Restaurants near The Virginia Center for Architecture

Our dinner was amazing! The food and service were great! Our host comped us our first round of drinks because they were unable to seat us on time for our reservation at 6:45. We were sat at 6:50. Totally unnecessary to need to comp us anything but she insisted. Our server was phenomenal as well! Food 10/10 Service 10/10

Went out to celebrate my husband's birthday. Dinner included the coconut shrimp appetizer, a holiday cocktail, steaks, potatoes, vegetables. Followed by dessert to go, because we were so full. Brandon L was our server and he was very attentive and accommodating. My husband's steak was tough, we told Brandon and he took it away and replaced it with a fresh, more tender steak. When we ordered the dessert to go, I explained that it's my husband's birthday but we're too full, so we'll take it home. Not only did he get a complimentary slice of key lime pie, but they discounted his entree for the trouble. The ambiance is lovely, however it did start getting louder by the time we were leaving. We will definitely be back for another special occasion!

Stella’s is a favorite. The food is outstanding and the service is great. To have lunch at Stella’s is a treat. Today I ordered the black kale salad (one of my favorites) and the lentil soup (is divine) with Stella’s lovely bread. A very nice treat during the holiday rush. Excited to return soon.

Always a lovely experience, especially at Christmas! Our party of 4 was seated in the library. The walk from the front door to the restaurant is glorious during the holidays. Our server, David, was cordial and knowledgeable, albeit a little "stretched" as they were very busy and down a couple servers for the night. The fried oysters (appetizer) was really good - crispy/crunchy outside and tender and silky inside -- accompanied by a little country ham, bread and butter pickles, freesia, small stewed tomatoes and a delicious, slightly spicy, sauce - all four of us had this! I had the Lemaire burger, which I love, and it was perfectly cooked at medium rare - two in my party had the tenderloin which they said was also cooked a perfect medium rare. One said their steak was nice and moist, the other said, while delicious and tender, was a little dry. The 4th in the party had the scallops - she had them last time she was there and loved them. Didn't disappoint - she said they were delicious! We were too full for dessert. The only negative was not really Lemaire's fault - I went to the front desk to pay for my valet service and the young woman told me she would rather I did it through the app. I told her I did that last time and you have to register again and fill out a lot of information, I would like to just pay my $18 in cash with her. She looked at me and said, "I prefer you use the app". Does not seem like her training in providing quality service at The Jefferson was completed! Overall, you can't beat Lemaire for a classic dining experience.

Honestly, the best Mexican food I have ever had! Deep rich flavors in each dish, wonderful Margaritas, and great happy hour prices! Yum’