La Chaumiere

La Chaumiere is as close as it gets to dining in a French country inn. Now entering its 39th year, La Chaumiere features traditional dishes like escargots en coquille, boudin blanc, quenelles of pike, cassoulet and Grand Marnier souffle. Chef Patrick's specials reflect a modern approach to seasonal produce, seafood and game with favorites like baked oysters, Dover sole and rabbit. La Chaumiere...

One can "almost imagine Julia [Child] and Jacques [Pepin] sharing a cozy meal" of "excellent" classics at this "long-lived, much-loved" Georgetown "country French" auberge, with its "rustic stone fireplace", proper tablecloths and a sound level that would have allowed them "to converse"; "been-there-forever" pros ensure that there are "not many empty chairs at peak times", especially since it's...

La Chaumiere Restaurant Review: The country-inn atmosphere and the reliable cooking at this Georgetown institution have made it a favorite neighborhood gathering spot for more than three decades. Lunchtime is especially busy. The menu consists of basic bistro fare---dishes like onion soup, mussels in garlic butter and sole meunière. Specialties include tripes à la mode de Caën and quenelles de...

After 35 years, La Chaumiere is still a pleasure. This rustically handsome dining room centers on a large hearth, which makes it an especially welcoming place in winter. Year-round, the restaurant fills up with locals who know to ask about seasonal specials, like winter's pot-au-feu (boiled beef shoulder, oxtails, and winter vegetables in consommé) and daily specials (Tues night's crabe en...

Pronounced 'la show me air', La Chaumière is as close as it gets to dining in a French country "inn". The unpretentious atmosphere enhanced by the central stone fireplace, wood beams and stucco walls offers a rustic and romantic escape from city life.