Fado Irish Pub & Restaurant

The ambience of this place! I love it, mostly because of how it looks inside. It’s like a tiny Ireland in there, but Americanized. I really like the furniture and décor! Too bad I can’t find the pics I took of this place. It’s a fun place to at.

It’s only popular because of its location in Chinatown. Could be a better watering hole, but you get what you get.
One of the dirtier Fado’s I have been to with a ruder staff.
Kitchen and bar is dirty. Was here on a Thursday night, and was half empty. I never understood why staff in DC seem to be preoccupied with themselves in an empty bar. It’s tourist season and many bartenders in this town make you feel as though you are bothering them. Reminds me of Miami all over again.
Bottom line. It’s a dump but people go there. Don’t bring your date or family there. It’s a place to go with a couple of friends, but don’t expect much. There are better places to go.

Came here to watch the football with some English fans. Great atmosphere to watch the game with plenty of screens. Excellent pub ambiance and selection of import beers as well as a full bar. Good place to stop of for a great beer and good friendly service

Horribly rude sever. Just down right nasty. Thought about having a few beers and an appetizer and changed our minds.
Pass on this place.

Awesome!!! Creamy chips, cold beer, nice fire!!!

Watched two Copa America games there. Great ambience, plenty of screens to watch soccer games from regardless of where your seated. Friendly and young crowd.
Service was quick, servers were friendly and offered good drink and food recommendations.
We had the Siracha chicken wings and the fish and chips; both very good.

I stopped here in a whim. I told myself that I needed to eat a lunch with vegetables because I had been eating horribly. Technically, french fries are vegetables, so I got the Reuben and fries.
The Reuben was interesting. It leaned heavier on the flavor of the cheese. I’m used to a little more Russian dressing to offset with sweetness. The sandwich was solid, though at times it felt almost like a grilled cheese. The fries were good.
The customer service was okay. It was a hot day out, so I asked the bartender what lemonades they had. He looked at me like I was speaking French and asked, «What do you mean? We have lemonade.» I responded that sometimes restaurants may have strawberry lemonade, raspberry lemonade, blueberry lemonade, etc. I know it’s a pub and not «Cheescake Factory,» so maybe I was in err, but he kind of made me feel like I asked a stupid question.
au revoir

Solid burgers and good service even at the europe cup game.
Moscow Muel was as it should be be

Great irish beer/​cider and often features live music. Also a great place to visit if you enjoy soccer.

Just called in for a couple of drinks during a Monday afternoon. Typical looking Irish bar. Staff were OK, service a bit slow.
Don’t think I would be back unless it’s maybe better in the night time.

Ate here before a concert and was very happy with the food and drinks here! The Moscow miles are great and they have a nice cider collection. The potato leek soup and corned beef sandwich was out of this world! I also would recommend the chicken quesadilla. Only reason that this place wasn’t a 5 star was that the waiter kinda treated us like second class citizens because we didn’t really fit the typical pub patron. A bit annoying since yeah, we are younger, but I was a bit annoyed the waiter kinda had some preset disdain.

Stop asking me for a f***ing credit card every time I come. It’s insulting.
Just for that credit card policy, you get a 3 when you would have gotten a 4.
We’re your customers. If your customers run out on you all the time, get new customers. Don’t make your loyal customers feel like deadbeats.
And, when you ask for a card, you cannot keep it. Even if we refuse to pay. Keeping our card under any circumstance is illegal. You’re not a bailee of the card and you cannot take any collateral posessory interest in it. I should delete another star just for you breaking the law. It’s a city full of lawyers. Whom are you playing with?
If you want to charge a hold against the card account and then return it, fine. But, you have to pay the card processors for that. It’s not my problem.
Your food is good and service prompt. Your music is amazing, especially your bluegrass men (I wish they’d start eariler, though). The atmosphere is very pleasing.
But, I swear. Stop with the credit card bull. If you keep it up and start having a rough patch with your food, service, or music, because of something such as your credit card policy, I’ll be more willing to drop you a star than otherwise I would be.
If you change your card policy, I’ll give you another star.

Arsenal became a part of my life when I got married so wherever we are, we look for a pub that plays the Arsenal games. In DC, lucky bar is a PRO-​Arsenal bar but it’s not that close to us, so we came here. It was super busy when we came here during a Arsenal game. It is not that clean and the seating is not that comfortable. The food was great though. I drown all my food in Tabasco sauce so I was super happy. The potatoes were super crispy and delicious. There was a family that brought their kids there too which felt weird when fans were cussing left and right. Our waitress was ok but I think service could be better. The location is great, right next to gallery place Chinatown metro station. They have multiple screens playing the game including a large projector screen as well. All in all, it was an OK experience. We will probably be back if we don’t feel like going to lucky Bar.

Shepard pie… Amazing.
Cheese sauce… Amazing
BBQ sauce… Amazing
Beer choices… So gooood

Fado is perhaps one of my favorite Irish pubs in DC. Aesthetically the bar is decked out to look like a real pub in Ireland and definitely has a cozy winter vibe. The drinks are affordable, the food is decent and you can always count on an interesting crowd (especially after a game.) In addition, every Thursday and Saturday Fado has live music which is always a good time. I’ve also heard that they have trivia on Mondays, but have never attended.
Happy hour at Fados is the weekly 4 – 7 with deals like $ 5 snacks and $ 5 drink specials. In addition, on Sunday mornings they have $ 15 bottomless mimosas. Overall, Fado is a pretty clutch place to have near my house with the exception of the occasional cover charge for live music if you get there past a certain time.

Unilocalers!!! What is wrong with you?! Fado is such a fantastic bar. Honestly the best fish and chips I’ve ever had. Guinness mayo? Yes please. Fish tacos also soo good. Smoked salmon bites are perfectly salty. Cheese dip is delectable, and «boxtys, «don’t ask me what they’re made of, are probably the greatest bar food ever. Servers and bartenders are always on point, nice, and fun to talk to. You know management is awesome because most of the staff here has been around forever. You also always see the managers out on the floor, helping the staff wherever necessary. I adore this place even though it’s in the heart of tourist town. Definitely deserves at least a 4 star rating!

Without a doubt, this is one of the better Irish pubs in the area. It exudes old world charm and you would swear that a leprechaun might pop his head around the corner at any moment. The bar is flanked by tree pillars adds to Fado’s Middle Earth air; it seriously reminds me of Bilbo’s beloved Green Dragon Inn.
Besides the charming décor, this pub has some rock star service. Our bartender was swamped, but she still managed to make us feel like we were the only ones in the pub. She certainly understood how to pour a proper pint of Guinness, something which quite a few Irish pubs in the area have yet to learn.
My only regret was that we had already eaten, because Fado’s kitchen was churning out some pretty tasty-​looking fare. Again, for me, this is an area where many Irish pubs fall far short, but one look at their pasty puff shepherd’s pie, and I knew that this yumminess Irish style. I can’t wait to return to Fado’s so that try some items from the menu. When I do, I am certain that I will have to add another gold star for this little pot-​o-​gold at the end of the rainbow.

Wonderful food and great atmosphere. Not too crowded on a Friday night unlike many other places around. We got in before happy hour ended and got to sample many dishes. The thick chips with lamb and green peppercorn sauce was delicious! The pork tacos and fish tacos quickly disappeared and the Guinness cheddar bread was a nice sponge for any juices remaining! Def coming back here soon! The service was amazing too, shoutout to Marchelle!

Good cocktail menu, lots of options. Happy Hour (4 – 7) has $ 5 beer specials and $ 5 bar food. I can’t speak to the rest of the menu since we were only three for drinks, but the drinks we had were great.
Friendly bartenders, awesome décor, and less than a block from the Verizon Center, so great for before and after games. Apparently it’s the place to be for soccer matches, too.

What a great place to spend an afternoon drinking and watching fútball.
We were visiting from out of town and met up with an old friend of my wife’s and her man. Irish bars like this I could only wish for in Indianapolis.
If I was to open up an Irish bar in Indy it would like This place and provide the same atmosphere.
I will definitely come back here the next time I’m in DC.
The chips were quite tasty and hot. It’s nice to have different dipping sauces besides the old stand by of Ketchup.

I am frankly shocked (SHOCKED, I say) by the sheer number of Irish pubs in DC. I was not expecting such a wealth of options, but Fado is one of my favorites.
Located in Chinatown where you expect to see lots of Irish pubs obviously, Fado is tucked in midway down the street with a welcoming front entrance. The layout is chopped up with lots of smaller rooms that give an intimate feeling with lots of homey décor and at least one fireplace. There is ample seating and I don’t really know how far back the place stretched. The front-​of-​house bar is long and well-​appointed. Inside, it is dark. Dark like when we walked out to the street at night, I had to squint a little at first.
Drink selection is good but not amazing. It has what you expect, though, as well as some good cocktails. The food was very good! I ordered the fish and chips and it was superb!

Came here as a stop off when sightseeing.
It was happy hour and drinks where € 5 and food bites € 5. Got fish tacos, wings and pork tacos all very nice. Loved the DC ale and service excellent !
Very busy so get there early !

Back yet again, this time for a Monday happy hour. At 5 p.m. in the middle of the summer and I was almost squinting it was so dark. They must save a lot on their electricity bill at this Fado’s.
Happy hour is $ 5 DC Brau or Paulaner. Get the Paulaner because it’s twice the size. pretty meager happy hour if you ask me.
Service was, as usual, sparse and mediocre. I get that I’m not your long lost best friend, but I do feel like every time I come here the servers are inconvenienced to service me. Left after one drink because it was dark and gloomy.

Service: Slow
Food: C
Environment: Loud and busy
We had to show our ID to get into the Pub. Once in, it took my husband and I back to Ireland. It had everything the pubs in Ireland have minus the live music.
Majority of the tables had «reserved» on them so we had a little trouble finding a seat.
When we were finally seated, it took our waitress 15 minutes to give us a menu and to take our drink order. It then took her another 15 mins to come back to take our food order. We had the same issue when we needed refills and to get the check. At one point I wanted to jump up and down, waving my arms to get her attention.
I ordered the Foda Gourmet burger and my husband had the shepards pie. The burger was undercooked, I asked for medium and it came out basically rare. I didn’t notice it was rare until I had three bites (it’s really dark in the Pub). The wedge fries were delicious. They were hot and crisp.
My husband liked the shepards pie. The bite I had needed salt.
We also ordered the sriracha and lime wings. Nothing special with these. They were hot and soggy. The sauce wasn’t that great.
Would I recommend? Yes. The atmosphere suits a group of friends looking to drink beer and snack.