Herd in Bedford

Excellent excellent place. Food is exactly what you want, hearty and packed with lots of good things. Yet somehow nicely refined. Great burgers. We turned up at just gone 12 and they were still setting the place up/cleaning, but I would imagine it has a great atmosphere when it is in full flow.

Wicked food and banging tunes. Will be back

This is an amazing place to go the food is great and the service lovely. Sunday roasts are next level well Done Matt and Jess love you guys

Great food on every occasion we have been there. Burgers are great but Sunday Roast is THE BEST in Bedford. Always served with a smile.

I come here whenever I need a decent burger and I’ve never been disappointed. The burgers and chips are 10/10. Nice, friendly and chilled atmosphere too.

The burgers are amazing and the sides too, especially the Mac and cheese bites!! Owners are lovely. Great little independent business, a jewel in Bedford.

A very good burger at a very good place. Price is about what you might expect for good food. McD it isn't. This is somewhere I go fairly regularly for quality food in Bedford

One of the top roasts in Bedford! Meat and veg all cooked wonderfully. Very friendly and attentive staff. Midweek food is just as good.

Fabulous Sunday Roast... Absolutely delicious and portions are not skimpy!!!

Absolutely brilliant night listening to some great House music - putting bedford on the mal.

Rude and Angry managers. Accused my boyfriend and I of taking cocaine because he held the toilet door for me as I have claustrophobia. The angry man who is supposedly the manager shouted continuously at me (I am 19). Phrases included ‘I know what you’re doing’ and ‘I don’t care’ and ‘I’m the manager’. We never shouted back and he didn’t care that he was still shouting at me whilst I was crying. He also unlocked the toilet door whilst my boyfriend was in the toilet. He even threatened to bar us. I asked to be searched and no one searched me, only my boyfriend who was searched outside of the premises on the street pavement. That is not within their powers to do such outside of the venue. The woman manager continued to justify her husbands actions with an a patronising rant about licensing, whilst having to prevent her husband from continuing shouting at me and my parents who had now come over. I told them how me and my boyfriend were probably one of the few people that have never done drugs in their establishment. Meanwhile a usual weekend at the herd includes people, including the managements friends, taking all sorts of pills and cocaine. Anytime anyone I associated with went to the toilet they were immediately followed after to check for evidence of my supposed drug use. Ask someone to leave, don’t create a horrifically uncomfortable environment for everyone else. I really don’t think managers who were drinking all night are capable of dealing with situations fairly. I do not think I would have been shouted at or spoken to this way if I was older or a man. And have never been spoken to like this anywhere. I definitely wouldn’t go here if you’re lgbtq+ either as they care too much about what toilet you use. Go to the Bear for a much friendlier atmosphere. - And no I did not go in the women’s toilets again and had to get people to hold the disabled toilet door. My boyfriend was never told he could wait outside the man offered rudely but turned around and was talking to someone else so could not have seen what was happening.

Great atmosphere, lovely staff and really good burgers. However, too many service missteps to ignore including; served a margarita instead of the requested gin sling; forgot the water asked for; cappuccino served was actually an americano with a bit of froth on top (so a black coffee), served without a teaspoon or sugar. Shame, as it's a really lovely place and the staff are a delight - just need to work on some basic organisational stuff to make it excellent.

Just had a takeaway, Cajun Chicken Burger with Korean Fries, first class! Thanks to Matt, Jess and Frank for cooking it!

Yash and stefan amazing cooks excellent service

Love this place, I was here last Sunday and the food was acceptional, especially the roasted potatoes which were the best id ever tasted 😁

One of the best roasts I’ve ever had - superb selection and plenty of it! Highly recommended.

A great Sunday lunch experience would recommend 👌

Great food Great staff, just to load for Sunday lunch.

We had a beautiful meal. Service was superb. Definitely recommend this restaurant.

- Slow. - Burgers aren’t tasty. Like 4.5/10. - Padron peppers are OK but not for the price. - Chips are meh. - Nothing is memorable.

Absolute jewels of Bedford ❤️❤️ The best place to be. The best place to have a Sunday roast prepared and coked by the amazing Hungarian Chef Ferenc ❤️love him. Highly recommend it💞 Jess could not do enough for us, we felt so welcomed and treated like Queens and Kings... So as the portion size of the Sunday roast it was a feast, fit for a king👑 tasty wide range of cocktails. Great music great atmosphere and lovely to see a place where peoples are matter. Thank you so much for having us. We will be back xx

Heard good reviews about the herd Sunday roast. I went with my daughter today and the food was lovely just like a home made roast. Good service, staff friendly thank you I will be coming back again x

I had the XL Herd. It was the best burger I've ever had, ever. Superb rich flavours and worth every penny. I cant describe how delicious it was. They serve great Pale Ale too.

If I could put a 0, I would because they kick us out for not paying anything after just being 3 minutes in the place and accusing us of being disrespectful for not ordering anything when we just arrived the place and were putting our coats…

trash music with trash wanna be not djs pathetic

Nails the roast dinner every time. Consistently delicious meats, tasty veggies, and that gravy? Outstanding. The staff is friendly, and it's the go-to spot for a reliable and fantastic roast dinner. No surprises, just great food.

Really, really impressed. Delicious smashed burger - the Korean one I had was fantastic and my wife loved her cheeseburger. The place has such a positive energy about it. The serving staff were so accommodating and kind; rushed off their feet but so attentive. Customer service impeccable! Awesome place - can't wait to return! Pride of Bedford ❤️

Recommended by a friend and was everything and more. The steak was so tender and juicy, best sticky toffee pudding I’ve ever had. Very cosy environment, felt like I was eating a homemade meal. Karl was our host and was amazing, will definitely be coming back

delicious roast dinners and good customer service, would visit again if I'm in the area.

Food is always amazing! Best burger in Bedford! Staff are very friendly and welcoming as well

What a delightful place. Our visit was memorable, the food was fantastic and the people were so friendly. I recommend.

Currently my favourite place to eat. The burgers are great, the sides are great and the onion rings are the best I've ever had. The beer selection is really good too! 🍻 I had an Asahi and my partner had Goose, but we both said there were no bad beers, we'd drink them all. 10/10 I've already recommended to a few people.

Amazing food! The bacon and kimchi burger is outrageously good! Best burger I’ve had.

Loved everything about this place. The proprietors are a lovely husband and wife team. You can feel their enthusiasm for the place and for the customers. The food was great as was the ambience. If there was anything to say by way of kaizen, wished the space was just a little bit warmer. But it was altogether a pleasant experience.

Me and my wife came into Herd in Newquay for our first time. We ordered our food what was very easy and we had the food to take away. Once we got home I opened the bag of hot deliciousness and shared out what we ordered. Then finding out we ordered gravey but didn't have it in the bag. I was slightly gutted as everyone raves about the gravy but then I picked the heavy burger package and stsrted to unwrap it and digging into This amazing treat this is the best burger I've ever eaten. I'm an old man and eaten lots of burgers in my life. Ive ignored the gravy and Herd deservs the 5☆. I will be back.

Loaded chips were fab. Went for a brunch party good vibes

Incredibly slow service. Waited nearly 10 minutes just to be spoken to when collecting my take out. 1 person on the bar serving Guinness from the bizarre new font which takes forever and seemingly unable to do anything else whilst waiting for it to finish pouring the drink. Hope the food is worth it

Went to Herd yesterday with my friend. We ordered 2 burgers and chips, after waiting for half an hour we received wrong order. I ordered jerk chicken burger and got beef burger, I had to wait another 20min for my chicken burger, when arrived it was plain dry bun with no sauce in it, no salad, nothing apart of chicken filet and teaspoon pineapple salsa. Chips were nice but very small portions. People were vaping in the dining area, table next to us, which seems didn’t bother the owner. Definitely there are better places in Bedford to enjoy nice evening. I will not be returning.

Best spot in Bedford. Fresh & delicious food & a great atmosphere. Great bookings for DJs after food is done

Incredible burgers and best Sunday roast in Bedford.

Got a take away this evening. Tried the new Korean loaded fries and was not disappointed- they are amazing! Everything about them was so good and the portion size was well worth the cost. The burgers were top quality as usual. Looking forward to next time already!

We hadn't booked but the manageress managed to fit us in for the best Sunday roast we've had in a restaurant. Generous portions, amazing roasties, crispy skinned half chicken and a brilliant selection of veg, not to mention the most yummy Yorkshire pud, the beef was beautifully cooked and moist. Service was attentive even though it was busy. Excellent and great value, would thoroughly recommend, but book first!

I was happily surprised by the quality of the food and service as a last minute booking to coincide with a treasure hunt route.

The atmosphere was amazing . And I have to say probably the best burger I have eaten in a long time. 5/5 Well worthy of a visit.

Went to Herd this afternoon, and the chef opened up for us even though he was on his break! He was very polite, and food came quicker than he had anticipated to us. 5 stars to Herd and the chef! ❤️

Now a staple of Bedford's restaurant, and nightlife scenes, Herd continues to deliver quality food, great drinks and a club vibe that is more akin to the haunts I used to travel to London to find, than any typical Bedford night spot. The food is good, but it's always been good in my opinion. If you're hankering for a burger, this is a decent place to get one. There's a great range of craft beers and gin options so you won't be left wanting on the alcohol front. But the best thing about the place - is the downstairs room! At the back of the venue there's a door that leads down to one of the best intimate clubs rooms I've ever seen (and for better or worse, I've seen a lot!) The things that makes it, is the sound. The system is loud, but the room is so exquisitely engineered that you can still have a conversation on the dance floor. It's something I've never experienced anywhere else and I highly recommend you check it out if clubbing to decent music is your thing. There are DJ's there most weeks as well as up on the restaurant area from time to time. Music is a staple at Herd and the vibe is relaxed, friendly and a lot of fun. Check it out.

Wow the chips and burgers are amazing!! Their rosemary and garlic chips are amazing. Friendly staff and nice atmosphere. Not one of these franchised places. The food is second to none. Ordered from gogettr and been in restaurant.

A lovely location, delicious food, friendly staff, couldn't ask for more

Food was nice, service was appalling... Arrived through a red curtain, which was very odd and giving Amsterdam vibes!! Seated and order taken, food arrived after a long wait and it was pretty good but no wow factor, just your average burger and chips. The restaurant was very quiet for a Saturday evening. Then absolutely no service, no further drinks, no desert menu, plates were not cleared away, no bill brought over. We paid on leaving and they had to add the drinks onto the bill by hand, whilst we waited after spending ages trying to find our bill. A bizzare experience from start to finish, so I wouldn't return.

Not my music but if you into house it's a good place to go Good atmosphere good people

Best homemade quality burguers and chips in town! All served with a large selection of imported beers. Probably my favourite place in Bedford

Best roasts in Bedford! Huge amount of food but you don't lose any quality because of the quantity. Best roasties I've had, and even the vegetables were amazing. They had highchairs but the only slight negative was there was no baby changing facility.

Small niche place that knows how to cook food. The Sunday roast is by far the best I've ever had eating out. Been 3 times so far and each time was the same , perfect consistency. Freshly cooked and hot , also you get a full plate unlike everywhere else. Ambience is great and staff are great. Diving in to a burger next as have heard they are amazing. If you're thinking of going there think no more , just go , you won't be disappointed!

I live in Brighton with my 30 year old son and we consider ourselves Burger aficionados. We always try out any new outlets and have a Burger delivery at least once per week. I have met Jess and Matt who own and run Herd. They are a lovely couple and run an excellent bar. Their burgers were recommended to me by a friend and my first thought was that 'they can't be good at making burgers too'. As it was my first order I went for my reference burger, a Cheeseburger with nothing else except maybe onion. I was hungry so I ordered two. When I took the burgers out of the bag I was surprised how substantial they were and thought that there was no chance I would eat both of them. I am finally getting there with the review. They were two of the best burgers I have ever eaten. Truth! They were that perfect pink but still thoroughly cooked. I absolutely annihilated them and for a few moments before my gluttonometer kicked in I thought I could of handled a third. I could not recommend them more highly. Jess and Matt don't only do good burgers too. Then do flipping excellent burgers too.

Best place to go for good vegan/veggie options (especially for Christmas parties!) First time getting an actual roast with everything on it instead of having to settle for a random/limited vegan option. & it goes without saying that their food is always amazing the rest of the year too- and two courses was only £20!😍 nowhere does it better 🥳

Good food quite expensive, drinks are really expensive , not sure u get proper measures as they don't have optics only the measuring cups , and different staff charge different prices

Lovely burgers! Will come back soon!

One of the few places playing decent house music, top job

Lovely chilled vibes in the bar with great live music being played by a real DJ on actual vinyl records!! Food was absolutely delicious as always. Matt, Jess, the bar and kitchen staff really are the hostesses with the mostesteseses 🙂

Wow !! amazing food, great beer, friendly staff and a fab chilled atmosphere; I’ll definitely return … often! Really recommend it

Sunday lunch was amazing and nothing was too much trouble the chef was great and made sure all my celiac needs were met, can't wait to go again.

A good friendly independent grill. The burgers are very good as are the fries. Recommended

Good burgers. They were busy for a Wednesday and we had a large party. They got our food to us in a bit of a wait but it was worth it. Understanding because they had one chef at the time. Well cooked and tasted great. Would recommend.

Had a great experience day drinking session there. Me and my partner walked past there and atmosphere looked great and sat outside my a table of regulars of the place and they made us feel very welcome. Drinks were great, stayed for food which was delicious and definitely worth trying. The hosts we're great to meet too. Looking forward to go back. 🤘

A big thank you to all the staff at the Herd for an exceptional Sunday lunch , great service and banter . Whether you guys like it or not we will be back ..! Thanks again from Gordon , Sally and Joe..👍

Absolutely the best burgers in town. Never will I be able to look at any other burger again!!!

worst place i have ever been too. the music by so called nobody DJs was pathetic .food average. beer vile. my advice don't bother

Super friendly waiter and the burgers were great!

Will be back again and again Food was good. Drinks list is good Service is amazing Thank you.........

Really tasty roast dinner. So big I couldn't eat for the rest of the day and half of Monday. Didn't get to try a pudding sue to being so full up. Best variety of veggies to compliment the meat and Yorkshire. The giant Yorkshire was my favourite bit of the meal!

I have been here a few times, the food has always been great - one of the best burgers in town for sure but they are never open! I have tried to visit the herd on many, many occasions recently... I'd say atleast 5 in the last month and they are always closed even though it clearly states that they are open. I don't even know how this place is still functioning as they are closed 90% of the time.

Lovely place, great staff,Sunday Roast is awesome

joe my waiter was for one the best i’ve ever dealt with. so kind and so understandable it was brilliant. the vegan moving mountain burger was absolutely amazing had me drooling ong

Hands down the rudest manager I have ever met. Granted we were late for our table but we attempted to call to warn them and had sent some of our table ahead of us to warn them that we were running a bit late. I genuinely would have rather them say they didnt have the capacity for us but instead we were met with her rudeness and aggression which really ruined our evening. Having been to herd previously and had good experiences, I have never had to deal with her and will be pleased in the fact I will never have to again as I can hand on heart say, I will not be going back. Such a shame as she is letting down what could be quite a good restaurant.

We were recommended this place by a family member. The atmosphere was great.

Absolutely fabulous, fun packed night. The food was delicious, the entertainment superb, the host Jess was the best. So looking forward to the next one xx

Fantastic Sunday roast, brilliant value! Will come again.

We called to make a mid week reservation. After much procrastination we were told that we could come but no later than our alotted time. We arrived 5 minutes late to an empty restaurant with only our reservation and a larger table in the diary- arriving after us . We were shown to our table and before we had a chance to sit down, the chef/owner came out of the kitchen and told us 'you need to make your order now'. Making an instant order would not normally be a problem as we know what we like to order, but being made to feel unwelcome and spoken to in that manner was unacceptable. Normally you'd expect a customer to take 10-15 minutes to decide on drinks and food etc. So why, if you are on such a strict time scale would you accept a table cover? Really disappointed. We left. Prior to this I've tried to call to book a reservation for a sunday roast and had the same disgruntled voice on the end of the phone - which I've dismissed because we like the food there. But this was the final time we visit the restaurant. We ended the night in The Pantry around the corner. Much better service.

Wonderful food, great staff and friendly cool vibe.

Not too bad for a good night out

Top Food, great service and good atmosphere 👌 will definitely visit again

I booked a table of 18 for my birthday at Herd and it was a fantastic experience. The food arrived quickly and hot, and my burger was one of the best I've ever tasted. There was a great selection of drinks and delicious cocktails. Service was fast, friendly and incredibly helpful - particularly given it's not easy to serve such a large group! Huge thanks to the team at Herd!

Great place 👌 great food and really friendly staff .... plus the music ain't bad either .

Very nice place for dinners lunch or parties... lovely people... Been a pleasure to be there!!!

After not being able to order via the Website, I phoned the Burger Bar and was advised that even though Google said 'Delivery', and reviews said delivery, they didn't actually deliver, and that they had no idea why Google and reviews said that? Loved the menu, so disappointed they don't deliver... Grrr

Great food, great staff, great atmosphere

Amazing staff on the paint section . Yet I had found it impossible to find the steel toe capped boots . Needs reorganisation and clearing up. Products must be made clearer. Overall I’d give a 3/5 starts. Edit: pardon me I seem to have a made a bit of a goof here 😅 . Now I don’t normally review restaurants but this is a fine grill that serves an excellent burger 4/5

Wowza, cracking service and lovely staff, food was great and I would definitely reccomend, bar staff were extremely helpful and reccomended great drinks! :) #food #burgers #livemusic

The Herd is definitely 5 stars, proper burger and proper chips and it was delicious, 12 of us ate there and 12 left very happy 😊

Great burgers. Friendly staff. Also good roast on a sunday too

Emailed to book a table for four over a week in advance, got a message back asking me to call, which I did. No answer, tried again, no answer, emailed again and was asked again to call for reservations, I did, no answer! Gave up and booked somewhere else, emailed them to tell them, received a message from Herd, saying ‘Enjoy’. It’s tough climate out there at the minute, sarcastic and arrogant messages to prospective customers won’t secure a long lasting and successful business.... Don’t give your hard earned cash to businesses like this that couldn’t care less about customers. Had a great meal elsewhere with an easy and efficient booking service.

Been looking at visiting Herd for some time now, the welcome was warn and friendly, service was good and food was of a high standard, I must say this was one of the best burgers i have tasted. As a beer lover the choices were limited in my mind, however this wouldn't stop me from visiting again.

Realy cool vibe there! And great burgers! Will definitely return 5stars from me

If you like burgers, this is the place for you and also 3 veggie options too.

Fantastic Sunday roast served by friendly people.

I was great from stat to finish, the best roast in the Bedford area complimented with a great atmosphere. X

I came here recently with a group of friends. The food was absolutely amazing and the vibe was like a mini London! The crowd was great, we met some fab people so ended up staying on for a few cocktails. We had the best night and can’t wait to go back.

Lovely hosts and good quality food.

Always enjoy food here. Came last week for Sunday lunch, which I hadn’t had. Did I enjoy it. Yes was so good, had to come again this week with my partner . It was excellent again, lots of different vegetables and roast rib of beef. Finished off with boozy lemonade 🍸 absolutely delicious, and of course if you are with people that don’t want the Sunday lunch, they can have the normal menu.

Great food and nicely relaxed atmosphere.