Carlyle - Arlington - Restaurants, Cafes & Food Reviews

Located on a street filled with all sorts of restaurants and bars, Carlyle is in an fun, vibrant area. With wait times upwards of 90 minutes, you need to call ahead on weekends. We arrived and only had to wait 10 minutes after having called in an hour and a half before.

For appetizers, my coworkers and I scarfed down some crispy calamari accompanied by delicious seared Ahi tuna. I ordered a clean Grey Goose martini with three olives to wash it all down. Later followed by a gin and tonic. For dinner I had the "fish of the day", which happened to be Rock fish which was served with asparagus and wild rice (but I opted for Parmesan mashed potatoes instead of rice...very good!). For dessert I shared Apple pie with vanilla ice cream, also a great dish.

The entire restaurant was packed and had a great atmosphere. It has two levels and we sat upstairs in a booth. I highly recommend this place even if you are staying in DC. It's just 10 minutes south on 395.