Diners' Choice: Best Service restaurants in Baltimore

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Updated December 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best service in Baltimore? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

The Capital Grille - Baltimore

4.9

4.9 (3999)

$50 and over

Steakhouse

Downtown

About the restaurant

Make it a day to remember. From birthdays and anniversaries to professional milestones, we aim to make every gathering special at The Capital Grille. Open seven days a week, The Capital Grille is best known for our expertly prepared steaks, which are dry aged in house for 18 to 24 days and then hand-cut by our restaurant's on-premise butcher. The Capital Grille's wine list features more than 350 selections, and its floor-to-ceiling wine kiosk regularly houses 3,500 - 5,000 bottles. Reservations are recommended but not required. For more information, please visit our website. We look forward to delighting you.

Top review

Latonya

Dined on Dec 7, 2024

Diane the waitress was amazing!! The staff was so assertive and attentive when I told them of my allergies. I will be visiting again!

Arturo's Trattoria

4.9

4.9 (1720)

$31 to $50

Italian

Glen Burnie

About the restaurant

Fine dining Italian restaurant specializing in fresh-daily seafood, homemade pasta, prime cuts of meat, and local produce. Voted Best Italian Cuisine in Baltimore Magazine Reader's Poll February 2021.

ARTURO'S TRATTORIA OFFERS BOTH IN-HOUSE DINING AND TAKEOUT DINNER SERVICE FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY EVENING. TAKEOUT DINNER SERVICE IS AVAILABLE BY CALLING 410-761-1500 OR SENDING AN EMAIL TO INFO@ARTUROSTRATTORIA.COM

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Peter

Dined 4 days ago

The food is always excellent. Nick changes the specials all the time and there is something for everyone's tastes. The wine list is great with new choices to meet everyone's budget. Without a doubt the best Italian restaurant in the greater Annapolis, D.C. and Anne Arundel area.

La Barrita Restobar

4.9

4.9 (208)

$31 to $50

Argentinean

Upper Fells Point

About the restaurant

La Barrita features Argentinian style steak seasoned with mouth watering chimichurri, home made pastas, and empanadas. Nestled in the Butcher's Hill neighborhood, La Barrita provides intimate atmosphere with a Baltimore industrial feel. In the warmer months enjoy al fresco dining when we roll up the garage doors.

At La Barrita we treat our guests like family. An upscale casual restaurant, we suit a variety of dining needs, from special occasions to catching up with friends; you might even catch a soccer game on at the bar. Just don't get caught in a Boca jersey! La Barrita is a proud supporter of River Plate fc.

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Lawrence

Dined on Dec 13, 2024

Excellent spot with great food. Not overly crowded or loud. Very good service as well. Large portion sizes. Highly recommend.

Oceanaire Seafood Room - Baltimore

4.7

4.7 (3965)

$31 to $50

Seafood

Inner Harbor

About the restaurant

The Oceanaire provides the perfect setting to enjoy Ultra-Fresh seafood, flown in daily from around the world. Sip a cocktail in the lounge, take a seat at our grand oyster bar, or kick back in a horseshoe booth before diving into a sea of Ultra-Fresh fish, including steak-cut Alaskan halibut, seasonal favorites like fresh Copper River salmon or hard-to-find delicacies like true Dover sole or bluefin tuna. Our knowledgeable staff will delight you with exceptional service — guiding you through the wide variety of items on our menu and helping you select the perfect wine to complement your meal. The world's freshest seafood awaits you at the Oceanaire.

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StaceyVIP

Dined 5 days ago

Caviar was excellent King crab was very good Service was excellent They had a great dessert that I hope they keep permanently- they flambé it table side and it’s a wonderful experience

Verde

4.8

4.8 (1165)

$31 to $50

Pizza Bar

Canton

About the restaurant

From an extensive list of authentic Neapolitan wood-fired pizzas, to fresh salads & homemade desserts, Verde brings the traditional flavors of Italy to the Canton neighborhood of Baltimore City. The restaurant also offers an assortment of local beers & imported Italian craft beers, a list of hand-selected domestic and Italian wines and an awarding winning cocktail program.
Outdoor seating available
Order Pick Up at verdepizza.com
Nightly specials available visit verde.restaurant
Valet parking nightly with complimentary Sunday to Thursday

We offer takeout! Please visit our website at www.verdepizza.com to complete your order!

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Robert

Dined 2 days ago

Our waitress was awesome great personality She knew the menu quite well being this was our first time there we didn’t have a clue She helped us navigate. The menu makes selections that turned out to be amazing. Will be back

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Popular dish

Nutella Pizza

The Ruxton

4.8

4.8 (455)

$50 and over

Steakhouse

Harbor East

About the restaurant

Curated by Aaron Taylor, Atlas Restaurant Group’s Corporate Chef & Chef Partner in this concept, the menu puts steak in the spotlight with over 11 cuts from Chicago-based meat purveyor Meats by Linz. The Ruxton will serve a mix of wet and dry aged prime cuts of Black Angus Beef, as well as dry aging Long Island Duck and Bison from Virginia’s New Frontier Farm in-house. To complement the steak options, seasonal shellfish and seafood entrees will be available including dover sole, Maryland rockfish, whole live lobster, king salmon, Chilean sea bass and more.
The Ruxton will serve lunch every weekday and dinner 7 days a week. Be sure to visit Atlas’ new world-class cocktail bar and lounge next door to The Ruxton called Order of the Ace.

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Jeff

Dined 4 days ago

Glad you changed the dress code, more adult. Service was a bit slow receiving the check, but server had too many tables to cover. Otherwise service was good. Had a 7:30 reservation , was not seated until 7:50.

SoBo Cafe

4.9

4.9 (1094)

$30 and under

American

Federal Hill

About the restaurant

Located in the quaint neighborhood of Federal Hill, Baltimore. SoBo Cafe continues the tradition of American comfort food with global influences and expands it with vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and keto/paleo options. We serve craft cocktails, local draft beer & carefully selected wines. A perennial favorite among neighbors and visitors, we go out of our way to make everyone feel at home. We are gluten-free, vegetarian & vegan friendly.

We are a short walk from Camden Yards/Oriole Park & M&T/Ravens Stadium. We are very close to the Convention Center, Downtown & the Inner Harbor.

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PeteVIP

Dined 2 days ago

Had the Sobo burger. Was excellent. Comes with a side salad and the roasted potato fries. The best!!

Cazbar

4.7

4.7 (1142)

$30 and under

Turkish

Downtown

About the restaurant

The Cazbar, established in 2006, is Baltimore’s first & only Turkish Restaurant. With food, atmosphere, & entertainment served in an authentic Turkish style, Cazbar is sure to provide a thoroughly exotic & enchanting dining experience. Cazbar serves lunch & dinner daily and Brunch on Saturday and Sunday.

Join us every Friday at pm & Saturday at 9:30 pm, for the most captivating Belly Dancing shows outside of Turkey!

In addition, we offer vegan substitutions for many of our dishes upon request. Our Kebaps cannot be made with vegan substitutions & your server can assist with items that are available with vegan options.

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David

Dined 7 days ago

Fantastic food, service, and entertainment. Back and better than ever!

Sotto Sopra

4.8

4.8 (3575)

$30 and under

Italian

Mt. Vernon

About the restaurant

Sotto Sopra is an Italian restaurant housed in a beautiful 19th century building just blocks north of Baltimore’s Harborplace on Charles Street. Sotto Sopra specializes in true contemporary Italian cuisine adapting farm to table. We buy local whenever it is possible. The perfect risotto, handmade pastas, roasted meats, local seafood, and regional produce are here for your total enjoyment.

Sotto Sopra invites you to dine for dinner every evening. Eat.Drink.Sleep.Dream--Italian

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Rex

Dined 2 days ago

When we arrived, our immediate reaction was “little divey place”. The entrance is very unassuming giving off the impression of a small, family owned type of place. Do not judge a restaurant by its front door! Once you get past the hostess podium, the restaurant opens into this large beautiful room, with a nice level of mood lighting and tables sufficiently spaced that you did feel like you were in a bad NYC pop up. We also arrived early due to a concert, so at first, the place was fairly quiet, but as the evening progressed, the place was still quiet enough to easily carry on a conversation. The wine list is not lengthy, but has some very nice wines at typical restaurant price, both bottle and glass. My Montepulciano was very good for $12 a glass. The menu includes a good number of appetizers to choose from ranging from a charcuterie board to a number of salads. The in restaurant made pastas were plentiful and creative, including a Veal stuffed pasta with pancetta and spinach that was amazing and very flavorful, as well as several chicken and fish dishes. There was also a series of specials ranging from carpaccio to pumpkin pasta, which my wife enjoyed greatly. The prices aren’t cheap, but they are in line with a city restaurant serving high end food and wine. If you want Olive Garden, go there. This is better. Oh, and the tiramisu was to die for! Service was excellent and attentive. From the hostess who was very friendly and made sure we were comfortable to our waiter and staff who made sure we were able to make our 6:30 concert without being pushy or rushed. Sotto can be a place for families but not little ones. Dress is business casual ( it had snowed when we went there so I was in a dark pair of jeans, which was acceptable. Not a t-shirt/shorts kind of place. A good place for a business dinner as well, but not sure I’d recommend it for an office party. Overall, Sotto Soprano gets two thumbs up and definitely a revisit!

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4.8

4.8 (1216)

$31 to $50

Bistro

Mt. Vernon

About the restaurant

Magdalena is the celebrated restaurant of The Ivy Hotel, a Relais & Châteaux property in Baltimore’s historic Mount Vernon neighborhood.

Magdalena, a Maryland Bistro, features refined, “from-scratch” bistro fare driven by the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay region. The seasonally evolving menu celebrates the finest local ingredients, sustainable values, and culinary craftsmanship, resulting in dishes brimming with character.

Executive Chef Ülfet Ralph has over a decade of experience in Relais & Châteaux properties. With this expertise, Chef Ralph will continue Magdalena’s mission of exploring innovative and artful interpretations of Maryland cuisine with a purposeful balance of bistro meets elegance. Ingredients are sourced close to home, and relationships with local farmers and purveyors are at the heart of the culinary philosophy. A cheeky cocktail program, Wine Spectator-awarded wine list, and revered whiskey collection complete a delightfully unmatched dining experience.

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LindaVIP

Dined 2 days ago

Beautiful dinner. Fiket cooked to perfection. The best wine list we have seen in a very long time.

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Experience

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Experience

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Experience

Regional Wine Night with Half-Priced Bottles: CA

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