Convivial
📍 801 O St NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
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Google: 4.5 • TripAdvisor: 4.5
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Located in the heart of Washington, Convivial offers a delightful blend of French and American cuisine, creating a unique dining experience that resonates with locals and visitors alike. The restaurant is celebrated for its warm ambiance and attentive service, making it a perfect spot for brunch, dinner, or special celebrations. Guests rave about the consistently excellent food, especially the standout dishes like the French onion soup and quiche, crafted by Chef Cedric. The atmosphere strikes a perfect balance between casual and sophisticated, inviting diners to relax and enjoy their meals while the staff exudes a genuine passion for hospitality. Whether you're stopping by for a hearty brunch or a festive dinner, Convivial promises a memorable culinary journey.
Opening Hours
This establishment is permanently closed.
Signature Dishes
- •Quiche
- •French Onion Soup
- •Fried Coq au Vin
- •Steak Frites
- •Sticky Toffee Pudding
- •Profiteroles
- •Opera Cake
Overall rating 4.5 / 5 (1,366 reviews)
Google: 4.5 (1047 reviews)
TripAdvisor: 4.5 (319 reviews)
Customer Reviews
This is my absolutely favorite brunch spot! The food is consistently excellent and really authentic. Chef Cedric makes hands down the BEST quiche I’ve ever had! We have also had dinners for birthday celebrations and every dish has been outstanding. The servers are exceptional and professional. The whole team seems to be enjoying themselves! I cannot recommend more highly!
While we found our appetizers and entrees uninspired, dessert was a revelation and the entire experience was buffered by superb service and a warm atmosphere. I started with the French onion soup and sadly it fell into a pattern of lackluster versions of this dish in the DC area. It simply lacked flavor. My friend's burrata was also quite middling. My main dish was their popular fried coq au vin (boneless chicken thigh fried and glassed in a coq au vin sauce, crushed potato, vegetables) and it was marginally better, aided by a little salt but still pretty forgettable. My friend seemed to enjoy the gnocchi (carrot and ginger purée, asparagus, peas, scallion, oyster mushroom, charred vegetable demi-glace, kale, pumpkin seeds, parmesan) a bit more, but wasn't enthusiastic about it either. Dessert was the standout, I loved the Opera cake (chocolate cake, chocolat crémeux, milk chocolate mousse, coffee chantilly cream). It was perfectly sweet, with an excellent texture in each bite, and each element stood out while combining for a superb creation. Yum. Cocktails were fine but not remarkable either. Maybe an off night but not compelling enough to return, except maybe for dessert.
Excellent food and very friendly service. I really enjoyed the French toast that had a unique twist on it. The server was very friendly and I couldn’t recommend this restaurant any more. 10/10.
We were looking for a proper French Restaurant in DC. I will say that the service was very friendly, and the food was better than I expected due to the facility itself. It missed the mark on ambience for us as we enjoy the "French" dining experience. It was a quick in and out dinner, but the food was pretty spot on. We wont return due to the lack of ambience, but it sufficed