Forno Restaurant Wine Bar - Baltimore

We stopped here before a show at the Hippodrome as we have done on many occasions. We’ve always had great food and drinks here so it was our show “go to” spot. However, this visit was just meh. One thing that we found odd was the we couldn’t order appetizers before ordering our food. Which is fine, but when our smoked brussel sprouts came out it was ice cold. Like, they put the order in with our drinks then left it there until we ordered food. We also ordered the duck ravioli and had to contend with bones in every bite. No one expects there to be bones in ravioli and it made it very unpleasant to eat. The drinks were great though.

Love the menu, the specials are always seasonal and very good. Half-priced wine is always a great value but hard to choose between that and the tasty cocktails. Pizzas have great toppings/flavors and the crust is perfect! Staff is attentive and could see the team work between front of house kitchen. Very enjoyable experience before a show.

Our go to before a show at Hippodrome. Menu is original and there’s always new items and specials to try. We have been several times now and never disappointed. Highly recommend reserving a table.

It’s always great to get a reservation there before a theatre show. They have unique dishes. Our pasta was a little extra al dente this time but the flavor was good. They have a delicious mushroom crostini.

No heat wore our coats the entire time Pre-theater crowd half hour wait for drinks Inattentive service missing spoons and requested condiments (parmesan cheese) cold soup and mediocre entrees serving burnt pizza no return