Does Monarque serve real Wagyu?

Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on July 22, 2026. What the menu does not do is say which Wagyu: no prefecture, grade, breed status or producer is published, so the sourcing cannot be checked from outside. That is a gap in what is written down rather than a suggestion that anything is wrong with the beef, and plenty of kitchens buy carefully without printing the details.

What kind of Wagyu does Monarque serve?

Its menu discloses Australian. Each of those is taken from the venue's own current materials rather than from a review or a listing site, and the evidence behind it is quoted further down this page.

Is the Wagyu at Monarque Kobe beef?

It is licensed to serve Kobe and was not listing it when we last looked, on July 22, 2026. This venue does appear on the official Kobe registry, but Kobe was not on the menu at that check, so no Kobe badge is shown. Licensed rooms drop it between allocations and bring it back, so this can change without notice and is worth asking about directly.

Why is Monarque listed without a Wagyu badge?

Because a badge here means the sourcing was checked, not that the food is good. This listing is published because the venue genuinely advertises Wagyu on its own current material, and it carries no badge because that material does not say which Wagyu. If the venue publishes the prefecture, grade, breed status or producer, the listing can move.

Menu claim

Menu claim only

Monarque

Name: Monarque
Address: 1010 Fleet Street, Baltimore, MD, 21202, US
Telephone: 443)384-1480
Price range: $$$$

Baltimore, MD · French

Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean

Wagyu from $38 per person on the menu we read · up to $45 per person

On the official Kobe Beef registry as No. 1366. See the U.S. Kobe list

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Menu claim only

This listing's current published materials advertise Wagyu, but the offering does not meet our full verification standard for provenance. It carries no authenticity badge; undisclosed details remain explicitly unverified.

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Why it's listed

Atlas Restaurant Group's French brasserie and dinner-theatre room in Baltimore's Harbor East, at 1010 Fleet Street. Its one Wagyu dish is the French Dip a la Monarque at $36, made with Australian Wagyu culotte, caramelized onion, comte and truffle fries. The rest of the beef list is dry-aged in house and led by a market-price cote de boeuf; the burger is built on Roseda Farms beef. Private dining adds a ten-ounce Wagyu flat iron and a Wagyu coulotte carving station. The restaurant is licensed by the Kobe Beef Association under registration No. 1366. Open Tuesday through Saturday for dinner.

Authenticity flags

This restaurant is licensed by the Kobe Beef Association, but no Kobe, and no Japanese beef of any kind, appears on any menu it currently publishes. If Kobe is what you are coming for, call ahead rather than assuming it is available.
The Wagyu in the French dip is described only as Australian. No ranch or producer is named and no marbling score is given, so there is no way to check the beef's quality or source from the menu.
Older write-ups still circulating online describe an A5 Japanese Wagyu Kobe program sold by the ounce here. Nothing of the kind appears on the current menu, so treat those descriptions as out of date.

Wagyu on the menu

Australian
Brand / Prefecture
Not listed
Grade
Not listed
Producer
Not listed

Origin	Brand / Prefecture	Grade	Producer
Australian	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed

The experience

Sold by the ounce

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Cuts named on the Wagyu menu

Read from this venue’s quoted evidence, so a listed cut may not be on tonight. What these cuts are

Evidence on file

“FRENCH DIP À LA MONARQUE australian wagyu culotte, caramelized onion, comte, truffle fries, everything spice au jus . . . 36.00”
monarquebaltimore.com
“WAGYU FLAT IRON 10oz Wagyu Flat Iron with bearnaise ... Carving Station PRIME RIB 60.00 pp BEEF TENDERLOIN 56.00 pp LAMB RACK 45.00 pp WAGYU BEEF COULOTTE 38.00 pp”
monarquebaltimore.com
“Monarque Registration No.1366 (Distributor) Rocker Bros Meat USA505S Exeter St. Blhmarc MD 21202 TEL (443)384-1480”
kobe-niku.jp

+3 more quotes on file

“MONARQUE BURGER roseda farms, 8oz, miso-cured bacon, truffled egg yolk, comté, crispy onions, aioli . . . 31.00 ... CÔTE de BŒUF bone-in ribeye dry-aged in house, bone marrow, cipollini, sauce perigueux mkt”
monarquebaltimore.com
“Hours Happy Hour Tuesday - Saturday 5pm - 7pm Dinner Tuesday - Thursday 5pm - 12am Friday - Saturday 5pm - 2am ... Contact 1010 Fleet Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202”
monarquebaltimore.com
“2026-03-25T14:54:18 .../2026/03/Monarque-March-2026-Dinner-Menu-.pdf [newest dinner menu in the media library; the next most recent is Monarque_Dinner_03.13.26.pdf, confirming the March 2026 PDF is current]”
monarquebaltimore.com

Quoted from the venue's own menu or site. A Wagyu claim on a menu is not the same as documented provenance.

Address

1010 Fleet Street · Baltimore, MD 21202Get directions See Baltimore on the Wagyu map →

Phone

443)384-1480

Price

Last checked

July 22, 2026 · evidence on file

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Common questions

Does Monarque serve real Wagyu?: Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on July 22, 2026. What the menu does not do is say which Wagyu: no prefecture, grade, breed status or producer is published, so the sourcing cannot be checked from outside. That is a gap in what is written down rather than a suggestion that anything is wrong with the beef, and plenty of kitchens buy carefully without printing the details.
What kind of Wagyu does Monarque serve?: Its menu discloses Australian. Each of those is taken from the venue's own current materials rather than from a review or a listing site, and the evidence behind it is quoted further down this page.
Is the Wagyu at Monarque Kobe beef?: It is licensed to serve Kobe and was not listing it when we last looked, on July 22, 2026. This venue does appear on the official Kobe registry, but Kobe was not on the menu at that check, so no Kobe badge is shown. Licensed rooms drop it between allocations and bring it back, so this can change without notice and is worth asking about directly.
Why is Monarque listed without a Wagyu badge?: Because a badge here means the sourcing was checked, not that the food is good. This listing is published because the venue genuinely advertises Wagyu on its own current material, and it carries no badge because that material does not say which Wagyu. If the venue publishes the prefecture, grade, breed status or producer, the listing can move.