7556 Main Street Bistro

Small but clean and well run. We had the Asian fusion pork belly pasta and honey barbecue salmon. Both dishes were delicious but the sauce on the pasta overwhelmed the salmon. We went on a Saturday night in December with no reservations and were seated immediately. Service was excellent and prices were reasonable.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

We got Thanksgiving dinner from the Bistro the last couple of years. The food is exceptional. The portions were very generous.

The people were amazing too. They were very kind enough to modify the order size a couple of days before Thanksgiving.

Food: 5

Best plate of Thanksgiving food I’ve ever had! Friendly staff too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

If you are driving by Sykesville i highly recommend a visit here. I went here with my family for Brunch service. The service was great, drinks were great, and most importantly the food was great. I ate the Pancakes and French Toast and they were both awesome. The chef stopped by our table to ensure the food came out as we ordered. Great experience all around.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This is an unexpected and lovely find. Good wine selection. Friendly service and the Chef came out and checked on us despite just ordering an appetizer. We closed the place down (9ish in a slow Tues) but they never rushed us out or made us feel like we should leave.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Brunch is amazing. Great food options and very delicious. They also usually have a guitar duo playing songs Sunday mornings.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Stuffed French Toast

This is a great local place with a friendly atmosphere and delicious food. The scallops and shrimp were cooked to perfection, with a nice spiciness, and the pizzas were not greasy, the dough was soft but with a slightly crispy edge. The chef did a great job, thank you very much! Highly recommend and hope I'll return to try another dishes!
Also this is a dog friendly place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good cream of crab,Brisket Philly

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Had an early dinner. The chicken liver pate is first class. The meatballs needed a little more kick. The blackberry bourbon is very tasty.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

This place just opened up and I had to go and try it out, the food was great. Hotdogs were very big as well. I met the owner and he was very friendly.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food overall was okay, but nothing outstanding. My main concern is with the mussels. Numerous broken shells in the dish. The kitchen insisted they were safe, but I have my doubts

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

First time at this venue, came here with the wife and daughter (8) on a Saturday evening around 8. Always wanting to try new things and not having eaten all day, found this place on google with a pretty good rating and generally good reviews. I love finding local restaurants and had high hopes. Unfortunately, we were left very disappointed.Atmosphere: Just a couple customers seated at the time, no big deal, we were probably past the dinner rush (is that a thing on a Saturday evening?). The menu had a nice selection, the venue was open, not much in the way of music, but the TV’s at the bars were on and playing several games. Wife commented the decor made us feel as if we were close to the beach (which is nice). That’s about all for the good.Service: The menu and the initial jug of water came quickly, and the food was served up with a relatively short wait. When asked for recommendations on the menu, the server gave 2 pastas and 1 appetizer, then said “the soups are good, the salads are good, the sandwiches are good.” Asked what were the popular items, and received “honestly, everything”. Finished the first jug of water relatively quickly, but the waitress didn’t come back to refill our jug for at least 10 minutes, during which time the other tables had already left. Entrees were served within 10 minutes of the appetizers which was fine because we were hungry but waitresses never came to ask how the appetizers were, and when they came to serve the entrees, I asked for extra bread, even stating that the appetizers were too salty without something bland. You would think that after this incident, they would come to ask if the entrees were better, but we ate for about 20 minutes (we wanted to exchange the food for something but they never came out of the kitchen) and couldn’t eat the food anymore because it was generally so salty, and the waitresses never came to ask how things were until we had stopped eating for about 10 minutes. She came to clear some of the dishes (which my daughter was still working on because we could at least eat the bread) and finally asked how were things, and we told her everything was too salty, and received a “hmm, that’s strange.” No further elaboration, no apologies. We ate half of one dish and less than half of the other, which we ended up not even taking home because I couldn’t figure out how to make it better. Then after bringing the box to take home the half dish, waited another 5 minutes before she came to ask if we wanted anything else or the check. I fully expected a manager to come and apologize. I’m not looking for a comp’d meal or refund, but there was nothing done to make things better.Food: The service was bad, but the food was not better. We had the blackened tuna, which was mediocre, but at least edible. Had their special of the night, the scallop, shrimp and crab (i think) chowder. This came out served with the consistency of mashed potatoes rather than a liquid and way too salty. 3 slices of bread were used as a holder to spread the chowder and take the saltiness down a notch. The chowder was loaded with seafood, so that was good, though ingredients were a little too overcooked for me.For entree’s, we ordered the pork belly fusion pasta at the server’s recommendation and the drunken noodles. Both were too salty, as if someone had a large container of sauce and just kept pouring more on like if a little is good, a lot is better. The flavor was strong, but the salt was just on another level. We each took about 2 bites of the drunken noodles (which my daughter orders regularly at Thai restaurants) and couldn’t eat anymore. Didn’t even bother taking it home. The pork belly was tasty, but again, the noodles were drowned in the stock sauce. Took it home to mix with rice (a lot of it). The best thing served was the bread, which was actually hot, soft on the inside with a nice crunch.Very disappointed given the other good reviews, wanted to like it but I’m still drinking water to dilute the salt out of my system. 2 stars only because I’ve actually had 1 star meals before.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 1

First time visiting. Got busy relatively quickly after we arrived and it's a smaller location so seating is limited. Lots of gluten free options which was nice. Ordered the blackberry smash cocktail with gin which I enjoyed. Tried the cream of crab soup for an appetizer. While it was delicious, it was not hot enough. It was also served with an Asian soup spoon which was unexpected? Not sure why. Had the beet salad first and while the flavor was good it was deconstructed basically which wasn't ideal for me so I probably wouldn't order it again. Really enjoyed the margherita pizza though. Was my favorite part of the meal! I would return again to try other things in future.

Dietary restrictions: Gluten free options

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Best hot dog I have ever had. Must go.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

One of the best meals we've had. We stopped in for Sunday Brunch and couldn't be more pleased with the food and service. Wild blueberry pancakes were the special of the day, so we ordered them as a side dish the Croque-Madame and omelette we ordered since we couldn't make up our mind. They were the best pancakes we've had. The produce used in the garlic spinich-tomato salad and the mushrooms in the omelette were very fresh and flavourful, not something you find much of today. Both the Croque-Madame and the omelette were outstanding in their own right. Chef Keith is a master in the kitchen elevating even basic dishes to amazing. He and his staff doing an fantastic job. Sykesville is very lucky to have 7556 Main in our community.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5