Pineapple and Pearls
Venue Brief
Michelin-starred tasting room on Barracks Row that treats dinner as a show, with a welcome cocktail, a keepsake Polaroid and a counter facing the kitchen.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- Chic/LuxuryDate NightIntimateUpbeat
- Age guide
- 30+
- Dress code
- Smart Elegant
- Cuisine
- Fine DiningAmerican
- Demographic
- CouplesYoung ProfessionalsTourists
- Music genre
- Lounge/Chill House
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Year-round
- Clientele
- LocalsAmerican
- Offerings
- Table Service
- Open times
- Mon ClosedTue ClosedWed 6 – 9 PMThu 6 – 9 PM BestFri 5:45 – 9:30 PM BusySat 5:45 – 9:30 PM BusySun Closed
- Vibe score
- 6.9 / 10
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About Pineapple and Pearls
Behind a black-painted townhouse front at 715 8th Street SE, guests are met by two hosts, handed a complimentary cocktail and photographed with a Polaroid to take home. The better seats are at the kitchen counter, where a long parade of small courses arrives with plenty of storytelling: caviar service, a potato, pretzel and leek plate one diner is still thinking about, and several extra gifts from the kitchen along the way. Reviews describe trendy décor, a good soundtrack and staff who make the night feel like a celebration, which is why birthdays and anniversaries fill the room. Dinner runs Wednesday to Saturday only, from 6pm midweek and 5:45pm at the weekend. The sour note in recent reviews came from a guest whose booking was cancelled over a facilities issue and who got no gesture on rebooking. Google rates it 4.7 from roughly 560 reviews, and pricing sits in DC's top bracket.
