5 Stars for the service....

The food isn't fine dining nor is it close, but it's decent for the price. Sometimes, it surprises and wows you, sometimes it's a let down. Overall, after a few visits, it's worth the risk if you're looking for more than just dinner.

Let's be real. Balthazar shines for it's beer selection. It's what draws us in and what keeps us coming back. The list of local beers on tap is great and the fact that they have so many other drinks for non beer drinkers is even better. All the while, they keep the prices relative, which is huge! Nobody wants to pay $10 for a beer and have to pay $20 for their partner to have a margarita.

So overall. I have to say it's a job well done for food and prices. They know their demographic and are killing it.

After a handful of visits though, the thing that prompted me to write this review, is the service.

We've had bad service here before. So like anywhere, it can happen. Generally though, it's been up to par or if you're at the bar, better than most. However tonight was something else and deserving of mention.

We showed up and sat at the bar at around 6pm on a Saturday. Service was about what you'd expect to start, but within an hour, both my wife and I were pretty surprised by the bar tender's attention to detail.

He wasn't intrusive or overbearing at all, but also not dismissive or ignorant. He always made eye contact so that if we did need something, all it took was a glance at our glass and he was there.

With such a large and busy bar, both front and back, this is something you know was learned over time and we really appreciate as former service industry personnel. So job well done to Mathieu! Hope that's the correct spelling 🤞

I know there were two working tonight and both were on top of things. So I hate to single anyone out, but he was the one who served us all night and deserves mention. So if management is reading this, he was the taller of the two and was wearing the white shirt.

So now that the book is over, I guess I should say. We'll be back. Probably in the next few weeks. Tonight was the best yet!