My wife and I had our rehearsal dinner at Old Ebbitt Grill on July 29, 2023. We booked their Lounge + Atrium Semi-Private space for 3 hours for our rehearsal dinner for 68 guests. The event staff at the restaurant were very responsive and thorough during the planning process and answered all our questions. Our only issue with the communication was that the restaurant seemed to use a shared email address for different people within the event staff so it was not always clear who from the restaurant we were communicating with. This led to a mistake made by the restaurant when we arrived for the rehearsal dinner. They did not follow the instructions in the email for how to properly set up the guest place cards with their names and table #s. It seemed only one of the event staff saw the clear instructions in the email but the staff member managing the event the day of did not see it. This led to confusion for guests trying to find their table. Everything worked out and was resolved so it was only a minor issue but just some feedback for how the restaurant could perhaps have better communication with the client and ensure things get communicated amongst all event staff.
Besides the above issue, we had an amazing experience at our rehearsal dinner at Old Ebbitt Grill. The area we rented was very spacious for the number of guests we had. It was very open and set up well for our guests to move around to chat with different people and the tables were set up in a nice manner. The space that we rented is only semi-private and therefore there was some noise from those dining at the restaurant but they did a nice job sectioning off our space. The restaurant would not allow us to use microphones within the space we rented so it was a little difficult at times to hear speeches. We had the restaurant put the tables close together so we were able to make it work but just something to be aware of.
The restaurant did a wonderful job bringing out the courses in a timely manner and were very organized and made sure everybody got what they ordered. All the food was delicious and a lot of our guests made sure to tell us how great the food was! We felt that we got great value for the price we paid for the food and beverage, service, and space . We would highly recommend booking Old Ebbitt Grill for your rehearsal dinner.

Varied menu fits everyone's dietary needs. Semi-private space with beautifully decorated tables. Service was professional and accommodating. Food was expertly prepared and oh so delicious.

We had our rehearsal dinner at Old Ebbitt and it was a wonderful experience! Working with them during the planning process was great-- they were always so quick to respond, and so flexible and helpful. The food was great! And the staff was very kind and attentive. Highly recommend!