The Palm Restaurant in Tampa

The Palm Restaurant is surely one of those experiences that keep you coming back for both their service and menu choices with new specials every month.  We have enjoyed going enough to have joined their 837 Club which has been a real value.

Even upon entering The Palms you know you are in for a personalized dining experience when the front staff welcomes you and escorts you to your reserved table.  If you visit often enough, they know you by name, seat preference, and even the wait staff you prefer.  As for belonging to “the club” that steps it up a notch! 

Special occasions are my favorite, and I will tell you a little story.  When I took Ed there for his birthday, I had ordered ahead of time a large lobster (a gigantic 6 pound female lobster- they have the best tail) for us to split.  When we arrived, the staff took us to our table and wished Ed a great birthday…they knew and seemed delighted we chose to celebrate with them!  Our favorite waiter, Adrianna, knew we did not want bread nor the croutons on our Ceasar salads (she really remembers that kind of thing!) and proceeded to parade out the lobster for our inspection, much like they do for the wine selection, and presented both front and back of that baby.  It was huge, blue, and very fresh!  We also ordered a filet mignon medium rare to split.  Our bottle of wine was discounted $20.00, another perk of the 837 Club, so this really became one of our favorite birthday celebrations.

When the lobster came, cooked this time, it was shelled in front of us and laid on a warmed plate.  I did not even have to touch the shell.  It is nice to be all dressed up and smell pretty…and stay that way after eating lobster.  Of course, our steak came out perfect; they certainly know their rare and medium rare.  The wine, the food, and the service were exceptional.  But, the sweetest part of the night came when we ordered our Cappuccinos.

We were on a low carb diet, so we do not order desserts either, so Adrianna came with the staff and a beautiful serving of fresh berries and a Happy Birthday written on the plate!  Now that was special and unexpected.

The Palm is a place we often take guests, or my husband takes clients for the business lunch (double points!).  I’ll let you check into their membership and menus, etc.; they are a primo steakhouse worth a visit!  

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