text: Hello to all my fellow foodies nnHere it is years after my first experience and for some odd reason I chose to celebrate my birthday again at Salt Cellar I was really craving some seafood and at the time I forgotten just how poor the first experience wasso a group of us met at the tiny overcrowded bar areannWe were allowed to bring our appetizers to the table and still pay the happy hour prices I though this was decent of themnnI was craving scallops and asked more than once if scallops were in season as I know there are certain times of the year when such items are in season therefore providing a fresher delicacynnThe one thing I really enjoyed the last time was their bread it was crusty and soft and absolutely delicious I was told the bread is the same as it always wasNOTnnDont tell me what you think I want to hear The bread was NOTHING like it used to bethis time is was simply breadnothing at all good or special about itnnAfter many appetizers we were served our saladagain nothing specialvery basic except for mine I guess I got the birthday surprise a long hair attached to a piece of lettuce DISGUSTING nnI showed the waiter who was very professional about it and seemed almost embarassednnThe group of us tried several items I got the scallopsafter being assured they are in season and very good Why do I bother to ask when I know they cannot say something like oh nodo not go with the scallops they are small and not really the time of year for them and you will regret itnnnThese small morsels were overcooked and rubbery and lacked any flavornnA couple people got surf and turf and the steak also lacked any flavorseasoning and was not cooked to was was requestednnThe lobster I was told was ok but nothing to rave aboutnnWe experiemented with some shrimp toast which I really cannot describe because I am not sure what it tasted like other than saltycould not not detect the shrimp tastennnI returned my scallops and after the hair and rubbery food had no desire to try anything elsennThe owner had come over to the table and apologized for the series of events his excuse for the hair being that due to the ventilation system hair and partical will fly around which of course has to land somewherewhy not my salad nnThey removed my scallops from the checkduhhhh any mediocore place would do the samennI would like to give a special THANK YOU to our waiter my apologies for not remembering your name but he was terrific Friendly quick and when we needed himhe was aroundnnWe got out of there with what I feel is a HIGH price to pay for such a distasteful experiencennWhen I got home and after hearing my friends give their critique of my choice of restaurant to celebrate at I was pretty unhappynnI felt the owner although a nice man did not care enough about his customers to do something a little above and beyond to apologize for the experience and try to keep a customernnI called the restaurant and spoke with the owner and told him I was very dissapointed and felt that he should have done something more than make excuses he kept apologizing and I assured him none of the of us would every return to Salt CellarnnHe finally said he would like to do something for me and asked for my addressnnHere it is a couple weeks laternot sure why he wanted my addressmaybe he is going to picket my house or send mean letterswho knows he never did anythingnnIt is clear to see why his restaurant is not packed as it was years agoYou may have the repeat business from those who have been patronizing your establishment from back in the day when your food was actually good or there were no other options for seafoodbut guess what There are other optionsnnAt this point in my review I usually suggest you go and try for yourselfbut this time I am going to save you the time and moneyGO SOMEWHERE ELSEnnYou will be glad you didnnAs for the owner of Salt Cellarapologies and excuses are simply wordsStand behind your restaurantyou should have wanted to prove to me that you do a better job than was we experiencednnYou are cutting too many corners to save money and it is costing you your customersnnYour actions speak for themselvesnnIt used to be when you mention Salt Cellar people would ooohhh and ahhhthose days are gone most of the people I mention it to have no idea what Salt Cellar isnThat speaks VOLUMESnnAnd so I say Bon Appetite