Help! I need a Fredrick, MD restaurant
Help! i am trying to find an upscale restaurant in Fredrick, MD that offers excellent atmosphere, and food. Preferably seafood or steak. Thanks
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re: HAPPYD
hands down, Volt is the best new restaurant in the Frederick area.Eat there couple times a week and Brian is an extremely inventive chef.It is expensive, but we usually do lunch there, which mitigates the cost. What I really like is that Brian is a localvore and really strives to use ingredients from the many small farms that still manage to dot this once heavily agricultural community. This means his ingredients are always top quality and the meats raised without alll the comercially grown additives.If your going with a small group, try and book the chefs table. Be entertained and informed with your meal.One thing I do worry about is that Brian recently either won or placed second in one of those FoodNetwork channel contests. I'm hoping that this wont mean he doesnt have the time to actually cook in his own establishment or be hands on in the day to day running.
my other fave is the Tasting Room but that may be because I REALLY LIKE their pineapple infused martini.oh and the food is good and I want to bathe in their lobster bisque!!!-
re: hmrlovr
Tasting Room also uses local meats and seasonal produce, as do several other restaurants in Frederick County. This is nothing new, by the way, and Frederick, Washington, Carroll and Howard counties are still highly productive agricultural areas, as they have been for the last 250 years.
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Volt just made the Washingtonian's very best list and it's in Frederick. I think it ranked very high. Menu looks fantastic although I've never eaten there. Lots of local produce and a very modern decor in an old building. Neat concept. Check it out.
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re: discojing
A three-course meal at Volt with a glass of wine is closer to $90. Crazy for Frederick, not much of a deal even in Manhattan (Tokyo, maybe). Depending on the restaurant, there can be some pretty good deals in DC for $35. Hell, for 35 bucks I'd even go back to Volt. The best steak in Frederick is certainly at the Tasting Room, although I did have an excellent veal chop at Il Porto 2 nights ago. Grilled with fresh herbs and olive oil, it was easily 2" thick and absolutely delicious for about 18 bucks.
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re: flavrmeistr
discojing
Feb 1, 2009 01:05 PM
Yes, VOLT is on DC's restaurant week.
DC restaurant week applies to the DC Metro area, which includes VA and MD.
Here's a list of the participants:
http://www.opentable.com/promo.aspx?p...
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re: discojing
ktmoomau
Mar 5, 2009 08:09 AM
I had a really disspointing expensive meal at Volt about a month or two ago. I hope it was an off night. I had duck that was overcooked by just a tad which is easy to do, but things accompanying it on the plate just really weren't good flavor combinations.
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I would strongly advise against Mealy's. I went their recently with friends and it was awful. I got a mixed seafood platter and it seemed like frozen stuff they stuck under a broiler and then topped with a ton of butter. And it was expensive. I would have returned the meal, but we were with friends who thought it was delicious and gourmet (they are the least foodie people I know) and I didn't want to embarrass them.
I would second the Antrim 1884 Inn for a lovely place to go. And right now they are running weeknight specials if you want to spend the night. Top notch food, wine list, service and atmosphere. And G. Hunters has pretty good food, but the atmosphere is a little cold. Something's not quite right about it.
I would also second the recommendation of the Schmankerl Stube for German in Hagerstown. Best German I've had outside of Bavaria!
Good Luck.
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poached
Jan 29, 2008 11:55 AM
Not Far away at all, I think it's in New Market, is Mealy's it's been around along time has a great rep and the food is really well prepared, classic american food done well
http://www.mealeysrestaurant.com/
I also love the Tasting room if you are looking for something more hip- everything I have had there was beautiful and tasty
Isabella's is a Tapas place right in frederick- they have wonderful Sangria and a great ancovy dish- I enjoyed this place and was generally pleased but not my favorite Tapas of all time›2 Replies -
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Jamonportodos
Jan 29, 2008 08:35 AM
The Tasting Room, at least until a couple years ago, was the best that Frederick had to offer.... by far!
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In downtown Frederick, I would recommend Firestone's -they offer both seafood and steak. Dutch's Daughter has great seafood and steak and could easily accommodate a large group. I've heard Henning's has great food, but have not heard great things about there service. Also, check out G. Hunter's. Good luck!
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re: lindsay620
Quynn's Attic just opened in December on Patrick St., east of Market, upstairs above the designer bakery and is supposed to be upscale and sophisticated, no reports yet. Zagat has a bunch of Frederick listings and they're doing their annual survey if you want to vote and get the free book. Isabella's is Spanish and is considered a date place, easier to talk (and less attitude) than Tasting Room.
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Not sure what your definition of "excellent atmosphere" is, but if it includes being able to converse with your dinner companions, The Tasting Room will make that difficult. The food is very good, but the acoustics are terrible and you pretty much have to shout to be heard. Just a few doors up the street is a restaurant called Acacia that is also upscale with very good food and a much lower decibel level. I much prefer it to The Tasting Room.
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Check out The Tasting Room. They have a website and probably the most classy place in Frederick. I prefer the Bentz St Bar and Grill for fun. Although they have a sports bar atmosphere, I have never had a bad meal there and it's much cheaper.
To help out your searches...it's Frederick MD.
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