How is Mare Nostrum restaurant rated?

Name: Mare Nostrum
Address: 716 S Broadway, Baltimore, MD, United States, 21231
Telephone: (410) 327-6173
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.3

Mare Nostrum

4.3 (39)

$30 and under

Mediterranean

716 S Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231

About this restaurant

Innovative
Neighborhood gem
Good for groups

BYOB
The ancient Romans used the name Mare Nostrum, an expression which means "Our Sea", to describe the Mediterranean Sea. So, taking inspiration from around the Mediterranean, we decided to bring you our favorite food. All the dishes on our menu are prepared with special care and respect to their origins. Using fresh local produce and meats, paired with fine quality ingredients, and prepared on-site daily, the food really speaks for itself.

Our restaurant's interior was designed by Merter Akbay, who was inspired by the culture and the history of Bodrum (Halicarnassus or Petronium), a small village of fishermen and sponge divers on the coast of Aegean Sea. The artworks showcased on the walls of our restaurant were made by artists living in Bodrum. The oil painting of Bodrum Castle (Castle of St. Peter) is a gift from famous Turkish painter Levent Deparis.

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Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Mediterranean, Greek, Turkish
Hours of operation
Monday - 11AM-10PM Tuesday- 11AM-10PM Wednesday-11AM-10PM Thursday-11AM-10PM Friday-11AM-11PM Saturday-11AM-11PM Sunday-11AM-10PM
Phone number
(410) 327-6173
Website
http://www.marenostrumbaltimore.com/
Dress code
Smart Casual

Location
716 S Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231
Neighborhood
Hanover
Cross street
between Aliceanna & Lancaster Street
Parking details
Street parking with 4 hour Meters
Additional
BYO Liquor, BYO Wine, Entertainment

Chef's Choice Meze Platter$24.00
Six cold mezes
Mare Garlic Hummus$8.00
Chickpeas / garlic / tahini / black pepper / cumin / lemon juice
Ezme$8.00
Finely chopped tomatoes / cucumbers / onions / fresh mint / walnut / parsley / pomegranate sour
Haydari$7.00
Strained yogurt / dill / garlic
Cacik | Tzatziki$7.00
Strained yogurt / mint / cucumber / garlic
Şakşuka$8.00
Fried eggplant / peppers / potatoes / garlic tomato sauce
Babaganush$7.00
Fire roasted eggplant / roasted red peppers / parsley / garlic / puréed
Pink Sultan$7.00
Red beets / garlic / yogurt dip
Imam Bayildi*$10.00
*The priest fainted. Braised eggplant / tomatoes / onions / garlic olive oil
Olive Platter$8.00
Mixed Greek and Turkish olives / fresh herbs / olive oil
Ispanak$7.00
Spinach / onions / carrots / sautéed
Smoked Trout$9.00
Capers / dill / red onion

Hot Mezes

Hot Served Mediterranean Appetizers

Sigara Böreği$7.00
Phyllo rolls filled with feta cheese and dill and parsley
Grilled Octopus$19.00
Octopus leg / capers / onions / oregano / olive oil
Saganaki$10.00
Pan seared Kefalotyri cheese / flamed ouzo
Stuffed Calamari$18.00
Shrimp / dill / feta cheese
Alexandros Garides$14.00
Sautéed shrimp / capers / onions / peppers / feta cheese / parsley / served in clay pot

Soup & Salad

Soup of The Day$7.00
Ask your waiter for today's special
Arugula Salad$12.00
Arugula / fire roasted eggplant puree / feta cheese / pomegranate vinaigrette
Greek Salad$10.00
Romaine lettuce / red onion / tomato / cucumber / olives / feta cheese / chef's dressing
Spoon Salad$12.00
Finely chopped tomatoes / cucumbers / scallions / parsley / mint / walnuts / pomegranate vinaigrette

Entrees

From our Charcoal Grill

From the Land

Meats & Poultry from Local Farm

Adana Kebap$21.00
Spicy hand diced lamb / Turkish rice / grilled tomatoes & peppers
Urfa Kebap$20.00
Hand diced lamb / Turkish rice / grilled tomatoes & peppers
Yogurtlu Kebap$22.00
Adana Kebap / yogurt sauce / served over crispy pita bread
Lamb Chops$26.00
Four lamb chops / mashed potatoes / grilled tomatoes & asparagus
Külbasti | Tenderloin$22.00
Beef tenderloins / mashed potatoes / grilled tomatoes & asparagus
Chicken Souvlaki$18.00
Grilled chicken skewers / hummus / tzatziki / grilled tomatoes & peppers
Lamb Shank$25.00
Braised lamb shank with eggplant and mashed potatoes
Köfte$21.00
Mediterranean meatballs / Turkish rice / grilled tomatoes & peppers

House Specialties

Mix Grill Plank$210.00
3ft long Adana Kebap / Chicken Skewers / Külbastı / Köfte / Lamb Chops / Shrimp Skewers 5 cold mezes / grilled tomatoes
Seafood Plank$230.00
Bronzini / Dorade / Shrimp Skewers / Stuffed Calamari Octopus Legs / Alexandros Garides / 5 cold mezes

From Mare*

Seafood from the Mediterranean (*our sea)

Dorade Royal$28.00
Whole Mediterranean Dorade / arugula salad / capers / finger potatoes / red onion
Bronzini$28.00
Whole Mediterranean Seabass / arugula salad / capers / finger potatoes / red onion
Shrimp Kebap$22.00
Jumbo shrimp skewers / veggies / salad
Salmon Sautée$22.00
Salmon chunks sautéed with seasonal fresh vegetables
Scallops$22.00
Crispy seared sea scallops

Vegetarian

Veggie Sautée$18.00
Sautéed seasonal fresh vegetables / Mediterranean herbs / Turkish rice / grilled tomatoes & peppers

Desserts & Drinks

A touch of Sweet and Refreshments

Desserts

Künefe$10.00
Hand-shredded wheat / cheese / hint of lemon / pistachio / served hot
Baklava$9.00
Layers of filo dough / pistachio
Greek Style Yogurt$8.00
Strained Greek yogurt / honey / walnuts / dried apricots
Chef's Special$10.00
Seasonal dessert from our chef

Drinks

Soft Drinks$3.00
Coke / Sprite / Ginger Ale / Club Soda
Turkish Coffee$5.00
A Turkish after dinner tradition / made to order
Turkish Black Tea$3.00
A glass of Turkish tea from our freshly berwed pot
Herbal Tea$3.00
Soothing herbal tea
Mint Tea$3.00
Refreshing spearmint tea

What 39 people are saying

Mare Nostrum reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.3

4.3 based on all time ratings

4.5Food
4.3Service
4.1Ambience
4.3Value

Noise • Energetic

39 Reviews

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Terri
Baltimore / Maryland38 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 5, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fabulous meal from start to finish!!! Shared tapas and roasted Bronzino was like velvet.
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IvoryM VIP
Denver / Colorado27 reviews
3.0
Dined on December 11, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Food was pretty good. Service was pretty slow but I think they were a bit overwhelmed with the volume of customers. It was byob which was fine cause it made dinner cheaper and there's a wine shop around the corner.
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lsorren
Washington, D.C. Area12 reviews
4.0
Dined on December 11, 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
This a BYOB restaurant. A package store is about one block away. Mare Nostrum is located in gentrified Fells Point. The ambiance is average, somewhat noisy. The clientele were mostly millenials The overall food theme is Turkish with some greek additions. My companion and I ordered stuffed calamari as starter. Four whole body calamari stuffed with red and yellow peppers, very gently fried without breading or other coating. Original and outstanding and recommended. Also had the greek salad (typical, large and good). Companion had whole bronzini, fried crispy. Impressive presentation and very well prepared. Also ordered Kofte which are spicy lamb meatballs. You get eight well endowed meatballs. No dessert ordered. Service provided by Ana, a young Brazilian woman, was attentive and excellent. Value is excellent (total bill for two with 20% tip was about $118, good value we thought). We recommend this restaurant for a private riposte and the excellent dishes.
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abarry0138
Austin20 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 10, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Such a hidden gem! This place is never crowded to my surprise! It is BYOB, but the foot is outstanding, I could spend hours here. The service has room for improvement but as long as your not in a hurry it's worth it.
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SultanofBubastis VIP
Vancouver / British Columbia12 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 17, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Always a consistently fun evening. A vast, delicious, and varied menu; super food presentation; attentive service; pleasant ambience. (Clearly, one of the Turish owners is in the marble business!) And the "best wine list in town" (meaning NO wine list; you have to/get to bring your own bottles).
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cityphille
Washington, D.C. Area5 reviews
2.0
Dined on November 6, 2016
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 1
NOISIEST restaurant I have EVER tried to enjoy with friends. Food over priced and portions teeny. A $24 mezze platter was barely enough for one person. Each item was about tablespoon and very lackluster. Not much to recommend.
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TS262
Baltimore / Maryland11 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 4, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
As always, superb food at highly reasonable prices. Not too spicy, and from our time in Turkey, very authentic. Waitstaff is always attentive, but sometimes small things are lost in translation. We never did get our piece of baklava to go.... But, we will be back. We take out of town business and personal guests here and have never been disappointed.
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aandb
Baltimore / Maryland4 reviews
3.0
Dined on October 31, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Mare Nostrum is a neighborhood favorite of ours. The food is always good, and usually quite varied and imaginative...generally Mediterranean with emphasis on Turkish. This night there was only one waiter, who may have also been the cook. The service was glacial, and we were one of only two tables there. The usual tray full of appetizers was missing. If the guy was really on his own, that is explained. The food was still good and the server was polite and friendly.It was Halloween night, so they may have been short staffed. We will still go back to enjoy the food. note: You do have to bring your own wine
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LauraV
Baltimore / Maryland1 review
3.0
Dined on October 29, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
The menu had a nice number of hot and cold tapas, which gave it a feel of being a tapas restaurant while still offering meals if you would prefer. After further inspection of the menu, we realized that it consisted mainly of vegetable dishes and appetizer seafoods. It would be nice to have some meat dishes included in the hot menu to round out the tapas menu and more dishes that you don't put on bread. Also, you should make it clearer on the site that it is a BYOB restaurant. We were expecting to have a nice glass of wine and in order to do that we ended up running down the street to purchase a bottle. The good news is there is no corking fee.
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OpenTable Diner VIP
Baltimore / Maryland15 reviews
5.0
Dined on October 22, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food and service was great. Everything we had was delicious.
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716 S Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231

Additional information

Cross street
between Aliceanna & Lancaster Street
Neighborhood
Hanover
Hours of operation
Monday - 11AM-10PM Tuesday- 11AM-10PM Wednesday-11AM-10PM Thursday-11AM-10PM Friday-11AM-11PM Saturday-11AM-11PM Sunday-11AM-10PM
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Mediterranean, Greek, Turkish
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Street parking with 4 hour Meters
Additional
BYO Liquor, BYO Wine, Entertainment

Website
http://www.marenostrumbaltimore.com/
Phone number
(410) 327-6173

Mare Nostrum

About this restaurant

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Starters

Cold Mezes

Chef's Choice Meze Platter$24.00

Mare Garlic Hummus$8.00

Ezme$8.00

Haydari$7.00

Cacik | Tzatziki$7.00

Şakşuka$8.00

Babaganush$7.00

Pink Sultan$7.00

Imam Bayildi*$10.00

Olive Platter$8.00

Ispanak$7.00

Smoked Trout$9.00

Hot Mezes

Sigara Böreği$7.00

Grilled Octopus$19.00

Saganaki$10.00

Stuffed Calamari$18.00

Alexandros Garides$14.00

Soup & Salad

Soup of The Day$7.00

Arugula Salad$12.00

Greek Salad$10.00

Spoon Salad$12.00

Entrees

From the Land

Adana Kebap$21.00

Urfa Kebap$20.00

Yogurtlu Kebap$22.00

Lamb Chops$26.00

Külbasti | Tenderloin$22.00

Chicken Souvlaki$18.00

Lamb Shank$25.00

Köfte$21.00

House Specialties

Mix Grill Plank$210.00

Seafood Plank$230.00

From Mare*

Dorade Royal$28.00

Bronzini$28.00

Shrimp Kebap$22.00

Salmon Sautée$22.00

Scallops$22.00

Vegetarian

Veggie Sautée$18.00

Desserts & Drinks

Desserts

Künefe$10.00

Baklava$9.00

Greek Style Yogurt$8.00

Chef's Special$10.00

Drinks

Soft Drinks$3.00

Turkish Coffee$5.00

Turkish Black Tea$3.00

Herbal Tea$3.00

Mint Tea$3.00

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