Palm Restaurant - TampaSuper Sous-ChefWent to the Tampa Palm for Mothers' Day and had the best linguine with white claim sauce in years! I asked who prepared it and they told me that their sous-chef had made it for me. That was it! I returned a couple of weeks later for my birthday meal and she once again prepared a perfect dish of linguine for me. I followed it with a super surf & turf - half a perfectly tender Nova Scotia lobster and an English cut (thin and boneless) cut of prime rib - - - perfection! I am very glad to see that the Tampa edition has now hired a sous-chef who is loaded with culinary talent that is on display every day - thank you!
Highly recommended!5/19/2013 12:00:00 AMMarvelous Business LunchMr. Colbath, the GM, is very hospitable and genuine. As a female hosting business meals, he makes the servers understand that I am the host and not my male counterpart. Special requests are no problem to any one at The Palm Tampa. The menu appears limited but on a closer look covers any dining request. The three course business lunch is exceptional and the lunch combinations are very welcome.5/14/2013 12:00:00 AMMother's day dinnerOveral it was an good expereince. The service is good the only complaint is that they did nto allow to order from the lunch menu. The food was excxellent.5/12/2013 12:00:00 AMPalm Perfect SundayTook my mother to The Palm on Mother's Day. It was simply put PERFECT!! Food, Service, Staff, Ambiance was all 5 Stars!!!! Our waiter was Hugo and he went out of his way to make sure we were taken care of! The manager Mark and Paulo also stopped by to check on us. The Palm still believes in Exceptional Customer Service and Food and it showed during our dinning experience. It was the best Mother's Day meal my family has had! Looking forward to a return visit in the near future!!5/12/2013 12:00:00 AMTasty but SquishedFood was excellent but we were squished in like sardines. This was difficult since I had an elderly woman with me. However the wine list was very good and I could not say enough about the steak and mushrooms.5/12/2013 12:00:00 AMGreat experienceHad a nice mom's day afternoon. Food was good, service was very nice, atmosphere was very pleasant. The only area of improvement I can think of is food quality for price. Other restaurants comparable in price have a better food quality. If I were to do over, I may select a different restaurant. Other places just do food better. Service was very goo though, which made the food a little better.5/12/2013 12:00:00 AMGreat pre-Mothers Day DinnerAs our first visit to the Palm, we chose them upon recommendation from a friend, and I was pretty impressed. It was probably about 1 full star higher than my normal restaurant visits, and that may make me somewhat easily impressed, but still, I had a great steak, and I thought our server was exceptional as was the rest of the serving staff. We were there earlier in the evening, as we had plans for later, so it wasn't in the middle of the dining evening, but I was still thoroughly satisfied. I don't think that I could afford to eat there all the time, but I think I will have to work it into the rotation of special event visits. I will be visiting there again when I can.5/11/2013 12:00:00 AMWas looking for wow factorTook my son for a very special dinner, and we were not disappointed. Service was exceptional, food was fantastic, and the evening was spectacular. Looking forward to our next visit.5/10/2013 12:00:00 AMService, food, and price great.Service, food, and price great. After we ate there, I did compare. It is a very good deal for the money. Good food and the best service.
Sean W.5/10/2013 12:00:00 AMBest big 50 celebrationMy friends took me to celebrate my big 50 birthday, and there was no other restaurant that came close to all wanting to celebrate at the Palm, great food, awesome service, just best place!5/1/2013 12:00:00 AMFor realFor real the don't open the doors until after the opening time over a dozen people waiting outside - I go in and they say we are having a meeting
No problem - I'll wait in the sun this time never again
The palm goodbye4/29/2013 12:00:00 AMOur waiter was outstandingOur waiter was outstanding and the entire staff made my wife's birthday a very enjoyable experience. The food was very well prepared. I would highly recommend the filet mignon4/27/2013 12:00:00 AMworth the driverelaxed yet very professional service
great food and wine
should go more often
even though it is a 50 minute drive from home4/26/2013 12:00:00 AMLOBSTER RIP OFF!We always enjoy going to The Palm and usually visit going to or coming from the airport. I used to live in NYC and have fond memories of the original...BUT, this is the first time I have ordered a lobster at the Tampa location. The menu described it as a 3 lb lobster, the waiter described it as a 3 lb lobster, IT WASN'T! ...We are from Maine and still summer there. We know lobsters!...The lobster I was served, nicely prepared and served, may have been 2 lbs but not one ounce more. For $78 it was a ripoff!4/15/2013 12:00:00 AMconsistent good food quality.consistent good food quality. service pushy for alcohol beverages. wine list overpriced, more than usual multiple of two.4/6/2013 12:00:00 AMCan't beat their 3 lb. lobsterCan't beat their 3 lb. lobster dinner. Join the 837 club and get the wine specials. Slower nights are much quitter - Wednesday was perfect.4/3/2013 12:00:00 AMOne of my favorite restaurants.One of my favorite restaurants. Always great food and excellent service.3/25/2013 12:00:00 AMGreat resturant but lacks selectionFood was prepared very well and all the sides the group order were outstanding. Steak selection is a little limited for a place promoting itself as a steakhouse and the cuts were huge. Smallest cut of meat was a 9 oz filet. This is fine, but most other steakhouses in the area (e.g. Bern's or Shula's) over a wide selection of cuts and sizes. If you want a ribeye only selection is 24 oz, etc. so that was a little disappointing. That said, preparation of the steaks the group order was excellent. Fish is really good as well (at least the swordfish). Lacking a notable draft beer selection (only 2), but wine list was descent. Slow night so it was very quiet, but it was surprisingly slow for being St. Patty's day3/17/2013 12:00:00 AMI was hoping for more of aI was hoping for more of a fish selection as it was Friday and Lent. But,with that said, the Shrimp salad was delicious.3/15/2013 12:00:00 AMThe food and service was exceptionaThe food and service was exceptional, the restaurant is good for those special occasions for family or business.3/14/2013 12:00:00 AMYou can always count on TheYou can always count on The Palm for good food and great service, no matter what you're in the mood for. Our meals were both prepared to perfection and the green beans were delicious as well. Desserts, while not diet friendly, are worth it--go just for the carrot cake!3/13/2013 12:00:00 AMwonderful as always pleasewonderful as always
please excuse late reply but this just showed up in my email today2/13/2013 12:00:00 AM