The Food and Restaurant <br> DC Coast. Yum. Nicely appointed dowtown location. Nice bar area. A HUGE mermaid greets you at the door. It was rather noisy and busy. We had a table near the kitchen and a busy thoroughfare near the steps leading upstairs. Next time, we'll ask for an upstairs table. But that was the ONLY downside to the place. <br> Wonderful service from our very in the know wait staff person. She knew the menu, she listened for comments in order to make recommendations. She was always there when you needed her and she was never in the way. She was super friendly and nice to boot. She even took a few pictures for us! <br> DC Coast is known for its seafood, but is also known for, well, really just good food. That and it is a place to be seen. Don’t get me wron, DC is not Hollywood or NYC, but, for the Capital City, it is a hotspot. If you want to be seen or to see "somebodies", this is one of the pl ... more

The Food and Restaurant <br> DC Coast. Yum. Nicely appointed dowtown location. Nice bar area. A HUGE mermaid greets you at the door. It was rather noisy and busy. We had a table near the kitchen and a busy thoroughfare near the steps leading upstairs. Next time, we'll ask for an upstairs table. But that was the ONLY downside to the place. <br> Wonderful service from our very in the know wait staff person. She knew the menu, she listened for comments in order to make recommendations. She was always there when you needed her and she was never in the way. She was super friendly and nice to boot. She even took a few pictures for us! <br> DC Coast is known for its seafood, but is also known for, well, really just good food. That and it is a place to be seen. Don’t get me wron, DC is not Hollywood or NYC, but, for the Capital City, it is a hotspot. If you want to be seen or to see "somebodies", this is one of the places to be. <br> There was so much good food there. The bread was nice and hearty with good crust. The butter was sublime as it was extra creamy and served at just the right temperature -- not too cold (which would make it hard to spread) and not too warm (which makes it too liquidy and changes the taste to me, anyway). <br> Appetizers ranged from a classic smoked salmon spread (w/Traditional Accompaniments and Dill-Garlic Bagel Crisp), to Lobster and English Pea Rissoto (Lobster and Fresh English Pea Risotto w/Tarragon Butter and Parmigiano Reggiano), to this wild Oyster thing (Harwichport Oysters w/Vodka-Japanese Pickled Ginger Ice), to the Tuna Tartare thing ('Poisson Cru' Tahitian Style Tuna Tartare w/Fresh Lime and Coconut Milk -- served in a coconut half), to a signature dish -- stuffed rellenos (Exotic Mushroom and Goat Cheese Anaheim Chile Relleno w/Roasted Tomato Salsa). <br> Some moved on to a salad mode. There was an interesting looking thing one of us had. Then there were a few that got the tomato-cheese-and-something else with drizzled something else on it (Heirloom Tomato Tart w/Baby Arugula Salad, Shaved Ricotta, Basil Pesto and Balsamic Syrup). <br> Then came the entrees -- Some got one of the signature entrees -- Chinese Style Smoked Lobster w/Stir-fry Vegetables and Crispy Fried Spinach. It looked amazing. Others got the Mushroom Crusted Halibut w/Portobello Mushroom, Truffled Potatoes and Porcini Broth -- I actually got a taste of this and it was WONderful! And another got the Grilled Cowboy Cut Angus Ribeye w/Green Chili Macaroni and Cheese, Tumbleweed of Crisp Onions, I believe. It looked quite amazing, too. Lastly, I had what I believe to be (if not the smoked lobster) the best entrée -- Seared Pepper Crusted Tuna w/Brown Butter Creamed Spinach and Wild Mushroom Veal Jus. This was stunning. It was perfectly and expertly prepared -- very rare, just as I ordered it. Melts in your mouth! <br> Somewhere along the way, we ordered dessert. Several of us had the dessert souffle of the day -- in our case this was a chocolate souffle with pistachio sauce poured through the middle. While it was not quite what I expected, it was still pretty good. And this is when we were drinking that 1993 Disznoko 5 Puttonyos Tokay. Oy. I could repeat that course again and again. <br> There somehow appeared a lull in the conversation and we all looked up and realized that we were the only people left at a table. Sure, there were a few people at the bar, but it was I think 12:30 and we shut another place down. <br> Wow. <br> I would recommend DC Coast as a destination restaurant again. The only change I would make is to be more selective at where you're seated -- preferably upstairs I would think. less

Wonderful meal. The exotic mushroom and goat cheese chili relleno was very good. The flavors distinct and went well together. The "buffalo" crispy fried oysters were superb, the bleu cheese and onion nest complemented them perfectly. The asparagus, prosciutto and mozzarella salad was a piece of art in presentation and tasted wonderful. The grilled ribeye was cooked perfectly and came with a mound of crisp onions that were a treat in themselves. The pan seared sea scallops were perfect, tender, juicy and delicious. The mushroom crusted halibut came with a protibello mushroom and truffled potatls and was just right. The deserts were also very good, the chocolate three ways was a hit as was the homemade mint chocolate chip icecrem. The binyets were so good, who needs to go to New Orleans to get them. Service was efficient and friendly without being intrusive. The wine list is very good, tending to botique wines, but reasonably prices. There are quite a few wines ... more

Wonderful meal. The exotic mushroom and goat cheese chili relleno was very good. The flavors distinct and went well together. The "buffalo" crispy fried oysters were superb, the bleu cheese and onion nest complemented them perfectly. The asparagus, prosciutto and mozzarella salad was a piece of art in presentation and tasted wonderful. The grilled ribeye was cooked perfectly and came with a mound of crisp onions that were a treat in themselves. The pan seared sea scallops were perfect, tender, juicy and delicious. The mushroom crusted halibut came with a protibello mushroom and truffled potatls and was just right. The deserts were also very good, the chocolate three ways was a hit as was the homemade mint chocolate chip icecrem. The binyets were so good, who needs to go to New Orleans to get them. Service was efficient and friendly without being intrusive. The wine list is very good, tending to botique wines, but reasonably prices. There are quite a few wines by the glass (look there even if you want a bottle since they aren't on the other part of the list but are available by bottle or glass) There is aslection of half bottles and large formats too. We had a wonderful meal. The suprise was the menu, having told them that we were celebrating a birthday when I made the reservations, the menu was printed up special with Happy Birthday, Robert on the top and they gave me a copy to keep. We will go back, that is for sure. less