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    Silver Diner

    3.7 (421 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)

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    SILVER DINER ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Happy hour specials
    Dogs allowed

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    IBrussel Sprouts & Lentils
    Marcus D.

    Another great meal. Selected a lite option after a big lunch and the Brussels with lentils was perfect. Besides the food, love the atmosphere and the service is always fantastic. Anna took care of me and was kind to go over the many new dinner options! Try this place!!

    Eric S.

    Silver Diner is one of our breakfast/brunch staples in the area. You usually can count on good food and service. Well Usually you can. At this location the service was so-so. The food was good though and the traditional diner atmosphere was alive and well. For breakfast if you are limited in options, this is a safe bet.

    Jukebox
    Tom S.

    Food is delicious. Always a variety and new items on the menu. Service has been consistently good. Ambiance is very casual. The resturant is very popular.

    Every table has a functional jukebox. For $0.25, you get to listen to songs from 60s to a few present
    Andy Y.

    Stumbled upon this spot after my son's appointment and him craving for a patty melt. A 50s style feel with a small jukebox placed at every booth. For $0.25, you can choose from a small select playlist ranging from 50s to current hits. The service was fast and friendly and the food was prepared perfectly to order. My son really enjoyed his meal and listening to some oldies. He is already asking to return! Enjoy!

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    Francine A.

    A solid diner experience in the Merrifeld area. There were a lot of cute aesthetic details, such as the jukebox, dining booths, and sleek retro design. The food was alright, and the service was quick. A great option if you want to feel a bit nostalgic!

    Philly Steak Omelette
    Holly A.

    I've come to silver diner since I was child along with my father. I was sad they didn't have the chocolate banana French toast that we used to get. However, this time I decided to try the Philly omelet with potatoes and a side of fruit for some sweetness. I was not disappointed. The omelet was amazing and the halal ribeye it was made with was well seasoned. I was surprised when I found mushrooms hidden in their which added a little saltiness. Everything went well with my piping hot coffee

    Lots of plates and bowls of food just left there with no one serving them.... smdh ‍
    Gene W.

    The beginning of this dining experience did not start off very well. First it took a while to get our order in and waited a while for our food but eventually we got it. My son got the tomato bisque. I didn't even know he knew what it was. He said it was good but not as good as Medieval Times!? ‍ He got his soup early. I didn't get my soup & side til he got his main course. The Yukon Gold mashed potatoes were fair but could have used some more flavor via butter or bacon! The crab and corn chowder was flavorful but not much crab (more crab juice) and a lot of corn. There was a hint of spice but the crab meat was missing. My son's flat iron steak (ordered medium rare) looked great with bleu cheese and butter topping, side of yukon gold mashed taters, fried crispy onion strings & sautèd spinach with garlic. When my son cut open the steak it was grey. Over cooked. Medium well. I had to alert our server. He showed it to the manager who showed it to the head chef. He made a face and shook his head. After 8 mins, my son got a new one with an apology from the server & manager and a coupon for a free entree next time. He cut it open and red/pink juice spilled out. It was a perfect medium rare. He ate the entire steak. He said it was juicy and flavorful. We also noticed (we had a good view of the kitchen & line) that the head chef cooked the steak. So what started off as a swing & miss was made up with a home run.

    Crystal L.

    Silver diner continues to be our lunch spot. Their healthy section of the menu has a good variety of protein, salad, and sandwich selection. The lemon chicken piccata was flavorful. Portion size was on the smaller end, we ordered dessert to fill up our tummy. Service was fast, given lunch time on weekdays, there were not a lot of people to start with. The restaurant is clean, each table has a real juke box for customers to play music the old way. Will come again!

    Organic Bison Huevos Rancheros
    Nayeli G.

    Serving size was good, coffee & pancakes were good as well! everything was a 10/10 , staff was also friendly & always came to check on how we were doing

    Fish and Chips
    Andrew G.

    I ordered the fish and chips for pickup. The wait time was 30 minutes, which was no problem at all. My order was ready as promised, and I asked for malt vinegar, which they promptly provided. You can see from my photo that this is a very substantial meal. Three fillets, a full Caesar salad, a small side of coleslaw, and a small portion of fries. The fish was absolutely outstanding, as was the Caesar salad. The coleslaw was so small that they shouldn't have bothered. The fries were pathetic, a cold soggy mess. My recommendation: This entree is worth ordering, however, substitute the vegetables for the fries and choose something other than the coke slaw.

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    Excellent customer service especially from the waitress Cindy Thao and the manager Yoon. Will come again with many referrals. Thanks

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    Food was good, service was excellent, Keny was very attentive! Quiet evening out in the snow!

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    Diego was amazing. He made great recommendations and was fast and attentive. the food was fantastic. I got the cod and it was so fresh.

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    The management and servers at this Silver diner are exceptional. Bison Huevos Rancheros is the bomb. Will be back.

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    Great tasting food, lots of healthy choices and very affordable prices. Service is good.

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    Godfrey’s Bakery and Cafe

    3.8(287 reviews)
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    This place is such a winner when it comes to ambiance and food. The only downside is that it's a…read morebit pricey, and parking is limited on the weekends. Service has been pretty good in my experience! I like the avocado toast - so. much. avocado. The almond croissants are delicious too!

    I really wanted to love this place…read more My family and I chose to come here for Easter because it's dog-friendly -- which felt like the perfect combination for us. They even have a dog menu, and the patio setup is honestly beautiful. The ambiance is warm, inviting, and aesthetically on point. The staff greets you right away, and first impressions were genuinely great. We chose to sit outside on the balcony so my puppy could join us, and that space alone is worth noting -- fire pits going, cozy atmosphere, just really well done. Unfortunately, everything went downhill from there. We ordered food for all of us, including my daughter and my puppy. My food and my puppy's food came out fairly quickly, but my daughter's meal never arrived. After waiting quite a while, I had to flag down the waiter, only to be told -- after the fact -- that they didn't even have what she ordered. At no point before that did anyone communicate this. So now she has to reorder, and we're waiting all over again while the rest of us are already eating. When her food finally arrives, there's no silverware. Just... dropped off with no thought to the fact that she actually needed utensils to eat. We also ordered lemonade, which was great -- but when the waiter offered to bring more after the issues, it never came. To try and make up for things, they brought out a dessert that looked beautiful, but when we asked what was in it (due to food sensitivities), the waiter had no idea. He eventually came back with an allergy sheet, which felt like an afterthought rather than informed service. At that point, I asked to speak with a manager. Instead, the waiter told me, "I just got out of trouble -- what can I do to make this right?" That response alone was incredibly off-putting and unprofessional. We ultimately just had my daughter's meal removed from the bill and decided to move on. Even my puppy's waffles -- which was one of the things we were most excited about -- came out slightly burnt. Overall, the lack of communication, poor follow-through, and disorganized service completely overshadowed what could have been a great experience. It's disappointing because the space and concept have so much potential. Unfortunately, I can't overlook the service issues.

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    Ellie Bird

    4.2(300 reviews)
    2.6 miFalls Church City
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    This restaurant is fantastic. My husband booked it for our second wedding anniversary and it was a…read moregreat treat. The service is wonderful - they brought us a complementary glass of Prosecco, anniversary note, and everyone was lovely. The food is delicious, you really cannot go wrong with anything. The pineapple bread is AMAZING. Chicken was really fresh and good. Chocolate cake dessert was also wonderful. One really nice thing about this restaurant is that you could order from both the happy hour menu and the à la carte menu or just one person in your party can do the prefix option without making everyone else do it. The flexibility is really nice and it allows you a lot of different options to enjoy the food. Highly recommend for anyone looking for a good restaurant. I have a feeling this restaurant will reach a Michelin star one day so definitely good to try it now while you can!

    Ellie Bird is a excellent date night spot with a nice prix fix menu. You're going to get great…read moreservice, lovely ambiance, and good food. Went for restaurant week, and had a great selection of peach toast, rigatoni with bone marrow, pork steak, and desert. The prix fix also came with the miso sourdough focaccia with honey butter. Our favorite was the peach toast, believe it or not. The fresh peaches were plentiful over the cheesy creamy spread, and the combo was just delicious. The rigatoni was very al dente (which I liked, hubby hated), and had a unique flavor, a bit on the sweeter side. The bone marrow was brought to the table for you to scrape into your pasta, changing the flavor profile a bit. I always love bone marrow so I thought the add on was a fair price. Overall I liked it but it wasn't something I'd come back for. The Berkshire pork steak was really good. My first bite ate like a steak, and was tender, moist and delicious. The sauce it came with was nice. The potato puree was decent, and the broccolini had a strong charred flavor. Everything on this plate was a small portion size, but all tasted good. The chimichurri sauce though, I didn't care for. The desert was mixed. Liked the peach cobbler, but wished there were more cobbler. The chocolate cake was the biggest disappointment. It was dry, and didn't taste very good. The ice cream that came with it was good though. Overall, Ellie bird is a great place to dine, It's worth coming trying.

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    2.8 miFalls Church City
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    What an amazing place! I had been thinking about coming here after a trip to Turkey, and am so glad…read morewe finally made it here. We will be back! Service: First, I have to call out the service. It was fantastic and the manager was wonderful. When we walked in, the manager showed us the menu, gave recommendations on what to get (get the breakfast plate and hot egg plate), said no pressure, and introduced us to the woman working the cash register who also brought us our food. He later sent us two baklava pieces after we finished our meal. We were beyond surprised and let me say...they were delicious. He was so nice, the vibes of the restaurant were so friendly and it was a welcoming atmosphere. Food: We got the breakfast plate and hot egg plate which was recommended and is the best deal. For the egg plate I got the menemen (tomatoes and peppers with eggs) which was so good. I don't like cooked tomatoes, so I am not sure why I like this or how they make it, but it is delicious and not super tomatoey. The breakfast plate comes with 2 pita, dips, tomato, cucumber. We also got the Turkish Sausage eggs which are great and have slim cut pieces of sausage in them. We also got 2 simits, 2 boreks and 2 teas. The baklava was outstanding! We tried what I think was the regular which had a floral tone to it, the chocolate and the tahini. The tahini was my favorite by far - I had never tasted anything like it. Each piece is $2 and affordable. Seating: There is indoor and outdoor seating. I believe there may have been 8 tables inside? It is set up well in that you can make the tables smaller or bigger. Square and round tables. Good for groups larger than 4. Outdoor seating has a ton of tables and was in the shade when we were there. Parking: Super easy. They have a gravel lot on the side of the restaurant.

    Stopped by last week for a late lunch. I hadn't been there in a while, and wondered if it was as…read moregood as I remembered. The best part? The food, the atmosphere, the friendly owner. The worst? Resisting buying all the desserts, which looked so good!

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    Preservation Biscuit Company

    4.3(377 reviews)
    3.0 miFalls Church City
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    The food was okay. I had high hopes for Preservation Biscuit Company, but it fell a bit short of…read moreexpectations. The biscuits and gravy were kind of bland. Maybe it's because I'm from the south and I'm used to spicy breakfast sausage being used in sausage gravy, but there was no spice or kick to it at all. The biscuits were okay, but not flaky. I wanted to love this place, but I just didn't :(

    Delivery review ahead!…read more I have not yet visited this place in person so I'm unsure how it is inside and how the service is. Delivery: well packaged for a long trip to DC and it remained fresh and hot. Food: Sweet potato tater tots El Lomo Saltado Both of these selections were AMAZING! The sweet potato tater tots were genius! Perfectly prepared, packing flavor in each bite. The El Lomo Saltado was DIVINE! Allow me to break down the flavors: Biscuit: gosh this biscuit was buttery and soft. And yes, the juices from the steak did not make it soggy. But back to the biscuit...the top was flaky and the inside was soft! Soft and buttery. Egg: I asked for a well done fried egg (the main dish contains over easy) the egg was perfectly cooked and delicious. Steak: the steak pieces were generous and the seasoning on the meat...dangerous! There was a slice of provolone cheese melted on the egg and the sandwich also contained pieces of potatoes and tomatoes inside. All of the flavors in this biscuit meshed together so well, making this a reallllllllllllllly good sandwich. Now I'm sold! What other fun dishes can I try on their menu?!

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    Kindred Cafe demonstrates exactly how simple breakfast items should be prepared. I stopped in for a…read moremid-morning weekday breakfast and ordered the veggie egg scramble with toast and potatoes, alongside an oat milk vanilla latte. While a scramble sounds simple on paper, it is easy to overcook the vegetables. This one was executed perfectly, with every vegetable done just right. The thin-sliced potatoes were highly seasoned and stood out, moving away from the standard, heavy breakfast spuds you get at most places. The presentation across the board was excellent. The latte arrived with a nice touch--a small side cookie and a club soda to cleanse the palate, which shows a level of intentionality you don't always find. The staff members were incredibly friendly and gracious from start to finish. With fast Wi-Fi and a comfortable environment, it is an ideal spot to get some quality laptop time. It's a great addition to the local lineup.

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