Originally Posted by
dhammer53
We'll be in DC in January. What's your opinion on Filomena Ristorante.
1063 Wisconsin Ave. NW
(bet. K & M Sts.)
Washington, DC
202-338-8800
I've been researching many of the restaurants already written about. Some of them are a little pricey ie $100 a person; and, some of them get just passable ratings from Zagat.
I'd like to have dinner in Georgetown.
Originally Posted by
jmd001
Second hand (from our daughter who graduated from Georgetown last May) regarding Filomena:
- Known as one of Bill Clinton's favorite restaurants.
- Homemade pasta has an excellent reputation.
- Brunch is rated very highly (high quality, large variety/portions, reasonable price)
Nevertheless, the Daughter believes it is basically overrated, particularly for dinner ... that there are better places in Georgetown.
Because of nostalgia is the primary reason to end up there.
I used to go to Filomena pretty routinely about 5-15 years ago and then stopped going entirely as the food started being really inconsistent sometimes. (It used to be Helmut Kohl's favorite restaurant in DC too .... even after he had retired; also, Clinton doesn't end up there like he used to, and not with Helmut Kohl any longer.)
What kind of food do you want and what kind of environment? Whatever you do don't end up eating in the Harbor at Sequoia's.