La Tomate

Love this place!! I visit at least once a month, the taste is consistent and very delicious 😋

Great variety of wine and spirits, cocktails are fresh and representing a new home made style. Food is tasty, fresh, simply and Delicious, great place for any occasion. Brunch started on August 1st is definitely a great option if you are a brunch lover. Definitely a little piece of italy in Dupont Circle.

I went to La Tomate on in DuPont Circle on a Saturday around lunch time. We sat outside and it was a great experience, overall. I had the salmon with potato purée - the salmon was so perfectly cooked and the entire dish was so yummy! My friends really enjoyed their food as well - they had the carpaccio salad, eggs Benedict, and the linguini pasta. Everything was just perfect. The only thing that I was not happy with was that the server was very unpleasant when I asked him to split the check based on what we are. We were only 4 people, and generally, it's not an issue. He was rude about splitting the check, so we split it equally. Other than that, I loved the place.

Excellent. Though the menu is limited, all the ones served were very nice and tasty. Wine list is good. Patio was good. We spent 4 hours there...

First class service and food. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

La Tomate is well-located and has a very charming interior. The menu is varied (although they do not offer pizza of any kind), and everything we ordered was satisfactory - nothing more, nothing less.

Excellent pasta dishes. Professional and fast service.
Though we were never served one of the starters we ordered.
Unfortunately I found the restaurant lacking in a sense of hospitality to he extent that I do not think I will return.

First time visiting, and I will not be back here again. The food was less than average and very small portions. According to the price it’s a joke honestly to position themselves as a proper restaurant with these kind of expensive prices, and the dishes are not even fit for a child to feel full. The stuff and service is horrible. The weather made a mistake when punching our order and try to make us pay for it with the higher price and after we asked him to fix the bill he wouldn’t and said oh, but you ate the dish even though we said this is not what we ordered because we were trying to be nice and didn’t want to send the dish back, he tried to argue and we felt like he was outright, making us pay double for some thing we didn’t order, even though it was his mistake when punching the order, because we are very clearly asked what the dish was before we ordered it, and he even explain to us how it is presented before we ordered, but we received something else. I don’t get that the menu is Italian and the restaurant name is French. This place is ridiculous. Extremely rude waiters with an attitude and not friendly. Do not come here it’s not worth it.

Great Italian Restaurant! Atmosphere and Ambiance is neat, comfortable and elegant. The restaurant appears super clean. Servers are pleasant, communicative, efficient and knowledgeable. The wine recommendation was great! And most importantly the food is nicely presented, taste was delicious to a good price point. Try the meats appetizer platter! I can highly recommend this place!

Such a gem of a spot that has been in DC since the 80s. I went for the first time and I’m kicking myself it took me so long to visit. We just got back from Italy about two months ago and this took us right back there. They ambiance felt exactly like Italy, tiny cozy tables, decorated likely by the proprietors and not some big design firm, so it is beautiful without feeling overdone. Raw pasta and funky vases and candles are the centerpieces. Wine bottles decorate the rest of the restaurant. It felt sincere if that makes sense.

The food was fantastic. We chatted with the owner and let her pick what we would eat with the exception we knew we wanted the Burrata and the Cacio e Pepe.

Calamari: 5/5 surprised us that it wasn’t the typical fried calamari, it was somewhat like a stew. Served in a hot creamy broth with tomato and kalamata olives. Topped with a few fried ones.

Smoked Salmon: 5/5 and another surprising creation. Served with grapefruit and shallot. The flavors paired great and I think I now prefer salmon with such strong zingy accompaniments. It was a wonderful divergence from the standard smoked salmon dish.

Burrata: 4/5 although I enjoyed it immensely I only rate it this way as an FYI for others. The Burrata itself was not as creamy as you may have gotten elsewhere. The owner warned us about this but we insisted - we love Burrata. It’s served with a GENEROUS helping of tomato and pesto. We were not disappointed!

PASTA

Ravioli: 5/5 hot damn this was amazing. Ricotta and Swiss chard and the most velvety brown butter sauce. I need more of it.

Cacio e pepe: classic. 5/5 Delicious. Super cheesy. The waiter would not add Parmesan garnish like the other dishes until we tried it. My partner said it was too salty for him but it was just right for me.

Bolognese: 4/5 classic, as expected.