Ballentine was a great Happy Hour location until recently: now one has to ask for the beers on HH, one has to ask for the HH menu, one has to specify s/he is ordering from the HH menu...it gets to be a lot of work to save a buck, and.the food is not worth the hassle. Waitresses with attitude who are unwilling to offer a current/accurate beer list? No, we won't be going back, and we were Wednesday night regulars. Lots of other good choices on the block.
The 1899 just in back (same owners) is a better choice: laid back atmosphere, good juke box, and no attitude.