Usually my expectations on service are low in Germany (usually not bad but not as customer oriented…read moreas I would like to see) but at Balke they really managed to be really horrible. We came here in a Saturday evening when it was at most half-full. We places our cocktail orders and then waited, after 10 minutes when others who ordered after us got their cocktails (we ordered slightly more complex ones so we only saw gin tonics and run and coke delivered) we asked the waitress- response was just "I know, wait". Another 10 minutes went by and we once again asked and now were told they forgot - no apology just stating they forgot and that they would be straight up. Still no apology and then another 10 minutes had gone and we could see more cocktails being delivered to guests arriving after us. When we asked again they had not even started making the cocktails - so 30 mins or so wasted and no cocktails. Clearly no structure and to be a place that pretends to be into cocktails they just make simple stuff (they where only serving glasses of gin or rum and let the guests mix it tonic or coke themselves). We told them we were leaving - again no apology. Would not come back even if paid to.

From the owner: COCKTAILS Qualität ist das oberste Gebot bei allen unseren…read moreDrinks. Auch für unsere Mixgetränke und Cocktails verwenden wir ausschließlich hochwertige Zutaten. 2010 landete das Balke im Playboy-Barguide unter den 100 besten Bars Deutschlands. 2011 wurde das Balke vom Marcellino's unter allen Bars im gesamten Ruhrgebiet auf Platz 2 gewählt. 2013 wurde das Balke als einzige Dortmunder Bar im Mixology Barguide aufgeführt. FUSSBALL Wir übertragen alle Spiele des BVB auf Leinwand und mehreren Bildschirmen. Zusätzlich zu den regulären Öffnungszeiten öffnen wir bei BVB-Heimspielen 2,5 Std. vor Anpfiff und bei BVB-Auswärtsspielen 1,5 Std. vor Anpfiff.

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Caught it during the week on happy hour. OMG...great mexican food and huge servings. My buddy and…read moreI had huge meals and of course...German Beer and walked out paying around $50 USD for 2...very happy...yes we drank a lot of beer. Trendy place with lots of younger crowd. Not too fancy. Bar was super busy so prepare to wait a bit for drinks. Food came in about 15 minutes.

On a Sunday night, I was having a hard time finding anything open besides bars in Dortmund. I came…read morehere out of desperation and hunger even though I was incredibly skeptical of getting Mexican food in a small town in Germany. Once I get inside I couldn't get over my skepticism so I ended up ordering the burger. I was pleasantly surprised by it as it was cooked very well the ingredients were fresh.

Located in the CIty Center, this place can't be missed since it is one of the many local favorites…read more It is located a block away from St. Reinold's Church , and it is across the Starbucks. The restaurants specialized in pork schnitzel but also burgers . The menu is extensive, even offer breakfast, salad, and desserts . The drink menu is almost everything you can ask for, with local beer offerings and crafty cocktails and mocktails, teas and coffees. My colleague and I ordered tried their Schnitzel . It came with sides of fries and a salad. Portion is about right . Pork was thinly sliced covered with just the right amount of batter and then fried. It was crispy on the outside and moist in the inside. It was seasoned right, not too salty to my liking. For drink, I ordered the mocktails called coconut kiss - with Kokossirup, Sahne, Ananassaft, Grenadine. It was very good and refreshing . I can drink couple of these. I was going to order dessert , for I saw it was extensive and saw some of the customers order which are all scrumptious, but opted out. It is something for me to explore next time,

Good location near Reinoldikirche U-bahn station…read more Based on the server's recommendation, I ordered the champignon rahm schnitzel (pork schnitzel with white mushroom cream sauce) with mayo and fries. Everything was cooked perfectly and served at the right temperature. The mayo seemed more like sour cream and was delicious to dip fries. Friendly and fast service. Wish I had room for dessert.

Are you yourself an American? Come on down and see how close you can come to getting offended! What…read moredoes a bar based on a slavery novel look like? Come find out! Of course the owners are almost certainly coming from a place of genuine respect and appreciation for Old South culture, and Germans aren't as sensitive as Americans are regarding racial issues, but it's certainly cringey at times.