It’s always more lively sitting at the bar. Melvin is very friendly and I was asked how I was doing at least 10 times. The manager met me at the door and offered the bar seating right away. It was happy hour from 3-7pm. Melvin suggested the happy hour oysters and they were delicious. An Alsin Hazy IPA was a perfect pairing. I finished with the Kenet wood fired pizza. The flavors of the truffle oil, smoked bacon and arugula were amazing together. I love the atmosphere here and have been several times for the mussels, which are excellent. Either for drinks and appetizers with friends or a nice dinner, this is a go to for me when I’m in the area.

Loved this place. Big but cozy restaurant for delicious clams (we had the thai curry and it was a fantastic surprise), beef was perfectly cooked and nice presentation and the berry pavlova (which we share between 3) was delicious! I really recomend this place for happy hour or any time.

Love the drink selection, lots to choose from. The food menu selection was lacking in the entree part. I had the octopus and it was tasty but it was a little hard to bite and chew could have been a little more tender. The beet salad was amazing I enjoyed that a lot. The raw oysters were very fresh and love the different types they had to offer. E had their signature drinks and they were delicious definitely enjoyed them.

Amazing food and service. Best French onion soup I had in a while. Oysters were so fresh and tasty. Mussels with white was good too.

I ordered take out so I can’t really speak to the service etc but I am beyond disappointed with what we got and ironically the name of the restaurant is what we ordered .. the bacon mussels and the white wine mussels. They are shriveled with no taste. Worst mussels I have ever had. Ever. The broth is terrible as well. Watery no seasoning no white wine cream taste in that one. The other one tastes like a bouillon cube. I usually never review negatively but I’m starving and annoyed and they’re more expensive than where I usually get mussels in Clarendon. We got two orders of mussels and it was $60.

I had an absolutely amazing experience with my wonderful server Evan! He made my birthday dinner one to remember! Not only was he super attentive, he even had great conversation that truly made me feel special for my big day. He is a gem! The steak frites were cooked to perfection and the side salad was great although I thought I wasn’t a big salad person before. Overall 10/10 would recommend!

Best Cesar salad in town, besides the drinks. Find miss in mussels, I’d guaranty it the best mussels you have ever tired in your entire life!

I really wanted to love this place. The service was excellent, however the mussels had a lot of grit and dirt, had to keep asking for utensils. The crab dip was really good, however it was stuck to the cast iron pan. The drinks were awful and when we asked they be made again the lady bartender gave us the worst looks ever. BUT we left and went to Whino bar after and it was amazing!!!!

Mussel Bar & Grille is the second Robert Wiedmaier restaurant I recently tried. Much different in style than suburban, Potomac, MD, white tablecloth Lock 72 MB&G has an urban contemporary industrial interior architectural look and vibe with theatrical lighting and interesting sight lines. MB&G’s dark grey concrete bar top is perfect for serving piping hot mussels in a 15 inch cast iron skillet placed directly on the bar top that I ordered. I began with a fresh baguette and butter and a Negroni that the bartender, Melvin, made using my recipe - 1 shot gin, 1/2 shot Campari, 1/4 shot sweet vermouth, stirred with ice and strained into a rocks glass. I enjoyed a glass sauvignon blanc with the mussels. I ended having menu titled dessert Death by Chocolate guessing that is Mr. Wiedmaier’s way of saying the colloquial, to die for chocolate. It was delicious chocolate cake having a scoop of chocolate ice cream on top. The cake and ice cream was surrounded by a dusting of chocolate crumbs on the white porcelain dessert plate. I paired black french press coffee and a shot of Kahlua on the side with the cake and ice cream. I believe the french press coffee was brewed using coffee beans from St. Lucia. That is what is used at the L72 restaurant according to Randy, bartender, at L72. I like everything about this spot from the fresh ingredients used in thoughtfully prepared dishes that are artfully plated and presented to the architectural aesthetic and knowledgeable, friendly staff. Denouement to my dinner. One last look at the menus before leaving I noticed Pisco Sour on the drinks menu (I ordered Negroni without reading the drinks menu) that I am accustomed to seeing only in Peruvian restaurants with the exception of the great Cuban restaurant Omega that was on Columbia Road in Adams Morgan that closed in 1990 after approximately 3 decades of doing business. Prepared to request my check I mentioned to Melvin that I learned of the unique drink from the wonderful Peruvian restauranteur Angel Asturrizaga and his recipe in the 1970’s at his restaurant Llama in Chicago. I use his recipe when making them at home for myself and guests. I also mentioned to Melvin that in other restaurants serving PS I have ordered the drink it has always been served with a dash of bitters on top of the meringue. In my experience only Angel micro planed dash of fresh nutmeg on top. I couldn’t leave without test drinking MB&G’s PS. So, I drank some water and was delightfully astonished when Melvin returned with the PS he made that included dash of micro planed fresh nutmeg.

We went here on a holiday weekend and it was fantastic! We had the curry mussels which I think I devoured the broth it was so good!! Pizza was good and I had a delicious Paloma. Was a great spot for a quick bite and and drink. We liked it because it felt like a quality restaurant, not some chain restaurant. Great view of Glebe Road and great service we will definitely come back for dinner!

This place is a gem. Not super expensive, the mussels and oysters were fire. Nice to sit down have a drink and enjoy the meal. Definitely recommend.

Amazing place for fresh oysters and mussels. Great variety of Belgium beers too. Their burger is really good too. Great deal for Belgium’s Independence Day (July 21st and 2 days after) 1$ oysters and 4$ Belgium beer. They also have a fantastic happy hour with 2$ oysters (on the weekends as well, which is rare). Service was superb!