Hackney's On Harms

I've heard good things but was pretty disappointed with the food.  We sat inside which probably was a mistake, the place has character, old style, very old seating, dark, super old bathroom, and maybe somewhat cozy if it were 10 below zero, but the food was a generous average to bad.  We ordered the chicken fingers for the kids, very processed, overpriced 9 bucks and tasted pretty rough, couldn't eat them.  Also got two salads, the lettuce was not fresh and dressing tasted like it came out of a bottle.  The chicken sandwich was just ok, nothing special and the fries were overly greasy.  

I think if we sat outside and just had a beer in their big patio it would be been fine, then got dinner someplace else.  Sorry Hackneys, wish I could have been more positive.  Think about changing the menu and / or where you get the food.

Great, old school funky vibe...tasty food...but I gotta say,  not as over the top amazing as Guy Fieri (Diners, Drive Ins and Dives)always makes it seem. Don't get me wrong, if I lived locally this would probably be a regular stop, but after almost a week of eating in a different restaurant for both lunch and dinner every day, I was ready to have my fat kid socks knocked off and it just didn't happen.
I did like the old school dark, neighborhood vibe this place had. The staff seemed to know many of the regulars, and the bar looked like a nice place to have sat as well. The menu has a German flare, and the house specialty onion loaf looked amazing, although we did not order it. I had the signature "Inside Out Burger" on the house dark rye. The pleasant dark brown sliced bread was a nice change from a regular old bun....but it was not a wise choice for a juicy stuffed burger and it quickly became soggy and no help at all in holding on to the great sandwich.  We also had the homemade apple pie with cinnamon ice cream, very good...and the bread pudding with the toffee sauce...both fantastic and leaving us on near food coma on our drive back to the hotel.

I've always struggled with Hackney's on Harms...Trying to give it a chance. I think it's a great place to have an outdoor meal, but indoors - forget it. The one thing that grosses me out is that the floors are sticky, probably from years of grease being wiped around.

A lot of my friends like to go to Hackney's, so I usually give in and go with them. The last time we were there we ordered the special 'Reuben egg rolls,' and a 1/2 brick of french fried onions to share. Both were good, but a little too much deep-fried food for me. I also had the Pretzel Burger, which was OK but cooked 'well' instead of the 'medium' I ordered. The fries weren't crispy. I took half of my burger home, and the remaining fries (I thought). The next day when I opened my doggy bag, there were no fries. I was a bit disappointed that they pitched them instead of giving them to me like I requested. Oh well.

And, yes, I'll probably go back with my friends, but Hackney's wouldn't be my first or second choice.