Vantage Point Rooftop Restaurant

Yeah… would eat there agin, but it’s marginal. Had the prime rib. The meat was OK. the accompaniment was marginal. They need to work on the veggies and the potato. Had the meat been exceptional I’d have overlooked, but the meat was just OK. If I owned the place we’d have better quality meat, fresher salad and more cutting edge sides.

Had dinner here. The restaurant didn’t have many patrons when we stopped in. Service was friendly and quick. The food was delivered hot and fresh. I had the seafood trio, which was fried shrimp, scallops, and fish over linguine. It wasn’t bad, but the fried coating flaked off the seafood very easily. Overall it was a decent meal, and while most restaurants in hotels are somewhat pricey, this was a little bit «less pricey» than others I’ve experienced. I would eat here again.

My family and I had dinner here Thursday evening. The view was FANTASTIC!
The food, not so much. I should have been clued in when even the grapefruit juice didn’t taste right.
To start, I had the french onion soup, which had entirely too much vinegar in the broth. It tasted as though someone had watered down and heated up a bowl of vinegar.
For dinner, I ordered the Chicken Cordon Bleu and subbed in Mashed potatoes for the rice.
What I received was something akin to a frozen dinner. I’m fairly certain the potatoes were instant potatoes, the Cordon Bleu could have been popped from a freezer box and there was a distinctly nondescript white sauce poured over everything. While the veggies were fine, they also looked like they came straight from the freezer.
You might think I’d have learned by the time we got to dessert, but I really wanted something yummy to cancel out the previous «food» and ordered the chocolate cake. This was okay following the dinner I’d just received but any other night I would have been disappointed. The flavor was fine but the cake was very dry.
For the price of this meal, there are many other tastier options in the area. Even if you happen to be staying in the hotel as we were, I’d skip this and go for a short walk instead.

Fantastic hotel restaurant. The food was beyond what we expected and the portions are very generous. Definitely a hidden gem in Rosslyn. Will be back every time I come to DC only due to the restaurant.

Conveniently located if staying in the hotel.
Great views.
Other than that, boring. Lackluster service and a really tired room. Menu would be good if the food was. Traditional American food with a nod to the neighborhood. But the food was nothing special, and quite expensive for what it is. Nothing seemed fresh. Pasta was gummy, heavy, and about what one would expect for half the price at a budget pizzeria. Who puts a heavy marinara on over cooked angel hair pasta???
Read the check carefully. They put a 20 pct tip on it, and then leave the tip line open. Attempted trickery — nothing less. Could be attempted robbery too — service quality isn’t at the 20 pct level. If management wants to be honest the would call this a service fee and tell the customers that it is being charged.
Summary: Denny’s with table cloths. Come for the view. You won’t go away hungry but your big memory will be the view.

I would recommend this place for one reason… the view. Go up to the bar and have a drink but stop there and go eat somewhere else. The food and the service are a one star. I read reviews for the prime rib so I decided to try it. It was a large piece of meat but it was so tough I couldn’t eat it. I was with a party of about 15 people and we all had different items on the menu and none of us were impressed.

just walked in took a sit at the bar, dont feel very welcome here granted it is 4pm on the dot the open at 4 but it seemed we were bothering them did not offer any kind of menu the website says they serve a bar menu, gonna have to come back for dinner maybe it will be better

My mom and I stayed at the Holiday Inn that is below this restaurant and we went there every morning and night because it was close and my mom was sick and didn’t feel up to walking somewhere else.
The breakfast buffet was pretty good. The potatoes and the bacon were the best. My mom said their coffee was really potent; she started getting used to the last day we ate there.
Dinner service was slow, but the food was really good. Portions were huge; the prices are high, but when you consider everything that comes with what you order, it’s actually pretty reasonable. For example, I got the crab cakes every night (because they were REALLY good!); they are listed as costing $ 22, but I got a starter salad and two sides (baked potato and vegetables). Also, bread was served before the meal as well. All that food makes the $ 22 seem really reasonable, in my opinion. My mom alternated what she got every night and everything she had was good: the chopped sirloin, hamburger with fries, chicken tenders with fries and the cheese tortellini.
The servers were also really nice. They are all foreign, so it was hard to understand their accents at time.

If you can help it don’t bother eating here. While the scenery is nice the restaurant is not managed well and the food is nothing special. The prices do not reflect the quality of the food or service. The hotel was sold out yet there was only 4 people working the restaurant, the host, the bus boy and two waiters. I had read a review that scared me regarding the wait staff and was skeptical and with good reason, while eating dinner a customer finished their meal and got up to leave and had left a $ 1 dollar tip, while I’m sure that was a very inadequate tip the waiter called to the customer repeating «sir you left your dollar, sir your dollar» which was heard by all the restaurant and totally uncalled for.
We waiting a few minutes to be seated and once seated were served water than left for a bit to look over the menu, the server came back for drink orders and then served our drinks and left again. We ordered and our salads came out 10 mins later and then when we were finished those the waiter brought rolls, which i think would have been better served with the water. My husband and I had ordered meals that we figured would be okay and were greatly disappointed. We then had to wait sometime for the bill.
The next morning we decided to try the breakfast buffet and that was a bad idea, $ 9.95 for boiled potatoes, powder eggs, toast and cereal. There is a little coffee shop on the 3^rd floor that was well worth the money.
Overall I understand that they were greatly understaffed but knowing that we were pleasant and were treated very shortly. If we stay in Arlington again we would definitely not be dinning there.

I was impressed, went for the Sunday lunch buffet with friends (I dont like buffets) but all of the food was really good, the view was beautiful and it was a good price $ 11.95 a person. If you are looking for a lot of different food then this isnt it, they only had about 4 main dishes and a few sides but every thing was good. The only complaint is they should have had Med rare beef, they had a roast but it was all medium or well… The salad was great, the chicken so tender an flavorful and the lobster newburg was good.
Give it a try

***This review is for the breakfast buffet only***
Standard breakfast buffet with lovely view. Staff is nice enough but I don’t always feel like being chatted up at 7:00 am
You can make your own biscuits and gravy, which we did and there is standard scrambled eggs, bacon and sausage. Three types of juice and three types of cereal. You can make your own toast if you like and coffee and water are available as well. Not a bad deal for what you get.

Nice views of the city, easy quick seating, uncomplicated menu choices & a casual atmosphere. All enjoyed their food selections at this table.

Very average buffet food. Expensive for what you get. Sundays though are a good deal as kids under 12 eat free.

Visited this restaurant on a Friday night. We were greeted and given an option of three tables. I chose the one in the corner so we could enjoy the view. And the view was definitely worth it. From our table we could see all of Georgetown and the bridge. Everything was lit up. It was beautiful.
The view is the reason this restaurant gets three stars. The food was just okay. I ordered chicken quesadillas. There were bigger than I expected with sour cream, salsa and some dry, rotting lettuce. I ate the quesadillas and left the lettuce. My friend ordered chicken parmesan. The chicken in both dishes was bland. I wish I had a bottle of hot sauce.
Will I return? Probably not. The view is spectacular but I’ve had better food.

Just stopped in here for drinks during happy hour. Of course that was well drinks so nothing too exciting. The view was beautiful, though and definitely a relaxing treat to sit and enjoy after driving in to Arlington the day we were there.

Great place. Appropriately priced! Wonderful food, perfectly cooked. Many off-​balanced comments towards the negative here. Not sure why? $ 90 for 2 entrees and bottle of cab. Aziz and his staff were great. You could easily spend $ 300 for this in DC. Great view!!!

AVOID THIS CRAPTACULAR PLACE LIKE THE PLAGUE. SERIOUSLY. This tops my worst restaurant list! I just left so I need to gather my thoughts and write the full review. No matter, avoid this shit hole at all costs. I’ve uploaded a photo of my receipt to prove my appearance in what should be considered the worst restaurant in America. I also uploaded a photo of the wonderful cluttered, and disorganized banquet area (not in use) that was in full view of my table of eight. Nice that they turned the lights on to expose their complete failure. Otherwise, who would have known? More to come…
And here’s the rest…
Failure on this level takes months if not years to achieve. So this review, in no small way, reflects that this might just be a one time «off» day. This place epitomizes the word «FAIL.»
Do not believe any review that gives this place more than 2 Stars (I would give it ZERO if that were possible). I really wish the restaurant would take legal action against me for my truthful review just so I could really put the spotlight on how bad this place is.
This restaurant should be shut down. PERIOD. The owners do not deserve this remarkable space. The view of Georgetown, is undoubtably awesome at sunset. That is the ONLY positive thing I can say. The rest of my experience was an unmitigated disaster.
SERVICE: Slow, slow, slow. Our server never introduced himself, never explained the menu and never apologized for the long waits for everything.
FOOD: A seafood place. I think not. All the food is inedible. I even offered to go back into the kitchen and teach the chef how to cook (I really can cook far better than whomever was back there). I ordered steak au poivre ($ 29, YES FUCKING $ 29) and it looked like someone threw up an already chewed piece of steak. Really just awful. I sent it back after one bite (I ate a single bite for you Unilocalers). It tasted like absolutely NOTHING. NO FLAVOR. NONE. NONE. NONE. Twenty nine dollars for NOTHING. The waiter offered me the menu again, but after I saw what the rest of our party of eight was being served, I decided to just stick with my martini (which had the smallest, cheapest olives I’ve ever seen/​ate).
After I complained about the food, you would think a manager would visit the table. NOPE. After our check was brought table side, we asked to see the manager. We were told there was no manager. Or exactly «…the manager has left, but he’s in tomorrow and you can come back then.» WTF???
It was clear they didn’t want to deal with us or their issues.
If you look at my receipt posted here, it may look like I did not tip, it was included in the price already as we had a large party. So don’t hate on me. My family has been in the restaurant biz for decades, girlfriends a bartender, and I am opening a bistro later this year (if you look at my uploaded pics, anything labeled «Title House» is MY food, made in my kitchen). I know how tough the biz is and if you read my other reviews, I’m not looking to trash every place I go. But this one really pissed me off AND EARNED THIS REVIEW. So PLEASE TRUST THIS REVIEW AND DO NOT GO HERE.
I will be sending a complaint to the health department and to the Holiday Inn (the restaurant is located at the top of the hotel).
Please do not patronize this restaurant unless you like to be disappointed.

Staying in the hotel on business I visited Vantage for a night cap.
The bartender was good and made a decent martini — although the ones at the Hyatt in Arlington are a bit better. The beer selection left much to be desired but I suppose a hotel bar can’t be expected to meet my beer-​snobbery. :)
If I stayed here again, I would go back to this bar. I wouldn’t go out of my way to get there otherwise.

I stayed at the Holiday Inn Key Bridge Rosslyn. With my stay I get a free breakfast with my room. I’m not going to turn down a free breakfast. My review.
Location this is a great view of Gorge town and part of Washington, DC. Great location because it in the same building as the hotel. Nice layout and service is fast and they are very helpful.
THE FOOD… The breakfast is is under raided. They have very dry scrambled eggs, curry sausage gravy, bacon very crisp, coffee ok, service is good.
If I had to pay for this food. I wood not eat here. But the room service is allot better. Service fast, friendly and very helpful also get what you need.

This was probably the worst dinner I’ve had in the DC area. Had a groupon and came here for a date on Monday night. The place was empty except for an out of town couple marveling the beauty of Rosslyn.
As others mentioned, the view is nice. The place itself is your typical hotel restaurant, nothing special. The waiter wasn’t overly friendly but certainly attentive, no complaints there (hence 2 stars). The food, on the other hand, reminded me the of the «bleh» food in my college cafeteria (which I still have nightmares about, five years later.) I had a New York Sirloin ($ 27) with the mashed potatoes and veggies. Everything was mushy and tasteless. I’m pretty confident my New York Sirloin is better and I’m a horrendous cook.
Maybe it was my food selection that night or an off day for the chef, but the place left a bad aftertaste in my mouth. Will never be back, with or without a groupon.