Rick N.
Yelp
As a Miami Native, this used to be my favorite Place for Steak and lobster. We would go to The Palm for every special occasion. However, I regret to say that this place has really gone downhill. The lobster is hit or miss as they tend to over cook or undercook it. However, the customer service, or lack thereof, has really prompted me to write a review. I must say that the past 2 times we tried this place, we were treated very poorly to say the least. On Mother's Day, we called early in the day (1pm) to inquire about a take-out for that evening. They promptly answered the phone and put my on hold where I waited for 35 minutes before I hung up. When I called back, they couldn't care less - no apologies. Their utter rudeness turned me off for about a month until last night when we ordered takeout again. We ordered the 5 lb lobster special. This time they took my order and told me 40 minutes. When I arrived to pick up the food, there was nobody at the front. I was dressed in shorts so I was a little uncomfortable walking inside to find someone to tell I was there to pickup my order. It was 8:00 and there were about 4 tables of diners - it was very quiet and not busy at all. After about 10 minutes of waiting to be greeted, a gentlemen asked me what I ordered and I proceeded to give him the entire order again and waited another half hour standing at the door like a chump. No offer for a glass of water, no social graces. Nobody else was waiting. I couldn't believe I let myself get tortured by this place again. When they finally brought my order out, their response was surreal. No simple apology, no offer for a slice of pie, nothing. Not even a simple thank you for coming. I told the gentleman very calmly that I understand that we are living in a challenging time and nobody wants to hear a complaint, but it would have been nice to give a more accurate pickup time. I explained that I gladly would've arrived in 2 hours, if that was the wait time. However, It's not nice to tell me to come in 40 minutes and then make me wait an additional 40 minutes when the place was not busy at all. It must take a real effort to show absolutely no empathy for the customer. It would've been understandable if I was making a scene, raising my voice cuz nobody likes an irate customer, but I was pretty chill and calmly told him that it wasn't nice. When we got home, the food was subpar. The Caesar salad looked like the last one I got a pollo tropical take out (see pic) with processed Parmesan cheese and boxed croutons. What happened to the beautiful freshly grated Parmesan? After all, isn't this The Palm? The creamed spinach was pretty good. The lobster was was mushy. No bread provided. Very disappointed. Will not go back for a long long time after current management turns over.