Restaurants in White House

Four miles from the Capitol Grille kitchen, executive chef and able farmer Tyler Brown plucks heirloom veggies from the fertile soils of 66-acre Glen Leven Farm. A member of Southern Foodways Alliance and Slow Food USA, Brown champions a commitment to cultural sustainability—a movement that cherishes a region's dish traditions and embraces the culinary artistry of today. The seasoned yeoman not only incorporates his heirloom veggies into traditional Southern dishes, but also cultivates his patch without pesticides or harmful putdowns. Brown also raises heritage breed beef on a nourishing grass-fed diet. His approach to cuisine has earned nods from myriad media outlets, which praise his menu of dry-aged beef and creative flourishes such as huckleberry jus and cranberry moutarde. Situated inside the 100-year-old Hermitage Hotel, Capitol Grille dazzles patrons with towering ceilings, marble walls, and crisp white linens.

To surprise diners with a new dish on a daily basis so that they don't resort to playing soup-can-recipe roulette, The Mad Platter's changing menu showcases new options every day. Appetizers such as the fried green tomato with gulf shrimp in a lemon-herb emulsion ($7), "chili mac" (blackened beef tips and ricotta gnocchi in a three-cheese sauce drizzled with white-truffle oil, $7), and hand-picked chef's cheese composition ($8) give the taste buds a drum roll as the curtain rises on dinner dishes such as black-iron pork loin ($18), artichoke risotto ($18), and caramelized salmon with a mango-rum glaze ($19). A wide selection of wines offers soothing sips with every bite, especially when paired by the knowledgeable staff. Lunchtime gourmands, meanwhile, can dazzle their fellow UPS workers with the curried-chicken quesadilla ($5.50) and Tuscan grilled-chicken stew ($10). Both meals can be crowned with a dessert of crème brûlée ($6), bananas foster ($6), or chocolate Elvis ($6.50), the size of your portion depending on its point in Elvis's career.

The Family Wash offers a small yet robustly flavorful menu of fresh, hearty dishes. Start your sensory escapade with the gorgonzola chips ($6), kettle-cooked potato chips smothered in gorgonzola cheese, bacon, and cheddar, designed to soak up booze and smother the face of unruly patrons. Melt your tongue with the mama-approved meatloaf ($12) served with mashed potatoes and a choice of side salad or seasonal vegetable. The vegetarian shepherd’s pie ($11) is fan flavorite, with a helping of lentils and vegetables layered under a blanket of mashed potatoes and extra-sharp cheddar cheese. If you find yourself getting too comfortable with the gusto of comfort entrees, lighten up with a mixed green and roasted beet salad with toasted walnuts, goat cheese, and a shallot vinaigrette ($11).

Executive chef Thomas Cook has stuffed Prime 108's dinner and lunch menu with seasonal ingredients, beefy slabs of steak, and fresh seafood. Foreshadow your feast with the prime crab cakes with roasted pepper and saffron aiolis, cucumber relish, and micro herbs ($15) before delving into a decadent dinner of 22-ounce cowboy bone-in rib eye with prosciutto-wrapped asparagus ($34). If your appetite is feeling aqueous, order the pecan crusted trout, served with snow peas, citrus beurre blanc and a blood orange ($29). Herbivores and herbivoyeurs can photosynthesize their plates with a leafy amalgamation, such as the Union Station signature caesar salad, a garden dish showcasing sun-dried tomatoes frolicking with crisp parmesan and asiago cheeses in a lush pasture of lettuce ($7).

McFadden's mouth-watering miscellany of Irish-American fare is impeccably paired with the mouth waters of frothy brews and specialty cocktails. Lay the foundation for a friendly feast with your implacable French police inspector nemesis by sharing an appetizer of loaded Macho Nachos ($7.99), clinking pint glasses to toast good company in between every toasty tortilla chip. Lighter appetites can rocket past clouds one through eight with fresh, fulfilling salads ($5.99–$8.99), whereas patrons who are either looking for heartier sustenance or afraid of heights can delight in McFadden's menu of classic Irish fare, wings, and specialty burgers. Take a nibble out of the chunk-of-cabbage-shaped nation with a Dublin burger ($8.99), smothered with barbecue sauce and topped with blue cheese, onion straws, lettuce, and tomatoes, or migrate your mouth even further east to a kamikaze burger ($8.99) topped with grilled pineapple and the house’s Asian zing sauce.

Boasting delicious eats, great acoustics, and live shows, The Listening Room is the perfect place to take in an undiscovered musical gem amid sips and sups. The eclectic menu features standard bar fare, Southwestern-style sustenance, and down-home comfort food in a lively array of apps, sandwiches, burgers, quesadillas, desserts, and more. The Cajun Turkey Sub packs heat with bayou-inspired seasoning, pepper jack, and chipotle mayo ($6.95), whereas the massive baked-potato list allows tuber-junkies to dress 2-pound spuds in elegant or silly food clothes, such as a dapper hot-dog-and-sauerkraut ensemble ($6.95), a chicken-parmesan pantsuit ($7.95), or a beautifully nude just potato ($3.95). Through The Listening Room's partnership with Nashville Muse, $0.25 of taco-chili purchases help support local songwriting or music-related charities, so chomp charitably on the Nashville Muse Taco Chili on its own ($4.95), or on a 6-ounce burger ($8.45).