Everything was outstanding across the board. The service was attentive without being invasive. The cocktails and food delicious. The sommelier helpful and provided the perfect wine. Check it out! read more

The best burger ever! Love the Caesar salad. Add a Woodford Reserve Old Fashion (or 2) perfect! Staff is on it. They run a tight ship. It's noisy but that adds to the vibe. Deadhorse is a favorite go to. read more

Some of the best service and best tasting food I've experienced, maybe ever. My girlfriend and I came here for the first time this past weekend for our anniversary and we were not disappointed in the slightest. Our server was extremely knowledgeable of everything on the menu and was well-prepared to answer questions and offer tidbits from his own experiences with each item. The entire staff was incredibly friendly and worked hard to ensure that our night was perfect. We will definitely be coming back. What we ordered (all fantastic): - Caesar Salad - Halibut Francese - Seared Salmon - Dark Chocolate Cake - Caramel Lattes read more

First impression: Good. The host was very nice and working very hard on a busy night. The food was OK. Bad: Way overpriced. 3 burgers and a few drinks. $170! Rude, pretentious, un-attentive waitress. Unfriendly staff other than the hostess. Forced 20% tip. We had terrible waitress service and were still forced to pay a minimum of 20%. We left wishing we has just stayed home and cooked in. My first impression will be my last because I will never return when there are much better options. read more

Amazing sakshuka, served with the toastiest bread. The servers are friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable. An airy and comfortable atmosphere. I always look forward to coming here. read more

Great burger and homemade fries!! We were so hungry I forgot to take a pic!! But we'll def be back! read more

Deadhorse Hill - New American Near Me - Worcester, Massachusetts

Great seasonal menu and drinks. I've been a couple times and haven't been disappointed.

Always amazing here!!! Everyone makes you feel at home. Always amazing food and drinks! Need more restaurants like this in Worcester!!

Yelp for the win!! When you travel by profession, you have a couple options for finding a gem... 1. Yelp best rated nearby 2. Hotel staff. Deadhorse Hill is just one of these yelpworthy gems!! The ambiance is perfect for a hip, chill, lounge vibe... read more

The food was okay but, it was pricey in my opinion. The service was fine even though our waiter was a little bit pushy. The restaurant ambiance is okay but, the noise level was high at times and thus, we asked for a table outside which, helped with that read more

Service was impeccable and food was amazing! Caesar salad was outstanding and roasted chicken was delicious. Great atmosphere.

This place is not to be missed - the menu changes and always features something new. Farm to table and very inventive dishes. I appreciate the hard work that the staff puts in to ensure a quality experience. Robin is the head chef and she is a true talent here. You notice her attention to detail. This restaurant can accommodate any special diet or special orders. You should give yourself time to enjoy the bar here. Derek behind the bar does a phenomenal job. For sure you won't find boring drinks here. Again there will a changing menu of featured drinks. The rum based drinks are inventive and do not disappoint. I appreciate a good cocktail before dinner and dead horse has that covered. The food is amazing. The ingredients are some of the best you could imagine Thank you read more

Deadhorse Hill - Owner Sean Woods displays professionalism and will ensure a great dining experience - New American Near Me - Worcester, Massachusetts

Overall, this restaurant is absolutely fantastic. This is a fabulous date spot, a place to go after work with friends, or even a family get together. There is definitely something on the menu for everyone- but I believe that this is a restaurant best for foodies or adventurous eaters. But please don't let that stop you from the experience here. I've been here a few times, and while I do enjoy the Horse Feast (family sized tasting menu), here are my reviews of my most recent edibles from Deadhorse - Caesar Salad: Delicious. Not too heavy with the dressing and a surprisingly perfect amount of acid to balance out the salad. Don't overlook this. -Southern Fried Chicken Thighs: One of the best items on the menu. The chicken is perfectly fried and accompanied with buffalo and maple syrup. Your taste buds will explode with the savory, sweet, spicy and tangy deliciousness this provides. -Spatzle: Sigh. The only disappointment on the menu, and I've had it twice. Spatzle is a german pasta that has the potential to be so incredibly delicious. However, the Chef(s) decided to make this "crispy" Spatzle. It's like eating fried spaghetti....never heard of fried spaghetti? There's a reason why. It ends up tasting like it's been sitting in a Styrofoam container. It's not crispy, but it doesn't have that rich texture of pasta either. I would recommend turning this dish into a brown butter sage spatzle or a macaroni and cheese spatzle style. - Pork Chops: Amazing. The pork chops sat on a bed of roasted potatoes with a caramelized onion slaw on top. Every bite provided me with rich flavors and textures. There was something so comforting about this dish. I recommend it in these winter months. -Sticky Toffee Pudding: I don't mean to be dramatic when I say this is the best dessert I've ever had. I would go back for this alone! read more

Phenomenal place to eat. Their farm to table menu is amazing with ever changing options based on what is fresh at the time. The wine selection is better than most and they also have a license to sell for off-premise consumption so you can buy bottles to take home. The staff is very knowledgeable about the menu and pleasant. Not inexpensive. You get what you pay for and this place is good value for the prices. Highly recommended. read more

Cant say enough positive things. Friendly and attentive staff. Great cocktails. One of the best meals Ive ever had out. 5 stars in ambiance, service, drinks, food, all categories. Just a truly great experience. Thank you read more

This is a great place if you are craving a couple of beers, some French fries, and to be verbally abused for a hundred bucks. The host was friendly and awesome but our waitress? Jeeze. I'd expect her to work at the RMV or maybe as a TSA agent where she can grunt at people, pat them down, and get them out of her way quickly. Asked a simple question about whether or not they had something with a vegetarian option and she just rolled her eyes and angrily belts out: "NOPE". Uhh. Hmm... Interesting. Then another server came over with our drinks. We ordered 3 beers and a margarita. Two of the beers she brought were wrong (not a big deal, mistakes happen) but when informed she instantly got defensive and rude and told us that one of the beers wasn't a mistake and that she brought it because the one we ordered tapped out...once again, I get it. Things happen. Beers run out. However, you work in a service industry and you didn't even bother letting us know what we ordered ran out? So someone just took it upon themself to pick another drink for us without saying a word. I guess it didn't matter much anyway because when we got our bill they tried to charge us for the first beer they took away. It became an unintentionally funny experience at that point because I seriously thought she might punch a hole through the table. "Welcome to Worcester, now GTFO." read more

Tried this place for the first time last weekend before a show and it was great. Staff was very friendly. Sat at the bar and got a burger, I was happy to find out they had gluten free bread for it and it was delicious. Quick service too. I will definitely be back to try something else! read more

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I contacted Deadhorse to hold my Mum's 70th birthday celebration, and they accommodated my family and I in a very friendly and welcoming manner. They even wrote "Happy Birthday Mum" on the menu! I got the kouign amann, and the hash, and it was delicious. I heard murmurs of gustatory delight as we dined. At the end of the meal, they gave us little meringues with a candle. Thanks Deadhorse for an amazing meal and experience! You made my Mum's birthday special! read more

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My wife and we're given a gift certificate to this oddly named restaurant by our son. Being relatively new to the Worcester area, we had not heard of it. Everything about our night out was great. The service was exemplary, especially our waitperson, Camille. Everyone else was also attentive without being intrusive, including the bartenders. The food is unique and really quite good. All in all, a very nice night out. read more

We came across this cool restaurant while driving through Massachusetts. We wanted to avoid chain restaurants for lunch. We caught Deadhorse Hill at the end of brunch service. The space was repurposed and beautifully done. It, along with the staff, would not have been out of place in Williamsburg. Loida, our waitress, was lovely. During our visit we got to know her. She went so far as to ask us our names. We felt like we had made a new friend by the end of lunch. The obvious thing about the food was how carefully it was conceptualized and executed. We had burgers. They were cooked perfectly and all of the ingredients came together to make the whole greater than the sum of it's parts. The potatoes cooked in duck fat are addictive. The coffee was excellent. The only miss was the iced tea. It was a bit too high concept for me, but I understand that the restaurant was trying not to serve an unremarkable glass of iced tea. I"m glad that we found this unique, really nice restaurant with thoughtfully prepared food. We hope to stop by again the next time that we're passing through. read more

Deadhorse Hill - Iced tea, stylishly served. - New American Near Me - Worcester, Massachusetts

Went out for a post holiday dinner with my colleagues. Knowing nothing about this restaurant, we decided to try it. The food is simply amazing. The service was great. We ordered a variety of appetizers and entrees and ate family style. The appetizers we ordered were: oysters on the half shell, octopus (served in a fabulous red sauce), the fried chicken thighs which were awesome, beet salad that was perfect, and the steak tartar which was tasty. The entrees we sampled were: prime ribeye, cooked medium rare, and served with roasted brussels sprouts, butter and au jus; pork chops smothered in butter over potatoes; Szechuan whole fried fish; and spatzle. The whole meal was outstanding. There were no leftovers, except for the monster bone that a happy pup will get from the huge 24oz prime rib. We ordered all of the desserts and they were decadent and just enough of a sweet to top off the meal. Our waitress was hilarious, engaging and friendly. The rest of the waitstaff were attentive without being overbearing. I highly recommend the Deadhorse Hill restaurant. read more

I hate to update with an even lower score, but this time was worse, which I thought impossible. We decided to give Deadhorse another shot for dinner tonight and had an abysmal experience. Our waitress was brazenly rude; I asked about the portion size of a dish and she basically told me it was a stupid question. The food we ordered ranged from mediocre to awful. Acceptable: French fries (lol), risotto, spaetzle. Awful/inedible: bucatini and another pasta dish. We didn't send them back because we didn't want to make a fuss, but I mentioned to our waitress that my co-diner and I had found the bucatini FAR too lemon-y, to the point where we could not eat it. She said, and I quote, "That's what lemon tastes like." My final grievance is the same as my prior: there are almost no options for anyone who doesn't eat red meat or is interested in eating vaguely healthy (I'm not a stickler or obsessive). Basically, you can eat pasta or red meat. Maybe it's because I'm middle aged but I'd like to introduce the chef to the concept of vegetables. They're wonderful, actually. We live nearby but won't be returning. As a side note, our group of Worcester-area professionals agree Deadhorse is no longer one of our go-to spots. read more

Our waitress was nice. We got: Fried chicken thighs--it was ok Bucatini and meatballs--good, but meatballs were very salty $110 prime rib that was 4lbs? --I wouldn't order that again. Either my knife was dull or it was really chewy Overall, overpriced mediocre food. I don't think I would come back :/ read more

Deadhorse Hill - $110 4lb prime rib - New American Near Me - Worcester, Massachusetts

After hearing the rave reviews, I finally made it to Deadhorse Hill and it lived up to all the hype. My friend and I ordered the tasting menu, and each dish that came out was better than the last. Creative use of ingredients and unusual flavor combinations highlighted the freshness and quality of the foods. The service was exceptional and the atmosphere was very comfortable. Cocktails were terrific, and they have a nice wine list. This was the best meal I have had in a long time, and I can't wait to return. read more

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My husband and I have been dying to go here for about a year and we finally went for his birthday. Wow- everything was exceptional. Food was mindblowing. Loved their thoughtfully curated & well rounded menu. Our waiter, Patrick, was amazing- very knowledgeable about the menu & offerings and made sure we felt well taken care of. I got the whole fried fish (insane) and my husband got the braised beef with pommes purée and root vegetables. We finished up with the chocolate cake and a roasted banana ice cream sundae with caramel and whipped cream. Sublime. I don't just go throwing 5 stars around- they really earned it! Highly recommend. read more

I had heard good things about this restaurant and was excited to finally go! My first impression was good. I liked the vibe, it was busy but the hostess was friendly. Our waitress wasn't overly friendly when she came to our table. When taking our order she made a very rude remark to my daughter. I gave her the benefit of the doubt that she was just trying to be funny. But then she never came back to our table to check on us. Though we did see her sitting down with other patrons who she was obviously friends with. The food was just ok. We had the beet small plate which was underwhelming and The Burgers. Again, not very impressive. Then the bill came (the waitress finally came back) $170 for 3 burgers and a few drinks! There was also an automatic gratuity of 20%. Normally I do tip the servers this amount BUT NOT for horrible service!! I would never have tipped this waitress that much if not forced to! I guess when servers know they're going to get an auto 20% tip they don't feel the need to work for it. I also have NEVER had an auto tip added unless with a large party - not 3 people. This seems very sneaky to me. I was very disappointed in the Deadhorse and won't be going back:( Definitely not worth the money. read more

I've been multiple times. The most recent visit I found they've added an automatic gratuity of 20%, regardless of party size, which is ridiculous. Party of 4, one of our meals was not put in and we were 75% of the way through our meal by the time it came out. We're supposed to tip %20 on that? I'm more than a generous tipper, but it's by choice and when it's deserved, not forced/coerced. It's not the customer's job to pay your employees a living wage. Won't come back. read more

My Wife and I went the Friday after Christmas. My Wife had gone before, I had not, though I had heard good things from a number of people. I do like how the dishes regularly change, so I thought I would give it a go. The service and atmosphere was great. Everything was clean, organized, and well orchestrated. We ordered the brussel sprouts, olives/feta cheese, mustard spaetzle, and braised beef. I think the brussel sprouts were probably the winner of the night. They were slightly spicy, crunchy, and had that deep flavor that you only get from a brussel sprout if you cook it until right before it burns. Expert. The olives/feta served as a stark contrast that set us up for the spaetzle. The spaetzle is not something I would normally order, but my Wife wanted to try it, so we gave it a whirl. The spaetzle in this dish weren't boiled, but rather baked - at least I think - because some of them were cooked to within an inch of having a solid black bottom. With that said, the dish was excellent. The only complaint of the evening goes to the braised beef. Unfortunately, by the time it reached our table it was just slightly above lukewarm. With that said - this is my only complaint. The beef was cooked perfectly, the pomme puree (mashed potatoes) with yellow curry was excellent, and the roasted root vegetables and fried cauliflower with the fish sauce vinaigrette was insane. Even with it being slightly under temperature, I'd order it again. Overall, with the food, two Lone Star beers (I'm a classy dude) and a glass of wine, the meal came to $120 with tip. With the price tag, this isn't an every week stop for us, but it's definitely worth the trip if you're celebrating a special occasion or having people in from out of town and you want to show them what Worcester is becoming. I recommend 100%. read more

Loved this place! My wife and I are still talking about our experience there, two months later. Excellent food, eclectic cocktails, fun atmosphere & great service. Highly recommended! And be sure not to skip dessert! The options are killer - the menu changes....but the lemon tart was an absolute delight. Yum! Yum! Yum! Ohhh! Yum! Yum! Yum! Yesss!!!! Yummy!!!! read more

Five stars all the way! I can only rate the food on the fresh homemade sourdough with salt and pepper buttah schmered around the bowl and the oh my god orgasmic, yes that's right people. Orgasmic fried chicken thigh! And I am by far not a fried chicken person. But this one changed my Life forevah! We hung out at the bar with one of the owners, Shaun while he made a wonderful old fashioned and poured some amazing brews and bubbles for me. This place has a nice vibe to it. Funky class with a side of artsy fartsy. Cool chandeliers with modern clean feel. For entertainment you have one of the bartenders to watch while he shake faces and stirs all at the same time while holding a conversation. Talent my friends. The menu looks amazing and the food smelled amazing. I was a food creeper to my bar neighbors. Please people go check this place out. I know we will be heading there again to eat an actual meal. So stay tuned for another review. read more

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My favorite restaurant in Worcester 2016-present. Best flavors and drinks! I love their fresh, natural, and local ingredients. read more

Deadhorse Hill - Whole Fried Fish - New American Near Me - Worcester, Massachusetts

This is the best restaurant I've tried in the Worcester area so far and definitely one of the best restaurants I've been to overall. It has a quaint atmosphere and the service was fantastic. We went there for lunch on a Saturday morning (actually initially thought they served brunch but it turns out they only serve brunch on Sundays). Regardless, the food we had was delicious and worth the visit. For drinks, we ordered the listo calisto and the lions tail. The lions tail was well balanced (the allspice wasn't too overpowering and the citrus really balanced the bourbon) and the listo calisto had a unique flavor. Both drinks were very refreshing and great lunchtime options. The restaurant changes their menu depending on ingredient availability. When we went, we tried the mackerel to start which was raw pieces of mackerel in a citrus jalapeno sauce. It was a light dish to start with and had great depth of flavor. For main entrees, I had the crab saffron risotto which was delicious - one of the best risottos I have had. The crab flavor permeated the entire dish and there were also good sized pieces of crab. My fiancé ordered the cheeseburger which was also flavorful and the fries were crispy and arrived hot. Overall, we truly enjoyed our dining experience and can't wait to try out other dishes. read more

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We were in town for my sons graduation and I was excited to try this restaurant my husband raved about. The host was great, it didn't take too long to get a table on a very busy weekend. Our server had no interest in us and took a very long time to come to our table. I thought the food was ok. The margarita was wonderful though. read more

Sat at the the bar and had good service and a good meal. Great Oysters..especially the puffers. Caviar slider was a little disappointing. The creme friache over killed the caviar. Not saying take it away but maybe not so heavy handed. Fried chicken thighs were good Spatzel was delicious. Ginger Beer was ehh... I'd go back. read more

Absolutely hands down our best dining experience in Worcester to date... 20 years and counting. Inviting, squeaky clean environment with lovely decor, friendly and very knowledgeable waitstaff, super lively bartender who made the best gimlet my husband has had internationally. You read that right. He's had gimlets from here to India and this one topped them all, and after tasting his drink I could've finished it for him and I don't even drink. Followed by the Duck Leg Confit which was so good we thought we'd died and gone to heaven. Presentation was outstanding, music was wonderful, and dessert was the most over the top divine sorbet we've ever had. Sweet corn sorbet? Really? Omg yes!!! Crazy good. Every moment from door to table and out again was spectacular. We have this place at the top Of our list for dining from now on. Also, for anyone with food allergies, this place will accommodate elegantly. If I could give them ten stars I would. read more

I sat at the bar. All of the alcohol varieties were local or small batch, unusual. I had the American Beauty cocktail to start. It was good. The place was trendy/ hipster vibe; bartender w/beard, gauges, Hawaiian shirt, Dickies trucker cap. Food was good. I had the fried chicken thighs w/ sriracha and honey. They were ok. Also had rigatoni with bolognese. It was the star. read more

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This place was fantastic! The tuna tostadas were perfectly spicy, the bolognese was the best I've ever had, and we couldn't pick a favorite dessert... they were all so yummy. The staff was also knowledgeable and attentive. This place definitely worth the wait! read more

Has an incredible dinner with the neighbors last week. The creativity of the Horse Fest was superb and these was enough food to kill a horse. All five courses were fun and entertaining. The ambiance and atmosphere of the restaurant is great. The only negative was the price. At the end of the night we hit $150 per person which was up there. Food deserved the premium but this was steep. Would have given it a 5 star rating otherwise. read more

Terrific dining experience. From the time we walked through the door and the hostess smiled, until we left with our coats, the experience was excellent. We were greeted with smiles and enthusiasm, started with at cocktails, and i just got better. Food was excellent: imaginative, delicious, and really well prepared. We will be back next time we are in the This place actually gets better. Service A+, Cocktails on point, food really, really good. If you are in Worcester, this is THE place to eat. read more

One of the best restaurants in woo. Great wine beer and cocktails. Service is really good and enthusiastic. You can buy good quality wine there too. One of my favorites. read more