I was there last night 8/16 and the burgers and risotto were great!! Dr G's will be one of my usual hangouts for now on. In addition, our bartender was great and helped us find a couple of really great Belgian Beers!!
Some of the dishes are going away. The mussels and frites are staying. Salads, burgers, charcuterie, and grilled sanwiches are staying. Besides that the menu will feature a rotating dish, or two. I think that still qualifies as a gastropub, no?
It still qualifies as a gastropub, but the snapper with poached fennel and the risotto were quite good, and it's a shame we can't those with regularity now...
On the positive side, I understand that Chris had to narrow the menu because of the high demand for food, thus purchasing more of less. I'm not quite sure I understand exactly what that works, other than perhaps potatoes having a longer refrigerator life than fish, but it does show how well a sit-down restaurant can do in our neighborhood.
Went there a couple of weeks ago and had a great dinner and terrific beer. One complaint though: the table was horrible. I had to sit sideways in the seat because the tableleg were so large that MY legs couldn't fit underneath. Several people at nearby tables seemed to be having trouble as well.
Most of the entrees are gone,gone, gone. The mushroom risotto is still there. It's clear though that the kitchen is most capable of putting out mussels and fries.
Yes, many of entrees were gone this evening. Snapper gone, chicken gone, special of the day gone...risotto, burger, salads, mussels and frites still on the menu! ...and still tasting great! I will miss that snapper...but, I'm happy to hear there was a high demand for food. And indeed it's great to know that a sit down restaurant will thrive in our neighborhood. Also had a great tasting apple beer recommended by our waiter. Granville's forever!
We walked to Dr. Granville's for dinner Sunday night (Aug. 19), where a sign taped to the front door greeted us. It said the place was closed for the day, but would re-open Monday with a new chef.
So we headed over to the Old Reliable--the Argonaut--for a burger and the Fuji & Fontina sandwich (Fontina cheese, sliced Fuji Apples, and honey mustard on toasted Barbari bread).
"Chris had to narrow the menu because of the high demand for food." How will that rationale turn H Street into anything other than another Adams Morgan or U Street? Chasing away the people who come for the food (and are willing to pay) in exchange for the drinking crowd does not strike me as a formula for long term success. I hope they'll reconsider the move away from a robust menu - frankly, that's what excited the people I know the most about Dr. Gs. We have no pressing need for just another bar.
I went last night, and the menu is indeed smaller. They also have a new chef. The mussels were very good, so I have no complaints. I spoke with one of the owners who told me that although the current menu is more limited, they will be adding 4-5 more entrees/appetizers over the next couple of weeks. I think it's less a matter of shooting for a limited menu than it is a matter of finding a good variety of menu items that are interesting, but take into account the somewhat limited kitchen arrangement.
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check some of the other blogs.
apparently, the 'food fare' is going away, and the food has been kinda crappy lately.
What other blogs?
Wrong.........
The food is great.
Mussels and frites forever. Went there today.........
I was there last night 8/16 and the burgers and risotto were great!! Dr G's will be one of my usual hangouts for now on. In addition, our bartender was great and helped us find a couple of really great Belgian Beers!!
Oh no. I hope that the food will not go away. I had an excellent fish special there last friday. I was coounting on having dinner there often.
Some of the dishes are going away. The mussels and frites are staying. Salads, burgers, charcuterie, and grilled sanwiches are staying. Besides that the menu will feature a rotating dish, or two. I think that still qualifies as a gastropub, no?
It still qualifies as a gastropub, but the snapper with poached fennel and the risotto were quite good, and it's a shame we can't those with regularity now...
On the positive side, I understand that Chris had to narrow the menu because of the high demand for food, thus purchasing more of less. I'm not quite sure I understand exactly what that works, other than perhaps potatoes having a longer refrigerator life than fish, but it does show how well a sit-down restaurant can do in our neighborhood.
Went there a couple of weeks ago and had a great dinner and terrific beer. One complaint though: the table was horrible. I had to sit sideways in the seat because the tableleg were so large that MY legs couldn't fit underneath. Several people at nearby tables seemed to be having trouble as well.
It was odd.
Most of the entrees are gone,gone, gone. The mushroom risotto is still there. It's clear though that the kitchen is most capable of putting out mussels and fries.
Yes, many of entrees were gone this evening. Snapper gone, chicken gone, special of the day gone...risotto, burger, salads, mussels and frites still on the menu! ...and still tasting great! I will miss that snapper...but, I'm happy to hear there was a high demand for food. And indeed it's great to know that a sit down restaurant will thrive in our neighborhood. Also had a great tasting apple beer recommended by our waiter. Granville's forever!
Visited twice, disappointed twice.
Last Sunday, their kitchen was closed. Apparently the chef's apartment had caught fire, so the kitchen was closed. Had a ale (tasty!) and left.
Friday night, arrive at 9:30. No mussels left. Fine, ordered the fries and risotto. Pretty tasty, but a bit salty.
The manager(?) tells me their chef is now leaving, they will have a new one on Monday?
It sounds like (from something I heard this morning) that they may have a new chef tonight.
We walked to Dr. Granville's for dinner Sunday night (Aug. 19), where a sign taped to the front door greeted us. It said the place was closed for the day, but would re-open Monday with a new chef.
So we headed over to the Old Reliable--the Argonaut--for a burger and the Fuji & Fontina sandwich (Fontina cheese, sliced Fuji Apples, and honey mustard on toasted Barbari bread).
'Twas a nice evening to enjoy the patio.
"Chris had to narrow the menu because of the high demand for food." How will that rationale turn H Street into anything other than another Adams Morgan or U Street? Chasing away the people who come for the food (and are willing to pay) in exchange for the drinking crowd does not strike me as a formula for long term success. I hope they'll reconsider the move away from a robust menu - frankly, that's what excited the people I know the most about Dr. Gs. We have no pressing need for just another bar.
I went last night, and the menu is indeed smaller. They also have a new chef. The mussels were very good, so I have no complaints. I spoke with one of the owners who told me that although the current menu is more limited, they will be adding 4-5 more entrees/appetizers over the next couple of weeks. I think it's less a matter of shooting for a limited menu than it is a matter of finding a good variety of menu items that are interesting, but take into account the somewhat limited kitchen arrangement.
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