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Got dinner and drinks here last Sunday with 2 of my girlfriends and was it was waaay better than the couple times I have been here. Instead of waiting an hour we were immediately seated outside right under a heat lamp, this maybe have been because it was 8pm on a Sunday but whatever, I was happy.
Service was much better and very attentive. We got a pitcher of sangria to drink and to eat we shared the pea fritters, mussels, sauteed spinach, bruschetta, pumpkin cake and chocolate royale. Everything was delicious, especially the pea fritters and the pumpkin cake.
Tapas Teatro is back in my good graces fo sho
I don't know why this place has such great reviews. It is attached to the theater which is nice. But… Read more »
I really wanted to hate this place after the useless (I was dying to tell her, "You're as useless as a poopy flavored lollipop!") hostess seated us at what I found to be a crappy table after an unnecessary wait. There were tables outside; however, we weren't "money" enough for them, I guess? You know what, though? It turned out to be a pretty good table. And even better, we were lucky enough to be seated in Molly's section -- she rocked.
Read Dane K's review for the menu... I knocked off a star because the white sangria was weak, too light and overly sweet and the hostess truly felt she was fabulous when, in fact, she sucked.
Decent place for food.... but make sure u dont get there right before they open..one time I had to wait after posted Open hours
But I would say that its not Spain food...well, its in Baltimore...lol..not Madrid.... its good ambiance with a nice neighborhood.
.so for what its difference ,it is a good place...b/c it differs than everything thats around. Just make sure u order at least 3plates...servings are for kids...come here more for the look.....
enjoy it :)
and check out Charles Street
Hadn't been to this place in two years so went back last night after catching a movie at the Charles Theater.
Was happy to find that it still serves up great food in a nice ambience. It is very small, so would probably avoid during peak hours when the wait can get very long. But otherwise, I'd definitely recommend this place. It's great for coffee/desserts, snacks, first dates, or a group of friends. Probably wouldn't go here if you're super hungry, just because the portions are small and pricey.
Great little place--exposed brick walls and probably 15 or so tables. The food is very good. We especially loved the spicy chicken croquettes, salmon, sauteed spinach, and manchego. Their house-made sangria is awesome. Parking is only $2 in the parking lot across the street.
Meeting an old friend you have not seen in 6 years can always be a little daunting. Will you still have anything in common? I mean come on, she is married with a kid and husband now. She is a physician, she's a homeowner, she's an adult. What part of the tequilla drinking rock star would be left?
Luckily, five minutes into your high pitched chirping recap of your life, you realize that friends never stop being friends. Now all you have to worry about is what and how much food to order.
The food at Tapas Teatro is not your typical Spanish food you would find in a tapas bar. The menu is full of small dishes of food with an American twist. More importantly, the menu is incredibly extensive with the addition of seasonal specials. Of special note, were the pea fritters. They are green pea croquettes with a gooey manchego center.
Try to strategically plan the number of people who go. 3 is the perfect number because the many of the items come in threes. Also, because there is a long wait sometimes and they do not take reservations, it is best to keep your party small.
Meat, poultry, seafood dishes, range about $9-$11per small plate. Vegetable dishes range from $6-$8. Assume you will need about 2 dishes per person. Keep a menu on the table so mid meal you can gauge if you will need to order more food.
My friends like to end with a sweet item, but I stick to a cocktail, a perfect martini made with Hendricks, as my treat. (On the bottom of the menu they state you can get your cocktail "to go" what a great idea for the movies)
By the end, you and your old friend will be new friends again as you loosen a few notches on your belts together to get a little breathing room. And then you both go home to pass out from your food coma, because you realized neither of you are a rock star any more and 11pm is way past your bed time.
The good: the decor with nice big posters and a cozy bar, the location, the sangria with bits of fruit, the service at the bar, the olives, the bread and dipping oil, the plank salmon, did I say location right next to the Charles Theater making it the perfect place to go after or before a movie.
The not so good: the food is not well prepared or displayed. I have had the grilled octopus - soggy not grilled enough a big slobby piece in a pool of oil, the fried green tomatoes (a special) deep fried, soaked in oil, unevenly cut, not right with a sprig of cilantro (rather than just the leaves) couldn't eat them, the lamb meatballs - tasty but a sloppy mess. Tiny portions of these strange combinations add up quickly. Also didn't like the strong bleach spray to clean tables which smelled up the room. This perfectly located restaurant could be refined. However it is always busy so maybe this is why they are not so attentive to the food.
Tapas Teatro is delicious and priced right. The atmosphere of this renovated historic building adds so much to the experience. Amazing old brick walls and a super chic exterior leave it sautéed into your mind.
The food is fabulous too! Exciting little gems are shinning all over the menu. Try whatever sounds good and I'm sure it will delight.
Delish!!!!
Great spot. Nice atmosphere, really great wine list, good food, great service. I will return!
My only complaints were:
They need to serve more crostini with the goat's cheese salmon spread and they need to have the prep cooks clean the squid better for the grilled calamari dish. I should not have to navigate around a spine and guts in my squid!
Roommates and I had a little early birthday celebration here last night.
Things I liked:
1. The bread is very tasty..and they're nice about bringing you multiple servings to mop up the oil they provide as well as all the other tasty sauces.
2. We ordered 5 dishes + 3 desserts (one was free because of the birthday!) for 4 people and all left pretty full.
3. The grilled calamari was spicy and the marinade was great.
4. The med. veggie platter was also really good, with a really spicy but delicious sauce on top!
Things I didn't like:
1. They don't take reservations. Very annoying!
2. We ordered a pitcher of sangria @ the bar while we were waiting and had to clear the bill before we got our table..which was a little irritating considering its the same restaurant and it was crazy crowded.
3. The sangria is watered down (but still pretty tasty).
4. Desserts were good..but not amazing. Key lime cheesecake was too mild tasting and the Royale had a weird crunchy layer underneath the mousse that made it hard to eat.
Four tapas and one dessert for two people came out to $42. Not bad at all! Here's the rundown:
Manchego - Spanish version of mozzarella sticks! The manchego was battered and fried and delicious. It was delicious at first, but it got a little disgusting when it cooled. Eat it up!
Asparagus with serrano ham - I was hoping for a little more ham, but it was still good. The sherry-butter sauce was pretty unique. Almost a little vinegar-y--in a good way, of course.
Flat iron steak - YUM. Our server recommended this steak dish and another over the beef escalope. We chose the steak and we were glad we did! It came with caper-scented olive oil, and capers themselves made a showing, too! We had to fight our servers to let them keep our plate because we wanted to finish those capers!
Rock shrimp - How do you spell butter? Answer: R-O-C-K S-H-R-I-M-P. If you're a butter or garlic lover, you will love this dish. It's really nothing fancy, but you can never ever go wrong with butter garlic shrimp at a tapas restaurant.
Raspberry chocolate cheesecake cake - The name is a little redundant, but the cheesecake cake itself was delicious. I loved the thin layer of raspberry sauce on top of the cake, complete with that unmistakeable texture of raspberry seeds. The cake was just sweet enough, just rich enough and just big enough.
This is a great date place - even at 4:00 on a Sunday, the restaurant was filled with light coming from the ceiling-high windows and buzz coming from the other very happy diners. Even though it took me two hours to get here from Silver Spring (stupid St. Patrick's Day parade!!), it was great.
Thank you homeless man on Conway for directing traffic, thank you Jenny for being born so we could celebrate, and thank you Tapas Teatro for a great evening!
I've been to a lot of tapas restaurants, and the menu here is unlike any other tapas menu I've seen. they have most of the "staples" I see at every other tapas place, but then a lot of very unique items. (With a Mediterranean influence in many items maybe?)
We tried the following which our waitress recommended:
-watermelon radish salad - very delicious, fresh.
-littleneck clams (in a bacon sauce, very smokey and flavorful)
-onion rings battered in a garbanzo bean flour ... unique, a bit falafel-tasting, quite good.
-fried Manchego .. lightly battered cheese fried and drizzeled with honey... slightly squeeky! good.
-lamb meatballs... Mediterranean inspired, with cumin and a nice sauce.
The food overall was extremely good and well prepared. The uniqueness of the menu is probably what stands out even more though..
The hostess was really annoying, though. She probably would've told anyone who walked in that there was a wait and to go to the bar... there was a table open outside when we arrived and 45 minutes after we had sat down, it still sat empty. we asked about sitting outside and were told however there would be a 20 or 30 minutes, and the inside would be "a bit" ...she told us to go wait at the bar, and before the drinks we ordered arrived the table was ready (which is good for timing perhaps, but bad for their servers when the bar is taking the drink tab from them). we were sat in what seemed like the worst possible table in the whole place, a verrrry small two top right next to a stairway to the theater. for some odd reason, they sat the plates on the two adjacent sides, apparently not wanting me to sit in the aisle-way facing the stairwell. The table was very odd, and once the pitcher of sangria went on the table there was barely room for 2 more plates. not a good setup for a tapas place. (more troubling, while we sat at least one group came to get a table outside and they were immediately seated there).
The prices were averageish for tapas. the pitcher of white sangria was too sweet.
Our waitress Molly was right on point with recommendations, and the service we received from her was great. the food was amazing, too.
Outside of the odd hostess who gave us the oddest table option, the place is nice.
Tapas Teatro is really 4.5 stars in my book. The loss of the half star is only because they do not take reservations. Expect a crowd and a wait. It's all worth it.
Despite the crowd, service is amazing all around. The food, the drinks, the staff - all are wonderful. And I've never felt rushed.
Tonight, a friend and I stopped in after a movie for a small bite and a martini. It was crowded as usual. We put our names on the list. The hostess directed us to the theatre waiting area, stating that she would bring us some olives after we ordered drinks from the bar. We found a table, but while I was ordering our drinks, the hostess approached me to offer two seats that had opened at the other end of the bar. Perfect! All others on the list wanted a table, so she held the bar seats for us and we snatched them. The bar is definitely worth is if the tables are full. Take what you can get!
The menu changes often, so there is always something new to try. Nice beer and wine selection and ever changing drink specials. Dark and Stormy and a blueberry pomegranate martini tonight.
The tapas rundown:
Pomegranate martinis - expertly mixed; loved it
Free bread and olives.
Manchego - almond crusted and fried; crispy and delicious
Crabmeat and spinach - sauteed in a creamy asiago sherry sauce; so tasty
Mediterranean Mix - olives, artichokes, asparagus, tomatoes in a spicy vinaigrette; awesome
Pincho Moruno - cumin, paprika and garlic marinated pork skewers; melt in your mouth
Price - $49 split between two. Can't beat it. Add on tip and it's still cheap.
I love this place.
This is a real Tapas Bar. The food was great and a lot per plate. Also, the Sangria was very good.
Tracie and I had a lovely dinner! Outdoor dining with a pitcher of white sangria (seasonal). The plates come quickly, good to order a couple, enjoy, repeat until full. Spinach with crab is delicious. The sauce with the grilled lamb lollipops was out of this world. We arrived around 7 and it was not crowded (we saw a movie at 9, and when we came out around 11 the place was packed).
This is my second favorite tapas joint in Baltimore, after Pazo. Some might argue that Pazo's decor and atmosphere are a bit yuppie-fied, and those people would probably find Tapas Teatro a more enjoyable experience. The decor is delightful and so is the food.
Located right next to the Charles Theater, this is a great place to go before catching the latest indie flick. I've never had a bad small plate here, but as I mentioned, I don't enjoy their food as much as Pazo's. Their sangria is the #1 reason to come here, at least for me.
I would recommend getting there a fair amount of time before the movie you want to catch, because since the space is on the small side, the tables fill up fast and you'll likely have a cramped wait for your table.
I really enjoyed Tapas Teatro. The decor was cozy, the drink selection was decent and the food (especially the falafel salad) was good. I also liked the open kitchen, though I didn't like sitting right next to it.
I visited Tapas Teatro during Artscape and it was a zoo. Surprisingly though, the staff handled the chaos perfectly. The manager was refilling our drinks and we had several waiters checking in with us. I was impressed with both the food and the service and will certainly be back.
Good drinks, great food and the best friends. When you combine all three you have an amazing experience. Always crowded and yet you never feel rushed. In the summer the doors are opened and you are treated to an outdoor cafe experience. The small plates are creative and original and always changing. I really enjoyed the seafood stew and the tomatoes and goat chese. The sangria is light and refreshing. I'm a huge fan.
The ambiance is great. The food was so-so.
We had potato & cheese croquettes, beet salad (best dish), fried veggies, and ciabatta bread with cheese.
Everything looked great, but some of the food was bland, especially the fried veggies.
Eaten here many times, loved it all, not one negative thing to say about it. I'm not an expert on authentic tapas, but I like this place more than DC's Jaleo chain.
My favorites are anything grilled... veggies, meats, fish, etc. The cheeses are good, but those are not unique to the restaurant. I usually skip fried things out of personal preference, but even the fried food that I've had here has been good.
I think the only thing I've not tried on the menu is paella, because I've had it plenty of places and I'm usually rushing to make a movie next door at the Charles (the best paella I've had is made to order and takes a while).
Service has been consistently excellent and fast every time that I've been here. There can be a long wait at peak times (that's because the place is so well regarded!), and the bar is not exactly spacious.
Though I like trying new places, I keep coming back here, because I can count on consistently great food and service at reasonable prices. Great date place, especially dining outdoors when the weather is nice.
This is a great place to stop by after a movie. Definitely get a pitcher of sangria! Atmosphere is great for a movie date.
I came here last week with 3 girlfriends around 11pm on Saturday. Many restaurants don't have their kitchens open that late so that is plus for Tapas Teatro.
The drink menu is awesome especially sporting at 17oz Hefferweizzen. We ordered at least 15 things on the menu. The duds were the unseasoned calamari and the salfish fritters which were more like potato balls.
The stars were the Albondigas, lamb meatballs in a rich tomato and onion sauce. Also the lamb chops were grilled to perfection. I'm sure there are restaurants with better food in Baltimore but this was pretty good for late evening food.
Great food, decent prices, comfy atmosphere. I loved the seafood dishes, especially the seafood stew? We were only in baltimore in a month and came here twice because we liked it so much. Would def recommend it. Food for two with drinks will prolly you back between 40 and 60 bucks. Good stuff:)
Tapas Teatro deserves credit for being if not THE first then one of the first tapas bars in Baltimore.
That alone, of course, doesn't hold up for long.
The prices are good, the food is solid but not necessarily great, and as others have observed, it is rather small and the wait can be insane. If you're thinking "Oh, we'll just pop in for a quick bite before the movie" (at the adjoining Charles Theater), your dinner might well end up being popcorn and JuJubees from the concession stand.
If you like sangria, theirs is quite good.
With its classy variety of tasty, tiny dishes -- at very reasonable
prices -- and its ideal location next door to the Charles art-house
movie theater, Tapas Teatro is the perfect place to start off a
dinner-and-a-movie night or to stop off and chat over a bite about
what you've just seen.
The plentiful paella--tossed with a generous helping of seafood and
sausage--will satisfy even the biggest appetites.
The bar highlight is the authentic sangria, but also offers a wide
range of wines, beers, port and sherries.
We had a blast!!! It was 5 of us and the bill came to about $80 and
then with tip we each payed $20. The sangria was the best I have
ever had (besides my own). We did have to wai about 30 minutes but
sat in the lobby of the theater and enjoyed the scene. The hubby
and I can't wait to go back and hit a movie. We park in the lot
next to the garge across the street and it was just 2 bucks.
However we where there for almost 2 1/2 hours enjoying ourselves so
be ready to stay and relax and have fun!!
this is a great great restaurant with a friendly staff. never fails I end up driving around with my wife after 11PM looking for food (we both work late) and this is one of the only higher end places open serving excellent, non-diner food.
I highly recommend the green pea fritters & the paellas.
also, top notch tapas for baltimore, and relatively affordable. I think it is WAAAY better than Jaleo in DC, personally.
I came here for a second time with an out of town friend. $3.75 Stella Artois and a good specials list made it a delicious night. The servers and hostess were very helpful and humorous, and food came quickly. The sauce that came with our fried calamari was excellent and a perfect complement. Cumin chicken was cooked to tender perfection and went nicely with the cumin mayonnaise, which was tangy and smooth. On the other hand, the flank steak came in a small portion and didn't look all that incredible, and the sea bass special came in a rather oily sauce. Overall though, tapas is incredibly fun for a night out with friends and Tapas Teatro is a great place for it.
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Yes, it is a convenient location attached tp the best theater in town, and yes, the setting is modern and cool.... but the food is marginal at best, and the service has been down-right atrocious at times. I was ruined by being a fan of Jaleo's in DC before this place opened in B-more and Tapas Teatro can never really match that. But even going in and knowing not to expect Jaleo quality, I still leave disappointed. For better tapas, I'll take Pazo's or Mezze any day of the week and save my true Spanish tapas cravings for trips to DC.
Tapas Teatro is my favorite restaurant in all of Baltimore. The decor is great, the sangria is better. And all those little plates of delicious Spanish dishes. My favorite was something called Piperade but they just updated their menu and took it off! Their Pea Fritter, Cumin Chicken, Chicken Croquettes are all very tasty. I highly recommend this restaurant though the wait can be a little long sometimes since they don't take researvations. It's worth it though!
Tapas Teatro has a menu filled with many delights. The tapas and drinks make a great meal, or a light snack before or after a movie next door at the Charles Theatre. The wait can be incredibly long on weekends, give your self plenty of time, especially if you plan on seeing a movie afterwards.
Their food is so delicious! Good place to go between a movie and the bars across the street.
The only drawback to this place is that you can't get reservations. Like everyone else, you have to wait your turn, but the good news is it's completely worth it. The prices are more than reasonable, the atmosphere inviting, and the sangria - you've just got to try it. One of the hands down best restaurants in town. Great place for a date.
one lazy sunday i drove by on charles st and noticed this bustling place with people on the sidewalk. i was very surprised cause not too long ago this place was considereded one of the condemed building. what a difference money and times makes! today i walked in got seated in a reasonable amount of time. i liked how the tables were arranged. kinda close to each other so if wanted u can be friend w ur neighbor. not that i encourage that : ) i have not done much of tapas so i did not what to expect for price. i got lamb + calamary (grilled) + goat cheese.. the H2O was served in a slim long glass. i begining to like this place. then i do watch as people walk by outside the street. what a great asset. the dish w goat cheese was served. good dish. good presentation and taste. then lamb (wow, awesome, especially the sause) then calamary (little bit too raw but it tasted pretty goood.
i am happy to see the wave of capitalism hitting north of charles st but at the same time lament the past however dangerous and non-productive it may have been....
I really enjoy sharing a meal here with my friends whenever I am in town. The menu is interesting and has a lot of variety; also, their sangria is great. On a beautiful day it's great to have a meal on their patio. If you like this restaurant, you may also like Mezze and Pazo in Fells Point and Harbor East.
this place is the best tapas restaurant i have been to. the food is great and it is very reasonably priced for tapas. i would definitely recommend going with friends or family and ordering lots of plates and sharing- and definitely calling ahead for reservations. enjoy!
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