Lafayette Room - Washington

Excellent traditional restaurant. Delicious food. Elegant setting, very good service. Quiet ambience allows conversation. Only one disappointment next day at breakfast was the changeover to very ordinary china from the Wedgwood they used before. The new coffee cups have irregularly shaped handles that make them hard to grip!

We made reservations for Christmas Eve breakfast. We were seated right away and attended to quickly. Small portions at a high price, quality was good but nothing that really stood out. My son ordered bacon and breakfast potatoes and it was literally 5 tiny potatoes but his younger sister received about 4 times the amount in her serving. I ordered an omelette with asparagus and tomato and it had one small piece of asparagus and one cherry tomato on the side which I thought was odd. Beautiful decor and nice views of the White House. I wouldn't go back for breakfast, but dinner may be a little more substantial.

We had a wonderful “splurge” breakfast here. The meal was delicious and nicely presented. Even the coffee was good! The Christmas decorations were nice. Service was attentive and friendly. Loved the hushed tones.

Beautiful way to relax, dine and celebrate a special occasion! In our reservation, I mentioned we were celebrating something special and would appreciate a table with a nice view they sure satisfied that request! Our table was center view, next to the window looking at the White House! The food was fabulous from beginning to end and the wine recommendations perfect. Will definitely return for a future special occasion. Highly recommend.

We were so disappointed. We made reservations for the holiday tea using OpenTable it was quite specific on the app/website that we were reserving the tea. We arrived, were seated, and given a brunch menu. When we inquired, we were told that tea doesn 't start till 3, that a few others had made the same mistake on Open table (what?? I reserved it correctly...the Hay Adams made the mistake in putting in incorrectly into open table), and that all the slots for 3 pm and today were filled. Well, we stayed for brunch and talked for a few hours together were were there till nearly and only saw 4 small tables seated for tea. That full? This was awful.