Q: Scam alert! Vegas Balloon Rides will totally waste your time and give you a headache. I flew to Las Vegas from Houston, TX on two occasions (January and July 2014) and had 5 different appointment days for a "balloon ride" and none of them ever panned out to be a ride. They tell you that you have to call a phone number at 8:30 at night to confirm if the pilot is still able to fly for the next day and the recording says,"Sorry the flight has been canceled." On my last scheduled flight the recording said it was a go, so we had our hopes up. We woke up a 4:00 in the morning to drive to a Starbucks meeting point (far in the middle of nothing) that you have to be at at 5am and a fat guy in a van pulled up and told the group of us waiting to our face that it has been canceled. Everyone in the group was upset. This is a total scam! I wasted two flights to Las Vegas and 5 different days in Las Vegas over this sham of a company. Don't fall for it. The rep. for Vegas Balloon Rides Lisa Alfred will say, "This is so odd, everyone flies" and all she does is give apologies. This is the worst scam of an attraction in Las Vegas.

A: negative

Q: My husband and I were in Vegas just last week, April 16-20, and we stayed at the Orleans, which is where this particular Friday's is located. If I could, I would give a "0" star rating. It will be a very long time, if ever, before we return. We decided to eat at Friday's on Friday evening, April 19, which was our last day in Vegas. After having a drink or two at the Alligator Bar, we decided we wanted something to eat. We walked over to Friday's and it was only about 11:45 p.m. We were the only 2 people waiting in line and the hostess was nowhere in sight. We saw people cleaning up tables and mopping the floors, and finally a gal looked over and asked us if we'd like to be seated. That should have been my first indication that the dining experience was only going to go down from there. We were seated, and Sara, a server, came over to take our drink order. After a few minutes, she came back to take our dinner order. My husband ordered a chicken dish and also a Caesar's salad. Sara placed our food order and that was about the last time she paid attention to us. She totally forgot about my husband's Caesar's salad. Evidently she felt it was more important to stand in the hallway and take pictures of some balloons that were up front. Besides Sara, there were 4-5 other Friday's employees doing the same thing. It was more important that they look at the pictures on their cell phones instead of paying attention to their customers! Considering the restaurant was hardly busy, we waited about 30 minutes before our food came out. When it did, it was just absolutely horrible. My husband's chicken dish was so salty he could barely eat it; and the cheese that covered the chicken was totally burnt in many places. I ordered Korean tacos (I think that's what they were called) and I was not impressed at all. Very little meat; too many greens carelessly tossed inside the corn tortillas; and it didn't look or taste anything like the way it was described in the menu. Right before our food came out, Sara came over to our table to tell my husband that she "just realized" she forgot his salad! Of course she did, because the cell phone was far more important to her! Thankfully, we were not charged for the salad. In the meantime, two more diners came into the restaurant. They, too, were totally ignored by the employees. Finally, the gentleman had to literally chase down a server and asked them if Friday's was still open! Finally, after about 5-7 minutes, this couple was seated. By this time, my husband and I were so upset we decided that we needed to speak to a manager. Sara came over to ask how our food was, my husband said it wasn't a good experience and he wanted to talk to a manger. Sara did get the manager and we expressed our displeasure. The manager was nice enough to not charge my husband for his dinner and she did give us some gift certificates for complimentary appetizers and desserts. However, the entire experience left me with very negative feelings about Friday's. I don't know who does the training at this particular Friday's, but something is sorely missing. Since when does a hostess station remain empty on a Friday night? Customers should NOT have to chase down employees in order to get seated. And the servers should not be standing in the hallway looking at pictures on their cell phones! This is not "service". After we complained to the manager, all of a sudden, the servers were doing their jobs. It shouldn't have had to come to that! Sara was one of the worst servers I've ever had. If she's that poor of a server on a relatively slow night, I cringe to think how she is when it's busy! Needless to say, Sara was not given a tip. We do not tip for poor service and forgetfulness. We've eaten at this Friday's in the past and we always had good food and service. What happened on the Friday night we were there was just inexcusable. If Sara and company don't want to work on a Friday night, they picked the wrong industry. I do not recommend this Friday's at all, unless you enjoy being ignored, forgotten and served sub-par food. I don't, and that's why I won't be returning to Friday's when I stay at the Orleans in the future. I'd rather get a bag of junk food from the Orleans' gift shop before I go back to Friday's!

A: negative

Q: I love nightclubs. This place is beautiful but after that it lacks a lot. My friends and I had reserved 2 tables for around $6k for my buddy's bachelor party. The tables were confirmed, reconfirmed and reconfirmed again before we all arrived. When we arrived they tried to put us in two tables well behind those, then tried to charge us through the roof for the same tables we already had booked. WTF.......everything you could possibly hate about a club experience. Basically the experience was ruined before it began. Thanks XS. Anyway, we ponied up some more $$$ to make them happy. Hope you're happy XS management? Not sure how you sleep at night. To boot, the DJ sucked. Again, I love clubs and great DJs. XS is excess in the worst way. Overpriced and full of itself. There are better clubs in vegas, just look around and you'll find them....and at a fraction of the cost and attitude.

A: negative

Q: The roasted corn pizza is my favorite and for dessert, the sea salt cookie is a must.

A:
positive