Blk Swan

Blk Swan reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   thomas VIP

   Baltimore137 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   My wife and a business associate were invited to the AfroPreak happy hour at Blk Swan. We had a 630pm reservation. We were seated and had a few good meal items. We immediately ordered our drinks, but the drinks took close to 30 minutes to arrive. We then ordered our food and it also took about 20 minutes to arrive. Although it took quite some time for the orders to come in, we were understanding and having a good time with the music and atmosphere, etc. Oh....let me critique the food first--We especially liked the "chicken box", the short rib and the cornbread and sea bass....we were not fond of the turkey meatballs, as they were dry. But all and all the food was good and the drinks were good. I must mentioned that they did not have Pepsi for our drinks due to a machine malfunction and we had to have our "side car" drink made twice, as we were given the wrong drinks. But again, we were still rocking with them and happy. HERE COMES THE ISSUE - The manager reminded the really nice waitress that we had been sitting there beyond the maximum time. I asked the manager was she trying to make us leave. She explained their policy and said that others had to be seated. By this time, I had spent $390.00 on food and drinks. I asked her why would you ask someone who is still spending money to leave? She again quoted the policy of the restaurant. She then mentioned it to another lady and had that lady come over with our check. She too reminded us that we had to get out of the seats and let someone else sit there and that we could wait at the bar. So we left....No one was in the waiting area and no one eventually came to sit in our seats. How do we know this...the couple sitting next to us, sat next to us at the actual Preakness on Saturday and they stayed way beyond the 90 minutes. They said no one ever sat in our seats after we left. Even if someone had, it was still bad business to rush out a paying customer--willing to pay more.
   

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   Tara

   Philadelphia1 review

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   The food was amazing & delicious. It was my first dining experience & will definitely be back!!
   

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   Kim

   Baltimore1 review

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   My party was very pleased with every aspect of the restaurant. The food was delicious, and the staff was outstanding. We celebrated Preakness Fest CQ5 and Blk Swan was celebrating their 4th anniversary 🎉🎉🎉
   

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   Jereshia

   Baltimore1 review

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Great first time experience took husband for birthday enjoyed every part of the experience
   

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   Kathy

   Baltimore1 review

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Everything was amazing!! Our server, the food and drinks were excellent. The music was wonderful also.
   

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   Dmitriy VIP

   Baltimore12 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

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

   Picked this place for a Mother's Day brunch. Wanted to try something new, and the food sounded good in the menu. The music was way too loud for brunch, it was club loud. My wife and I could barely hear each other talk. We came with a toddler, and the host didn't even ask us if we wanted a high chair and put us in a booth. Luckily, our kid is used to booths, so it was not too bad. The food was OK. We ordered croissants for our kid, and they were super tough, not airy, so he couldn't eat them. The French toast and dirty hash were pretty good. The lamb Benny was meh, no side, just two tiny bennies on a big plate, and they were "ok" according to the wife. We were in and out in around 45 minutes, took most of our food to go in boxes. We were also charged $2.99 for an "entertainment fee," which is ironic since the entertainment gave me a headache. Our server was good, so that's a positive.
   

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   Alex VIP

   Washington DC38 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 10, 2025

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

   fantastic food and service. Very loud, but a high energy place that delivers on all counts.
   

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   Kendrud VIP

   Baltimore14 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on May 8, 2025

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

   Good was good, service was good even with there. Ring one bartender and o e server. I’m guessing it was due to it being a Wednesday night 🤷🏽‍♀️. Buy overall we enjoyed.
   

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   Tom

   Washington DC28 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on May 5, 2025

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

   Drinks from the bar were very very slow. The food was good but didn’t meet the hype.
   

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    Jocelyn

    Washington DC14 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 4, 2025

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

    Birthday celebration for a friend. Brunch was delicious as always
    

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