09/18/09

alright

by lisalise

Overall i thought my experience was okay. But the server had multiple times forgot about us.

• Pros: good food decent price
• Cons: inconvenient parking and poor service

08/17/09

Great Food, Good(ish) Service

by krazykaigh

Our family went to Palomino's for our parents 50th Anniversary. There were 9 of us, so a pretty large party. We had a 9:30 pm reservation, so it was quite late when we went and not many patrons were there eating, so I thought the waiter should be overwhelmingly attentive. However he seemed... distracted. When he first came he gave us the run down on the specials, then disappeared. Upon returning my mother asked for him to repeat the specials and he said, "They are on the menu." WHAT THE.... However, after that MAJOR faux pas he seemed to rebound. He made excellent suggestions and really steered each of us to picking wonderful suggestions. ONTO THE FOOD: People, I cannot express with sufficient vigor just how well my steak was prepared. I ordered the bone-in Prime Rib. OMG... Let me repeat OH MY GOD, it was as if God Himself prepared it! YES it was that good... or great... or Heavenly!!! And just to confirm, my brother ordered the same dish but thought because it was a 20 oz. he would share with his lady. WRONG ANSWER! He soon realized that he should not have even given her a taste. As he felt that both he and she were shorted because they both wanted the entire dish!!!

• Pros: Food was FABULOUS
• Cons: Don't go too late, waiters get lacksidasical

08/24/08

unique atmosphere masks average food

by eskercurve

I'd gotten a $75 gift card to Palomino's. And boy am I glad I went with a gift card because after being touted by many as an awesome place for food, my wife and I came away with the feeling if we had paid with our own money we would have gotten only average food for an expensive bill.

I had the Paella, which was served EXTREMELY HOT, so much so that I burnt myself twice on the metal and my wife ordered the Sea Bass. The Paella was spiced, so that whenever I ate the rice with the seafood the spice masked the seafood's flavor. The clams were good, not gritty or anything, but everything was ... OK. OK meat, OK spices, OK sea bass. My wife said that I cook better than here, and I have toa gree.

Normally, I wouldn't complain if the price was reasonable. But it wasn't. When the bill arrived, for an appetizer (fondue), two meals and one wine drink brought the total to over $80! Really, for that much I could have cooked a week's worth of food, and with more passion! And that's exactly what is missing from here: passion for cooking, trading it with a unique atmosphere, a good serving staff, and average food, and profits.

So in short, if you're looking for manufactured food in a somewhat unique setting and don't mind paying twice what you normally would, do go here. But otherwise, stay away. You're downtown! There's many other, better, places for the price.

• Pros: atmosphere, service
• Cons: price for the quality, parking