The Bottom Line
Potenza is an elegant contemporary Italian Restaurant offering great food at reasonable prices. The restaurant has an in-house bakery preparing fresh breads, pastas and desserts daily.
Pros
- Great Italian cuisine, innovative and contemporary menu
- Interesting and beautiful decor
- Great location, just 2 blocks from the White House
- Reasonable prices
Cons
- Paid parking only in this area of the city
Description
- Address: 1430 H Street, NW, Washington, DC
- Phone: (202)638-4444
- Hours: Mon-Thurs 11:30am-10 pm, Fri-Saturday 11:30am-11pm, Sun-10am-3pm for brunch, 5-10pm for dinner
- Closest Metro: McPherson Square, Farragut West and Farragut North
- Prices: Appetizers $6-11, Entrées $12-$26
- Reservations: Recommended
Guide Review - Potenza Restaurant Review - Washington, DC
Potenza serves a wide range of Italian fare using fresh, seasonal ingredients from local farms and artisans. The menu features elegant Italian cheeses, freshly baked breads, pizzas and homemade pastas. The pizza is light and flavorful and the sauces are just right. Signature dishes include Tuscan bean soup with proscuitto, tomato oil and purple basil; a spicy duck sausage pizza with candied fennel, and
entrees such as a rotisserie of guinea hen with apples, chestnuts, figs and Ciabatta croutons or whole roasted Bronzino with truffled cavatelli and seared cauliflower florets. I especially enjoyed the Milanese style pork (Cotoletta di Maiale alla Milanese).
The contemporary design of the 10,000-square-foot restaurant includes an open linear kitchen layout with food stations consisting of a bakery with separate entrance, salami counter, raw bar, 6,000-pound pizza oven. The restaurant seats 175 in the dining room with 40 seats at the bar. A charming outdoor patio with views of the Treasury Building and the Washington Monument is also available during the spring and summer months (weather permitting), and can accommodate 60 guests.
Reviewed April 2009 - Prices are subject to change
As is common in the industry, the writer was provided with a complimentary meal for the purpose of the review. While it has not influenced this review, About.com believes in full disclosure of all potential conflicts of interest. For more information, see our ethics policy. All prices and offering mentioned herein are subject to change without notice.
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The contemporary design of the 10,000-square-foot restaurant includes an open linear kitchen layout with food stations consisting of a bakery with separate entrance, salami counter, raw bar, 6,000-pound pizza oven. The restaurant seats 175 in the dining room with 40 seats at the bar. A charming outdoor patio with views of the Treasury Building and the Washington Monument is also available during the spring and summer months (weather permitting), and can accommodate 60 guests.
Reviewed April 2009 - Prices are subject to change
As is common in the industry, the writer was provided with a complimentary meal for the purpose of the review. While it has not influenced this review, About.com believes in full disclosure of all potential conflicts of interest. For more information, see our ethics policy. All prices and offering mentioned herein are subject to change without notice.
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