Nage restaurant a is a charming sidebar to a hotel on Massachusetts ave, about a 10 minute walk from the Farraget north metro. I made reservations, but you could probably get in without them. Good service and tasty food and deep wine glasses of champagne cocktails were filling and came to about $30 per person.
Food Quality: 2 Stars -- There were several unique plates on the menu, making it difficult to choose: Lemon zest pancakes, kill-it-skillet with macaroni and cheese, smoked salmon cobb... Too bad they left something to be desired: like seasoning.The pecan waffles were perfectly crispy, but needed more cinnamon. Crab Benedict left just enough crab flavor, but the home style potatoes were bland and cold. The pork belly BLT sounded delicious but the best part of the plate was the thin crispy "truffle frites". The pork belly was too thick, making the fatty meat a little too greasy to stomach.
Mimosa/Champagne Quality: 4 Stars -- $15 provided you with bloody mary's or champagne cocktails in large, generous wine glasses. The champagne was a lovely, not too dry, and not overwhelmed by the juices. All fresh and apparently changed weekly for various combinations. Blueberry was delicious! lychee and pear were just sweet enough without being syrup-ee
Service Quality/Refill time: 4 stars -- We never had to call for refills. The waitress was quick to see when one of us was empty and offer the entire table new drinks, even when we had half of one left. The place was small, maybe only 20 tables, but the staff was older, experienced, and didn't hover.
Atmosphere: 3 stars -- Small and dimly lit, the place was casual but clean and stylish. It was quiet without too much background noise, so we could easily keep up a conversation in the comfy booths. There were smaller square tables set for two, but which could probably be moved together to make a long rectangular table if a larger group was needed to be accommodated.
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