Alice DC

Went on a Sunday evening and it was very empty and I enjoyed it. We sat downstairs and ordered food and drinks. The bar tender was very kind and tentative. The food was good as well!

Went for their recurring karaoke Thursday. My group was the first there, there were probably a dozen of us. We were cool with the DJ waiting to get going, but she was straight up rude once she started and we were the only ones there. She lectured one of the guys for literally two minutes over the mic for not scanning the QR code to pick a song (he did, but she just kept going), then said my friends who went second must've been high because she thought their performance was bad (they were not high). She had a lot of feedback issues in addition to delays. She tried to get us to stay as we were leaving by calling up one last person, because we were the only ones in the bar two hours after they opened (a couple people popped in, saw what was going on, and left), but there was nothing saving that experience. For service, I got bao which was solid. Drink-wise the bartender was fine but not giving a menu at all/having any idea what drinks cost is definitely off-putting and I don't know that I'd go back even sans DJ as a result.

Awesome experience nice place nice people good food crazy drinks!!! There on a Thursday nigth relax!!!

Nice drinks and scenery!

I went on a weekday, if I'm not mistaken, so it wasn't at its peak nightclub state. Nonetheless, I had a great time! Had delightful, random, fun conversations with the bartender KJ and then also ended up meeting his girlfriend who was also super sweet and lighthearted. Had some nice food, the drinks were great and the atmosphere of Alice is very cool, but the highlights were definitely in just having a good time and meeting good people :)

This food is straight up bad. I’m sorry but there are so many other places in the city to eat - don’t eat or order take out from here. The quality of the meat is shockingly low and the flavors aren’t there. The night club portion is fine but don’t go hungry.

So hear me out. U street is my neighborhood having lived in the Ledroit Bloomingdale area since 2001 I have seen many clubs/lounges come and go. This was my first and probably last time at Alice. May 12th 2024. First of I asked one of the bartenders for a Tequila mule which tbh was a 4/10. When I went back to him for a second drink I asked him if he had ginger beer in there because I can barely taste it. With an attitude he said yes. Got my second drink. I ordered a hookah which was $78 and was utter trash. As someone who makes hookah very well this hookah came to me with the strength of 40% left in my typical hookah session. It was very weak from the onset. Funny enough the host asked me if I wanted to tip on top of the $78 which I said no. At the end of the night the basic Tequila mules were $22 a pop. All in all the worst value I have received from money spent. I only attended this place for a birthday event and further cements why I entertain and will continue to entertain myself at home. Also they added a CC transaction fee in my bill of $2.75. I can tell you this place will be out of business in less than 3 years. I I don’t normally leave reviews so when I do it should not be taken lightly

The bartender was very sweet and nice. Pho was good for a Viet girl. The banh mi was not authentic but still decent. Summer roll was different. I like that the arcade was free. On Sunday, the arcade section was open at 6 pm. I really like the arcade vibe and decor.