BERTHA'S SOUL FOOD BAR AND GRILL

Bertha's Soul Food Bar & Grill hit my aunts South Carolina Soul and my South Bronx Soul at the same time as we traveled through Baltimore for a business meeting. Auntie saw the collard greens and they was cut wide and her Bronx side eye made her look suspicious. Her taste test brought out her smile. And the bust down went down. Her side of crispy fried chicken complemented her plate of Turkey Wings, collard greens, sweet potatoes and yellow rice. As I am doing this review 2 weeks later I am feeling like jumping on the 95 South on the 3.5 hour drive to get our same dishes. I had 2 pieces of Fried Catfish, mac & cheese, broccoli. I didn't leave anything on my plates and it was the perfect meal that filled me for the drive back to NYC. Our entire meal was seasoned just right we requested to

Let me start by saying, the food here used to be so good. Some of the best soul food in the city in my opinion, but now they have fallen off tremendously. I started having hit or miss experiences and that rapidly turned into consistent subpar or just flat out bad experiences. The macaroni and cheese is way too peppery and it can either be so oily that the cheese is literally beside the noodles, OR someone makes a roux that’s so full of flour that you have a mouth full of grit. This last meal I had tasted old. I mean everything. I have never had dry yams, and when you squished them, they just shrivel no mash or anything. OLD. The catfish felt like I was chewing cardboard and rubber. OLD. The macaroni had that gritty texture, super wet, and the noodles were so mushy like they were microwave

Came here looking for some good home cooking, and that’s exactly what I got. I was just ordering takeout but realize that this could definitely be a good spot to get together with friends on the weekend and the food is so good. I got the party wings that comes with eight, when I thought they would be too small. I opened my box and saw these wings – – honey old Bay by the way, and they were so good. Yams were a little hard, but I think that’s just a preference, otherwise the mac & cheese collard greens were also so good! Will be back, love the food!

The service was a perfect 10/10, and the food was absolutely amazing worth every mile of the trip from VA to MD. It tasted like it was made with love, just like someone’s grandmother would make. I felt like I was eating Thanksgiving dinner! The turkey wings were so tender they fell right off the bone, and the fried catfish was perfectly crispy. The only thing missing was some Texas Pete hot sauce I’m not a fan of Crystal. Every side was on point: cheesy macaroni and cheese, flavorful seafood salad, tender cabbage, savory greens, and sweet yams. The aroma and flavor made me feel warm inside. I’ll definitely be back to try a few more items!

Initially I saw this restaurant on Instagram so this is my second experience. The first time wasnt a good experience so I decided to try it again but this time the experience was the same so I don't think I'll be returning. The first time I ordered catfish fillet, greens and mac and cheese. The mac and cheese was very mediocre and could have used a little more salt and the greens were put in the same container as my fish so by the time I got it and opened my food to eat it, the fish was soggy... FYI when running a business they should be aware that you should never put your wet food with fried food. It will always turn out horrible. The next time I went which was my last visit, the presentation was great. They give you a large amount of food as well I ordered 8 garlic parmesan party wings,