The Hen & The Hog

Food was fab. Excellent happy hour deals (50% off 3-6 on weekdays). Highly recommend the Minnesota wontons, cheese curds, and steak bites - which do NOT taste like coffee (was worried they were going to based on the description but have them a shot). Their margarita was delish, and I tried the rhubarb drink which was tasty but a little too sweet for my liking (and I'm a sweet drink chick). Service was great despite how busy it was. They don't have a ton of seating and it was packed but they seemed to be turning over tables quickly while we were there 530-630 waiting for our takeout order which came out 30 min later than they said it would. Nice ambiance. They also have pull tabs if that's your thing. Small bar that seats around 8-10 people. Would definitely go back!

I went here because I was interested in a couple of their appetizers. I was soooo disappointed to find out that Sunday they only offer their brunch menu. I wasn't able to order the items I really wanted to try. Nonetheless, I ordered the pastrami sandwich with fries. My boyfriend ordered the flaming hen sandwich with fries. My friend ordered a breakfast sandwich and apple strudel pancake. Firstly, the waitress did not write anything down, which is a red flag if there's any type of modifications. The breakfast sandwich comes with choices of meat, bread, etc. The food took forever to come out. Service was so slow. My boyfriend and I received our meals, and turns out my friend's meal wasn't even entered. I have no idea how this happened. My friend told a different waitress what she ordered and it was promised to be "rushed". After a while, she received a breakfast sandwich with bacon rather than ham, on a regular bun rather than English muffin. Her cheesy hash browns were burnt. She did not send back anything since we had time constraints. She said the sandwich was still very good but the hash browns were not great since they were burnt. My sandwich was good, although very sloppily put together. My boyfriend said his sandwich was fine but there was no flavor or spice to it and was not memorable at all. The fries were crunchy and delicious. Despite the discrepancies, the food tastes very fresh. I would give this place another try but likely on a different day where I could have access to the whole menu. Service was slow and lacking. This needs to improve.

We were passing through and decided to stop here for breakfast. There is quite a bit of space inside but was a little noisey, despite not being overly crowded. Service was okay. The server came over almost right away, however it took a while to get our food and server never checked back to see how everything was. She finally showed up to bring us the check.I ordered the Pastrami hash, it was excellent, with the exception of the hollandaise. It was bland tasting and sadly added nothing to the dish. My husband ordered the Country fried pork tenderloin. He liked the flavor of the sausage gravy but didn't particularly like the flavor of the pork tenderloin. It also came with cheesy hashbrowns however there were very little of these on the plate. The top side, which we presume had the cheese, was burned and not pleasant looking. We probably will not return.

We were very fortunate the be seated. It was very busy and I think it's always busy which is a good problem to have. We sat in the back bar area and a bartender was talking care of us. At first we ordered just water and tea but later my husband ordered a beer which he never got. We were charged. I had a frittata with spinach and mushrooms it was huge. Two of us could have shared it. The garlic was the best part. The cheesy potatoes were good. Service was decent for how busy it was. The decor was very much like the name and cute. It was very clean.

Some people say I'm a harsh critic. That might be true but my goal is help them improve not to drive them out of business.We haven't been to this place since long before covid. They have tripled their floor space by expanding into 2 more storefronts and adding a bar in one of them. They've also added outside seating. What they didn't do is expand the size of the kitchen.They are popular and this has given them the ability to expand and to charge charge more than the competition. The expansion may be forcing them to charge more in order to pay the additional rent.My wife hardly ever complains about anything except me being over critical had some things to say about this place. 1) The service was slow. 2) The coffee was bitter. 3) The English muffin for the eggs benedict was over toasted. She said the rest of the eggs benedict had a great taste and the hash browns were perfect!I had the biscuits and gravy. I am a harsh critic of almost all biscuits and gravy made by Northerners, especially in Minnesota. I've had worse but the biscuits and gravy may be close to as good as a Minnesotan would expect them to be but for me they were a miserable failure. The biscuit was hard. It was probably maid yesterday and left in the oven too long. It didn't rise enough but they would know that. I would suggest they buy some Pillsbury frozen biscuits and use them or at least use them as a model of what a biscuit should be. They could also go to Hardee's and try theirs. The gravy was room temperature and tasteless. You could see sausages bits in it but the sausage flavor was lost. Even by adding salt and pepper I couldn't coax any flavor out of the gravy.My hash browns were darker than my wife's. The menu called them cheesy hash browns. If there was cheese anywhere in them it wasn't obvious.The place was noisy. There is nothing to absorb sound and everything to reflect it, That has to be deliberate but I don't understand why.I told my wife I had to go back in order to review their pastrami sandwich. She made it clear that she was hoping it wouldn't be anytime soon.This is maybe one of the worse reviews I've ever given a place and I halfway feel bad about it but I'm sure my review won't keep anyone away and it won't convince The Hen & The Hog to change a thing.

Went for lunch with daughter, they have expanded since we were their last visit. Looked to be two servers for a large area, may be a bit understaffed for size. I had a Nashville Hot (Mild) Chicken sandwich & fries, daughter had basalamic chicken wrap & sweet potato fries. Sandwich was smaller on hamburger bun, menu said brioche bun, wrap was larger and tasted good. We split bananas foster bread pudding that was pretty good. Decent experience, a little on the pricey side for what you get and service was a little lacking. Will give it another try sometime in the future.

We just moved to the area and this has quickly become our new favorite place. We've gotten something different off the menu each time and it's been absolutely phenomenal both for dinner and brunch. I really enjoyed their coffee during brunch! So good. The staff have all been exceptional as well.

Wife and daughter had the Swedish meatballs, I had the walleye, grandsons had the cheese burger and the poutine. Everything was great. Service was excellent. We'll go again.

The Hen & the Hog has been on my list to check out for some time and I finally made a visit for Sunday brunch!Everything about the visit was fantastic. I can honestly say I am most upset with myself for not going sooner and cannot wait to visit again. This very quaint little restaurant is located at the end of a strip mall and has a decent size patio in the front. Upon entry you will notice to separate dining areas with a very warm and inviting family farm theme. One thing that is a bummer is there is no bar space but that's just me - I like bar seating as I often eat out alone. The server was very friendly and sweet. While she didn't really make any recommendations she was very quick to compliment the choices I made. I started with a sake Bloody Mary that was garnished with a beef stick and cheese cube. The mix had a nice consistency and full flavor. For my meal I went with the brunch burger and this thing was lights out. Arguably the best brunch style burger I've had. The cheesy hash browns on it were fantastic and the ham had a slight sweetness that was perfect with the crispy, salty bacon. Also, the egg was absolutely beautiful and had an wonderful yolk. Truly an outstanding brunch experience that will lead to many more visits.

The food was fantastic but the service was horrible. Multiple times I tried to flag our server down for additional beverage to was down my meal but the only time I saw our server was when she took our order. I understand it was a busy time that we came in but both my husband and I were done with our pop before our food was even delivered (about 10 mins) and had no beverage to enjoy with our food. Very disappointed in this service for such a high end restaurant