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Filomena Ristorante - Georgetown

1063 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington DC, DC 20007-3605 (Upper Northwest)
202-338-8800
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Ranked #16 of 1,695 restaurants in Washington DC
Price range: $31 - $31
Cuisines: Italian
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Good for: Romantic, Groups, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, Buffet, After-hours, Dessert
Dining style: Fine Dining
Neighbourhood: Upper Northwest
Cross street: M Street
Transit: Every ten minutes, from 7 a.m. to midnight, ride the Georgetown Metro Connection. Ridership is open to everyone! Picking up from the Rosslyn and Dupont Circle metro stations every ten minutes makes getting to Georgetown quick and easy.
Description: Celebrating 30 Years as one of Washington's most Landmark restaurants in the heart of Georgetown overlooking the historic C&O Canal. Voted Washington's Best Italian Restaurant by AOL Digital City past several years. Featured on The Travel Channel and Food Network. Lunch or dinner, our old-world cooking styles and recipes brought to America by the early Italian immigrants, carefully passed down from one generation to the next, alongside the culinary cutting edge creations of Italy's foods of today. Filomena is perfect for the business luncheon or the elegant candle light dinner. Try our spectacular lunch buffet on Friday's and Saturdays or our Sunday Brunch Buffet.
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NC
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78 reviews 78 reviews
51 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 32 cities Reviews in 32 cities
48 helpful votes 48 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

We were very happy with our evening at Filomena. The place is large and busy, but we received excellent service throughout our dinner. The portions are very large- the gnocchi was to-die-for and my husband had a lovely fish special. We also enjoyed a reasonably priced bottle of prosecco. We were too stuffed for dessert, but those looked good as... More

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Vancouver
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52 reviews 52 reviews
42 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

Arrived at this basement restaurant with high expectations for a fine dining experience. Had to wait more than 25 minutes before my table was ready even though I had a reservation. Wine list is adequate, although the wines by the glass are unimaginative. The decor is very old style with grandma's lace doiles as place-mats on the tables. As it... More

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Orlando
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20 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
30 helpful votes 30 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013 NEW

But the meatballs are to die for. In fact, everything I had was fantastic. Starting with the homemade pasta, made by the "Pasta Mammas", who you get to see working at the front window as you walk in, to the service which was as good as any I've had anywhere, my group commented that we had to come back next... More

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Hanover
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Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013 NEW

Food from bread and rolls through the complimentary Amaretto and Zambuca for our party of 11 to finish washing down the meal was excellent. Everything was very fresh and arrived piping hot.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

Took family to Filomena on Mothers day. Great food, professional service, wife and daughter enjoyed their meal. Will recommend, worth a visit.

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Washington DC
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Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

As restaurants become cooler and try to attract a young crowd with a funky-retro menu, cool mixologist who brews his own bitters... there's always FIlomena to remind you of dining of yester-year when waiters wore tuxedos, had impeccable timing and attention to detail and eating out was an elegant experience. The food is outstanding- always. Of course it is- there's... More

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Las Vegas
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8 restaurant reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

Quirky old-styled restaurant with grandma's Italian favorites. Seems like grandma even decorated the restaurant down to the lace doilies at the table. Huge portions. Efficient and professional staff who are used to turning a lot of tables quickly.

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Jacksonville, Florida
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2013 via mobile

Had reservation for 9:30 and arrived at 7:45. Maitre d had us seated bu 8:30. Great start. Wait staff, Dario, very friendly, helpful, efficient. Food excellent. Portions huge so plan on sharing. High energy ambience but you can still have a conversation at normal volume. Lived up to it's reputation.

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Sumter, South Carolina
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5 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2013

This was authentic Italian food. There were 8 people in my party and everyone had a delicious dish. Many, if not all, of the pastas are made right there on-site. The dessert menu is incredible. The cakes almost seem to pretty to eat!

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Washington DC, District of Columbia
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61 restaurant reviews
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16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2013

Filomena was the destination for a one year anniversary for my better-half and I. The outside is fairly subtle and mixes in with the rest of the shop fronts of it's little Georgetown sidestreet. Upon entering, I noticed that the place was pretty busy, even for a Thursday night. Nevertheless, we were seated promptly; with an apology for seating us... More

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