Great venue, great location, really good menu, excellent service! We both had salads at our business lunch. All was really really good. Manny, our server was outstanding! Very courteous, quick, and thorough. Although their Yelp page lists that they're closed during the midday, they are open for lunch. read more

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I came here for a friend's wedding and we got here about an hour early. For a while, we decided to chill in the lobby until we saw this casual bar type place and we decided to come in. The bartender was pretty nice. We chatted about the wedding and how one of friends was the best man who didn't know what to say. He even recommended the crab dip with pretzels. My friends and I shared the crab dip with pretzels and I ordered a whiskey smash and Hemingway daiquiri. The drinks were pretty good but the best thing there was the crab dip. It had a decent amount of crab and it was super cheesy. Came out piping hot too, didn't eat until a couple minutes later because I didn't wanna burn my tongue. The bartender was nice enough to give us some free pretzels when we ran out but still had some dip left. If you're here for an event and have some time to kill, I recommend you come here and get some dip. read more

Balto Tavern and Tap - Bars Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

Pitiful service, completely unprepared for breakfast crowd. I stayed at the hotel and was not able to be acknowledged for breakfast multiple days consecutively. 1 star... they earned it. read more

Small bar with sitting area, they don't serve hot food, but they have a small area with snacks etc! The snacks are way overpriced but the drinks are not too expensive (especially living in DC). The bartender was very friendly and we enjoyed our drinks! It's connected to the Radisson! read more

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They were having a rough night and barely had enough staff to take care of business. But the kind lady who waited on us was efficient and so nice. The food came rapidly. Crab soup, savory and loaded with lump crab, crispy fried lightly dusted with black pepper. Fish tacos bursting with sharply tangy slaw. Tender crab cake on a fluffy bun. We came here because it's attached to the Radisson, where we were staying while attending the Baltimore Tattoo Convention. We plan to do it again next year and we'll definitely come here again. read more

Attached to the Baltimore Harbor Hotel lobby, but not part of the hotel apparently. Since it is a hike to anywhere else serving a decent drink after 10, this is a nice local bar-feel. Grab and go food in the cooler if you need a bite. Pretty laid back and nice guy at the counter. Feels like a laid back nice place to hang out at the long bar or a table to pass your time or do a little work without being bothered or drowned out by obnoxious tourists or music, pretty darn quiet thank goodness. read more

This place was awful. Horrible service and terrible food. Calling this place a gastropub is a disgrace to real gastropubs who serve innovative and yummy food. This place serves glorified bar food. read more

OMG, was staying in the Crown Plaza, placed a carry out order for two apps, and two salads, over an hour. THE STAFF HAS NO CLUE!! Do not waste your time or $$ in this horribly ran place. No help from the "manager either. read more

After reading reviews of the Radisson we were excited about complimentary breakfast-- news flash it doesn't exist. Now you must eat at their restaurant or travel outside the hotel (there is a Dunkin' Donuts a block away). Being the lazy 8am crowd that my husband and I are we decided to try it out. The service is slow. The girl waiting tables may have been working alone on a busy Saturday morning-- which could have contributed. They were out of Pepsi- and the coffee cups are small. Be aware- so service and small coffee cups make for a lot of waiting in between refills. The food was decent. We both ordered the Balto sandwich which was an egg on sourdough with bacon, some random shredded cheese (not actually enough to taste) and tomatoes. My husband ordered the same thing but asked for mayonnaise and lettuce (like a BLT feel, I suppose). The waitress said they don't have lettuce, but they have mayonnaise in packets and said she would bring one. She never did. He asked again, and she forgot again. He decided to suck it up and eat it without it. The potatoes that came with the sandwich were so good! 8 dollars good though-- I don't know. Total we spent 30$ on a sub par breakfast and our lazy butts will be venturing out tomorrow morning! read more

So far so good. Nice set up and cold beer. Really that's all I need. Ordered a burger...can't wait to try it!! Burger was fantastic!!! Shauna and Joy you are very welcoming!!! read more

Tucked away next to the hotel, but a modern interior. Very friendly service. Mary had the crab cakes; I had the lamb breast.

We ate here two times during our business conference. Meh! The food was good. Reasonable prices. Service really varied between the two visits. The first time we were given utensils in a cloth napkin. The second visit after asking we got paper towels that are for a restroom. No utensils. Water in a glass the first time but a bottle of water the second time. Too bad the service was very inconsistent because it was convenient and food was good. read more

Worst bar ever, came here with a government agency and was never greeted after 15 minutes. Watched the staff on the side eating and drinking beverages. You can tell that they do not like their job and it shows all the way. read more

what I love about baltimore city is that there are numerous hotels in my area. At the bottom of the hotel are typically restaurant that only hotel patrons use. But here was an amazing place that should never be empty. The bartender was very friendly and knowledgeable. Although he did not cut me off in which a good bartender does, I was not upset at the continuing flow of peach harvest drinks! What a shame that there isn't a kitchen here. I am making this one of my new spots on a Tuesday and Wednesday. read more

HORRIBLE! they got busy and couldn't handle it. Bartenders don't know what they are doing. You're better off leaving and going somewhere else. Only one girl knew what she was doing and everyone else was clueless. The manager was absolutely no help as well. From what I tasted not bad, but it's not worth the aggravation and the wait. Hard pass. read more

Cannot be in Baltimore w/out having crab cakes. These were jam packed w/ meat & the fries were crispy, hot & seasoned perfectly! Appreciated the 20% off for checking in on Yelp. read more

Unless you have HOURS to kill, you may not want to stop in. There were at least four people working with only ten people at the bar and no one at the tables and the service was SO slow. Not that there needed to be a rush, but no one was checking on anyone's drinks and multiple times the bar was left completely unattended. There was a man walking around who may have been a manager and he didn't seem to know anything that was going on. Unfortunately, for a service that works off of tips, they don't seem too worried about making money. My husband and I are staying for two nights and we won't be going back. read more

Now they are serving hot food for breakfast and dinner! Ahh their pancake was really good. If you are staying at the Radisson Baltimore Downtown, definitely check out this local spot. read more

Service was shitty. Food was nasty as fuck. Eggs under cooked. Servers working in his NBA career doing finger roll after finger roll

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The place does not serve food, except on Wednesday and Thursday nights for happy hour at karaoke. I was very mislead when looking at their website with a full menu. The bartender was very nice and drink prices were decent. I will surely hang out there again, after I have eaten dinner elsewhere. read more

Snuck out of a graduation ceremony and we needed a place to get drinks while we waited for my brother-in-laws name to finally get called. This was the only bar we found serving alcohol at noon. The lady at the bar literally knew nothing about making drinks and it took her about 5hours to pour a beer - but she was hilarious and super nice (in a crazy person sort of way) and she gave us tons of trail mix. Thanks lady! read more

Reasonable tap selection with 3 local taps. Happy hour from 4-8p. Karaoke Wednesday and Thursday from 7-11. Friendly staff. Reasonable prices for drinks. read more

Delicious angus burger and fries! Waitress Kenisha was great, too, really made us feel welcome as we were visiting for a conference from out of state. Drink prices were good as well despite being after happy hour. read more

I cannot rate the food because after waiting 20 minutes to give our order to the closest available employee (note I did not say our order was taken), we still were never served food. Period. Over an hour in the place to have one poorly made cocktail and a beer that was half beer, half foam and totally flat. Worst service I have ever seen anywhere. Don't bother. read more