vermilion restaurant & bar

valentine's day choice of the obamas. the food is great and i love the atmosphere! been here many times for lunch, happy hour, and dinner. the lunchmenuis very reasonably priced. dinner is expensive.

excellent service, good food. the service staff didn't bat an eyelash asking for heavy cream in the coffee, knew themenuto a t, and were attentive without being intrusive.

the sirloin bavette was great--i had asked for "mooing" and received it with just a millimeter of sear, which was wonderful! the shrimp and grits was solid, and the desserts were hard to choose from. if you order the fritters, definitely get coffee with it, as it just works.

the house drinks are a little odd (this month's theme is the red hot chili peppers, so next month may be different) but my californication was fine. preferred the wine.

would definitely recommend, and if you have the chance to come during restaurant week, do.

amazing family event. this is the restaurant you want to go to if you want amazing food and to be treated like you're their most important customer. i coordinate a lot of dinners and gatherings for friends/family and have done so at many restaurants in the dc area. my experience at vermilion was the best i have ever had planning something like this.

i contacted vermilion to see if they could accommodate our party of 6 celebrating my parents 40th wedding anniversary on a saturday night. the general manager, dave, worked with me the week of our dinner to prep a selectedmenubased on the current weeks options, which they printed and had waiting at our table when we arrived to make the evening extra special. our waiter was extremely knowledgeable and explained in detail each item on the menu. he knew we were celebrating a special occasion and made sure to space our courses out perfectly to give us time to talk in between. we stayed for 3 hours and never once felt pressure to hurry up and leave as you do in so many other establishments.

the food was out of this world. my husband and i have been to vermilion before and have always been impressed by the food, but you do get a little worried when you are taking people out who have never been there before and are celebrating a special event. everyone is still talking about how delicious the meal was from the appetizers to the desserts. chef chittum is a magician with food.

it was a wonderful night that my parents will forever remember. whenever i have planned a special dinner out for a group in the past, i've spent days calling around to restaurants only to be told that i have to work with an outside company to reserve for a large group and sign a contract for minimums to be met (which are usually extremely high for a weekend). none of that was the case at vermilion. i simply picked up the phone to see if they would be able to accommodate a party of 6 for a special event and everything flowed perfectly from there. no additional fees or forms to fill out. just great customer service and food that we'll surely go back for many times over.

i wish there were more establishments out there like vermilion. it's now at the top of our list of restaurants in the dc area.

nice romantic dinner. this place has a greatmenuthat changes with the seasonal availability of products. it's always good. upstairs seating is our favorite.

not great value for the dollar. had a salad that i took one bite from and had to return due to incredible saltiness (dressing of oil and balsamic so go figure). entree a little too small for each order (four guests) and dessertmenunot very diverse or balanced. great mixed drinks and atmosphere.