Monarque - Baltimore

“For context, we had a 5:30 reservation on a Saturday night. When we arrived it was relatively empty, but was packed by the time we left at 7:30. The house band was also a bit too loud for a restaurant of that size and ambience, in my opinion. Overall I’d give it a 3.75, but rounded up to a 4. They take the “We recommend ordering all once and the kitchen will pace out the meals” to the extreme. We waited 30-45 minutes between our appetizer and entrees, which was ridiculous. The waiter kept checking on tables around us, but never ours, especially when it was obvious we didn’t have our meal. We o” — Max Pollak