Here’s a summary of what to expect at MGM National Harbor on the drinking and dining front. Marcus’ in-room dining services will be available 24 hours a day, but for introverted hotel guests, minibars include a range of “healthy and naughty snacks” as well as craft spirits and local Maryland beers, says Alison Bybee, vice president of food and beverage operations at the resort. Spring will bring patios for restaurants like Fish and Tap Sports Bar. Patisserie’s floor-to-ceiling chocolate fountain has been generating big buzz, but it won’t start flowing with 4,000 pounds of dark, white and milk chocolate just yet it’s currently “working out some kinks” and the team hopes for an unveiling over the next few weeks, a rep told Eater. Eleventh-hour jobs were wrapping up at a pre-opening press conference event on Thursday, like painters touching up interiors in Voltaggio Brothers Steak House. Finishing touches are still coming together on the property. Marcus, TAP Sports Bar, National Market, Blossom and Ginger all open tonight, with the rest of the food offerings debuting tomorrow. While the $1.4 billion, 308-room resort hotel will tout spa services, big-name concerts, and a 125,000-square-foot gambling floor, its food concepts are also a focal point. Years in the making, MGM National Harbor will swing open its lion-guarded doors to the public for the first time tonight along the banks of the Potomac River.
