Reviews
Great Bar with a love for good food. Mackie's delivers on quality food and beverages. Cocktails are well crafted, even more so when the St. Patrick's Day crowd calmed down. This is my second time dining, they have great wings, dry-aged burgers, caprese bites, and more. Do yourself a favor and try them out.
Enjoyed the Mackie's ale while seated outside taking in all of the sights and sounds of King Street. Our server was fantastic and we started with the Phoenix wings, which were awesome. A really nice spice and heat and the wings were cooked and sauced really well. I had their dry-aged burger for my entrée and it was delicious. They cooked it well and the toasted roll and sautéed mushrooms and onions were perfect toppings to go along with the aged white cheddar. Several other items on the menu looked and sounded great, so I would definitely recommend this place and I look forward to coming back.
Nice place with a bar in the front and restaurant style seating in the back. Fast and friendly service. Good portion sizes. On the negative side, there was a lot of up-selling. The burger was $12 but you needed to pay $1.50 for a slice of cheese and $3 for french fries. Add that up and it's not that good of a deal. Bathroom was messy, cold, and the sink spigot was too close to the wash bowl so you couldn't really wash/rinse your hands without touching the sink try it out and you'll see what I mean. Overall good restaurant. I'd go back if some other places were too crowded.
We had a lovely dinner with great food and service. Our server was wonderful and his love for his craft made our dinner that much more enjoyable. The other staff we interacted with also seemed to love working at Mackie’s. These interactions made this an especially memorable dinner.
We went there for happy hour. They had $3 beers and $5 wine. Food was pretty good. We had the burger, buffalo wings, chicken tenders, mac and cheese, Greek salad, and tuna tartare. They said the burger is the best in Alexandria. It was good but not the best I had in the area. We were charged $10 for side salad. It said $2.50 on menu. Otherwise, it was a good visit. I would recommend this place.
Bistro Steak was the perfect size to walk off. The mint lemonade is the best thing I've drank in a long time. Vanessa was cool and super helpful to an out-of-towner.
I stopped by for a quick drink before dinner elsewhere, but the menu looked really good. I couldn't help but try the loaded fries and shrimp avocado toast. The fries won for overall flavor and filling power. The toast won for health conscious and lightness. The drinks I ordered were simple and stuff: vodka and club soda, and gin and club soda. Cozy place with a great menu I'd like to have more of.
My wife and I planned to get Taco's before we went here. We walked down King street until we saw a lovely signed that said $3 mimosas. We though hard about it and the host of this place came out side greeted us told us the specials and at first I wasn't sure I was longing for Taco's but the mimosas and friendliness of the host really grabbed me, so I said why not?... well this was a great why not. The mimosas made with fresh squeezed orange juice, awesomeness, the fried chicken was great, flavorful and moist, the dry-aged burger, more compliments. And Dessert the picture speaks for itself. Highly recommend.
We were served by a lovely man who took great care of us. I got a steak that was cooked perfectly and well-seasoned. I didn’t love the mac and cheese; it needed some seasoning. My partner got the original burger and it was perfect and the fries were perfect as was the ketchup. Perfect area, nice indoor seating!
Service was great, the appetizers were fantastic. The main course took a while to come out and the fries were cold by the time it did. They quickly remedied this so we weren't eating fries after we finished the rest of the meal. We didn't feel rushed to leave and were able to enjoy the warm evening.