city cafe

winterrestaurantweek yum!!!. with a group of 5 we all picked this as our place forrestaurantweek. this was a great choice. starters kobe meatballs compare to the best meatball sub ever. it was filling and delicious. the fried green tomatoes were cooked perfectly, not slimy not to crisp they were yummy. the best part was the sauce that comes with it felt a little jipped/ cheated because there were only 2 slices. the ahi tuna was the best choice. it had a firm flavorful crust on it and was bright pink in the center wonderful. the chicken biscuit was just that but but yummy.

entrees: omg the pot roast was fall apart deliciousness. it melted in my mouth and the potatoes were whipped fluffy clouds of heaven....lol it was great the only thing that topped it was the "3 little pigs" ( pork loin, pulled pork, slab bacon, potato hash and spinach). this was great there was nothing better at the table to try. i got the crab cake. with mac n cheese...hmmm it was good but everything else i tried just made me sad with my choice. the crab cake was very meaty and not much filler; which was wonderful but it didn't have much flavor.

desserts: all around good none were over rated.

all around city cafe was a good choice.

all good things, city cafe. while visiting some friends who live in dc and maryland, they recommended city café for a sunday brunch. with me being primarily vegetarian, their suggestion was a hit. the friend who took me had bagels with cream cheese, salmon and capers. they got it right. you would be surprised at how many places get it so very, very, very wrong. i had the tuscan omelette: omelet filled with mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, and cheese, served up with potatoes and wheat bread. that appealed to my vegetarian palate nicely. and then we ended with a flight of desserts: flour-less chocolate cake, creme broulette, bread pudding. don't ask me how we walked away from thatrestaurantwithout having taken a nap first. no more rushing to baltimore harbour for me. it's all about city café.

favorite localrestaurantin the city!. love love love city cafe. the service is always impeccable. the waiters are always extremely helpful, friendly, attentive, and quick. i've been here for dinner and lunch regularly and always duringrestaurantweek - they have the best deals! i will be taking my family here for brunch over thanksgiving weekend.
chef chad's dishes are delicious. i've never ordered anything i didn't like. i don't mind paying the prices as the place is always spotless, tastefully decorated with art from locals, and the atmosphere is always upbeat and lively.

highly reccomended dishes:

mini crab cakes
lobster tail nuggets
fillet mignon
pot roast - best thing on the menu.
snickers bread pudding will melt in your mouth.

their drinks are awesome too - bloody mary's and sangria!

good eats, bad forrestaurantweek. i was there yesterday for lunch. this was the 2nd time i have been. the food is good, the server was nice. what i was not happy about was the fact that the server told me that they weren't doing therestaurantweek menu "until later" (i took that to mean dinner time and i was there in the early pm). that, however, was not accurate. i specifically picked city cafe for lunch because i had looked at the menu online at least 2 times in the last week and saw they were participating for both lunch and dinner before i made my reservation. also because i knew that there were options for me (vegetarian).

this is undoubtedly one of the best restaurants in baltimore. it's trendy, chic, urban, and the menu changes fairly often which makes it arestaurantyou can go back to fairly often. enjoy!!

city cafe seemed to me to be the go to place for a morning meeting in the mt. vernon neighborhood. my assumption came from two meetings i had there and never looked beyond the café area. who knew, there was a bar and lounge as well as arestaurantin the