A true hidden gem in the core downtown sector. You enter on 14th street NW under the flags. Take the elevators to the 13th floor. You'll often find multiple events underway especially in the morning day part. The fourth estate restaurant is down a hallway to the right after you enter. It's a great white table cloth restaurant. Their Chef Linda Douglas does great meals with an American flare. If you know a member at the club you can visit the Reliable Source pub and bar. That's one flight up on the 14th floor. while there walk around and check out all of the memorabilia on almost every wall surface. You may very well pass a congressman, senator or other newsmaker coming and going from events.

We went to dinner with another couple at the National Press Club. Upon arrival to the 13th floor you are greeted by the staff and shown to your table. Enjoy the walk and check out the walls of photos. The staff are excellent and the service is great. We had our meal ordered and served in short order. The food is very good. We took our time examining all the photos after dinner. It is a great place to stop and start your evening in DC.

A great meal but the experience was a bit surreal. The club restaurant is in what feels like the overflow room at Thanksgiving...you know, the kids table? The tables were fine - but the overall feel to the place was not up to the rest of it. Speaking of the rest of it, the food was very, very good. The service was a bit mixed. When you got their attention, it was amazing service - but getting their attention was a bit of a challenge sometimes. It has one other major advantage - when everything else around the area is over an hour wait, you can pretty much get seated right away.

I've played the Truman Piano--it's no joy to play: the action is bad, it hasn't been tuned in years & the case needs attention. It's really a piece of historical furniture. Nice for the photo memory.

Sit at the famous piano where then VP Harry Truman, club member, played as Lauren Bacall perched atop -Feb 10, 1945 during a canteen. And gaze at the famous photo of the event itself which hangs above