Honeywood Restaurant — Restaurant in Lexington

I used to really like this place, but it hasn't been the same since the lockdowns. I've taken my mom and sister here twice over the course of the last 6 months or so, and we've gotten the same server. This person seems absolutely miserable when waiting on us. No hello, no introduction, just tosses paper drink napkins down and walks away. She does this with the menus as well. When she comes back, all she says is, "do you know what you want?". The look she gives us if we have a question is the epitome of annoyance. She apparently does this to other tables, as we've overheard comments by other patrons. This last time, however, she was replaced by the bartender, who did a nice job and was pleasant to deal with. The food is good, but that server needs to go!

Edit: I think the miserable server is gone, or at least, no longer dealing with the public. The fam has come back to this restaurant on several occasions, and the servers and food have been very pleasant. We no longer keep our fingers crossed when being sat, hoping NOT to be in that server's section, lol.

Edit: My sister, Mom, and I visited here over the weekend and guess what?? We got "that" server. Y'all, she was totally different to deal with. She was friendly, considerate, communicative, in tune to our needs -- she was like a completely different person. She could've just been going thru a really difficult time during the other visits, but on this visit we tipped her REALLY WELL, so hopefully she'll see that her interaction with us was appreciated. We were also very happy that she seemed to be more relaxed and actually enjoying her job. Oh, and the food is still...

Let me preface this with I wanted to LOVE this restaurant. We like Smithtown Seafood and so I couldn’t wait to try Honeywood. We ordered an appetizer to share and it was definitely the highlight of the meal. The sweet potato beignets, though more like hushpuppies, we're tasty and the chili sauce was very nice but the benedictine, while not horrible, tasted more like a lumpy goat cheese concoction. We ordered 3 entrees: I had the pot roast which was about ⅓ fat, the carrots were smothered in a stone ground mustard sauce that was all mustard and no sauce and overpowered nearly everything on the plate and the potato gratin tasted like sliced potatoes that had been blanched in broth...not terrible just “meh”. My husband had the pork chops which again were about ⅓ fat and sitting atop a pile of grits and greens that resembled something straight out of every terrible cafeteria experience I have ever had. It was basically impossible to distinguish 1 thing from the next in either looks or taste. Our daughter had the shrimp and grits and while fat was not a problem with this dish the same soupy indistinguishable problem of the pork chops was again an issue here. Everything tasted like everything else, had it not been for the different textures of the items there would have been no way to guess which was which. Lunch was $65 for the 3 of us, which, while not outrageous, was definitely too costly for the food we were served. The absolute best thing about the restaurant is that it is across the street from Steel City Popsicles-try any of the pops, you will not be...

My husband and I are always up for trying new foods. This Sunday (6/26/22) I happened to be in the mood for Brunch so I googled places for brunch near me. Disappointingly Honeywood is a few miles from home so we chose it. Regretfully I wish we would've tried the restaurant downtown. Honeywood was an absolute let down. Perhaps I am just not country enough to feast upon their dressed up menu. The cornbread is more like a flapjack but called a "Hoecake" instead! Cornbread with breakfast foods? I simply couldn't fathom it so I had to reluctantly select something else to eat. Pancakes or French toast simply do not exist at Honeywood. Take your own seasoning would be my suggestion. The soup beans were bland. The cornbread wasn't sweet or flavorful. And they must have plucked a pigeon from the air and threw it in the fryer for the chicken and waffles. The chicken was dry and fried very dark brown. The taste was disguised by a malodorous grease tang. The portion was not for a hungry man. One waffle is sliced into 4 triangles and served cascading on one side of the plate while the overcooked chicken is to the opposite side. If this still delights your palate be prepared to ask for more syrup as the meal comes with a miniscule drizzle of syrup down the waffles. Now don't get me wrong as not everything was terrible. The coleslaw was sweet and spicy and went well with the pork. Only downfall was the serving is insuffiently proportioned. Unfortunately Honeywood is a DNR for us. (For those curious as to what DNR means to a food connoisseur... simply...