ok, but really slow. we met shawn who brought us a nice bottle of wine, the bread and salads came out fairly quickly, and then everything stopped. i don't know whether the kitchen was having trouble, or the server, but our main entrees didn't appear for almost an hour (and two of us did not get salads or eat the bread.) shawn finally told us right before our food was brought to the table that our order was up next. the steak entree was good, as were the mussels. the chicken on the grilled chicken sandwich was tough, and the fried oysters were ok. no dessert, it was late.
-----19 jun, 2010-----
tasty addition to chevy chase. this restaurant opened at the end of april, 2010, and is in the old ap roots location on romany road. spencer van den dool, chef at the blacktulipin midway, which closed last year, is now the chef at thetulipbistro and bar. the building has not changed much on the outside or inside. we were a party of 6, and we all had different entrees. the most innovative dish was the caesar salad. it was whole romaine lettuce leaves with cherry tomatoes and chopped egg inside, then rolled lengthwise and "wrapped" with three red onion slices. two rolled anchovies were on the side, as was a parmesan cheese 'crisp', with crusty croutons on the top! tomato bisque was the soup du jour and was very rich and yummy. the she crab soup was also enjoyed. red snapper came with mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus. the potatoes were broiled to give them a brownish, crunchy crust and were delicious. i had the fish and chips - light breading on the plump fish, and nicely fried potatoes!
check this place out and support your locally-owned businesses!
read the following review from our local paper:
http://www.bizlex.com/articles-c-2010-04-27-92342.113117_the_restaurateur_tulip_grows_from_roots_on_romany.html