Boccaccio

We had the most amazing experience at Boccaccio recently. This restaurant is the most consistantly premiere Italian restaurant in Baltimore. They are always so friendly and inviting it is hard to leave at the end of the night. Our food was amazing from the Risotto, to the Dover Sole, Veal Chops,Softshell crabs, and on and on. We couldn't stop talking about how great the food was all night. Carlos was our server and he was the epitome of professional service. The wine selections are second to none. Can't wait to go back! Pros: Great food, Service, Atmosphere, Free valet parking. Cons: We don't get to go more often! more

Anyone who truly knows what real Northern Italian food is, knows this is the ONLY restaurant in Baltimore that serves it. The sauces are prepared for days in advance. The quality of the food is at a level unknown to most restaurants. The ambience is classic yet comfortable. Pros: Superior Food, Professional Staff, Classy Environment, Valet Parking more

For a pricey restaurant, I was not impressed. The bread was stale and hard. The Risotta did not taste fresh. Most expensive restaurants I have gone to would clean the crumbs after eating bread - not this place. The food was plain to me. Nothing sparkled when I ate. Usually when I tell the restaurant it is my birthday they create an special dessert and they sing, not this place. I been to alot of italian restaruants and they do this. So I was deeply disappointed. Pros: Nice atmosphere Cons: Food was awful more

Quality, value for money food, a great evening with friends. This place would be perfect to bring friends, business colleagues, or families without rugrats. I had not been before(my wife tried it before for lunch with colleagues) but I will be back for more. If you want a night to go well because you need to impress, its so good to know everything will be looked after by staff in places like this. Pros: Food, Service, Cons: They should open a few more more

We went to Boccaccio's for the first time last night. What a miserable experience! We had a reservation for 8:30. When we arrived we were told that they were ""running behind"". We were ok at that point...we went to the bar to wait (which was crowded with smokers, by the way). Slowly the bar started thinning out as people were seated. Finally, after over an hour, we were seated...in a dining room with at least 5 empty tables. OK, whatever, we were hungry. We ordered an expensive bottle of wine and listened to our waiter rattle off the specials while looking around the room. We felt rushed, which considering the wait seemed very unfair. The food was mediocre and overpriced. What a disappointment! But the worst moment came at the end. My husband asked to speak to the manager about our wait. ""Dino"" came over to our table and basically called us liars - he denied that we waited over an hour and then incredibly said that the dining room was full when we were seated. He kept arguing with us even after we said ok, forget about it. It was the worst case of ""customer service"" I have ever been subjected to in a restaurant. Of course I'm sure that the regulars who sat next to us might disagree - we witnessed them getting special courses. It was one of the most expensive meals we've had in quite a while and by far the worst. Stay away!!! more

I have been to this restaurant before, always a wonderful experience. This time I take my husband & a very important client & his wife for dinner. It was a disaster!! My meal was unexceptable, my husbands wasn't much better. I ordered another entree which was fine. When we were done with our main course, our waiter forgot about us. I had to ask for service, another waiter came & mixed up our order. Then I had to ask for coffee, I got the bill & it was incorrect!!! I had to ask for an adjustment. They didn't even apologize! I was embarrased & could not believe that we were treated this way. Never again! A. Kropfelder more

This restaurant has it all, great food, great service and ambiance. Finally an Italian restaurant in Little Italy that knows how to prepare veal, the best veal chop in town, the service was great and the wine list is hard to beat. The prices are high but worth every penny compared to the rest of the restaurants in the neighborhood, this is one place you need to try! Pros: food and service 5 stars more

These people are some of the friendliest, most customer-oriented staff we have ever experienced. They bend over backward to meet your every need! We were concerned about the logistics of planning our son's wedding rehersal dinner, but all our cares were allayed by Treavor, the restaurant GM, he solved all of our problems, and treated us like royalty. To be sure of our banquet menu we sampled several different entrees and wines, all of which were outstanding! The desserts were great too! Pros: Food, Staff, Atmosphere more

This establishment has seen its best days. The food is very basic, the portions are skimpy and the prices are high. 3 people with wine cost $256 for an inferior meal. More than this the timing of the meal was off with little time to relax between courses. They were not willing to substitute either spinach or asparagus for green greens because of the cost differential, yet served pasta instead of the green beans by mistake. No personalized service. Do not waste a nice evening or your money. I should have known why there were empty tables on a Friday night. Pros: decoration Cons: food, portions, service more

A first time visitor to this restaurant. The veal was succulent. The service was splendid. I will visit Boccaccio's again and tell all my friends about this wonderful place. Several friends and I visited the lounge..what a great atmosphere; relaxed, warm and friendly. You owe it to yourself to visit this charming, romantic restaurant and lounge!. more

I went here for the first time on my 34th birthday. Our waiter informed us of the specials and asked what we were wanting in a meal. We told him seafood and he took care of the rest. The meal was out of this world and the service was absolutely outstanding. I have never had such a varied array of tastes in one meal in my life. The deserts at the end of the meal were a gift from the gods. Pros: ingredients, flavour more

It's hard to be the best, but Boccaccio in little Italy is. The food is award winning and in my opion so's the great staff. For most people the price's may seem high, but their really not for the type of food your getting. I know what real Italian food is, and Boccaccio is real northern Italian. Pros: award winning, knowlageable staff, offers privet parking more

I can't speak for every experience at Boccaccio, but mine was all about the food, and none about the service. I was dining with a friend of mine, both of us early 20's, and we were treated to the worst hospitality that I've had in quite some time. It wasn't just that the waiter was a bad one, the table next to us got exceptional service. I guess he thought he wouldn't get a good tip from us. Besides the service, the restaurant is cozy, the bar/lounge area very nice, and the food was WONDERFUL. One of the best spinich salads that I've ever had. I would say, go to the restaurant, and I hope you catch your server on a good day! more