I was visiting DC for a catering conference and a friend from my home town who now calls DC her town, introduced me to the dish, khachapuri. What a treat, the food was very good, my cocktail was superb (had 3) and service was spot on including the friendly hostesses. It's always nice to know a local who takes you to the coolest place, AKA, whole in the wall. Highly recommend this place for a taste of the beaten path.
Loooong over 2hour wait to get a table but once seated the service was fast and the food was so worth it. I recommend getting your name on the waiting list early since the restaurant does not take reservations.
What a great restaurant and staff!! Every dish and cocktail was done perfectly. Green beans never tasted so good. Chicken kabobs were spicy. Portions were fair. Expensive but unique and worth a try. Unbelievably helpful staff guided us right
Compass Rose was very eclectic, unique, and interesting atmosphere. Be aware that reservations are helpful as it's busy all the time, even at the bar. The drink prices were a bit high but the food was to DIE for. Tried the watermelon salad, beef kebabs, and Khachapuri. The coconut mango dessert was amazing too.
What can I say about Compass Rose? The place is absolutely adorable. It just has a cozy, warm fill throughout with service to match and food that is memorable. I can't recommend anything specifically since we each had a different favorite from what we ordered and it was all great.
I came here for brunch with a friend, and I was blown away by the diversity of cuisines offered at one brunch spot! We ordered four plates between the two of us and could have honestly had three plates instead to have room for dessert. We had grilled asparagus, cauliflower, pupusas, and Khachapuri!
Delicious, delicious food with amazing attentive service. We did the tour of the world prefixe menu. We subbed out the watermelon salad for green beans (whole table has to be okay with that) and it was delicious!
Did a tour around the world with a table of 6 and everything was perfect. Nico is the best server we could have asked for, the food was delicious, and the outside garden was wonderfully decorated
I liked it . The idea is great buuuuut , I think is really difficult to be good in so many kind of food. They offer food for many different countries and that is tricky . I tried the Indian food and it was good but didn’t taste like Indian food , it tasted like Mexican food… and with the kebab same didn’t taste like kebab it tasted like grill beef and chicken without the Arabic flavor …. It was good , but not what I was expecting. The place is cute but so dark that couldn’t even read the menu .. and is so hot inside so they turned on so fans and that makes your food to get cold and I was cold as well .. I think it’s a cool place to go once but I wouldn’t go back.
With my wife we had the around the world food and wine menus. Overall food is good but they could take much more from the concept.
The good:
1) Food: you have the chance to try dishes from different parts of the world and very well prepared. Nothing too special though.
2) Price for the quantity was great.
3) Atmosphere was relaxed.
The bad
1) Improving service could bring much more to the experience:
a) Everything is served in a rush. You don't finish a dish and they are bringing you more.
b) The around the world menu was served without particular order and without explanation of what I was having, where it was from and how it was prepared.
2) Wine selection from around the world wasn't a great selection. They could bring much more to the experience if they make a relation between dishes and wine.
The highlight of our DC trip. The food here was incredible. We especially liked the lamb chops (with the whipped red pepper spread), the spice bag, and of course the Khachapuri, which is why you are here in the first place.
Food was alright, but what made me want to come back was the amazing waitress! She wore a mask (love a Covid conscious queen!) and had glasses. But her personality and service was impeccable. Such a great experience dining here! Can’t wait to come back
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