`` I 'd bet we 've had every member of Congress and every senator in the restaurant at some point , '' says Matt Hill , executive chef for the famed eatery . The power lunch is a constant of Washington 's elite . It happens every day, and it has become so routine that the media doesn't even report on them anymore. Most presidents since Nixon have dined at The Palm . The Oval Room , Bombay Club and Old Ebbitt Grille are steps from the White House .
The power lunch is a constant of Washington 's elite . It happens every day, and it has become so routine that the media doesn't even report on them anymore. Most presidents since Nixon have dined at The Palm . The Oval Room , Bombay Club and Old Ebbitt Grille are steps from the White House .