Ballantine

Our server was excellent. Shared the boneless wings and fries. The sauce was tasty, the wings were over fried and greasy. Others ordered pizza. The carnivore was greasy. The build your own was convenient, but pricey. Location is convenient. Nice night so the windows were open which was nice. Cocktails were good.

Atrocious. Do not go here. We walked in a party of 5 at 6;05pm. There were maybe 10 people in the restaurant. Most of them at the bar not eating. We ordered within 10 mins of sitting down. 50 minutes later we still didn't have our food. My kids are crying in their seats because they are so hungry. I bitch at the bartender and our waitress and our food finally comes out. The kids chicken is burnt to the point where it's like dust on the plate. My wife's chicken is cold like it had been ready for a half hour. The crying kids still don't have anything to eat. We leave and go to McDonald's.

3.5 rounding up. Came here with a friend for a "moms need a break" evening. The server was so nice.Unfortunately, the Moscow mule tasted like vodka with just lime juice so we asked for more ginger beer with the next round. It was a just a fraction better. We didn't order more. We ordered the garlic knots - A++ Freshly shaved parm, soft insides, so good. I ordered the crispy chicken club that did not disclose it was made with chicken thigh on the menu. So be aware if they haven't updated the menu.There was live music and they were cognizant of our desire to be able to chat and say us further away from the speakers.

Friendly service always, great dinner specials. Very nice during the warm months in downtown Willoughby. We didn't eat inside but did order a to go special.

Stopped in for a couple $5 martinis and mules while passing through Willoughby. Happened in on a night where a lovely guitarist was playing some live music, and I just loved her rendition of "Dancing in the Moonlight" The Cosmo was done perfectly and the Mexican Mule was enjoyed as well! We ordered some honey sriracha Brussels sprouts which were spi-i-i-cy! They had cherries and slivered almonds which were just divine. I'm not a goat cheese lover so we subbed out for mozzarella instead! Woo-wee, my lips be burnin!We also had a nice simple strawberry pecan bleu cheese salad with mesclun mix + a white sherry vinaigrette, and oh my gosh, let's not forget the bacon! This was really a terrific texture!I have usually only come here for the dancing and the typical bar scene, but I'm happy we were coming this way for a piece of furniture. Way to go, Bally's!

Our party of 4 was in the mood for some burgers and since we were in Downtown Willoughby we said let's go to Ballantines. Hadn't been here in years and we were pleasantly surprised.First the drink special, the Pumpkin Caramel Mule was the ladies choice AND their new favorite! I went with my location test drink, a Bloody Mary. Without any hesitation it's in my top 5!! Perfectly spiced with a great selection of stuffed olive; piece of pepperoni; celery slice; lemon slice and lime slice all scewered together! Nice combo.We all had burgers and the hand cut fries. Burgers were perfect and so were the fries! No doggie bags this night!!Final note, our server Olivia, was fantastic! Ready for our humorous dinner banter; on the spot when we needed something and worthy of this recognition!!! Thanks Olivia!!It was a while but it won't be long for a return. Downtown Willoughby mainstay, and rightfully so!!

We came here for Cleveland burger week - we ordered the beer cheese with tortilla chips as an appetizer, the gyro burger for my husband and the peanut butter bacon burger for me. The beer cheese was tasty and filling. The bar tender was attentive and friendly. My husband loved his burger, that was cooked to order. Unfortunately, I ordered my burger med-we'll to well done and when they served it to me, there was blood on the plate. I cut into the burger and no surprise, it was bright pink. I asked if it could be cooked a bit longer, and they agreed. Two minutes later, they brought me the same burger, still pink in the middle. I tried to eat it, but I just couldn't find it appetizing and gave up after a few bites. The bar tender kindly took my burger off the bill but I left hungry. I would consider coming back but definitely not for a burger.

They had 26 food inspection violations, 11 of them being critical this year. https://www.cleveland.com/data/2023/06/what-are-the-20-lake-county-restaurants-with-the-most-food-inspection-violations-in-2022-2023.html

Visited DTW for the first time in a while and sat at the bar at Ballantine. Service was pretty friendly. It was clean and they put effort in to social distancing their customers. We ordered the BBQ pork poutine and the caramelized onion and mushroom spinach pizza. The toppings on the poutine were delicious but there weren't many fries on the plate and they were over cooked and too crispy. They lost the potato flavor. The onions were almost absent from the pizza, which, except for the occasional mushroom, lacked flavor. The ingredients were fresh, so I appreciated that. The liquor selection at the bar is vast, you'll find any flavor of vodka you can imagine. They even carry several flavored whiskeys. Worth a stop if you're looking for fresh bar food and drinks!

We wanted a mid-week clambake this fall and Ballantine was one of the few places that offered one. The overall clambake came with a lot of food including an excellent cup of chowder followed by a tray with a dozen small to medium clams, two roasted chicken thighs, roasted corn, red potatoes, coleslaw, melted butter, and thankfully a nice cup of bouillon. It was all quite good. In hind sight, I probably would have ordered another dozen clams for $13 because they were a little on the small side, but it was still a generous amount of food with one dozen. We loved the friendly and attentive service. The chef and head bartender even came out to chat with us.