The Orioles Grille

It was 20 degrees and windy so we decided to eat in the hotel. We were sat quickly but did not see a server for 30 minutes in a restaurant that was maybe 50% full. We eventually got up and left to go brave the weather to get something to eat.

Enjoyed the service and food while I was here.

Worst lunch I ever had. Gummy she-​crab soup with little flavor. Frozen patty sliders just as tasteless. Overpriced, too. Tourists should know there is good food in B’more, but not at The Orioles Grille.

This bar/​restaurant is on the second floor of the Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel. My wife and I stayed there for one night to attend the Yankees/​Orioles game on 9÷7÷12. We had dinner and drinks there on Friday before the game, and breakfast there the next morning before we checked out. The prices for dinner and drinks were pretty spot on, but the breakfast prices are very high. The food for both meals was very good, and the service was outstanding. Needless to say, go elsewhere for breakfast unless you want to spend $ 45 for 2 people.

On a stormy afternoon before an Orioles’ night game, the Orioles Grille at the Baltimore Inner Harbor Sheraton was an oasis. The biggest college football games and the Washington Nationals/​Miami Marlins games were on the TV’s and the bartender was incredibly friendly, attentive and efficient. Also, surprisingly, the prices were right on par with what I’d expect at a corner bar. I’ll gladly return next time I’m in town!

What service! I wasn’t expecting it out of a hotel joint, but I was pleasantly surprised. I was jetting out before lunch and didn’t want to buy lunch at the airport, so I decided I would get take out. I stopped in to place an order and the gentleman was very pleasant. He even made suggestions on what would hold up well for an hour or so, volunteering to switch what would be cold soggy fries for some fresh fruit salad. When I went down to pick it up, he cheerfully told me I had perfect timing and that they were finishing up my order so it would be fresh.
I had a turkey club and fruit salad, and it tasted great. The bread was still crispy almost an hour later and the fruit salad was wonderful.

When it’s winter and you’re a San Diegan in Baltimore, you eat at your hotel. No meal is worth the ass-​freeze of going outside.
Ok, so I didn’t expect the Orioles to be eating at this place, but I would have expected at least one other group of people at 9pm on a Fri night. Is there anything more depressing that being the only table full of people at a restaurant? Talk about a buzz-​kill.
The food wasn’t that bad, but the atmosphere… maybe I should have risked the frozen nuggets …