Balkan Garden Bistro - European restaurant in Grapevine - 2140 Hall - Johnson Rd # 118, USA

I had an awesome dinner here while visiting my family. Our server, Kai, was the awesome and had an incredible sense of humor. He told a joke that left me laughing until I cried! The food was equally impressive, especially the lobster bisque - easily the best I've had. Although they were out of sarma, my first choice, the stuffed peppers I tried instead were fantastic. Every dish was delicious, making the visit well worth it. Highly recommend!

The food is amazing. The service fantastic. And the decor makes you forget you’re in a strip mall. Everything seemed fresh and handmade onsite. The bakery items were fresh and made there. The lobster bisque was so good. The Balkan burger (a tasty combination of beef and lamb) was in a mouth watering pita bread. The salmon bagel was NYC worthy (shhhh don’t tell). The service was so attentive but not overly so. Our server made sure we had everything we needed and didn’t rush us. It was a grand experience and I know we’ll be back to try more things on the menu!!

Had the most delicious brunch today! The food was amazing with such beautiful presentation! The ambiance was perfect for catching up with my cousin. Had a wonderful peach bellini to accompany our meal. Definitely recommend those who want fabulous food, personable service and gorgeous environment to stop in! Carlos was our server and Juan made the most amazing bread pudding!!

After going through the reviews, had high expectations from the place. However, the cevapi which everyone was raving about was just about ok. The sausages were dry and tough. The side dips were good though. My son ordered the steak medium rare, but what we got was well done, tough and dry, with zero flavor. Service was good, and so was the ambience. Pricing is reasonable for a place like this, so no issues there. But the one thing that matters in a speciality restaurant like this is the food, and on that front it was a big disappointment.

A stylish (upscaled) Balkan restaurant, with great service and a cool atmosphere. As all other Balkan peeps would do we took our non-Balkan friends here to have them experience our culture and food. This place didn't disappoint. We ordered some safe options: ćevapi, mushroom soup, burek, beef stew, ceviche, mushroom burger, kids mac and cheese. The presentation, service and the food were excellent. Oh, and let's not forget the drinks, martini, and Balkan beer options were on point. I originally thought that the restaurant was a bit on the pricey side and perhaps it is but when you add all things together it makes sense. We'll be back.

Excellent food Reasonable prices Comfortable Accessible Our party of two had a very enjoybale Dinner at Balkan Garden Bistro. The food was good, the Atmosphere is good, the Service was good, and the prices are reasonable. We had the Hvaar Crab Cakes for an appetizer. They were excellent and for $7 a completely unreasonably good bargain. We ordered the Sarma and they had to bring us something else for some reason. I think it was the Punjene Paprike. It was very good and according to the waiter, basically the same thing. The Cevapi was like Fajitas with little sausages and was outstanding. We got the 10 piece, but it was so good I really wish I had just ordered the 15 piece. The atmosphere in the restaurant is comfortable and you'll forget you are in a shopping center that has a gas station in it. The feature wall light that says "The Grass is Greener Where you Water it" is VERY bright. Our Service was excellent, but the young staff maybe got a little close to being more casual than they should. The restaurant feels so close to being fine dining you might feel like you expect super polished career service staff. The prices and location however just make it a supery yummy local eatery.

Amazing ambiance and great food, can't ask for much more than that. However Balkan Gardens provides this and MUCH more. I would highly recommend coming here for your Turkish classics, the fresh baked goods and even breakfast! Prices for breakfast and lunch are reasonable and the dinners look spectacular.

My wife had heard nice things about this restaurant, so we decided to try it for dinner. Wow! What a great meal we had. We had crab cakes and salmon tacos as appetizers and then split the shrimp kabob for dinner. Everything was excellent! We also had a couple of cocktails: Mojito and a Martini Espresso. Happy hour is 4-7 --- the cocktails ($7.00!) were as good as any we had in Dallas and this restaurant is in our own backyard. Hector was a fantastic host!