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    Balcony Bar and Cafe

    3.2 (223 reviews)
    InexpensiveBars, Pizza, American
    Open 12:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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    BALCONY BAR AND CAFE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Divey
    Casual
    Happy hour specials

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    Buffalo chicken wrap
    Meghan R.

    This is a solid 3 star place bumped to $4 because of their Happy Hour specials. First- they go til 8pm which is decently late in my opinion. Second my BF got a huge sandwich wither fries for $6 ($4 off). We ended up here because a nearby place had an hour long wait. Looked a little sketchy downstairs so wasn't 100% sure about what the food situation was going to be. BF got a chicken parm sandwich and it was huge and super tasty. The bread was soooo tasty. I got a Buffalo chicken wrap. I didn't exactly care for the sauce they used but the wrap, toasting and sprinkling of Parmesan cheese on top was good.

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    Tamsy K.

    Balcony Bar is a bomb ad bar on Magazine that I ALWAYS recommend to tourist. Is a "hole in a wall" with BOMB Drinks for a cheap price and great music. The balcony upstairs is a nice view along Magazine. Only con is some bartender can make some watered down/juiced down drinks and change prices randomly. But for the most part, I love this place and always go back

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    Lance F.

    Pretty good atmosphere always pretty friendly one of them old-school New Orleans places out of the way

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    Katie C.

    This is a go to late night dive bar on Magazine St. This bar is two floors and has ample seating, my favorite part is the plentiful outdoor seating upstairs on the balcony (overlooks Magazine st). I also newly discovered this spot to watch Saints games at, they have several huge tv screens both downstairs and upstairs to watch the game and a fun local crowd to cheer on our boys with! The pool table is also a nice touch for commercial breaks. The reason I didn't give this bar the full stars; however, is that it does have a dark interior and is dingy inside. Its a dive bar and that's what you get. Additionally, the bartender was outside smoking cigarettes in between customers for much of my time there last weekend making it harder to order drinks quickly. In all, a go to bar that I always look forward to hanging out at. The bouncer also checks vaccine cards as you walk in

    Teneha B.

    Great little place that has more to offer than what you see from the outside. It's more than just a bar/eatery. Downstairs bar or upstairs bar or upstairs outside balcony... have at it. I've seen folks take your order and then there are times when your have to be your own order taker and food picker-upper, they get your cell phone number to let you know when your food is ready. I'm glad to see that G's Pizza has taken over the kitchen, I do enjoy there pizza and things; but be sure to pay attention that the prices listed are what you're being charged. Drinks are on point here and catching the happy hour special is a great thing. Love the big screen tv upstairs, great for watching sports. I also love the outdoor balcony; lots to see, I'm all about a birds eye-view.

    J B.

    Awesome Happy hour! ALL well drinks $2.50 from 4 to 8pm. If & when you go look for Vera the bartender she was awesome and the drinks she made were too. I Enjoyed the happy hour and they also serve food at the kitchen called the G's Spot. They have pizzas, burgers,fries & salads. The pizzas are my preference w waffle fries which are massive!. I highly recommend checking this spot out weather your visiting or just meet friends.

    Waffle Fries
    Deby V.

    Food was good but service was horrible! Waited like 45 mins for a slice of pizza. The guy in the front was super slow, barely did anything and disorganized. A lot of people were complaining about the long wait and he had no urgency. On top of that he was very unsanitary, saw him deal with money and the register and then without any gloves he would touch the cookies. Also saw him take food out of bagged up containers (looked like orders that were ready to go), and put it in new plates... food was good but wouldn't go back, and they def need to work on better hygiene and being more organized so that there isn't such a back up on orders. Felt like some orders were ready to go but the main guy was not focused or something and wouldn't call the people to get their orders. Tried the fries-great, Brussels sprouts amazing and pizza was tasty too. They just need to speed up that wait time!

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    Kodili O.

    How the mighty have fallen. I've been to balcony bar many times in the past, and the thing I loved most about this place was the delicious, cheesy pizza, and cheap drinks. But last night was a nightmare. 1. Idk whats happened in the last year, but the first thing that I noticed was the stairs headed to the 2nd floor. They are FILTHY. There is so much dust and grime on them, you'd think the place was abandoned. 2. We order 2 old fashioned's upstairs. If you've ever bartended then you know that the fruit is a big deal. It's customary to cut fruit before each shift. But, the oranges that this bartender put in my drink looked like they were cut DAYS AGO. They were old, and gummy, and looked like they'd been squeezed 3 times already. My stomach turned as I sipped my drink. 3. Not gonna go into this too much, but the kitchen and the cook definitely lacked the hygiene that an eaterie deserves. Also, I had to wipe dust, and sticky god knows what off of the menu. 4. And last but not least, A HUGE roach met me at the bar for a drink. My boyfriend smashed it with a napkin, and the bartender disposed of it and brushed it off saying "Its New Orleans." Well, I've lived in New Orleans all my life and there's no excuse. I'm never returning.

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    Austin M.

    The balcony was great, friendly folks up there. Close to a lot of other shops and bars

    Erika G.

    Cheap drinks. Fun bartenders. A GREAT balcony to hang out under during a downpour. Snacks from the kitchen in back, this is a great little joint that has everything you could want!

    Cheese fries, waffle fries and buffalo wings
    Sydney W.

    Not the place to go if you want amazing food and drinks but it gets the job done! A great place to meet up with friends and eat and drink for a decent price. They have indoor and outdoor seating as well as upstairs and downstairs seating as well. It's a bar so you get what's expected. You order food from the kitchen and they call you when it's done which can take anywhere from 15-40 minutes. They have different specials for different days food wise. Tuesday is 75 cent wing day Thursday is buy two appetizers get one free things like that. Their happy hour ends at 8 so it's perfect for hanging out after work Updating this on on Dec 30th: Balcony bar charged my boyfriend and my sisters card MONTHS after we went for additional charges. We won't be returning again. I've heard of at least 10 other people saying charges also appeared on their cards the day AFTER Christmas despite them not having been there in weeks or months.

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    Ken S.

    Love coming to this place! (Don't expect something super fancy, it's a dive bar), the bartenders are awesome, the drinks are cheap, and they have over 50 local drafts.

    Alesia A.

    I've been to Balcony a million times. It's just a cool place to go to and just hang out. The happy hour is great ($2.50 for well drinks, $5 for doubles)and they have a restaurant in the back where you can get bar bites (always comes in clutch). And it gets pretty packed around football season because they show the Saints games on Sundays. The bathrooms aren't the best, there's only two stalls and it's not always the clean.

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    Yikes...worst experience ever. Health dept should visit. Service was just as bad. I would prefer to give no stars.

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    I come to balcony bar for the Jesse vibe, and only for the Jesse vibes. Best bartender in the Irish Channel.

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    I like to sit upstairs, either at the bar, or outside on their amazing balcony overlooking Magazine Street.

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