Best Restaurants for People Watching in Dinkytown

The Northern Starlight Express Experience was such so fun and entertaining! It provides a fun, holiday ambience, along with some extremely high quality small bites and cocktails! Although I wouldn’t recommend coming extremely hungry, we left very satisfied and would highly recommend!

This was our first visit to Baldamar. We were celebrating my husband's birthday. I knew the menu looked good but we had no idea what to expect going in. It was one of the top experiences we have ever had at a restaurant. The atmosphere is cozy, sexy, and fun. We were greeted at our table with some confetti and a birthday card. Mason was our server and he made the experience so special. He took the time to walk us through the menu and the specials and offered us personal recommendations which we needed since everything looked wonderful! We had the holiday charcuterie board which we absolutely devoured. My husband ordered the prime ribeye and I had the miso sea bass- delicious! We will definitely be back and recommend Baldamar to any of our friends and family looking for a top-of-the-line chop house experience without the traditional pretentiousness.

Molly was great! Brought my kids here for pre-theater dinner and it was perfect. Good menu for my more adventurous and picky eaters. Service was well timed and everyone was super attentive. We will be back!

The food was good. It is expensive, and it was a little disconcerting when our waiter rolled his eyes when asked to box our one leftover. Valet was not available at the end of the evening (within the closing time) and we were told to find him in the lot in a car with lights on. The only car I could find was a couple making out. Clearly not our valet. And then he was rude. Disappointed.

I can’t believe this place wasn’t packed. Our server was amazing! Super attentive and friendly. Food was excellent. Crispy breakfast potatoes with a cheese sauce. Yum! Yall are sleeping on this one!