City Cafe (Closed Permanently)

Nice Meeting Place

You pay for the environment. Nice menu. It's a little loud but it's always active and a central gathering place in Baltimore. Probably the most gay restaurant in Baltimore but chill, not pretentious. Out-of-towners welcome always!!

WOW!

This place was Great! Had dinner the food was outstanding more then i ever expected from the quality to the final presentation. It was so great we went back the next day for brunch. The service and the personal attention was outstanding. Thanks again, we will be back. I frequent at least 5 restaurants a week throughout the eastern US and I would have to rate you one of the to 10!

The Charm Is Gone

The recently renovated City Cafe is a total disaster. The prices have gone up up up so it's no longer a reasonable burger (now over $11) and Beer ($6.50 for 14oz draft). Let's face it, the food was never that good. Fair at best but you went there cause it's gayer than anywhere else in town and you got two experiences. The dining room for drinks and food and the cafe for coffee and free wireless. Well now you HAVE to spend $5 for an hour of access and all the charm of the floors and furnishing have been replaced by those butterfly chairs that only homos with culturally enforced antiseptic taste would pay the $300 a chair at Pad (silly furniture store in fells point). The Martinis are still big and the service is still faux friendly, like that trick you nicely said goodbye to and then ripped up his number before you got in the car. So locals will go cause where else can you cruise before 10pm and tourists will continue to go cause otherwise Baltimore is a damn NON gay town. Just go knowing it's a gay restaurant not a good restaurant.

My Favorite Place

Updated: New Year's Eve menu this year (2012) was phenomenal. Chardonnay wine pairing with the oysters appetizer was excellent. Good show, chef Jared. Previous review: I would rather be here than just about anyplace else. Food is great, whether one wants comfort food or something creative. Very sociable bar where people like to meet each other, and no attitude. Super friendly wait staff that makes me feel like a welcome friend.

City Cafe

Excellent food and the people are very friendly there over the years I have become a regular there and gotten to know some of the workers there. It is nice they know you by name and face. I like that.