The Commentary

The Commentary reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

1. A

   Ann

   Charleston1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 11, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The Commentary is the place to be! An eclectic ambiance, fabulous service and hospitality, and very good food! Loved the selection of seating with lounge areas, high top tables, and movable settings to easily accommodate various groups. The wait staff was amazing!! We will definitely make this our place to go time and time again in the future. BRAVO!!
   

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   Carrie

   Milwaukee10 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 6, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Overall very good but a bit of a wait for our food even though there were few others in the restaurant. But our server kept us well informed on the timing and we were not in a rush.
   

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   Sarah

   Washington DC5 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on February 1, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   We were greeted by the guy behind the bar. The place was almost empty. It turned out that he would also be our waiter. I told him that we had a reservation and he informed me that only the manger could see reservations and they weren’t there at the moment. The bartender/waiter then seated us at an internal table and brought menus. He mentioned that he prefers to give his guests a relaxed service. I asked if an item was gluten free (telling him that I’m allergic). He took drink orders. When he came back, he’d forgotten about my allergy. So he needed to go ask. He came back and said that the grain bowl was gluten free. One of my friends ordered a margarita, which he forgot. We reminded him and he brought it. Another friend asked for more water. He forgot that too. Once reminded, we received water. The food tasted okay. Everyone ate about half of the food. One friend didn’t take her half of avocado toast, since she said it wasn’t worth it. I experienced a gluten attack after eating the food. I don’t think the grain bowl is gluten free.
   

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   Leslie VIP

   Washington DC40 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on January 12, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Slow service but food was good. Space was quiet. One meal came out 10 minutes later than the rest.
   

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5. S

   Samantha

   Washington DC1 review

   5.0

   Dined on December 21, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   From start to finish, while enjoying friendships and co-workers were awesome service and professional people and Venessa was the best host ever she was amazing host. Love her personality just awesome
   

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   Tashaun

   Washington DC1 review

   2.0

   Dined on December 18, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   The place was nearly empty and service was extremely slow.
   

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   David

   El Paso4 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on October 4, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   This place no longer accepts open table reservations as of two months ago. I made a reservation, showed up, and she said “yea we stopped using it two months ago”. I told them they should take it off the sites, but she didn’t seem to care
   

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8. B

   Beth

   Washington DC20 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on September 30, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The staff are great at Commentary, with Young - the bartender - being especially good. The food is very good, with a somewhat limited menu. My only criticism is that the music is a not relaxing and can be ear-grating at times. Overall a good experience!
   

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9. e

   enjoygoodfood VIP

   Washington DC28 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on June 9, 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Horrible experience. They didn’t have enough staff so they refused to seat us outside even though we had patio seating. And then it took them 17 mins to come get our orders and then another 15 to just bring a cup of cappuccino. And the napkin was dirty.
   

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10. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York City1 review

    4.0

    Dined on May 24, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5

    Online menu was totally different from the onsite menu(s). There were 2 different onsite menus. Staff gave out wrong information about the menus, which led to a delay in ordering
    

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