Old Ebbitt Grill Washington
Washington's oldest saloon, fifth-highest grossing independent in the US.
Old Ebbitt Grill Washington · open daily · Monday through Friday 8am to 2am · Saturday and Sunday 9am to 2am
- The host is expecting you. A confirmed table, held for your party.
- Card authorized, charged only on confirmation. Never before.
- Refund window: 24 hours before service. After that, non-refundable.
It is not an OpenTable problem. It is a prime-time problem.
Old Ebbitt Grill has run as Washington's oldest saloon since 1856 and currently sits as the fifth-highest-grossing independent restaurant in the country. The dining rooms run an American menu across multiple oyster bars and seating sections, two blocks from the White House.
OpenTable lists the room. Prime brunch and dinner tables clear quickly; the bar and oyster counters take walk-ins all service. The room handles tourist volume year-round; the off-peak hours are the practical door.
How we work this room.
Pay when we get you in.
Your card is authorized when you submit the request. We charge it only when we confirm your table. No confirmation, no charge. Ever.
Authorize, do not captureThe host is expecting you.
You walk in to Old Ebbitt Grill Washington and the table is yours, held for your party at your time.
Confirmed for your partyOne posted price.
$150 for non-members. $50 for members. One number, every night, every party size. No auctions, no surge, no Friday markup. Whatever the room is doing, the price does not move.
No auctions. No surge.Five steps, start to seated.
You ask.
Tell us the night, the time window, the party size. Two minutes on this page. Card on file, not charged.
We confirm the request.
An operator reviews the request, checks the room, and sends a confirmation that we are working it. Usually within thirty minutes.
We work the room.
We reach the floor manager directly, by phone or by text, depending on the night. We do not refresh Resy. We make a call.
You are confirmed.
We charge the card and send your confirmation — the time and the name to give the host.
You eat.
Walk into Old Ebbitt Grill Washington, give your name at the host stand, sit down. The room takes it from there. We do not see you again until the next request.
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Tonight, tomorrow,
or three months out.
We work this restaurant every day. You pay only when we confirm your table.