March 30, 2012
A small very traditional pub on H St. DC. Seating for no more than 30 people at any given time, and usually at least an hour wait, especially on weekends. Not easily accessible except by bus or cab but when the streetcar is finished in 2013 should be a lot easier. The service is good and staff are knowledgeable. Selection is almost exclusively belgian or belgian styles, and you won’t find anything especially rare. But the food is where this place really shines. Everything is fantastic, especially the fries and mussels. Prices are very high, but I would go for the food, the beer is a bonus.

March 27, 2010
A gastropub on the burgeoning H St., this place has a very cool atmosphere and serves reasonably priced and delicious food (maybe the best frites in town!). Oh, and there is a great selection of Belgian beers to go with that food. Or to go without food. Great staff brings it to you. One of the best places to drink beer in DC.

July 23, 2009
Epic. Looks like it’s straight out of Brugge. Low light, low ceilings, old wood and brick. Extremely expensive beer list, like Orval for $15 when most other expensive places won’t go over $11-12, and this spot is located in a less-than-high class part of DC... basically an in-progress gentrification going on outside with enough of old ghetto vibe still going on to make you worry about where you park. That said, the mussels and frites were spot on. Spendy but worthy.

November 26, 2008
A former doctor’s surgery, with lots of character. Patrick and staff are very knowledgeable, trained with Tim Webb’s Good Beer Guide. Fair selection, nothing too rare, but occasional off-menu surprises. Very expensive beers. Great food. very crowded since they were featured on some TV cooking show. Come on Tuesdays and sit at the upstairs bar if you want a more personal experience. Bad neighborhood, but improving - try Palace of Wonders if you like sword-swallowing bartenders, but don’t expect good beers there.

November 20, 2008
Great ambiance; very hole-in-the-wall & unassuming; low key. Get there early unless you want to fight the crowd. No reservations, & the place fills up very quickly. Lots of different Belgians, but nothing extraordinary. I had the St. Bernadus tripel on tap. Prices are really quite reasonable (very close to liquor store prices). Bartender was less than attentive, to say the least. Rock ’n Roll Hotel & Palace of Wonders are on the same street within 500ft of this place, so plenty to do. Going back tomorrow, & plan to go frequently.

November 4, 2007 [ Updated February 29, 2012 ]
50 Belgian beers, plus mussels and frites makes a nice option in an area of town that isn’t known for its beer culture (to put it mildly), and is very near to us. Nothing rare on their list, but quality abounds. Our server was polite but (to coin a term) anti-effusive. It was definitely a hole in the wall, and we loved the ambiance. Our server kept picking music from the jukebox, and while it’s nothing we would have selected, we thoroughly enjoyed it. The food was served quickly and didn’t disappoint. I drank Houblon, while Kathy had Chimay White. Not sure if we enjoyed it so much due to it being one of the first nights we got a babysitter so it was just the two of us, but all the same, we’ll be back.