Honey Court Seafood Restaurant — Restaurant in Seattle

Mediocre Late Night Offerings; Huge Portions

I can't speak to the Dim Sum portion of this restaurant, because it wasn't being offered at midnight (though, the restaurant was packed). What I can say is that they're open much later than most other restaurants and that you'll maybe just be happy that you're not eating fast food burgers.

The wait times are rather long; I would say almost unforgivably slow (20-30 minutes, not including having your order taken). I suspect the kitchen wasn't staffed to handle twelve tables + takeout orders when we went in to grab a bite to eat.

Having never eaten here before, I did what I always do at any new Chinese place with mixed reviews: I try some of the easiest Chinese-American dishes they could offer to see how they handle such dishes. If it's decent, and they pass the test, then I try more traditional dishes or appetizers afterwards.

We started with Sweet and Sour Chicken (about $9.50 if I'm not mistaken; plus "rice tax" of about $1.25) after seeing the table next to our sharing a plate. It's enough for a few people to peck at, or one hungry person who refuses to share.

The "Chicken Donut" aspect of that dish remained as I'd remembered from my childhood; sweet, crunchy dough, surrounding little slices of chicken breast; slathered in sweet, orange goop; served with pineapple, onions, and peppers.

I've had better, but then again, I've certainly had worse. It was above your average China Buffet, if that's any indication.

The General Tso's (~$10.50), however, was a tragic mistake. It's the same "chicken donut" chunks from the Sweet and Sour Chicken, only it's just drenched in actual BBQ sauce. It's the second-worst I've ever had.

The fried rice (~$9.50) came fifteen minutes after we'd already eaten the meat. So, rather pointless. And as for the quality -- kind of greasy and underseasoned. Maybe it's tolerable if you're really drunk.

If you're looking for fairly cheap Chinese food late at night, this is probably your best bet. They're usually open until 3AM while most places close around 10-11PM.

The portions are huge (which is a plus), but I'm not sure it's worth it, honestly.

It's too bad Gourmet Noodle Bowl up the street isn't open late. They blow...

August 29th: Honeycourt has been a part of my family’s dining tradition for as long as I can remember. I have fond memories of visiting regularly as a child, well before the restaurant changed ownership. It was a place we trusted and returned to often.

I visited for lunch today and ordered two dishes, planning to take them to go and share with my family later. One of the dishes—the pork blood—was largely untouched, as I intended to save it. A server offered to pack it for me, which I took as a thoughtful gesture. I even left a tip in appreciation of what seemed like attentive service.

However, when I arrived home and opened the container, I was shocked to find it barely half full. The dish had originally been served in a large bowl and was still mostly full when I handed it over. For it to be reduced to just half a cup upon return felt careless at best and dishonest at worst. As the only person who had eaten from it, there was no explanation for the missing portion. The experience left me feeling taken advantage of—something I never expected from a place I once held in such high regard.

If I ever choose to return, I will insist on packing the food myself. But more importantly, I sincerely hope the restaurant takes a hard look at how actions like this erode long-standing customer trust.

Update – September 5th I reached out to the restaurant to voice my concerns, in the hope that they might acknowledge the issue and offer a resolution. I would have gladly amended this review to reflect a more positive outcome had they shown any sense of accountability.

Instead, their response was: “Because it was a long time ago, we can’t do anything.”

The dismissiveness of that reply only deepened my disappointment. It wasn’t about the portion size—it was about principle. A restaurant that once meant a great deal to my family now feels like a place that no longer values its loyal patrons.

While I’m saddened by how this experience unfolded, I genuinely hope Honeycourt finds its way back to the standard of care and integrity that once...

If i could give 0 stars to this restaurant, I would! WORST customer service ever!!!! I don't care if the food is delicious, customers should be treated with respect!

It was a Tuesday night, my dad called in the previous day to reserve for a party of 26 at 8PM. They said, "sure, no problem." Our guests started arriving as early as 7:45PM and told them they were there for our party. The restaurant was pretty full, but we saw 3 empty round table towards the upper half of the restaurant, assuming those were reserved for us. They tell us to wait, as they continued to seat parties of 10 or less. Then, all of a sudden, a party of 10 comes waltzing in and the server seats them in 1 of those 3 tables. By this time, it was 8PM, we approached them again and now they're saying our tables are not ready yet. We try to be patient, but by almost 8:20PM, we demanded an answer as to what was really going on. By now, all tables were filled. They kept giving us the run around, saying "almost ready..." My mom approached the man at the front, and said "we made reservations for 8PM, it is almost 30 minutes later, this is unacceptable and we will take our business elsewhere." The man replied, "YES, GO, GET OUT OF HERE" while he made the "shooing away" gesture! HOW RUDE! My grandma then went on to ask why that party of 10 that came in after us got seated at an empty round table before us, his response - "SO WHAT?" What did we end up doing? We took our entire party of 26 and went across the street to Purple Dot Cafe, where they were very accommodating to us! Their food was delicious and and the customer service was on point. Sorry you had to lose out on a $800+ sale, Honey Court. In addition, you've lost at least 26 people's future...