balthazar cafe

nice after shopping. good coffee, friendly service, good food. a little gem.

outstanding service, food and prices. excellent italian cafe - everything you would expect on the menu and great prices. the pizzas are delicious, and i often have a chicken lepinja (less than $10!) which is perfect. the quality of the ingredients in every meal i've had is outstanding. the staff are so friendly - they always greet you and say goodbye. always busy, the word has definitely spread about this gem!

the service was, as previously, excellent. the staff are efficient while being friendly and the café is very family friendly.

i’m pleased we tried the food because for a family meal while out doing the shopping, it definitely hit the spot.

lunch with the girls, nice coffee, friendly staff, good food. will definitely be back!

fantastic restaurant. pizzas were awesome, and staff were very friendly.

just had a delicious meal at balthazar. super fresh and flavorsome can't wait to try the deserts

om-nom-nom. we went there on a friday a bit late in dinner service but the meal came out within 15minutes. fishermans basket was fresh and the salad was really nice too. the steak was incredible, big chunk of meat cooked perfectly with a few veggie's and beautiful gravy. 2 meals, 2 drinks and a garlic bread for around $70- loved it.

a sunday surprise. after a coffee this afternoon went back "down the hill" for dinner tonight, instead of our local pub. was worth the trip....we both had steak, came as ordered, beautifully presented and delicious. staff were friendly and efficient. check out the siphon coffee....right next to the till. good talking point. great to see someone so passionate and willing to share their knowledge about the coffee. will certainly be returning and sharing with friends.

good addition to the neighbourhood. we went to balthazar in the first week or so it opened, after plans to eat further away from home were scotched by a grizzly baby. while skeptical that being perched next to a car park on a rainy saturday night, in a room that's got very little softness in its decor would be quite cold and impersonal, the excellent staff and then quality food soon put paid to that. similarly, any worries that such a new cafe would still have its training wheels on were unfounded. we had some garlic bread to start, then two pastas and finished with dessert and coffee. all were good; not fabulous, but eminently serviceable and well priced, and more importantly, *available* in this neighbourhood and its odd lack of cafes! we'll certainly be back, just not sitting down the end near the automatic door on a blustery evening 7.5/10

friendly service. good coffee and pretty good cake. very friendly service - how often do you go to a cafe and have a member of staff say goodbye to you?

café balthazar also does proper lunches and the food i spotted on other tables looked like good, solid servings.

the people of pasadena should be thrilled to have this café on their doorstep. i always get the impression there’s not too much in pasadena (i’m happy to be corrected) and the busy, happy vibe of café balthazar can only be a plus.