Article One – American Grill

been here at the hyatt since friday time to gi home but the staff is amazing, the food is great and the bartender is the one… bomb drinks.

Restaurant — I found the menu to be unfortunately rather limited. There are few options (if any) for those with specific food limitations, such as vegetarians, picky eaters, those who like plain, simplistic meals and those who do not eat seafood. However, the food they do serve has generally been made very well. When something goes wrong, the staff seems eager to correct the mistake as well.
I will note that the breakfast buffet is definitely overpriced for what they serve. On good days, the food is excellent, but there are bad days when everything sits out too long because the hotel’s occupancy is low. On those days, the potatoes may be too dry to chew and the fruit looks like it’s leftover from a banquet.
Room service — Calling to place my order was a pleasant experience. Be specific about what you want though, or there may be some confusion. You may experience problems with food arriving cold, ice cream melting, etc. They apparently struggle with timely delivery. Room service was very receptive when I phoned about the issue however. The server generally arrived with a replacement meal almost immediately. Yes, prices are high, but seemingly standard for the area. Suggestion? If you want a quick, simple bite, especially for breakfast, order from the children’s menu. Otherwise, portions are too often too large for my liking anyway. A few regular items can be purchased in half portions as part of the children’s menu as well.
Overall — I like that their food is prepared with quality ingredients. (Hyatt has made public commitments regarding certain food sources.) I trusted the kitchen to make a reliable meal, or to promptly and courteously correct mistakes made when an error occurred. The servers polite, eager attitudes were appreciated throughout.

This restaurant was great. We had the rack of lamb, pasta seafood, and club wrap and all was superb. Our waitress was nice and the busboy even gave our daughter free ice cream.

This was really a disappointment. The service was really bad, food was slow even when they were not busy and over priced for what you get. If you have to eat it’ll do ;)
I’d also suggest seeing the menu first, it is very limited so if you have kids or want any variety then skip this one.

Poor service, unfriendly staff, food is overpriced and absolutely not worth it! Would NOT recommend.

Good quiet atmosphere. Had the ribeye which was excellent. Was cooked perfect with great flavor. Would highly recommend eating here if in the area.

Article One has a super clever name and is the only restaurant in the Hyatt Regency, providing room service and offering table service across from the check-​in desk.
The table service was very, very average. The food was the same price for room service or at the restaurant. (Though there are delivery and service fees on top of it for room service.)
The gluten free crab fettuccine alfredo is very good, loaded with mushrooms and topped with parmesans. The pistachio-​crusted goat cheese salad was also very good, with grapes, fried onions, and warm bacon dressing. The salad is a fairly small portion but not totally insignificant, so it’s a good option as its $ 9 price tag is nothing compared to the $ 22+ entrees.
I tried a couple of the desserts though and found they were all really gross, so get the food if you don’t want to leave the hotel, but skip the sweet stuff.

As always D.C. Never fails. Fair warning though this place is in the Hyatt. The the ribeye with smashed fried potatoes were the easy and quick pick for me. They know what they are doing with this 14oz steak. Our server was friendly and ver attentive. Over all a great experience.

Others have mentioned the pricing, which is higher than similar places I have visited that have served similar dishes. I guess being less than a quarter mile from the Capitol Building tends to affect pricing in the area.
That said, the food was very well prepared; it looked great and tasted great too. My only complaint would be that I was still eating my appetizer (delicious Drunken Mussels) when my entrée was served to me. The restaurant was only half full, so I do not understand why they did this.
That said, the food tasted great and the service was excellent. I have given them three stars for the fact that I felt rushed.

Excellent steaks I love the peppercorn sauce and the mashed potatoes very unique but simple

The food overall was very good. The pâté was a crowd favorite. The steaks were good quality and decent size. Had some polenta with the steak and it was amazing. And the dessert… really really good! They even made a burger for my brother since he didn’t want anything from the menu. They are very flexible and welcoming. Mark, who was our server was very attentive and kind. I would definitely come back.

Over priced for what you get but was prepared well, served hot with excellent service

We got to the restaurant as it opened and we were actually the first ones in. Got a cozy corner booth for two and the best Cosmo and Dirty vodka we’ve had out in a long time.
Ordered the drunken mussels, a wedge salad and seafood pasta dish to split and all were very adequate portions, delicious and at temperature. The Waite staff was cordial, attentive and polite. They even threw in raspberry sorbet at the end. What a pleasant experience.

I tried the duck. The server asked me how I wanted it prepared and it honestly threw me off. He recommended medium which i agreed to. Bad decision. Blood gushed out of the meat with every cut. I couldn’t eat it. May be ignorance on my part, but seeing blood come out of poultry ruined my appetite. The few pieces of asparagus and 2 pieces of potato was my dinner for the night

The service and the food is excellent. I used the restaurant during brunch and dinner and I was not disappointed. The staff is friendly and very attentive.

Very good service and good food but over priced for the amount. Steak was good and so was the duck. Easy because we were staying at the hotel so after days of walking it was nice to just go to the lobby of the hotel.

in hopes of beating traffic with a 4+ hour drive ahead of us — we opted for a quick bite and decided to eat in this restaurant inside the Hyatt hotel where we stayed for the weekend. (as opposed to taking the car out of the lot and looking for parking). translation: this wasnt our first choice, but it was the quickest most efficient one.
service was friendly like the majority of the hotel staff. the breakfast buffet was your average hotel breakfast buffet. no complaints, and you shouldnt have any either if you bare in mind that it’s a hotel buffet… $ 22 per person… well stocked with the usual eggs, fritatas, bacon, turkey bacon, two types of sausages, reg and chicken… your baked goods, cereals, bagels, lox, fruit etc etc…
would have preferred to venture out and have a nice brunch but this worked out for our schedule best.

We went here for Christmas dinner since most places weren’t open near our hotel on Christmas. They had a special Christmas buffet, but it was $ 57 and I wasn’t sure I’d be able to eat $ 57 worth of food to justify the spend. We ordered the calamari and shrimp app — it was really good. I would highly recommend this item.
I got the chicken breast with brussel sprouts. This was very good — the flavors complimented each other nicely and I really enjoyed this meal. The service was great and the dining area is set up nicely. I was impressed for a hotel restaurant since they are usually not the best in my experience.

The calamari and shrimp appetizer was complimentary due to my check-​in on Foursquare. Nice! It was tasty however the portion size wore out its welcome. I was unsure about the picketed ginger but it turned out to be a nice compliment.
The butternut squash ravioli were delicious and featured pine nuts, fennel, and quartered figs. Fantastic combination.
I could have done without dessert, but why? I put my time in on the hotel elliptical, so I can splurge a little!
Service was prompt and friendly and the atmosphere was comfortable considering it’s in the lobby of the hotel.

Arrived later in the evening and didn’t want a heavy meal… Had the crab/​shrimp/​apple fennel appetizer and decided to venture to the grilled veggie plate… YUM … I was a bit apprehensive as I like my veggies when grilled cooked but al dente. Perfect! Flavorful! Fresh! The quinoa was loaded with flavor… I asked the server for the secret… Next thing I know … The head chef was at my table discussing great ways to prepare it! Impressed.
Early breakfast was typical for DC … On the expensive side … But again … Good quality … Flavorful… And I even enjoyed it from the buffet! Service was friendly and efficient. Congrats Hyatt!