Restaurants near Fort Ward Virginia

Once again, Ruthie's All-Day made a terrific impression on our out-of-town guests - who wish they had a similar restaurant in their own neighborhood. Our group of four sampled regular menu favorites (smoked duck, roast chicken, healthy grain salad with grilled salmon) as well as one of the daily specials - grilled rockfish. We encouraged our guests to save room for dessert, and they enjoyed the campfire cookies, in-house ice cream and butterscotch pudding. Our friends now wish they lived in South Arlington!

The restaurant was warm and inviting from the moment I walked in and approached the host stand. The hostess was kind to take me to the table even though the rest of my party wasn't there. Devon (Devin), our server, was gracious and informative about menu items, especially as one of the three of us at the table is lactose intolerant. Salmon for one of us came out underdone but the situation was handled quickly and efficiently. My crabcake was outstanding. It was a lovely meal in a lovely setting. And Devon (Devin) was very good.

I absolutely loved the food! The French toast and chilaquiles are both fantastic choices that never disappoint. On top of that, the service was wonderful too!

The paintings that decorate this restaurant are interesting - but what blew me away was the artist painting real time in the entrance way - wow! My friend and I had the bottomless brunch and I really enjoyed being able to order any number of small plates to share - I think we tried 8 different dishes. All were good but I especially liked the Dan Dan noodles, Brussels spouts and monkey bread. We were too full to try the taco bar or waffle bar but they had a constant crowd. Service was spot on - attentive but without making us feel like we were being rushed. A great experience.

Clyde's is always good. Our go-to place. They changed the recipe of the shrimp and grits and that was disappointing. Everything else was tasty.