Birroteca - Baltimore

Birroteca - Baltimore reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Samuel VIP

   London71 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Whether pizza or pasta, pickup or dine in, a definite local favorite. Really good value and food.
   

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   Lana R VIP

   Cincinnati24 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 6, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   One of our favorites. The best pizza, outstanding risottos, all-around excellent food. Menu changes frequently (bring back salad with heirloom tomatoes!). Friendly, welcoming, pleasant dining room. Patio great in mild weather.
   

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   Margo

   Baltimore16 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 5, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Recently had a wonderful meal at Birrotecca! Highly recommend it!
   

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   Pamela

   Baltimore1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We went to celebrate a friend's birthday. The service was great and the food was also great! Highly recommend!!
   

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   Kristen

   Baltimore10 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Very good appetizers although wish the burrata was 4 pieces since there is usually 2 or 4 people. Husbands Boar pasta was delicious….Mushroom pizza was very good but needed more truffle flavor. Atmosphere was nice, a bit noisy but tolerable. Love the building. Will def go back
   

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   Jim

   Baltimore18 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   We had a large table in the bar area. it's actually my favorite area in Birroteca, as it puts you in the lively area(bar) while also providing a more isolated space and seating that encourages conversation. Beer selection is phenomenal, as usual! Unfortunately, the restaurant has issues. Firstly, the food is marginal. Decent, good at times, but never really good nor great. Nothing on the menu really hits home. Not the pizza, not the apps, not the other entrees (largely Italian fare). Wine selection, according to the wine drinkers, is poor. Service is uniformly mediocre as well. Our server was clearly hurrying us and it was very annoying. It may be the same everywhere, but they need to realize that tips are based partly on that, and also the annoyance factor actually SLOWS DOWN the table turnover. In this case, none of that mattered, as the restaurant and bar were largely cleared out by 9pm, so all the rushing attempts were for naught. Would I return? Yes! The atmosphere truly is nice. But my expectations of Birroteca, especially food and service, have been quite low for a long time.
   

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   Andrea VIP

   Jacksonville8 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on February 22, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   This is our go-to restaurant and we dine here multiple times a month. This was my second time this week. Our party had a reservation at 6:45. We arrived at 6:42pm and were told to wait at the bar (no seats) as the table before us hadn’t left. The hostess was lacking in all aspects —— there was a party of 2 seated at a table for 6/8 and an empty table of two. We watched another party (also of 3 people ) get immediately seated in the dining room after we had been waiting for over 15 minutes. We asked the hostess if we could pull a third chair up to the table of 2 and we were told no. The hostess (again lacking in problem solving and customer service skills) was unable to seat us but kept taking other parties and seating them. When we inquired about this, she said that our reservation was for the high top area— however, after waiting for 30 minutes past our reservation, we would have been happy anywhere. Our server, once we were seated, was gracious, professional, acknowledged as we have come to expect and comped one of our desserts. The issue seems to be with solely with the hostess.
   

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   Dan VIP

   Baltimore5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 22, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Good food and service, and good value. A pleasant spot, and a gem in Baltimore.
   

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   Bruce VIP

   New York City40 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 21, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Great pizzas and pasta dishes. Nice overall vibe. Our go-to place.
   

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    Tony

    Baltimore2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 16, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    We have been many times and yet have never had the wild boar Bolognese. It has been on the menu since the beginning so I don’t know how we keep missing it. Anyway, it was delicious as was the grilled calamari which used to be on the regular menu, but now frequently appears as a special. The Somalia helped us pair an excellent wine with our main course and the service was friendly and prompt as always. Birroteca is one of our favorites.
    

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