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Evening Star Cafe


3.5 of 5 stars 63 ratings  |  Write a review
  • Cuisines: American, Cajun & Creole
  • 2000 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301-1310
  • (703) 549-5051

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3 of 5 stars
Washington DC, District of Columbia
27 Jul 2009

I have considered Evening Star my "neighborhood restaurant" for more than 5 years and somewhere I could always get a reliably good meal with good wine and decent service. Sadly, over the past 6 months to a year, I seen a visible and marked decline in quality here - and it really kills me to say this! The service has... more

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3 of 5 stars
Northern Virginia
26 Jul 2009

We used to go to Evening Star about 2 to 3 times a month. We could always count on it for a good meal. Unfortunately, things have changed. The portions of the food -- in particular the salmon -- have been reduced by half. The wine list which used to have a good range of inexpensive to more expensive wines... more

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5 of 5 stars
Alexandria, Virginia
27 Apr 2009

Every time we've been here, it blows every other $18-25 restaurant out of the water. The place can get loud, but it feels like a somehow friendly trendy neighborhood place. Dinner and Brunch are both amazing. Food is always well seasoned, fancy enough, but not pretentious. more

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4 of 5 stars
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22 Mar 2009

Great pecan pancakes -- nice texture with slight crispiness. The hash browns were a little plain. more

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4 of 5 stars
kingstowne, va
7 Feb 2009

I would give the place 5 stars--the food was really good and loved the long wine list especially the wide range of wines available by the glass. However, our server was great until she brought us the dessert menu. We had decided what we wanted but our server was missing in action!!! We had to flag down someone else to... more

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3 of 5 stars
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8 Jan 2009

Great for a date. more

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5 of 5 stars
Denver
22 Aug 2008

Great service, yummy food, and an atmosphere that is a little too hip to seem like it is in Alexandria. more

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4 of 5 stars
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6 Aug 2008

Wonderful food more

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4 of 5 stars
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30 Jul 2008

One of my favorites more

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3 of 5 stars
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28 Jul 2008

Great Sunday brunch. more

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Evening Star Cafe Address

2000 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301-1310
Tel: (703) 549-5051
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.