Penn Social - Washington, District of Columbia

Brian B

Completely dead on the fourth of July around 5pm. Decent games. Got there for the happy hour, where the bartender was very nice and polite. Food was a complete opposite experience. We got a cafeteria like tray, with four broken chips, grocery store salsa (bottom shelf), and it looked extremely unappealing. Judge for yourself whether it tasted good or not (it was horrible). How hard is it to make a decent quesadilla

Melissa Curry

The food was some of the worst food I’ve ever had. This was our first time in D.C and we had high hopes. The nachos were almost like a joke. There was zero love in that food. We were also told we couldn’t get any happy hour prices and it was still 30 minutes until happy hour was supposed to be over. There were some nice games and great tvs with the games on but that was all that was good.

Axel Robertson

This place is absolutely amazing. The location is great, the place is massive like an iceberg, upstairs looks big but it's just the tip, downstairs is where the fun is. If you're a sports fan you have 360 degrees of giant screens showing all major professional sports. Staff are amazing. They make you feel at home. I'll be returning. Many times

Eva Reynolds

I had a frustrating experience with a bartender (possibly MOD) who didn't honor my $25 voucher. When I placed my first order, I showed the voucher and asked if it was still good. (Granted, I asked a little timidly because I won this voucher in 2020, right before the pandemic, and then the venue closed for a while so I thought I'd never get to use it, but then they reopened.) He jokingly said no and asked how I got it, but I light-heartedly pressed the fact that there's no expiration on it, so he said "I'll see what I can do" and put it in the napkin stand. When I went to pay at the end, I drew his attention to it again and asked what was happening with it. He told me he couldn't honor it without running it by the other managers. The irritating part is that he told me to take it home and bring it on my next visit, and he'd ensure I receive "more than $25" off. It felt like a sales pitch, and why should I trust that the voucher would ever be honored? Further, if he was the manager on duty, it seems odd that he wouldn't have the authority to honor it on his own. At the very least, he might have offered an alternative discount or comped an item for our table.

In all other regards: great Profs & Pints lecture, good happy hour deals, fine food.

Natasha Zena Clark

Penn Social is a great place to host an event. I went to attend a Story District event and loved the space. The bathrooms were also clean which is a huge plus in my book. If you're looking for a fun location to host an event in a metro-friendly spot in the city, check it out.

Adrienne Crews

Great spot to gather with friends. The bar & seating upstairs are plentiful and easy to access. The rental space where I was is large and transformable to meet the event needs. The bar line was long and the bar tenders were friendly. There are water dispenser with cups at no charge and cocktails were reasonably priced. My friends said her ? was good. You order your food via QR code at the table or at the bar. Food is cooked fresh and was tasty. Tomato ? was a bit salty. Chips and guacamole were perfect.

Khoi Nguyen

Love coming here with friends. Place can accommodate any party size. You've got board games and a bunch of other types of games downstairs. They have great pitcher beer deals for large groups. Highly recommend this place. There is plenty of street parking around this block

Lee Whitman

Came in to play $2 pool and bought drinks. The pool table isn't currently accepting dollars and the bartender only has 4 quarters. 🙁 The DC Brau beer special was also unavailable.