Burger was tasty, but not too much to offer in Tombstone these days.
Repro historic bar was really nice (I ate at it)
If I went back to Tombstone ever again (doubtful) I might eat here again.
Funny dramatic interpretation of the start of the OK corral fight (although I didn't realize it at the time, only later after seeing the recreation of the fight itself).
Yes its a tourist den, but the whole town is!
It's am impressive looking place and I truly appreciate the history. Â It's an old building and they have tried to preserve the 'feel' of a late 1800's saloon. Â But, like many other things in Tombstone, it's pretty touristy all the way down to the food.
Mostly you'll find crowd pleasers (burgers, chicken wings, chicken fingers, a few salads, etc.) Â THe burgers and fries we got were ok - a little overdone, loaded with cheese, but nothing about them makes them stand out in any way.
Service was reasonably good. Â It was busy and the waitresses and runners were working hard. Â As long as they work hard, I don't complain much.
It would be great if Tombstone could support an authentic saloon experience, but I'm sure the bulk of tourists just want their burger and fries.
Overall, ok if you are hungry but nothing special from the food perspective.
The look of this place is old school and the vibe is cool.
Drinks are meh and the prices are eh.
The service is whatevs and both times I've visited the entertainment has been w-w-whaaaat!!?
The first time karaoke was happening and honestly, I thought I had taken acid without knowing. There were cowboys in full on Western ensemble, including pistols, drinking alone and occasionally getting up to sing an old jam. The best was when a drunk cowboy sang Hey Jude, off key and off beat, what a cutie. Totally made my night!
The second time I visited a local band was playing. I will admit, they are crowd pleasers, complete with the lead singer dancing with the crowd and doing a Michael Jackson impersonation. But, the talent was lacking. We drank our drinks and moseyed on outta there to smoke in the streets with locals.
Good times and good vibes, but Big Nose Kate's seems to have better talent, at least both time I've been. If only the Crystal Palace crowd crossed the street over there, now THAT would be a fun night!
Overpriced burgers that are not even worth the amount you pay for. We ordered a burger called " double me up burger" which cost $11, turned out to look like a $1 burger from the McDonald menu. Their homemade fried were pathetic. Not too impressed. We've ordered $10 burgers somewhere else and their 10 times better than here. Cheap and sloppy.
Review Source:I'm not sure how strongly I would try to convince someone to go to the Crystal Palace, but I don't think I would push someone away from it either. Â You're getting to eat in a genuinely old establishment here, and the awesome metal ceiling is left over from the 19th century. Â The big, gorgeous wooden bar is a replica, but it's modeled after the original that was apparently lost in a fire. Â The stuff on the walls is a mixed bag, but some of what you're seeing is from the original saloon, including a beautiful old Wheel of Fortune game. Â I learned after I left that they also serve an old school rye whiskey -- Old Overholt -- that has been made continuously since 1810 and was supposedly Doc Holliday's libation of choice. Â So that's all kind of cool.
The food itself is middling, which doesn't mean bad -- it just means middling. Â The service gets slow when the place is crowded, so if you're feeling hurried you might get frustrated (though you probably should just stop hurrying). Â The servers themselves are all young women crammed into corsets that have the potential to be ridiculous on certain body types, and while we didn't find them at all offensive, I could see why some might (see the other reviews). Â The same could be said about some of the wall decorations, which included a few posters with pictures of the girls looking particularly generously-proportioned for their attire. Â Having seen some of the reviews warning us about a lewd and offensive atmosphere, we were actually kind of surprised by how tame the place was, but for those with more Puritanical sensibilities I could understand taking your business elsewhere.
All in all, though, if you're looking for lunch in Tombstone and you aren't the sort of person to get offended over some mild suggestive imagery, this is probably a good bet for you.
Holy cleavage! Don't get me wrong. I'm a female who loves checking out other women with my boyfriend but wow. The ladies there are really nice, super helpful with recommending specials and food. The pizza was surprisingly good there. The only reason I'm giving it 3 stars is because it closes at 9 pm. I thought this was the wild west? And that's when the nice lady behind the bar turns into a demon woman yelling at everyone to get out. Really? Overall a nice place but be prepared to leave by 9. The historical factor is also nice. The bar is gorgeous.
Review Source:Had an awesome lunch here today! Â I was skeptical it would be overpriced and average and was wrong on both accounts. Â I had the Sombrero burger and it was truly a great burger. It came w fries and all for 8.99 which I thought was reasonable. We had 4 other people who all had above average food (burgers and grilled chicken salad). Â Our server had pink hair and was top notch in timeliness, friendliness. Â I would easily eat there again.
Review Source:Best food in Tombstone. Â Seriously, most of the places are just tourist traps. Â I get the feeling this place has a following. Â One of the original buildings...beautiful bar. Â Decent menu selections, including salads. Â
To the reviewer who thought it wasn't family-friendly...it's a bar. Â With bikers. Â And Tombstone had a red-light district back in day. Â This isn't meant to be Disneyland. Â I'm sure there is far worse on TV and walking around Walmart...
Have been to Tombstone twice in the past two years (from So Cal). Â Both times a stop at the Crystal Palace was A MUST!! Â I am a vegetarian now, but at the time I was a meat eater and the burgers were AWESOME!! Â I loved the atmosphere and both times our servers were great. Â Wish we could have experienced the nightlife of the Crystal Palace and Tombstone. Â Next time...
Review Source:Came in for the Tatonka Burger - YUM! Loved the history of the place and the people were friendly and treated us great. The magnificent carved bar was a piece of art to look at. The only thing that I didn't like (and didn't notice at first because it was behind me) was the wall with pictures of half naked women slapping each others bare cheeks, and not the cheeks on their faces.......and since my 12 year old's eyes were as big as a Cheshire cat's - I had to turn around and look too. Ewww...kind of unappetizing and carnal! Ruined a good Buffalo Burger.....Had I seen that wall first (or had my son said "LOOK MA!" I would have went somewhere else.
I know I was in Tombstone - in a saloon - but - you'd think they would cover those things up during the day with families coming in and out. I didn't mind the authentic Victorian oil paintings but the modern pictures of naked women posing was too much. My own fault I guess. Needless to say my son got more than an eyeful!
Otherwise - ok place to eat if you can pretend you are not in a strip joint are not with children and want to party like you are in the Old West, but just to be fair - where were all the photos of half-naked men? LOL
We really liked this place the best on Allen Street.
Positive: Fab grilled chicken sandwiches, they didnt have a kids menu but they did have kid friendly items like grilled cheese, hot dog and nachos, the food came out fast and was very fresh, loved the look of the restaurant
Negative: the waitress while very attentive was not very friendly or happy looking.
This place gets 3 stars just because it's in Tombstone, otherwise it would be like 1.75. Food is OK (for Tombstone), prices are fair and in general, it's one of the few places to grab a bite.
Besides a forgettable place, I have to point out that they had the TV in a show of Tru television which was so inappropriate, specially at lunch time. I had my kid with me and they were showing beatings, stabbings, etc. Lack of common sense.
This place was maybe a bit too cowboy for me, but it is a great bar. I enjoyed myself while there. Â This bar apparently is the oldest bar in Tombstone (open since 1879)? It has beautiful woodwork and the rest of the decor is nice as well. Â My husband, his cousin and I came in for a "couple" drinks and ended up staying til closing time-at midnight on a Friday. Â However our bartender/server Celeste was wonderful. She made great drinks and was very good to us even when the guys were getting a little too drunk. I asked her to recommend a place for us to stay the night and she called over to the Silver Nugget and advised me they had a room open, so that was good. They also had live music here at Crystal Palace (again, country, but I do like some of that) until closing. Â Overall, this bar was A-ok.
Review Source:Had a nice visit with the folks...what drew us in was the great barbeque smell that seemed to be coming from here. Burger was average, but the folks split a half rack of ribs, which along with sides was just right for their smaller appetites. The meat slid right off the ribs-not bad at all. The place was packed but we still had good service.
Review Source:I'm here for lunch, and it's Easter Sunday. Â
This is supposed to the original saloon from Arizona Territory and Tomstone heydays. Â It's a very long, rectangular room with a very high tin-covered ceiling. Â There's a small stage where some game is being projected onto a screen.
I've ordered the special of the day, a New York strip steak, medium rare, with mashed potatoes and scalloped corn. Â Unfortunately, there's no vegetable available that isn't classed as a carbohydrate unless I order a side salad for more money. Â Water to drink.
The steak was good - tender, about one inch thick cooked, large. Â I brought about two-thirds home with me to enjoy. Â The mashed potatoes were the usual. Â I'm not sure what is in scalloped corn besides corn, but there was definitely something else - it was too dark to see the contents clearly. Â (I should have ordered the green beans instead.)
The above meal cost $19.
Busy busy place!! Besides the cool saloon look, the food is pretty tasty! Our waitress wouldn't come around too often and it took a while to get someone to notice us, but they did their best considering they only had 2 servers for the whole place.
The band was setting up and it seemed as if it would be a cool place to hang out and enjoy the band, but we had prior engagements. Overall, I would definitely come back next time I'm in the town too tough to die! :)
Very friendly with fast service and yummy food. I think this is the best place in town. Headed over to Crystal Palace after a terrible experience at the Longhorn. The female bartender was sweet, friendly and attentive. Food arrived quickly and piping hot. We ordered the pulled pork sandwich and buffalo burger - both were delicious. Oh, and our drinks were terrfic too. An authentic and all-around pleasing experience.
Review Source:Checked out the Crystal Palace for lunch during my trip to Tombstone. Â Service and food was good. Â Nothing great, but nothing bad either.
I ordered the Chicken Fried Steak. I really enjoyed the fried steak and country gravy, but the corn and mashed potatoes were average. The mashed potatoes tasted too much like sour cream.
My wife thought her chicken sandwich was also good. She really like the fries served with her sandwich.
I'm sure this place really gets busy later in the afternoon and evening when people are there to drink. Huge bar with a wide varieties of liquor and beer.
I think Hooters servers wear more clothes than the servers here.
I so wanted to like this place, so much so that I gave it two chances. Â All I can say is, if they're trying to enhance your old west experience by forgoing any type of customer service, they're doing a bang-up job.
The boyfriend and I stopped in for a drink mid-afternoon and found a place at the bar. Â It was not busy, so I asked the bartender what time they closed. Â He seemed a little annoyed and said the kitchen closed at 8. Â Not noticing the bartender's obvious lack of interest in appeasing a couple of tourists, my boyfriend goes on to ask if any parts of the bar or building are original. Â The bartender says he doesn't know, then turns to another patron and (quite loudly) complains about tourists asking him questions he doesn't know the answer to.
Not wanting to write off the entire place due to one bad apple, we returned for dinner. Â Big mistake. Â The burgers were mediocre, but I wouldn't have such a bitter taste in my mouth if it weren't for our incredibly ungracious server. Â She left us with our food for over 45 minutes, and when we got up to ask someone at the bar for our bill he went to get her. Â She couldn't be bothered to walk the check 10 feet over to us, so he acted as her courier. Â That sole employee is the only reason Crystal Palace gets 2 stars.
Hey, I understand you are in a tourist area and you don't think you have to treat people with class because you'll never see us again. Â But don't think we won't tell our friends and families planning trips in the area to avoid your business.
I would highly recommend Big Nose Kate's instead for anyone looking to get a drink without a side of 'tude
"Ok partner, slide up to the bar.  Anything you want . . .if you don't have cash just hand over a few of your bullets and we'lll give you a little slug  of booze."  That is how the shot glass was invented according to RJ  our bartender at  the Crystal Palace.  Learned a lot of interesting facts while at the long beautiful bar at this here saloon.  For example, to this date the corner outside the saloon still holds the record for the number of homicides in the U.S. (Who knows if this is just urban legend but the fact was stated with a really straight face.)  Tombstone was a wild town.  My husband and I wound up back at the Crystal Palace 3 times in one day!  People were very friendly, drinks were reasonable and the grub was great.  We eyed a handsome steak cooked to perfection as we were walking out after a little afternoon drink.  Later in the day we decided to go back for an early dinner of a generous certified angus steak prepared just the way we liked it with sides, all for about $20 bucks excluding drinks.  We shared the steak and it was just right. The steak turned out to be as good or better than the tonier eateries we've had expensive steaks at in L.A., Chicago, S.F. ofr N.Y.  An added kick was that our cowboy server turned out to be from Boston. Who ever heard of a cowboy in Tombstone with a thick Bostonian accent - maybe when Tombstone was a silver mining town!  If you want to hang around a little longer you can plan a game or two of pool.  Okay, it is touristy but what did you expect - you're in Tombstone!
Review Source:Came here just after lunch time, so it was more about the food than drinking, though a few beers were had. Â 4 stars for this restaurant in a tourist town with few options. Â In other words, I probably wouldn't have ranked it has highly had this been a restaurant where I live. Â It's a cutesy saloon and the waitresses are dressed as old school bar maids. Â The service was decent; I could imagine it being bad if more tables were full. Â My husband sadly had a pathetic looking pizza, but I had the "Crystal Palace burger" with cheese and it was quite good. Â Our friend quite enjoyed the "Cowboy Burger" so I'd definitely have to recommend getting a burger if you come here.
Review Source:Bad bar service, and uncomfortable "diversity" Â But doesn't the name sound like a strip club?
I was told to avoid most of the food in Tombstone, so I skipped the eating part and jumped right into the drinking part.
Drinks were definitely cheap. I paid $22 for 5 beers, including tip. The bartender was pretty quick to serve us, but was a bit rude if you asked for anything other than what you were drinking. He forgot what I was drinking and I ended up paying for a beer that I don't drink.
If you're a female and need to break the seal, beware of the bathroom door that locks you in. My friend almost got stuck in there, and we had to rescue another lady who went in after her.
While we were drinking there was a mini western show that was kinda random and a bit ill-fitting. This cowboy was at a table drinking with some ladies when he got up and drunkenly stumbled around. When a waiter, who was dressed in modern jeans and t-shirt, approached him, the drunk shot him and the sheriff kicked him out. It felt very unsatisfying.
Uncomfortable diversity: guy at the bar with the swastika tattooed to his bald head.
I had some family in town last week, and we decided to drive to Tombstone and check out the town. My mom, sister, and I were extremely excited to go there, seeing as we are huge fans of the show "Ghost Hunters" (Don't make fun! That show is sooo good, I am addicted. lol) Well we decided to eat here at the Crystal Palace and I am glad we did. I had the Pulled Pork Sandwich with the onion rings, and it was delicious. My sandwich had the perfect amount of sauce, and was just great tasting all around. My onion rings were pretty good too. One of my sisters got the Nachos, they were probably some of the best nachos I have ever tried (she was so sad that we live 3 hours away or we would come back for those nachos). The rest of my family all said there food was really good, even my 3 year old nieces' grilled cheese was something to brag about. The waitress was good, she checked on us a lot and always made sure we were doing ok and that our drinks were filled up. My only complaint about the place was that either the AC wasn't working, or they didn't have it on so it was pretty hot inside. It was about 105 degrees out that day, but the majority of our party was from Arizona so we were doing okay, but I think the Chicago family members were not enjoying it so much. Overall, I would recommend this place, if I was with friends instead of my entire family I would of enjoyed the bar. And GET THE NACHOS! Yummy!
Review Source:Of a the places to find one of the best burgers I'd  ever had, I certainly didn't expect it in the middle of the Arizona desert, and further didn't expect it to be served in a plastic basket by a bartender at a touristy-looking saloon that is probably better known for its night life.
I had the "Duke" burger, which was a perfectly-cooked 1/3 pound lean burger with bacon, cheese, BBQ sauce, and (here's the kicker) Roast Beef!
I was there about a month ago and I haven't had another burger since - I just don't think I can top the Duke!
My only complaint is that it's so far away from 'civilization'.
Great bar. Â Really old and wonderfully restored. Â Great tin ceilings and lighting. Â All that is offset by the disgusting food that is brought to you in a snack bar plastic picnic basket by some cretin redneck,
The food is gross and so are you for taking a vacation in this piece of crap town.
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