Road tripped with friends from Red Rock to Mt Charleston so we decided to get some warm beverages here. Wasn't very busy at all, lot's of empty seating, but it took about 5 minutes to be seated as the party in front of was debating whether or not they were actually going to dine. They left & finally we were seated. We were asked if we were there for lunch & I mentioned not all but some of us would be eating. The hostess made it a point to say that she could not seat people for just beverages. I get that rules are rules & this place probably gets very packed at times but I found it interesting that that was a necessary thing to say considering it was a slow day & also considering some of the drinks cost as much as the food.
We all ordered hot drinks, I ordered an Irish coffee ($10, expensive) & the Giant Bavarian pretzel ($9) which I shared with my mother. My friends ordered a pizza & they mentioned that it was a bit undercooked. The pretzel was yummy but pricey. The general food experience was average at best & there were not many decent options for vegetarians & nothing vegan that I could obviously make out. The floor under our table was filthy, forks & garbage from previous guests everywhere. I was also the only one who was carded for alcohol when there was another person drinking at my table. I'm always flattered to get carded but if you're carding you should card all, It should be a system of just making sure all drinkers are of legal age. The waiter service was excellent. Our server went out of his way to make sure we had everything we needed & even another waiter who was not serving us checked on us. One thing they are doing right is hiring excellent servers. I'd probably be back again if I was in the area with friends since it's really one of the only options at Mount Charleston but I think I'd prefer to hit the bar instead of the restaurant.