Been coming here for years but never thought to review it til now. I don't normally think of this place for food but I've eaten here a lot. Just recently it hit me when I went here twice in a week. It's pretty dang good. I got the Tuna and mashed potatoes on Friday. It helps too that everyone's favorite bar tender in town works there. She keeps the place lively. So don't discount this joint. It's a good time. read more

Bally Hotel - Ahi tuna - New American Near Me - Bally, Pennsylvania

Come here for lunch every time I'm in Bally. Came in 3 times this week for lunch. Haven't been here in a couple years due to Covid so was surprised it had changed. Was more open and brighter. They also took my favorite salad off the menu, the avocado and spinach salad On Wednesday I had the Buffalo chicken salad. It was really good. Chicken was nice pieces with a spicy buffalo sauce and a blue cheese dressing On Thursday I had the Guinness beef stew and the lunch special California bacon cheese burger. It comes with fries and pickles. The stew was really good, very tasty and chock full of stock. The burger was cooked medium and everything was fresh. Fries were really good On Friday I had more beef stew and the el Rancho steak salad. Salad was very good, lots of steak and the chipotle ranch dressing was amazingly good Service was good all 3 days, efficient and friendly read more

Bally Hotel - Menu for 12/22 - New American Near Me - Bally, Pennsylvania

I love this place. The owner always greets my wife and I whenever we show up with open arms. The food portions are HUGE! The ambiance is quite chill. I would definitely recommend this place. Thank you for always making us feel like family read more

Cute place, very limited menu. Bartender was busting her butt doing bar and tables. Ordered bacon wrapped scallops for an appetizer, they were not fully cooked. Shepards Pie was good. Hubby had salmon, very small portion, mashed sweet potatoes were cold. Still left a nice tip, and no thank you. We would go back for a drink but not for dinner. read more

A friendly local bar with incredible service -- Tory is more than wonderful -- and delicious food. My British husband loved the bangers and mash and I truly enjoyed the creative Dutchtine (brussel sprouts, cheese curds, little pierogis, and blistered tomatoes with a bacon jam sauce ). Everyone knew each other and sang along with the Karaoke. We had such a great time that we went back the next night! read more

Bally Hotel - a burger and fries on a checkered plate - New American Near Me - Bally, Pennsylvania

My family and friends frequent the Bally. We have lived 2 blocks away for 7yrs and we are there at least every-other week. This past weekend we were there to celebrate a birthday and I ordered my personal favorite, fish and chips. This particular time the fish came out still frozen in the middle with the raw juices dripping all over the chips and cole slaw. I sent it back after tearing the fish apart(as I do to allow it to cool faster)and dumping the cole slaw out so it wasn't sent back out as ot was contaminated. The owner/cook came out of the kitchen and insulted me in front of our party and every customer around! What?!!! I'm criticized for YOUR mistake. Highly disappointed, no apology....nothing. A usually pleasant experience ruined by a an off night? Usualy at least four stars, today just 2. read more

The food here is delicious! Everything that we got was so good. The atmosphere is great and the staff are super friendly. Truly a nice place to go and have dinner. read more

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The new menu at the Bally hotel is fabulous, and has some completely unique fare for this area. They are a hidden gem. Through the pandemic they remodeled and refreshed the interior, built a cute outdoor private patio, and refreshed the bar. The servers are great, the owner is nice, and the chef is very willing to work around any specific requests. Try the "Dutchine" for an appetizer, the PO Boy for dinner, and I've yet to have a bad desert there. The Baileys mouse I had on this trip was great, not too sweet, just enough Baileys. The tables are also spaced nicely apart so you're not on top of the folks next to you as well which is a perk. I highly recommend them. read more

My family and I decided to try this place for lunch and thank goodness we did! Food was very good. I had the Portobello Burger and yummmmm! My 1daughter had the California Cheese burger and the other 1 had the Mahi Grilled Tacos and they enjoyed it as well. My husband had the 20/20 Burger and that was really good too. Oops almost forgot... we had the Mac & Cheese Balls and Onion Rings as appetizers and they were very good too . Service was very good . We got there when it first opened so we didn't have to wait:) read more

Nice food selection great drinks and friendly service. We have not been here for quite some time and the improvements to the place really make it open and inviting read more

Balky hotel is a place I've driven by so many times and finally got to eat at. My wife and daughter ate there on leap day and because of a full back dining room we sat in the back room of the bar. We actually preferred the back room. It was not crowded and my daughter and I got to play pool. Our server (I can't remember her name sorry) was a delight to have served us. She was so funny and outgoing. It just added to our relaxing evening. All of our food was fabulous. The best was dessert. I had the Irish Soda Bread Pudding with ice cream with caramel drizzle. Luckily it was the last piece and it was served by none other then - Mom. I think Mom must be the head of the kitchen! We were so happy things worked and we got to experience this gem of Bally. We will be back! read more

Bally Hotel - Irish Soda Bread Pudding - New American Near Me - Bally, Pennsylvania

We came here in search of my cousin who is a regular here for the "Irish Wake", and although he turned out to not be in attendance, we had a great time. Parking lot is across the street, and they even have people to help you cross the street (with glowing sabers). This place definitely ebodies "business in the front, party in the back." The bar area in the front is very tame, while down the stairs is a tented off mosh pit ready to join! The bar areas in the tent are cash only, and there were tons of porta-potties everywhere. They did have a DJ spinning everything from "Sexy and I know it" (LMFAO) to throwbacks "I want it that way" (BSB) and "Hit me baby (one more time)" (Britney Spears). With plenty of dancing and tons of drinks, how could you not want to go back? read more

I just noticed how short and dated my review on Yelp! was for this neighborhood gem, and I had written a full review on my BLOG a while back, so I am sharing that review here on Yelp! It is worth noting that my full review does not fit here -- so visit me at http://bruceasarte.blogspot.com for the full review! Appetizers and Soups The Bally Hotel's menu changes from time to time, but no matter what the menus says you can count on the Hotel to have a solid list of quality appetizers. The crab dip is solid -- a little creamy but always well done! The mozzarella sticks are big cheesy sticks of yumminess. The deluxe nachos are everything you'd expect from a big plate of nachos and for a fun variation, try the Irish nachos! Bacon wrapped scallops? Oh yes! Plus, big thumbs up on the calamari! My wife gets the calamari tossed in buffalo sauce -- try it! As far as soups go, I don't know if I've ever had anything other than their French Onion Soup. The FOSoup is that good! I have a crock almost every visit! They have chili listed on the soup menu, I don't consider it a soup. It is good chili, not fantastic but you can't go wrong ordering it. The only thing that I've had from the appetizer menu that I didn't care for was the potato skins. They aren't bad, they just don't make them the way I like them. They scoop out almost all the potato and fill it with toppings, it leaves them almost crunchy. This is a preference thing - some people will love it! Sandwiches and BurgersEvery cheesesteak on the menu is fantastic -- haven't had one I didn't like. I love the Barnyard the best! It is piled on with several different meats and cheeses -- it's enough to satisfy any appetite! Another highlight is the Prime Rib Steak Sandwich - high quality meat on a roll. The sandwich menu is quite extensive and has a number of speciality type options. If you're in the mood for a quick sandwich, pick your favorite and go with it! They come with chips -- so order a plate of waffle fries to go with it for a bigger meal. The one thing I simply cannot recommend at The Bally Hotel are the burgers. I've had more than one and they just aren't good. They taste like they are frozen patties fried up on a griddle and it just doesn't work well. I am surprised that the Hotel doesn't make the fresh, they make everything else with such a high quality of freshness and flavor the burger seems like an easy fit into that niche. They just don't. Entrees The entree menu is quite extensive from chicken to steak to pasta to seafood. There is something for everyone. What I like about the menu is that if you want a simple New York Strip you can get it. If you want a New York Strip topped with Crab Imperial and Bernaise sauce, you can get that too -- and it's delicious! Want surf and turf? Yup -- you can get your Filet Mignon with Shrimp and/or Scallops! They often have Prime Rib and racks of rib on special, too. The chicken menu is one of my favorites in the area. Sure, they have Chicken Parm -- but they also have Gaelic Chicken (my favorite), the Swiss Frenchmen, Chicken of Kings and the Hotel Classic Chicken which is a thigh with the bone removed and stuff with sausage and apples with an apple reduction. The Gaelic is a sautéed chicken breast in a Chardonnay Red Sauce topped with garlic spinach & shredded parmesan cheese. If you like Chicken Cordon Bleu, you will dig the Swiss Frenchmen. Beer Menu The Bally Hotel is, in fact, a bar and restaurant and they have an extensive beer selection. They usually have Stella Artois on tab, which I like. They also have Chimay which is one of my personal favorites and often hard to find. I didn't mention much about cost so far, but all the entrees are priced right. Your chicken dishes will run you between $11-$15, steak runs up near $20 and the appetizer menu sits between $5 and $10. They have a really great kids menu, too! I most certainly haven't covered every aspect of the Hotel here -- but I invite you to go and experience it yourself! Overall: Atmosphere: 5/5 - The bar area is noisy, but its a bar... the dining room is not. But no more Dave Matthews please... Service: 4/5 Food: 4/5 Price: 5/5 Overall: 4.5/5 Pros: Food is very good - love the French Onion Soup, Buffalo Wings, Gaelic Chicken the most - everything priced right! Good kids menu. Cons: Burgers are a no-go! Go Again: We go all the time! read more

Bally Hotel - $5 domestic pitchers on Monday - New American Near Me - Bally, Pennsylvania

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What a great remodel! The place was packed wall to wal for St. Patrick's Day, the beer was cold and fresh , the food was great. It was refreshing to see everyone supporting a long time local establishment. I'll be back Bally Hotel read more

Just not friendly , wouldn't come back if it was last restaurant on the planet, to many other places that appreciate their customers

We used to go to Bally hotel quite often but got tired of the menu. New menu is great! A lot of Irish items. I had bangers and boxtys and it was out of this world! Yummy! The draft beer selection was good but wish there were more craft beers. We will be back read more

Bally Hotel - Bangers and boxtys - New American Near Me - Bally, Pennsylvania

This place is an excellent Irish dive bar. I recommend anything on the menu but I always get the pretzel and burger. The chef is great and they have a very good beer selection. read more

Fried green tomatoes with balsamic reduction!! No more needs to be said as far as I'm concerned!

The Bally is great as a bar and restaurant, but this review is for hosting an event there. This is perfect for a guest list of 50 or fewer, if your wedding is not going to be super-formal. The prices are VERY low, considering that you get great food (all of my guests raved about their meals, even the hard-to-please ones) and professional service. You can get a three-course meal made to order for each guest for about $35 a person, including tax and tip (of course, talk to Ian, the head chef, for the exact prices and details). They offer your guests a choice between steak, chicken, fish, and a vegetarian pasta, and I loved that they didn't have to choose their dinners two months ahead of time. Also, the Bally charges by the number of dinners served, so if your guest count changes at the last minute, you won't be stuck with the wrong number of meals. They offer several options for alcohol and will work with you to suit your needs -- we chose an open bar for wine only, but when we got the bill, I regretted that we had not added beer, since it turned out we could have afforded that as well. Plus a lot of our guests opted for the Victory beer they have on tap. The dining room is comfortable and well-decorated, and we had it to ourselves. Afterwards, we moved over to the bar side for karaoke and dancing, where our guests mingled with the other Bally customers. Ana is fantastic as a reception coordinator, and even baked our cake for us herself. She kept everything running smoothly while, as the bride, I was too distracted to be very helpful. In all, it was a perfect night and we were so happy that the Bally let us throw an awesome party without going broke. Their flexibility and hospitality was much appreciated. They even put our names on the sign marquee, which was a nice touch. read more

Bally Hotel - Fantastic reception location. - New American Near Me - Bally, Pennsylvania

Review based on dive bar status: Pretty damn good. We were here for a quick pit atop I had mini pirogies to start. Probably just Mrs. Smith's, but they were perfectly fried and seasoned. Sorry I was too damn hungry to take a photo. I also had chicken florentine soup. Not a whole lot of body, but the broth was excellent and it was exactly what I needed given I had a head cold from hell. Hubby has the cheese bacon tots. They were so done right. Cheesy, salty and perfectly crispy. Everything you want in bar food. Spicy chili was actually too hot to eat. He opted for no sour cream, but it probably would have toned down the spice. Staff is very friendly. Four stars for now simply because it was a Sunday afternoon and we don't know what it's like on a Friday or Saturday night. But we will make the road trip from Philly and meet up with some of our suburban friends. read more

Had dinner this week with friends. Disappointed. The place has been re-organized and the menu changed. I had a crock of the onion soup which was OK but the main course was marginal at best.Several others said the same thing. It's just a pub fair menu read more

Great service & food plus regular check ins from one of the owners. Plus they made a special effort and treated our niece with an awesome dessert to celebrate her 100 high school career goal in lacrosse just from us mentioning that it was why we were out for dinner to celebrate! Nothing beats the personal service!! read more

Everyone loves this place, and I don't know why?!? My fiancé and I had lunch and beers. The good: they have a good beer selection They have some nice looking specials Outdoor seating Friendly hostess The bad: no beer list (pet peeve!) Smaller draft selection with many bottles Poor service No vegetarian options Burger not great I won't be returning. Perhaps I missed what these folks are raving about?!? read more

A solid spot for throwing back a few with some buds. Went last Thursday, for "wing" night, and was not disappointed. $4/dozens, numerous flavors, and $5 domestic ptchers. I did not opt for the domestic pitcher, and thankfully they have a decent selection of local microbrew options (Troeggs, Victory, DogFish, Etc.), as well as HopDevil on tap. Breezed over the menu, and it looks promising...nothing super special, but well made options. read more

The experience was bad . Monday my husband and I came in for a nice dinner. We had a waitress named Toni The f word was flying out her mouth She messed up On our order she forgot drinks thanks to the new lady she was training for helping us I was very happy with her at one point I turned around and I heard our waitress talk about how drunk and high she gets and about a concert. Not good for costumers and she should Not be working with people and I am going to spread the word and make sure people Know about her it's was not good. You would have more business in there with gold waitresses that are not bar flys and have a trash mouth we were very offended by this read more

Clean yes. That is where the good stops! Walked in at little after 7 pm. And place was empty except for one other family and couple people at bar. They sat our party of 2 at the smallest table they had. Asked for water and coffee. It was brought out while we looked at menu. Water was in clean glasses and cold but so was the coffee! Strike one!! Brought out a small container of sugar and substitute. I guess Durham is very expensive because there were only 4 real sugars in the basket to put out cold coffee. Asked for some hot coffee and got some microwaved coffee in a few minutes. Ordered prime rib and Delmonico steak both medium with salad and French onion in crock. They brought the salad and my soup out at same time. Ok little lettuce 2 strings on onion and half a slice of tomato. French onion soup tasted like a big salty bowl of salt. Way to much salt. Not 5 minutes later they brought out the plates with our main course. Since were at a tiny table there was no place to put them. Strike 2! Only choice was little round potatoes or fries and only one vegetable green beans. At least they were fresh. Prime rib was overdone and thick. Good on thick bad on overdone. Steak was about 1/4 inch thick with plenty of fat and grizzle Pitifully for $21. Strike 3. We did get a home made loaf of bread that looked like large turd. Not I bad but the teaspoon of butter want enough. Never asked if I wanted any more coffee after dinner which I did want. Well I now know why the place was empty. Will never go back. Big zero. Don't recommend ever for anyone. Shame looks nice but food was terrible. read more

I work in Bally, and this is one of my favorite places to go for lunch or dinner. First of all, everyone is super nice! The owners are friendly to everyone and go out of their way to make sure you are happy. I've tasted pretty much everything gluten free there, and love being able to bring my kids. The dining area is more elegant, and the bar area is fun and friendly. I LOVE this place. read more

They say "it's an institution" ... How could we say no? Fun decor, lively barkeep. Chatty patrons. Cold beer. Thank you very much ;-). (Review based on beer only). read more

Great restaurant - The food and drinks are always fantastic and the staff is very friendly. The events are worth the trip!! We will be back for sure. read more

Had a great experience at the Bally Hotel. Our server was super friendly. Gus stopped by our table a couple of times and even went to try to find me a pickle for my Bloody Mary. We had the prime rib and it was delicious. I wish I had more time staying in this area do I could go back and try their French onion soup! read more

Amazing fresh gourmet dinner. The chef came out and recommended a dish for me. I was not disappointed! Fresh roasted brussel sprouts, VERY fresh tuna with chipolte, and home style mashed potatoes. Yum! A nice glass of Pinot noir and Irish bread pudding with vanilla ice cream. Outstanding dinner. Great friendly servers and food came out hot and in a timely manner despite a huge party being there :) Nice festive Thanksgiving dining room set-up in an old style home..The bar on the way in was quite cool! Will def go back! read more

Had another successful & fantastic Drunk Hayride !! Though sadly due to prior hayrides and or people on them we now were only allowed into only 2 bars --- but Ian came to the rescue with a higher tarp due to rain and we were all good!!! Love this annual outing !! Was given a free drink ticket when arrived and a free hot meal of lasagna when returning !!! read more

Best place around! We go here all the time and the owners are awesome! They check in with you personally several times during your meal!! Tonight we were celebrating our daughters 100th high school career lacrosse goal and they made her this wonderful celebratory desert! It was awesome! Thank you so much Gus, Ian and team !!! read more

Bally Hotel - Wonderful celebratory desert!!! Thank you so much!! - New American Near Me - Bally, Pennsylvania

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We have been to the Bally Hotel a couple times before with no problem. Good food-good service. Tonight was a first....waitress was very friendly for being the only one working. Thank God for her sake it was pretty empty. Several things they were out of, pasta and beer fries (beer fries were suppose to come with my husbands meal.) So he ended up with crappy tater-tots. I order spinach and chicken...won't ever do that again. Spinach must have been the vegetable! I got a small plate with a heaping pile of cheese on top of the chicken and mashed potatoes that were decent but no veggie. We also order "hot wings" which weren't anything to write home about...just mostly grease and skin-have had better. My kids had the shrimp basket..it was a good size for them..cocktail sauce came out half frozen. They need to work on expanding their kids menu BIG TIme! As a result of this, we are taking this restaurant off of our list of places to eat. Not even an umbrella for the overhead for sun exposure for outside seating. Pretty disappointed.. read more

Good food, good service, and a fun place to drink. This used to be an Irish bar. They still have a big Irish Wake at St. Pattys every year. But the live music they have here is mostly mediocre blues bands. There are some very good local Celtic musicians in the area, if the Bally had live Irish music we would come here more often. read more

Great burgers and wings. Good dinners as well. Servers are friendly and attentive. They are very nice, if you want something special, they do it, with a smile. We go there often. read more

went to celebrate easter yesterday, and the HOSTESS/WAITRESS wasnt wearing a mask. didnt offer to get one either. absolutely disgusting. last person i expected to be maskless is a resteraunt employee. if i wasnt there with my family i wouldve left. cant believe we gave them our money, and the food was a 4/10. first time there, never returning! barf. read more

Great food and drink. Give it a try. This dive bar afficianado gives it two thumbs up

Bartender was a snob! Ordered a 4$ side salad that was was a plate of lettuce & a slice of tomato, a cheeseburger with stale cold bun that came out with no lettuce, tomato & onion, had to ask for that part. ( also waitress looked at me like I was crazy when I asked) They do not have pickles. What kind of pub does not have pickles? Also ordered a cheesesteak that was basically empty & French fries, they do not have French fries! We were offered tator tots! Ew. Have not been out to eat in a while & read all the good reviews about this place & we're very disappointed. read more

Good food, good service at reasonable prices. Waitress very attentive to our food allergy requirements.