We went there for breakfast cuz I saw lots of people recommended this place and we stayed in this hotel. The hotel offered us 2 complimentary drinks including alcoholic drink which was pretty nice. We didn't have a plan to have lunch or dinner there so we decided to redeem the offer for our breakfast. Nara served us. She came and ask us what we wanted to order without introducing herself and say hi. We asked her if we can redeem this offer for complimentary drinks and she said this is only for orange juice or grapefruit juice. I doubt it and asked her to check with her manager. She came back and said yes, you can order any drink you want. We went ahead and ordered our breakfast and drink. My boyfriend's order came with 2 drinks and she double checked that we wanted to order 4 drinks and we said yes. After a LONG wait, our food came. It was good. But our coffee which was 1 of the 4 drinks we ordered never came. Nobody came and checked if we were doing okay. Nara swing by all other tables she's serving but us. After we finished all our food, another server came and took our plate. we asked him where was our coffee. He was surprised and asked us did we order it. Obviously, Nara didn't place the order for us. Nara gave us the check after the guy left. We told her we didn't get our coffee. She said you got all these drinks and asked us "do you want your coffee? If you want it, I can place it for you. " I was so mad, if we didn't want it, why would I order it? Other server brought us the coffee when she's questioning us and Nara was just like oh here then she just LEFT. She NEVER apologized and ignored us this whole time while socializing with other guests. Even the name Nara was what I got from the check. I don't know if it's because I'm Asian or Chinese. We appeared to be the only Asians in the restaurant. Meanwhile, she is the only Asian server as well. I wrote the whole thing down on the check and the manager came and asked us what's going on cuz he saw that I was writing. I explained the whole thing and he apologized for Nara and took our check without any charge. Overall, the food was good and service really depends. If "Nara", the Asian lady is your server, be careful if you are Asian. I would not go back because I have great experience with other restaurants I went during my DC trip and they have good food. read more

Boring and mediocre. It's not clear what possessed the Michelin guide to mention this place. The omelette, a café benchmark, came well-presented and with good very even surface, sprinkled with chives and large salt flakes--properly French--but with a terrible runny interior consistency. The pile of arugula was completely pointless. The cheese was questionable. read more

Review is for walk-in drinks at the bar. Very lovely brasserie style cafe, and a great escape from the DC snowstorm. The drinks are on the pricier side, but they do make a great negroni. You can sit directly at the bar or at a high top counter. read more

I was very much looking forward to trying out the Riggs Cafe, so a couple friends and I went after a show at the Shakespeare Theatre. I ordered an espresso martini (as did someone else in my party) and we got a dessert to share. The espresso martinis were just not really that good and the dessert was dry and lacked flavor. All in all a disappointing experience for a place with so much promise. I'd still like to try Silver Lyan, though. read more

We happened upon this place after a Tues morning run. This is a solid place for a quick breakfast, even though a bit pricey. I had the omelet with egg whites and bacon - tasty! Their rejuvenate drink was solid as well. read more

A friend told me to swing by for a drink at the bar. It's a beautiful venue, quiet, amazing structure & delicious cocktails! Def a great spot for a nice evening! Truly enjoyed everything! read more

We decided to do brunch on a Sunday at Cafe Riggs. We made a reservation and arrived promptly. We were seated in a table against the wall while there were many other tables and booths available. While we made our way back there was another waiter who waited for the hostess and my wife to go through the aisles and then I went through and he said 'Thank you' sacrastically as if I was supposed to let him through before I could follow my wife and the hostess to our table. Am I not the customer? Already a bad taste in my mouth. The ambience was wonderful but I didn't notice too much as my view was a wall! The food came my pancakes were good but the toast tasted cold and boring like it had been sitting out. My wife had avocado toast with turkey bacon and a hard-boiled egg. Her toast also was very cold, the egg was cold and the turkey bacon was below average. I believe the quality of such washington DC restaurants has gone down immensely in recent years. It seems they are trying to cut costs with lower quality ingredients and supplies but want to keep their profit margins high. This will only be successful in the short-term and will make them go out of business in the long-run. I do see that they (as of the date of this review) advertising to hire a Restaurant General Manager. This explains much, but doubt the new manager can fix what is most likely systemic now. read more

Another visit to Cafe Riggs and again it did not disappoint. This time we had Henock as our server. What a pleasure! He was attentive, checked in on us without being intrusive and the orders were perfectly timed and accurate. The food as always was outstanding. It's good to have such a wonderful restaurant in the neighborhood. A classy must visit place with a great vibe. Visit and ask for Henock! Thank you for the outstanding service!!! read more

Loved the ambiance of the place and the pull apart bread is to die for. Portions were smaller than explained but tasty. My sweet potato gnocchi sauce was a but salty for me and my boyfriends wagyu was tough. read more

Good food but menu leaves a bit to be desired! For the price I think they could improve the experience.

Wonderful atmosphere in a gorgeous building. Service could have been a little more attentive but I think on par with what I've come to learn about DC dining. Beef tartare and oysters were as fresh as can be and although a little heavy on the capers, beef tartare didn't disappoint. Burger...amazing!!! Even though it came medium well instead of medium rare, super juicy and just damn tasty. Pastas we're good, nothing to write home about, especially the gnocchi that lacked taste without the mushrooms. Rad place for a drink at the bar or for a nice date night. Definitely comin back when in DC! read more

such a sophisticated, classy, beautiful spot with yummy food and cocktails! loved the cucumber/caviar plate and my spritz cocktail was amazing. little bit pricy for every day but perfect for a special treat read more

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Came in as a walk-in today for brunch. Have to say that the service here was awful. Brandon was inattentive and seemed bothered during service. No acknowledgment from the moment we were seated. However, the food was fantastic! So thank you to the back of the house! read more

An across-the-board unbelievable experience from the get-go. The venue itself is a combination of chic modernism weaved into early 20th century stone work. The choice of food and wine was exemplary. I chose the avocado toast because I was not hungry but I wasn't disappointed. For appetizer, I went with the burrata. It was to die for. Importantly, I was really impressed by the service. Shonte is a super hostess, really the gold standard. Overall, I would highly recommend this place. read more

A beautiful space with lovely details! The food was also excellent. I had the eggs royale and loved that it was a take on a classic eggs benedict with hash browns instead of an English muffin. My friend had the omelet with goat cheese which was also very good. The service was great and despite it being a bustling environment, we were not rushed as we chatted and finished our coffee at the end of our meal. read more

This is the best restaurant I have been to in 10 years, AMAZING!! Great food amazing complex flavors!!! read more

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Incredibly kind server Eskedar. She was so sweet and suggested the best cocktails & very knowledgeable. Thanks for the best pre Valentine's Day experience. read more

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Sadly horribly disappointing. Service was bad, food was at best mediocre and cold, and even the layout of the table was awful. I was about on top of the table behind us & our food (eggs & a burger) took 45 minutes then came out cold. Tasted fine at best, and was just overall super disappointing. Dishes were all cloudy too which is always a turn off. Only giving 2 stars instead of 1 because the overall design of the restaurant was cool. Don't waste your time or money coming here. read more

I'm giving them a four star review because their food is okay. The service is good and the staff is very friendly. The space looks fabulous as well. read more

Came in for dinner. Definitely an instagramable place but the food is still decent. Ashley our server was excellent. Priced for downtown DC and energetic noise level. Friendly hosts as well. read more

The aesthetic is everything. But once we sat down and got menus, no one ever came to take our order so we just left. Everything on the menu looked pretty pricey too so it wasn't worth trying to flag a server down. read more

Cafe Riggs is an absolutely amazing experience. It's a beautiful interior, top tier service, and absolutely mind blowing food. Unfortunately didn't get pictures of everything, we were too excited to eat the beautiful food. Some standouts are the fish dishes (both the halibut and char were incredible), the brussel sprouts which are vegan but were amazing, and the tagliatelle. And then all the desserts came out looking like a food magazine and tasting like a french patisserie. Will definitely be back! read more

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Yikes...good drinks and the oysters were great, but holy wait time. We waited 20 minutes for a drink, 35 minutes for 6 oysters, and then another 15 for the check. Service wasn't great either. It's unfortunate because it is so beautiful!! I would definitely come back if they can get it together! read more

Impeccable experience start to finish! Cafe Riggs is one of the most gorgeous establishments I've seen in DC. it is situated inside the hotel Riggs on the ground floor (you don't need to be staying at the hotel to dinner here). My friends and I went for breakfast and had such a wonderful time. The service was outstanding and so attentive. We had coffee practically immediately while we looked through the menu. There are a wide variety of breakfast items, all of which look delectable, but we all settled on the "Cafe Riggs" breakfast plate which came with eggs, bacon or sausage (they had a chicken sausage option!), grilled tomato, avocado, hash brown, fresh juice, and coffee or tea. Yes, it was expensive; $22 for that entree and close to that for all the other options. But the food was fantastic and the experience was worth it! We also ordered lavender honey butter pancakes to share - to me, I didn't really taste the lavender come through, but they were fabulous pancakes. All in all, we paid maybe $35 per person for a super luxe breakfast. The ambiance alone warrants a visit. Highly recommend and will definitely return, especially if I want to impress any out of towners! read more

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Fantastic restaurant all around! I've lived in the area (Penn Quarter) for 6 years and let's just say decent food with normal sized portions are hard to come by around here. This new restaurant is fantastic - I highly recommend it to both locals and those visiting from out of town. They have an excellent by the glass wine selection. I had a white Bordeaux - amazing! We also tried the broccoli salad and veggie burger. All so great with impeccable service. And an elegant and lovely ambience to top it all off. Please visit this restaurant - you will not be disappointed :) read more

WARNING - they do not serve brunch on the weekends. They only serve breakfast and then they have an all day menu. There is no indication on their website or menu of what time breakfast ends on the weekends. A group of us went for a Sunday 12:15PM reservation and they told us that the chef could make an exception to serve us some of the toast items on the breakfast menus. The waitress let us know that there was an omelette on the all day menu. We politely left after we found out that they were only able to serve a portion of the breakfast menu, left a tip, and went across the street for brunch. The restaurant is beautiful and seems like a great place for a cocktail. Lots of large glass windows so it is a shame they don't serve brunch with the sun coming into this lovely space. The waitress did note that she would let the management know because a lot of customers had mentioned it. read more

I made a reservation for Friday night and when I showed up they said they couldn't accommodate us. The manager on staff was rude and dismissive of our group and didn't seem interested in trying to find a solution for us. I had high expectations for this place--it's beautiful and seems to have a great ambiance--and we were all completely disappointed by the service. read more

First time was a good experience. I got the omelette with arugula salad and my partner the burger. He absolutely loved the burger. I thought the omelette was a little runny but the arugula salad was amazing and I am NOT a fan of salad! It was just the right amount of tang in the dressing and the sunflower kernels were a nice crunchy touch. Also the experience was very nice. It got even nice when the sun went down. The ambience was beautiful. I think whenever we come back to DC we would come here again. read more

Overall, great experience. Beautiful restaurant with a very cool vibe. The service was great and most of what I ordered was good. I wasn't a total fan of the way they prepared my Halibut, but that has more to do with my taste preference than the restaurant. Will definitely be coming back! read more

Amazing brunch! We had the steak frites, salmon bagel, egg sandwich, a chocolate hazelnut dessert and espresso martinis. Fabulous! Our server (Eskedar) was super attentive. Very excited to come back. So grateful we found this spot. read more

We walked a few miles to try their salmon toast. When we arrived we were told that they were out of salmon. Then we were told they were out of muffins. We asked for creamer for our coffee. And that didn't come until our coffee was cold. Restaurant was pretty empty so I don't understand why service was poor. No apologies for being out of so many of their items read more

Tried Café Riggs in the fall for dinner out on the patio and it was good. I wanted to come back to try brunch and sit inside. The interior is gorgeous--from the ceilings to the different colored furniture. Besides the interior, the only good things from my brunch were the attentive hostess and the server refilling my water. It took 16 minutes for the main server to come say hello and when it was time for a check, I had to ask twice because it was 20 minutes from when I originally asked for it. The food looked better online than in person. The hash browns were fine--good but nothing special. What I had been most excited for was the buttermilk pancakes with lavender honey butter and syrup. The butter was fine but was underwhelming. The pancakes came in a three stack and the bottom two were burnt to where I did not want to eat them. Overall, the interior is pretty but I think it is overpriced for the subpar service and lackluster food. read more

Thanks to the manager Udit for inviting us back. We had a completely different experience the second time around. The service was excellent and the food was still amazing. I can't remember our waiter's name but he was awesome and made us feel welcome. Definitely looking forward to coming back in the future! read more

Lovely food and drinks! Had a wonderdul evening at Café Riggs. Our server, Laura, was so attentive and knowledgable.

My wife and I (and our dog) stayed at the Riggs Hotel for Valentines Day and we had two meals at Cafe Riggs. We've eaten their food before, at Christmas, but the cafe facility wasn't open so we had room service and at the time because of COVID restrictions they'd converted a floor of hotel rooms to private dining rooms, which was seriously cool. Now the Cafe is open. The food is still excellent. The service is excellent. We ate dinner and brunch there. For dinner we had the halibut. It was about a flaky as a croissant. We'd definitely recommend it. For brunch I had a French omelette and my wife had the steak frites. Flavor of the steak was outstanding. The cafe is open and beautiful, with tall windows and tall ornate ceilings which you'd think would make the dining room really formal but doesn't. The furnishings are sort of deco. We'd recommend the hotel, too. Strongly. read more

Great breakfast! Loved the eggs royale & the avocado toast service was wonderful and the restaurant itself was beautiful

what a great spot! I just met a friend for a drink and apps earlier and it was great! my cosmo was delightful and the kale caesar was great! my friend also loved the cocktail she got and all in all a great spot for a quick drink! read more

I ordered the veggie burger and took a bit into what must have been about a cup of blue cheese. The cheese was not listed on the menu and even if I did like it, the burger was completely overpowered by the cheese. Blue cheese is not something you can skip mentioning on the menu, I actually had to spit out the bite I took and threw the entire sandwich out. Be aware if you order the veggie burger. Too bad, the hostess who took my order was VERY nice and pleasant. read more

Super pricey for food quality and taste...himachi was not great (not much flavor) nor was the crab pasta (lots of crab but the sauce was just okay). Best two dishes were the goat cheese tart and the tuna. Worst part was wine and cocktail prices- happened to be out of both kinds of wine that were reasonably priced- and the cocktails were tiny. Who can't make a decent dirty martini??? Not worth the $ read more

Gorgeous space with high ceilings. Some of the food is decent but none of it outstanding. Service is ok - not too good but not disastrous either. Too pricy but then in this location what else would one expect. Three stars seems about right. read more