I've dined at Honey Salt 4 times and have tried to love this place. Really Really tried. I live and shop in that area so its a convenient location with a beautiful decor. I've dined at Honey Salt for lunch, after dinner drinks/dessert, and twice hit that strange part of the day between their lunch menu and their dinner menu. Each time, the food I ordered was attractive in presentation, yet just average on taste. However, it was consistently poor service I received that prompted this review. \n\nUpon arriving during my last and final trip to Honey Salt, my husband and I were again seated in the narrow dining area near the bathrooms despite the fact that the restaurant was nearly empty that afternoon. I asked the hostess if it would be possible to sit in the main dining area (for once) in order to enjoy the sunlight that could be seen through the front entrance. She told me no and her reason was that the staff \"needed to get ready for the dinner crowd.\" Now, first of all, I'm not sure what made the future dinner crowd more important than current customers in front of them, but I clearly saw several staff members leaning near the kitchen window visiting and laughing loudly. They were at ease, enjoying the lull of the afternoon. This was not a bustling rush to prepare for dinner. This is the only restaurant in Las Vegas that has ever denied my rare request for a seat change. I wondered what trick the two-three persons that were actually seated in the area we requested performed for such prime seating?\n\nWe decided to move ourselves in order to an outside table under an umbrella. We alerted the hostess to our decision and then waited for someone, anyone to take our drink order. There were other diners on the outside patio as well but as their server assisted them, no mention was made to us about any impending attention. We also noticed at this point how filthy the patio was. Trash was piled up against the patio fence and although several servers came and went from this area, not one made any attempt to clean the area of any of the debris. After some confusion regarding who should take our drink order, three staff members approached our table and took down our umbrella. They said absolutely nothing to us but continued their own conversation while they worked. We thought we were being pranked. One of the staff members carrying the umbrella away, missed hitting my husband's head by centimeters yet made no apology or comment what so ever. \n\nI hope that these concerns don't sound petty; poor seating, abbreviated menu selections, dirty environment, rude staff...and perhaps each could be forgiven if the food was great- or even good. But for just \"ok\", I'll take my business to the Triple George Grill, Marche Bacchus, or to Vintner Grill where I can get great food AND great service. I know the owners of Honey Salt have a successful history in this industry, and in Las Vegas in particular, so I regret the experience I've had at their restaurant, as I\"m sure its not the experience they have worked so hard to create. However, they have lost a valuable local customer and I have to encourage readers to avoid Honey Salt until some significant changes are made.
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