Bill's Open Door Cafe — Restaurant in Middletown

Neighborhood bar and grill. Stopped in for a bite after hearing they have good food. Nothing fantastic, bar food... just good, solid burgers and fries type of stuff. Hubby had pork a tenderloin sandwich and wedges. I had a big burger and wedges. The sandwiches were freshly made to order, and food arrived quickly. They upcharge for each addition, such as lettuce, tomato, and cheese. Made the sandwiches a bit more than they should have really cost, by my estimation, but it is a smaller place, so their overhead is higher, I suspect.

Like most neighborhood bars, this one reeked of cigarettes, and people were actively smoking. The Smoke Eater was running full bore. We found a place to sit in back, away from the bar patrons, and Steve hustled out to take our order.

All in all, it was a pleasant, relaxed experience. The place was clean and well-kept, although very dimly lit as one might expect in a small bar.

We will try again now that we know how it works. The wedges were pretty good, and hubby liked his sandwich and...

I’ve never felt more unwelcome at an establishment. The “bartender” made my friend and I feel like we were nothing but a burden just by ordering food at noon on a Friday. Everything was basically thrown at us, including the check which didn’t even have the total on it. We had to add everything up ourselves which he didn’t even bother to do nor tell us we needed to do. No hello, no have a good day, no thank you. Can’t tell you the guys name because he never bothered to tell us. Don’t go here for lunch. You would think they would be happy to have business seeing how we were the only people there. Side note, my friend and I are both bartenders and were absolutely baffled about...

Great place to go... only if you are a local or regular. If you are not either of the two, you are ignored or harassed by the other drunks until somebody says something. I also did not feel comfortable with remarks from some of the bartenders that were working the night my friends and I were there, I shouldn't be surprised because Middletown is Middletown and a lot of the people here do not like colored folks. Wish it was a comfortable place for a night out with friends, but if they are not being treated with the same respect as I am, I...