Palapa Grill

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   Charles

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   5 reviews

   1.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   We came here for Christmas dinner, my daughter and I, we had made the reservation 5 days in advance after seeing thier menu on line we we very excited to try thier food. My daughter could not stop talking about the menu and the fact that she was looking forward to the beef carpacio. Well we arrived for our reservation and thats where it all began. Upon being seated we were given a very limited but grossly overprice "holiday menu" the prices were $54 for an entree, $77 for 2 courses and 98 if you opted for all three courses... (now mind you I get it I also own restaurants in the US and if you are going to do a holiday menu and grossly overcharge fir it at least attempt to change the items so as not to just overcharge for your regular menu items) The ribeye on thier regular menu was $39 but now by the grace of god and christmas futures the price was $54. after ordering we were presented an Amuse Bouche pumpkin "soup" (nice touch) had we actually been given silverware to eat it with or even been aforded the time to eat it before my appitizer arrived. I ordered the Foie Gras ( it wasn not foie gras but instead a mix of chicken livers and foie gras, not was I was expecting served with a pathetic store bought roll that had at one time had been grilled (why ) but was now just a square hockey puck too hard to even break. This was cleared and all silverware removed our entrees arrived, my daughters ribeye and my " rack of NZ Lamb", three sad little chops sitting on a mush of "truffle mashed potatoes" that because of the truffle cream that was used looked like road scrapings, once the food was put in front of us the staff "ghosted" us for 15 minutes, we had no silverware to eat with and tried to flag someone down but no one would make eye contact. Finally David our serever returend and asked if all was prepared as we asked (hahaha) then proceeded to bring us utensils to eat with. I told David I was not eating cold food and asked for a new plate... Christmas ruined!
   

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   Robert

   VIP

   Washington DC

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   I set up a Christmas dinner reservation for 2 at Palapa Grill two months ago because I planned a vacation to Sint Maarten for the holiday season. As a pescatarian whose wife is vegetarian, the menu intrigued me because there were multiple options for the both of us and the reviews were pretty good. Much to my chagrin, I was informed that the diverse menu that I was expecting was replaced by a prix fixe Christmas menu. The menu was a truncated version of their regular dinner menu, but the prices were elevated. Same dish, but in the Christmas spirit, a higher price. Now on to the food. The pumpkin soup amuse bouche was a nice touch, but the meal went downhill from there. My wife’s eggplant dish (her only option) was decent but my sea bass plate was not good at all. It was the most bitter fish dish that I’ve ever tasted. The accompanying sauce did its best to hide the utter lack of flavor, but I couldn’t finish the dish. I’m giving 3 stars for the eggplant, pumpkin soup and desserts, which were good, but grossly overpriced due to this Christmas menu. I walked out feeling unfulfilled and ripped off. Therefore, I do NOT recommend this restaurant. Also, whatever you do, please don’t order the sea bass!
   

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   Julianne

   Atlantic Canada

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   We had a lovely meal and our server Lemson was excellent. The service was fast. In fact too fast. We were out in an hour. We were there for Christmas Day dinner and had expected the meal to be an event not a fast food experience. Had it been Wednesday lunchtime I would have been ecstatic.
   

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   Stephen

   Greater Boston

   12 reviews

   5.0

   12 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Dined here on Christmas Day. Our best dining experience on Saint Martin. Pricey but worth it.
   

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   Jeanelle

   Caribbean

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The amount of food was served was for babies, the food was horrible no taste at all. Never again will I attend this restaurant. However the waiter and the hostess was great. The manager was very rude and not pleasant when we asked to see him he stood right there and offered something else to eat and refuse to come to our table. Horrible
   

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   NOEL

   Las Vegas

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 19 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fabulous experience..... 5 stars experience from arrival to departure!
   

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   Michelle

   Detroit

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on 15 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Great ambience with attentive service. Some items were unavailable on menu.
   

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   Chiquita

   Richmond

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 14 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wonderful experience here ! The power went out and the served everyone champagne and still had top notch service even in the dark (although it wasn’t long before the power came back on ! Loved it here would recommend
   

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   Karla

   Baltimore

   11 reviews

   2.0

   11 reviews

   Dined on 14 December 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   The food was delicious and service was good. There was a horrible smell in the restaurant and the power went out while we were eating so it was hot and funky. A horrible combination especially when eating.
   

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    Joan

    VIP

    New York City

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on 14 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Indeed, a beautiful oasis of serenity and style. Varied and creative menu and outstanding service. Barbara, the owner, has used her magic wand to make this spot very special.
    

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