Seagar’s Resturant At Alexandria Hilton

As a rule, I don’t dine at the hotel restaurant, unless it is spectacular or unique. Or if there are few other options. On this side of Old Town, your options are basically limited to Ernie’s or Theismann’s. After a long day, I decided to try Seagar’s anyway.
It was a Thursday night, but the place was practically empty. It wasn’t late, and no one was seated outside, so I was immediately worried — Was the food any good? Did they do all their business only in room service?
Well, once I looked at the menu, I saw why it was empty. Seagar’s is WAY over-​priced for an average-​looking hotel restaurant. And the menu items were all uninspiring. This was one of the few places where after I was seated and had time to review the menu, I got up and left. It didn’t help that no wait-​staff came over to the table to even take a drink order or bring water. Very poor service.
While the hotel is good overall, the dining options need a complete re-​write. I now see why the place was practically vacant the night I was there. Seagar’s needs to be replaced with a less stuffy and more moderately priced option.

I was torn between 3 and 4 stars. The reason I went with 4 is that this was included in our Hilton package so I ate breakfast free every day. They have a great buffet and the Steak and Eggs is on point! Now would i pay the full price for the buffet, probably not. Their lunch sandwiches are good and fairly priced and their Clam Chowder with a Twist is delicious. I would say 3.5 but for a hotel restaurant it’s a great place.

I hesitate to write a review about this place because I’m quite content with no one else knowing it exists. For the record, I’ve never eaten here, only gotten drinks. So that’s the only element I can speak on.
I have three words for you: Jessie the bartender. This guy is a freaking genius. My husband has raved about this place for weeks now and I finally was able to go with him the other night. Jessie isn’t just any bartender, he might be one of the best in town. He doesn’t make you run-​of-​the-​mill drinks, he creates a NEW concoction based on whatever is sitting around and what kind of mood you’re in while you’re sitting there. And they are always fantastic.
It’s hard to describe what exactly he does, but he’ll use spices and herbs in his drinks. For example, he made me this one thing where he took fresh thyme and rubbed it all around the rim of the glass so when you took a drink, you breathed in this earthy herb. It was awesome. I’ve never met anyone like him. He’s a true bartender, as in he understands food and how flavors work together. If you’re interested in going to a place where the bartender does more than just poor you a beer or shake together a diet soda and vodka, visit Jessie. He’ll make you something that you’ve not only never had, but something utterly fantastic.

This place is just sad. My coworkers and I are in perpetual search of the best burger in Old Town, and this place was unfortunately given a chance after we learned Brabo doesn’t do lunch anymore.
First of all there was one server for the roughly 18 tables filled during this lunch rush, and we were apparently his 18^th favorite. After he was done regaling the table of 40-​something women next to us with his plethora of stroller-​related stories for 20 minutes, he decide to visit us. He began spitting off the specials to us before he even left the first table. We didn’t have the option of drinks.
Skipping the likes of such hotel restaurant staples as: «beef fajitas» and «gyro», we opted for the $ 14 burger. It probably cost that much being imported from all the way from Red Robin. Right down to the steak fries with robin-​seasoning, it was the exact same thing.
Oh, did I mention they sat cruelly in front of our faces on the open kitchen counter for the 15 minutes our server decided to continue his stroller-​convo with the ladies next door? well, they did.
On to desert! (note: it was our coworker’s birthday so we were treating him to a full lunch, dessert included). The desserts specials included an apple crisp. Oh! That sounds splendid. We’ll have one of those! And one coffee please. Sure thing. 10 minutes later, after serving us our three coffees, he regretted to inform us that dessert was actually a Sara Lee slice of frozen apple pie, and freezer-​burnt Edy’s ice cream, and nuclear-​red colored syrup on top. for only $ 8!
A brief 20 minutes later we got the check, which splitting ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ was just too difficult to do.
Boy! Fun Times, USA!