foraged. a hyper-seasonal eatery

The food, service, ambiance at Foraged were all excellent. It was my first time visiting since they moved from Hampden and I have to say that I'm sorry it took me so long. The "lowlight" if you will was the Franklin coop salad which was unremarkable. Every other item was superior to the one that preceded it. I will return soon!

I thought I would finally try foraged this restaurant week as I have never been and they have been open for a really long time! This restaurant is an institution in Baltimore. They used to be in Hamden before they took over the old Orto restaurant (RIP - the owner of that restaurant was a really bad person, but that Italian food was so epic). This is important because the venue is lovely. I love the intimate setting of the restaurant you walk through a curtain. It's cozy. It's elegant. They've kept a lot of the existing structure, but they've decorated with lots of mushroom pictures and random T-Rex toy. It's very earthy and cute.Forage often falls under the radar and I think there are people who really love it so I was excited to do their five course chef's offering. The service I had at foraged is hands down the best service I've ever gotten in Baltimore. The staff is really friendly. They're attentive and I never had to ask them to refill my water once. Which is a HUGE deal. I will say I think the five course is a lot of food and they were really generous with their amuse bouche. It was like a platter of food - and because I mentioned to our waiter, I wanted to try their lions mane crab cake. They included that in there, which I thought was so kind. I really enjoyed their mushroom stew, the meat dishes were fine but not as elevated as I thought they could've been. Forage is a little bit on the pricier side, compared to some of the other restaurants but it's very good. It is definitely not all vegan but very vegan friendly. This is not somewhere I want to go back to immediately, but the service was extremely memorable. My only complaint is that their wine pours were on the smaller side, and for $16 I want a tiny bit more.

One of my new favorite spots in Baltimore and would recommend it to anyone looking for recommendations in the area!Came here for restaurant week 2025 on a Saturday night. While it was busy and lively, we were seated quickly. The service was amazing- friendly, attentive, and fast! The space itself is beautiful and all the trails and seating was beautiful as well.Going to the food-if you didn't know, they change their menu regularly so the food here may not be the same when you do go.Ended up getting the pre-fixe with a few additions. Started with the mushroom stew and the "crab cake" - both amazing and highlighted mushrooms in different and amazing ways. The stew was super hearty and comforting and the cake flavors were on point for me.We ended up adding on the pig socket from the recommendation from our waiter -which was seasoned amazingly- especially when paired with the pickles and sauce. We ended up getting the snout as well due to a mistake, which was also amazing, but honestly liked the socket better. We would have been happy with either to be honest.For mains got the Maryland scallop and lambs neck. The lamb was a stand out for me- all the elements worked together so well. Dessert was the tiramisu and the chocolate pot de crème dish. My partner and I loved both and couldn't decide which one we liked better. Would easily come back just for those alone.Overall amazing experience and already planning on our next time to visit. I really support the mission of highlighting local ingredients. If it wasn't already clear, I really think foraged is something special and worth visiting !

I loved it. Great cozy atmosphere and extremely welcoming and knowledgeable staff. My server was Kay, and they were so attentive. I went ahead and chose the 5 course chef tasting menu with the wine pairing. Started with the roasted herb crusted oyster, a honey-nut butter, marinated garleek (a seasonal cross btwn garlic and leek), deviled egg with tarragon and lions mane crab cake served with prosecco. Next was a salad with golden beets, arugula, goat cheese and sweet potato chips, alongside a white wine. Third course was an unoaked Chardonnay to accompany the mushroom stew, which included shiitake, oyster and lions mane and a poached egg on top. Fourth I enjoyed an off dry Riesling alongside a grilled scallop. Next was a crispy fish on top of a barley risotto, not my favorite dish but not bad. Finally was a tiny purple potato pie, delicious, a little hard and a bit small. If I could give it a 4.5, I would! My main drawbacks were the flavors/textures of the final courses, the fish and the pie. Otherwise, it was a wonderful experience and I can't wait to return.

It's the freshness for me! I was so impressed by the quality of the ingredients and how it transformed the food. The food we had was so mindfully crafted. The burrata was so good. I had never had it with corn before but it was cold and had a refreshing summer taste. The sourdough focaccia is a must order. We kept that coming back to the table. The liver mouse was very good! I wish it was paired with bread instead of a crispy cracker though. The pig parts were a mixed bag. Some were more familiar and others were more experimental. I'd recommend trying out a couple. I wasn't a big fan of the ears because I didn't really get a lot of flavor from them and the texture was a bit tough. But it was still cool to get that experience We got the last order of scallops. The scallops were so tasty! But it was a very small portion. We tried more things but I missed getting photos of everything. I had the cod for my main and it was tasty but a little too salty for my preference. The dessert was so amazing as well. They were light and fluffy and tasted like artisan desserts. The server was really kind but because of how busy they were, some of our requests were forgotten about. It's possible they may need more staff to help make the service experience more seamless. But they did a good job overall. I will absolutely be returning to try their set tasting menu!The vibe of the place is pretty moody. The downside is there's not much for restrooms. There's one stall for women and men each and they're shared with conjoining businesses.

I did not know you can make squash in so many ways. I plan to go back for the raspberry ice cream.

We've come to foraged twice now in the past couple months, first for restaurant week and now just to have dinner before a lyric show. Both times we've had the 3 course menu, which we've realized gives you the same as the 5 course meal if you're willing to share, plus you get to choose. Although pricey, the pig parts always feel worth it as a starter. This time, the jowl was so good it's a keeper, less fatty than belly with that crunchy skin.The mushroom stew consistently might be my most favorite dish. But everything's delicious. Their chocolate pot de creme is definitely a great end to the meal. Last time I didn't like the third wine pairing that went with dessert and told the waiter this time. The sommelier came over and let us choose- I got the Sauternes instead and that made me very happy!

Very intimate, good service. Great ambiance. Food was soooooo good. A little pricey, and the portions weren't huge, but food was tasty.

So I tried foraged and I was pleasantly surprised. Not that I had low expectations, I just didn't know what to expect. I will say, I went in the winter time. I don't suggest sitting by the door at the bar, it's cold. With that being said, the bartenders were amazing. Not to mention, I thoroughly enjoyed the instrumental music in the background. As a music lover, there was some fire on that playlist. As for the food, it was good. The portions are small but very delicious. I would say that the duck was probably my favorite. Don't sleep on the rigatoni. I drink my alcohol straight but some of the drinks I saw come out looked so amazing. Overall, I would gladly go back. This place has the vibes, the food and the service. Check this place out.

I hate to give this place a not so great review, but we had a not so great experience, which really bummed me out considering how excited I was to try this place. Maybe it was just an off night for the restaurant, we'll consider trying it out again, but man am I bummed. To start, we tried the kool ranch pig ears and the cheek. I love that Foraged brings such a unique concept to Baltimore! The kool ranch pig ears were flavorful, exceptionally crunchy, and I would def recommend trying at least once. The pig cheek was mediocre, nothing exciting to comment on. We also ordered the leaf lettuce salad, again just fine, but hey, it's a salad. We then had the duck breast and scallops. Although aesthetically pleasing, the execution here really, really flopped. The duck was unpleasantly gamey, chewy, and actually the only bland plate we had. Praying that the scallops would save the day, they unfortunately were tough and over-salted. Never thought that we'd be thankful that there were only 3 pieces on each plate haha. Still feeling hungry and just sad... we then ordered the oysters. We really should have just saved ourselves the disappointment because these oysters were like chewing on pure salt rocks. I seriously thought it was just me, but the tables are also positioned really close to each other so you'll be overhearing your neighbors conversations. The couple next to us and the large table on our left also thought the food was extremely salty and chewy. The large table sent their food back but us couples just complained amongst ourselves haha. Our final attempt at saving date night was ordering a chocolate mousse dessert. Nothing special but really helped after our sad meal :( We also ordered some cocktails, throughout our meal which were amazing and great for swishing out our food. The saving grace was really those mini chocolate cookies at the end of the meal!! Those were amazing! We walked away laughing that the complimentary cookies were the best part of the meal, it's the little things right!Anyway, I really hope that this was just an off night for the restaurant, and just wanted to provide some input for room to improve. What they're doing here is such a great concept and a unique addition to Baltimore!