Union Market
The "social" brunch setup (apparently "bottomless" has a bad rap; it's a mystery) includes mimosas and, in a fun twist, spritzes, as well.
Brunch classics are naturally on offer — we recommend the omelette — but the menu fortunately expands to more avant-garde fare, too
Navy Yard
The mimosas start off promising, but things get a little too Tropicana a little too fast. That said, the presence of Trulys (at brunch!) is a game-changer.
Dupont Circle
Nero might be a lovely wine bar, with self-dispensing wine machines that certainly piqued our interest, but we wonder if they forgot they're also a restaurant.
The bellinis and mimosas have a respectably small tinge, and we appreciate the straight champagne option, but it's really the espresso martinis — six different options, freshly made at a cart wheeled over to your table — that salvage the price.
Georgetown
Han Palace offers a full dim-sum experience; we found Option A quite filling at $38 a person, but if you're feeling particularly extravagant, you can upgrade to Option B and get Peking Duck for brunch.
U Street
It's a good thing the $30 bottomless deal comes with the freedom to pour your own champagne and multiple flavors, because we're 99 percent sure the "orange juice" was SunnyD.
West End
We are perhaps not quite the target audience for a vegan restaurant, but after shelling out close to $25 for some entrees, we couldn't help but feel they were missing a certain something
West End, Foggy Bottom
Disappointingly, the bottomless deal only covers mimosas ($25 for a make-your-own situation), so mojitos are off the table at this Cuban restaurant unless you spend $80 on a cocktail tower that purportedly serves 8.
The Commodore's very straightforward approach to brunch starts where it should, with a $21 bottomless option that leaves the champagne-to-orange juice (among other options!) ratio in the user's hands.
Foggy Bottom
A single mimosa option's all that's on offer, but with saffron and some other mystery ingredients it doesn't get tiresome, and just as importantly, it's included with a brunch entree for the low, low price of $32.
The Wharf
Four flavors are on offer, and even delivered in a pre-set, tasting menu order, but they start syrupy and somehow get worse.
Classic brunch items are on offer and quite generously portioned, but if you're into beach-adjacent animals, we'd endorse switching over to the main menu
It's the Wharf, so you've got the obligatory view of the water from a nice perch, although for all the visual razzle-dazzle they seem to have neglected some more fundamental items, like comfortable chairs.
Adams Morgan
The $96 caviar and lox platter takes the cake as the most expensive brunch entree we’ve seen by a solid sixty bucks or so, but the rest of the menu is reasonably priced in the high teens
Even the breakfast options go above and beyond — we always support starting your day with a shakshouka — but for the full experience we'd recommend venturing both into the appetizers
The menu has some reminders you're dining in a hotel restaurant — the granola and overnight oats starter prices exceed some entrees we've seen — but the main courses are well worth the price of admission
The $30 bottomless price tag may give you a bit of sticker shock, but each partaker gets a bottle of champagne (and they seemed quite willing to supply more, if our better instincts hadn't kicked in)
14th Street
A varied selection of a few omelettes, benedicts, and sandwiches each extend the offerings beyond the usual brunch menu size, and Dolce's even a worthy entrant into the #pizzabrunch discussion.
Downtown
Il Piatto offers more mimosa flavors than you could imagine, but imaginations can run a little too wild (here's looking at you, kiwi).
A $15 bottomless mimosa charge will always win over our hearts (we are nothing if not on brand), but bringing over elegant individual carafes is a guaranteed swoon.
The entrees are a perfectly good deal in the mid-teens range, and the bottomless tacos are both a brunch innovation and, at only $22, a steal if you're game for four or more.
Bloomingdale
Aperol Spritzes are the main attraction here, and at $23 for 2 (plus) hours, a reasonable deal, but we endorse switching to the classic mimosa once you've had your fill
Eastern Market, Capitol Hill
Sangria's included in the $25 bottomless deal, and while we meant to try the mimosas at some point for the sake of this review, well, the sangria's really strong and we forgot.
Brunch is a bit of an afterthought here, so an orange juice mimosa is the only choice on offer (for a steep $25), and sadly, the champagne is, too.
Capitol Hill
The brunch selection seems like a bit of an afterthought — literally a short laminated insert to the main menu — and you're best off sticking with the burger and sandwich selections
Logan Circle, 14th Street
Jinya keeps it simple — just orange mimosas and Bloody Marys — but with the $35 outlay coming with extensive food options (more to come!), you can't complain too much.
If merely the three mimosa options were on offer, we'd still have been satisfied, but the rum punch (served in a delightful frosted glass, to boot) takes Vagabond's selections to another level
Lyle's sits in a luxury hotel, and their brunch food is equally luxurious. The dishes are mostly your standard brunch fare, but just a little extra (tasty).
Cleveland Park
Potato latkes are an ideal conduit for benedicts, and every kebab option is succulent, but it's the collection of appetizers that truly makes the meal.
Many restaurants in our nation's capital offer only a lone, orange juice mimosa option on their bottomless menu; only the Big Stick has the good sense to charge a mere $14 for it.
Two bottomless options are on offer, classic OJ and a peach bellini, but choose carefully — they're served by a generous carafe per person, so you're quite committed to whatever you select.
Columbia Heights
Our most expensive "entree" was a $6.49 power bowl that's frankly not that much worse than the dreck Chipotle's charging double for these days
We received small dishes of olive oil right away at 12:01, but the accompanying baskets of bread only several requests later at 12:45, which was really quite a while considering how pedestrian the mini-loaf was.
Petworth
Commonwealth offers a two-tiered bottomless package, but unlike most such deals, the standard option still offers plenty of variety, with margaritas, palomas, and an assortment of canned options joining classic mimosas on the $25 line.
Logan Circle
Champagne and juice are served separately and frequently, in tasteful mini-carafes, so Gerrard does its best to make you forget you've paid $35 for a single-flavor bottomless deal.
Only orange juice mimosas come in the all-inclusive deal, but at $39.95 minus the Groupon-to-be-explained-later, we can't really complain. Though the mimosas were pretty weak, so we'll still complain a bit.
Boardwalk tried to win our hearts with service by the bottle and an array of mixers, but at $35 with a pretty strict (90-minute) time limit, you quickly realize you're paying for the Wharf.
We're never gonna contest a $20 bottomless setup with bottles of champagne and mixers on the side. But at Union Pub, drinking champagne's actually the healthy, sanitary choice
We're suckers for a wide range of bottomless mimosa flavor options, with multiple berry options in play, and even more down for mimosas at only $5 a pop if you're limiting your intake.
Avoid breakfast before this one. With a full menu of all-you-can-eat options, you can treat yourself to a day's worth of meals in a single seating
Mt Vernon
Serving the champagne and mixer individually is an excellent way to ensure the ratio we like to see, and Bar Chinois doesn't disappoint, with heavy pours extending past the two-hour mark.
Shaw
Your surroundings can vary from a loungy, open-air terrace to a classic back dining room, but in either option you're liable to find service staff outnumbering fellow diners, making for a rather mellow brunch experience.
Penn Quarter, Chinatown
The $45 charge for bottomless drinks alone is a dollar more than the entire Ambar experience (and, notably, $10 more than the price listed on Dirty Habit's website), so things weren't looking good for this score the moment we got the menu.
Penn Quarter
You can choose among five flavors — peach, cranberry, grapefruit and pineapple complement the usual orange — and with the champagne and juices served separately, your mimosas are as strong (or weak) as you like.
For a brunch menu that tops out at a $16 crab cake benedict, you'll leave impressively full (the complimentary chips and salsa doesn't hurt)
Despite the $29 bottomless price, you're limited to orange and cranberry options, but fortunately the mimosas are light on the juice
Agora's dedicated to turning over your table by the two-hour mark, which means mimosa service lasts for even less.
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