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Hours
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | 5–9 PM |
| Tuesday | 5–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 5–9 PM |
| Thursday | 5–9 PM |
| Friday | 5–10 PM |
| Saturday | 5–10 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 800 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 463-8700
Website: https://www.labisedc.com/
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Reservations: tripleseat.com
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Reviews
Kim Vaughn
This place was amazing! The decor was modern chic, everyone was attentive to our needs without hovering. The food was as delicious as it was beautiful!
The salad was perfectly crisp and fresh with Gorgonzola and plum and a light but flavorful dressing. We shared one and were so pleasantly surprised that they split it for us. It was of perfect size.
I highly recommend the black cod. It was buttery with a thin and crispy, well seasoned skin. The sauce surrounding it was so velvety with just the right amount of richness and texture from the roe. My daughter had the duck, which was cooked perfectly with lots of surrounding flavors. She only wished there were a bit more duck on her plate.
The desert was a piece of art with a honeycomb lace topping, crisp meringue, and a burst of fruit flavor with every bite.
We dined at another local restaurant the next night with a Michelin star and I must say I was disappointed to say the least.
I totally expect La Bise to become Michelin star soon. It was by far the best restaurant I’ve dined in both creativity, beauty, and flavor, and at such a fair price.
… moreThe salad was perfectly crisp and fresh with Gorgonzola and plum and a light but flavorful dressing. We shared one and were so pleasantly surprised that they split it for us. It was of perfect size.
I highly recommend the black cod. It was buttery with a thin and crispy, well seasoned skin. The sauce surrounding it was so velvety with just the right amount of richness and texture from the roe. My daughter had the duck, which was cooked perfectly with lots of surrounding flavors. She only wished there were a bit more duck on her plate.
The desert was a piece of art with a honeycomb lace topping, crisp meringue, and a burst of fruit flavor with every bite.
We dined at another local restaurant the next night with a Michelin star and I must say I was disappointed to say the least.
I totally expect La Bise to become Michelin star soon. It was by far the best restaurant I’ve dined in both creativity, beauty, and flavor, and at such a fair price.
R S
We came on 5/9/25 Fri celebrate my wife’s birthday.
This is our honest comprehensive review of our own experience here.
The restaurant was cozy. We were seated at 5:30 on a Saturday and it was quite empty at that time with only three other occupied tables.
Our server, while very informative on the menu and our meals, wasn’t particularly warm nor was he rude or unkind. He was just an unexpressive, stoic man. We were uninspired.
Let’s move on to the food.
We were brought a table of house bread and homemade butter. The butter was very tasty and was a very pleasant start to the meal. We even asked for another basket.
We proceed to order the octopus and tuna appetizer recommended to us.
Let’s talk about the tuna first. Whenever a restaurant has tuna in its raw form, I always order. It is one of my favorite things to eat. There was nothing inherently wrong with this dish. It was a perfectly fine dish but nothing spectacular. This may have also been because we’ve experienced so many other amazing tuna dishes and crudo dishes from around here as well as other countries that this one just felt short to us. The presentation gave more than the taste. It felt like it needed more acid, more punch.
The octopus appetizer was tasty. The octopus was slightly coated and perhaps fried which we didn’t mind. We enjoyed the texture of the octopus but did not care for the thick cheese sauce that came with it. It was fine but did not add anything to the dish when eating so we chose to enjoy the texture of the octopus without the sauce.
We proceeded to order two entrees, the duck and the cod.
Let’s start with the cod.
The cod was delicious and delicate. The layers and depth of the sauce were good. It is dish that I would order again.
The duck is where the issue lies.
Upon searching for new fine dining restaurants to try, duck breast was what we really came to eat. We absolutely love a well cooked duck breast entree but not many places offer it and not many restaurants know how to cook it properly. We’ve only experienced two other restaurants with a duck breast worthy dish and this was not one of them unfortunately.
Prior to coming we looked at reviews and photos of some perfectly medium, pink centered breasts and immediately booked a reservation with them. Unfortunately my duck was not like the ones in the photos.
The one they served me was medium well to well which I knew before even cutting into it but I thought I’d give it a try. The texture was rubbery with a very meaty aftertaste. There was a center bite that had a sliver of pink and was juicy then the rest but 85% of it was over.
We mentioned this to the server who said it is always cooked like this and I asked typically medium well? And he responded with no, medium. I told him there is no pink here, it’s dark and gray. This definitely was not medium but in any case, we ate the meal and it was fine. Not the duck we were hoping for but by no means was it terrible, it just did not meet our expectations nor did it look like the photos of juicy pink duck breast other diners in the past have received. Perhaps it was an off day for the chef or maybe this is not the same chef.
After this slight blunder of over cooked rubbery, meaty duck, we decided to skip out on dessert. Before getting our check, we were pleasantly surprised with two glasses of on the house champagne and a nice chocolate mousse cake for my wife’s birthday. This was a wonderful surprise that improved our mood.
All in all, the highlight of our meal here at la Bise was their house made butter and bread. The butter was by far the most memorable thing we had.
Being an hour commute from home in each direction, we have no plans to return to this restaurant. Our hunt for a perfectly medium/medium rare, piece of duck breast continues.
Happy dining.
… moreThis is our honest comprehensive review of our own experience here.
The restaurant was cozy. We were seated at 5:30 on a Saturday and it was quite empty at that time with only three other occupied tables.
Our server, while very informative on the menu and our meals, wasn’t particularly warm nor was he rude or unkind. He was just an unexpressive, stoic man. We were uninspired.
Let’s move on to the food.
We were brought a table of house bread and homemade butter. The butter was very tasty and was a very pleasant start to the meal. We even asked for another basket.
We proceed to order the octopus and tuna appetizer recommended to us.
Let’s talk about the tuna first. Whenever a restaurant has tuna in its raw form, I always order. It is one of my favorite things to eat. There was nothing inherently wrong with this dish. It was a perfectly fine dish but nothing spectacular. This may have also been because we’ve experienced so many other amazing tuna dishes and crudo dishes from around here as well as other countries that this one just felt short to us. The presentation gave more than the taste. It felt like it needed more acid, more punch.
The octopus appetizer was tasty. The octopus was slightly coated and perhaps fried which we didn’t mind. We enjoyed the texture of the octopus but did not care for the thick cheese sauce that came with it. It was fine but did not add anything to the dish when eating so we chose to enjoy the texture of the octopus without the sauce.
We proceeded to order two entrees, the duck and the cod.
Let’s start with the cod.
The cod was delicious and delicate. The layers and depth of the sauce were good. It is dish that I would order again.
The duck is where the issue lies.
Upon searching for new fine dining restaurants to try, duck breast was what we really came to eat. We absolutely love a well cooked duck breast entree but not many places offer it and not many restaurants know how to cook it properly. We’ve only experienced two other restaurants with a duck breast worthy dish and this was not one of them unfortunately.
Prior to coming we looked at reviews and photos of some perfectly medium, pink centered breasts and immediately booked a reservation with them. Unfortunately my duck was not like the ones in the photos.
The one they served me was medium well to well which I knew before even cutting into it but I thought I’d give it a try. The texture was rubbery with a very meaty aftertaste. There was a center bite that had a sliver of pink and was juicy then the rest but 85% of it was over.
We mentioned this to the server who said it is always cooked like this and I asked typically medium well? And he responded with no, medium. I told him there is no pink here, it’s dark and gray. This definitely was not medium but in any case, we ate the meal and it was fine. Not the duck we were hoping for but by no means was it terrible, it just did not meet our expectations nor did it look like the photos of juicy pink duck breast other diners in the past have received. Perhaps it was an off day for the chef or maybe this is not the same chef.
After this slight blunder of over cooked rubbery, meaty duck, we decided to skip out on dessert. Before getting our check, we were pleasantly surprised with two glasses of on the house champagne and a nice chocolate mousse cake for my wife’s birthday. This was a wonderful surprise that improved our mood.
All in all, the highlight of our meal here at la Bise was their house made butter and bread. The butter was by far the most memorable thing we had.
Being an hour commute from home in each direction, we have no plans to return to this restaurant. Our hunt for a perfectly medium/medium rare, piece of duck breast continues.
Happy dining.
Heeyah Song
Amazing service and ambiance. Food was honestly average except for the black cod and apple tarte.
Black cod was amazing. The duck was very tough and had a strong duck meat smell. Sweet potato that came with it was undercooked. They had just replaced the onion soup with vichyssoise and it was all right, not worth the price. Honestly, I finished my meal because I was so hungry after the rock n roll half marathon but even with that appetite, food was average.
… moreBlack cod was amazing. The duck was very tough and had a strong duck meat smell. Sweet potato that came with it was undercooked. They had just replaced the onion soup with vichyssoise and it was all right, not worth the price. Honestly, I finished my meal because I was so hungry after the rock n roll half marathon but even with that appetite, food was average.
Kshitij Patkar
This is our favorite restaurant. We have been here atleast 3 times before in the past 5 years. The food, the service, the ambiance has been consustently stellar over all these years. Last night we had the same waitress we had a year ago. She is great!
The menu had a distinct citrus note with many dishes having yuzu flavors. It worked very well. I had chilled english pea soup with citrus glazed tofu. I am not a vegetarian but this soup was the best soup I ever had of any kind.
My husband had a stew dish of veal and sweet breads. It was divine.
The chicken liver pate’ filled goujers were absolutely delicious.
They pampered us with extra chocolate mousse dessert to celebrate our recent wedding.
The cocktails were made to perfection and the service was super as it should be for a Michelin grade restaurant.
All in all a very satifying and decadent experience.
We really wish in these difficult times for hospitality industry in DC they continue to thrive. We will be back for sure.
… moreThe menu had a distinct citrus note with many dishes having yuzu flavors. It worked very well. I had chilled english pea soup with citrus glazed tofu. I am not a vegetarian but this soup was the best soup I ever had of any kind.
My husband had a stew dish of veal and sweet breads. It was divine.
The chicken liver pate’ filled goujers were absolutely delicious.
They pampered us with extra chocolate mousse dessert to celebrate our recent wedding.
The cocktails were made to perfection and the service was super as it should be for a Michelin grade restaurant.
All in all a very satifying and decadent experience.
We really wish in these difficult times for hospitality industry in DC they continue to thrive. We will be back for sure.
Christine Kehr
La Bise is in the same space as the Oval Room, another French restaurant. My dining companion said she read that the two restaurants are or were affiliated. We visited because my dining companion said she had wanted to try La Bise for some time, and it was near her office. The restaurant is nicely decorated. We started with Gougeres, puff pastry filled with cheese. Delicious. I could have made a meal out of the appetizer (if there were more of them per serving.). For a main course, we ordered the Alaska Black Cod and Grilled Snapper. The snapper came with a coconut-lobster bisque. Highly recommend the bisque. The snapper was a little fishy but the Cod was exquisite and fresh. Our server was a delight. We did not order dessert but she brought us bite-sized cookies; peanut butter fudge, snickerdoodles, and a strawberry something. She said that if we ate all three at the same time, it would taste like the best PB&J ever. The restaurant charges a 20 percent gratuity, like a number of D.C. restaurants.
… moreR. Austin
So good!! Had an incredible Thanksgiving meal here. The cocktails were unique and tasty. The service was impeccable and beyond professional! The food was delicious but not overly heavy. The presentation was skillful. After dinner it was nice to have a walk through Lafayette park.
… moreCharmander Lee
Overall food was not bad. The French onion was excellent, the texture itself is more condensed that the other onion soup that we usually have but it was very nice. However, the chocolate soufflé was a huge disappointment, it is probably one of the worse soufflé I ever had, why the pastry chef decided to put dried fruit inside a soufflé is a mastery and for a chocolate soufflé to have NO chocolate taste at all is a disaster. The veal sweetbreads is actually surprisingly good, the sauce itself covered any gamey taste of the sweetbreads and it is quite tender and smooth. Also one addition note, the complimentary bread was served cold which is okay if it is summer time but when it winter where customers just came from a freezing weather, having cold bread might not give the guest a good impression at all. Service wise is a mix feeling, the waitress asked what we want to drink and she just walked away while we were placing the order……the same waitress however is very helpful when you ask for recommendations on the main course………atmosphere wise the place is kind of like a modern version of French bistro instead of the traditional ones, a little bit chic and less formal which is nice.
… moreStephanie Shih
My family and I made a snap decision to visit La Bise over another dinner reservation at the last minute, and we couldn’t be more pleased with the quality of the dishes, the enthusiasm and engagement of the staff as well as the cozy but elegant layout of the restaurant interior. I enjoyed the fillet minion, and my parents the recommended Alaska Black Cod and the Rohan Duck Calvados. The steak was succulent and tender— cooked to the medium rare perfection I requested, and my only ask would that I wish there was more of it! The cod was light and flakey with a rich Kelly green sauce with pops of smoked trout roe, and the duck (our favourite by consensus) was rendered beautifully and balanced expertly with plump acidic notes throughout. For desserts, we ordered the soufflé and the Death by Hazelnut — both decadent but the latter had the slight edge! My thanks to all the servers and chefs for a lovely evening, and to the mister charming behind the bar too. Cheers!
… moreAngie
A treasure! Wonderful place to eat, right by The White House. The service is excellent, my server always made sure I was satisfied with my meal. The ambiance chic and elegant. The food was just the right portion. It may look small but let me tell you I left pleasantly satisfied. Thank you for such a wonderful experience. Will definitely come back again.
… moreVy H.
Overall this place was okay—came here for dinner on a Wednesday evening. Cute decor inside and has a fancy nice vibe to it. Service was good.
For appetizers, I really enjoyed the Hudson Valley Foie Gras Torchon—soft and creamy texture and overall quite delicious! For entrees, I would say I preferred the Rohan Duck Calvados (more flavored and tender) over the Butter-Poached Monkfish (not as flavorful). While both dishes were okay, it wasn’t anything exceptional.
Our basic cocktails ($13-$14) were fine, no issues there—our drinks came out quick too!
… moreFor appetizers, I really enjoyed the Hudson Valley Foie Gras Torchon—soft and creamy texture and overall quite delicious! For entrees, I would say I preferred the Rohan Duck Calvados (more flavored and tender) over the Butter-Poached Monkfish (not as flavorful). While both dishes were okay, it wasn’t anything exceptional.
Our basic cocktails ($13-$14) were fine, no issues there—our drinks came out quick too!