Elements On Level One - Herndon

The breakfast buffet was great. lox bagels, omelettes, waffeln made to order. the personal could bring coffee and water more often.

Was closed when I arrived at my scheduled reservation time.

My review pertains to dinner. We ordered the beet salad which was supposed to come with gold and red beets for $11. We got a plate of curly kale, with 4 small pieces of a red beet, that may or may not have added up to one whole beet. I reported this to the waiter who just said, I guess they ran out of yellow beets, and did not offer to adjust our bill or provide an alternative. $11 is a lot for a plate of curly kale. I also asked for a side order of bread but was told they don 't have any bread in the restaurant. I told him I wanted the lamb pink in the middle, not red, and he told me that was medium rare. (I always specify color instead of a term like this since different people have different interpretations of doneness terms. The lamb I was given was red. To his credit, he did take it back and it came out pink. But again there was not a lot of lamb on that plate for the price, the sweet potatoes were mushy. I can 't remember the vegetables. On the positive side, I have to compliment the waiter we had for breakfast. He was attentive and accommodating, even thanked us by name after we signed out bill. The buffet is a little pricey at $20, and the bread products are of mediocre quality, but the omelettes were good. Fruit selection can be improved, it 's mostly melon.

Considering there are no other options for a nice dinner in the hotel, dinner was good. Each member of the party was able to easily select something that fit their dietary preferences.

Excellent dining experience. We had 8 people and were served efficiently and well. Excellent food and wine.