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J. Baldwin's

4.3 (524 reviews)
ModerateNew American, Pizza
Open • 3:00 pm - 11:00 PM
Updated over 3 months ago

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Moderate noise
Happy hour specials
Good for kids
Outdoor seating

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Tomaszek C.

Spend an evening with family here one Sunday. Classy, well run restaurant. Staff professional and caring. Ambience pleasant. This is a good place to bring your date to impress her or him. It is suitable for groups or family gatherings. Family run business and it shows. They care for the customer and the quality of their product. Will return

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Becca W.

Love J Baldwin. Crab cakes are divine and steaks always cooked to perfection with great flavor. Decently priced for a nice dinner.

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Lindsay G.

One of my favorite restaurants! Fabulous food, beautiful ambience, and delicious cocktails, their martinis are even served in an ice glass- genius! I just tried the barramundi and it was phenomenal, I'm definitely ordering that again! Their Sleigh Bells pop-up in the bar area features a special drink menu and is a-must-stop during the holiday season! They also have a great happy hour from 3-6p on Mondays and Fridays throughout the whole restaurant, not just the bar area! I also love that they are family oriented and give children a dough ball to play with and then they bake it and serve it with cinnamon sugar for their dessert. Wonderful place and owners!

Jbaldwins is one of my fav restaurants! Literally have no complaints, has one of the best happy hours, calamari is out of this world and more! Such a nice date night spot

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Erica S.

Had a nice meal at jbaldwins. Service was slow on a Friday evening. We were there for 3 hours for 2 courses, but it allowed us to catch up and enjoy the live music in the bar area. I loved the appetizer and my entree was very good. Our server was very nice and attentive.

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Everything is always fantastic love the food the people always get a table right away

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Matt B.

We had a gift card and came here for dinner. The restaurant is perfect for a date night. For me, I wouldn't bring my kids here, but it was perfect for just my wife and me. I had the short ribs and they were unbelievably tender. I literally was able to "cut" it with a spoon. So, so good!

Crab Cakes appetizer 4/5
Kayleigh W.

Came here as a party of 6 at 6:30 on a Wednesday, which is $20 off bottles of wine. We booked a reservation, but it turned out to be unneeded as there were many open tables when we arrived. Our waitress was very attentive, even in filling up our tiny water glasses every few minutes - I recommend asking to have a pitcher brought and left on the table. Food: The meatball appetizer was very yummy. The warm brie was pretty good with extremely crunchy toasts; fun but I wouldn't order again. Those that ordered the salmon and Barramundi fish were pleased with their meal. As was the person who got the lamb chop. My appetizer crab cakes as an entre were the perfect size after the other apps. I should have gotten the horseradish sauce on the side, but they were tasty with the slaw. The Detroit style pizza came out as a flat pizza, which upset the teen, and he didn't want to wait for it to be remade. The beef Spiedini special was very underdone and had to be sent back. While he waited, my partner received a free Reuben soup special. This was the star of the night! Very tasty and creative. The second Spiedini plate was better with the middle still rather rare. He could only have a few bites after filling up on soup and trying other dishes. It should make solid leftovers. It was my birthday and they brought out yummy complimentary cake with ganache and a candle at the end. Side note: The bar area is super cute! It would be fun to come here with a few friends and split a discount bottle on a Wednesday if we lived in the area. I'd come back for the Reuben soup.

Carey C.

Food is always delicious and reasonably priced. Service is always impeccable. Ambiance of hit or miss. Sometimes it's so loud I just can't stand it in there. But thankfully they now have outdoor seating, and if it's not too hot or cold outside, the seating is acceptable.

Nicole E.

My mother wanted to check out this spot. We have been to other locations out of state. The roast duck looks decent here. Ordered their fried calamari, warm Brie, truffle fries, blackened sword fish, mousaaka, goat beet salad, creme brûlée, strawberry tiramisu. $201.40 The mousaka was good, lots of shredded lamb meat in it. The beet goat cheese was a good size and was good. The sword wish was nicely cooked, more tender than expected, but too fishy tasting for me, but my husband enjoyed it. The roasted duck was good, the orange sauce wasn't my thing, it was way too sweet for me. The calamari is good, light breading and nice and tender too, not too rubbery. I can see why it's so popular. The truffle fries were good as well. The warmed Brie wasn't bad, the bread was simple white sliced toast, was definitely expecting something better than that. The side salad and the Caesar was okay. The creme brûlée is lovely, the cream is so light and delightful. The strawberry tiramisu was okay, different, not my favorite. The service was really good. John took really good care of us.

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Wonderful food ...wonderful staff. Great drinks. Nice atmosphere. Friendly place. Nice variety of dishes. Sometimes they have music.

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Always great food, great service and great atmosphere. Prices are fair. Best to make a reservation.

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The seafood is very very good, I love the place and will be back with my family. Thanks for having us!

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J Baldwins is fantastic. We went here for one of my birthdays. Service, decor, ambiance, and food are all amazing. Highly recommend.

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