Reviews for Ristorante La Perla of Washington in 2600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW # 101, WA

if i could give 0 stars i would. We asked for a private room and paid extra and when we arrived there were other people in it... eating. they didn’t refund us and it took 40 minutes to get the menu and order then after we ordered our salads came in a 60minute time period. Then we were told that our main course would arrive soon about 20 minutes after the salad we waited twohours and 35 minutes and they just arrived. They did not follow any of our dietary restrictions and we asked for a very smallamount of cheese, and he walked around the family and dumped the whole bowl of cheese onto my pasta. I got food poisoning andwill definitely not come back here. Then the waitress came and told us to move tables mid meal so we all started yelling at herand she quickly ran away stay away from this scam Read more

This place feels like a scam. They gave me a more expensive wine then I ordered without telling or checking with me, then... charged me the higher price and refused to adjust the difference. The server claimed I should have tasted the difference andmentioned it immediately, as if everybody is a wine connoisseur. The pasta was fine but not outstanding, but not worth puttingup with the bad service (they also never refilled my water). Read more

My husband and me went to Georgetown to celebrate my birthday. We couldn’t make a reservation for dinner, however, we walked... in around 3:30 and after a 5 minutes wait we had a table. The experience in this place was unforgettable. It started with threedifferent kinds of homemade bread, follow for fresh appetizers, flavorful entrees, homemade amaretto and finally the bestcannoli that we ever had Read more

Amazing food. The freshness of this food is something I have rarely seen in restaurants. Satisfying yet not heavy. Very happy to... have stopped by. They totally accommodated my vegetarian preferences. The owner stopped by multiple times to make sureeverything was to satisfaction. Read more

Terrible service. Took 20 mins just to get water and a menu. Took 30 mins to even order. They forgot the only drink we... ordered. Our apps they forgot and came after the meal. The sausage was stringy w too much pepper. Read more

Unfortunately we had a bad experience even if this restaurant has been recommended by our hotel concierge. I’ll be honest the... food was great, but way too expensive. Service was awful. Mistakes, had to remind a few time for our drinks, bread andwater. Had to pour our wine all the time which is unacceptable for a high standing restaurant. The owner, very friendly andnice to us, was very upset at the servers ..! As for the ambiance, let’s say that other clients where very disturbing andnobody from staff did a thing. This place was probably a must go a few years ago, but I will put it on the tourist trap list… Read more

Food was delicious. I started with these two jumbo shrimp encrusted with coconut, on a bed of oranges in a really tasty orange... sauce. It's one of the chef's creations and was unique and delightful. The penne alla vodka and my risotto were absolutelydecadent. One richer and tastier than the next. We had a really tasty dry red wine. The angel hair pesto was creamier than I'mused to and threw me off a bit. It was rich while I was expecting a light, refreshing pesto with olive oil. The bronzinipizzaiola was delicious with the sauce but a bit bland on its own. The chef came out and talked to all the tables. He was sucha wonderfully cute Italian man. Read more

I got the minestrone for my appetizer- very flavorful and filling. I also got the chicken parmigiana which was bigger than what... I’m used to. It comes with a side of spaghetti. I’m not sure what the dessert was called but it was a chocolate shell filledwith gelato and it was absolutely divine. Their selection of wines were nice as well. The chef came out from time to time toensure guests were enjoying their food and I loved that. We were seated as soon as we got In and they had a full house. Ourserver was so kind and courteous. Wait time was not bad for food that came out fresh and hot. Would definitely go back. Read more