Best Neighborhood Gem Restaurants in Roland Park

Went here for Valentine's Day and had a fantastic time! Our server (Savannah) was knowledgeable, patient, and funny. She dealt with all of our annoying questions and terrible jokes perfectly. 10/10 service (I say this as a former server myself), from guiding through dishes, punctual food delivery, and rapid table clearing. The manager (Charles) stopped by to chat and introduce himself with many tables, which is always an appreciated touch. He even came back an additional time with some samplings of their in-house prosecco and stuck around to talk shop and history if the restaurant just a pinch, which was very entertaining to hear about. The drink selection was excellent, and we enjoyed our bottle of wine as well as the craft tequila cocktail (and they have every type of Clase Azul available, a dream come true). Each item we ordered from amongst the Valentine's Day menu (well balanced menu with plenty of choices, unlike every other fixed menu I've had or served) was excellent. My grandmother's ghost is probably going to haunt me for saying this, but I think that the mushroom risotto i had was the best I've ever tasted. The quinoa + stuffed mini pepper starter was delicious, and we both cleaned our plates of our entrée (Chilean sea bass and salmon). I will say, the Valentine's Day specific decoration and music wasn't quite our taste, but I'm sure plenty of people appreciated it. I would have preferred the restaurant's usual classy atmosphere, but everything else more than made up for it. Overall, the quality of service and food easily matched the price we paid for our meal. Expect that 2 people can spend around $300 (before tip/tax) if you plan to have 4 courses and a bottle of wine with dinner + an extra drink.

Valentine dinner, food was great, wine pairings were extremely well matched. Our server was personable and fun to interact with. Entree was a small steak and a crab cake, no one can beat John Shields when it comes to crabs. Even the sides of roast fingerling potatoes and green beans were outstanding. All in all, an extremely pleasant evening,

Great Italian restaurant - the best in Baltimore! I took my wife here for our anniversary. I had the Fettuccine Bolognese and my wife had the Fettuccine Toscana...both were top notch dishes and the homemade pasta makes all the difference. Service was great too. Ristorante fantastico!

The Prime Ribis the best of the best in Baltimore. The food is incredible. The room is old-school and very elegant, including live piano and sax. We absolutely love Aaron and feel lucky when we get him. There is no one like him. He is so kind, so knowledgeable and just makes our whole experience perfect!!! Love, love The Prime Rib!

We had the tasting menu for a table of 11 — the food was amazing, the tasting menu was fun, and the service was warm and responsive — highly recommend!