Café Riggs

We had lunch at this elegant and brightly lit restaurant a while back while exploring the area.
The dining experience was good; the restaurant had plenty of natural light, and there was a large glass case with impressive flowers as if they were inside a glasshouse.
Our server was knowledgeable about the menu, and the service was decent.
The food and drinks were good, and overall, we enjoyed all aspects of the restaurant.

Beautiful cafe BUT was disappointed that the breakfast/brunch menu didn’t run past 11am seeing as how it is a hotel.
(I arrived at 12:30) I was specifically looking forward to ordering the eggs royal which I couldn’t as they were not on the lunch menu.
I ordered the Croque Madam which was pretty good.
It was too heavy on the cheese for my personal liking, but other than that quite tasty along with the side salad.
I would have appreciated my coffee being refilled or even asked if I’d like another cup of coffee.
I went to order dessert which was the chocolate soufflé.
We were in a hurry so I asked for it to go and our server took the order only to come back about 10-15 minutes later to tell me they couldn’t make it to go.
I understand you want it to be presented a certain way but if I’m asking for it to go I don’t really expect it to look pristine.
At that point I should have just ordered it and asked for a box.
I would have appreciated if the server was knowledgeable about what could be ordered to go and what couldn’t be and to at least offer a solution such as what I just mentioned instead of telling me the chef can’t prepare it to go.
(You also loose out on money that way by not selling items) I got the other half of my food to go and later on in the car realized their wasn’t any plastic silverware in the bag.
Overall, I expected better service.
Just small things that can be improved in the future and maybe online saying how long the breakfast/brunch runs for in a clear easy place for the customer to find as I had looked before my arrival and couldn’t find the time.

I stayed at the Riggs Hotel for the entirety of my Washington DC trip, so it's very convenient to have my breakfast here at Cafe Riggs. This place is super elegant and since this hotel was once a national bank, it retained lots of the bank style such as the marble floors, walls and the hostness station is like a bank teller old school style. I luv the furniture here, super comfy, unique, stylish and have colours and characters.
The locals come here, I noticed lots of business meetings people here and hotel guests. In particular, I really enjoyed the freshly brewed coffee, I luv my black and bold coffee and it's a MUST for me to get at least one cup of nice coffee here. I also ordered a chocolate croissant and a power breakfast here on 2 occasions.
Food are high quality but very typical hotel food offerings.
Price could be pricey ranging from $28-$35 USD but you are paying for a 5-star hotel dining experience + decor and restaurant space.
Moreover, the breakfast does comes with a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice and coffee. All-in-all, I enjoyed my dining experience here at Cafe Riggs.
Service were great and they were attentive.