The whole menu runs the nautical gamut and I left dinner stuffed more full than the lobster jambalaya that I had the pleasure to gorge myself on. That photo above? That’s vermicelli mac ‘n’ cheese absolutely smothered by lump crab meat. The menu focuses on seafood from local Maryland waters and beyond. Even the room service is impressive with a full menu available 24 hours a day from the team at Marcus, the eponymous restaurant from Samuelsson, the Swedish-Ethiopian super chef.įeel like fish? Jose Andres has you covered with his upscale casual dinner-only spot, appropriately named Fish. With 15 dining options and the celebrity chef triumvirate of Jose Andres, Marcus Samuelsson, and the Voltaggio Brothers (Michael and Bryan), the gastronomically-inclined may decide to skip the monuments in nearby DC and head directly to National Harbor, the new retail and dining district on the waterfront in Maryland, just across the river from Alexandria, VA and only ten miles from the White House.

The MGM team flew me out to have a look under the hood last week and I left with a full belly and a case of inflamed jealousy after learning that I can’t eat there every weekend. The newest jewel in the MGM lion’s mane is the MGM National Harbor and even though it’s barely two months old, it’s already turning heads (not stomachs) with its insanely impressive culinary lineup.