Elaine's Restaurant

On Thursday, June 27 at 7:00 pm, Elaine's is hosting a Wine Tasting Dinner with a special four course curated menu. The wonderful Sommelier, Mr. James Kutemeyer, will be giving a description of the wines and how they marry with exceptional flavours created by our executive Chef, Mr. Sameer Hunter.

To buy tickets for the Wine Dinner or to make a regular reservation, please select the "Experience" tab while making your reservation.

You will have an option to also chose either a standard reservation or purchase a Wine Tasting Dinner ticket under "Experiences" tab: https://www.opentable.com/restref/client/?rid=1256380&restref=1256380&partysize=2&datetime=2024-06-27T19%3A00&lang=en-US&r3uid=OcHP0mZZoL&ot_source=Restaurant%20website&color=1&corrid=5e2cacf8-cc73-4fff-bc8f-def9feef4989

Our whole marinaded grilled Branzino served with charmoula sauce and harissa-tahnini is the best whole fish in the area!

Tomorrow all the way from Lebanon, Mr. Elie Maarari Château Ksara's Oenologist will be joining us at Elaine's for a special four course wine dinner created specially for this incredible occasion.
You can get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lebanese-wine-tasting-dinner-tickets-895464286787

Join us for a special event: Château Ksara Lebanese Wine Tasting and Four Course Dinner on May 9th. We will be joined by a very special guest from Lebanon, Mr. Elie Maamari, Ksara’s oenologist and winemaker, who will also give us a brief presentation.
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LEBANESE WINE TASTNG DINNER Château Kasara Lebanese Wine Tasting and 4-Course, Pre-Fix Dinner at Elaine's.

Our new Mediterranean Old Fashioned is incredible!

Try Alexandrian Modern Mediterranean Cuisine at Elaines!

Elaine's Restaurant

We are listed among the best restaurants in Old Town, and we were the first to be mentioned!! Thank you, Inside Nook!! 😃

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Join our distinguished group of local authors at Elaine's tonight for a panel discussion about fiction.

Our owner, Jeffrey James Higgins, launches his latest thriller today! The early reviews are terrific.

The Forever Game: Life-Saving Technology Can Be Deadly The Forever Game: Life-Saving Technology Can Be Deadly

Join us on Saturday for Author Robert Adolph's interview about his time in the United Nations. He will give away free copies of his book to the first 30 guests!

Join us on Sunday February 25th at 6:00 pm for an exciting conversation with author Kenneth Strange, who served with three Federal Agencies pursuing criminals and bad actors. Those agencies were the FBI, the US Agency for International Development and the Department of Justice. His service to those agencies brought him into conflict with Jihadists, the Cartels and international perpetrators of fraud.

In his book, "A Cop's Son", the author takes you behind fortress-like doors into a secret world of terrorists, fraudsters and sicarios!

RSVP here: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fmeet-the-author-of-a-cops-son-tickets-833604191577%3Faff%3Desfb%26utm-campaign%3Dsocial%26utm-content%3Dattendeeshare%26utm-medium%3Ddiscovery%26utm-source%3Dfb%26utm-term%3Dlisting%26fbclid%3DIwAR3utl0TEkG-iOtKkTi0NUW4Y3tLg4cOO9BkYcdqg2oe4vU77bG-YNKvi1I&h=AT3qTK7sorHBV7cEnepgpoxHYcI4qVeiY0BC3ikI43Ovmy7-tIe9FA28VoizkpJybkKFvnqhfVhHM0eGnCh_Y9ExO6pu-wZxePOckXyEUHaL3P9rg5xniNwwLv-tPDF9lNliy1MoQw&__tn__=%2CmH-R&c[0]=AT3YNuxIcrgBzgHJXqKczsyk-YwRauoxHp-WVkV-BiFMzS6KCHml-ogNBkS3Kj4gohc5XKBbweNcpFrpPpncdyIYeQlG0GaaQ2SfcaTKwtVPeQZ7DwPCxFG8FKf6XQg2XiVO4HNZ_D2zNP5EgHUXCScUeIUjLtQ3OoNMc4Whq3u58NmljDEz3t-B1W1weCiBdIpCaXJt-ZX1lw

Only few tickets are available! On Wednesday, February 28 Elaine's is proud to host bestselling Author Mark Greaney book launch, THE CHAOS AGENT, the next novel in the popular Gray Man series. Following a conversation with Jeffrey James HIggins, Mark will answer reader questions then sign books. The novel will be available for purchase.

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mark-greaney-the-chaos-agent-tickets-812539356087?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl&fbclid=IwAR0xF3orWBs-9hLOcRLI_Kij8Qp8oIq4wqMcbqv8mIwkPvi559rDGnUBu9g

We are obsessed with our new menu items! One of our favorites is our pan-seared scallops with fava bean puree, radish, dill, and crispy shallots. It's addictive.

Join us at Elaine's Restaurant to celebrate the launch of our owner Jeffrey James Higgins latest thriller, THE FOREVER GAME.

Jeffrey’s thriller is about the use of Artificial Intelligence in life extending technology and everything that can go wrong and right!
He will be interviewed with the great author and former IBM Chief Scientist and global DNS System Designer, David Holtzman.

Elaine’s will be serving The Black Diamond cocktail, an AI created cocktail inspired by Jeffrey’s thriller. Jeffrey inspired us to launch a cocktail menu created by Artificial Intelligence. We will be the first restaurant that we know of that will serve AI created cocktails based on themes in Jeffrey's gripping novels starting February 29th. Thank you for the inspiration, Jeffrey!

RSVP here:

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On the menu starting tonight! Our Egyptian Crispy Potatoes with Caramelized Onion Lebneh.

Come hear Melodie Parrish discuss her book about PTSD and traumatic brain injury. The interview is today, at 1:00 pm, at Elaine's, 208 Queen Street, Alexandria.

Coming this weekend! Our take on the ancient Egyptian dish, Bissara! The fava bean dip is bursting with flavor and topped with roasted chickpeas, fresh herbs, and served with zaaatar pita.

We are featured in 15 Fun Things to Do in Alexandria VA: Not Just a DC ‘Burb! Exciting!

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Visit Alexandria features our food in their ad for Resturant Week! We ❤️ Visit Alexandria VA!

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Our exquisite Alexandria Restaurant Week menu offers some dishes that you can't get anywhere else in the DMV. We love offering a great experience to our beloved Alexandria.

We are so excited for Alexandria Restaurant Week at Elaine's Restaurant !
We are offering few delicious items just for restaurant week that aren't on our regular menu.

If you love mysteries and thrillers, join us for happy hour at Elaine's and mingle with both readers and writers. Come enjoy our drink specials this Thursday, January 11, 2024, at 7:00 pm, at Elaine's, 208, Queen Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

Check out Elaine's literary calendar!

Events | Elaine's Restaurant in Alexandria, VA Elaine’s modern Mediterranean cuisine is based on exquisite food found in Alexandria, Egypt. The unique style is best described as Middle Eastern with French, Greek, and Italian influences.

Relax with an Espresso Martini or a special seasonal cocktail at Elaine's.

Our Santa's Sleigh Apple Pie Martini.

Our special Menorah Lights Cocktail. Creme de Viollette, Prosecco, and edible gold glitter.
Happy Hanukkah!

Coming tonight!! Our delicious Holiday Cocktail Menu! 🕎🎄

Our Weekend Brunch menu is now available with our lunch menu!