Cypriana - Baltimore

Went for a celebratory dinner. Reservations are highly recommended. Attentive and friendly service, delicious dishes and relaxed atmosphere. Grilled Octopus was tender and amazing. Mussels Rockefeller was delicious and load with lump crab. Crab dip was unexpectedly flavorful. Highly recommend Roses, Rum and Raspberries for dessert.

Peter was a phenomenal server always letting us know about the menu and food was super fast. Loved the salad sampler to try a bit of all their styles. Grilled shrimp had a nice mint sauce, char was great, but slightly overcooked. Octopus was deliciously charred and a decent size though the thickness did make it slightly chewy. The toubalai with it was very fresh and flavorful and herby. Meatballs were the favorite. Immense flavor with incredible crisp outside and bouncy juicy moist inside. Absolutely best part of the meal. Stuffed grape leaves with mushrooms was very savory, though slightly lacking anything special, maybe just too much rice and slightly large for each individual piece. Would’ve appreciated more of smaller pieces. Wood Roasted olives were normal at best, really just w

Food was not the highlight of the restaurant Fries with feta sounded good but fries had no flavor. The best part was their Greek salad and in large part because of the dressing. When asked about their signature dessert, everything on the dessert menu was their best. It was not. Will I go there again? I don't think so.

Inadvertently went during restaurant week, which happened to be all-you-can-eat mezze for $45 per person. It was great to be able to try a variety of the menu items. The pita with zataar seasoning and hummus were so delicious. Loved the stuffed grape leaves, sesame feta with honey, crispy cheese puffs. There were some bites that were dry, but we enjoyed almost everything. We tried a few of the dessert options and those were subpar. Seating was quite tight. Service initially started out very strong and we got our food almost instantly, however, we had difficulty getting water for our table and waited for 30 minutes before asking the hostess for our check. It may have just been due to a very busy restaurant week. Very helpful to have dedicated parking across the street.

Cypriana was terrific. We had a birthday person with us and they made it special (see Picts), the food was great. Specifically the chef’s hummus was some of the best I’ve ever had! Seriously, I could’ve eaten that alone and been happy. The branzino with lemon was excellent and light. The chicken with lemon potatoes was perfect for my kid, the grilled octopus was nice and tender-had a slight Smokey taste and the portion size was enormous. The grilled eggplant was another lovely dish, although that reduced balsamic drizzle on top was so delish I could’ve used more! The had a gluten free pita which was excellent, and the wood roasted olives was a “to taste” item. I did not care for it but the rest of the table loved it. The service was great, drinks were generous. We had a very good time and