E M I L Y K A I S E R : Eating in Comfort

Eating In Comfort

By Emily Kaiser
Town & Country
September 2002

A historic restaurant shuttered for more than twenty years, the Majestic Café in Alexandria, Virginia is buzzing once again. Thanks to a $1 million renovation, the fifty-three-year-old establishment presents a hearty dose of Americana at its best.

In refurbishing the restaurant, its new owners paid particular attention to the original 1940s design. The cherry tables, ocher walls and even the waiters’ chartreuse shirts match the accents in the terrazzo floor. And if the brilliant neon signs outside don’t beckon you in, the recorded strains of Patsy Cline or Tony Bennett surely will.

After a day exploring “the other Georgetown” weary shoppers find comfort in chef Susan McCreight Lindeborg’s Southern-influenced menus. Tuck into her Waldorf salad with local apples and cheese straws, followed by mustard-and-herb-crusted pork loin with spoon bread. Finish with persimmon pudding and you’ll know it’s fall in the commonwealth.

911 King Street, Alexandria, VA; 703-837-9117.

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