Saffron (Closed)

Saffron
802 N. Charles St.
Mt. Vernon, Baltimore
410-528-1616
Eclectic
www.saffronbaltimore.com
Cost: $$$$
Reservations: Recommended
Date of meal: February 2007
National Price-Quality Frontier: Inside It
Baltimore Price-Quality Frontier: Inside It

The Saffron website indicates that the restaurant is "temporarily closed." I'm not sure how temporary this is. While I believe the restaurant was closed by the time I moved to Baltimore, I was taken there by my now-colleagues when I interviewed for my current position.

I thought it was a perfect place to take someone for work. It was quiet. Decor was plush. To my taste, it was a bit fussy but this kind of formality is probably good for work dinners. Service was good. If it re-opened, I would recommend it for a work dinner in the mid- to high-$20s range.

I don't remember what any of us ate, but I do remember thinking my food was only so-so. Maybe this presaged Saffron's closure, as I've been told that it has a string of very accomplished chefs in the past.