy hour at Stoneys. Yeah, no happy hour. The music? Generally top 40. Thankfully it's often turned down low enough so as to be ignorable...unless you dig Nickelback and Katy Perry. I guess the one thing I'll say in Stoney's favor is that the staff is friendly and reliable. The crowd border on the mildly douchey. One of the joys of the Quarry House was knowing you could always just walk over and easily end up having a conversation with a complete stranger. Stoney's? Not so much. So, Stoney's, you're too soul-less and expensive to be my go-to neighborhood bar. However, all is not lost. I've happily found that at least on weeknights, Churchkey is nicely low-key, with spots usually available at the bar. The staff there is friendly, the music much better, the beer list obviously one of the best in the region, and (surprise) it's actually cheaper to drink at Churchkey than it is at Stoney's. read more

So I decided to come back after going there for a burger and being dissapointed. I thought, maybe I'll give them a nother shot and order something that "made them famouse". I ordered the Grilled Cheese. The verdict........fair. Thats it, just fair. Wasn't bad, but it wasnt impressive. First, it came out warm. not hot. Which i could forgive if it was busy, but it wasnt. it was me and 4 other people. Also, it was just fair. To be honest, i did a better job 2 weeks ago with some slices of gian't brand bread and kraft singles. It was alright, but hardly worth "making us famous" second, the fries, while hot, were limp and undercooked. how do you mess up fries? bottom line, I will not go back again. they failed to impress me with 2 different items. Fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice, shame on me. read more

In town from Atlanta for a work conference, I was recommended to go to this spot as a late night spot. The Wednesday night bartender was either drunk or extremely tired, either way the service sucked. As I stood at the bar waiting to make eye contact with her, she continued to serve everyone around me. When I asked her for a drink, she said they were no longer serving. I used to bartend, so I am a very understanding person, but she was completely rude and I will never visit again. read more

As a neighborhood bar, Stoney's has everything one could want: exceptional bartenders who are friendly and fun, epic grilled cheese and a nice beer selection that changes from time to time to keep regulars on their toes. What seems to be a low-key establishment actually houses a fancy-pants blackberry-like device ordering system that makes the waitresses seem like Judy Jetson minus the hairbow. read more

The most consistent food in DC!!! YES, YES I SAID IT!! Prices are right especially for the hard times now. The staff is always friendly, fries are always hot and crispy! I tend to get the Blackened Tuna sandwich, its always amazing and tastes the same every time I get it. The super grilled cheese is just as tasty, buttery thick toasted bread with cheesy goodness, thick ripe tomatoes and crispy red onions! Crab cake sandwich is Delicious, as well as the pizza! Bread pudding is one of my favorite desserts, but I do have to recommend the Dutch chocolate ice cream!!! read more

Our holiday party at Stoney's was perfect!! JK is an awesome host and bartender! Couldn't ask for anything more but more of the delicious chicken wings! Finger lickin', I tell ya! We are a small organization that had a specific budget we needed to stay within , so we didn't have money to waste on a $3500 minimum that some of these other crazy expensive restaurants were demanding. Stoney's is the only place that offered a much lower minimum and it was so appreciated! A month before our event JK sent us the menu and told us to pick our items. I have to admit, Stoney's has the best bar food around. Chicken wings, quesadilla, sandwich platters, slider platters, dips, pizza, and the best grilled cheese sandwiches were just a few things we ordered! The food just kept coming during our party and so did the drinks! JK even played music the music we liked and told us we could bring our own playlist! We were able to reserve the entire top floor for our shindig, which gave us plenty of room to spread out and really enjoy ourselves! I mean, seriously, it was great! If you looking for a laid back atmosphere where people can just be themselves, chow down, get tipsy, and party, Stoney's is the place! Just contact JK (John Kelly) and he'll make it happen! PS...best chicken wings in the business! No lie! read more

i've been putting off this review because i knew i'd only make myself hungry writing it. good thing i thought ahead and made sure to have a stoney's (ham and) grilled cheese a couple nights ago so my craving would be kept at bay. i love that this place is in what i refer to as my backyard. i love that i can be sitting in my favorite bar right around the corner at midnight-thirty (whose kitchen closes at 11pm) and make the stoney's call. ten minutes later i'm in my apartment, devouring goodness. i love that i can choose between regular // ham and // super grilled cheese depending on my mood. i love that their draft list is mediocre, but good enough for desperation. i love that their brunch is also good. i love that they make breakfast pizzas topped with eggs and omelets stuffed with mashed potatoes..and i love that they're weird yet delicious. i don't love that interaction with servers can be few and far between, and that interaction with said servers may be brisk. i don't love that it is almost a guarantee that you or your date will be hit on upon entering together.* all in all, love trumps don't love. and damn, i still want a grilled cheese. --- *but i *do* love awkward moments. read more

Place is loud. Very crowded. You have to lurk, waiting to pounce on an open table. We finally got one near the open kitchen which sent wafts of dishwater smell at us. Staff seemed harried and harassed. Grilled cheese was the best I have ever had outside of my mom's. HANDS DOWN. I don't know what they do to that thing: perfectly crispy on the outside, bread still soft towards the middle, perfect amount of cheese. Since I came here primarily for the grilled cheese, I'll call it mission accomplished and give this place 4 stars. But if not for that delicious cheesy square, I would consider this place really, really annoying. read more

Stoney's is a solid neighborhood bar. You won't be blown away by the menu, but their buffalo chicken sandwhich is great, as well as the super grilled cheese, and they have damn-good burgers. They always have a good crowd - after work or late night on the weekends. Upstairs - if it's open is casual and worth checking out. Only downside, it regularly smells like a swimming pool locker room. read more

A fine bar for a beer if you are in Logan Circle. The U Corridor or Dupont Circle it's not, but the home decor shops are moving in, and I guess Whole Paycheck has been there for years. It's only a matter of time before it's gentrified beyond all recognition. read more

I really wish this place was closer to home. It really could be a Cheers for for me. With the comfort food menu and the good selection of beers I could see myself sliding into this place on a whim. read more

I suspect Stoney's famous super grilled cheese is exceedingly more appetizing when the bacon and tomatoes are hot, the onion is not so abrasive, and the cheese has been properly melted, for the toasted bread is buttery and sinfully satisfying. Still, our grumbling bellies were mollified as increasing amounts of snow glittered on the sidewalk, affording us the energy to trudge home through the drifts. read more

The gritty charm that Stoney's lost in it's move from 13th and L to 14th and P is made up for by the increased space and much expanded selection of draft beers; they now have 12 reasonably priced, rotating drafts downstairs, and another five upstairs. Typically they have products by Bell's, Stone, Lagunitas, etc. (a recent visit found Founder's IPA on tap). The clientele has also gone a bit more upscale (no more hookers), but the hamburger remains solid and the super grilled cheese is just as good as it once was. What a neighborhood bar should be. read more

Everything we ordered was AMAZING! Also, the music was sooo good, I will totally go back there! I recommend the onion rings read more

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This place is great! They have a super grilled cheese sandwich which has bacon, tomatoes, and onions with a side of fries. Mmmm. They have one outdoor table which I was lucky enough to snag. The service is attentive, the prices are excellent for Logan Circle. We had a great meal for $12.00 per person including tax and tip while sitting out on P Street. I am a fan! read more

Fun neighborhood place: next-level grilled cheeses, really good bar pizza, crazy happy mac&cheese--tho, tragically, no jalapeño poppers. Surprisingly good weekend brunch place. Fairly interesting and loyal group of regulars. Pretty much always has one or several games on. Pro tips: upgrade your fries to tots (both are good but tots are the highest form of potato achievement), pickle pizza (square-cut cheese personal, add cheddar, add pickles), beer is your friend. read more

Even though I did not eat here and I am slightly intoxicated while writing this (I luv built in speel check BTW) the service and atmosphere was brilliant. cant wait to go back. I might have a slight crush on the bartender as well. Either way, had a great time, thx for the vodka shot at closing, M. read more

Great divey neighborhood spot to have some good beer and catch the game. Always busy, never crowded. Great service. i love it here.

Disrespectful to vets. A guy left and they tried to give me the bill. When I complained they took my beer and told me to leave. On Veterans Day. Active duty SSgt, so disappointed. read more

On the advice of a fellow yelper (is that a word?!?) I tried Stoney's for dinner tonight. I think I'm in love! The beer selection is quite extensive. Stoney's is like a local bar with a restaurant in the back. I opted for table service. Our waitress was friendly. The place was packed tonight, but I felt the service was right on par. I had the crab cakes. They were just as good if not better than crab cakes I've had in mid to high end seafood places. Did I mention the extensive beer selection? When we finished our meal, the waitress promptly brought us our check (assuring us there was no hurry). It was my turn to pay, so I gave her my credit card. Despite the crowds, it was returned in a reasonable amount of time. I will be back here again! read more

we went on a saturday at around 3 for a late lunch. we beat the crowd which started showing up around 4, which was nice. we sat at a hi-top next to the bar, service was quick and awesome, and the music was good (sonic youth!) and not too loud. i had a stella artois and the chili dog, which was delicious, and my wife had the grilled cheese. the bread was kind of weird (it was super fluffy and airy, if that makes any sense?) and she wasn't thrilled about it, but wasn't horrible. i'd eat there again. read more

Great beer selection. Great dive bar feel to the place. Their burgers are pretty good and have a lot of potential. But I ordered their burger with the Stoney's sauce. For a place that claims they are the "boss of the sauce," that sauce was pretty horrible. Wayyyyy too much ketchup with diced pickles and onions in it. It definitely ruined the burger for me. I'll probably just stick with their standard cheeseburger next time. But that horrible sauce experience would not keep me from coming here. Everyone claims their grilled cheese is good, but I can't justify paying for a grilled cheese. read more

This used to be a more divey place on L street and has sinced moved. I've always liked their burgers. However upon my first foray at their new P street location, I tried the spinach dip (too cheesy -- literally goeey cheese), as well as the mashed potatoes. Can I say they have the best mashed potatoes I've had in upteenth years? The beer selection could be a bit better by adding on 3-4 more types of beers, but it's adequate. No wine though. This is strictly bar and beer food. read more

Cool neighborhood joint. Usually not too crowded for conversation.

Above average bar food. The service was okay not great. The two stars I am giving this bar is based on the ambiance. I went on a Friday around 10:30 PM and the crowd was composed of the most annoying and obnoxious collection of people I have ever been around in DC. First this broke, Pirates of the Caribbean looking d-bag with a pony tail, comes up and tries to steal my friends seat at the bar. Then some idiot puts on Jay Z's "Ni**as In Paris" to play 5 times in a row on the jukebox (I am not exaggerating). I actually use to like that song but we had to leave after hearing it for the 4th time in a row. Went down the street to Church Key and the vibe was about a million times better. read more

It's tough for me to write this review. There are two very distinct and different views of stoney's for me. One part of me wants to give them a 5 star rating for being a great neighborhood bar with great beer and good food. The other part of me want's to give them a one star rating for total a-hole's that work here. I have settled on a 4 because I truly believe that one or to bad apples shouldn't spoil the bunch. The good: 1) usually a really solid beer list with a few Macro's to please the masses. 2) Hands down the best grilled Ham and Cheese around. 3) Their kitchen is always open late. 4) It is a really regular heavy neighborhood bar. The bad: 1) If you don't know what your doing in here you can really rack up a tab. Being an educated consumer in this place can really go a long way. 2) Can get really busy with some drunk douche's late on weekends, but what place doesn't? 3) some of their staff is downright rude and aggressive. I know full well that most places have some aspect of all of the good and all of the bad. The difference is that this place seems to keep their dead weight hanging around. I have spoken with countless regulars of Stoney's and they all sing a similar tune; "if this person or that person is working, I will just walk out." I don't get that train of thought. If you consistently have staff who are mean spirited, sarcastic, rude, and just an all around a-hole then why would keep them around? To many times that I have been there I have been the target of that bitterness or seen someone else be the target of it. So I have started to take the regulars advice, if the bad apple's are working I walk in and then promptly walk right back out. The vibe is usually great, the beer is always cold, and the food is always good. Just take my, and their regulars, advice. If you see someone being treated bad, leave. Odds are that you are probably next. read more

Definitely a fan of this place. No frills, great bar food, good prices. I go here a lot, and the service and food are consistently good. It can be crowded at certain times, but tables open up quickly (seat yourself) and there's an upstairs. Stoney's burgers are great, and their wings are seriously good: A nice amount of juicy meat, the sauce is fantastic, and you get a solid amount of thick (not runny) blue cheese on the side. I was completely addicted to their wings this past summer and can't compare them with any other wings I've had in DC. Ask for extra sauce. The Buffalo chicken sandwich is a great alternative to the wings---amazing portion of chicken dipped in wing sauce with a good dollop of creamy blue cheese (not dressing) on top. The club sandwich is a real club sandwich---three slices of bread---and the portion is substantial (this is true of all of their menu items). Thank goodness for a regular old bar with great bar food. I wish there were more such places in the city. read more

I love Stoney's because it is happy being what it is: a neighborhood bar with no affectations. Straightforward, idiot-proof decor, a couple of screens to watch a game, solid non-haute-cuisine food, and decent service. The beers are awesome and rotate every time I'm there. MAJOR bonus points for being the only restaurant in the entire area with a kitchen open after midnight. That alone has been the reason for half of my business there! One note on the food though: the pizza is waaaay too salty! I highly recommend Stoney's if you are looking for a low-key place to sit and eat and drink with friends. read more

this is my boyfriend and i's go-to place for wings and burgers. we always get the texas burger which is always juicy and yummy