Palomino Restaurant Rotisseria

03/20/08

Best Meal & Service We've Ever Had!!

by hods at Citysearch

From the Cheese Fondue to the Main Course, Wine and Pear Bread Pudding, it was Heaven. Listen to Jesse H., and not to any of the negative reviews. Better make a reservation to be sure you can have this dining experience, too!

02/18/08

Great Drinks, fun atmosphere

by aweidner93 at Citysearch

We were not that thrilled with our Palomino visit. It started out great, with friendly bartenders and great Martini's however from there it went downhill. The food was average at best for the price, I must say it would have probably tasted a lot better with decent service. THe customer service was far from friendly (other than the bartenders) and I am regretting leaving a decent tip. I am hoping she was having an off evening. We may try it again, it was a fun atmosphere and great location but they have some work to do.

• Pros: Bar Menu
• Cons: Service, Value

12/11/07

Boring food, good service

by cmmimg at Citysearch

I went here with a friend who had lunched there a few times for interviews, so it came recommended. I now don't trust her palate, because the food here was boring. For the prices it just was not worth it for a lackluster entree. The dessert was boring too, for where it was. I could have gotten as good at Perkins. Our service was attentive but aloof enough, helpful and actually kind. So no complaints there. It just shows you once again that price tag is not always an indication of quality.

• Pros: Service
• Cons: Boring food, value

12/04/07

Awful food and wine list for an expensive price!

by jjhdiaz at Citysearch

Recently my husband and I took our 8 year old daughter to the Nutcracker Ballet at the Orpheum Theater. I wanted to make this really special for her, so I thought we go out to eat before the show. I made reservations for the Palomino, which is right across from the Orpheum. We got there early so we decided to sit in the bar area and have a drink. Initially I thought the place was very nice; the atmosphere is very cool and pleasing to the eye. However, this all changed as the evening progressed. For anyone who is a wine drinker, they have a terrible wine list (cheap wine for an expensive price). Service was okay, but food was terrible. I had Sea bass ($26), which tasted fishy, and was really bland; my husband ordered the Prawn Scampi ($20), which he did not receive Prawns they were jumbo shrimp, and the pasta it came with was all clumped together and hard in areas. My daughter had steak ($7), and she loved hers (I would have rather had her meal). We ended up spending $130 on an awful meal, and considering I?ve eaten at a lot of up scale restaurants downtown, I won?t ever go back!! (P.S. This is the first time I have ever felt compelled to write a review on a restaurant?that?s how upset I am.)

• Pros: Bar area (not dining area) is pleasing.
• Cons: Food and wine list are awful!! Really expensive for low quality!

04/08/07

As if the food was not enough, Val made it even better.

by bhrodich at Citysearch

Palomino is Perfect. My 5 years of dining there have always been nothing but the best. Sometime we wait a while but hey, thats the city, deal with it. Val is a superb waitress and is an example of This restaraunts fine management and employees. Best Calamari in the twin cities. My Lavender cosmo is always a treat to have there. Thanks Palomino for being so fabulous!!!

• Pros: Free Parking Below in Lasalle Plaza Parking, Convenient to other downtown destinations, great place to start for the night.
• Cons: None so far, sometimes a bit of a wait but like i said, thats minneapolis.