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   LisaL

   Las Vegas

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   overall5food3service5ambience5

   Great experience celebrating my sister's birthday. The services was awesome. We got the 12 pm booking for Sunday and the crowd has died down..Breakfast buffet was okay, but the environment. ambience,and staff made up for it. Only downside was hotel guest parking was full and no street parking. We end up parking at a lot 4 blocks away from restaurants and paying $57 for 4 hours time slot..Overall, we enjoyed it very much. It's such a beautiful hotel!

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   Divino

   Munich

   15 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   15 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Great Breakfast!

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3. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   San Francisco

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 29, 2023

   overall3food2service3ambience5

   We made a 10:30 reservation through open table. When we arrived we noticed the last brunch seating was at 10:00 AM. Most of the buffet was picked over and they were not refreshing food offerings even though I paid the same amount of money as earlier customers had.

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   jinnyk

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 23, 2023

   overall3food1service5ambience5

   5 star service, 5 star ambience, 3 star food: 4 star salad, 4 star desserts, 2 star short rib( way too salty, very tough, almost unbeatable, mushroom tasty, collar green good), sea bass very dry and tough to swallow.

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5. NS

   NicoleS

   Anchorage

   12 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   12 reviews

   Dined on January 15, 2023

   overall5food4service5ambience5

   Dina, the hostess, really makes an effort to accommodate guests at the restaurant. She is amazing.

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   carolm

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 8, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   This was a delightful and special experience for our family. the feel was European and unique. We all loved it and had a great time.

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   Janesblonde

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 8, 2023

   overall4food3service5ambience5

   The Garden Court is a very beautiful restaurant. It's quiet and has excellent service. The pricing for a continental breakfast, however, is quite high and not necessarily worth the amount of money for the amount of food one can eat.

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8. DD

   DariaD

   San Francisco

   1 review

   vip
   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 7, 2023

   overall3food4service3ambience5

   Oh wow. The tea is so overpriced. $90 per person so our bill for our family of 4 was over $400 when all was said and done. The food was good, but it wasn’t a lot. We weren’t full. Should have been about 1/2 the price.

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   AndreG

   Sacramento

   17 reviews

   4.0

   17 reviews

   Dined on January 7, 2023

   overall4food4service5ambience5

   Food was very good. Beautiful surroundings & fixtures.

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    Rosedr

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 7, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience5

    We expected a bit more hospitality and smile from the waiter who took care of our table. We ordered pastry basket where the items (croissant, pan au chocolate, cake) were not fresh, it was very difficult to eat even with the spreads.

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11. JC

    JCAL

    San Francisco

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 6, 2023

    overall2food1service1ambience4

    Poor service and sub-standard on signature tea service- dry bread for sandwiches, tea bags in pot instead of loose leaf tea, dense scones, gel-like fruit preserves. Definitely NOT worth $90pp Only positive - beautiful glass ceiling and architecture of room

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12. MF

    MichaelF

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 5, 2023

    overall4food3service4ambience4

    Then Garden Court is a spectacular space in an historic hotel. Enrico Caruso stayed there, Warren G Harding died there. Opened in 1874 it's been though fires and earthquakes. The venue is worthy of 5 stars but the food doesn't measure up to the room with the exception of the pastries. And it's very expensive. As for the rest, I make better at home. But to be fair, at home I have to wash the dishes.

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13. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 2, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience5

    Great location and service. Was a little expensive for the food quality. Would recommend though for a fancy breakfast.

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    Jess

    Orange County

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 31, 2022

    overall2food3service2ambience5

    Beautiful dining court and decorations. However, the service was seriously lacking for “luxury” hotel.

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15. JC

    JennyC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 31, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great ambience but a overpriced. You go for environment and pay for it despite other tea places being more reasonably priced.

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    LETJULY

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on December 31, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The High Tea was wonderful and to have it in the Garden Court surrounded with beautiful holiday decorations, was even more special. I would highly recommend it!!

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    elizabethb

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 31, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    My frieinds and I love to have high tea at the Palace Hotel Garden Court. It's a lovely, elegant location and the food and tea are excellent. We always have a good time.

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18. GG

    GraceG

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 31, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    My friends and I had a lovely time there. Our dining experience is superb from the friendly staff to the great food. We love the festive Christmas decor and the feeling of being in Europe. The noise level is muffled where one can have a good conversation without being irritated. I will definitely recommend this place to my family and friends. We will be back soon.

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    Grace

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 31, 2022

    overall5food2service5ambience5

    An absolutely gorgeous space to dine. Staff and service was amazing. Definitely pricey for what you get, but I think that's just to be expected from a hotel restaurant.

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    Rohlon

    London

    6 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on December 30, 2022

    overall4food3service4ambience5

    Went for the holiday price-fixed menu. Beautiful setting and service was good. Food however was mediocre and felt overpriced.

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    MelY

    San Francisco

    50 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    50 reviews

    Dined on December 30, 2022

    overall4food3service4ambience5

    The moment you step into the restaurant you're transported to another world, a world of opulence and grandeur. The room is soaked in natural light with an extremely high ceiling. It's definitely a sight to behold. My one advice is to set the right expectations before coming in terms of the dining experience itself. The food is good but not worth the prix fixe cost. The service was enough that I didn't feel neglected. Overall, I would still recommend to pay a visit at least once despite the points mentioned above.

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22. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 30, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    Iconic and gorgeous and must go to place

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    TonyO

    San Francisco

    54 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    54 reviews

    Dined on December 29, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience5

    Holiday price fixe lunch at the stunningly beautiful, elegant Garden Court was truly a festive, classy experience! Only slight suggestion would be to improve the server’s response time. But, over all - WOW! 🎄

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24. RE

    RonnieE

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 29, 2022

    overall4food3service3ambience5

    Server forgot the bread/butter. Sea bass was dry, and needed seasoning for taste. Ordered cappuccino and all that I got was whipped cream. Only a small sip of coffee in it. Deserts were ok, but was expecting a little better. Overall, not worth $80.00 per person.

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25. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 28, 2022

    overall3food2service3ambience4

    Food so expensive, bland, salad drowning with dressing, fish and beef so dry, not worth the money will not go back anymore

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    PattyS

    San Francisco

    8 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on December 28, 2022

    overall2food1service2ambience4

    The food was terrible and very poor service

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27. CS

    CherylS

    Los Angeles

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on December 28, 2022

    overall4food3service1ambience4

    This is a beautiful location but very overrated and overpriced. I don’t recommend coming here for lunch. Try the tea not the lunch. Service was awful. Took the servers over 25 min just to give us water. Some people left.

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28. TC

    TerriC

    San Francisco

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on December 27, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Very beautiful and delicious food.

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    Nori

    San Francisco

    11 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on December 27, 2022

    overall2food1service2ambience5

    While the room at the Palace is overwhelming beautiful, the food and service were at best like a coffee shop and not a good one.For a $90 charge per person it was institutional cooking at best and the server slammed down the 2nd course while we were still eating the 1st. The menu sounded wonderful but the fish was dry; no sauce on the fish of any kind; limp salad with almost zero dressing and we had to request rolls that we were not offered by the waitperson. We had hoped, since we live in the area, to return yearly and make this tradition. Next year will be elsewhere. So expensive for a very unsatisfactory meal.

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30. M

    Mayar

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 27, 2022

    overall2food3service1ambience5

    Came here, it was extremely expensive with 80$/person for lunch. I’m happy to pay that much for a good meal and a good experience but after 20 minutes I could tell it wouldn’t be worth it so I left. When we arrived at our designated reservation time, they were still cleaning up after the previous buffet and so it smelled like chemicals that the servers were spraying everywhere. We were seated in lounge chairs which were comfy but not really meant for eating at a table. Nobody came to our table for 15 minutes so we decided to leave, never even tried the food and I’m so happy to have avoided overpaying. It’s a pretty building to take pictures in, but you can do that for free as they seat you in the lounge. Legitimately it felt like I was getting lunch at a cheap hotel but for premium prices. If you really want to enjoy the environment, I suggest dressing up, getting bagels and coffee at the cafe across the street, and then eating them in the lounge section which is open to the public. Saves a ton of money and you still get a nice picture.

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    Bake

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 27, 2022

    overall2food2service2ambience1

    Way over priced for what was provided. The buffet was empty, no tomatoes for lox and bagels and when I returned to sit at my table, my chair & set up was gone to fulfill another larger party’s table. For a 35.00 breakfast very dissatisfied & disappointed. The hot chocolate was good!

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32. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Central Coast

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 26, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    It was an overnight getaway to enjoy the ambiance and comfort of the Palace. We love that the hotel has Toto bidets. We love the comfortable beds. We love the breakfast buffets, holiday brunches, atrium and 30 foot tree.

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33. CY

    CarolY

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 26, 2022

    overall3food3service2ambience5

    We came to SF for the hliday and visited the famous Palace hotel and its Garden court restaurant for lunch with my daughter on Dec 26th. The service was very slow I think it was probably under staffed and too busy during lunch hours. We ordered from the prefix lunch menu and the food was average in quality. The hotel has the most beautiful Christmas tree and holiday decorations which we enjoyed very much! In my opinion folks who dine at their restaurant mainly are to admire the atmosphere. The lounge was also a great area to relax.

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34. M

    Moofjo

    San Francisco

    59 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    59 reviews

    Dined on December 26, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience5

    What a lovely hall to celebrate Boxing Day, or the day after Christmas! The prix fixe was all wonderful and such an ample portion was a welcome surprise. I loved the fish entree and the sides. The butternut soup was outstanding. Our waiter was a bit distracted, but made up for it after the rush of all the timed entrees coming out at on e. It was a scene, but a delightful and happy one! I hope to do this again next year!

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35. KS

    KathyS

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 26, 2022

    overall4food3service3ambience5

    We’ve been coming for brunch/breakfast for over 25 years at the Garden Court. We always reserve a table weeks ahead for a large family group. It’s been getting less grand each year. The food is ok, but nothing special like it used to be. And it’s sad that the gingerbread houses are no longer a thing. This year we discussed changing are long family tradition for somewhere more special…. like the Palace hotel & Garden Court used to be

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36. T

    Tomy

    Hawaii

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 26, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    After Christmas Day breakfast. We had a wonderful time. Great and reasonable about quality.

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    Diggy

    Central Coast

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 25, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    We went here for the Sunday Brunch and it was just so delightful! The variety of food was good and each thing was delightful! The staff were outstanding and attentive. We couldn't have had a better time. It's always a delight to dine here!

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38. MF

    MichaelF

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Excellent food, service, and ambiance . Expensive but worth every penny

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39. BB

    BambooBrodie

    Austin

    25 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    25 reviews

    Dined on December 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Was a great Christmas Buffett. Santa was great and the service was on point.

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40. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 24, 2022

    overall3food3service5ambience3

    Service was excellent but I was not impressed with the food. Not a great value for the expensive “Santa Tea.” $130 price tag for one pot of tea, a few sandwiches and some mini pastries. When we got to our table there were crumbs on our seats. There was some very nice live music and the Santa was charming and friendly. The decorations, glass dome and chandeliers are gorgeous but I wouldn’t go again, just not great value for the money.

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