For the next two weeks, Reston area restaurants will take part in the Metropolitan Washington Winter Restaurant Week.

Beginning Mon., Jan. 25 and through. Sunday, Feb. 7, restaurants around the DC region will offer prix fixe meals for two or four people.

A lunch meal for one is $22. The first dinner option includes a $60 meal for two and a $120 meal for four. The second option includes a $100 meal for two and a $200 meal for four.

The launch of the annual restaurant week, which is organized by the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, delayed by one week “in consideration of the fluid nature of activities and regulatory measures” in effecting the area, according to the restaurant’s website.

The following local restaurants are taking part in the promotional week

• The Melting Pot – Lunch and dinner only
• Founding Farmers Reston – Lunch and dinner only
• Mon Ami Gabi – Lunch and dinner only
• Clyde’s of Reston – Dinner only
• Morton’s The Steakhouse – Lunch and dinner only
• PassionFish – Lunch and dinner only

The complete list of participating restaurants is available online.

Photo via Mon Ami Gabi/Facebook

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Networking night — Tall Oaks Assisted Living is hosting a networking tonight from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Registration will close at noon today. [Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce]

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Winter Restaurant Week extended — Slated to end on Sunday (Jan. 20), Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) decided to push the end date. Diners now have until Sunday (Jan. 27) to enjoy the prix fixe meals at several Reston restaurants participating in the event. [RAMW]

This week is Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week, and four Reston restaurants are among the 250 restaurants taking part. Most restaurants are offering three-course lunch specials for $20.14 and dinner for $35.14.

Here is where you can get a taste of some of Reston’s best meals with special discount menus:

El Manantial at Tall Oaks Village Center is offering lunch and dinner.

The Melting Pot at Plaza America is offering a four-course fondue for dinner.

PassionFish at Reston Town Center is offering lunch and dinner.

 Vinifera Wine Bar and Bistro at the Westin Reston Heights is offering lunch and dinner specials.

For a complete list of restaurant week participants or to make reservations, visit the Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week website. Restaurant Week runs through Sunday, Jan. 19.

Photo courtesy Vinifera Bar Wine Bar and Bistro