The Oval Room is the boutique, fine dining restaurant owned by Restaurateur Ashok Bajaj. The restaurant showcases a contemporary, chic décor just steps from the White House. Guests can anticipate seasonal contemporary American cuisine, which has charmed critics & connoisseurs alike created by Executive Chef John Melfi.
The Oval Room was ranked by Forbes magazine as one of the best places for “Top Power Lunch in Washington, DC.” It has also has been consistently listed among the “100 Best Restaurants in Washington” according to Washingtonian magazine. It was featured in The Washington Post Magazine’s 2014 Spring Dining Guide, earning three stars (out of four), and in 2015, The Oval Room was awarded the cover of DC Modern Luxury magazine’s “50 Finest Restaurant” issue.