The Tombs

The Tombs is simple — it’s the iconic college bar for Georgetown. It reeks of Ivy League antics and I love it. I’ve never eaten there, but they have great prices on beer and liberal drink pours. It’s usually the last stop on a night traipsing through Georgetown and has yet to disappoint. The bartenders are friendly, I love that it’s in the neighborhood, and it’s fun to feel like I went to Georgetown for a night every time I go.

After touring Georgetown and going to the exorcist steps, this is where you want to sit down and have a beer. Its your not so typical college bar yet still college bar. Their burger is quite tastey, I usually sit at the bar, and thats a one man job everytime I go, so its not the most attentive spot, but if you want to chill and just rest after the sightseeing, this is the place.

Best college bar in the country. Come for drinks and a good time, not necessarily for the food

College bar vibe but not cheap food. Possibly food is more affordable with a student discount. Food is average. In past years I had come here and gotten the Hoya salad which used to be huge with lots of toppings but when I ordered it tonight it was a plain, slightly burnt pizza with a handful of lettuce pieces on time, a tiny bit of cheese, a couple pieces of tomato, and a little corn and that’s it. I did request no cucumbers or sour cream but still it left much to be desired, especially for just about $ 16. The staff was very attentive and friendly though. The atmosphere is crowded but lively.

Public ale — a cheap hoppy mess
The ribs were extremely tender and were thoroughly dry rubbed. They lacked sufficient bbq sauce. The dry rub was intense, yet delicious.
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A fly keeps buzzing by my face.

I got the pollo de la brasa. It was so much food and the fried yucca was refreshingly amazing.

I enjoyed a St Patty’s Day Dinner here with a colleague. Situated deep in Hoya country, the collegiate atmosphere, progressive music, and a perfectly placed screen to watch the NCAAs made it a great experience. Oh, the food? One of the top plates of corned beef and cabbage I’ve had– lean and tasty, with a nice ¼ piece of steamed cabbage, steamed carrots and potatoes, with 2 pieces of delicious soda bread. The Banoffee Pie finisher was terrific. Quirky service from our coed waitress but only a small setback in an otherwise good meal. Worth the walk from Foggy Bottom Metro stop.

I really enjoyed the food here before being diagnosed with an allergy to garlic and onions. The problem, however, is that so much of the food is pre-​prepared, which makes them completely inflexible to deal with dietary restrictions. It’s really sad, since I have had so many good meals here beforehand.

I ordered the Cheeseburger with fries and it was great. The waiting staff was incredibly courteous. Our food took a little while to come out but that didn’t really bother me at all. We wanted to walk around and let our food digest and come back after 10 to get dessert and food off their late night menu. When we entered the restaurant for the second time, there was a guy sitting on a table in the entrance corridor who didn’t appear authoritative to me. We started walking towards where to stand to be seated when he asked for our IDs. He didn’t seem trustworthy or authoritative so we thought he was a guy just joking. Turns out the restaurant turns into a bar after 21. It would have been nice had that been written somewhere in the restaurant or even on the Unilocal!page so we didn’t waste our time coming back after 10 PM. Other than that, it was a good experience

The wait staff is really attentive here, maybe more so because I visited in between meals or maybe because I dined alone. It seemed like everyone was chatting me up, but very friendly and nice.
I ordered the Cuban sandwich and modified the order a bit. Everything came as requested. Definitely a tasty spot when looking for a meal near Georgetown University. A must for anyone who participated in crew or rowing sports as the decorations are all related to the sport.

What can you say — a G’town classic. Nice atmosphere, good bar food and great drinks. Good for bar crowd, families, groups, young or old.

The best things are simple things, like their house burger. Freaking amazing. Half off before noon, too!

First of all, I love the rowing theme of this place! I always bring my fellow rowers to check out The Tombs. The food and service are great. I’ve had breakfast, lunch, dinner, and the late night dinner menu and I have never been disappointed. You can park on the Georgetown campus or in a parking garage on M street (it’s a nice, scenic walk to the restaurant!) I also love the drink menu! The prices are not bad and the good is tasty.

Ordered calamari for pick up and it was inedible. It smelled terrible and looked under cooked. Burgers at the Tombs are usually good but for some reason are significantly worse when it’s ordered for pick up. Not ordering again.

Excellent spot. Great area. Lively and energetic. Servers were friendly and prompt. Hands down on my list for the top 3 burgers I’ve ever had. Next time I’m in DC (I would love to return), I will visit this place again.

Cool basement bar in Georgetown. Decent beer selection and friendly service.
This was the inspiration for the bar in the film, St. Elmo’s Fire. The bartender knew that, but didn’t know they also filmed a seen from The Exorcist here as well .
Lots of brick and wood.

This place is excellent for Georgetown students. It’s just a short walk from main campus and features pretty good food at a reasonable price. I had the pumpkin ravioli, which was seasoned perfectly with the right amount of saltiness to counteract the bland sweetness.
Service here is also very fast. The Tombs was about 95% full when I came in, but I was seated right away. Additionally, my waiter took my order within 5 minutes of sitting down, and my food was brought out within another 10 minutes.
The décor features a lot of rowing pictures and oars, all conveying the sense of a college pub. However, one area that could use improvement would be the chairs. The chairs, though somewhat fitting in terms of aesthetics, are very uncomfortable. The straw gives very little support and you end up feeling the frame of the chair.

I came to The Tombs with some friends on Saturday. I’ve heard it’s full of Georgetown women but since we got there early it was pretty dead. The atmosphere is really cool and it’s on a quiet street right off campus. The service was good and the Buffalo Wings were alright as well. I’d definitely return.

Went here last week for the first time in 33 years (yes, you read that right). The place actually has not changed much at all, which is a good thing. I had the Clyde’s Chili, which was just heavenly. Everything my family had was also great.
The place was a bit noisy and you are kind of crowded into the tables, but that’s really part of the atmosphere, I would think being a Georgetown University hangout at heart.
Hope it’s not another 33 years before I come back.

Tombs, oh Tombs. A Georgetown staple, what would we do without you?
Great food, casual atmosphere, and did I mention great food? I was skeptical at first but the food was quite impressive – the flavor. Be it the filet mignon, the jumbo lump crab cakes, or plain olé burger, they will not disappoint. And though I am not a fan of the infamous Hoya Salad, many folks rave and love it. Tombs also does a great job accommodating for food allergies and generously makes substitutions.
The –1 star is attributed to the slight inconsistency in service. I have had INCREDIBLE and kind servers, but at times the host/​hostess (only some) or even the managers (only some) aren’t the warmest of welcomers. Please, leave the attitude at home, we’re here to unwind after a stressful DC day, and not to mention spend money at your establishment. A warm greeting and welcome would be much obliged.
But all in all, it’s the go-​to classic spot where you’ll know you’ll get a good bite.

Back at Tombs once again, but I regret for coming on Sunday late afternoon (2pm ish).
They don’t even serve regular lunch menu, so you pretty much stuck with overpriced brunch menu.
I couldn’t even order duck confit poutine because our waiter told us that they ran out of poutine 2 days ago. Sadly random.
So what else could I look forward to? Nothing else but hoping for my order to be a tasty dish.
I got steak & egg (medium temperature) The steak simply was quite tough and dry. I mean, it literally on the verge of being a beef jerky.
Also, I did paid attention on my dish’s detail on the menu. They somehow forgot to give me a side of English muffin, which suppose to comes with steak & egg. I end up getting it by telling our waiter.
$ 16.95 for my steak & egg. Probably one of the most unnecessary expensive dishes I’ve ever had. Not to mention my piece of steak was quite small.
Yeah… depressing meal, that’s for sure. Though, other 3 times I’ve been here were so much better. I guess I will only come back here for regular lunch and dinner times lol. Tomb’s brunch menu is something I couldn’t handle.

One of the few places I grew fond of during my time in DC. The happy hour is definitely key. We spent many pleasant afternoons skipping class in there having a late lunch and drinking beer and wine with our favorite bartender, Jane.
The food is not bad and is priced fairly for the neighborhood.
Beware of resurfacing in the afternoons without sunglasses. After a couple drinks in low light the transition can be brutal.

Total Georgetown college bar. Arrived around 10pm Friday night — relatively quiet. The music started pumping around 11:30, and the line was up the stairs and out the door by midnight. Stamps on forehead are the way to go, apparently. To be 22. :)
The bar is square, so you sit and can check everyone out while you’re hanging out — I liked it. Otherwise, feels like college. Plastic pitchers hanging from the ceiling… coors light for $ 12. And perhaps, the first time in DC, when ordering a cocktail with tequila, they didn’t ask me what kind of tequila I wanted… and just poured the well. College :) If you know what you want, and what you’re getting into, this place is certain to provide a fun night.

A Georgetown staple for the students. It’s a bar, it caters to the Hoyas, don’t expect a ton more than that. It’s very good bar food. Reasonable prices for drinking. Everyone is extremely nice on the staff.
If I were a student at Georgetown and wanted to have some guy named; Fisher, Parker, Blaine or Tucker tell me sweet nothings over quesadillas and pints of cheap beer, sign me up, take me down the stairs to The Tombs, but now if I am there past sunset, I feel a bit too old for the establishment.

About a 2 – 2.5: My friend and I came to get a carry-​out for lunch from The Tombs. I’ve heard a lot about this place, as this is a popular spot for GU students. Located downstairs from 1789, this restaurant is part of the Clyde’s restaurant group. The menu offers starters (such as fried calamari, buffalo chicken wings, chicken quesadillas, etc.), soups, salads, grilled options (burgers), sandwiches, brunch items, desserts, and even HH/​late-​night specials. We ordered the Bacon Onion Tart (bacon, onion, chives, and white sauce — this was pretty disappointing, as it was the size of a individual pizza that had a very dry pizza crust, topped with cream cheese-​like substance, and strings of white onions, a small sprinkling of chives and small bits of bacon — this really did not have any flavor, and the ‘sauce’ was very coagulated and chalky-​like T_​_​_​T I thought it was be more like a tart or a quiche!), Pork Belly Steamed Buns (with cucumber, scallions, hoison, and sriracha; the pork belly slices were extremely gelatinous and very fatty (even for a pork belly!)); a Steak salad (this was actually missing from our order T_​_​_​T instead, we received a cheeseburger with a side of french fries, and that was a shame, as my friend had some dietary restrictions!), and the Kickback (veggie lentil burger that contains grilled yellow squash, grilled zucchini, grilled eggplant, curry spread, avocado aioli, sauteed onions, griddle-​pressed in a chili herb tortilla, and a side of sweet potato fries; this wrap was actually pretty good, and tasted like a good combination of mashed up lentils in a tortilla wrap pocket; I was disappointed as this also came with french fries instead of the sweet potato fries that was stated on the menu T_​_​_​T). The hostess and the bartender were both very sweet, and there was a very long line during the lunch rush — I definitely suggest in either coming earlier or order carry-​out. I am, however, extremely disappointed that after 3 confirmations, the order was still filled with mistakes T_​_​_​T There are some very limited metered-​parking up along 36^th.
+quadruple-​check your order, as they are extremely inaccurate!!! T_​_​_​T
+random substitutions T_​_​_​_​T
+gelatinous pork belly slices
+extremely dry ‘Bacon Onion Tart’
+the Kickback
+friendly hostess and bartender

We visited The Tombs (an underground bar right next to the iconic 1789 restaurant in a lovely Georgetown neighborhood) before our dinner reservations elsewhere. We sat at the bar and loved the old timey atmosphere. Service was very attentive and efficient and the place just seemed homey and warm. Maybe it was because we were escaping the freezing cold outside, but this pace does really exude a certain kind of warmth and feel of being welcome. They have a lot of tables, it seems, as well as a nice bar area.
I ordered the Midnight Mimosa, since it was just screaming my name. It was comprised of sparkling wine, chambord, pineapple juice, and rose’s lime juice. I absolutely loved this drink! Sweet and perfect. My boyfriend ordered a beer and equally enjoyed it.
Overall, for pre-​dinner drinks, this place was great. And the bar area also has plenty of TVs, for entertainment purposes.

This place is alright. Beer and pizza prices are regular human prices, not standard DC prices. So I appreciate that.
This place is loud. I mean loud. But the bartenders are chill, and it’s a nice place to let it all hang out. They bring a DJ in on the weekends, so if you plan to drink and dance but not talk, this is the place for you.

That quintessential Georgetown spot for some food, drinks, or just chilling at the bar with the amazing bartenders.
Food is seasonal and menu is always changing around but there is always something delicious to try. Some classic favorites are the grilled cheese + tomato soup combo, Tombs burger, crab dip, wings, and Hoya salad
It gets a bit noisy and crowded, especially on days when there is a Georgetown game going on, but the waits (if there is any) are very short and service super friendly.

$ 12 for a cheeseburger, $ 4.86 for a blue moon. It was good, but I probably wouldn’t pay that much again. I liked the environment and the service. All of the college age waitresses were quick and pleasant. I went before six on a Wednesday afternoon so it wasn’t that busy.
I ordered the cheeseburger medium rare and got a burger with just a slight tinge of pink, just what I wanted. It was a larger burger with a thick patty and French fries. I was very full and satisfied afterwards. The fries were decent and the Blue Moon tasted like your typical Blue Moon. I think that was my biggest problem with the Tombs. The food was good, but it didn’t stand out as amazing to me, which it should have considering the price.