Herb’s Tavern

We were sooooo disappointed in the burgers. $ 8 for the equivalent of a Wendy’s burger… and nothing with it. «Fries come with during the Browns game»…we were there early in the 4^th quarter it just took forever to get the order taken. $ 6 extra for a basket of fries! The Patty Melt was terrible. The Club sandwich came without turkey and had to be remade.
That said, the Rubens were good, and the fish fry looked good. We are in no hurry to go back.

Came here with my wife and 2 year old for lunch. This is a local spot with great service and food!

Foods not bad but it’s terribly expensive for what it is. Downtown prices for less food.

Well, this place has really changed over the years. I am so disappointed with it now.
Seems like there is new staff every time I’ve been there. Why?
Also, I think even the cook staff has changed or else the recipes have. Crab bisque tasted very
tomatoey without any crab taste at all. They used to have such good soups too.
The wings were different too. Just a little off… maybe too well done. There on tap
beer choices are not very good either. It is now ungodly expensive too. A cheap-​ass Yingling is $ 4 for a pint! This is not a place you can hang out with a friend and expect good food and maybe a couple of decently priced beer on tap.
It was nice having a cool, off-​the-​beaten path place to go to.
With so much competition and every other new bar being a trendy expensive place… why
hasn’t anyone figured out how to be a neighborhood bar?

Burgers are good, but it’s the weekends-​only breakfast that rocks. My family of 5 comes here almost every Sat morning. The omelets, pancakes, sausage, hash browns, and all the basics are seriously the best in town. We’ve tried many, many other places, but we always come back here. The service is awesome and your food comes out super fast. Herb recently turned it over to his daughter who made some changes, but the breakfast cooks are thankfully the same and still make their awesome dishes. If you’re foodies like us that like fast, awesome, no nonsense breakfast at a great price, this’ll be your go-​to place.

Love this place! The burgers are basic, but good-​every time. Why try anywhere else when all I really wanted was a burger and a beer.

I can’t believe I didn’t go here sooner. Now it’s a regular place for me and my wife. Great burgers and great value. It’s always a good meal. I’ve not been there later in the evening when I guess it gets busier. I usually go there around 7 or 8 when there are just a few diners there. So the service is great around that time. I highly recommend this establishment.

Great food good service Bloody Mary’s! ! ! Great food prices ok. Not too busy so no waiting

Awful! It was great yrs ago and now it’s terrible! Tiny wings and bad service! Rude staff and you can her the kitchen yelling about orders!

What is so exciting about this joint to get a burger for your tummy? Stay away!!! Now!!! Let’s face the facts. The bartender lady has no idea what she is doing! Trust me. You want a burger with onions from the state of Washington and mushrooms from South Dakota that is ¼ pounder for $ 5.95==garbage. And that is all you get! go to Rocky River brewery company and get a ½ pounder burger for $ 6.00 on Tuesday’s or go to Applebees on Monday for a ½ pound burger for $ 5.95.
This place really sucks. The broad at the bar that waits on you isn’t interested in taking care of you. You are a sucker to go to this dive AND IT IS DIVE. Get this crap out of here. I was sucker twice here, no more !!! The burger doesn’t compare to Mcdonalds you are a Cleveland sucker to go to this run down low life named «Herbs Tavern». White Castle makes this joint look like my toilet bowl!!! Just garbage.
Oh DON’T FORGET THE EXTRA GREASE THAT TAGS ALONG WITH YOUR BURGER
This joint is out of business in 2 – 3 years!!!
YIKES

Really do not get the negative comments … at all. Went to Herb’s on Dec. 31 for lunch … was packed … got fairly prompt service despite the crowd … in no time at all received our Herb-​Burgers, mushrooms, chili … juicy & tasty as always … calling this place a ”dive”? its in upscale Rocky River … its very cozy-​clean restrooms– good service– fair prices… very much enjoyed this iconic burger palace and will look forward to returning.

New ownership! Top notch pub grub with a large menu. Service was excellent for both visits. Everyone more than friendly. Breakfast was hearty and lunch menu had choices to please everyone from carnivore to vegan. Friendly crowd with plenty of televisions for sports.

Seriously? Does anybody know what happened here? I get new management/​sale but I’ve been coming here once a month for fifteen years!
Did they seriously fire everyone? I felt like I was I the twilight zone. Just terrible.

Went for a bike ride around Rocky River looking for a good place to eat when a couple told us about Herb’s Tavern. It’s a cute little place with a nice patio to sit out on during the summer. My friend and I both got cheeseburgers and split a side of fries. The burgers were nothing special, but I think that simplicity is what made them perfect; sometimes you just need a good greasy burger. The fries were okay, but they really need to change the name of them as they are currently on the menu as «Freedom Fries» which instantly made me cringe when I read it.

You wanna go where people know, where people are all the same,
You wanna go where everybody knows your name…
Heck’s appears to have some qualities of the 1980’s. Small, hometown restaurant where people seem to go back to in order to relive some sweet memories. There’s an old-​town cabin sort of feel to the place. The diners really do seem to know the servers and it really is kind of homey. That’s essentially the only good thing about this place. Evidently Heck’s has been around for a while (scanning some other reviews and hearing from friends), but this was my first visit ever. My first visit will also be my last. Unfortunately, I have no fond memories of how great this place used to be.
The appetizer wings are admittedly good, but I came for a good burger and certainly didn’t have any. I did get the ¼ lb instead of a ½ burger so that may explain the dry, bland, over-​processed, mcdonald-​quality burger I ate. The ½ lb may taste juicier, but that begs the question: why do you even have the ¼ lb disaster on your menu? Service was a little slow despite the empty room.
Skip it… or wait 10 more years and the quality will return full circle :)

It’s a fine restaurant, but there is nothing special about it. No signature dish, no particularly cheap food or drinks. It’s just okay. I can see coming here because of the patio bar, but their lack of summer beers on tap doesn’t really make it a high point.
I had the cheesy bacon fries and a club sandwich. The cheese is like nacho cheese, the canned stuff. The sandwich was good. Had a few beers. Very meh place.

The way the mushrooms and grilled onion combined with the greasy one-​half pound patty make Herb’s a good place for a «guilty pleasure» burger. Sure, the bun is nothing special, and the square patty is reminiscent of Wendy’s (and maybe only a notch or two above it in quality at that). The burger at Johnny’s Little Bar is probably bigger, and this is not the place for those desiring a more topping-​driven experience like B Spot. But Herb’s does deliver a pretty satisfying burger amid homey and comfortable surroundings.

Herb’s Tavern is a local family-​run institution with beer and good burgers that has been around so long, your grandma probably ate there. It’s also the kind of place you can go eat with your grandma and your parents without feeling completely fogeyed out, maybe just partially. As someone else said, it looks upscale from the outside, but it’s not.
The atmosphere is historic, friendly and homey — it’s got all the colonial dark wood innards you’d expect from seeing its old-​fashioned outards. It is quite small inside, and when full of people plus a game blasting on the TV you cannot make dinner conversation easily, so you may want to look to see how crowded the parking lot is before deciding to stop in. There is table service so you don’t have to order at the bar and schlep your own food around.
Like many «bars that serve food», Herb’s has a variety of stuff on the menu but I recommend sticking to the tried-​and-​true standbys like a nice greasy burger with toppings of your choice (may not be terribly fresh — the ‘shrooms come from a can), or the «Giant Hot Dog» on a nicely toasted bun. The french fries are crispy, but seem baked rather than actually fried in oil. At least they do not seem to be microwaved.
The beer selection is ordinary and focuses on brand name beers like Miller, Heineken, Corona etc. The closest thing to geek beers are a couple Great Lakes selections and maybe a seasonal or two.
Overall, I wouldn’t come here expecting anything exotic or cutting-​edge in the food and drink line, but if you want to hang out with your friends or family over a burger and beer, this is a good old standby.

Local tavern. From the front, I thought it was more high end. Oh, so wrong.
Beer selection is highly safe. Nothing edgy or fun. I settled on a Dortmunder draft, as that was the best I could find.
Someone at our table ordered nachos, figuring it would be a good item to share. Tortilla chips covered in canned, cubed tomatoes, black olives, and tasteless hot peppers. All smothered in warm «cheese». You know… cheese with a Z. The gross stuff sold in cans at the grocery store.
I can see why there are mixed reviews. This place is definitely a local dive bar. If you grew up here, I can see the love. In fact, I have a few places like this I know and love. No love affair here yet. :-)

Went here with my dad, to visit the home of the Herb burger, which my dad has talked about for my entire life and I’ve never tried.
So first off, the place is interesting, has some definite style. I can understand why my dad likes it — a lot of wood and various knickknacks all over that are intresesting and give an old school feel.
Started with a summer shandy, perfect for a warm summer day.
Went with a Herb burger with cheese and bacon. Wasn’t terribly big, but decent burger. The fries weren’t super crispy, but were good.
This place is good for the décor and to chill with a decent burger for a decent price