Very disappointing. Soup came out COLD! Salad was OK. The…read moreonly saving grace was Gio the server at the bar area. Smile was addictive and he did his best to make things right. I don't know what was going on but things need to change.

Greetly warmly, sat quickly as we were lucky to get there before the crowds. This place packs out…read morewith good reason, the breakfast choices are amazing! Go to their website, you can join the waitlist. Its a warm rustic vibe. Inddor and outdoor seating available. Our server was super bubbly and attentive. Wanted decaf coffee, she brewed new pot to ensure it was good. Our breakfasts very very generous portions, and very good. My bacon wss overcooked, but i didn't say anything. I got the combo..egg, bacon & belgian waffle. The waffle was crispy and light & fluffy inside. Devoured it all. My hubby got some kind of breakfast burrito and it was tremendous. For a chain place, food is really good! Definitely will be back as our kid is a Blue Hen.

Nice setting and superb waiter on the evening of Saturday, April 11, 2026. He was willing to give…read moreus 5 separate checks, and we didn't enter the establishment until at about 945 PM and we did ask before ordering anything which helped too. My steak was a bit tough. The flavorings on my green beans and cheese on broccoli was good. The cocktail was tropical which I like and I definitely didn't want to have more than one. I liked the number of options available, especially for a from scratch kitchen. There aren't too many places in the area open past 10' PM for dine in except for Applebees and a diner probably. So I might come here for that alone.

I ordered the New Orleans Cajun pasta, which comes with shrimp sausage and chicken the amount of…read morechicken compared to the shrimp and sausage is outrageous. As you can see from the photo you are actually paying for a chicken pasta. This is unacceptable and miss leading to the customer. This also includes me paying for additional sausage, shrimp and chicken, so where are the toppings? I have actually spoken with the store manager name Wayne he suggested to take off the additional toppings that I have asked for and that is it. I do not suggest ordering this dish we will notbe returning .Store #2217 Edgar

First time here and it did not disappoint! While the interior does not boast a lot of personality,…read morethe staff makes up for anything the atmosphere lacks. We were greeted with a friendly welcome and immediately felt comfortable being seated at this relatively new Middletown restaurant. The menu was filled with so many options, we had a little difficulty choosing just a couple! Our server was exceptional! She was friendly, discussed some of the menu items with us, remained patient as we made our decisions, and checked back with us. The food arrived quickly. We tried a few of the menu items, including French onion soup. It arrived hot and looked delicious, but It wasn't as flavorful as expected. However, everything else we ordered was really good.

First visit to Derby Bar & Grill for lunch, at the location which replaced Two Stones Pub in…read moreMiddletown. It's a second location, the other being in Harrington. The name is "Bar & Grill" and the menu, which is vast, looks like a combination of bar, grill, and diner. First the menu: You're given two. One is breakfast and the other is lunch-dinner. The menu is highly colored and a bit hard to read on the dark color background with white text so at first, you may not realize the scope of their offerings. Everything from salad, soup, sandwiches, wraps, flatbreads, full breakfast to "legendary steaks", liver and onions, Angus burgers, BBQ and other diner specials. You'd be well advised to look up the menu online before coming to get a sense of the scope. The setting: definitely "bar." Many tables are high tops with heavy iron bar seating with backs. Hard to move. If you don't like sitting at high tops, you'll be fighting for the booths or tables. I personally hate high top seating, so it wasn't the most comfortable place for me. The food: It was lunchtime, so we ordered a turkey club and a Reuben. I had the club. It was on toasted rye. No mayo, no condiments on dry toast at all. And none offered or suggested and no mayo packet on the side. The bacon was cooked in advance, cold, tough and congealed. The turkey was the cut-off-roasted-breast kind therefore dry as can be, and could have desperately used some kind of condiment. The single piece of lettuce was so limp, it could have been used as a flag. The tomato was good. I made it through maybe 1/4 of the sandwich and gave up after eating the tomato. Pepsi products on the fountain, only Pepsi Zero not Diet Pepsi. Someone at a nearby table ordered some kind of grilled meat on a bone (couldn't tell from the menu what it was) and it looks very appetizing (crusted with something, maybe a porkchop?) The menu is crazy long but they couldn't make an edible sandwich. So that makes me wonder if they are over-ambitious, cooking or if it's a place where you'd better know what to order and what to avoid. I think, from all the rave reviews, people are ordering other things that may be more palatable. Like breakfast, burgers and fried food. Am I being critical? Yeah. Yeah, I am. Because if you can't make an edible turkey club at a bar & grill, what else are you not proficient at? The Reuben, I didn't try it, but my dining partner didn't eat much of it and didn't opt to take the rest home. It looked pale and not very appetizing. The sweet potato fries we both had were ok. Compared to the sandwiches we've tried recently at some other new places in Middletown, these sandwiches were sub-par. The waitstaff were efficient.

This was our second time to visit First Watch. The first time a few weeks ago our meals were very…read moregood. The space was new & shiny & the staff were very accommodating explaining the way they serve your meals, ie 1/2 sandwich & bowl of soup or salad. Many choices & food was delivered hot.... This time I tried something different, Mexican nachos, chicken, avocado & an egg. Also very good but the nachos were gummy & really ruined my meal. Everything was coated in red sauce which was tasty but plated sloppy like they just slapped it together. Our server was very concerned because he recognized it as he was placing my dish in front of me. We had waited a while because they were busy (a good thing) & we're ready to leave.but I had ordered the cheese & broccoli soup so I didn't go hungry....it might be a while before we go back!

In a town where the "best" breakfast place for years was the truck stop, and that lacks a really…read moreGOOD diner/breakfast place, this was a total surprise win. First Watch is a breakfast/brunch/lunch place that closes by 2:30pm and serves breakfast, lunch and surprisingly, drinks (well, not so surprising, brunch means Bloody Marys or mimosas, doesn't it?) The decor is California modern with a kind of garage-cool-bistro vibe. The tables are comfortable, the chairs slide easily and it's not too noisy inside. Outside dining as well. Friendly servers and plenty of them available to tend to the tables. The lunch tends to be quite busy. The menu? Well, there were too many things I liked to make an easy choice. Sandwiches, four of them come so you can order a half and a soup or half salad. The sandwiches are large. There is a veggie and a turkey burger as well. Soups included tomato basil and broccoli cheddar, but the broccoli soup ran out so chowder was on offer instead. Some food is vegan and some is gluten free but they don't offer non-shared surfaces or fryers so if you can't have cross contamination, you're out of luck. Of course "traditional" breakfast is available, avocado toast, eggs benedict, eggs-and-meat, pancakes, waffles, strawberry French toast, and I can't believe it, biscuits and gravy, either as a breakfast with eggs and potatoes or as a side. More on this later. There are also tacos (barbacoa) omelets, frittatas, chimichurri steak and eggs, and French toast. Also wraps and bowls. The emphasis is on (more or less) healthy or at least trendy, so the sausage was turkey sausage in the biscuit and gravy. We ordered one roast beef and horseradish sauce sammie with a side of salad or soup, the soup was chowder (it was...ok. A Bostonian would have something to say, but it was fine if you ignore the alien red bell pepper that a New Englander would raise an eyebrow at.) The sandwich had sauteed onion, havarti cheese and argula and was absolutely delish. My dining partner devoured this (I did get a bite to verify its excellence.) The soup was a good sized cup. I had the biscuit and gravy side. Plenty of fresh black pepper and the turkey sausage was well-seasoned. The biscuit was buttery. It could have been served hotter (it was lukewarm) but this is a perpetual problem I have with US restaurants serving less than piping hot food that will cool off too much as you eat. It was just on the point of being "not ok" so I ate it all. I think they poured the gravy out and it sat, waiting on the sandwich, which is why it cooled down. However, it was really good. I haven't had good biscuits and gravy since I moved back from the Midwest and this hit the spot. The menu prices are reasonable, especially considering what you get; well prepared and interesting food that isn't run-of-the-mill breakfast or brunch. I'm looking forward to another visit and trying out more of the menu if I can resist the biscuit and gravy.

I have not been to one of these in a while. It was the traditional setup with the store in the…read morefront and the dining area in the back. The menu offered American comfort dishes with a few twists along the way with great pricing. The service was friendly, and the food came out quickly. I had the grilled catfish with two sides ($16?). There were two spicy grilled catfish filets. I opted for the mashed potatoes with gravy and string beans. The catfish were nice size pieces with plenty of blackening seasoning. It was also cooked ideally. The mashed potatoes were tasty and the gravy was powerful. The string beans were way too mushy without much flavor. I also tried the honey fried chicken as well as the mac and cheese along with the coleslaw. The chicken was solid. The skin could have been a little crispier, but the chicken was moist and seemed of good quality. The honey butter was overpowering at times, but still a unique compliment. Both mac and cheese and coleslaw were tasty. Will I go back? Yeah.

Despite all the terrible things that we hear about its politics or even its customer base, I like…read moreCracker Barrel. There. I said it. This location was especially nice because of the welcoming staff at the host stand, table and checkout. I had what I typically get- grilled rainbow trout, steamed broccoli, carrots and potato casserole. Never disappointing. This location was clean, and... I didn't see staff scurrying around sweeping while agitating dust up around my food. That for which I was extremely grateful.

Good food, ample portion sizes. Efficient service, ambiance…read moreis a typical steakhouse can be a bit busy, tables a little close together. Booth options available.

We came on a weekday to celebrate a birthday and received great service. I forget my waitress name…read morebut she was great. Food: - We got the spicy chicken bites as an appetizer and it was BUSSSINNNNN!! omg i definitely wanna go back and get those again, definitely would recommend this! 10/10 - i got the salmon & shrimp combo with rice and broccoli and a baked sweet potato....10/10 i even had leftovers to take to lunch!! Would definitely recommend - 8 Oz steak cooked "well done" but looked "well" to me; with steamed rice and a Caesar salad with bacon bits. Nevertheless it was rated a 10/10 from the person that ate it. - we were given a ice cream sundae for our birthday gift they didn't sing happy birthday but it was a good dinner.

Came at dinner time and were immediately seated in the back bar area at a table…read more The server came over quickly and got us water and gave us a few minutes to look at the menu. We opted for the zingers and fries - both were very good and we liked the selection of dips. For dinner we had the Shrimp and Blackened Chicken Cobb salad, French dip, and the Rack of Ribs. The salad was fresh and filled with plenty of chicken and shrimp. The French dip was piled high with meat and was very tasty but was a little fatty, and the Rack of Ribs were delicious. Overall, the food was very good. Our server Frank was excellent - always checking on us and clearing plates. The atmosphere was fun, and our son liked the ability to watch the fights on TV.

A few weeks ago, we stopped in on a weekday afternoon/evening to celebrate my son's birthday. It…read morehad a very welcoming pub/sports bar atmosphere. We were seated immediately, and our server (I can't pronounce his name) was the best. Very attentive, engaged in light conversation, and kept our drinks topped off. I never knew "Zingers" were a thing. We all had various versions of dishes with Zingers and different sauces. Mine was a Zingers salad with a spicy peach sauce--perfection. The onion rings were some of the best we have had--not greasy at all, seasoned well, and enough to share. My son had a slice of the legendary ice cream cake for his birthday, and our server brought us spoons to sample it since everyone was too full to order dessert. Would definitely come back.

We visited this restaurant after my niece's graduation. This store was located on a busy street and…read moreit appears every restaurant parking lot was packed. My graduates decided they wanted Chili's. That worked for us because we all like their food. Our party consisted of 9 people. We waited a reasonable amount of time before we were seated. The place was lively. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. Our server had an upbeat demeanor despite the restaurant being super busy. That was a plus. She took our drink and appetizer orders and gave us some options when we wanted to make changes. We also ordered our main entree. Let me tell you the kitchen staff was quick. As we were waiting and talking, our food started coming out. It was fresh and hot. We had no issue with our meals. Everything was good. Nice spot especially when handling large parties.

Have not been to a Chili's in over 10 years but felt the new-er one in town was worth a visit. Much…read morebetter than I remembered! The place was well designed with an open layout and a huge bar---plenty of TVs to watch the. Various sporting events. Very clean and great service overall. Their guac and chips were great---obviously not poured out of some large can and so two thumbs up there! Tried their chicken fajitas and honestly--more chicken than any other place that does fajitas! The chicken, peppers, and onion came served on a sizzling plate accompanied by a healthy serving of black beans and rice. Almost too much food....but I powered through it because it was that good. Worth a visit!