CIRCA at Foggy Bottom

Chic place, separate menu for celiacs/coeliacs/celiac disease/gluten-free/gluten free/without gluten. Attentive and friendly service, the food wasn't the best but no problems whatsoever.

I hosted my brother's rehearsal dinner at Circa and cannot say enough good things about the experience. Tee, Circa's incredible event coordinator, worked closely with me leading up to the event to ensure the perfect evening, entertaining every whim from requests for signature drinks to decorating the venue with photos I provided, adjusting the room layout to make my seating needs work and going above and beyond with extra efforts to add special touches like beautiful flowers as centerpieces, a personalized food and cocktail menu and more. Circa's manager, Akeem, was charming, supportive and outstanding from start to finish. He was so attentive throughout the night, checking in on me, congratulating the families and ensuring everyone was happy and having a great time. For anyone who has hosted a big milestone event for someone else, you know it can be stressful - but Tee and Akeem instilled confidence and reassured me at every turn. My brother and his bride had the best time calling the evening "a ten out of ten" and I can't tell you how many of the attendees gave glowing compliments and made statements like, "this could have been the wedding party!" Our bridal party can drink, and the bar staff kept up with them and were friendly, engaging, and on top of all orders. The food was EXCEPTIONAL. For the event, we took over the entire outdoor patio. I was nervous that in the winter time people might be too cold, but with heat lamps, the space was perfect and easily accommodated our party of 50. The first hour of the evening was a mixer style event with guests mingling, drinks flowing and platters of sliders and hummus and veggies which were delicious. This was followed by a two hour sit-down dinner with a prix fixe three course meal. A lot of guests had dietary needs and gluten intolerances, but Circa was so accommodating and ensured that every plate that came out looked immaculate, tasted delicious and was generously portioned. As the organizer of the event that would kick off my brother's wedding weekend and set the tone for everything to follow, I had some anxiety leading up to the event - but thanks to Tee, Akeem and the wonderful staff at Circa, things could not have gone better. Thank you to everyone on the Circa team for a fun, memorable and delicious evening. For anyone considering a venue for a special event, Circa is OUTSTANDING and you won't regret choosing them as your venue.