Hi everyone. I would make three suggestions for dinner restaurants near the Willard Hotel -- The Old Ebbitt Grill, The Occidental and 701 Restaurant. Here are their websites.

http://www.ebbitt.com/main/home.cfm?Section=Main&Category=Menus

http://www.occidentaldc.com/index.php

http://www.701restaurant.com/

All are nice. All have valet parking since downtown DC is quite congested on weekends and street parking is limited. The Old Ebbitt Grill can be a bit noisy and crowded and has the least inspired menu. The Occidental is right next door to the Willard and also can be a bit crowded and noisy. My personal favorite is 701 which is at 7th and Pennsylvania Ave. It's more intimate and the food is very good and reasonably priced.

My recommendation for a dinner like ours would be to avoid the trendy restaurants which tend to be crowded and rushed.

Georgia Brown's is nice but a bit cramped. Red Sage has great food but is quite overpriced.

Looking forward to meeting all of you. Tom.