Above and beyond. Masseria understands not just great food, but stellar hospitality. From my first interaction booking a reservation onward, the staff was warm, friendly, and thoughtful. The food, as expected, was excellent. But the wine! If you love dissecting how a great wine can change the flavor of a dish, Masseria is for you--the pairings took the food to a whole other level. All in all one of DC's most exciting dining experiences. Unpretentious, delicious, and thoroughly enjoyable. This is what good food and good fun should be about.

Drug like experience. Best meal I've ever had. The chefs table was one of the best dining experiences. Cannot recommend this place enough. Food was phenomenal and the service was as well.

Excellent food as one would expect from a Michelin 1-star restaurant. The kitchen is truly superb. The presentation of the food on the plate was outstanding. And then there was the service and ambiance. An hour after we arrived, a large table of 7 men in suits arrived and was seated directly behind us. They were loud and arrived in a cloud of cigar smoke, which settled around them (and us) for the rest of our meal. That's when our meal service slowed W-A-Y down. We could no longer hear ourselves talking because the men were all shouting across the table at each other. We finished our meal and asked for the bill immediately. The "Loud" table was getting dessert, even though they had arrived an hour after us. I like a relaxing meal, but 2 1/2 hours for 4 courses is too slow. Not sure if I will return.

Great fine dining experience without being too stuffy and pretentious. Staff was friendly and personable yet professional. Food was excellent and unique. Ambience is warm and romantic with a hip flare. Easily one of my favorite places in DC. You can't go wrong!

The food was delicious and beautifully presented. The service was excellent – friendly, attentive, but not overbearing. We arrived at the time of our reservation and they had a table waiting just beside the outdoor patio. However, someone was smoking a cigar in the patio, and we asked if we could be moved away from the smoke. The staff was extremely accommodating and seated us at the chef’s table beside the kitchen, which was perfect for our foodie family. After a casual conversation about family events with the hostess while waiting for the table to be prepped, we were surprised and delighted later when our dessert plates arrived with personalized special occasion messages written in chocolate. It was a wonderful evening for our family of four - many thanks!