Blackfinn Ameripub Ballantyne

We came to lunch on the working day! We sat fast and the atmosphere was really nice. Everyone enjoyed their food. Our food came out in time. We had the shrimp appetizer, forget the picture! We had all the Entrees. The food was very good. The Pommes are love. My baby loved their children eating pizza. I personally didn't like the mixed drinks. I can't explain it. I tried two of them and they were not for me. I had the chicken tacos!! Your tortillas are the best. My love had the bama buttermilk chicken sandwich. A child had a pub burger and the other had a buffalo chicken sandwich!

We are in town as I am working for a local hospital so we are taking time when we can to try out a new local restaurant. We found this place and since it was close to our hotel we wanted to check it out. We walked in and stood at the host stand for a few minutes longer than we had anticipated which didn't give us a good first impression. However, we were then seated and our server ended up being quite good. I had the shrimp and grits while my g/f had the grilled turkey meat loaf. I loved my dish while she did like the meat loaf however the sweet potato side was just way too sweet. Outside of that, we had a pleasant dining experience with the great service and reasonable prices.

I was here on 6/18/22 and was lucky enough to get outdoor seating on that beautiful day. The waitress was so kind and patient. Unfortunately the food wasn't great. I ordered the chicken and waffles. Presentation was great, the dish just packed flavor. The waffle itself was delicious but the chicken nor thr home fries had flavor. I was very disappointed I love fries and if they added some salt and pepper it would've been good. You shouldn't have to depend on sauce or ketchup for flavor, they should enhance the dish.

The service was good and the staff was kind. However, the rest was not preferable.a big turnoff is when food is brought out within 2-3 minutes of receiving appetizers, salad. Everything was just placed together before giving time to each course. We had a group and the appetizers ordered were not good. The fried devil eggs tasted like plain eggs with panko crumbs. There was absolutley no flavor. The brie was oversalted and that took away from the flavor of the brie and cranberries. The drinks were dissapointing. Millionaire cocktail was over salted and tasted only like sour mix and didnt come with the black lava salt that was advertised. The dragon berry cocktail was okay but nothing special. And the long island ice tea tasted like a lemon drop. Every drink ordered was overdone with sour mix, making it so absolutley no other taste was possible. The entrees everyone seemed to enjoy. The ribs appeared to fall right off the bone. I ordered the shrimp and grits. The shrimp was cooked perfect. The grits are a grit cake. Which i was pleasantly surprised with. The side salad i ordered, for $6.99, was not worth the price and was barely tossed in dressing. I really enjoyed the dish. Im just disappointed the quality of the appetizers and drinks were subpar.

We haven?t been to Blackfinn a few years. Our most recent visit was a nice surprise. We enjoyed sitting outside on a beautiful day! The menu seems to have improved. My wife had the ?HIPPIE BOWL? (pulled chicken, quinoa, sesame and basil, topped with fresh avocado). I had the ?CALI BURGER? (with a black bean burger by choice) wi pepperjack cheese, green goddess, sliced avocado, fresh tomato, house made pickles served on a lettuce cup. We also had amazing appetizers, the ?OUTER BANKS SHRIMP AND CRAB DIP? and ?CAULIFLOWER TOTS? both were wonderful. It was too much food, however. So, some went home with us! Highly recommend.