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The best place in Ballard to see and be seen! Some of the best Mac and Cheese you will ever find and a great atmosphere to sip drinks and relax or hit the dance floor with live DJs Friday & Saturday n
Pre-prohibition style cocktails with modern twists. The staff is super personable and are more than willing to help you with drink selection and education. Come in during the week. Weekends are silly.
Don't come here on the weekend. It's Monday night, happy hour all night, amazing bar tender (Kate), incredible cocktails. We accounted for 50% of the entire guests. Ballard is worthless on weekends.
Leslie WilsonOctober 17, 2011Our waitress, Alicia, was awesome. The busser, whose name I didn't catch, was very entertaning. The bartender, Justin, however was neither...to put it nicely.
Kristin M.June 5, 2012Super creative and fun drinks! Try a cocktail! Avoid the frittata. Flavorless.
Rohit GopalMarch 21, 2016Crowded, but good drinks. DJ was really lazy, more of a jukebox than anything.
Mike BarbreJanuary 19, 2010Great food, great drinks and a fantastic environment. Definitely a destination spot for a great night out. Read more
The cocktails are great, but the beer list is equally impressive Read more
Matthew DulasApril 28, 2011The bartenders are slow to respond but the drinks are well-priced and the food is awesome.
Ryan MitrovichNovember 18, 2012Upstairs dance floor can be fun but beware: people are way too casual about ripping farts... You've been warned.
James MaloneMay 11, 2010This place is full of rapists on the weekend - the DJ who assaults my ears and the single white people who commit violence against my retinas by creepily grinding on the dance floor.
Heather MoAugust 7, 2010Come for th silly line you have to stand in to then shout at your friends to have a convo.
Shannon GarciaFebruary 21, 2010Another vote for the mac and cheese. Their whole happy hour menu is full of win.- Heather MoAugust 7, 2010So now that I waited in line outside, I'm now waiting in line inside to go upstairs where my friends already have a table??? Why would I ever do this again?
Alex HoangJanuary 19, 2013Got a section reserved and received easily some of the worst service in my life. They screwed up all our drinks and it took an hour to get one. Unbelievable.
Paul BalcerakAugust 7, 2010Come here early or on a weeknight. It's way too loud, way too packed and takes way to long to order drinks.
Derek ClovisJuly 2, 2011Really? They make you pay a $5 cover to go upstairs. They weren't doing that a year ago.
Franck CurierMarch 29, 2010This place is like THE one to avoid at all costs. Bad service, and almost got to call the cops to have our cards back.
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In the heart of Ballard, the BalMar is an urban lounge for dining, cocktails, & parties, with the largest selection of craft & local spirits in the neighborhood and a rotating selection of craft beer. Happy hour food/drink specials nightly until 7pm. Large party reservations. DJs on Fri & Sat.
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- 5:00 PM–2:00 AM
(206) 297-0500
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