Washington · Mid-Atlantic hearth cooking · Shaw · Tier II

The Dabney

DC's one-star hearth, Mid-Atlantic from the wood fire.

The Dabney · open Tuesday through Saturday · 5:30pm to 9:30pm · Friday and Saturday until 10pm

Per reservation Tier II · Hard
$375 per reservation
  • 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.
Why this room is hard

It is not a Resy problem. It is a two-week window.

Jeremiah Langhorne opened The Dabney in Shaw in 2015 and earned a Michelin star for a menu cooked almost entirely on a wood-fired hearth. The dining room seats about fifty, the menu rotates with the Mid-Atlantic harvest, and the bar pours regional spirits.

Resy opens two weeks ahead. The 7-to-8:30pm tables clear in the first ten minutes of release. The Dabney Cellar downstairs is the team's wine bar with a shorter food menu and walk-in availability.

One star. One hearth. Two-week window.
The three rules

How we work this room.

Three commitments that apply to every The Dabney request, every night the kitchen is open. No fine print, no surcharges, no surprises at the door.
I

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 capture
II

The host is expecting you.

You walk in to The Dabney and the table is yours, held for your party at your time.

Confirmed for your party
III

One posted price.

$375 for non-members. $100 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.
What to expect

Five steps, start to seated.

01

You ask.

Tell us the night, the time window, the party size. Two minutes on this page. Card on file, not charged.

02

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.

03

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.

04

You are confirmed.

We charge the card and send your confirmation — the time and the name to give the host.

05

You eat.

Walk into The Dabney, 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.

The Dabney · Now booking

Tonight, tomorrow,
or three months out.

We work this restaurant every day. You pay only when we confirm your table.

No waitlist · No invite required · Members pay $100 per reservation