“solid steakhouse execution with a wine program that actually knows what it's doing—the kind of place where the butter is cold and the beef is hot.”
Rank 1.
01
The Capital Grille
fine-dining · steak-house · Washington
solid steakhouse execution with a wine program that actually knows what it's doing—the kind of place where the butter is cold and the beef is hot.
82/100Harry HungryScoreHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
72/100Worth ItScoreWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
Paying for the Scene. Harry scores The Capital Grille 82/100 for quality and 72/100 on the Worth It scale for Washington. One caveat: you're paying for the room and the ritual as much as the food. go when you want to feel like something, not when you're just hungry.