Cedar Restaurant

I went with my husband when we were aimlessly walking the city for brunch options. It was packed and service was friendly but slow. I was pleasantly surprised to see an entire vegan section on the brunch menu. Presumably the same vegan options as are on their lunch/dinner menu because they were dinner prices (aproximately $25 an entre). Like the previous reviewer mentioned, no pre-fix menu. I had the vegan meatloaf, and other options included a ravioli and roasted tofu steak. My husband ordered a deliscious vegetarian omelette with spinach and wild mushrooms. We shared some bannana bread (not vegan) and puréed fruit mimosasas. It was a nice but expensive brunch. I would have liked to seen a vegan breakfast option on the brunch menu.

We thought from the description there was a vegan prize-fixe menu, but that was not the case. Nonetheless, there was a standalone vegan a la carte menu. It's pretty expensive, and while the food was certainly good and the ambience and service were nice, it wasn't super special or anything to write home about. It is I think considered to be a "nice" restaurant. But I would not be excited to go back, and don't intend to. Caveat: this was a couple months ago, and we asked about whether there would be more vegan options in the future, and the server seems to think the head chef might be planning to expand the menu options. So it might be worth following…

This is the first time I have been to the Cedar restaurant. The vegan menu is like in the uploaded pictures. I ordered the 3 course dinner. The dinner was mostly good. I ordered:

Artichokes & Hearts of Palm Salad &
Mushroom Two Ways &
Beignets and Berries
Bread

The artichokes salad was little and fresh. The mushroom two ways very tasty. 1 of the ways was cut-up mushrooms shaped into a roll, covered in dough and deep-fried a little. This dish is not oily at all. That is great. The beigets were good (e.g. deep-fried dough. crispy on the outside and doughy on the inside). I was a little disappointed with the Beignets and Berries. Beigets were good but berries were thin slices of a strawberry. There should be more berries in this dish for the price. Not much of a berry compote either. The bread was very good too. So, 3 of 4 of pretty good. I would come back again.

As the other reviewer pointed out, not many upscale restaurants in DC have vegan options. Cedar Restaurant has a set vegan menu with three courses for $35, and it's in a great location if you want to be in Penn Quarter for drinks or theater for the night.

I visited Cedar recently with a group of friends. Generally, we all had a good time, were happy with our food and the drinks were good, but we weren't blown away. The service was very friendly, but drinks and food all took a long time to come out. I also thought my food was good, but based on the quality I would have thought a somewhat cheaper price was more appropriate. I think I'll come back again, but maybe just as a party of two.

Most 'fancy' nouveau American restaurants have little if any vegan choices. This place is not one of those types of places!! This place for a regular restaurant is exceptionally capable and attentive to the vegan palate. Don't be shy- tell them you are vegan, and they will practically veganize anything! However, there is always a vegan menu.

This menu is a delicious and adventurous choice for a 3-course prix fixe. Each course has 2 or 3 choices from soup to salad to phyllo to roasted to savory sorbet to dessert. I loved the mock tails and the wine pairings were easily veganized. The meal was superbly crafted and inventive. You will not feel like a second class diner here!

The ambiance is cute with cedar motif in plants and wall decor. It is a rustic but classy feel, so it makes the dining experience even more enjoyable.

A splendid choice before a theater or other evening entertainment event. Also a nice choice for special events or occasions. Because the chef took the time and the leap to make this beautiful vegan menu, I plan to attend whenever in the area for a show. It's delightfully satisfying! So glad they support vegan dining!