Dinner at Le Diplomate

On September 18^th I had the chance to eat dinner at Le Diplomate, one of the oldest and most traditional French restaurants in DC. While I had high expectations for the food, I was not expecting to have such great service as well. However, the quality of service and attention to detail from the hosts, waiters and bussers was very impressive. As an example, I am allergic to all nuts, which can make my dining out experience difficult when the staff is not familiar with how to handle allergies. However, as soon as my waiter knew of my allergy, he informed me of all of the dishes with nuts and those with a risk of cross contamination. Another great quality of our waiter was that he had clearly tried every dish on the menu and was not afraid to give his recommendations. When my dad ordered the Steak Frites, he said, “the Beef Bourguignon is better,” which my dad went with and was excellent. When my mom had mentioned she didn’t like cream, he gladly accommodated her salad.

Less important to the dining experience but still impactful are the hosts and the bussers. The host immediately seated us at our table and gave us menus, and the bussers cleaned the table between each course making the guests feel special. While these may seem like small and obvious qualities for a waiter, busser and host to have, they are not found in every restaurant and really do make all the difference. -- MRR

A picture of my swordfish entree.