Reston Town Center

Food selection’s the pits this year. Definitely not as tasty or nutritious as last year. Out of the 5 things I’ve eaten so far, the funnel cake was the best. Main band (at ice rink) is pretty good, though (and I’m a pretty picky music listener).

Reston Town Center, the only place I’m aware of that pedestrians truly have the right of way. A place where you’ll find good eats, as the smells alone will lure you over. Whether it fine dining, happy hour or just grabbing a sandwich, it’s all right here. Specialty shops for sweet treats or retail needs.
Activities by the abundance; ice skating, parades, special events, corn hole & chess by the fountain. Maybe a movie is more your thing? There’s a theater too! If you bring your pup along, you’ll find many retail places have water bowls outside their doors… though I am not sure about which, or if any places allow them inside or on the patio for dining.
Flying into Dulles? Have visitors in town or just need a staycation? Hyatt Regency has you covered, always with an abundance of taxi’s right out front. Conveniently located just off the W&OD trail you can get here by foot, bicycle, bus or car. If you drive over you’ll find free street parking & 7 free garages, though heads up — paid parking will begin August 2016.
Speaking of new changes on the horizon, RTC will be getting a gourmet food market in 2018. The Signature, currently under construction at the former surface lot, will be the home of Balducci’s Food Lover’s Market & 508 new apartment units w/​9 levels of underground parking.

RTC is nice. The community is great and people are friendly! What I like most is the dog friendly aspect. I’m not sure if all stores allow pets, but everyone is open for you to walk your pet outside.
It’s also great during warmer months when random festivals pop up. Come by and check it out! You’ll enjoy the stores, food, and people here!

Great place if you want to walk a lot. Parking is terrible.
Lots of places to eat and just waste time.
But again, parking is awful.

I’ve been frequenting this place for quite a looong time, it has certainly evolved and changed since the early 90’s. Its certainly become more restaurant centric and there seem to be fewer shops. There are open areas for with seating, and there’s an ice rink during the winter months that converts to an open plaza area/​music venue during the warmer months.
Much has been added to this place too, more parking garages, residential spaces, open park areas too. Hey there’s even a CVS that was something I accidently discovered a few months back. I will say over the past few years parking has improved with the much need addition of more garages, although much to my surprise (which I really shouldn’t be) one of the few remaining surface lots is being built on. I was driving to fast to see what would be going there. Now that’s its taken me a decade or so to master where to park (sorry Unilocal friends not telling you where). But that has helped to make life easier when going there, there was a period of time where I semi dreaded going since parking was painful.
Its certainly evolved and managed to keep up with the ever changing community.

One of my favorite areas around… Great food, fun events, great stores, well built, and clean. Also very safe with round the clock security. My parents live I. The town center and there is always something going on or events, etc. love this area! Everything you need and want in a high end community… Especially with addition of the train now that goes to DC.

I love Reston town center, everything is clean, net. Restaurants, Bow theater, water Fountain and people.
I feel relaxed over there. Also available free parking.
I recommend to enjoy your weekend there… Various restaurants, ice cream, bars and wine stores. There are many seasonal events such food and wine festivals

I am literally here several times a week. I live close by and work even closer. The town center literally is my second home. It literally has everything you need, and the layout is easy to stroll around. Many memories are here, from dates, visits with family, culinary adventures with friends and coworkers. I truly can say I haven’t had a bad experience here. I love the stores and the parking. I think the planners for the town center tried to think of all necessary conveniences, including a pharmacy, dry cleaner and extensive dining options. When you visit Reston Town Center, you’ll get wrapped into the relaxed pace and comfort. I am almost able to say I’ve tried all of the restaraunts, but my favorites will always be Ted’s Bulletin, Jacksons, Red Velvet for dessert and Mon Ami for a little exotic feel. Parking is free and the weather is usually beautiful. Pets are welcome and the options are endless. Living in the suburbs of DC (and most of the exciting places) is a little better with Reston Town Center.

The Reston Town Center was the place to be… back in 1992.
In the last 20+ years, RTC has become a place to avoid. Even when it opened, driving into the RTC has been a challenge. The few entrances into the RTC are woefully inadequate to handle the traffic. Over the last two decades, the RTC has grown, but the streets have not. Parking is another hassle. When it first opened, parking in the close lots or garages was a pain, as it was always full. They slowly added more garage parking, but it is all far away. Sure, a short walk is nice, when the weather is good. When the RTC first opened, there were lots of shops and restaurants to try, whether you were a kid in high school or an adult. Over the years, its popularity increased and everyone wanted to open a business there. This raised the rent and drove out pretty much all the original businesses. Then came an endless parade of businesses setting up shop and then failing. There are a few businesses that have survived, just a few. Today, the RTC is filled with overpriced restaurants and bars, as well as shops that sell overpriced junk. The place has become the essence of style over substance. Today, there is nothing there that would compel me to go.

This place is an average town center with shopping and dining places. There are a few parking garages which is a great asset. Many restaurants have outdoor seating nice on sunny days. I visited here midday and the crowd was more of an older crowd from what I noticed. Many people were dressed business casual or in business attire. This was greatly mirrored by the type of restaurants such as Mortons Steakhouse. I prefer Fairfax Corner because of the atmosphere but this is a bigger and more quiet scene for a midday outing. For personal preference I would give this place a 3 but in all fairness overall it deserves a 4.

It’s a convenient meet up spot.
We come here often to catch up with friends. There are a variety of places to eat and shop. You can get your dessert fix here as well. They have a movie theatre and around November, the Ice Skating Pavillon is open. Free parking is a plus but the lots can get full pretty quick.

Reston Town Center is a nice place to hang out, the clothing stores are geared mainly towards females so I dont shop there much but the food options are unlimited, theres my Favorite Passionfish, Jacksons, ATR, Big Bowl, Clydes, M and S grill and many more, they sometimes have bands and food festivals which are always cool, the parking can be a pain at times but thats almost anywhere nowadays, Reston Town Center has something for all

Great shopping, wonderful food, and excellent atmosphere. My wife works on Sundays so I bring our boys (4 and almost 2) here, as well as our Great Dane. Often times they are having festivals of some sort. I’ve skating in the winter at the rink is good too!
On weekends they close down certain streets so folks can roam as they please. Parking isn’t an issue, seeing as they have at least four parking garages and a large open lot for patrons. Solid place to bring the family.

Good place to walk around in and window shop while You are waiting for your movie to begin at the movie to begin. The layout is super easy to navigate and there are maps of RTC thAt you could refer to if You get lost. The grounds are well maintained and trash free indeed !

I love the good ‘ol RTC! Really no complaints here, as there’s plenty of shops, restaurants, and outdoor areas. Also plentiful of parking, since it’s in the burbs! I come here whenever I need one of my suburb fixes, since nothing like this exists in DC.
I just wish I could keep better track of where I parked… All of the garages are the same (minus the coloring), so I always get confused! Gotta work on my navigation skils…

I am obsessed with RTC. Wonderful restaurants, great shops. I wanted to thank the town center for hosting the 2014 Walk to End Alzheimer’s event — this was my first time attending but this awful disease runs deep in my family and the volunteers and staff did an amazing job. And thank you to RTC for blocking off roads and helping make this a wonderful day.

I love RTC because there’s something for everyone, the parking situation has gotten better, and it’s a great place to spend the lunch hour or weekend day. It’s a go-​to place for Xmas shopping — check lots of names of your list in one stop.
The stores are diverse — clothing mainstays of Talbots, Chiccos and Gap are still there, but newer storefronts like Athleta, Dawn Price Baby and Anthropoligie are to be found. Send your SO to Apple to kill time while you shop.
Food options are plentiful, from casual lunch spots Sweet Green and Counter Burger, to nicer Jackson’s, Ted’s and Uncle Julios, to the delicious Passionfish, Mon Ami Gabi or Il Fornio.
Watch RTC’s website for special events throughout the year — food festivals, concerts, parades, etc.

Planned «town centers» are the new big thing. It seems that pretty much every community in the DC area that doesn’t have a built-​in «Old Town» is building their own town center with a mix of office buildings, residential, and yuppie dining and shopping. But the granddaddy of them all is Reston Town Center. Affectionately known as RTC, and nearing it’s 25^th anniversary, anyone who works for a government contractor in Reston (and there are a tom of them) has to know how to navigate. Indeed, RTC is the place to be.
Or sometimes, just the place to be seen. Happy hour at RTC can be quite busy, especially at Jackson’s, the resident cougar meat market. Always packed at prime lunch and dinner times, and a bit rowdy during happy hour, when not crowded Jackson’s is my favorite of the GAR restaurants. But my favorite place in RTC is Mon Ami Gabi — it’s my go to spot for client lunches, and a favorite spot of the wife and I.
The craft beer game here has stepped up tremendously since World of Beer opened this spring. Before that, The Counter, American Tap Room, and Tavern 64 were your best spots for a tasty brew, but all have somewhat limited options.
There’s a lot of dining options here. Some I would recommend (Mon Ami, Passionfish, The Counter) and some I’d avoid (Paolo’s, Obi Sushi) and some I just haven’t tried yet (Ted’s Bulletin). And there’s even a few quick casual options for the nearby workers who don’t want to break the bank for lunch (Chipotle, Sweetgreen, Potbelly). This isn’t the place where I’d go to shop, but there’s plenty of places for the rich ladies driving their BMW’s and Mercedes to blow their husband’s paycheck.
There’s a lot to explore at RTC, and if you work in the area I would recommend that you become intimately familiar with it. Know what garage to park in, and where, for what place you want to go. Brush up on the local bus routes if you want to go there for happy hour. It’s a great place to eat, drink, see, and be seen.

I visited Reston Town Center on a pleasant August Saturday night, accompanied by a local friend. I asked her if we could visit the Town Center, because some people attending the same class I was attending recommended it for the wide variety of restaurants and the free Saturday night concert.
This is a happenin’ place in summer. When we got there at 7pm, we parked in a parking garage, which did not charge a parking fee. I’m from Chicago; getting free parking anywhere on a Saturday night is like a fantasy for me. Everybody in Reston takes it as a matter of course, but boy oh boy, I appreciate it.
Reston Town Center is full of upscale shops and restaurants. We arrived shortly after 7pm. The first couple restaurants we looked at had long lines already. Now that IS like Chicago! But my friend recommended Jackson’s, and we ended up having a good dinner and pleasant experience there.
By the time we finished eating, it was dark, and Reston was pretty busy. We walked down one street from the restaurant, looking at other restaurants and window shopping. We crossed to the next street and found the area where the concert had been. Oh my Lord, it was beyond crowded. Shoulder to shoulder. Must have been a really good band, because we could barely move down the street.
Reston Town Center is upscale. Prepare to spend some $$. Lots of national vendors. I didn’t seem very many unique or independent stores, which tells you that the rents here must be killers.
I’d be willing to visit again, but mainly to eat. And to walk off dinner afterwards. There’s nothing much here to see that’s different or unusual except restaurants. And good parking.

Very lovely place. It wasn’t that cold but we went ice skating at the pavilion. There was not a lot of people there so I was able to stumble and fall on the ice if needed.
There were plenty of places to do some shopping or restaurants to grab a bite to eat or drink. I wasn’t able to explore much because we came for ice skating. I will definitely come back and explore a but more and update my review :)
Overall it was great!