Take a break from the daily grind of meal planning and prepping. Menu discounts are incoming, at the first-ever McLean Restaurant Week. The community is home to lots of great eateries, making this the perfect opportunity to find your new favorite dish at an old standby or to find a new standby. The event, hosted by the McLean Revitalization Corp., runs April 12-19 and features prix fixe menus, meal deals and other promos. Here’s the dish on what to eat.
Neutral Ground Bar and Kitchen
Chef David Guas may be a long way from his native New Orleans, but Crescent City is present in many of the dishes here. The Best of Arlington 2026 winner will dish up a $55 three-course dinner during Restaurant Week. Choose from three salads to start and entrées such as pan-seared redfish with crispy crab rice and crawfish étouffée or a cider-brined, bone-in pork chop with black-eyed peas and cornbread. Save room for the Lemon Bowl or Dubai Chocolate for dessert. 6641 Old Dominion Drive, McLean
Rocco’s Italian
This eatery has been family-owned and -operated for almost 50 years. Find out what makes it stick with a three-course lunch for $29.95 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. during Restaurant Week. Get a starter (mussels marinara or mozz sticks, anyone?) and dessert (cannoli and Mrs. J’s Homemade Rum Cake), plus one of Rocco’s lunch favorites, a sub or a personal pizza. Another option: Take 15% off your total lunch or dinner tab. 1357 Chain Bridge Road, McLean
Café Tatti
Benefit from this McLean gem’s 40-plus years’ experience serving French cuisine with prix fixe lunch and dinner menus. The $39 lunch includes Country Pate or Soup du Jour, quiche, Poulet Francaise, and cannoli filled with ricotta and chocolate chips. The $55 dinner menu has smoked salmon with capers and fresh cream, filet of trout almondine and boeuf bourguignon, and Vanilla Bourbon Panna Cotta. 6627 Old Dominion Drive, McLean
Peter Chang McLean
Also bringing a taste of home to his restaurant’s tables is chef Peter Chang, who’s from a rural farming community in China’s Hubei province. During Restaurant Week, get an all-you-can-eat brunch 11 a.m.-3 p.m. that features Chinese tapas, including Shredded Pork with Garlic Sauce and Vegan Braised Tofu with Mixed Mushroom; soups; and noodle dishes. Takeout combos are also available (and can be enjoyed as dine-in dinners, too). Prices range from $58-$68 for the combos that come in Spicy, Family and Vegan. 6715 Lowell Ave., McLean
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse
Tucked between Tysons Galleria and the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, this restaurant has a $55 three-course menu with upgrade options. For the base price, get a salad or lobster bisque followed by a petite filet, jumbo lump crab cake or double breast of chicken. Level up with a ribeye for an extra $7 or a New York strip for an extra $11. Cap off the meal with cheesecake or Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake with Caramel and Honeycomb Brittle. 1960 Chain Bridge Road, McLean
Sorn Thai Restaurant and Bar
This year-old restaurant has two prix fixe menus for Restaurant Week. The $30 lunch menu has appetizers such as spring rolls and chicken satay, mains like Pad Thai and Panang Curry, and sweets such as mango sticky rice and homemade ice cream. The $40 dinner menu has the same options plus Moo Hong (a popular southern Thai pork stew) and Gaeng Som, a sour and spicy shrimp dish. 6224 Old Dominion Drive, McLean
Divan Restaurant of McLean
Looking for Persian and Mediterranean dishes? Dig into the options on the three-course Restaurant Week dinner menu here. For $46, you can choose from roasted cauliflower and Persian Herb and Noodle Soup, Chicken Sultani (marinated chicken on a skewer paired with ground lamb koobideh kabob), duck stew and Angus New York strip. Cap it off with Persian Saffron Rice Pudding or Chocolate and Hazelnut Torte. 1313 Old Chain Bridge Road, McLean
ArTeA
Founded by Aizhan and Amir Zhan, this tea shop/restaurant/bar is based in tea but offers much more. Sample the options with a $35 Tea Brunch (add $16 for a cocktail or mocktail pairing). It includes kambucha soup, Nomad Pie (a ground veal pastry served with salad), macarons, and, of course, a choice of tea: Creamy Earl Grey, Monk’s Blend, Jasmine, or caffeine-free Velvet Hibiscus. The $65 dinner menu is much the same, but the main dish is the Mixed Tower, which comes with a Turkey Artichoke Profiterole, Stuffed Egg with Kimchi and more. Dessert options include Cherry Yuzu Mousse Cake and a Lime Madeline. 6635 Old Dominion Drive, McLean