Rich H.
Yelp
Lunch today was at Estuary (@estuaryconraddc), located on the third floor of the Conrad hotel.
This restaurant is gorgeous and has great views of downtown DC. I imagine this is the kind of place that DC power players make deals over martinis and handshakes...And change the course of our entire lives...
But I digress...On to the food!
For starters we got the Crispy Pig Ears. On the bottom of the bowl is nuoc cham. And piled on top are crispy, snackable, craveable, perfectly fried strips of pig ears. Served with some bibb lettuce, red onions, and herb bouquet, and lime. Eat the pig ears on their own or grab a few and wrap them up in the bibb lettuce with some onions, onions, herbs, and a squeeze of lime and it's a perfect bite.
Next was a warm bowl of tomato soup. Perfect on this cold and blustery day.
For the main, I got Braised Short Rib served on cheese grits, campfire cream, watermelon radish, and charred broccoli. The short rib was fork tender, the cheese grits so creamy. The watermelon radishes offered a nice respite between the rich bites of beef and cheese.
For dessert, a banana cream tart. A fancy version of banana pudding. Banana cream in a puff pastry bowl with caramel sauce and chocolate.
Lunch was spectacular and I highly recommend Estuary. A fantastic experience.