Cinghiale - Baltimore

For some reason, it took me way too long to try out Cinghiale, but I am so happy I finally did. This restaurant absolutely blew me away, and it 's safe to say i... read more For some reason, it took me way too long to try out Cinghiale, but I am so happy I finally did. This restaurant absolutely blew me away, and it 's safe to say it 's one of the top restaurant experiences I 've ever had. We 're not big meat eaters, so rather than doing the tasting menu, we stuck to appetizers and pasta. The cheese plate was an amazing start to the meal. We picked two types of cheese, and it came with a big portion of both, as well as delicious crostini and strawberries. For the main course, I loved that they offer half sizes of pasta, because I was able to try two smaller bowls of two pastas that sounded good, which is way more interesting to me than one big bowl of the same thing. Every pasta we ordered was incredible. And for a reasonably priced half size, the portions were still large enough that I had lunch the following day. It was some of the best pasta I 've ever had. We also loved our drinks, from the cocktails to the 3 oz. pours of wine that, like the pasta, allow you to try different things. Our waiter was great at recommending wine to accompany the pasta. Service overall was outstanding. They were able to accommodate us earlier than our original reservation. There was a bag check, and when we were leaving, the man who seated us remembered that I had a backpack and checked that I had been able to retrieve it. I can 't wait to go back, and this definitely gave me a new perspective of how wonderful a restaurant experience can be. I have been to plenty of delicious restaurants before, but this was on a different level.

I have never had a bad dish here. Correction: I have always had an excellent dish here. My faves are the veal carne cruda and the tajarin pasta with veal. Unfor... read more I have never had a bad dish here. Correction: I have always had an excellent dish here. My faves are the veal carne cruda and the tajarin pasta with veal. Unfortunately they change out some menu items, so don’t get too attached. They recently added the garganelle pasta with the Parmesan founduta amazing!

The atmosphere in this restaurant is very nice and romantic, and everyone apart of running the foh we?re all so very nice. We had a nice warm welcome by the hos... read more The atmosphere in this restaurant is very nice and romantic, and everyone apart of running the foh we?re all so very nice. We had a nice warm welcome by the hostess, a nice manager who spoke with us when there were some mishaps, and a very nice waitress who luckily spoke Spanish (my partners preferred language/mother tongue). Sadly the food was very mediocre. Everything looked very good, and the presentation was nice, but there really just wasn?t much creativity or flavor. The menu descriptions all sounded very good by listing a plethora of different flavor and ingredient combinations but then when we tasted it was honestly either very average and underwhelming or just bad. Everything was in need of salt pepper and more flavor profiles. The tortellini was very hard, not al dente, but hard. The foie gras was very much unlike any foie gras I?ve had in the past, and I?m very sure the chocolate gelato in our dessert had freezer burn or was melted and then froze again. When we come to Baltimore we usually dine at orto but unfortunately they shut down so I guess we just came with high expectations. It was very relieving and nice when the staff apologized for these disappointments and tried to make up for it with a few subtractions from the check we really appreciate the care, generosity, and kindness from the whole front of the house. Thank you

We rented the private room for our wedding rehearsal dinner and welcome drinks. We had an absolutely incredible experience!! The planning process was super seam... read more We rented the private room for our wedding rehearsal dinner and welcome drinks. We had an absolutely incredible experience!! The planning process was super seamless, they were highly accommodating of the layout, and the room was perfect when we got there. The food was amazing and the service was impeccable. Chris, the service captain, was the absolute BEST!! He kept everything moving smoothly and on time (even when we were late! and was incredibly attentive. It really couldn't have gone any better--we were super happy with the experience and would highly recommend to anyone else looking to host a private event!! Price per person: $100+ Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Really love the atmosphere, the food portions were good. My favourite part of my meal was the appetizers Price per person: $50–100 Food: 4 Service: 5 Atmosphere... read more Really love the atmosphere, the food portions were good. My favourite part of my meal was the appetizers Price per person: $50–100 Food: 4 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5