Lafayette Brewing Company

"History, ambience, and grandeur". "If these walls could talk". "Ridiculously ornate". High praise indeed for the ambience (deservedly so, the Hotel Lafayette is a meticulously restored Gilded Age masterpiece); if only the food were accoladed so consistently. Lafayette Brewing Company's menu — a down-to-earth panoply of sandwiches, burgers, salads, pizzas, and pub-grub appetizers — inspires sharply mixed reviews: some see it as boring and middle-of-the-road, others notice subtle creative twists and/or nods to local cuisine (Korean BBQ sliders; Buffalo chicken wontons on the appetizer menu), making this a good place to come if your party includes both adventurous and timid palates. Wash it all down with one of a quintet of specialty beers brewed onsite.

• Brews its own beer

• history

Address

391 Washington St.

Getting there

At the Hotel Lafayette; Metro Rail: Lafayette Square

Hours

Sun-Thu 11AM-9PM, Fri Sat 11AM-11PM

Price

$20-40

Phone

+1 716 856 0062

Website

lafbrewco.com (opens in a new tab)