Hardens

Lexington, VA · Restaurant

Rating
4.8/5
★★★★★ 4.8
Reviews
20
Rank in Lexington
#8
of 86 restaurants
City Percentile
81%
rating percentile
Address
Hardens, 7 N Jefferson St, Lexington, VA 24450
Phone
(540) 460-4141
Status
Closed · Opens 4 PM

Hardens is a restaurant located in Lexington, VA. It is one of 86 restaurants listed in Lexington. Its 4.8-star rating is above the Lexington city average of 4.4 stars. It ranks #8 of 86 restaurants in Lexington. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Hardens

A family owned gastropub in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley Full Kitchen Ends at 9:30

Hours

Saturday4 PM–11 PM
SundayClosed
Monday4 PM–11 PM
Tuesday4 PM–11 PM
Wednesday4 PM–11 PM
Thursday4 PM–11 PM
Friday4 PM–11 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Y.C. Wu · Aug 2025

We came here on a Thursday evening, and it was packed. The Thai chili chicken wings are delicious. The Brussels sprouts are also delicious but a bit too oily. The fries that come with the fried chicken sandwich is really crispy. The wedge salad is great. Overall, we had a great dining experience here.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Addy Merrill · Oct 2025

Wings were flavorful, French fries were cold and soggy, Mac and cheese was crispy but almost no cheese, pickles were delicious and very garlicky, soda was good but unfortunately was never refilled. Parking was difficult to find and there was a long wait more due to slow servers. Multiple tables were ready to check out and seemed to just be waiting around for their server. Likely wouldn’t visit again.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Dylan McEntee · Apr 2025

We really enjoyed the food. Smash burger was great, ahi was really nice and steak was delicious. Atmosphere: decor was cool but simple, but it was so noisy it was hard to hear each other. Very tight and compact area that could be better tabled. Maybe the plan was to be more of a bar but the food is too good to be bar focused. The customer interaction as we came in was a little awkward but once we sat at our table it normalized. The outside is adorable and welcoming. Theme fits in Lexington very well. We’ll be back.

★★★★★ 5.0 Anistan Doyle · Jun 2025

Beautiful quaint restaurant and bar in downtown Lexington. The drinks were very good, we got dinner, the mac n cheese was my favorite. We also got the wedge salad (phenomenal, love the dried tomatoes and the cheese crisps on it. ), the garlic sandwich (very garlic heavy, but if you like that, it's very good), and the fried chicken sandwich (the cucumbers were a little weird but in a good way. The chicken was very crispy.) The sandwiches came with shoestring fries, very crispy (if you like soft fries, definitely not for you.) Great atmosphere and the waitress gave great suggestions.

★★★★★ 5.0 Aaron Warner · Jan 2026

Amazing place! Tiny but snug in the beautiful Lexington downtown, I really enjoyed the smaller menu and amazingly interesting offerings. I tried the steak sandwich - divine. An odd sounding lemon aioli made this one of the best sandwiches ive ever had. Even the fries came with a unique and delicious dipping sauce. No, food was not this place's issue. In fact, the only area this place consistently missed on was greeting and seating. I watched several new parties repeat my intro experience; walk in, wait a while to get noticed and then helped by a friendly server. No host/hostess, nothing to indicate if I shout sit or wait to be seated...it was just clunky. My server was great, but this first impression means they had some catching up to do out of the gate. All told, a GREAT experience. I

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Identifies As Latino Owned ✓ Identifies As Women Owned ✓ Outdoor Seating ✓ Curbside Pickup ✓ Takeout ✓ Dine In ✓ Delivery ✓ Fast Service ✓ Serves Local Specialty ✓ Sports ✓ Lunch ✓ Dinner ✓ Solo Dining ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

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