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| - Where are all my young people at? They're all at Hearthstone Kitchen & Cellar! Not one employee looked a day over 30 and the diners were pretty youthful themselves. I felt young and hip just eating at this Red Rock Casino restaurant.
I made reservations using OpenTable after reading about long wait times from other Yelpers. I made a 7:30PM reservation for two, but I think it might have been unnecessary. Upon arriving 10 minutes early, I informed the hostess I had a reservation. She seemed confused and didn't seem to actually look up reservation requests, but proceeded to seat us right away anyways. It was a Monday night, so that might explain things.
We were handed at least 4 different menus. Craziness! We already knew what we wanted after looking up the menu online - I was getting the Tomato Bisque and my husband was ordering the rotisserie chicken.
SERVICE: The hostess was an absolute doll. She was super nice and even draped a napkin across my lap! The various staff who filled up our beverages did a decent job. What really killed our experience at Hearthstone, however, was our waitress with some kind of mermaid name - Lorelai. She took FOREVER to take our order and pretty much avoided us the entire time we were there. My husband wanted to order a glass of wine but decided not to because it would take too long. Waitress Fail!
ROTISSERIE CHICKEN ($21): This is a baby-sized rotisserie chicken. My husband said it was good but not enough food. The chicken came with a small salad which he didn't care for. The "dressing" didn't taste like anything. Be careful of the teeny red jalapeno slices. I ate half a slither and just about burned my face off.
TOMATO BISQUE ($10): Mimi's Cafe has better tomato soup. Plus, it was lukewarm. The grilled cheese served with the soup had annoyingly super crusty bread.
AMBIANCE: I loved the decor and feel of the restaurant. It's open and spacious, and I think I saw shuffleboard over by the bar/lounge area!
PRICE: I didn't even order an entree and the tab came to just shy of $38, not including tip. They charge $4 for a Pepsi. WTF? To top it off, we were both still hungry upon leaving Hearthstone. I don't get the whole "You're supposed to share these plates" concept. For that price, I better be stuffed at my meal's end!
Return Visit?
No thanks, I'll pass. The waitress sucked big time. The food is mediocre, overpriced, and the portions are for infants.
YELP 100 CHALLENGE 2015: #21
*THIS IS MY 100th REVIEW!!*
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