Herd - Middletown

Came in with my wife on a busy Saturday night but managed to find seating at the bar that we we're more than happy with. Started with the meatball lollipops and the pork belly apps which were phenomenal. Followed it up with a ceasar and flank steak. Great dressing on the ceasar and a perfect temp on the steak. We will be back!

We had a nice night at Herd. The meal we had was very good. Fried oysters, house made pork belly, flat iron steak, soft shelled crab special, and poached pear. Everything was well cooked. Seafood was fresh and not overcooked, and the steak was done a perfect medium rare. The flavors were good, but not quite balanced. The crab showed some real talent, and sense of whimsy. Poached pear was nice and not too sweet thankfully, but it was cold. The decor is nice and modern, and matched the theme the owner was going for. The location is nothing special, and the Christmas lights in the window were not needed. Drinks were well made. Our server, and the service overall was excellent. We will be back. This restaurant seems like it is on the right track.

We had a party of four and two of us arrived before my girlfriend and I. They said that the main dining room was apparently booked out, but we were able to get a decent table in the pub area. No problem, very comfortable bar stools. Nice atmosphere and decent food. I had the polenta appetizer and the fettuccine/mushroom entree. Both were good but a little heavy-handed with the truffle oil. Tried some of the buffalo cauliflower and it was alright, would have been better with a bit more crispiness. Service was on the slow side, but it didn't really bother me. The other people with us had been there twice before and loved it, they said it seemed like an off night for the service. Overall it was a nice meal, I will definitely go back and check it out again!

We were here about 2 months after they opened and we definitely loved the food and were not impressed with the service. decided we would give it another chance as we were really excited to have a steak house in Middletown. Over a year later the same result food was very good, wine was good but the service absolutely sucked, long wait times, ran out of all specials. Very sad to see but I think they need some new management with restaurant experience. I hope they do what is needed to get the help they need and make this a great place. :0(

Blown away by this establishment! The food was so good it was shocking!!!!! Presentation was beautiful, Chris behind the bar is a star! We will be back for sure!