December 6, 2009
Nice open spaces with soft lighting. Nice tap list and bottle list, though I personally didn’t find a ton of stuff I can’t find at home, or haven’t had before. Sample pour (4oz) prices seem quite steep at $3-$3.5 a piece. Food seemed to be a little above average for a bar/brew-pub, and service was fairly quick if vacant at times.

October 29, 2009
I do like this place a lot, I’ve been a couple different times - happy hour and after sports games, and the ambiance in either situation is fun. They’ve got a great beer menu, in a great neighboorhood and its always lively. The prices aren’t great, but they don’t gouge you to the extent that many other places do. Service was decent and food was ok, but you go for the beer!

September 25, 2009
If you ignore the obnoxious sports bar atmosphere, the usual appearance of pretentious DC douchebags, the so-so food, the lacklluster service and just focus on the excellent selection of frequently rotating drafts, you will have a good time. RFD is owned by Dave Alexander; he owns the Brickskellar. RFD is the best source of draft in the downtown area - until Birch Barley & Churchkey opens next month (October 2009). The Chinatown location does make for a good DC pubcrawl.

June 22, 2009
Finally had a chance to check out RFD after hearing a lot about it. Didn’t have a chance to eat the food, but the woman next to me said her burger was excellent. The selection on tap was okay but the selection of bottles was better. A couple of nice finds, especially for this area. They even had bottles from Port Brewing and other very hard to get breweries. The staff were okay, but a little inattentive. Some also weren’t very well educated about the beers they were serving. A better place to grab a beer, but the price will keep you from going too often.

June 9, 2009
Went before a Capitals game and enjoyed myself. The food was good, had a french dip sandwich and a few saisons. Draft menu rotates with about 20 beers on tap. Big bar but was crowded when I went. Nice Patio!

April 5, 2009
Stopped in at the bar for the first time to have a beer after a long day of walking around D.C. It has a sports bar feel with a lot of tvs and tables, but not too much room to spread out around the bar. The service was not too impressive, particularly friendly, or quick but was functional and acceptable. Their selection of beers was pretty good, and they had a good menu of beers on tap, but I didn’t see anything that really surprised me too much. I didn’t try the food but it looked like they had a good American restaurant style selection. The prices seemed a bit high, even though it is in D.C. The beers were a bit on the expensive side, and the 4oz samples were very highly priced. Overall it seemed like a good place to go for a specialty beer in D.C. but didn’t have much else to offer over any other place.

March 29, 2009
Visited here after a Caps game (around the end of Nov., ’08), and it was crazy...which I found out later was because Backstrom was supposedly having a birthday party at the bar. After he made his 1 minute appearance, the place cleared out and it was much more tolerable. I cant be too hard on the staff, since there were so many people, but wait times were ridiculous, both at the bar and at the tables. Selection didnt blow me away, but was certainly very good, as they had some stuff that I hadnt even seen at the better liquor stores in the area. Didnt try the food, and the prices were about what I had expected for a decent bar in the heart of the city (which is to say, not great). Overall, I will definitely give the place another shot some time when it is a little saner, but it wasnt quite as good as I had hoped.

March 17, 2009
After the Inauguration we stopped into RFD, Regional Food and Drink to try the Obamagang Inauguration Ale made by Ommegang Brewery. The Obamagang Inauguration Ale was in our opinion an excellent beer, but as for the Regional Food and Beverage, we were not overly impressed. RFD had the feel of a sports bar and a lack of attention to detail like a chain restaurant. They had a wide beer selection but strangely listed in alphabetical order with no descriptions. The table we were seated at was dirty. We were initially seated next to the back door, which was very cold as people walked in and out from the back bar. We asked to change tables and we were seated at another dirty table. The server was not friendly, she seemed pretty inconvenienced to be there. We ordered two Brew Burgers and were never offered cheese on them. The food arrived quickly and was well prepared, but the plates were chipped. That was the last we saw of our server for the evening, having to go to the bar to ask for additional beers. Part

February 25, 2009
Great selection, and a great location. Right across from the Phone Booth. Like this place a lot, and it has windows unlike the Brickskeller. Try to avoid if there is a big game, concert, etc...It gets really crowded on those days.

February 16, 2009
Walking into RFD, you can definitely tell that it is the sister restaurant of the Brickskeller. Similar set up, methods, menu, etc., but with more taps and less bottles. Suffers from the Brick-syndrome of being out of almost half of the bottles that you want, but there are a couple hundred on the list, so you’ll still find more than a few good choices, even if they are not mind-blowing. The tap list is really not that impressive, with a lot of more common, widely appealing beers. I’ve heard of some good stuff being on, but haven’t been able to catch it right. Prices are not cheap, but mostly seem very reasonable for the city. many bottles are under five dollars, but some belgians are overpriced and some taps are on the high side. The atmosphere is like a loud beer hall, with lots of brewery banners and signs everywhere. I want to say it’s cool but it honestly feels contrived to me. Definitely worth a stop in if you see something good on their website draught list, but there are better bars i