My dinner on Thursday was at a DC restaurant I have taken a real shine to, Galileo. This was my second experience there and they showed consistency with my last visit. Part of this is good: everything we had was at the worst very good, and more often excellent. The other half of that consistency was unfortunate: service is very uneven. I’ll elaborate below the fold.
If you have any interest in Galileo, however, you should sign up for the email list by sending a message to subscribe@galileodc.com. You’ll get a message every week or so about what’s going on with the lunchtime grill as well as special events and promotions. I encourage you to sign up – its how we got Thursday’s meal at 50% off, including wine.
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Or in our case, prosecco. I’m not normally a fan – it’s usually a bit too sweet for me – but this was just right. Normally $40 a bottle, we paid $20. They’ve got just the one offering.
The unfortunate service this time happened before we were seated. Our 8:30 time slot was already a bit later than I’d have liked, but when there’s a 1/2 off deal going on at a $50-and-up restaurant you can’t be too surprised at a lack of seating times. A forty-five minute wait after that, however, is a surprise of an unpleasant sort. Maybe certain twenty-nine-year-olds can eat right before bed without issue, but on the downward slope to forty I need some digestion time. Our three courses took us till after eleven, a little later than I’d like to be eating.
Last time it was a long wait till we got to speak to the sommelier – easily ten minutes after we placed our food order, which had already been kind of a long wait. I’d written that little hiccup off as the result of several 10+ parties being served, a result of the mid-December brouhahas. In retrospect I am less certain, particularly now that I have spent some time waiting in the bar and enjoying the view of the door in there which is sealed with black duct tape and the fraying sofas.
I’ll still go back for the food, but I have to admit being a little turned off by the issues with the decor and quality of the service considering the price. Anyone else have any Galileo experiences to share?
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Well I used to say something in my profile about not quite being a “tinker, tailor, soldier, or spy” but Tom stole that for our about us page, so I guess I’ll have to find another way to express that I am a man of many interests.
Hmm, guess I just did.
My tastes run the gamut from sophomoric to Shakespeare and in my “professional” life I’ve sold things, served beer, written software, and carried heavy objects… sometimes at the same place. It’s that range of loves and activities that makes it so easy for me to love DC – we’ve got it all.
