Majestic Cafe
our comments
One of DC’s leading women chefs, Susan McCreight Lindeborg is masterminding the kitchen and menu of this nostalgia restaurant, located in an Alexandria landmark building harking back to 1949. Yet you’ll find nothing outdated about the menu. In keeping with her desire to serve homey kinds of meals, she has drawn up a list of dishes that are simple, contemporary, and bear traces of local Southern culinary influences. Look for such appetizers as a roasted beet soup or a calamari salad, preambles to uncomplicated main course dishes of sautéed soft shell crabs served with a peanut-garnished East Indian curried cabbage salad; a mushroom napoleon; and a five-spice seared salmon. Sides include Southern-inspired hush puppies or spoon bread, as well as straightforward broccoli spears or green beans. Pastry chef Valerie Hill tempts patrons with towering layer cakes, a peanut-crusted chocolate tart, and the all-American favorite, strawberry shortcake. Lunchtimes are more casual, and the menu stars such fare as black-eyed pea cakes, spinach and chicken salad, cheeseburgers, and a different classic-American sandwich of the day. All in all, the Majestic experience feels like home---no wonder the restaurant has become a neighborhood favorite.- April 2005
your comments review this restaurant
A very disappointing dining experience. As we've dined in Restuarant Eve's tasting room in before, we thought the Majestic would be a fun and tasty place to ring in the new year. The food was over cooked and heavily salted -- so much so that I couldn't suffer another bite -- although I was still very hungry! And to top it off, the desert was nothing more than chocolate pudding and whipped cream -- I've had better versions at Hot Shoppe's as a kid.
Did enjoy their cocktails -- and the stressed out antics of the kitchen staff -- including the chef!
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MGray
Thursday, January 03, 2008
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