Cafe Deluxe

The food was awesome! After a full day of sightseeing in Washington DC… Clam chowder was good, & the rockfish was done very well. Service was amazing. If I’m ever back in town would come back. & definitely will recommend to others

I like the Café Deluxe bar, so we decided to try them for dinner. Well, the service was very attentive, the drinks were quite good and the food was basically not very good bar food. Daily special was blackened mahi mahi, but they missed the memo that blackening spices inClaude 3 different kinds of pepper and was dry and overdone. My husbands fish tacos were boring too. Food is bland, blah plentiful and high fat. They were nice and gave us 2 free desserts to make up for it but those weren’t very good either. I’ll still go the bar but not for dinner again.

I had a burger, and it was half price because it was Wednesday. I was pleasantly surprised. The lunchtime service was very good. The sweet potato fries that came with my burger were awesome, and I’m picky with sweet potato fries.

Nice location in bethesda. Its busy during lunch time. Parking sucks because you have to park in the garage where you have to pay. The food is good but the selection is sort of limited. It is a little pricy but I expect that living in an area like bethesda.

The experience started sub par, but quickly improved! When we first arrived, we were seated quickly, but were forgotten and a waitress did not come to speak to us. However, another waitress noticed, apologized, and offered a free dessert.
We ordered the Steak Frites (with fries and asparagus), Prosciutto Arugula Flatbread, and Grilled Chicken Penne. The portions are a good size, and pretty good. Although my order came out wrong, the waiter quickly returned to fix the mistake. Because of that, I also received arugula as a side. The steak was done as a perfect medium, and overall, the meal was tasty. We ended up not getting dessert, so the flatbread price was taken off.
There were mistakes, but the service solved the issue!
Also, the Arnold Palmers are exceptional.

We grabbed dinner and a few drinks here when visiting family who lived outside of Bethesda. It’s a very large open restaurant located on the main restaurant drag in downtown Bethesda. We didn’t have a reservation but were seated quickly in the high top section of the bar. Service was slow at first (no one seemed to notice were there), but improved rapidly over the night and ended up being very attentive. Diverse drink selection (most importantly my new favorite wine – dreaming tree crush by Dave Matthews!) and we all found something we wanted to drink. For food, we opted for the spinach dip as an appetizer which came with chips. It was good but not great, I probably wouldn’t order again. For meals, I tried the goat cheese salad, as well as the Mac and cheese side. The salad was tasty – fried goat cheese (like a mini mozzarella stick), and berries, tomatoes walnuts, and a delicious dressing – yum! The Mac and cheese was average, would not recommend. Everyone else ordered burgers, the short ribs (which came highly recommended), and fish tacos and gave them solid reviews.
Overall, a good place to grab a bite or drink. The menu is pretty varied and people who are picky or have dietary restrictions could probably find something they’d like here. Seeing how many restaurants there were to choose from in this area, I probably won’t be back, but I am glad we tried it!

The first time I tried Café Deluxe, I had the bison burger. It was very dry and gamey-​tasting– not like bison I’ve had previously (although I’m not a bison burger expert: maybe it’s supposed to be dry and gamey?) I did enjoy sitting outside on the patio.
Th second time, I had the chicken pot pie. I loved it. The flavor of rosemary was a bit overpowering, but I like rosemary so I didn’t mind. The waiter stated I would need a to-​go box, but I ended up eating the entire thing! The service was excellent, and I like the modern, airy, bright interior, as well as the large comfy booth in which we were seated. Four stars!

We’ve been going for years. It used to be really great. However, it’s gone down hill over the past two years. The food is not always good and we’ve returned a few dishes. Sadly we’re not going here anymore as there are better choices in downtown Bethesda today.

I used to enjoy coming here for a casual meal with friends. Last Saturday night was the end for me. It was noisy, had to yell to talk to friends and worst, food has hit the skids. I was served puny miniscule mussels which I sent back for $ 22 bland small crab cakes with little taste. A friend’s lamb shank was served room temperature. Wait staff was nice but service rushed. No one asked at the end if we wanted dessert or coffee.
I wrote to the company and got no answer. This is the most unacceptable part of the experience and I will urge everyone I know to not return. There is a large selection of restaurants in Bethesda many of which fold. Perhaps they should consider that.

Great evening of food and special service. First course 2^nd & 3^rd too:
Greek salad lite and delicious B+
Mussels Belgian style. Excellent taste. Plentiful A
Chicken pot pie –piping hot, fresh and delicate flakey crust. Perfect antidote for the first chilly nite if fall A
Food server Ian was on point. and especially appreciated talking with sous chef Brian Sweeney he was engaging and helpful in making our dishes. Thanks for the great service. We will be back.

I never knew a tilapia sandwich could be so good!
Came here on a Friday night for dinner — it wasn’t overly crowded, and the tilapia sandwich I got was juicy, crispy, and flavorful. Also — try the house white wine — also tasty and crisp! Get the sandwich. Seriously.

If you are in Bethesda there are so many better places to eat. We came in on a Friday evening and the place was nearly empty. It was a little after the dinner rush and there were a ton of empty seats. The food was alright, and about room temperature when it got to us.
As it was a relatively nice evening, the restaurant had the windows open to the street. The number of people who walked passed our table to leave via the window rather than the door was more than slightly annoying.

My friend and I came here for brunch after trekking 12 miles from our place via the Capital Crescent Trail.
I was pleasantly surprised to find the food delicious and portions large. My scrambled eggs were delicious and slightly creamy with well cooked salmon and green onions. The fresh orange slices, strawberries, and blackberries were a nice and light touch to the well toasted, delicious plain bagel with its huge dollop of cream cheese (I didn’t use half of it, it was that much).
Sitting outside is nice with a breeze but my chair was on a grate so each time the server walked by, I moved with him. Thankfully he filled my cup once because I was so parched from the journey I downed the first cup as soon as he placed it on the table.

I’ve been here twice, and both times I wanted to really like it. A cute, easily accessible, French-​inspired, American-​ish café? Should be an easy win!
The first time I stopped in for lunch, and the restaurant was mostly empty. After peeking at the menu, I chose to play it safe and ordered the burger. I requested well done, and while about 75% of the burger WAS well done, there was about 25% of it that was nearly raw. I left that behind. I just assumed that maybe there was a cold spot on the grill that they didn’t notice. Undercooked aside, the burger wasn’t spectacularly decorated or anything. Definitely not worth a revisit. As for my bf, he ordered their shaved steak sandwich, and admittedly, that was pretty good. (Hence why I gave 2 stars, not just 1).
The second time I arrived, once again, the restaurant was nearly empty. This should’ve been another warning — twice, empty. I opted for the tilapia sandwich (which, in theory, sounds DELICIOUS — bacon, lemon aioli, tilapia) while my bf ordered the shaved steak, again. I can’t blame him there. After a few bites of the tilapia sandwich, I noticed there was a fishy odor coming from it. The sort of fishy odor you get with bad fish. Sigh. My bf had tried it, too. Anyway, the next day is was evident — we had food poisoning. At every other meal we ate different food, except that tilapia dish. That was the one thing we both shared, and more than likely, what made us sick.
What’s good? Their coffees, shaved steak sandwich, their bread /​butter, beers.
What’s bad? Service is hit or miss. Waitstaff tries to remove your plate WHILE half of your food is still there… maybe they should’ve taken it with the whole tilapia sandwich. TILAPIA IS BAD. AVOID.
That’s it. Good luck.

Good eats spot in Bethesda.
The food is tastee.
I ordered a Flatbread and tried my friends cooked to perfection Bison burger.
If you always wanted to try Bison, start here.
They have half price wines on Mondays.
The burgers are a little pricey, but worth it.
The flatbread was mmm mmmm. Apples, walnuts, cheese. So good.
The menu, I found several things I could order in the future. Good selection.
The décor is open and offers outside seating. The bar does not have a wall of liquors, but a wall of wine yes.
The staff is friendly and accommodating
Happy Eats!

Affordable, homey American food, on the conservative side of moderate portioning. As much as I love cavatappi, I wouldn’t get the prosciutto mac and cheese again– diced meat has trouble glomming to spiral pasta even with a rich gruyère cream coat. I’m not a big meatloaf fan, but the seasoning and texture was spot on with the meat and mushroom gravy, and the cook on the green beans was just right. Chicken pot pie is less intimidating than it looks, as the wide lip tapers inward quickly. Nicely flaky pastry lid over too thin a sauce, leaving you with something just short of gloopy chicken soup inside.
Service in the bar area was great on a half-​full night of folks catching the game while families dined at the tables. Bartender was much friendlier than the seating hostess. Nothing special, but not bad… I’d be willing to return and try more: lamb sandwich; french toast, crab benedict; braised boneless short rib, Thai curry mussels, croque monsieur & fire roasted tomato soup, bison burger, shaved prime rib sandwich.

Not bad, but ordered the $ 13 yungling Bloody Mary and it came without the promised bacon and olive garnishes. Pancakes were tasty, but also came without butter. I’d come back, but might be careful of what I ordered.