Elephant & Castle

Just like a London pub. Very good food, classic English beer and a few rotating locals. We thought it was worth the stop but not a big selection.

Visited after work on a Thursday. Located a couple of blocks North of the Mall, one of the closer places to the DC tourist spots. In a newer office building, the bar area is quite large with a long bar, and high tops all around. The place was jammed when I visited with people eating, drinking and having a good time. Beer selection was pretty standard, though they did have a few beers on a beer engine, including Fullers London Pride which I guess isn’t very common. The food looked like solid bar grub. Service was quick and efficient. (Just ok) I only use the total score, not the component parts.

Wanted to find a reasonably priced place for a sit down meal near the Mall - this worked for us. Decent British pub food. 3 local beer plus 3 hand pulled selections (and for some reason, Mahou) - not exactly cheap though. Was a good choice while doing the tourist thing with the family.

Chalk this one up to being tired and uninformed. Saving grace is that the atmosphere is not all that bad and they had a few local beers on tap, but, as others have stated, overpriced. Bartender was harried, with little personality, and not much more than token recognition. Food was a real turn off, especially the club sandwich. Do some research and find much better than this place.

Not a fan. A few English and Irish drafts, more in bottles. Overpriced and touristy, not a craft beer destination.

Comfortable no smoking patio with no tv/radio/audio. Some bus traffic noise. Mostly shaded patio seating for 100. 10 import draughts, 4 domestic, 2 local (DC Brau, Loose Cannon).

Spacious place located in downtown D.C. We grabbed outdoor seating which was really nice on this pleasant Spring day. Tasty food. I had spinach artichoke dip followed by fish and chips. Hand pulled Fuller’s London porter and ESB served in Fuller’s glassware - always a nice touch. Other than the Fuller’s line, there’s really nothing exciting or noteworthy on the beer menu. Some Samuel Smith, Young’s, and Chimay offerings in bottle format. One can find these much cheaper at any decent beer store. Overall, a fun place and definitely worth a lunch stop.

English and Irish beers on tap. Your typical pub type atmosphere but it is clean and bright and the service is good. Nice place but not a big beer destination.

About 16 beers on draft. Dominated by English and Irish brews, with a few standard US micro brews, and of course Miller Lite. Quite a few bottled beers ranging from Corona to Chinay to Bells Two Hearted IPA. A pleasant enough place if you are in the hood.

This is not a beer bar by any means and is definitely more of a restaurant. Staff were friendly but the tap list is weak (mostly "English" imports). The did have DC Brau on tap, so that’s what I got. Not worth stopping by.