Turkey Red

In the heart of old Palmer, where flavors entwine, A dish divine emerges, a feast for the eyes. Eggs Florentine, with poached yolks that brightly shine, Nestled on new potatoes, a savory surprise. With red peppers and onions, they dance on the plate, In crimson sauce, a vibrant embrace they find. Chef Ryan's creation, a culinary fate, Freshly grated Parmesan adds richness refined. Four and a half minutes, the eggs softly rest, Their golden centers beckon with promise and grace. Each bite is a symphony, a brunch lover's quest, A harmony of textures in this charming space. So gather your friends for this brunch-time delight, At Turkey Red's table, where taste takes flight. I always order Eggs Florentine if it is on the menu. Turkey Red's is the best I have ever had. The eggs were perched like a proud, deserving king and queen atop what I presume were Alaskan vegetables-- carrots and potatoes and onions. Delicious! I also bought some tea. I enjoy Love Potion-- does it "work" or is it just me ;-) I'll keep buying and drinking it. Cheers! If they have root cellar stew, order it. There is nothing better in all things culinary than Turkey Red's root cellar stew. I think they make it with the best cuts of beef, and the usual vegetables and a touch of cream.

Good vegetarian options. Service was good. And they have the option of getting a smaller portion size for their entrees which was very much appreciated!

Server was so delightful and attentive, very accommodating and friendly. Ordered the seafood pasta and was delighted. One of the best things I've ever eaten, and they also took my rather low spice tolerance into account. It's a bit loud in there, but it's a busy restaurant in a small building, so I can't hold that against them. Go at ~4pm for quick service.

Took a nice trip to Wasilla Alaska and when we were out fishing someone told us to try this restaurant. We went there smelling like fish but no one complained. Food was great, good atmosphere and server was excellent. Gave 4 stars only because they did not have regular soda to drink but it is a must try if you are in the area.

What a gem to have found in Palmer! Coffee shop feel, but high end cuisine taste. Delicious stew, pasta, and bread. The gluten free accommodations were surprisingly thorough and equally tasty. Not to mention the variety of teas and other non-alcoholic drinks!! (They have alcoholic too) Seems like they have a lot of new staff and are working on their efficiency, but we weren't in a hurry and appreciated the relaxed atmosphere.

This place was a nice surprise for us. We were returning from Eklutna Trailrace and stopped at Turkey Red in Palmer for lunch and we were thoroughly impressed. Here they serve sandwich with soup of the day. I ordered the portobello mushroom sandwich with broccoli cream soup and my husband had the Philly sandwich with lentil chili soup. Everything was absolutely flavorful and satisfying. The ambience of the restaurant was nice and cozy and the service was top-notch; our waitress was friendly, attentive. Overall, Turkey Red Restaurant exceeded our expectations, and I highly recommend it if you are looking for a delightful dining experience.

My friend new the owner and highly recommend this place. So, off we went. I forget the servers name, but she is an older gal with red hair and has been there for 9 years. She was so amazing. Great service, friendly, professional, and just all-around amazing. Always had a smile, and so did the other staff we interacted with. Sorry, I forgot to take pics of the food. I had the delicious veggie pizza, John and the steak, and shon had 2 different appitiserer (the 1st one on the list and the fried brea). Everyone said it was worth it and so yummy. John even talked to people coming in as we were leaving about how amazing the steak was. They even have a section to share free books with others. How amazing is that? I highly recommend this place, and I will definitely be back. Go have yourself some amazing food around some amazing staff. Alex, you really have an amazing thing going here. Keep it up!!

This is long. For those who don’t want to read, the short version is that if you have a food allergy or sensitivity don’t come here. If you are looking for a relatively quick dining experience, don’t come here. The long story: I made a reservation for 6:15. While waiting at the “please wait to be seated” sign multiple people cut in front of us, and the host helped them despite telling us several times that they would be right with us. Ok fine, it’s a busy night. But after waiting 10 minutes just for my husband to approach the host, we learn that our table isn’t ready. The host has to move a table and add it to another section, clean up the table, and then we’re seated a few minutes later. Again, ok fine, it’s a busy night. The waitress comes over and we place our order. A soup, the ratatouille and 2 pizzas. 1 regular cheese and 1 a bit more complicated: GF veggie pizza without cheese, and mushrooms on just half. Repeated the order twice, and she repeated it back. I ordered a kombucha and was offered a sample of it before committing to the glass. Several minutes later the waitress comes back to say they are sold out of pizza for the night. Ok, fine, it’s a busy night. Let’s be flexible. We reorder different meals. But then several minutes after that, we learn the kitchen has already started our order and we were the last to get pizzas. Great! Back to plan A. The complimentary bread and soup come out pretty fast, but the kombucha sample took at least 10 minutes. Then when I ordered a glass of the kombucha it took even longer for that to come out. (Think it’s important to note I didn’t ask for the sample, it was offered to me. I wasn’t trying to be difficult). Eventually the pizzas come out. The cheese looks great. But the gluten free and dairy free pizza has cheese and mushrooms on the entire thing. The mushrooms I can get past, but I just cannot have dairy. The waitress offers to see if the kitchen can make a new pizza for me. She does, and they do. But here’s when things start to go from “ok fine” to well this is getting frustrating. The waitress announces that she will give a discount for the messed up pizza. A discount. On the pizza they messed up on and that she offered to keep on the table since my husband could eat it. We let her know we don’t feel we should pay for any of that pizza. She was apologetic, and I do understand it wasn’t her fault, nor was she responsible for the pricing. She checked with the kitchen, and was able to take that mistaken pizza off the bill. But, the fact that we had to protest paying for the mess up was bothersome. And at this point it was nearly 8pm, we had been in the restaurant with two tired kids since 6:15, and still didn’t even have my GF DF pizza. We ask for it to be boxed when it comes out. Eventually we do get the boxed pizza. The waitress discounts the kombucha and even throws a brownie into the mix. She was the only good part about the experience. Because I get in my car, we drive away, and when I open the box I find that they had made the freaking pizza with cheese and just picked it off. I could see white from where the cheese had melted before removing it. And of course it was covered in mushrooms. It was literally made the same as the first messed up pizza, but this time they picked off the cheese. Thankfully I don’t have an actual allergy to dairy, just a pesky autoimmune that makes me have joint pain and headaches when I have dairy. But for someone who has a serious allergy this could have been an awful situation. This was the third time we’ve come here and every experience is similar. This was just the worst one.

Had a Bald Bull sandwich and the soup of the day. The servers are very nice and the food was good. The location is convenient too with several other shops in the same building. I think the food is priced a bit high (15.50 for a sandwich and cup of soup plus 2.50 for an iced tea) hence the 4/5 stars. A top breakfast or lunch spot to check out in Palmer.

Such a good spot. Food is fresh, bread is made there. Parking is great. Breakfast here is the best but I think it ends at 11am. Mocha is delicious. I usually get the eggs Florentine but decided to try the ham and Swiss omelette. Which comes with bread. Vanilla lattes are very good as well. Not a fan of their chai lattes though. They are mostly tea and not the sweet ones.

Fantastic bruschetta!! Owner friendly and interesting to talk to. Great desserts. Excellent service

Absolutely bizarre experience. I read many online recommendations for Turkey Red before we visited Alaska, and our visit here ended in regret. We finished a nice hike nearby and came in for a late lunch around 1pm. Upon entering the restaurant, we were greeted by a friendly hostess that sat us in the elevated section with a couple menus. We perused the menus and noted the fresh salads at the tables adjacent. We decided on what we wanted, and waited for service. And waited. One table next to us finished their meal, and a young server cleaned up in a couple trips. She didn't look at us the entire time. We patiently sat with our menus down, and peered around. No other servers were around, and my SO noted that everyone working looked very young. After about 30 minutes, she said she needed to use the restroom, so we went to the front to ask about bathrooms and service. The greeter was very apologetic and said someone would be right with us, and provided directions to the restrooms. I sat back down and a server approached me - guess who? The young lady who cleaned off the table next to us and ignored us the entire time. Okay...I politely ordered the Spanikopita, Italian lunch special with side salad, and Portobello Mushroom sandwich with side of chicken and split pea soup. The SO came back and said there was a large group of workers just loitering at the bathroom. Maybe just a break time, no big deal. Our food came out reasonably fast, starting with...gyrokopita? A young man had brought the wrong dish so I let him know: "sorry, I don't think we ordered this - we ordered the spanikopita." He looked annoyed and said "oh, we ran out of that, so she probably put this order in instead." I have NEVER heard of a server taking the liberty of replacing a customer's order without first consulting them. To be fair, he offered to take it back, but I just told the poor guy that we'd just try this instead. Then our sandwiches came out, with the wrong soup - it was a cup of clam chowder instead of chicken and split pea. I didn't even bother asking if they had run out at this point, we just wanted to eat. - Gyrokopita ($10.25, they only charged us $9 for spana at least) - Very mediocre. I love phyllo, but the ground beef filling was dryer than the Sahara. The tzatziki was okay but just couldn't save it. - 1/2 Portobello Mushroom Sandwich, side of Clam Chowder ($8.75) - Pretty small sandwich but SO says it tasted fine. We both liked the clam chowder, it was full of vegetables and had an interesting spice to it. - Italian Sandwich, side salad ($14) - I was originally sold by the description: Italian on Rosemary, with Pastrami, charcuterie, provolone, balsamic vinegar, lettuce and bruschetta. How do you put charcuterie and bruschetta, completely different Italian dishes, on a sandwich? The rosemary sourdough was tasty, but so over-toasted that the roof of my mouth was raw for a couple days. The pastrami was generous, fresh, and really tasty. There was another dried meat (I'm guessing prosciutto?) that was good when it was edible, but more than half of it was a dried, unchewable tendon gristle. Someone slicing the meat was not paying attention. I literally had to stop after every bite to pull a large, inedible chunk of gristle out of my mouth. The salad was fresh and delicious, with red-spined greens that look like a fresh chard, topped with a tangy dressing. We finish eating and sit around for a while. Our waters are long finished. We fight the trend at this point, and I decide to just walk up to the counter and pay. There's no one around except for our hostess, who rings me up quickly, god bless her heart. I love the local, farm-to-table emphasis; it's a great way to help the community and help make people aware of what's regionally available. It's clear that some dishes are significantly enhanced by this aspect, and others are on the right track but need a lot of attention and care. The abysmal service is an absolute disrespect to everything else this place stands for. We should have walked out and saved ourselves the trouble.

I've been hearing about this place for years, so I was excited when we were passing through Palmer and my husband was willing to stop at Turkey Red. Unfortunately, our experience was terrible in every way. When we arrived, we wanted to sit on the patio, but all the tables were dirty- no one offered to clean one for us when we inquired of the hostess. Despite the sign that says please wait to be seated, the very young, very unskilled hostess told us we could seat ourselves. We sat for 10 minutes before receiving menus. We were given water, but never offered drinks nor advised of the specials of the day. The staff was very rude to my husband who is not white- they never spoke directly to him and asked me if he would be eating. We should have left. Multiple staff members gave us weird looks and made us feel unwelcome. When we ordered our food, the waitress didnt even know the difference between vegetarian and vegan. I wanted to order something for my daughter to take home- and i told the waitress i would like it at the completion of our meal. I ordered a vegetarian lentil patty. A few minutes later i was told they were out. So i ordered a large take out Mediterranean salad with no tomatoes. It was the first thing to arrive! And it hand tomatoes on it, AND they had dressed it instead of putting the dressing on the side and it was TINY. Our food was not any better. My eggplant saute looked like something you'd throw together at midnight when you're tired, hungry and need to go shopping. My husband's hamburger was dry, chewy and served without condiments. The best part was the tomato- he was only able to choke down about a third of it. The entire staff appeared to be in the range of 18-21, and they were all equally unfriendly. There appeared to be no supervision over the kitchen or the dining room. It really was awful all around, especially when you factor in the ugly attitude toward natives. Unfortunate because I've been looking forward to eating here for years, but this is a HARD NO for me, not even if someone else is footing the bill. In summary- unskilled judgemental staff serving poorly executed hipster food. Truly awful.

Amazing! I stopped in here after a long drive and wanted simple and healthy. I found what I was looking for and so much more with the awesome service and atmosphere. Must stop by here for your organic, local, nourishing needs. 10/10

Amazing little breakfast place! Make sure you order a cinnamon roll and homemade sour dough!

Great place ,good food , good service.Highly recommend! Nice location in Palmer. We were please every time we dined there!

Great service! Jeri was very pleasant and kept an eye out to see if I needed anything! Loved the bread choices that came with the meal. Good salmon, a little salty for me but served on a bed of rice with veggies! Very yummy! The desserts looked awesome but no room!

We had high hopes for this place. Not at all impressed. I made a slight alteration to a salad on the menu which came with only greens and dried up chicken (see picture). My friend got the same dried out chicken. They really should rethink their standards. Will never go back.

Had high hopes but was overall disappointed. pros: complimentary various bread samples as a 'starter' (although we were not offered butter or dipping oil as I heard another table was) abundant children's menu offerings nice ambiance cons: Food was so bland I'd opt not to go again. Prices seem reasonable at first glance but would be criminal to ask more for the effort put into the food. I got the (super dry) Philly.. primarily consisted of red peppers with a couple roast beef slices. clam chowder was watery. Bathroom was not the cleanest and an employee rinsed her hands under the water for 10 seconds and walked out... not cool.

The beef stew was tasty. It's more a soup than a stew, it still ate pretty good. Anthony even brought some bread and butter. I guess he recognized old folks and our need to dip stuff in our pot au feu. Mrs. E. ordered the Spanakopita with iced tea. Great fresh brewed tea but reheated Costco spinach pie. That's pretty common, however. The bistro is a warm, intimate little spot right in the downtown area. For a busy shopping Saturday after turkey day, there was a good sized crowd and still plenty of parking. We intentionally sat in the riser, on the window. You might think it crazy, but we really enjoyed just looking out on this tiny, cozy little town with literally no activity. It was in someways comforting, even totally relaxing. About the only drag was this caked on mess on the sides of the table. Even a warm towel wouldn't scrub it off. Gross. Probably should've alerted management. We just tuned it out and moved ahead. Eventually, they'll figure out that wiping the top of the table, alone, isn't enough. On our next visit I'm trying the brisket and a drink called "The Spark". I've now heard three recommendations from friends. 11/22

Service is decent. Food wasn't great. Ordered the steak salad but everything listed in the ingredient list on the menu didn't show up on my plate. I got a plate of mixed veggies with steak and parmesan and oil. I couldn't even taste the balsamic vinegar. It was just oily raw veggies with unseasoned steak. I didn't have mushrooms or peppers in my salad either. Ugh. Never again.

I got the BLCT (I think that's what it's called) my mine got the Philly. My sandwich was so dry I had to ask for avacado and my mom's sandwich was even dryer. She asked for mayonnaise but it did not help. The salad served with the sandwiches was the best part. I would definitely order something different if I returned.

Disappointing lunch today. Polenta was served cold, asked to have it heated up, it was still cold when they brought it back. My friend's sandwich was cold and had very little meat on it, not a great experience. The waiter was very nice, the ONLY reason I'm giving it one star. You're better off eating elsewhere.

Great as usual. I always love taking my out of town guests here. It's fresh, healthy and delicious. The Japanese Sencha tea is made with actual tea leaves , not just a tea bag. We all got the beef stew of the day and it was very rich and hearty.

We've loved this restaurant for years but our most recent visit was somewhat disappointing. Service was slow, the order was wrong, and my wife and I had to eat at different times because of the delay in getting our complete order. Still love the menu and location, but it seems that the staff, while friendly, are not well trained. Maybe we caught some new guys? Here's hoping they get better but we might not be back for a while. Fix it, guys, you had a great thing going!

My wife phoned early morning 11 March 2023 to confirm Vegan options were available for dinner that night. They confirmed many of their dishes could be modified to meet our dietary restrictions. Upon arriving at 6:00PM our server stated they had nothing Vegan on their menu and seemed like he just wanted us to leave. My wife asked to see the manager and then all of a sudden he started making suggestions on slight menu modifications. My wife's friend and I decided to just get the penne pasta with marinara. We received our pasta dishes and the noodles were way undercooked by about 3-4 minutes. This was extremely chewy and we each ate about 2 bites and decided just to box it up. We decided upon leaving the 2 pastas we're not worth taking home and left them on the table. The marinara on the pasta wasn't the right consistency. Just looked like miniature chopped up tomatoes with nothing resembling a sauce. The only bright part for me was the Vegan chocolate cake which was delicious. My wife did enjoy her portobello dish with rice. If you don't want to serve people with dietary restrictions just be up front with us and tell us you can't. We don't want to waste your time and definitely not ours. If you can't get a simple pasta dish right this begs me to question the quality of all your dishes. This is my first and last visit to this restaurant.

Bald bill was delicious and it was cute and cozy. Service was great, everyone was attentive.

Always have loved Turkey Red but lately quality seems to be going downhill . Example, ordered the daily special , the seafood pasta, for $35 and it was a extremely small portion with exactly one tiny chunk of salmon, one scallop and 4 clams. The waiter then charged $37 and said the menu hadn't been updated, except the price was hand written as $35 on the "special board." Won't be returning soon since this wasn't the first disappointment .

This used to be a favorite date place. Before Covid, it was amazing. Some of the things they did for the community during that time was amazing also and one of the reasons we go there. However we had family out of town stay and took them here for lunch. Our server was unfriendly. Just getting our drinks took forever and she was "put out" when we needed more. We ordered the hummus and it was so bland we couldn't eat it. My daughter had spaghetti and it was cold. Our food was just really unimpressive for what it cost. We'd try again, but not anytime soon.

If this section helps businesses improve ..... then I should get a response from that business. And I have left a review, a poor one .... No response yet ... Turkey Red balls in your court .... Shall I hear from you ?

I've been here three times to give it it's due, since I had heard such good things about the food here. The food was OK, I liked the crust in their pizza. Their desserts aren't sweet enough, and their drinks are hyper healthy, so if you're looking for a bland, vegan experience. This is your spot. The thing that really brought this to a two star is that I have waited awkwardly for people to acknowledge me upon arriving all three times. Each time the server didn't smile at all, at any point throughout the evening. I don't know if being sad and interacting with customers as little as possible is part of their training, but it's consistent..

You can hear Servers disrespect customers, cooks screaming the "F" word at coworkers, the gal banging on that bell in the kitchen, over & over, to call servers, servers shoving pastries from the display case in their pockets & running in back, tall young man making derogatory comments about a gal who needing special options (she wasn't fat as he said to coworkers as he went in back, btw) nice gal to talk to - the owner - Food is fine, nice options, the menu never changes though. Nice music but very loud with dish trays being carted through while folks are dining.

We came here for breakfast and were disappointed. Service was subpar at best. I ordered an omlette, which comes with toast. When it came without toast, I inquired if I could get it. The waitress just said "no." I asked, "doesn't it come with it?" She told me it did, but she didn't have any bread sliced. Mind you, there were literally 3 tables in the restaurant, so it wasn't as if she was too busy to cut a piece of bread. I asked if she could slice some and she sighed and walked away. She came back with bread - which was good - but wasn't worth her attitude. She also looked personally affronted when I asked what was in the "Wonder Woman" cookie. Food was good and we had a couple of cookies which were pretty good, too. But there are other good places for breakfast where you aren't treated like crap.

Good food, pleasant environment. Prices are not dirt cheap, but they are not ridiculous either.

This is one of my favorite places to eat in palmer. The food is delicious but the service can be very slow at times, so dont plan to get out of there in a hurry. The bread they serve while you wait is always delicious. My favorite dishes are the Magnifico and the Scaloppine ai funghi.

We ordered the salmon with rice and steak with mashed potatoes. It was fresh and delicious.

The 4 star rating proves once again Palmerites really do not have good culinary tastes. Turkey Red is HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE They are so hipster it hurts their efforts to put out flavorful food. They don't "serve" mayonise for their super dry and bland homemade bread and sandwiches. Their soup was blander than white paper. They don't serve cold beer. They act appaled and and aghast I woukd even request mayo. Ridiculous. We have eaten here twice, there is no redemption. If you truly want good food without the snobbery and hipster bland flavors... go to Meta and Rose or Grape Tap Wasilla, Hot Quarter Grill or the Rustic Goat in Anchorage. Turkey Red sucks and we haven't found 1 good restaurant in Palmer.

This is my first yelp review. I just had dinner at Turkey Red and it was terrible. I had short ribs, which I knew would be greasy, but they were bland. My side was mixed vegetables, which were cold. Not just lukewarm but cold. Since I only ate part of my meal, I ordered cheesecake for dessert. It was grainy and lacked flavor. When I complained, the waiter tried to remove it from my bill but the manager would not do that. The waiter then told me it was made from Greek yogurt not cream cheese. The menu stated cheesecake not yogurt cake. My meal was expensive and terrible. My friends had similar experiences with their meals. We will not be back.

I have been here twice and will say that the service has been fantastic both times. The food has been severely underwhelming both times. Just avoid the quiche all together.

Waited for 30 minutes for a cup of soup and a cold sandwich. Finally, we asked how much Ionger it was going to be and we were told they were just now going to start on our order. We walked out and will never return

Service was ok but they had to come back to the table several times to change our order because they were out of so much food. They made concession.

We visit family in Palmer every summer and really look forward to eating at Turkey Red. Today it was breakfast and a breathtakingly good polenta and gravy dish for me and stunningly delicious omelette for my wife. Our granddaughter also had an omelette -- which she devoured -- and enjoyed a glass of hand squeezed lemonade. Paired with tasty grilled vegetables, fresh baked bread and jam, Turkey Red is worth the 3,043 mile flight every time :-)

As others have said this is the best restaurant in Palmer, and honestly could also stand in the rankings of top restaurants in the greater Anchorage area. The menu is very well thought out, they have ample daily specials, delicious desserts and baked good. They do several things well here/ I was very impressed with our meal, and definitely can't wait to see what specials they have when I return. Service was friendly and attentive. It felt like we had a few different staff members playing different roles which seems to be their system. We never felt like we were being ignored so whatever works for them! Our entire meal besides dessert was ordered off the specials menu. We started with complimentary bread that's made in house. Their baked goods are excellent, and I'd love to see what they have to offer for breakfast. From there we had 2 appetizers. One of the specials was a scallop appetizer that was mouth watering. My only compliant is that for the price it was a fairly small portion of scallops. The baked Brie is a signature appetizer that we just had to try. I love cheese--it is a weakness/ It came with fresh baked bread that was excellent, and the berry compote was a great accompaniment to the melted Brie. Not a very complicated dish, but they execute it well at Turkey Red. For our main course I had a penne in a rose sauce with grated Parmesan, and tons of different seafood. Rockfish, side stripe shrimp & clams in every bite. My pasta was amazing. The sauce was rich and creamy, and it was a good sized portion. My husband had a rockfish entree prepared with dill cream sauce. His fish was cooked perfectly, and the dill sauce was fresh, lemony and creamy. We finished with excellent dessert that's also made in house. We left extremely full, and very impressed! If Turkey Red wasn't already on your "must eat" list get it on there ASAP!! It's well worth the drive out from Anchorage!

Food is fresh and delicious. I call it "crunchy" but not a bad thing. Great for those who are health conscious about what they put in their mouths. The hummus is my all time favorite. Service can be 'not fast' which is fine but don't go if you're in a hurry. Take your time and enjoy the food.

Recently we had them cater a wedding. Small group, 37people. The food was cold. At $35 a plate, i would like my 3 small pieces of meat to be hot. They blamed the venue for having too small of an oven. However, they were recommended by the venue, so they should have known what was available and prepared accordingly. We also had to pay for the servers and then an additional plate fee for the servers to eat. I would not recommend them to cater to any event. Maybe the food would taste better if it comes to you warm at the restaurant.

Turkey Red and the Rockfish with the Olive Tapenade Featuring the Steamed Rice and Veggies It sounded like a band in my head. But it isn't. A couple months ago I went to Pangea and had a less than stellar experience (See my Pangea review for specifics). I ordered the rockfish and it was try and tasteless. I hesitated ordering here at Turkey Red, but I love Olive Tapenade. I'm so glad I did. Everything I have heard about rockfish was confirmed in this meal. I found myself taking smaller bites and chewing longer just to savor the flavor. Even so, the meal was gone far too soon. Everything about the night was wonderful. Great service, appetizer, drinks, and company. I highly recommend this place. It could easily be my favorite place in Palmer to eat.

Foood about half as good as it was two years ago. Clearly different cooking staff. Now it's just OK, used to be great.

Lovely place with fresh ingredients. Gluten free options are fantastic. Quiet lunch. Cold inside. Staff could use more training but they were nice.

It's hit or miss on the entrees. Service is always questionable. Still dumbfounded that they serve ice cold bread and only depending on the server, sometimes you have to ask for it. Never the same dipping oil.

Not sure if this place is just super short staffed, but I never thought it was acceptable to not only not acknowledge the people coming in and waiting to be seated, but to completely ignore them altogether. I thought I was invisible for the first 10 minutes I stood there and all I wanted was to get something to go. Even the couple in front of us were waiting to be seated for an insanely long time. I will never come back here again and I do not recommend coming here. Even the outside tables were not cleaned, there were cups and trash on the tables that looked pretty comfy where it was at. The worst part is that I don't leave reviews often, but I was so appalled by how bad the service was. Needless to say, I stayed to get my food to go and it was delicious lol but I will never come back here again until they can teach their staff how to handle the customers that come in with care.

I feel like I may regret this because I might revisit and not get a seat...(?)! This place was the best breakfast joint I have found in the Matsu Valley... The flying squirrel takes second... Any way, you gotta try this place!

i'm sorry but automatically tacking on a 20% gratuity charge for every single table that comes in is ridiculous. Service slow? Food takes forever to come out? And for that they charge a 20% gratuity ? I have been to this restaurant several times over the years when in Palmer and it never changes.

My wife had been wanting to eat dinner here so we finally gave it a try. It's mostly "Greek/Italian" food with a single steak offering and tonight, a special featuring red salmon. The steak appeared to have been cooked in a pan or on a flat top and had no sear whatsoever, the bottom was actually gray. It also hadn't had any salt or pepper or any other seasoning before being cooked and it was tasteless. It was served completely covered in chopped parsley, not a normal way to serve a steak unless you are trying to hide something. The steak was tough and hard to cut despite being medium rare. The salmon was way way overcooked and very dry. The roasted potatoes that accompanied the steak were either almost raw or mushy, about half one way and half the other, and the "roasted" fresh vegetables that accompanied both dishes were essentially raw. My wife said the bed of white rice was the best part of her meal. I'm sure people will criticize me for reviewing menu items that aren't their claim to fame but if they aren't doing the simple meals right then to me that says a lot. We were amused when we arrived and were asked if we had a reservation because there were only 2 tables occupied when we went in and no one else came in to be seated until five minutes before we left. The service was adequate but the ambiance was perplexing. Maybe they were trying for the chic bistro feel but they are using outdoor patio chairs at the indoor table, and they are uncomfortable for sitting up to a table. The lacing on several of the chairs was unraveling and looked awful and certainly didn't help whatever feel they were trying to achieve. All in all I am glad we tried it because it's good to support local businesses but once was enough for us

Food is great! Friendly servers. Soups and sandwiches highly recommended. Portions are ample.

This has been my favorite find while working up in Wasilla/Palmer area. I had a few meals that were catered by this restaurant, and ordered once for pick up. I had the roasted chicken with figs, it was excellent, well cooked served over toasted veggies and figs and green olives in the sauce. They always seem to have a variety of their own breads they make in house to serve with meals. I had the carrot cake for dessert, it was a bit more dense and had a buttercream frosting that was a bit different from how I have usually had carrot cake, but it was excellent.

Would highly recommend the applewood sandwich for lunch and the pasta florentine for dinner! So good.

Turkey Red is an outstanding place to dine in or get take out from. The ambience inside is very energetic and joyful. The food is outstanding and healthier than most other restaurants. The staff are upbeat and skillful. And don't get me started on the baked goods (cookies, cakes, pies, etc) and let us not forget that their freshly baked sour dough bread loaves are one of a kind. If you are a sour dough bread fan, get there early or call them to make sure they have loaves left. They sell out quickly due to the demand. I would and have recommended Turkey Red anytime.