Text - As a business guy I thought I would check hard rocks reviews....... I was floored that only have a 3 star yelp average.  I come to HRH no less then 3x times a year.....\n  I stay at HRH because threat me right.\nI don't ask for free stuff stuff. But they always treat me like family \n\nOnly a 5 stars for me
Group - Saturnicentric


Text - Will never eat here again. Sandwich was meteocre and overpriced. On top Of that I was charged more than I was told the total was. Horrible first time experience!
Group - ampul


Text - I dragged the manfriend here so that we could get a bit of the \""country\"" experience in Phoenix, so this review is based off of only one visit (please keep that in mind!!).\n\nIt was a bit of a drive from our hotel, but felt like stepping into another world, my perfect dream land of a gentlewoman's farm, where the faint whiff of pony poop does not imply that I will have to clean it up, where the sage and the stars and the dust conspire to make you hungry for a big dinner of country food.  What I most liked about Quiessence was that it was country food the way I would want to live in the country.  Less biscuits and fried stuff, more fruit of the land.\n\n+1 Star - Atmosphere.  Its sexy sexy sexy here.  More or less.  The fire pit on the way up the walkway (a walk lined with flowering vines, lush plants and the like) was so inviting.  The dining space was a tad over-lit, and you know how we ladies like our flattering lighting.\n+ 1 Star - Organized staff.  They had my reservation all squared away and they had saved a nice table for us, even though we were 15 minutes late (being Spanish, that means on time to me). We were swiftly attended to, but never felt rushed.\n- 1 Star - Beers and wines by the glass.  Not quite as much selection as we would have liked, even though the list is not meager.  Quality was good.  I would like to see more than one sparkling by the glass and a few more up-market selections by the glass.  They have an excellent list by the bottle, though.\n+ 1 Star - Food sourcing.  Its one thing to serve good food, which I demand (!).  It's another to care about where that food came from.  I can't recall exactly what we had (I had found some wine I liked!), but some of the standouts were the vegetables that came from the property that were a part of each dish.  + 1 Star - Menu.  We did the tasting menu ($65 a head) which was an alternative to ordering ala carte.  I was thrilled with my salad.  It was probably the best I have had in... forever?  He loved his entree, lamb with vegetables.  He looked at his place setting after finishing and commented that he had not used his knife!  Lamb was like butter!\n- 1 Star - Dessert.  Talk about a let down.  He had a white tiramisu that was okay, but not great.  I had pears on a shortbread cookie.  Not good at all.  The cookie was inedible.  These guys need a pastry chef.\n+ 1 Star - Romance.  It was so romantic here that we were inspired to go make out in the bathroom for a while. Should have seen the looks on people's faces.  Geez.  Prudes.  But it is one of the most bodice-ripping inspiring places I have been in a short while.  \n- 1 Star - Pricing.  Overall, $65 per head is not outrageous, but seems high for what was received.  I was not blown away by my entree - a poached egg with veggies.  Really?  Not so much.\n\nI am torn whenever writing reviews if I should be rating them (via the yelp star system) against their potential or against the overall establishments in the world or if I should rate them against those in their home town.  I feel very conflicted about rating Quiessence only 4 stars, as I believe it is likely one of the best that Phoenix/Scottsdale has to offer.  However, I would like to see them improve their desserts and also pay a bit more attention to lavishing on the guests (for example, it was a cold night, but they could have up-sold he and I to a drink by the fire pit outside if they had offered blankets or the like) before I give them 5 stars.  \n\nThese guys need to be a little less precious in my view, keep their focus on the local sourcing, and get away from the overly fluffy presentation.  I liked this place very much and will try them again in the future, perhaps for their beautifully presented brunch, whiff of animal dung coddling my nostrils on a fair weather day.
Group - Saturnicentric


Text - I used to love coming there but their owner really needs to get this place together. The staff is all very rude. They dont greet you when you arrive. They screw up my order almost every time. They only have 10 things on the menu so it shouldnt be that hard. Also, why do they not answer their phone?!?!?! Ive tried for a month calling my order in but they dont answer.
Group - ampul


Text - No flavor chicken fingers. The fries are kinda Ore-Ida busch league. I'm not into carb gorging, so I didn't eat the texas toast. Here's what really got my goat, only 2 sauces! You heard me right, just honey mustard and gross 'Cane's Special Sauce' (and they charge extra for them). How in the flying f#%&* do you open up 'Chicken Finger' franchises and NOT have Ranch, BBQ, or hot sauce?!?! That has to be the most moronic, piss-poor decision in the history of American fast food.
Group - ampul


Text - For the longest time, our only selections for retro pin-up/Rockabilly/Psychobilly clothing was the infamous Bettie Page store, located both in the Caesars Palace Forum Shops and the Planet Hollywood Miracle Mile Shops.\n\nI mean yeah, there's Hot Topic, which is everywhere, and the independently ran 'Cash 4 Chaos' boutique located down the street from UNLV. But even they don't offer a full selection on 50s-style dresses and what-have-you.\n\nRockin' Bettie carries well-known brands such as Hell Bunny and accessories from Leg Avenue. I don't know if they have a house brand as I wasn't able to browse long enough to check. But since the storefront is so small, I doubt it. The prices are comparable to the Bettie Page shoppes and Hot Topic stores, ranging anywhere from the $40 to $100+. It depends on the style and brand of the apparel, so yeah.\n\nTheir selections are really cute, although I wish they had a bigger inventory. But then again, they could only do with so much space. Hopefully if their business goes really well, they can expand like the Bettie Page brand and open more shops elsewhere.
Group - Saturnicentric


Text - Noticed a lot of people on Yelp praising the food but lamenting poor service at Gardunos. I find myself thinking the opposite.\n\nThe wife and I came here today for a late lunch. She ordered the cheese enchiladas and I ordered the nachos with carne asada. Both of our meals arrived with that orange hue of low quality cheddar cheese. My food tasted OK, probably the sort of thing that would have made me very happy a few years ago, but somewhere along the line my standards for Mexican fare have been raised and this felt a little like the sort of \""Mexican\"" you might find in a diner in the heart of Utah. No really distinct flavours, quick to congeal, and the sort of thing I'd be more likely to expect served up in a polystyrene, clamshell box in a food court rather than at a restaurant.\n\nGardunos has a salsa bar with a decent bean dip and some OK salsas -- a good thing since the stuff you get on the table by default tastes like it's straight from an economy sized plastic Pace bottle -- but the salsa bar at Guadalajara at Sunset Station thrashes this one senseless. The other issue I have with the salsa bar is it's a little dirty and when we were there there were only four of the little salsa bowls for us to use and those were splattered with salsa drippings from the bar. On top of this, they are so small that you have to snap your chips in half if you want to dip.\n\nThroughout our meal our drinks were refilled promptly and everyone was friendly and helpful. The food here isn't inedible, it's just very, very average Mexican fare and there's absolutely no reason to ever go here unless the food is free or you're trapped at The Palms.
Group - ampul


Text - Best restaurant in Vegas, HANDS DOWN. And I'm a total food snob, so that's about as good of an endorsement as I'll ever give a place. I have never had a bad dish here, and I can't say that about a single restaurant I've been to, other than French Laundry in Napa (but that's not really a fair comparison).
Group - Saturnicentric
Considreing the above, classify the following: Really fun experience with good friends! I've never worn gloves and a bib and had my food brought to me in a bag and shared with the table. It was messy and delicious and we got Cajun spices all over our beer glasses. :) \n\nI have no idea how much it cost because my buddy grabbed the bill, but we got 2 pounds of shrimp, 2 pounds of crab and 2 pounds of mussels to split between three people. It sounds like alot, but it was just enough, actually. Plus it came with a little corn on the cob and a little potato for each of us. We chose the medium level of spice, which was plenty spicy for me! \n\nSo this is food you have to WORK for. You have to tear the heads and legs off of the shrimp and peel them and you have to crack open your crab legs and pry the meat out. But it's WORTH it! The mussels required NO work and were delicious. The shrimp was, ya know, shrimp. The crab was delectable - I freakin' love a good juicy piece of crab meat. :) \n\nWe felt like three ravenous animals tearing apart food with our hands and leaving a mess of shells and sea creature parts behind. Awesome. \n\nMy boyfriend was not a fan of the chicken tenders he ordered; he said they were slightly worse than the kind you buy in the freezer section of the grocery store. And they didn't have BBQ sauce, just ketchup and not-so-good ranch. So yeah. Get the seafood.