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| - Seems like all my fellow Elite's on Yelp have nailed the review on Ballantine's. I personally have been coming to Ballantine's for over 3 years off and on both for food and fun. The food itself has made some changes about 2.5 years ago and has been going pretty strong since. Their happy hour apps at that bar are well worth it, beer selection is fantastic, and even the martinis are poured appropriately if you know what I mean.
As for fun, its the typical Willoughby late night crowd, 21-31 yr old booze hungry people looking for the usual late night hook-up, not really here for the ambiance, just here because it appears that 'classier' girls hang out at Ballantine's. Regardless, to each their own right!, no biggie because I'm usually closer to home by the time all this action starts so I enjoy Ballantine's for what it has to offer as a hip "gastropub" type venue between the hours of 5 and 10.
Overall, I do like Willoughby, enjoy the small town feel, and love the potential for great food, but just hope that the late night partying doesn't take away from the realness of Downtown Willoughby and what all the owners take pride in.
Added kudos for the 1899 pub being part of the Ballantine family.
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