Very pleasant evening! Food is excellent and atmosphere is upscale, but not stuffy. This is a hidden gem inside the Melrose hotel. Theme is farm to table and everything was fresh and interesting. Will definitely go again. Ordered the salmon and the taste was as good as the presentation. Tasted my husbands veal which was flavored just right. We should have asked the waiter to change the loud music, but didn't think about it until later....I am sure they would have accommodated. read more

Food was great and so was the wine. I especially enjoyed the Cherry Glen Farms Goat Cheese Salad and Hand Rolled Pappardelle. My wife enjoyed the Grilled Salmon Mignon. Perfect balance of flavors. You must check out Jardenea if you're looking for nice evening out. It's a great place for a date and the ambiance and service is wonderful. read more

The food is AMAZING. Seriously, some of the best food in DC. The atmosphere is nice as well. It's a hotel, so it's quiet and intimate. I took my parents and friends here as a thank you for visiting. They're older - around 70, and they absolutely LOVED it (which is the first time that's ever happened). They are pretty pickey. I will definitely be back. Worth every penny. Also, easy to get reservations on open table. Jardenea feels like a hidden treasure. read more

I went to Jardenea with my adult daughter for my birthday dinner. She is a Clinical Nutritionist, and she is always interested in finding restaurants that provide an organic food with an interesting menu. She discovered the restaurant, and it was certainly not a disappointment! The food, service, and atmosphere were perfect for our special-occasion meal together! We will definitely be back! read more

My husband and I had dinner at Jardenea on Valentine's Day prior to going to a show at the Kennedy Center. It was wonderful! The food, the professional service, location and ambiance were outstanding. We enjoyed every course of our meal. The staff is very knowledgable; they make guests feel special. We plan to return and will try Brunch the next time. We highly recommend Jardenea! Enjoy. read more

This is my first yelp review and Jardenea inspired me to write it. We had such a lovely time there last night that I could not resist. I was so impressed by the restaurant's ambiance, the staff's hospitality and the quality of the food. The food on the menu is locally grown and so fresh that you immediately taste the difference. We were treated wonderfully as soon as we walked through the door of this beautifully designed restaurant. This place really is one of Washington's best kept secrets! read more

Loved grass fed beef with potatoe cake and chocolate cake. Mussels just ok but folks around the table loved crab bisque.

4.5 of 5. Went here on a Friday night before a show at the Kennedy Center. It's an easy walk to and from the theatre. We were promptly seated and our server was spot on. Very attentive. I had the lobster BLT salad and Hawaiian bass. Both dishes were fantastic. The salad was a generous portion for one. Nice amount of lobster and great flavor. My main course wad AMAZING. The blue corn grits were the perfect addition to the fish which was cooked exactly as it should be. My husband ordered the goat cheese salad and duck Wellington. He really enjoyed his meal too. Not a bite left on either plate. We had two different cocktails which were very well made. Perfect blend of flavors. My only complaint was not within the restaurants control. There was a modeling photo shoot/show in the hotel lobby and it was very loud. Made the end of dinner less relaxed. Overall great experience. We will be back. read more

A friend and I went to Jardenea for an early pre-Kennedy Center dinner on a Saturday night. While the atmosphere was classy (yet very quiet), the cocktails were well made, and the prix fixe deal was a good value, our experience was a little disappointing overall. Our starters - the mango gazpacho and goat cheese salad - were nicely prepared (the salad was especially good). Both my friend and I ordered fish for the main, and though the fish itself was cooked nicely, the dishes lacked flavor and were kind of gummy/served over a bed of grains with veggies added more as a garnish then a true side. We shared the lava cake for dessert. While it wasn't bad, it seemed very ordinary/like it could've been store bought and heated. I've had a lot of truly excellent food in DC, so maybe my standards are rather high at this point, but my friend and I both agreed we would've preferred to spend the same amount of money for less food and better quality somewhere else. The place has a few things going, but still ends up feeling like "that restaurant in the hotel." Would recommend for cocktails but go elsewhere for dinner, unless staying in the hotel and seeking convenience. read more

Very kind restaurant manager and staff. I celebrated my birthday here and was absolutely delighted by the quality of the food, the happy wine selection, and the sweet, genuine service. This restaurant is in Georgetown but so close to the foggy bottom metro, in the elegant Melrose hotel. read more

Came here for restaurant week, had a great dinner. I had the crab bisque as an appetizer, it had huge chunks of crab in it, was delicious. Then I had the pistachio crusted salmon for dinner. Cooked perfectly, and the brussel sprouts were great roasted. The chef chose the dessert, which that night was a hazelnut chocolate cake. It was good, maybe a bit heavy, but I still ate it all. My only complaint was that it was kind of hard to find. It was inside a hotel and tucked away without any signs so you really have to know where you're going. But for restaurant week it was great, they definitely didn't skimp at all in terms of amount of food, we all really liked it. read more

Food quality was variable in my opinion. Some things I liked, but others were uninspired.

Booked this restaurant for Valentine's Day. The food was first class and the service was top notch. We also asked to meet the Chef who cooked our food perfectly. The chef, Nina, came out, greeted us and was just as friendly as she was talented. I would most certainly be going back to this restaurant and would recommend it to anyone looking for a nice meal. I had the steak medium rare and will be doing so again every time I go back. read more

Are they kidding with this place//!! ,We booked in the hotel for the weekend and that started the catastrophe, the room was a dump ,my breakfast was half an hour late and the order was wrong and the food was cold anyway ,when we called again we were told they were very busy and we would have to wait.The next night against our better judgement my friends met us at the hotel and suggested we try the restaurant ,,it is located in the lobby of the hotel but we could not find it until one of my friends happened upon this cavelike entrance ,with no hostess no waiters and no customers ,I implored them to leave but they held there ground ,like it was a challenge .we sat ourselves,finally were spotted by someone and had possibly the worst meal of my life ,the concept is farm to fork ,What? you are not clever with this ,my fish was frozen in the middle my friends steak was charred beyond recognition and the service was rude ,obnoxious and confrontational ,don't bother read more

Walked in at 230 pm for lunch. Website said they were open. No sign for restaurant. so I went to front desk. Where is restaurant? The nice front desk lady said she wasn't sure if they were open despite the website saying they were. Went downstairs by accident. Went back upstairs, where is restaurant? They pointed to front of lobby, it was dark, no hostess so I walked back to front desk and was a bit grumpy. Is it OPEN? so then a man said, well let me walk over there w/you. i followed him, we walked into restaurant and not a soul in sight. he dissapeared into kitchen. went back to front desk. m'am is that restaurant open? the guy you sent to walk back there w/me is now gone. how about you recommend something nearby that is OPEN. so she rattled off a few places, she was very polite. and i said "are they nice" she said well what do you want? i said, "i came here for Jardeana, how about something like that, only OPEN" i left and won't be back read more

My wife and I had dinner there the other day. We definitely recommend it. It's in the lobby of the Melrose Hotel. I understand that the lobby and restaurant have been completely renovated and the restaurant just reopened a couple of months ago. The decor was very modern and the service was excellent. There were very few people there on a Wednesday night, but that may have been due to the fact that it recently reopened. The food was also excellent. For starters, my wife and I shared the crab cake and the beet/goat cheese salad. And for mains, I had the lamb and my wife had the sea bass and blue corn grits. We didn't stay for desert, but we did order mixed drinks. I had a cucumber/ginger/gin drink which was very tasty and not sweet. (I ended up ordering a second one at that bar). My wife had a raspberry drink, which was also very good, but maybe a bit sweet for my taste. All in all, a great choice. read more

We were meeting family from Winchester, coming in on I-66, so Jardenea seemed like an easy location and was able to handle a fairly large group. We definitely picked right. The place is very quiet, so conversation was easy. The service was outstanding--we felt completely taken care of and pampered. Water glasses were filled regularly, wine was poured, and while waiters were amazingly on top of every single need, they were never intrusive. The food was also excellent, though some of the dishes could have used a little bit more of a kick (the veggie orzo dish, for example, was slightly bland but a nice vegetarian option nonetheless). One of our party's salmon arrived overdone, and as soon as she commented, a waiter whisked her plate away and 5 minutes later she was presented with a new plate, done perfectly. My only complaints are that the wine list is pretty pricey (though we were able to find a moderately priced cab which was very good), and the ambiance is nice but still has a bit of a hotel feel. Overall, a great meal. read more