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“Yummy in your Tummy”
Review of RT's Restaurant

RT's Restaurant
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Ranked #17 of 925 Restaurants in Alexandria
Price range: €6 - €22
Cuisines: Cajun & Creole
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Restaurant details
Dining options: After-hours, Reservations
Dining style: Casual Dining
Cross street: Glebe Rd
Transit: Bus at corner of Russell and Mount Vernon Avenue
Description: Authentic Creole, Cajun and Seafood Restaurant in Alexandria Virginia
Reviewed 18 March 2020

I arrived home late on night coming back from Las Vegas and I wanted some good Maryland/Virginia Seafood, so I stopped at RT's and the meal was delicious. The bartender provided excellent customer service and I will be back to try other delicious meals on the menu.

Date of visit: February 2020
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2  Thank Stacy W
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Reviewed 6 March 2020

RT's is one of my faves. Their food is great. The service may be uneven, but the wait staff are usually quite good. My favorite is the "Death by Gumbo," which is authentic, subtle and not overly seasoned. However, I like everything I have had on their menu.

Date of visit: March 2020
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2  Thank jrcapps
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Reviewed 3 March 2020 via mobile

I ordered two appetizers: Fried Oysters with Horseradish Cream which was delicious, and Jack Daniel's Shrimp with Lump Crabmeat which had a bland sauce and a small amount of crab. I've always had excellent seafood at RT's and this is the first time I was disappointed in one of their selections.

Date of visit: February 2020
Thank Sandra S
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Reviewed 21 January 2020

I came here for lunch with a friend during Restaurant Week. I had a Restaurant Week special which included soup, salad, main dish, dessert, and coffee. The She Crab soup was to die for! The shrimp special was very good. The dessert was a choice between chocolate mousse and a chocolate cake. They were both delightful.
The restaurant service was prompt, friendly and very efficient!

Date of visit: January 2020
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Thank VAChuck
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Reviewed 18 January 2020

Last time I was here was probably more than 15 years ago, so when perusing the Alexandria Restaurant Week list and seeing RT’s, I figured it would be nice to try it again! This time I took 3 others who had never been here.

Upon walking in, we were all a little taken aback by how dated it looked, the ceiling fans spinning in the bar area and small it was, but no one said anything to each other about this until towards the end of the fabulous meal we enjoyed when we all agreed this place was amazing!

The food was all very freshly prepared and all completely made in-house. Their various seafood items that we ordered (like their famous Jack Daniels Shrimp, Blackened Mahi and Shrimp Diane) were very fresh and VERY tasty. All of the various sauces were spot-on and packed lots of individual flavor. The blackening on the Mahi was done excellently (screaming hot skillet with spices cooking and then toss in fish), whereas a lot of places claim to make blackened dishes only to use the spice and nothing more.

The table bread was actually very good and so was the butter that came with it… We also loved that there was so much extra sauce in the dishes we ordered that we got to enjoy sopping with the bread! Their gumbo was OUTSTANDING!!! Lots of great flavors and spices and nice & hearty!

For dessert, their bread pudding was very very tasty, but so was their chocolate mousse! The only thing the mousse lacked was some of their amazing homemade whipped cream on top.

Service was incredible… Our server was on-point, extremely knowledgeable, packed all the etiquette you’d expect at a much nicer restaurant and very helpful. He did an amazing job taking orders without writing too! Lastly, their wine and cocktail lists were very nicely put together! The wines were very good for the price point and matched the food perfectly. They have a cool, unique cocktail list also.

Overall, this was an excellent visit and I most definitely want to return, get me a large bowl of gumbo! This is what restaurant week is all about, trying something new and wanting to return, so kudos to them for participating!!

Date of visit: January 2020
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Thank je1058
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