The Old Ebbitt brigade consists of 300 employees, over 100 of who work in the kitchen directly under Chef Salvatore Ferro’s guidance. The nearest Metro stations are Metro Center and McPherson Square. Parking garages are available in our building on both G and F Streets. What are my transportation options and is parking available nearby? You may bring your own birthday cake for a $3 per person outside cake fee. You may bring your own wine for a $20 corkage fee. Our dress is casual-we welcome you in a tuxedo, jeans, a business suit, shorts or a cocktail dress.Ĭan I bring my own wine? Is there a corkage fee? We do not have elevator access to the room it is accessible via stairs only.Īnything goes at the Ebbitt. Please note, that the Cabinet Room is located on the lower level of the restaurant down a flight of stairs and is not handicap accessible. What is the process of requesting a donation?Įmail Unfortunately, we are unable to respond to telephone calls. If you are looking for something specific, we can help you calculate what you are seeking, through a website that we consult at for approximate nutritional information.
We do not have published calorie information as our menus change daily, weekly, and monthly. They can then alert all those who would participate in serving the meal or drinks. The most important step is for the server to be notified at the outstart of the meal about any special needs. We have an excellent reputation for honoring requests from those with allergies. Before placing your order, please inform your server if you have a food allergy or dietary need.
Care is taken to avoid cross-contact, however, our kitchen is not completely gluten-free. Yes, we offer select gluten-free items and can modify others upon request. Make a reservation on our site through OpenTable or call 20. Also on the north wall opposite the rear booths hangs a large oil painting entitled “Three Bathers” by American artist Howard Chandler Christy. Paintings by Kamil Kubik on the north wall depict festive, patriotic scenes near The White House and near the Supreme Court and Library of Congress. The chairs in the dining room are copies of antique Victorian bentwood chairs from a New York Central Railroad dining car, replicated by furniture manufacturer Shelby Williams. The wooden crossbeams on the 10-foot ceilings are accented by a style of pinstripe stenciling popular at the turn of the century. and a museum-quality collection of decoys convey the relaxed and timeless comfort and camaraderie of an Eastern Shore hunt club.Īntique gas chandeliers and fixtures light the Main Dining Room. Paintings of waterfowl hunting by Richmond, Virginia artist Claiborne D. This federal-style room is reminiscent of a downtown club with spirit of the Chesapeake Bay. On the left of the foyer and up the five marble stairs is the Corner Bar.
The Oyster Bar features an array of exceptional oysters and winning wines from the annual Old Ebbitt Grill International Wines for Oysters Competition. In the 1920s, when the Ebbitt moved to a converted haberdashery at 1427 F Street NW, they were combined into a single Old Ebbitt Grill.Īround the corner from the Main Bar is the famous Oyster Bar, featuring paintings by marine artist Peter Egeli and Chesapeake Bay watercolor-ist J. Two saloons coexisted there, a Dutch room and an Old English room.
By the early 20th Century, the Ebbitt had relocated to what is now the National Press Building at 14th and F Streets NW. As the years passed, it moved to a number of new locations. Old Ebbitt became Washington's first known saloon. Grant, Andrew Johnson, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt and Warren Harding supposedly refreshed themselves at its stand-around bar.Įach table in the Ebbitt was graced by a blue history card that read: "Many other famous statesmen, naval and military heroes, too numerous to mention here, have been guests of the house." President McKinley is said to have lived there during his tenure in Congress, and Presidents Ulysses S. Today, no one can pinpoint the house’s exact location, but it was most likely on the edge of present-day Chinatown.Īs a boarding house, the Ebbitt guest list read like a Who's Who of American History. The Old Ebbitt Grill, Washington's oldest saloon, was founded in 1856 when, according to legend, innkeeper William E.