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Half Note Lounge
Lounge and Jazz and Blues Venue$$$$
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"The jambalaya penne pasta was off the chain."(2 Tips)
"Tuesday nights are for the karaoke crowd."(2 Tips)
"It includes a similarly seasoned shrimp on top of a fried grit cake."(3 Tips)
"The brunch is an epic failure."(4 Tips)
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Lamont Dozier JrFebruary 1, 2015Kendra was an awesome bartender tonight. Even though the place was packed, my date and I were seen in a prompt fashion and were excellently taken care of. The ambiance was awesome, the band was great
🍭 Vernelle Grays 🌼June 7, 2014This place gets packed quickly, but its worth it if you like establishments with a grown, mature crowd. The clientele is somewhat saddity but the food is great!
Travelingirl's PageSeptember 8, 2013The lounge wasn't what I expected still the music was excellent food and drinks were really good. Overall I had a good time.
Jambalaya penne pasta was great. And you can order without the andouille sausage which makes it even more awesome.
Rita LassiterMay 24, 2014Great spot to listen to all the R&B cover bands in DC ! With a go-go twist of course ;-). Favorite speciality drink: Peach Sangria !- E. PerryApril 8, 2010I had the seared scallop appetizer. Yummy! It includes a similarly seasoned shrimp on top of a fried grit cake. That was tasty! I don't like grits but that thing was a cheese-filled (2 kinds) treat!
- Derek WhiteNovember 20, 2010The jambalaya penne pasta was off the chain. Nice size shrimps. Great jazz. Drinks were high, but its worth at least stoppin through for a minute to check it out. Read more
Dear MGMT making the gentlemen turn there hats around is STUPID! I mean I've heard of having to remove your hats ( which is also dumb) altogether but why govern th direction it's turned in???
Vaedra JonesJanuary 25, 2015If you get the tuna steak, ask that it's prepared medium. Mine was dry but tasty.
The brunch it REALLY good. The waffles are off the chain. Yum yum yum!!! Lol- Kim CJune 27, 2012Tuesday nights are for the karaoke crowd. Good fun. Be prepared...the prices are high.
Dawn DavisAugust 8, 2012Food is good bit the servers could use some white glove service training. Just a bit like clearing appetizer plates before serving the entree so we don't have to hold dirty plates ourselves.
Kenny JordanMarch 12, 2018The service was horrible, and the food was worse! I had to send my food back because it was cold that’s after it took 45 minutes to get it in the first place.
Rob LeeFebruary 10, 2014On Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays are pretty good nights at Half Note, but on Wednesday nights they have an older crowd around 50 and older for hand dancing and ball room-like dancing...
Joe WilliamsMarch 2, 2014$10 cover after 8 is ridiculous. Service is slow. But clearly due to training not any fault of the staff.- Ayana WongwingJune 7, 2010Nice music great atmosphere but drinks are over priced .. $16 for a Tokyo tea that was absolutly horrible and management refused to talk to me and I paid for something I didn't drink
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The Half Note Restaurant & Lounge was established with one goal in mind. That goal is to combine sincere outstanding customer service with great food.
Closed until 4:00 PM (Show more)
- Tue, Thu
- 4:00 PM–Midnight
- Wed
- 4:00 PM–11:00 PM
- Fri
- 4:00 PM–1:00 AM
- Sat
- 5:00 PM–1:00 AM
- Sun
- 11:00 AM–4:00 PM
(301) 809-6683
Features
Credit Cards
Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Music
Live Music
Food & Drink
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Brunch, Dinner, Dessert, Happy Hour
Drinks
Full Bar, Cocktails
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- 7.7
"The fried shrimp appetizer was very good. I'm not a big seafood eater so I had the Cuban steak and fried plantain entree which was excellent I might add. It's a little pricey, but well worth it."
Dale Smith-Johns - 6.8
"Nice setup, live music. Good wings. Brianna is a great server! Hope I spelled her name right!"
Brad Jones 
"Get the beef Suya!!"
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