The windows
Five two-tops on the glass. Date nights, people watching, 14th Street glowing behind you.
Every seathas a view.Choose yours.
Modern American cooking on 14th Street NW. Pick your exact table, see its view, and book it in a minute.
Guests
Date
Time
The interactive floor plan needs JavaScript. Call (202) 555-0148 and ask for a table by name.
Loading tonight's room.
- Open
- Taken
- Wrong size
- Yours
The dining room
Hover over any table on the plan to see the view from that seat.Tap a table on the plan to see the view from that seat.
Your table
Not chosen yet
Where you sit is part of dinner.
Mercer & Vine is chef Owen Mercer's kitchen and sommelier Clara Vine's wine wall, in one long room on 14th Street NW. Seventeen tables, ten counter stools and a private room. You choose which one is yours.
The booths
Velvet banquettes for three to six. Birthdays, families, conversations that run past dessert.
The counter
Ten stools facing the pass, for one to four. Watch every plate leave the kitchen.
The Vine Room
A private room behind the glass wine wall, for ten to eighteen guests.
Plan a private dinnerThe counter menu, one plate at a time.
-
First course
Gulf shrimp
Sweet corn, brown butter foam, amaranth
-
Second course
Yellowfin crudo
Caviar, cucumber, citrus oil, chili
-
Third course
Torched mackerel
Charred lemon, celery root, sorrel
-
Fourth course
Dry-aged strip
Chive, sweet potato rose, bordelaise
-
Dessert
Raspberry and blood orange
Gelée, dark chocolate, crème fraîche
Wine pairing $85. Tell us about allergies; our kitchen handles common allergens.
Ten stools, eye level with the pass.
This is the view from C5. Chef Owen Mercer and his cooks plate the counter menu right in front of you, and they like questions.
- Counter menu
- $145
- Wine pairing
- $85
- Party size
- 1 to 4
Owen Mercer
Chef and owner
Grew up crabbing on the Eastern Shore, cooked in New Orleans and Chicago, then came home to cook Chesapeake food the way he likes to eat it.
Clara Vine
Sommelier and partner
Built the wine wall bottle by bottle, with a soft spot for Virginia reds. Ask her for a pour of something open; it's usually a good story.
- Guests
- 10 to 18 seated
- Room minimum
- $2,000 Tue to Thu, $4,500 Fri and Sat, $1,500 Sun
- Menus
- Family-style feast $95, counter menu $145, cocktail reception $65 a guest
The Vine Room
A private room behind the glass wine wall, with its own door off the hall. Birthdays, rehearsal dinners, the business dinner people actually remember.
The table you choose is the table you get.
If we ever have to move you, dessert is on us. If your table isn't ready within fifteen minutes of your time, so is your first course.
Sample guest notes, fictional, written for this prototype
We booked W3 for our anniversary and it was exactly the table in the picture.
Dana, Shaw
Sat at the counter alone on a Tuesday. Best seat in the city for one.
Marcus, Petworth
Fourteen of us in the Vine Room for my mom's seventieth, and two allergies handled without a fuss.
Priya, Arlington
Find us in Logan Circle.
1512 14th Street NWWashington, DC 20005
- Hours
- Tue to Thu, 5 to 10 PM
Fri and Sat, 5 to 11 PM
Sun, 5 to 9:30 PM
Closed Mondays - Getting here
- U Street station, Green and Yellow lines, is a ten minute walk. Valet on Friday and Saturday from 6 PM.
- Access
- Step-free entrance on 14th Street, an accessible restroom, and table-height seating at every window.
- Dress
- Dressy is welcome and most guests dress up a little. Jackets are optional.
Good to know before you book
Can I ask for a specific table by phone?
Yes. Every table has a code on the plan, like W3 or B2. Tell us the code and we hold that exact table.
What if the table I want is taken?
Tap it anyway. The plan shows the nearest times it opens that night, and you can switch with one tap.
Do you take deposits?
Not for the dining room or the counter. The Vine Room takes a deposit once your date is confirmed with our events team.
How do I change or cancel?
Reply to your confirmation text up to 24 hours before. Inside 24 hours, give us a call; we understand plans change.
Can you handle allergies and dietary needs?
Tell us about allergies; our kitchen handles common allergens. Add it to your booking notes and your server will already know when you sit down.
Are children welcome?
Yes, until 8 PM. We have high chairs; mention one in your notes and it will be at the table.
