The Madhatter is a DC classic up the street from the legendary (but temporarily closed) Lucky Bar. The single long bar can get busy on weekends with a young crowd. Be careful on Thursday night late because it's dollar beer night and after 9 expect the place to be packed with college aged patrons. They clear the tables and plenty of dancing. Beer selection is ok, food is pretty much what you would expect from a pub like this. Good portions, tasty but little to distinguish it. Main attraction is the buzz, music and the quirky nature of Dupont. It's a great "stop in and have a drink" establishment on a hot weekend or cold evening.

Really rude manager, made reservations weeks ago to make sure we got in, and we got there and they said all reservations were cancelled so they could do a college bar crawl..? Like what? I asked the manager and he said “oh well”, and moved on. Highly rude establishment. Stay away.