Le Pain Quotidien Clarendon
| Address: | 2900 Clarendon Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201, USA |
| Phone: | +1 703-465-0970 |
| Site: | lepainquotidien.com |
| Rating: | 3.9 |
| Working: | 7AM–9PM 7AM–9PM 7AM–9PM 7AM–9PM 7AM–9PM 8AM–8PM 8AM–8PM |
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Andrew Haley
Its like Panera Bread for people who are dead inside. My gf and I came in to order something to go. We picked up a menu from the counter and quickly selected two open faced sandwiches, an avocado one for her and a ham and gruyere for myself. Nobody addressed us for some time at the counter. Eventually a girl said she would be with us in a minute, but she never actually returned, some other guy did. This guy was the most lackadaisical cash register operator I have ever seen. We are off to a bad start. You may have noticed our orders above are excessively simple. In fact, being open faced, its really like we ordered one sandwich split in half. How then it took 20 minutes to slap these things together, I have no idea. Perhaps they were aging the cheese. We were assured they were very busy today when we asked, which was shocking considering the amount of milling about we observed from their copious staff members. Maybe they only have one person making the food and 12 to bus tables? When we got our food and left, I opened the box and laughed. It was sliced ham, sliced cheese, and bread. There was nothing to it. My gfs avocado toast at least had some sort of seasoning on top. That could justify an extra 20 seconds prep time, right? How did our half sandwiches, 3 ingredients each, take 1/3rd of an hour to make? Further, how did they justify charging almost $30 for this? I could have taken my $30 to whole foods down the street and had ham and gruyere on bread for an entire week.
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Mark Eberhart
Real French food, real French service! They have downsized their portions, while increasing prices. Food is no better than any other place you can find in Clarendon. This review is being written after having been there multiple times and just having had it this last visit when they refused to allow my elderly father to use the restroom AFTER we purchased over $20 in coffee and pastries to go (I had taken him there to impress him with the place!). Unless you sit at their tables and get served on their time schedule, you cannot eat at their location nor use their restrooms. I own a home in the neighborhood and Mothers Day has got to be one of the busiest days of the year. The place was flat-out empty. They will need to wake up and realize soon that their business model is unsustainable. They need to 1) down-size the location, 2) increase their menu selection, 3) only have 8-10 tables for wait service, 4) make about 50-75% of their tables "free" to sit at, and 5) allow anyone who spends money there to use their restroom. Really? Turn away an elderly man who just spent $20 on coffee? Sorry, but you guys just LOST a former customer who will now only disparage your name in Arlington and Clarendon. Too bad- seemed promising.
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Krystal Ramirez
I only go to this restaurant when my book club meets there. I acknowledge that the fact that they allow our big group to use their space is really nice, but its actually not an ideal setting given how noisy it is. As another reviewer noted, it seems like they always have some kind of dishwasher running, plus the music they have going is quite loud. We have asked in the past if we can lower the volume, but they did not accommodate our request. The service otherwise is generally fair -- more or less speedy and friendly enough. The food is decent. I once had the soup there and it was quite delicious, as was a raspberry lemonade that I tried. Overall, its not a place thats going to blow you away, but as long as you keep that in mind, its fine every once in a while.
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Kevin Coroneos
After craving a salad while at work, I decided going to Le Pain Quotidien would be an excellent idea. Wow, I dont think Ive ever been more wrong in my life. The salad cost 15 dollars which is ABSURD for a salad even at the nicest of restaurants. When I opened my salad at the office, the tiny box was half empty and looked like someone had just dumped a bag of arugula in a box and threw some mozzarella on top of it. I also ordered chicken in my salad, but did not receive any. This was by far the most let down I have ever felt at a restaurant. Please, for the sake of your own sanity, do not go to a Le Pain Quotidien. Im still hungry and currently eating peanut butter out of a jar.
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Scotty ST
The bakery is the first thing you see when walking into this cute Belgian restaurant. I recommend the Paris Ham and Aged Gruyere Tartine and the Grilled Chicken Tartine with mozzarella are very delicious. The aged gruyere was very fresh and the mustard that came with the tartine was a perfect combination. For desert we asked for bread and put the various chocolate spreads on the bread. They have white, milk and dark chocolate spreads, perfect for anyone that has a sweet tooth. The open seating is great for large groups or people wanting to work on their laptops. Outside seating is available and has a Belgian feel when sitting there with a coffee and pastry.
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A Private User
I went with a friend for her birthday and had a great time! All thanks to Chris our waiter! Both my friend and I are in wheelchairs and Chris, alng with the rest of the staff present that night, gave us excellent service and even indulged us in a couple of special requests! As for the food, Belgium cheesecake was awesome, my chai latte not so much (I like my chai tea creamier and this was a bit watery). In all we had a great time! So if you are ever in the Clerandon Metro area in DC, pop in to Le Pain Quotidien on the corner of 2900 N Clarendon Blvd and N Fillmore St and say hi to Chris and gang for me!
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Marvin Greenberg
Friendly staff, nice airy layout, and very high quality food. If youve ever been to France (or New Orleans) you know how important good bread of to a meal. LPQ gets that. They have a good variety of styles of bread - baguettes, croissants, whole grain loaves - that make whatever youre ordering perfect. I often go with my family for breakfast. Sometimes I just get a bread selection - with the delicious jams its a meal. The one draw back is it is pricey. But, the quality is worth it, so just keep it as a special treat.
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Ryan Campa
The decor is very nice. Wooden block tables, ample lighting, and plenty of space. I like the classical music playing subtly in the background. I went there to try their cafe drinks and was pleased. I had a pot of tea, a cup of mint lemonade, and 2 macaroons. Everything was good! If you are going to here to have a few cups of coffee or tea, you will not be disappointed! Service was a bit weird--I think our waiter was new because he forgot what we ordered right after we told him. No worries, though!
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D H
I love this restaurant, I love the big windows and and the food is fantastic. Most the waitresses are great but one is so very rude. You would ask her for a drink with no ice and she would bring it to you with ice in it and she would explains that she had to put ice in it. Well I understand that she might have had to put ice in it but you would think she would tell you ahead of time that this drink can not be served without ice.
