Hayward House Bistro - Tallahassee (FL)

5 /5 Lindsey Lobe: Makes my top three of best restaurants in town!! Great for any occasion from brunch to date night. Servers have been very attentive. Ambiance is classy yet welcoming. Save room for a cocktail or two! Looking forward to going back soon for birthday festivities.

5 /5 gordon devoss: Good lunch and dinner options. Fairly fast service, good lunch spot. The menu is varied so something for everyone....appetizers, sandwiches, dinners, etc. Full bar with liquor/beer options. We enjoyed the heirloom tomato BLT and French dip. Edited to add the Katsu Eggplant sandwich is silly delicious, the wedge salad looks incredible, and the French fries are always great. Have also previously enjoyed the chicken dandwich.

1 /5 Jack Knapp: My first clue should have been the fact the restaurant was dead on a Saturday night at 6:30 pm. I was trying to have a birthday dinner with my son and we both ordered steaks. His was medium and mine well done. The pictures below were of my "well done" steak. Very pink on the inside and pieces were like charcoal on the outside. I showed the waitress and she said sorry and walked away. I put about half of the steak that was inedible in bar napkins. Some of it was due to the excessive amount of grit that was not chewable, which both steaks had. Trying not to cause a scene in front of my son I sent him to get the car and asked for the manager to show them what I was served. I was told they were not available so I just left unhappy. I left a review for the restaurant and received a ridiculous reply from Ashley Chaney who is a principle of the business insinuating I should have handled it better at the time but they will use this to train staff to confirm food temperatures. This is not the reply I would expect to get from a business owner but it speaks volumes. Thank goodness there are plenty of great restaurants for us to try over the next 4 years while he is attending college.

5 /5 Nydia N: I’ve yet to have a proper dinner here yet. But I’ve gotten a quick bite and drinks at the bar a couple times. Each item I’ve tried was delicious. The bartenders are super friendly. And usually the folks around the bar are great at this spot also. I was impressed that they had a mocktail menu. I tried a friend’s spicy mango mocktail OMG it was DELICIOUS with a nice kick. It rivaled my actual cocktail. lol