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    Clarity

    4.3 (1.4k reviews)
    Closed 4:30 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated 1 month ago

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    CLARITY ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Happy hour specials
    Good for groups

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    French onion soup
    Jens J.

    We came here for a celebration and there were twelve of us. Though there was some confusion at the front desk as to whether we had a reservation or not, we were finally seated in a private dining room. Clarity's menu is breathtakingly expensive, but the excellent presentation of our dishes did match the prices. As far as the dishes go, flavor and texture-wise, they were very good. But while appealing to the eye, my French onion soup was overly sweet. The dining room in which we were seated was sort of scuffed up. Service was minimal. They took our orders, brought out our food and that was it. Nobody checked on us during the meal. This wasn't quite the experience I expected with these prices.

    Crème brûlée
    Maryann K.

    I haven't been to Clarity in a while but wanted to post a review to report that it's as good as ever! Service was incredible, I must have in my profile that I'm gluten free because they proactively brought gluten free bread. The server was very helpful about highlighting what was new on the menu. Drinks list has something for everyone whether you're a wino, cocktail lover or bourbon/whiskey aficionado. The halibut was a real standout and the crème brûlée was exceptional. This restaurant is normally quite busy, but we went on New Years Day and it was nice to enjoy it while it was quiet. One of northern VAs treasures, check it out!

    Melody Y.

    Good service, expensive prices. Pork belly appetizer: crispy with some kind of sauce. I can't remember what vegetable it came with but couldn't tell if it was some kind of root or an undercooked potato. Fish: cooked well with a mustard sauce. Flavorful.

    Raj B.

    Came back for the team dinner and was pleasantly surprised with the good service and the tasty food.

    Dona P.

    Back again and once more thoroughly impressed. We did the Spanish octopus and it was perfectly cooked and generous. Lovely green salad with a great dairy free vinaigrette. Their fish is always not to be missed - always spectacularly fresh and perfectly cooked. The beans it came with reminded me of my French aunties cooking. The steak and hand cut fries were WOW !! Literally i will go in for just those fries and a cocktail !! Best fries I've had bar none!! Pumpkin pie was smooth unctuous and not too sweet. Fabulous apple sorbet on the side, perfect! Always warm and welcoming service with a cozy and comfortable interior.

    Soft shell crab

    Went in for Mother's Day. Elegant vibe. Offered an excellent balance of quality and price value. The ingredients tasted fresh and intentional. It felt luxurious without being excessive, making the overall experience feel genuinely worthwhile.

    Alexandra A.

    Absolutely amazing Tiger prawn dish with lobster meat and veggies. I could drink the sauce that comes with this dish just on its own. Amazing! Being able to sit next to the kitchen and watch the staff work their buts off and put out high quality dishes was such a treat. Staff was on top of it and made me feel so welcome. The executive chef even delivered my plate with an explanation of the components. Amazing experience. 10 out of 10! Really knocked it out of the park!

    Raspberry Opera Cake
    M. T.

    My husband and I spent our 8-year wedding anniversary at Clarity tonight and had a wonderful dining experience. In 2023 they came under new ownership and management, which is a really good thing for them; this evening we met Victor, the Server Captain, who has been there 9 years, and Chef Matt came out as well and greeted us. Our server - I didn't catch her name - was so very lovely. The food was wonderful too. My husband enjoyed the Caesar salad and Scottish salmon as well as the French press coffee from Caffe Amouri (he loved it). I had the tiger prawns first course and my favorite of the evening was the Wild Alaskan Halibut. The cauliflower puree with pineapple and butterbeans with the halibut was to die for. I admit I sopped up the last of the sauce with the bread. Thanks to the team at Clarity for a wonderful anniversary dinner! The service was seamless and perfection along with the food.

    Grilled Yellow Fin Tuna
    Khang H.

    My girlfriend took me here for my birthday celebration. Everything I had from beginning to end was amazing. Complimentary bread was warm and delicious, I'm usually a bread-and-butter guy. But olive oil was a good combination. We had French onion soup and pork belly as our starters. I don't remember the last time I had French onion soup, so this was a nice surprise. Just a tad on the salty side, but I think that's how they are usually. The pork belly was very tender, and I love the sauce that come with it. Our main courses were yellowfin tuna and rib eye. I love both, slightly preferred my gf tuna. It was very delicious and the shrimp was great too. Ribeye was a little bit on the rare side when I ordered medium rare. Love the sauce though, they really know what they doing here.

    Sorbet and sticky toffee pudding
    Jacob C.

    Tried Clarity for the first time tonight to celebrate my birthday. The food was hit and miss, with one particularly bad miss. The meal started with bread and olive oil. The oil was very bitter and needed salt to mellow it out, but there was none in it or on the table. We asked for butter instead and that was much better with flaky salt on top. The lamb pasta and pork belly appetizers were both very good, especially the pasta. The ceasar salad was pretty meh. The menu described it as being a new take on Caesar salad, so I was expecting something interesting, but it was a pretty run-of-the-mill salad. For the mains, the pork schnitzel was pretty terrible - the spaetzel was burnt and the schnitzel was way overseasoned and overly breaded and oily (and burnt). The crust was probably 2x as thick as the pork. We only ate a few bites. The sticky toffee pudding and sorbet were both good. Overall the food was OK, but, other than the pasta, I probably wouldn't go out of my way for it. Service was very good, though, even though it was notes in our reservation, they didn't do anything special for my birthday, which was a little disappointing. We saw others with candles on their desserts.

    Scallops and pork belly

    Had reservations but still had to wait 30 min for a table (despite being told 5-10 min). After being seated, it took another 10 min before a waiter showed up to pour water. Other than that, the service was good. Foie gras was great. Good portion. Shrimp app was ok; nothing to write home about. The scallops were good taste wise, but way overpriced for 3 medium-sized scallops. The halibut was well cooked, but small portion for the size. The pear tart dessert. The tart was mediocre but the sorbet on top was good. But overpriced at $18. Overall, an average experience but at these prices, I would have expected better. Especially in terms of portion for all dishes except the Foie Gras. Last little nitpick. When making the reservation, there was a question about whether this was a special occasion and what it was. I checked yes, and filled in the occasion (a big one). No acknowledgement from the staff whatsoever. So why do they ask??? Won't be returning

    Clarity
    Eric W.

    This is a very nice, modern and upscale restaurant. Food - Very good. They have a seasonal menu and change it very frequently, so they have different dishes almost every day/week. Their Elysian Fields bolognese was delicious. The lemonade is also very good. Service - Good. Reservations are definitely necessary. They are relatively pricey though, as 3 people sharing one appetizer and getting 1 entree each will be minimum $250. Parking - They have a small parking lot outside. Overall, this place is great. Would highly recommend.

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    Thoughtful menu, great wine list, waiter was interesting and engaging but not too much so!

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    The cocktails are $20 a person. We've been here over an hour and our main plates aren't here. This place is the worst!!!!

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    I ordered the lamb rack. It was 3 chops instead of a rack, but It was delicious. It is well marinated with pistachio on top 10/10

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    Ask the Community - Clarity

    How much is the prix fixe menu?

    If you go to their website and look at their menu it will have the updated tasting and the updated price (I think it changes with the menu). Last nights was $104/pp.

    Does anyone know whats going on with Clarity's website? A lot of the pages cant be found or redirect a bunch.

    It was down today, but hopefully back up tonight. Thank you for bringing that to their attention. Very thoughtful and considerate of you.

    When is happy hour, beginning and end time and what are the deals?

    I believe it is from 4 to 6 and has a special menu. I cannot remember special deals. It is more or less the availability of special dishes at a lower price than the regular menu. Because their menu is always changing in accordance to what is… Read more

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    Parallel Wine and Whiskey Bar

    Parallel Wine and Whiskey Bar

    4.0
    (474 reviews)
    15.9 mi
    $$

    Parallel's creative brunch menu caught my eye, so my wife and I decided to check it out with some…read morefriends on a Saturday morning. We made reservations since we were a group of 6 including 2 infants, and these were warranted as the restaurant progressively filled up as we got closer to peak brunch hours. We were offered a large booth, which was appreciated as we needed space for the babies. The food here tasted quite good. My wife ordered the Pork Belly Benedict, which offered tender-crisp, thick slices of braised pork belly atop soft, buttery focaccia and coated with well poached eggs and creamy hollandaise. We both highly enjoyed my Broadlands Breakfast Sandwich, a clever take on a standard bacon, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich swapping crispy, perfectly sweet French toast for standard bread. The breakfast potatoes served alongside were crispy on the outside with fluffy interiors and good seasoning. Our friends enjoyed their sandwiches as well. As the name alludes, the drink program is strong and offers something for everyone. In addition to wine and whisky, a solid selection of both cocktails and draft beers are available. Prices for both food and drinks were quite reasonable given the quality of what we received. I do dock a star for just so-so service. Our waitress was a bit MIA during the first part of our meal when we were trying to order, and then kept checking in on us every 5 minutes once our food arrived. We also had to remind her a few times to get a high chair for our little one. Fortunately, the food and drinks all arrived accurately and within a timely manner once ordered. Service woes aside, the creative fare satisfied our taste buds and we look forward to returning soon for to sample more of the brunch menu and libations.

    Our first to this local wine and whiskey bar. We had read about their "crazy" hour and "happy…read morehour". The crazy hour was excellent. The drink and food specials were not to be missed. Our fantastic bar server was Abby. She joked about trying everything on the menu... and we almost did. Short of maybe one or two items, we did enjoy all the food. The drink pours really weee generous and the selection of crazy hour wines knocked it out of the park. Ambiance- well lots of outdoor space and garage door walls made it well lit and enjoyable. It's easy to slide from crazy hour to happy hour because of the food, drink and service.

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    Aracosia McLean

    Aracosia McLean

    4.8
    (478 reviews)
    4.5 mi
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    Loved my lamb dish! Surprisingly reasonable pricing when you at opening/lunch too!…read more Nice cozy but elegant vibes. Great to take out your family or significant other. Interesting art on the wall and nice bathroom. Park on the parking garage below or on the side street/lot nearby. Make sure if you don't finish your lamb and ask to put it in a takeaway box go specify that you want your lamb scraps. Learn from me because my waiter tossed all my lamb and just boxed up the rice likely thinking I was done with them. Big bummer since I was looking forward to my leftovers but oh well.

    Overall it was a good experience! We absolutely loved the bread and the difference sauces that…read morewent with it. The pumpkin dumplings and pan fried veggie filled dumplings were great as well. I thought my salmon wrap and the chickpea side was ok. Interesting flavors for sure. As for the service, there was always someone filling up our waters and our waiter was very nice checking in every now and then. The only downside of the experience is at the end when the waiter was boxing up all the food for us. Very sweet that they do this but when boxing up my partners food, they only boxed up the rice and they got rid of the lamb that he was looking forward to eating more of later. So that was kind of a disappointment for us. I think if we go again, we would request to box our food ourselves since I'm not sure why they decided to get rid of all of his lamb.

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    Bourbon Boulevard

    Bourbon Boulevard

    2.8
    (291 reviews)
    10.1 mi

    This was our first time visiting Bourbon Boulevard and it was definitely an experience. My…read moreboyfriend brought me here for an early Mother's Day dinner on a Saturday night, and we really enjoyed ourselves. The atmosphere was calm and relaxing. The lights were dimmed, which gave the restaurant a cozy vibe I almost fell asleep lol. Since the restaurant is still fairly new, it wasn't too crowded, which made the experience even better. One thing I really liked was that the menu is chef-curated, so the dishes are served as-is and thoughtfully put together. You can really tell there's intention behind the flavors and presentation. For drinks, we ordered a smoked Old Fashioned and a chocolate martini for me, which was absolutely delicious. For appetizers, we tried the Wagyu sliders, and they were juicy, flavorful, and cooked perfectly. For our entrées, my boyfriend ordered the lamb shank over mashed potatoes. The meat literally fell off the bone, and the mashed potatoes soaked up all the lamb juices, giving them so much flavor. I ordered the salmon with broccolini and added chimichurri and garlic butter sauce on top. I loved that they asked how I wanted my salmon cooked. I ordered mine medium well, and it came out perfect. The skin was crispy, theand the broccolini was soft and cooked just right. Our waiter was fun, attentive, and really helpful when it came to choosing drinks and entrées. Overall, we had a good experience.

    Stumbled upon this place coming to the mall to kill time. Currently serving brunch. When we…read morepreviewed the menu, had to get ribeye and eggs. Server was great but have bugs to work out, as it was a soft opening. Ordered toast and the server came to tell us that they don't have rye. I also thought he would have offered the liquor menu, as I had to ask for it. Was brought our food but was missing our hash browns. A few minutes after apologies, received our hash browns. Steak and the eggs were perfect. The place is absolutely gorgeous. Really like the atmosphere. Maybe a while to return as I live in CA, but I definitely will be back with hopes to upgrade to 5 stars.

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    The Black Sheep Restaurant

    The Black Sheep Restaurant

    4.3
    (794 reviews)
    18.3 mi
    $$

    Finally crossed off my bucket list after a year of waiting--and it absolutely lived up to the…read morehype. We had a 3:45 dinner reservation and arrived a few minutes early. After checking in, we were quickly guided upstairs to a cozy, rounded booth--an intimate and perfect spot for two. Our server, Katie, was fantastic--attentive, knowledgeable, and refreshingly honest when helping us choose between dishes. We started with the deviled eggs and fried green tomatoes, paired with the Black Sheep Mule and a watermelon cocktail (wish I remembered the name!). For our mains, we ordered the short rib rigatoni and the steak bulgogi bowl. To finish, we shared the weekly dessert special: an Earl Grey tres leches. Everything was exactly what I hoped for and more. The starters were standout, the entrees were packed with flavor, and the overall aesthetic of the space was just beautiful. We'll definitely be back--next time for brunch!

    This review is long overdue as it was a really great experience! This was a birthday dinner for me…read moreback in January and I reserved the loft area for me and my girls to celebrate. It was also my first time at The Black Sheep but I had always heard wonderful things - all of which turned out to be true. The loft area is beautiful and overlooks the entire restaurant. Also when you reserve the loft, which holds up to 16 people, you order off the regular menu. I loved this as other places I checked into were much more restrictive with a higher minimum spend and fixed menus for groups larger than 8. We had 12 in our group. We started with a bunch of appetizers for the table and cocktails. Appetizers included the bacon tower, fried green tomatoes, hushpuppies, crispy chicken wings, and Mediterranean garlic shrimp. Dinner entreés were jambalaya pasta, the American wagyu burger, pulled short rib rigatoni and branzino almondine. There were zero complaints. We enjoyed EVERYTHING!! The bourbon butter cake with vanilla ice cream for dessert literally took me over the top. My belly was ready to burst :) Our waiter was attentive throughout the entire time and everything we ordered came out perfect. I must go back soon. It is a distance from where I live but there's so many things on the fabulous menu I want to try.

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    Beautiful settings! Fav color, Cobalt blue!  Everything is just gorgeously done!
    Beautiful settings! Fav color, Cobalt blue! Everything is just gorgeously done!
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    MacMillan Spirit House

    MacMillan Spirit House

    3.2
    (35 reviews)
    13.2 mi

    I really dig the bar vibe in this neighborhood place. The area is so nice and the bartender was…read moregreat. They have a long QR cocktail menu but the food menu is very limited. They were running out of things and they were understaffed. All things that have been mentioned in other reviews. Well, surprise everyone. They are closing tomorrow Jan 18, while they work on rebranding under the name TEAL. I hope, they keep the bartender while they do a restaurant week pop up. The local dig this place and the outdoor patio is nice.

    This is my second visit, and while I love the interior and hostesses cheerfulness, the attitude of…read morethe bartenders turn me off. Both times I visited, the bartenders can hardly mutter a greeting. Instead, they just stare blankly, asking 'what's up?' Ummm, whaa? Perhaps, they're not very social or shy (even though, the first time I came, the Asian bartender couldn't stop chatting up, heavily, the gal who came to sit next to me [after I had been there for about 20 minutes w/ no check-in from him] - to the point that I was practically ignored for 95% of my visit). Either way, it's rude and off-putting to the point where im deducting Hella stars. A bartender's attitude and energy towards a patron can make or break an experience, and they definitely need to work on theirs if they expect people to spend their money at their establishment. Anyway, on to the drinks... Paper plane - meh. Tastes like sour mix with some juice. No complexity. Not a horrible drink, surprisingly, but I've had better. Been here for about an hour now and not one of the 3 men behind the bar have checked on me once...but have offered the couple to my right a complimentary drink. Great views but mid cocktails, thus far, and disappointing service [sad face]

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    Clarity - newamerican - Updated June 2026

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