Baltimore John’s Bar & Grill — Restaurant in Hamilton Township

I've ordered twice from Baltimore John's and have had two disappointing experiences. A few weeks ago I ordered a chicken parmesan sandwich which was advertised as being made using a kaiser bun; it came on a sesame seed hamburger bun. The cheese was also not melted and the sauce tasted like it came from a can.

I just ordered again today, thinking maybe last time I ordered on an "off" night and that I'd give it another try. We ordered potato skins, lobster crab dip, an order of lobster bisque, and some of the carrot cheesecake. The lobster and crab dip was good, and the cheesecake was also quite good, although still slightly frozen in the middle. No problem, we just left it out for a bit and it thawed fully and was very tasty. The potato skins were ok, but the peppers were not cooked as they should have been which changed the flavour. We had ordered lobster bisque, however when we opened the lid of the soup, it was very evidently NOT lobster bisque. It had absolutely zero chunks of lobster meat (despite the description which claimed it was "loaded" with lobster meat) and it did not have a seafood taste or smell to it. In fact, it smelled almost chicken based and had raw tomato chunks and spinach in it.

We called the restaurant to voice our concern about the soup (I normally wouldn't but the lobster bisque is more expensive than most of the other soups on the menu) and were told that it was, in fact, lobster bisque and that they blend the lobster meat into the soup base (it did not smell or taste like seafood, which is quite distinct). After a bit of back and forth, they agreed to replace the soup and even delivered it to our house, which was very much appreciated (and why I added an extra star to this rating). We opened the fresh soup only to discover that it is the EXACT same. I'm not sure what kind of soup it was, but it was NOT lobster bisque.

After two subpar experiences, I do not think I'll order again...

My elderly father and I showed up ten minutes before closing and they were graciousness itself. No limits on the menu and they started open until we left without passively-aggressively trying to rush us along.

The pierogies looked amazing but I find them to be rather bland and the edges were really dry.

That mushroom soup, tho! Omg, I would have been happy just eating two or three bowls of it! Robust flavour packed with umami and nice big chunks of mushroom. So delish.

Dad had the hot hamburger and he was very pleased with it. The hamburger was a good solid piece of meat, none of that kind with so much filler that it falls apart as soon as you stick the fork in it.

The restaurant itself is very classy and the menu is extensive in both number and variety. Next time, I'm going to try one of the lamb dishes or maybe one of the curries.

The colour is done in "British gentleman's club" style - dark leather look, olive Green, beige, tan, kind of thing. Our table had its own television mounted on the wall set to the golf Channel, which was showing a documentary about the legendary St Andrew's golf course.

Very pleasant experience and the price...

I ordered a chicken roti The size was good the taste was OK but it was 98% potato Maybe a chicken wings worth of chicken in the whole roti. Should be sold as potato Roti. Pictures of roti at different stages of eating it. Not worth $16.00 for a few curry potatoes.

In response to the Owner's response . I believe when a customer orders a chicken roti the chicken should come in the roti. I should not have to ask for the chicken After the fact. If you want to provide the chicken on the side provide the chicken on the side. Also I took the roti to go. It should be trusted when a customer orders something that they receive what they ordered. Sorry I stand corrected on your roti price $14.00 plus tax = $15.82. I should not of rounded up to the nearest dollar. And you can clearly see in the different stages of the roti pictures there was not 6 oz of chicken. As an owner you should just take ownership of what happened yesterday we all have bad days. Because clearly in the pictures you can see there...