I’m going to be honest, I didn’t know the Baltimore Museum of Art had a restaurant inside.  I’m ashamed to say I haven’t been to the BMA since middle school.  That changed recently when I was invited to Gertrude’s Restaurant for their new summer series Patio Party.

Gertrude’s Restaurant was packed for a Wednesday evening. A few steps from the museum entrance, I walked past the restaurant and straight onto the outdoor patio area.  A portion of the outdoor patio was covered with a tent, which was perfect because there was a bit of drizzle that day.  The outdoor space features a tranquil fountain and sculpture garden.

The cocktail menu included beer, wine and two specialty cocktails.  The food was a mix of Fried Oyster Sliders, Cocktail Shrimp, Crab Cake Bahn Mi, Fried Catfish Cakes and French Onion Dip with fried onions and potato chips.  Gertrude’s will continue to host their Patio Party series for every Wednesday in July – August 2018.  And they also had outdoor games like a big chess set, checker set and card games.  Fun time for a Wednesday night.

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