This is an  update.  Romano's dropped a star, from two to one.  What an awful place  to eat.  There just isn't anything here to lure me back.  The crab cakes are passable, but certainly not the best in the area.  The Italian food is awful, and the wine list sux.  If you are approaching Romano's, just drive on by.  Your digestive system will thank you.
Review Source:The quality of crab meat seems to be good but the crab cakes had absolutely no taste the 2 times I have been there. Â Both times I called ahead and ordered a crab cake sandwich on a roll. Â Both times I show up and there are crackers in the to go container. Â When I asked the guy behind the counter for a roll instead of the crackers I got a strange look as If I was at fault. Â I don't know why they ask you on the phone if you want crackers or bread if they are just going to give you the crackers anyway. Â It's no fun picking your crab cake up with your hands and having it fall apart as you try to put it on a roll. Â Timbuktu crab cakes are way better . G&M is too salty and Romanos has no taste. Â Go figure. Â I don't think I'll be back.
Review Source:I've been going here for years and remember when it still had the decor of the old Pappy's Pizza. Â Well the decor has changed and become more classy. Â The food is outstanding, I've tried everything you can imagine in there, the calamari is lightly battered so you can taste the calamari, the cream of crab soup is too good for words (trust me, you'll love it) as well as the Maryland crab soup. The have an fabulous Chicken Cordon Bleu that has the best mushroom gravy over it (the serving size is enough for a person to make 2 meals out of it), the strombolis are the size of half of an NFL football, the Ruben has so much corned beef on it you'd swear that they have a connection in New York. Â If you prefer you can go into the bar on monday thru thursday and take advantage of the special they have between 3:00pm and 6:00pm where all the appetizers are half price, and believe me, they aren't your normal appetizers (the stuffed mushroom caps have enough crab meat in them to make 2 crab cakes, the fried zucchini is still firm, mozzarella sticks are nice and hot and not greasy), even the BLT comes with so much bacon you'd swear that they have pigs in the back to give you so much. Â If there is something that you are looking for, I'm sure you'll find it there and won't be disappointed, oh btw, ask for Ron at the bar he makes the best drinks around.
Review Source:I stumbled upon this place by accident. Â The sign said "try our world famous crab cakes".... so I did and I was not disappointed.... maybe the best I ever had. Â I also had the creamy crab soup and it was outstanding.
I would love to return and try more items on their menu!!
Keno in the lounge is a plus.
Great food with friendly service....
While staying up the street in Glen Burnie, MD, I went Yelping for the best (and closest) crab cake to my hotel. Â Romano's was listed in the top few and even though the mixed reviews gave me pause, my hunger pains told me to go for it. Â Since it was after 9:00 pm, I sat in at the bar in the Lounge and had a Yeungling and ordered the Crab cake dinner. Â The dinner arrived in about 20 minutes with two sides, baked potato and corn. Â Alright, the good news is that the crab cakes are really good! Â Lots of fresh, lump crab meat with good seasoning. Â The bad news is the sides. Â The baked potato was not quite baked enough and when the bartender brought me another one, he even said that they're not cooked through! Â He suggested the cole slaw, which I took. Â The corn was terrible; overly wet, soggy, with a weird flavor. Â The slaw was edible. Â The prices for this place seemed decent and the menu had everything on it from steaks to veal and chicken and seafood.
Review Source:Much like the Olive Grove Restaurant in Linthicum, this one isn't one to write home about.
Even though I keep hearing good things about it (see other reviews), every time I go, it is average at best.
Service can be spotty at the restaurant, based on how large your group is, the time of day and how busy the restaurant is. But it seems no matter how many times we have a family get-together in GB, we always seem to end up at Romanos...and then we always ask ourselves why we went there in the first place.
I've had a variety of food there and it ranges from decent to ok - never horrible and never great. The crab cakes are large and they are full of meat, but the ones I've had are bland and lacking in spice. Pasta is hit or miss, but generally, you shouldn't expect to get hot food. It seems to always come out lukewarm. I'm gonna guess it is a problem of the different dishes getting finished at different times.
The great thing about this place? The portions. Sweet Jesus, you can share a dish with about 3 people. Nothing like sharing a ton of mediocre food with a bunch of people, I guarantee you'll be asking for a box at the end of the meal. Then you'll probably leave the box there because you don't think you are going eat that food again. It's the cycle of a ton of "ok" food.
We'll probably go back again, just because my grandmother seems to loves it (see my review on Jimmy's), but as for the rest of the family, we could definitely live without it.
Romano's is the best place for a crab cake around. PERIOD.
The crab cakes are the size of a softball.. huge. I've never had any of the other food there - every time we go almost everyone in our group gets a crab cake. You'll see huge lumps of meat with little filler and they're great fried or broiled. You can get a crab cake and steak, double crab cake platter, and it comes with two sides. Don't eat lots of bread before the meal because you're going to want to save room for your food. You'll want reservations if you're going on a holiday (or even some Saturday nights). I've had mixed service there; sometimes it's great, sometimes it's not.. don't go expecting elBulli service and enjoy the food.
Before coming to Romanos, I was told that this was some of the best food Glen Burnie had to offer. Â Fortunately for Glen Burnie (but sadly for me), this couldn't be further from the truth. Â My overall experience here left me wanting for another experience.
I won't even go into being sat next to a party of 18 who made the small dining room I was in louder than the average rock concert. Â Can't fault the restaurant for that.
The service was a mixed bag. Â Our server was very nice, but it took a VERY long time for our food to arrive (most likely the whole restaurant experienced this, due to the party of 18). Â While nice, our server's hearing wasn't quite enough to overcome the decibel level. Â She brought a veal parmesan instead of an eggplant parmesan for one of the diners at the table.
I myself had the veal parm (I did order this) and it was TERRIBLE. Â First of all, the pasta it was served on was WAY overdone. Â It had a pretty mushy texture to it. Â Secondly, the tomato sauce tasted like tomato paste right out of the can. Â It wasn't seasoned at ALL, had a metallic taste and was FAR too runny to use for a parmesan dish. Â Due to the runny sauce, my veal was soggy by the time it was set in front of me.
Now an Italian restaurant that can't even get pasta and sauce right.....well, I don't have to say much more than that (but I will). Â The veal was NOT good. Â To be completely honest, I was wondering the whole time if I was mistakenly given chicken parm. Â The other person who had the veal parm was wondering the same thing. Â It was pretty tasteless, and as I said before SOGGY.
The is one saving grace on the night. Â The crab dip was very good! Â It wasn't enough to overcome the rest of the experience, but it was good!
The food here is amazing and I'm quite the tough critic. The best crab cakes you'll find in MD, hands down. There's no filler, it's all crab! And the cream of crab is delicious. It's filled with real crab meat and topped with old bay. The prices may be on the higher end, but you definitely get more than enough food. I always end up with leftovers for the next day. I would highly recommend anyone and everyone to dine at Romanos.
Review Source:I recently visited this place and felt is was bland and overpriced. Â I got a lot of food, but it wasn't good. Â My waitress also seemed unattentive. Â The bread was good, but the pork chops I got were beyond bland. Â My dinner companion got a pasta dish, and had a lot left over, but he didn't even want a doggie-bag.
Review Source:This is THE place to go to for a true Maryland crabcake and yes I am a MD girl. Â Yeah this is technically an Italian spot but I promise you skip the Italian (its pretty good too, but I am all about seafood) and go for the Crabcake platter for a terrific meal. The crabcakes are huge and without the filling. Â Absolutely DELISH. Â This place ranks among my top 2 crabcake spots EVER and I know crabcakes. Oh and don't even think about leaving without a cup of Maryland Crab or Cream of Crab (with Sherry) to get the full experience.
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