Breakfast Menu "Carrabba's Italian Grill" Ellicott City
Chain eatery & bar serving a diverse menu of classic Italian fare in a family-friendly setting.
Carrabba's Italian Grill, 4430 Long Gate Pkwy, Ellicott City, MD 21043
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Overall a good Carrabba's location, the food is good and consistent. Ordering online from here is also pretty consistent except sometimes they will forget to give you bread in your order. Dining inside generally is a positive experience, but sometimes they are very understaffed when it's busy.
We reserved a large dinner for my Aunts 70th birthday. This is our second time here with a large group within a couple of months. They did a little better with attending the group, we had two, and they were only concerned about the larger one. We had a fan in the corner on a chair blowing as we sat at the table sweating. The bread was not fresh and hot. The drinks were melted and warm. They served me a dry partially burned piece of salmon and when I asked for it to be sent back, she said "oh I don't know about that, I will see about that". I just sat there patiently waiting for a response that finally came after everyone had finished their meals and was packing up to leave, "oh, we will get you another piece of salmon". It was brought in a to go container as if to say, here's your food, bye. They always take forever bringing the checks.
The whole staff at Carrabba’s in Ellicott City was fantastic. From the moment we were seated, the General Manager, Shannon, came over and greeted us and welcomed us as if we were eating in his own home. After his welcoming, Sierra, came over and took our order and was thorough with her knowledge of the menu. My wife was interested in a glass of Pinot Noir, but, she highly recommended a bottle of Conundrum. She was spot on with her recommendation! The Conundrum was so delicious, we ordered a second bottle! My wife is deathly allergic to Gluten & Shellfish. We were hesitant about her eating out and had made up our minds that she’d just have the wine and the rest of the family eat. Shannon came over and asked how our apps were and inquired what my wife ordered for her main meal. After telling him of our situation, he assured us that our allergies would be no problem and that he would personally make sure everything would be sanitary & okay to eat. She ordered the Chicken Bryan and she was in ecstasy being able to eat out. She LOVED her meal. I ordered the Lamb Chops and they were a godsend! Unbelievably amazing! EVERYTHING at the Carrabba’s in Ellicott City, MD was top notch! Will definitely be back and highly recommend to anyone looking for stellar service and scrumptious food.
Honestly, I see a lot of comments on here However, far from my experience. Fortunately, there was no large crowd came from other restaurants who had 15 to 20 or more minute waits Unhappy customers and unhappy employees, along with late ones coming and explaining Themselves.... Something said to go elsewhere. And that's what I did.… came here first timer Nevertheless We were seated extremely fast. We got our food extremely fast and hot. Not only was the waiter very attentive. Her customer service was impeccable and I could not take my eyes off of their manager. I've never seen managers (other than a few places) Picking up plates checking on customers asking people if everything is okay I felt like I was going through a bar rescue stress test Everything was beyond expectation and the food was crazy good. I never finish all my food and not need a doggy bag and the new basal drink is out of this world. I don't even particularly drink unless it's my birthday or New Year's but I had 2 of these won't regret it. Definitely coming back, thanks again. Because Chick-fil-a now has competition🥰
Server was inattentive and seemed to rather want to bartend to her coworkers than check tables. Never stopped by the table after dropping 3 out of 4 of our plates. Had to go get her from the bar to pack up our 4th plate because we were done with all our food. No drink refills offered. Sat with empty glasses for the majority of our meal. Not worth the cost.
~6 visits so far since 2022, just walked out with no service. Seated in bar section, bartender looked right at us then walked the other way to shoot the breeze with other non busy staff. Apparently we had a waitress who was too busy to get to us after 5m, but not cool that bartender ignored us. Most food quality has been pretty good, but a few misses. Also, expected salty. Food is tasty and you can tell most things are homemade. Including the bowl of chicken noodle soup. App. Trio Sampler (pic) which everything came out hot and tasty. Vegetarian wife had the eggplant parmesan and said it's one of the best she's had. Her angel hair pasta and sauce were cooked perfectly. Next visit I discovered the Trio Chicken entree where you can have your choice of the different chicken entrees. I chose masala, chicken ravioli, and picante (pic), fantastic. But the price has gone waaaaay up. Now $28. Had a steak (pic) as part of a trio entree thing and it was terribly tough even tho it wasn't overcooked. Bad meat = bad dining.
I felt like I was sitting in dingy dirt. The place needs cleaning, lighting, updating, and rejuvenating. I will not be back. The food looked and tasted amateur. It was not a good experience. Our waitress was great.
Just ... decent. Nothing jumped out. The pluses? Restaurant was clean, server was pleasant, price was reasonable. The minuses? Food was average, not very hot, service was slow. I've had much better experiences at competitors' restaurants. I'll certainly try this place again, as I hope I just caught them on an off day.