Ampersea

Ampersea is a restaurant in Baltimore, MD, located at 1417 Thames St. It holds a rating of 4.70 based on customer reviews.

Overlooking Baltimore’s Patapsco River, Ampersea offers a waterfront dining experience with a modern spin on Maryland classics. The kitchen uses seasonal ingredients from mid-Atlantic purveyors and herbs and lettuces grown in the Living Classrooms Greenhouse. The menu is seasonal and subject to change, featuring Spreads & Shares such as brussel sprouts, crab pretzel, hot and honey wings, seafood bruschetta, burrata toast, fried green tomatoes, mussels, soup of the day, chopped salad, and caesar salad. Sandwiches include the Ampersea burger, lobster roll, cauliflower taco, crab cake sandwich, pesto chicken sandwich, meatball sandwich, fish tacos, southwest mushroom wrap, seafood club, grilled chicken sandwich, salmon BLT wrap, and chicken caesar wrap. Dinner items include bites like fried green tomatoes, brussel sprouts, shrimp and crab dip, natty boh mussels, and seafood bruschetta, alongside soups and salads like the spring salad and pesto tortellini salad.

The restaurant caters to events from cocktail hours to full dinner receptions, creating custom packages. An experienced events director provides design consultation and day-of coordination. Ampersea works with local Maryland farms, craft brewers, and winemakers, and supports Living Classrooms programs like Project SERVE and Baltimore Urban Gardening with Students (B.U.G.S). Due to COVID, the restaurant does not seat tables larger than four Friday through Sunday, requiring the entire party to be present, and all tables are subject to an 18% gratuity. Outdoor dining is not guaranteed for each reservation.

Ampersea is known for its positive customer rating and its connection to the local community and waterfront. The restaurant provides an authentic Maryland dining experience in the Fell’s Point neighborhood of Baltimore.

Ampersea sits on Thames Street in Baltimore, about a tenth of a mile from the Frederick Douglass public artwork and the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park.

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