The Palm
200 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
My
fiancé and I went out with one of her coworkers and her boyfriend for the final
night of the second week of restaurant week to the Palm for a night out. We
picked the Palm because they had a nice set of options to choose from and I
felt like we could really get a good deal there. The place is pretty pricey
otherwise, but for $35 dollars for three courses, you couldn’t really argue
with it.
The
service didn’t start out very good. It took us a while to be talked to once we
were seated. We did eventually get a fairly rough waiter to come over and take
our drink order while we looked over the rest of the menu. When they came back
with our drinks, the badly mannered waiter continued his roughness while taking
our orders. I wasn’t looking forward to continuing the meal with him as our
server, but we sipped some drinks and powered through.
First
up for my fiancé and I were the golden beets carpaccio and the oysters for me.
The golden beets were presented beautifully and they matched up really well
with the goat cheese they were served with. They were really rich in color, but
they had the same earthy taste as regular red beets. The oysters I had were
pretty good, but nothing amazing. They were very small, but the horseradish
sauce dolloped on top was a nice bit of bite and the lemon squeezed over top
was the perfect finishing touch.
The
whole point of heading to the Palm was to get to try a place that doesn’t usually
fit into our weekly budget because the meal was much cheaper than it would have
been usually. For the price of one of the steaks usually, you could get the
entire three course meal. I had to try the steak, so I ordered the filet mignon
and my fiancé ordered the scallops. The steak and scallops both had a really
nice sear on them. They were both served with great sauces as well. I really
wish the steak had come with something, but it was really perfect other than
that. The temperature was great, it was seasoned properly, and it was very flavorful.
Dessert
was just as good as the rest of the meal. My fiancé and I again ordered two
different things, for me the Tiramisu and for her the banana cream pie. I was a
little apprehensive ordering the tiramisu in a non-italian restaurant, but I didn’t
need to be, because it was delicious. It wasn’t particularly boozy which I appreciated
because I prefer my Tiramisu not to be. It was very creamy and delicious and it
had a fantastic coffee flavor. The banana cream pie wasn't so much like any
banana cream pie I had, but maybe that was a good thing. It was really
delicious. The caramelized bananas on top really nailed the banana flavor, and
the crust was fantastic. I just wish the crust was a bit thicker. There wasn’t enough
to go with each bit of filling.
Two
and a half pints for the Palm. If it wasn’t for the service, it would have been
a much better rating. It really ruined the experience for me, which was a shame
because the food was really at a high level. I know you get what you pay for,
but that’s why I am glad it was restaurant week because the experience wasn’t great.
The food is worth going back for, the service was not. Cheers!
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