1331 Lounge - Calumet-Norvelt

The woman at the reception of Avenue Grill does not honor reservations. She told us that if there is a long queue, she will allow people with reservations to get a table . Isn 't the whole point of making a reservation that you don 't need to rely on someone allowing you to get a table? This happened in two days. On the 2nd, I actually needed to have breakfast with a colleague at 8 am sharp but this person refused to honor my reservation and we ended up waiting in line. She claimed sge was under pressure . Since her behavior was the same every day, it seems more a problem with her than the situation. Pathetic. The serving staff are good, which is why I did not give this place a one star for service. I would not recommend the Avenue Grill unless you have no other claims on your time.

Got the PB J and Chai Crème brûlée desserts. We thought the desserts were decent but the service was great.Another bonus was being able to use JW Marriott daily food credit.

Ordered a chicken sandwich tonight (11/8) which took a little longer than expected. I asked one of the bartenders to check on it for me even though she wasn’t the one that originally helped me which I appreciated very much. The original bartender finally came back and asked if I complained about the food which I did not, I was simply asking where it was. I did not appreciate being confronted like that by the original bartender, name started with an F. Not sure of the name. Very confrontational and rude if you ask me.

Nestled in the well of the JW Marriott is the hotel bar. It is a well stocked bar with a well selected wine list and local drafts, and well rounded menu.The cuisine is of the sharable small plate variety, where you might be tempted to share with yourself. The seating is a mix of high tops and lounges, never far from. A TV, while still maintaing the feel of an old Georgetown Brownstones library without the cigars.

We ate here a couple of times during our stay. Typical bar food menu. We had the bartender as our waiter the first time and service/food were great. The second time, we ate on the table side where we had a very unattentive waitress. Had to track her down several times to place order and get drink refills.